Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-11-15

museum by Cornelius Vanderbilt, II
cost $50, 900, this is a magnificent paint
ing. ''Friedland, by Meissonieu. 9
painting of Napoleon Bonaparte ano
his army going into battle was pres
ented to the museum by Henry Tilton,
in memory of A. 7. Stuart; this paint
ing cost $4,000 Napoleon at St.
Helena, " by Hayden, and Lord Mel
son In the cabin of Victory, presented
by j. Pierpoint Morgan, are all mag
nificent paintings. Miss Catharine
Wolfe, who died in 1887, bequeathed
her entire collection of paintings to the
museum; this is grand collection and
Is said to have cost one million dollars
Another immense building in Central
Park, where much time can prOfitably
be spent is the Museum OF Natural
History.
CHURCHES.
There are more than 1,100 church
buildings in the city-all denominations
bing represented. visited few of
these churches. The Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, on 5th avenue
and 55th street, is a large wealthy
church, DR.. John Hall was pastor
here for many years. His successor
died quite recetly. st. Thomas Epis
copal church is another large wealthy
church on 5th avenue. st. Patrick's
Cathedral (Roman Catholic) is one of
the largest and finest churches, it is
located On 9Th avenue and occupies the
entire block on the east side between
50th and 51st streets, extending back
to Madison avenue. 1t is of the Gothic
style of architecture, built of white
marble, and the interior is as fine as
the exterior. 1t has great many mas
sive marble columns supporting the
roof. 1t cost So, 500, 900. The churches
are open every day all day. l attend
ed on Sunday the Madison avenue
Presbyterian church. DR.. Parkhurst
and his assistant. Rev. Mr.. Coe, were
both in the pulpit. DR.. Parkhurst,
while making no attempt at oratory,
delivered an excellent sermon from
Romans 7th chap. and 18th verse.
HOW THEY TRAVEL.
This city now has a double line of
surface street cars on Broadway, the
avenues and also on many cross streets
and several lines of elevated railroad.
These elevated roads carry an immense
number of passengers. The cars are
drawn by small steam engine, and
there are generally five cars attached
to each engine. The seating capacity
of each car is 46, and the standing ca
pacity as many more, and often they
are taxed to their utmost capacity.
Trains are constantly running in both
directions day and night, but with the
immense population the facilities for
the transportation of the people are in
adequate, and they are now engaged
in excavating for the Rapid Transit
tunnel. This tunnel will be on the av-
erage about Is feet below the surface
of the ground, it will be 80 feet wide
and about 21 miles long. It will be
wide enough to admit of four tracks.
They are excavating for this tunnel
now on 4th avenue where saw the
men at work, they are also at work on
And street and upper Broadway. There
are several thousand men employed
at this work, and they expect to have
the cars running in 1908.
SHOPPING DISTRICT.
The principal shopping districts are
upper Broadway, 9Th avenue and 23rd
street. These streets are generally
very much crowded, and there are
many department stores. I visited two
of these-Wanamaker' IS. On Broadway
and 10th street. He occupies the i'm
mense building erected by the million
aire merchant A. T. Stuart, and car
ries everything in stock except grocer
les and liquor. He has 5000 employees.
Seigel & Cooper, on 9Th avenue and
18th street, have an immense DEPART
ment store 8 stories high; everything
is carried in stock. Eight elevators
are kept constantly busy carrying the
crowds from one floor to another. Mr.
Cooper informed me that the number
of persons employed in this vast build
ing varies from 5000 to 1000. He has
5000 employees at present.
1S0 PASSENGER TRAINS DAILY.
1 visited the Grand Central Station
at And street. This immense building
$50 feet long, $50 feet wide and 6 stories
high. 1t is used by only two roads
the New York Central and New Haven
RYs, and l was surprised when l was
informed by one of the officials that 1S0
passenger trains leave the station
every "a hours.
SOUTHERNERS IN NEW YORK.
There are about 200, 900 Southerners
in New York. You will find them
everywhere, many of them in the pro-
fessions. clergymen, lawyers. physic-
lans. also bankers, merchants and
other occupations. Some of the most
honorable and lucrative positions in
the medical profession are filled by
Southern men. Daniel Webster the
great statesman, was once approached
by a young man who inquired if there
was any room in the legal profession
for another man. His reply was that
there is always room at the top" The
truth of this statement has been veri-
fed in the experience of more than one
young man in New York. 1 presume
there is no city in the Union where
merit would be more readily apprecia-
ed, and indefatigable labor and indOm-