The sun., 1894-05-13
NEW YORK CITY In 1928.
nov TEE ROW. AND IT'S Trur1Tx
lnfPREssED a IRATELEKR


what he saw and heard. Stewards book va,
forgotten probably because he came deter
mined to be pleased. and praised everythinr
he saw in such fashion that there was no room
for controversy on this side the Atlantic.
Stewart had s,provident Scotch habit OF not
Ing all his expenses. 80 that to the New York OF
ofto-day the book IL q curious revelation o
what his ancestors ate and drank and spent
Soda water sold that summer OF 1923 at si1
cents glass. aud there were many fountains
In nearly all the streets. Already fortunes had
been made from the beverage.
The village OF Brooklyn then had 10000 OF
1900 Inhabitants, and the revenue Of the
New York Post ONCE was S121. 900 per year
| while the value OF imports was above 500.
100000. Dwelling houses centrally located
rented as high as those In the best squares oI
Edinburgh. and corner lot had recently sold
| for $4,000
Hackney coaches. neat, clean, and light
were drivon by Irishmen or negroes. and the
drivers were prone to overcharge the travel
lsr. Already the number OF foreigners in the
city was great. and French and Spanish were
heard upon almost every street. 30 also was
the voice OF the katydid.
The people were not so rudy or stout as
those OF Great Britain. but the ladies especial
ly were very good-looking. and tho colored
| folks seemed as we'll dressed as the whites.
There were no begRars. Whsn a man. accom-
panied by several women. entered a crowded
ferryboat he cried to tho assembled men.
Ladies'. gentlemen" and seats were at once
vacated for his companions.
The excursion up tho Hudson was then, as
now. part Of the tourists duty and pleasure
Some OF the boats carried 1000 passengers
The breakfast on board was excellent and
abundant The dinner consisted OF fish, in
cludlnp Holsters. roast beef. beef steak, sew
eral kinds OF roasted fowls and many veReta-
bles. puddings. pies. and cheese. There was
free brandy to oil who would have II. but the
passengers preferred to leave It untasted at
table and drink 1t after dinner at tho bar.
whore 1t cost six cents q glass. The meals
were half dollar each. Here. as elsewhere.
nobody tipped a white man.
When the traveller came to visit rural parts
ot the State he sat down to dinner with farm
laborers and sometimes with coach drivers.
He found himself often addressed as Major
and Captain. and good places at table were
saved for him because he was foreigner He
was invited to toa by his washerwoman once
because she heard that he was q Scotchman
and wishod to ask questions about distant
relative Of hers. one Burns. q poet
Having heard that Henry Clay had declared
that Canada must one day be ours. the travel-
Ter declares that Great Britain may as we'll
make up her mind to acauiesce In such an ar-
rangement. Canada at best was an expensive
luxury to the mother country.
Tho traveller finally settled down at place
called Mt. Vernon. four miles beyond the
built-up portion OF the city on the Sound
shore OF Manhattaa Island. Stage coaches
ran from tho village to the city several times
day. and the stranger once made the excur-
sion from his lodging place to Staten Island.
He made two acqunintances by accident on
his WAY to New York nv coach md IL NJ N
their inyitstica that ie' he undertooE % ,Re he
1nf ani hss hso fare Ssss
,Ss ssp II .hs % Tss .SS ySS
only a, great variety. Of strong drink. but as
,Iaa a fsts Sss SS,osps ssas.G
companions ate bologna sausage and drank
brandy and water sweetened with sugar. The
ished to md that one OF his compan Mons paid
Tor all that was eaten and drunk. The strap-
tunity. This exohanee OF conrtesies he iound
10 pc ths % custom Of ne country and treatInG
Se s%nd eYerS Sos wa. o. tne da & az
water, but nobody had wine. The nsrrato;
and more hoppy" than that t OF Great @ % Britain.
The dinner was consumed in less than hall
After .Issehine New York the party walkei
I5 paTt OF % the way @ home. and occasionally drank
with lemon syrup. Lemons 6y the way. Were were
thirty cents per hundred. The whole expense
Snas 81 sae @ s1s9TsiTn a1,n y ncMlpdng M
person. The ferTiaGe was ixponos each way
went for good hard cider. but found that al,
though plenty OF cider was made IL was drunk
Newark. n. j. produced the best best cider. b but e he
found 1t inferior to that OF Great Britain.
Ss resos and thits.r Msn. ss sa
piorer. lie found that there was stage ride
Long Branch. The hotels were large. Be.
were afraid to vsnturs into a tie surf fC%ta Win
nothing ssanasious 10 this: and dsridsa un.
~ The traveller visited Orange springs. near
amer resort; Here the stage drivers dinsd
with the guests The charge for board and
Ssited also @ sarRtora VEGA Bs.ton sDa snS
ov.fIans inmSns hot hotel rS,, on rp"un,ain peak
Congress- water instead Of yeast. There were
lie noted that nobody walked at Saratoga. and
remarked that walking seemed out Of favor IN
the people were rich enough TO ride. Even me-
ehanics rode to their work. as they might well
Apples we're abundant at Saratoga. and the
price was six cents bushel.
Inc traveller dUoEWATu went TO live at New
Rochelle. where he fell III. and learned that q
physieian would attend him. travelling mile.
eluded. The traveller and bis wife paid $3.50
each for EXCELLENT board and lodging at New
ken when the boarding house closed for the
winter It wasw while living At New Rochelle
Of Pelham Bay Park, and then much visited by |
the people Of the neighhorhood; joseph Bona |
paIte was ireIuent visitor Of the Hunters, |
and had been anxious to purchase the island |
and Its hne old mansion. /
The great man OF Hoboken was Col Stevens.
He owned some miles Of the eoest and as well |
the Terry to New York, A coach and six Was |
New York TheiL ferryboAts took In nearly |
slOO.O year; The fare was 4 cents In SUM
Hobok en- received 81 day. the masters OF the |
boats 500 year. and the engipeeTs $500 |
bar privilege was sold at $500 a year.
MT stewart paid $3.50 q week for board and
and there was brandy. ale. aud excellent beer
on the table He Was accustomed to visit |