New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-29
A GUIDE IN NETWORK.
ALSO A PHILOSOPHER AND FRIEND.
CHOW TO GET ABOUT IN THE CITY AND SEE
THE SIGHTS. AT THE GREATEST pos
sIBLE EXPENSE IF YOU ARE
RICH, AND AT THE LEAST
IF YOU ARE NOT.


RICH. AND AT THE LEAST
IF YOU ARE NOT.
sfreprnted rom The Tribune OF september the
quest Of many readers)
The object OF this article IS help strangers who
come for the Dewey celebration TO find their way
about New-York and 10 see the great sights there-
OF TO the best advantage, with the best poss'o'e
facility. with the least possible waste OF Whatever
time they have, and at whatever expense the"
purses are equipped 10 stand There are persons
who have spent half day in New-York ana Kho"
nll about II. This article IS not for them Ihere
ARE persons living in small places. persons OF hroeo
3maginatons and narrow lives 20 whom the great
city Of the land has always been dreem-a
vision Of the grand and beautiful land OF
promise. a Mecca. a world a visit TO when Is 10
be looked forward 20 for years ana remem"'''"
with fondness for years more. This article IS io'
them There are persons who have never been IN
NeU-York who have nevertheless learned so much
about II that they could almost deliver lectures on
st. and who. Notwithstanding If they were sud
denly to walk out Of the Grand Central station
into H. would stand utterly hewildered by IT, not
knowing where to go how 20 so or when way 10
furn. This article Is for them.
Many interesting and true things have been wrl'-
ten about New-York by explorers from the QUEER
world. and many Hes have been told about II caicu
lated TO intimidate strangers needlessy. Absolute
|ools often get into trouble IN New-York just az
anywhere else: sensible people seldom do. Ihere
will probably be n few les IN this article. too as
the writer has reputation in that direction among
his friends less than as an authority on New
York But they VIII be merely in the direction OF
hyperboe. and will he readily detected and under
stood by Intelligent persons. Such persons as
,hese-such as read The Tribune-will also readily
see for themselves when anything that is said Is
psorter ironical"
The first thing that the visitor ought 10 know Is
how 10 equip himself for assault. Now. the de-
tbo Tina ~
Is that II is all things to all men. and its only fault
IS that II IS possible to tell when It Is going
10 be which thing 70 which man. II Is advisable
FOR the visitor TO avoid If possible, bringing any
thing but hand baggage because expressmen Will
10 overworked and there will be trouble and de-
lay in moving trunks But It Is advisable TO bring
at least one suit Of every kind Of clothes that you
could possibly need between the Fourth OF July
and Thanksgiving A remarkable thing about New
York weather IS that II Is almost always toleraple
on the day OF a great celebration These cautions
are given 10 those who intend to stay longer than
the two days Of the celebration Those two days
may be cold or they may be hot, but there Is little
Chance Of rain and none OF snow, to speak OF.
THE SYSTEM OF STREET NUMBERING.
1t may be we'll TO tell the stranger next how 10
find any given address in the city. The easiest
way 10 find an address in any city is TO take
cab and order the driver 10 60 10 IT. This is also
the most expensive way. There are cheaper ones
Finding addresses above Fourteenth-st is simple
matter II one only remember a few simple
rules The avenues. running north and south. are
numbered from east TO west. from First-ave 70
Twelfth-ave East OF Flrst-ave Avenues A,
B. and u. Madson-aye is between Fourth ana
Fifth ayes. running north from Twenty-third-st
1exington-ave is between Third and Fourth ayes.
running north from Twenty -frst-st The num-
bered and lettered avenues are one-seventh or
mile apart The cross streets are numbered from
First-st. TO nobody knows cares what but down
town they are considerably broken up. Thirteenth
st being the first that runs uninterTuptedIy from
river TO river Fifth-ave runs straight up the
backbone of the city. The cross streets are oes-
.,gnered as east and west from Fifth-ave. The
numbering of houses in the cross streets begins al
.I7ifth-ave and west In west street ana east
Sin an east street. IN the numbering OF houses a
new hundred Is begun at each avenue. Even num-
hers in the cross streets on the south size OF
the street and odd numbers on the north side.
There are twenty streets TO the mile. NO"
for an Illustration. Suppose that you are stanu-
ing al Fourth-ave. and Sixteenth-st.. ana mat
Nou want TO GO 10 No. 81 West Ffty-thlro-s'.
You know that the street IS numbered west from
Fifth-ave. and since the numbers are only a nun
dred or less to the block you know that inc
house YOU want. being in the three-hundreds' Is
ssomewhere west OF Eighth-ave. The rest OF the
5ruuber 81 being rather high number. you may
guess that the house is not far from Ninth-aVe.
gSince n IS an odd number you know that II IS on
the north side Of the street. Being at Fourth-aVe
land having 10 go 10 some point near Ninth-aVe''
you count seven blocks 20 the mile ana ma tha'
you have 10 20 about three-quarters OF rlle
.rcross town and from Sixteenth TO fntY-thlru-
ISL thirtv-sevcn blocks. twenty to the mile IS
"A 1920 miles up town. But remember that cen
1ral Park reaches from Fifth to kiRhth-aVe' De-
,.ueen Ffty-n.nth and One-hundred- and-tenth-sts'
so that the numbering OF houses In the west
l.,raets between Fiftv-ninth and One-hundred-
fend-tentL SITS begins at Eghth-ave. instead OF
az Fiftb-ave The despair Of eli strangers IN
iNew-York is Broadway They never can reme"-
lber that II Is not parallel with the avenues
cd they never can remember which way 10 90 10
90 &, Broadway at Fourteenth-st. is near
Foprtb-aye 1t crosses Fifth-ave at Twenty
ithird-st Sixth-ave. at Thirty-third-st, seVeh'h-
ave at Forty-Nfth-st, and comes INTO Eishl"-a'e
at Fifty-ninth-st When you cut 'l's a. ''''e o"'
20 nut in your handbag score under these lines
lsr,,b rcd ink 30 that you can refer 10 them a
.dozen times day
USEFULNESS OF THE POLICE.
r,e,ou Fourteenth-st. do not Try find addresses
sor yourself Ask policeman Belo" Fourteenth
=. ,be,, arc not likely 10 resent H. On the nrst DAY
.be nresent writer was ever in New-Nork ne
asked policeman at the CITY Han no" 10 Sc, 10
Staten Island. and the policeman gave 'he lhioi-
NATION promptly. accurately and ms poh'eN ~
o,,ld no expected considering that he got no extra
-. to- a. Above Fourtcenth-st. woman may
.afelv consult a policeman. but not man IN the
-cine.eenth or Tcnderlon Precinct which IS Douhu-
ga bv Fourteenth and Forty-second SIS ana Four'"
opd Seventh ayes. any man who gives any signs
mat he notices the presence Of policeman IS sup
la % he q detective Of the Mazet Committee,
Committee appointed by the General Assembly 10
,r,es.fgate certain matters. Any man VINO SPEAKS
% policeman IS either dubbed or arrested. A
s,role man is q course. at liberty 10 take wha'
chances ne pleascs but man who Is visiting new
~ ,,ith his wife and family is likely 10 ind 1t
,oorvenient 10 spend a night in a CELL merely for
.,r,t,, IN know where Thirty seventh-st Is when
~e &c standing at Broadway and Thirty-eighth-st
|Tbere is Just wee bit Of hyperbole IN this. but
not much)
Women as has been said. may s"ieiy ask ques-