Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-08

| first-class pumping aieti0ns aud two etor-
age basins Of ample capacity.
There is thorough efficiency in the
pnlice department. with its corps Of IS
men.
Five public parks. all readily access.
ibls, are situated within the city limits
Fonr spacious and Substantial market
houses are located at convenient points.
| Threa horse railroads and one electric
railway furnish the city and suburba
passenger transportation, and five steam
railroads and SO hotels accom- nodate the
travelling public. OF gas aud electric
\ light companies there is one each. Tele-
| or pho communication Ia through two
primo pal lines, while one telephone com.
pany operates city aud suburban wires.
There are six national and state banks,
two savings banks, one clearing house
| association, one trust and safe de post
company, and three banking Arms.
| The home irBufancl companies are
| three in number Loan associations exist
| TO The number Of 10. Benevolent socie
ties number nine, aud there are 30 secret
and beneficial societies.
Five daily and four weekly papers
furnish the news,
There are two theatres. eight libraries,
numerous public halls, literary aud must.
cal societies, rifle and field clubs, and a
natatoIium.
All arms of The service are represented
in the military organizations, there being
four companies OF intnntry, one Of cav.
airy, aud battery OF light artillery.
| Martial music is furnished by two
brass bands aud four drum aud fife CORP.
| In educational Institutions the city has
the endowment BETTING an old and
wealthy community. Twenty-four p iblio
schoolhouses furnish sittings for 1878
pupils. The schools are graded on an
approved modern system, with an efi-
tisnt corps Of Instructors, under the
supervision of board of education.
| The school Buildings arc Substantial
and convenient, aud those Of recent con.
struction rank among tbs architectural
ornaments OF the city. In beneficial
rivalry with the public schools are sew.
eral Important riy4te institutions of
learning, comprising q commercial col
lfge, number Of select schools, and two
academies cf high rank, where full quail
| Fl ,stion for ertynnoe upon O college
oonrse at study s. given
Oae hundred and forty years of useful.
meas ia the record OF one Of thesa acade.
mics. Its Antiquity is legitimate point
OF local p .ide, and ies f,s sent prop Gritty
is es gratifying IS its p ,st is honorable.
Both sszes ara tnstTn, elatthia academy,
the other being for boys only, and inc. I'D.
ing military drill Ia rs Instruct. on.
In architecture and stability of mate.
rial ard construction, the private AND puh.
lie buildings will compare fsvorahly
with those OF any other solid city. Ele-
giant churches abound, there being Sc or.
ganizsd religious societies. Beautiful
private residences Iiue the best avenues,
and the houses Of the people, in general,
are OF e high standard of exosllence.
The outfit OF public buildings is CON-
| pete Prominent structures Of this class
Nrs the city hall, the water and health
departments building, the county court
house. the Uaiced States post ofics and
custom house, and the county ainlshouse
and connty lanstio asylum.
The fire engine houses are all of mod
4 ern construction and equipment. There
are two hospitals within the city limits.
| ard a free lodging house for trampi on
the outskirts. There is a city jail and
| county prison.
In direct communication with the rail
roads are spacious fair grounds, with
1 permanent exhibition bulldogs and
race course. The horse railroad connects
! with base bali park.
The erection Of new buildings is con.
slant, with gratifying annual total of
numbers. In the last ten years the aver.
J uee number of buildings constructed OK.
erds 40 Tor each yeAE
Tie yaInstion fer 1883 Of all zeal estate
is $3s, 40U COO,
BRANpYwmE PARK.
or the five public paris which orna-
ment the city, cn9 dudsrves spscial men
tion as possessing such rare features of
natural beauty as TO defy any improve
ments by art beyond rendering all parts
of 1t safely and easlly accessible,
Brandywine Gen representa- q grand
confiat of natural forces in remote ages.
Through It Brandywine river COURSES
most pioturesq1ely, ripping ovsr pebble,
or dashlDg and foaning over or between
huge boulders which were tossed, as
fregmerts, 10 the great coz, nlstons
which rent 10 twain the lofty w.ll of
granite, and opened 3 passage TO- river
torrent, compared to which the p.esent
stream 10 bat trloSiiog brook.
The original hieht OF this wall Of rock
is represented By lofty cl Ifs which On.
close the river on slther sI35 A. some
points these Cliff are nearly pegpeud Gu
lar, and shut tie rlvsr closely in. But ia
the glen the smashing toroes OF the eie.
ments worked vita their wiides. fairy.
J forcing vide paseaRe, breaking dogu
, the perpendicular Of tins cliffs to an Il
regular slant, and plling up huge fraF
) msnta of tine rock Ia fantastic chaos
: thai defss adequate description.
At the waters edge, on both banks, is {
lovely growth Of old trees in charming
} variety Of OAK, hiskory. maple, birch aud
: sycamore, some standing suydiiy cree
| and others g;asstul!y binding over thu
| stream Of varying angles and with sweep
ing curves.
Among the big boulders scattered il
3 the broken Level Of the glen and up TIL
8 jagged slant Of the shattered diff, noblt
9 tees are firmly r1otod 10 the roul
] ccsyices, and tower 70 grand biehts. COZ
y verting the bare desoiatiun OF broker
/, rocks iEto mai site bower Of noble PRO
. portions and indsscrbabIe beauty
This glen IS one of tnose grand, nisnra
j. creations, 20 ahapge which, beyond N *
I ing paths aud river bridg GEE, ard piaoin,
! rus j. sea S aud shelters would be bsti
j vacdal prof4lation and aheer pue,;hty
> II isa magnificent Ri't Of nature wAtti
J. cue city hos neen viss enough 10 apprs
9 cia'e ard preserve as puhha park. lii
I. epproacbta p i. along the river banks 3
9 from the extended highlands 1rs, tortl
ne'ely, beautltnl preparations for Ga,
) Wild grAudeu. 10 ths depths of tho elei
!, itself, which constitutes tha central Dor
4 ton q :aa am2la territory reserved Of
botl sides q tie river for this nalura
!. park % unsurpassed beppty.
. RtaANcfAL iNslIlurGoSs.
Z Wilmington hs5 Ave national banks
q one a.ata bans, one trust ans safe dc