The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-23
New York CITY. March 70,
1894.

is first.t that it is built on Man haitian
Island. | notice the papers in
mentioning local happenings here
use "the city, and "the island" in
iterchangeably The Island is
bound by East river, North river
and Harlem river and New York
Bay. Ifyou were to refer to your
geography doubt if you would
find East and North rivers. North
river is the name given to the Hud'
son river from whereitcOmes to the
city TO the bay, and East river is
the name given the water between
New York City and Brooklyn.
Harlem river is a short river that
connects East and North river and
looks more like a canal than a
river. East river is only applied
to the water on the east side OF the
city as far north as Fort Skuyler
and from there on 10 the ocean, a
distance OF more than hundred
niles. II is known rs Long Island
Sound. In East river are some
islands, namely, Blackwell, Ran
dali, Ward and North Brothers.
On this last is the pest hospital for
those afflicted with contagious di-
seases SO if you are ever sick with
those diseases here you arc sure tor
free ride up East river 70 that
place. If you will cross East
river to Long Island City on L. /.
you can by taking a Long Island
r. Il. in 80 minutes ride be at the
Rockaway Beach. This is small
town on the ocean, a great summer
resort. The principal part Of the
town is fine hotel buildings, and
they are all locked at this time of
the year and aside from the con-
slant surging and ominous roar Of
the ocean it is as quiet as a grave
yard. Enroute to this placs you
pass over Jamaica Bay, which is
about five miles wide. The train
passes over on trestle. 1t is a beau
tiful sight TO look olt each way as
yoa pass along and see the huI
dreds of people fishing here in ey
cry conceivable way. Long lslant
is covered with railroads and al
owned by one man, Mr.. Austir
| Corbin.
! At the confluence of the North
and East rivers is the New Yorl
Bay which is II miles wide from
the city to the ocean. In boa
ride from the city toward the ocean
you first see the Governors Island
then Ellis Island this is nov
used for the purposes that Cast
Garden was formerly used. Cast
Garden is no more. 1t is nov
known as the Poor Mans Park an,
; the large building thereon is cor
: verted into an aquarium. 70
2 next come to Bedloe's Island o
which is the Statue of Liberty
: There are about 125 people liv
J there and sixty OF them are 50
!. diers. The statue looks like ma
with a large robe on and is facin
the ocean with right erm pointe
e up and toward the ocean, with
torch in the hand, which is lighte
every night. To give you an ide
Of the wonderful size of.this statu
will say that from foundation {
pedestal to torch is 306 feet; fr2I
base to torch 151 feet; from heel
top Of the head is liz feet; lengt
n of right arm AZ feet. Forty pei
r sons can stand comfortably in tn
head and the torch has ample root
: for twelve persons. The statut
a alone weighs 225 tons. You com
d to Staten Island which is the larg
0 est one in the Bay. 1t is some l
0 or II miles broad and comprises
; country Richmond)and has abou
10000 inhabitants. A point of il
D terest on this Island is Fort Words
worth, which overiooks the ocea
g aud is to guard the Bay from fol
!. eign foes. Standing here you ca
$ look across the Bay to Long Islam
d and see Fort Hamilton and Fo
Lafayette. There are about tw
+ hundred soldiers at each of thes
forts except Lafayette. On thi
!. is South Beach, a great resor
n Here you can see that young fello
e and his Maud in great number
gathering "shells from the 81
e shore" This point is about 81
f. or seven miles from Sandy Hoo
y You can see Hoffman Island, Swil
l. burn Island and Coney Island fro
II this beach. JACKIE EFT HENRI.
Mr.. Albert Favorite, of Arkan'
70 City. Kan, wishes to give our re4 :
al Tho hanaHf of hts awnorfanoa x.ffh 4, 4