Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-28
ALErrER ABOUT NEW YORK.

Gill, special agent at Anthony, Kan
of The Underwriters Insurance agenc.
of New York, and who was som
years ago well known resident o
Baxter Springs, will probably be o
interest 10 number OF our readers:
ANTHONY, KAs., Feb. %, 1891.
MY DEAR MOTHER: got bach
home Yesterday from trip to New
York city, and know u brief descrip'
ton of what saw, and why l Went
will interest you.
l went in response TO telegram
from Genl. Agt. Alexander SiOddart
calling me there for consultation.
took the Rock Island to Chicago, then
over the Mich. Southern 10 Niagara
Falls, and the Erie TO New York,
where we had to ferry the Hudson
from Jersey City, arriving in New
York about midnight Thursday, Feb.
18th, and put up at the AsIOr House.
Friday morning, Feb. 18th, ! went
to the office Of the N. Y. Underwrit-
ers, and stood in the presence Of Alex
ander-the great. How was treat
ed, l will tell You when see you, but
l will tell you what saw while i was
there. Mr.. Stoddart delegated one of
the chief clerks to take care of me, aud
10 show me the city. We first went
on top of the Mutual Life building,
which IS supposed to be fire proof,
and had a good view of good portion
of the city. The roof Of this building
is cemenled brick. In this building
the Underwriters has its Office for
which they pay the annual sum Of
$1,000 for Office rent. We next visited
the Equitable Life building which
cost $l3.000,000. Then we went TO
the Chamber of Commerce, to the
Stock Exchange and to Trinity church.
l saw the eighth wonder of the world,
viz: the Brooklyn bridge. walked
across it. Then the Brooklyn navy
yard and that night to the Madison
Square Theater.
Next day we went to Central Park.
We visited the Art Museum, and
among the thousands of fine paintings,
| stood and gazed upon the justly Gel
ebrated "HOrse Fair" which Wander
bili paid $53,500 for and presented to
the museum. We stood at the base OF
Cleopatra's Needle, and went from
there to the museum of natural history.
We walked in front of the Wander
bit mansions, and l walked over a
stone IN tho sidewalk in front, which
cost $35, q was in hurry and
did not call ut Van's.) We went in
ST. Patrick's Cathedral, which cost
millions, the ceiling of which is about
l50 feet high. That night to the
Union Square theater TO see the
County Fair. After the theater we
visited the new World building which
was one of the most interesting sights
in the city. The building is % stories
on % floors. Four stories are under
ground, and we explored it from Gel.
lar TO cupola. We saw them printing
over 5000 copies per minute. l was
in Mr.. Puliizer's private Office. A few
years ago Pulitzer was a reporter on
some paper in st. Louis. During that
time, at banquet of newspaper men,
Mr.. Pulitzer gave toast, as follows:
"lIere's to the newspaper having the
largest circulation IN the United
States" He now has it, aud also the
finest Office building in the world.
After we got through sight seeing
here, lin the World building) we de-
cided that it was bed time, being 3
O'Clock in the morning.
Sunday morning we went to the
Academy of Music in Brooklyn and
saw and heard the greatest of all great
preachers, Talmage. Find paper, if
you can, that has his sermon of Feb.
18th and yon can read the sermon that
heard him preach.
C0ney Island to see old ocean, Bed
l0e's Island to look up to the statue of
liberty, were the next on the program,
aud then to Pilgrims Landing and
Castle Garden. That night 10 the
Eden Musee, and among the thousand
attractions at this place, heard the
celebrated Vienna orchestra.
Monday, Feb. 18th, l went aboard
one of the largest and finest of ocean
steamers, The City of New York.
put in the most of this day at the OF.
flee of the Underwriters. took
luncheon twice with Asst. Genl. Agl
John H. StOddari, aud l took dinner
rs O'clOck) twice with one of the chief
clerks, at his home in Brooklyn.
might've went to the Broad
wat theater and saw Lawrence Bar
relt.
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock left
New York, up the Hudson over the
n. Y. Central, stopping on the way
On business, at Chicago aud Kansas
City, arriving home yesterday morn
Ing at 10 o'clock.
Enclosed is handkerchief which
got for you IN New York, and l could
not think OF letter more appropriate