The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03

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Of room space and sanitary Inspections are
systematic and frequent
Everything IL orderly. The IRE brigade
march In rank. curiously uniformed. and so
grave is their demeanor that tn ey look like
Salvation Army under conviction OF sin. Peo-
pie tell me that when fire alarm IL sounded
the flremen assemble calmly. answer to their
names when the roll is called. and then pro-
ceed tothe flre. There they are ranked up, mil
itary fashion. and told on In detachments by
the chief. who parcels out to the detechments
the several parts Of the work which they are
| to undertake in putting out the fire. This is
all done with low-voiced propriety. and stran-
| gers think these people are working funeral.
As rule the fire Is confined to . single floor
| In these great masses OF bricks and masonry.
and consequently there is little or no interest
attaching to fire here for the rest OF the occu-
pants OF the house.
There are abundance OF newspapers IN Ber-
lin. and there was also q newsboy. but he died.
| At intervals OF half mile on the thorough
fares there are booths. and It Is at these that
you buy your papers. There are plenty Of
theatres. but they do not advertise in loud
way. There are no big posters OF any kind.
and the display Of vast type and Of pictures OF
actors and performance framed on q big scale
and done In rainbow colors Is thing unknown.
II the big show bills existed there would be no
place to exhibit them. for there are no poster
fences. and one would not be allowed to dis
figure dead walls with them. Unsightly things
are forbidden here: Berlin is q rest to the eye.
And yet the saunterer can easily ind out
what Is going on at the theatres. All over the
city at short distances apart there are neat
round pillars eighteen feet high and about ae
thick ss hoRshea and on these the little black
and white theatre bills and other notices are
pasted. One generally finds group around
each pillar reading these things. There are
plenty Of things in Berlin worth importing to
America. It 10 those that have particularly
wished to make a note Of. When Buffalo Bill
was here his biggest poster was probably not
larger than the top Of an ordinary trunk
There is a multiplicity Of clean and com.
Portable horse cars. but whenever you think
you know whore car is going to. you had
better stop ashore. because that car is not 60
ing to that place at all. The car routes are
marveously intricate and often the drivers
get lost and are not heard OF for years. The
signs on the cars furnish no details as to the
course Of the journey: they name the end OF
1t. and then experiment around to see how
much territory they can cover before they get
there The conductor will collect your fare
over again every few miles and give you a
ticket which he hasn't apparently kept any
record Of. aud you keep it till an inspector
It (which he does not keep): then you throw
the ticket away and get ready to buy another.
Brains are OF no value WHOM you are trying to
navigate Berlin in a horse car. When the
ablest Of Brooklyns editors was here on visit
he took horse car in tho early morning and
wore 1t out trying to 60 to point In the centre
OF the city. He was on board all day and spent
many dollars In fares and then did not arrive
at the place which he had started to 60 to.
This is the most thorough way to gee Berlin.
but 1t is also the most expensive
But there are excellent features about the
car system. nevertheless. The car will not
stop for you to get on or of except at certain
places block or two apart, where there is
sign to indicate that that is hating station.
This system saves many bones. There are
twenty places inside the car; when these seats
are filled no more can enter. Four or five
persons may stand on each platform-the law
decrees the mum ber-and when these standing
reiused: As there e no providing. and as no
rowdyism Is allowed, women stand on the
Wen as ks s Tsy os a
ss 5s t
t ss f "a. S . Of taSS
didn't fee! safe inside OF it or outside either.
s %s IL ss
would travel in the car except convicts on the
Sniy one direction. and the car had to go ba.R
light. To save the company the city Govern
other f2
under; This sounds like some Of the informa;
fuI ring aboatit. 'N ""' . '0.''
leather cushioned seats and a swift horse.
Y Tas sSe an snd
thing that thoy have never buiIt anv nav ohes
had time to dock Would iocE to see ana. ana
ike and ft4S sa ns Dfi ssss
were an earthquake in Berlin The police would
prHnyer meeting That Is what nm earth;
DO different from thosa others; it would be
kind OF soft and elf;contained. like IA Repub-
llI in PRAYING ydz for MuGwl%p:
sep.s in second class. The first GLASS WIN
authorities ssy-and iii iei and weak, He has
to second class for long and faithful service.
can't cas- ga H s ss1sS hss dscs fer Is
minutes he must still do the distance for the
10 Any San the
am ac1aaIn ted With. It Is issued By the City
Governlnent; and can b. bought In any shop
like n string Of long beads OF different colors
Each long bead represents a minutes travel.
and when you have covered fifteen OF the
beads you have got your moneys worth This
map OF Berlin is gay-c1lored maze. and looks
The streets are very Clean They are Kept an
mot by prayer. and talk and the other Naw
York methods. but by daily and hourly work
phalted street h is been tidily scraped aftera
rain or u light sn owfail. they scatter clean
IRON falling down. In fact this is city govern
ment which seems to stop Mt r 0 expense where |
concerned-excopt In one detail. That is. the |
naming 81 the strests and the numbering Of
will change IN ths middle OF block. You will |
not find 1t out TIL you get to the mex. corner
and discover the new name on the wall. and Of
happened.
The names are plainly marked ON the cor |
ners-on all the corners-there are no excep- |
tons. But the numbering. OF the houses
there has never been anything like It since |
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