New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-29


hard 10 say whether Il is Of more advantage 10
divide the objects of interest into classes accord
ing to their kind or according 10 their pace. for
the visitor however who has little time II may
be more convenient to arrange them according 10
locality. so that wherever he happens to be he
may look about for whatever is OF interest near at
hand and avoid unnecessarily long Journeys. Inc
present plan therefore is to begin at the furthest
point downtown and mention some Of the things
best worth seeing. in something Ike their order.
going uptown
BEGINNING THE TOUR.
An object naturally of great interest Is the
Statue Of Liberty a steamboat makes a trip from
the Battery TO the Statue OF Liberty every hour
from a m. TO p m. Visitors are ordinarily
allowed 10 20 up inside the statue into the head
OF the figure. II is possible that tho great crowds
may make It impossible to grant that privilege
this week. but that Is the ordinary condition. The
Battery Park Itself worth visiting for the view
which affords OF the beautiful Upper Bay OF New
York and of Governors Island the headquarters
OF the Department Of the East OF the United
States Army The large round building at the
western end of the Battery Park is Castle Gar
den old and famous building. Many years
ago II was a concert and exhibition hall and It was
there that Jenny Lind made her first appearance
in America. Afterward It was for many years
the landing place for immigrants, who are landed
at present at the Barge Office, the granite build
ing ut the other end of the Battery Park. AT
present Castle Garden is used as an aquarium II
contains a great number Of interesting specimens,
and IS open free from 10 to o'clock every day or
the week Close by the Battery Park Is the
Bowling Green. In the Dutch days OF New-Am-
sterdam the most fashionable houses or the city
were around the Bowling Green and facing II.
At the time when the British occupied New-N ork
in the Revolution. there In the middle or
the Bowling Green equestrian statue Of George
Ill made Of lead Each OF the posts Of the iron
! fence surrounding the Green surmouned by
a crown. One night some young men, equaHy
| patriotic and disorderly puhed down the statue
Of the King and II melted up 10 make Dull
lets for Washington's army. They were also able
TO spare time to knock every crown or every
fence post The same fence still surrounds the
| Bowling Green. 1t has. OF course been reprinted
! many times but II you will notice the tops or the
posts YOU will find every one Of them showing
a more or less broken surface where us crown
was knocked off roughly.
Only a little way further up Broadway Is Tim
| ,tv Church probably the most famous church IN
| The country as its corporation is the richest
! church CORPORATION in the country owning II Is
| said property worth about 10000 The church
| itself is q good example Of Gothic archl'ec'u'e
| The spre 2s5 feet high. was for many years one
/ OF the landmarks Of the city. but now there are
buildings still higher all around It. Trinity church
ward contains many interesting old tomps,ohes
| A, ,ba south side Is the grave OF Alexander Ham
O,on marked by a monument. and In the nor'h-
| east corner ia a monument 10 the frehch SUI
| diers who died in the cause OF inc Ooo''es !"
| the Revolution. -.
rr,n,,, church faces straight down wall-st II
! ro, walk down that street for n little way you
w,l come 10 the Stock Exchange on the rlgh'
=, hae an entrance in Wall-st. and another IN
| Rroad-st and II 1t IL open you can readily Inn
| vour way into the gallery where you may INV
! IN. proceedings the floor interesting. AZ nv
| corner Of Wall and Nassau SITS. dlaeon@iy oPpo
site the Stock Exchange is the uniteo states ''"D
treasury with statue Of Washington ~ D.
! q A Ward on the front. The building mas a INC
| 1,or,o nort,co IT stands the site or inc o'u
I,odoroi Hall where Washington took the oath
| ~ office as President. The small Duiu'ns WIZ
! stands next 10 the sub-Treasury Is the O"''eu
sto,es Assay ONCE A-little further along on INC
right. the large building with the Ionic 'o'o"'''U'
| &c the United States Custom House
CHAPEL. WITH a HISTORY.
:, vo, ore looking for the things that are really
worth seeing rather than for those tha' are ,.,o
most talked about you must not ON" - ''' i',,
Paurs Chapel. a little way further up 80 .
| between Fulton and Vesey sta. II IL Il cn"pe. W
| Trinity Parish. IT Is not only the o'ocS' ~
t,,uA,no and the Oldest public building OF any soI'
~ .ne CITY but It Is one of the most D''"'' "
= has a fine spire. copied from Sn '"i'S'o'
Wren II was built in l66 In I''' VIM
1,x,,tah oocnried New-York a large part OF tle
ct,, burned. inCudlDe 4liHi's
then for twelve years St PauIs was ''e i''l-
,,-cb Immediately after washington s lnauHu-
ration he with the Senate and the House o. N7l
reseutatlves. attended a service AT 81 ""' ~
Washington continued TO attend services
,,ar1,, as long as New WORK continued to be the
canItal Of the United States. The oId Sounu''5
hoard over the pulpit bears the crest OF the
- yvoiea An effort was made, in the course OF
the Revolution 10 destroy every syInDoi Oh Toy a'
IN the city but this sounding board was oVerlooAi
and escaped. The chapel is open every my -
tho services all seats free. ana Vls''oIs wiz
| oo for the celebration especially inV'eu "
| attend ~, @,
lust across Broadway from the chapel Is the 81
pam Building one Of the highest IN the city twen-
tv-Ave stories Only a few steps from IT, IN am
Row, is the Park Row Building. when Is '"e"''
| e,v stor,es high exclusive OF its domes, ana tiIS
tvvo stories altogether The granite building N "e
| o,gle ~ Froadw way and Park Row Is the fostolce'
That IS about all that can be SAID ABOUT j" '"''
| here drawn up IN line. along Nassau-s' anu Ct"
Row are the offices Of about all the principal oal''
! - excent THE Herald" Then there is the
CIV Hall facing the little park and the Fostoil'e'
7, 10 beautiful building In itself, but Is no" ra'he
dwarred by the high buildings around II Inc front
and sides are Of marble and the back ~ OF o,o""
stone II faces downtown. and II was 'he '"'oi y
at the time when It was built that NOBODY "ou'"
over 20 far enough uptown 70 see the Dack OF IT, 80
tba, II was not worth while 10 make the PACK o.
! ror,la In the City Hall Park close TO Broad"ay,
| g. ,tocNfonniess statue OF Nathan Hale. BACK Oh
| tho CIV Hall Is the Courthouse, butt by inc
tweed Ring at a cost to the city OF $2'"''"o OF
moro II is In some ways good buldihg' ana j
has a fine Cornthan FACADE facing Chanbers-st'
but any man OF moderate means VINO rev. '""'
| So, -,,s, have a courthouse could have built one
dc, mo &, for n sum a grent way inside $lZypVv
II the fortunate person who takes this article as
b,s guide has followed 1t thus far. he mas passed.
tho Rrooklvn Bridge. Blu: IT is not far Dack' ohiy
q block Now. OF course any one who cares 10 as
| MAY his cheap wit will say that the brooKPh
| I,,, e utelv 10 be only a block all through the
| a,.s NJ the celebration IT is true that any eN-
traordnary ard exciting occurrence IN me cry
such as the closing Of business hours every aiter-
| roon causes the trolley cars on the Bridge TO Dc