Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-14
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,
March 10, 1896


DEAR REGIsTER-A short descrip-
ton of some of New York's most IA
nous streets will undoubtedly interest
some of your readers. Broadway, OF
course, is the principal street, extend
ing from the Battery up the city Tor
nine miles, and is conceded to be the
greatest business street in the world.
Nearly all the big merchants are on
Broadway, and all the great firms In
other cities have offices there. 1t is
not alone devoted to business build
ings. but contains nearly dozen the
aires. churches and immense public
buildings of nearly every description.
Broadway runs diagonally through
the CITY, is rather narrow, and is gen
orally looked upon as key to the
city.
Fifth Avenue is the abode of the
wealthy and is called the Street OF Pal
aces" Here are found the elegant
mansions of New York's millionaires,
and a grander street can scarcely be
imagined. 1t is very broad, splendid
" paved the houses all set we'll back,
and the only public conveyances al
lowed are the stages ride on the
top of one of these with the driver Is
quite a treat as they know nearly all
the fine residences. Among the finest
of these NAV be mentioned the houses
of the Astors, the Vanderbilts, eX-Sec-
rotary Whitney's, Col. Sheppard 5 and
dozens Of others.
The Boweryis nearly "a well known
in this country as Broadway. 1t
abounds in dime museums, concert
halls. the lowest of theatres, pawn
SHOPS and all known kinds OF purely
fake" games. 1t is the home of the
Bowery bum and tough. who Is
aped all over the country. 1t Is
very broad street with five or six lines
of street cars, and is made brilliant at
night with the hundreds of electric
lights. All sorts of people are found
i'm a great city, and nearly all can be
found there 1t is also noted Tor It's
shoddy goods, and one can get com
plete outfit-suit OF clothes, hat. shoes
and everything for s.. The Bowery
is lively. OFF from the Bowery, near
Chatham Square, run some OF the worst
streets i'm New York Mott, the home
of the Chinaman, is a short, small
street but is crowded with vice of ev-
ery description. Nearly every house
has the usual laundry sign, which Is
only blind for Chinese gambling
den of Fan Tan. The street is not
safe after night fora well-dressed per
son and is considered a disgrace TO
the city.
Mulberry, the Italians quarters, is
very near it, and while it presents
more filth and wretchedness, is an i'm
provement on Mott. 1t is generally
crowded with swarms OF dirty chill
dren, vendors of all kinds of vegeta-
bles ORGAN grinders, and the usual
lot of Italian loafers. The poor for
eign element in big city is something
that one who has not seen it cannot
imagine.
Baxter is also with these, and is the
street of 'Sheeny pullers-in, that Is
the dealers of the shoddy stuff they
sell for cloth (being all jews, pull
every one that passes by into their
stores and try to make them buy.
Ones first visit to Baxter Street is a
novel sensation.
Leaving these common streets, walk
ing across to Broadway and down
short piece brings one to quite a dill
ferent scene. This is WallStreet, with
its great buildings that seem to rear
themselves into the sky, 1t is very
narrow street. but contains the great
est buildings and represents more
money, for its size, than any street In
the world. 1t contains the Stock Elk
change and many large mercantile
buildings.
These are a few of New York 5 noted
streets. and a continued account OF
them would take up too much time
and space. New York has well been
called a Worlds Fair in itself, and as
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