Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-14
GOTHAM LETTER.
How Every Day Life Is Seen in New
York.

How Every Day Life Is Seen in New
York.
NEw YoRK, March 2.-I have been
sitting at my window for the last hour,
which fronts Broadway, watching the
endless throng Of people move up and
down the street. Among them can be
seen every specimen Of humanity,
from the rich millionaire with his wife
down to the poor fruit vender and his
wife, all seemingly bent on some pur-
pose as they hurry by each other.
Then you see the stylish young
man with his little dog and the stylish
little man with his big dog. But next
in line is the fashionable young lady
led by her large dog, and the matron-
ly old lady led by her pug. The idea
at once is formed that these people so
infatuated with dogs have no one to
pet and necessarily must give vent in
some way TO their affections. This
being the first pretty day for some
time the ladies we're out in full force
shopping. Some lazily reclining in
their coupes drawn by the well
matched, nick tailed span, accompa-
MED by driver and footman. To the
poor man ii seems these people ought
to be contented and happy, yet they
are not, for they have anxieties equal
TO the poor.
The famous dry goods establish
mont OF Lord & Thomas is just across
the street, and q continuous stream OF
humanity goes in and out from morn
till night in quest Of the latest styles.
The clicking Of the horses feet, the
jingle OF the car wheel, the rumble OF
the dray awakens you in the morning
and lulls you to sleep at night. When
you consider the fact that there are
estimated to be 10000 vehicles on the
streets OF New York daily, exclusive
OF the street cars, some faint idea can
be had OF the space consumed. The
surface cars on Broadway run within
100 yards OF each other and are always
filed. The men are expected to look
out for themselves as general thing
in the rush, but when lady desires to
cross the street handsome, well
dressed policeman steps up beside
her and all vehicles are stopped until
she is safely over. This assistance
comes unsought, and the well
equipped force is slways on the look
out to see that nobody wants for at
tention.
New York seems reconciled 10 the
fact that Chicago is to get the Worlds
Fair, provided it is held at all. II
does seem as if New York with the
inducements offered ought to have
been awarded it.
The old Castle Garden that will ne
longer be the landing point for immi
grants will probably be turned bacl
into summer garden. Agood many
of your readers doubtless don't know
that the place was at one time fash
ionable theatre, and it is here Jenny
Lind made her first appearance wher
Castle Garden was under the man
agement Of the world renowned show
man, P. t. Barnum.
The death of Jno. Jacob Astol
while q millionaire and man Of pow
erful financial influence, does no
seem to in any way effect the genera
every day routine, and it but prove
that though man may be great ye
he 10 also insignificant. His funera
was transformations and only fe,
carriages containing the immediat
friends and relatives followed the re
mains to the last resting place. Thi
was by request Of the family.
:. Last Sunday night heard the ft
nous Nelly BLY, give description {
her trip around the world, She woI