Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-16
Americas Great Metropolis.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK AS SEEN
WHEN STEAMING UP THE
BEAUTIFUL BAY.
A Visit to the Tomb of Gen. Grant
A View of the Egyptian Obelisk
IN Central Park Sights in and
Around Gotham.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
NEW YORK CITY, Julys.-Approach
ing New York harbor from the ocean
to the left is the Jersey shore and Il
your right Coney Island. There arr
dangerous shoals here and you pas
many buoys, to which are attached
large bells, which r continuously
ringing from the action of the waves
and tide and ether objects indicating
the shoals and directing the channel
There are also the Sandy Hook ant
Scotland lighEships on either side Of
the ship channel, which ships are an
chored, whose short masts support
two large red globes by day and lights
by night as constant warning to ma
riners. We kept in this mainshiI
channel which runs close to the light
ships and the extreme point of Sandy
Hook. There is asecond and shallower
channel through the bar for smaller
vessels. Sandy Hook runs out like a
long narrow bar from the Jersey coast.
AT the heel of Sandy Hook are some
lofty hills called the highlands on the
top of which are two light houses.
From these light houses are agents
thoroughly acquainted with the flags,
ETC., of all ships coming to New York
and, aided by a powerful telescope,
watch the horizon and notify the agent
of the Associated Press at Sandy Hook
of the approach of all steamers or ves-
sells of Importance. This is tele-
graphed to New York. Another agent
resides at Quarantine from whence an
agent first boards incoming steamers
and gathers papers, news and COM
Persons who r ex-
pecting friends from abroad may ar
range with the telegraph offices and
receive notice of the arrival at Quar-
of the vessel carrying friends
in time to reach the wharf from any
part of the city as soon as the vessel.
All vessels must stop at Clifton Island,
is Quarantine, and a health Of
ficer comes along side in a tug and is
presumed to view every person aboard
TO e if any ara sick of infectious dis
eases. If so, the vessel cannot go into
port, but if all right the captain re-
,eives a certificate and passes in. In
our case it was a pretense. The tug
came along side and the officers asked
Il all YER we'll and handed in his GER
5ifcate and we steamed away. We
more caution is taken
with vessels from foreign ports.
From here we pass through the
.arrows, where the water is but a
milo wide, with Fort Hamilton on
one side and Forts Wadsworth and
on the other, which, with
pointing from high battle
show that it is impossible for
to reach our greatest city
permission. The Narrows
cad into New York Bay, a large body
Of water in which at your right flows
East River, spanned by the Brook
Iyn Bridge, and at your left the
beautiful Hudson river and on the
point between the two rivers is New
York proper. This point is Manhat-
an Island. As we sailed down the
,ay the last rays of the setting sun
we're gliding the high points. To the
light were Brooklyn Heights with
magnificent buildings, including
plymouth church, also the delicately
lrched line of the graceful suspension
that unites the two great cities.
n front was Castle Garden, the Bat
cry and the greatest mass of COM
and Office buildings, embody-
ng in this small space the most mag
lificent and stately architecture that
an be found within SO small a space
nywhere else ON earth. Here are
uildings from one to twenty stories |
Ugh. The New York Exchange,
'roduce Exchange, Sub treasury,
House, World building, insur-
nee buildings and others. And here
famous Wall street with Broadway
miles away. To our left
lands the Statue of Liberty ISL feet
Ugh, holding aloft in her outstretched
and a flaming torch, which is seen
very night by 1000, 900 from their
ONES. Greater New York claims
,0OO, 900 people, city next to Lon
on and the second city of the world.
We had pleasant quarters at the
House, IN elegant hotel on
ladison Square, but missed our old
lend, ]. Med. Trimble, who was
,ere just a day or two before.
The streets of this city are narrow
nd the blocks seemed short but the
nildings high. Broadway is the
lsiest street on earth. We travelled
for five miles and the street cars
ere facing both ways every three
inutes. We drove through Central
ark with its n and one-third square
lies, which is great because it is in
10 center of busy New York. 1t is rich
statue work and has elegant drives,
1t in natures work is no such park
Forest Park st st. Louis. The
"Cleopatra's Needle" stand
6 SO feet high and covered with
erogfyphics, With an age, it is claim.
|, of sixteen centuries before Christ,
as the most interesting object in the
ty. 1t was brought from Egypt to
is park about fifteen years ago.
le Washington Arch at Washington
luare is an imposing marble struct-
Q, but this little park is not fresh
ID green, showing want of care. We
sited Trinity church, the Oldest and
chest in the. city. 1t is a small brick
ructure fronting north from the
inter- OF a block OH the south side of
oadway, the remainder of the
being set thick with grave-
,nes dating back TO the first part of
Q 18th century. The block is beau
lilly kept, the grass and trees look
: unusually fresh in the stirring sur
findings. Famous Wall street be- |
at the door of Trinity church.
d tends north one-fourth of n
little narrow street, yet large
ough to contract the finances of
western world. You can stand in '
} door Of Trinity ind see two blocks :