Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-15
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NcN York, May 9TH, '94.


and this city Is actually picturesqu,
. in spots. New York cannot compar,
with Washington. d. c., nor witt
Carson, in point of actual loneliness
simply because there are few tree:
along the streets and iit!le grass il
t the yards, to relieve the lard uncom
promising appearance If miles OF
brick and brown-stone walls. As
said, however, it has its spots, like
GASES in Sahara, to glad the weary
eye and relieve the monotony.
1t takes the majestic elm long
time to warm up sufficiently to get
out its bright new garments, but
when they come they compensate for
the long delay. The naples, willows
and a few poplars, sprinkled about,
leaved out early and are now things
of great beauty. 1t will be only a
few days until every tree in town is
in full foliage for they are now rap
idly assuming bright green tints.
These tees, of which speak, are
mostly contained III the parks or
squares, all over the city. The au-
thorities have done much in these
places and hence my opening remark
concerning picturesqueness. Most
of the squares are provided with very
generous fountains. These do not
spout much, but they have large.
deep basins which look delightfully."-
cool on sultry day. About the
edges Of these basins the gardeners
planted tulips, early in the season.
A week or so ago they commenced to
bloom in dazzling reds, yellows and
whites. The softer winds blow most
agreeable incense from the flowers
and an occasional butterfly or a
buzzing bee awakens the thought that
somewhere, way beyond, t',,rt IS i ~,
open country with broad Geid- /,
quiet hooks.
What boon these little parks are
to many weary souls, who may be
seen at almost any hour of the day. Or
night. The benches in sun or in |
shade, are rearly always filled with |
poor wretches who have little else
than the warmth and air to live upon
and whose only Joy in life comes
with sense of the beauties of re
turning Summer.
Perhaps the most beautiful of the
parks, from one point Of view, is that
one which is called The Battery, adj
joining Bowling Green. 1t is planted
on the very end OF the promitory &C
cupied by this city and is among the
first things seen by approaching
steamers. Castle Garden is there
too, so that the tired emigrant gets
glimpse of something refreshing the
moment he lands 1t is because of
its proximity to the harbor, where
the scene is ever animated and inter
esting, that | say that The Battery is
perhaps the most charming of the
parks.
The harbor of New York at night
is ever picturesque, especially if
viewed from one of the numerous
ferry boats. When the sun sinks in
the West and ruddy paints tint and
daub the sky it is splendid. That
they have magnificent sunsets here
there can be no doubt. They are
almost as fine as those of Tahoe. -,
Later, when Miss Liberty's lamp
shows a white speck against the red ,
in the West she becomes artistic and
a very joy forever. 7
When darkness settles down ev- :
erywhere the CLEAN of thousands of
lights about the harbor forms a COM
olete circle about boat out on the
vat To the South the lamps of
Staten Island rim the horizon and a
.ms. iI.ht house, near reef, she DIS
flashing light that comes and goes
ike the twinkling of a freely.
Jerseys coast to the " est, and
Brooklyn's long shore on the East c
.onplete two more sides with bril-
liant lights. The great statue Of
Liberty on Bedloe's island looms up
trangely. Below an electric light
hrows radiance on the granite
PEDESTAL which makes it stand out
With sharp, whit, distinctness.
Above, the dark, urcelt,in figure,
folding aloft the flaming torch, is :