Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-14
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. MAY IA, 1908. NUMBER II
All About New York City.
U. S. K. S. FRANKLIN, !
NORFOLK NAVY YARD. {
NORFOLK, VA, May 3, 1908.

mainly on Manhatten Island, but the
limits include the Bronx,
Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens, and
it is now designated officially as
''Greater New York" 1t extends from
the Battery to Yonkers, q distance OF
IS miles, and its greatest breadth in
Manhatten is 4! miles. The present
is something like $500, 600,
aud the valuation OF property IS, 5OC,-
100000. 1t is amusing to know that
in 1924, the first, Dutch governor
bought the present cite of New York
for the meager sum of $25.
As a matter of history it may be
mentioned that in 1907 Hudson put the
first steamboat on the Hudson river,
and in 1925 the Erie canal was opened;
in the same year the city was lighted
with gas, and in 1878 the elevated
railroad was Op6neu.
In my opinion, the Brooklyn bridge
is the most interesting place in New
York. It's official name is East River
Bridge, and it is the largest suspen-
sion bridge in the world. 1t is won
derful the number of people that cross
it every day, and any morning or
evening thousands make rush for
cars across. There are four railway
tracks, two wagon ways and wide
footway in the center. From the
center of the bridge looking towards
the Battery may be seen the statute oil
Liberty, which was presented to the
people of the United States by the
people of France. Its height is 306
feet, and it was designed by the famous
French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi.
Looking up East river may be seen the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and the new East
river bridge, which is nearing COM
pletion. The new bridge is 1900 feet
long, 11S feet wide and cost $12, ,O00,-
900.
Crossing the bridge to the New York
side it is only short walk down
Broadway to the famous "sky scraper"
district, located in what is known as
lower New York. These massive
buildings range in height from fifteen
to twenty-nine stories. In front OF
Trinity is that great nerve center OF
business, Wall Street. Near by stands
the large marble building known as
Stock Exchange. The business done
here in day ranges from $25, 900, 900
to $35, 900, 900, and am informed that
q seat on the exchange costs from
500, 900 to $50, 900, and that there are
about 1900 members. A much finer
building is under construction.
Another interesting place is the new
Tombs prison, which is situated three
blocks north OF the City Hall. Crimi-
nails are confined here while awaiting
trial. From its gloomy interior one
very readily comedies the name
"Tombs'' as an appropriate name.
Walking up Third avenue from the
bridge through the surging mass o.
humanity, stranger in New York il
first struck with surprise to see the ole
fashioned horse.cars on the same
tracks with the modern electric stree
cars. Continuing on to Chatham
| Square we come to the world famed
"Bowery" which runs northward tt
East Third street. Here is congre
gated the toughest element of this
great metropolis, and one who has no
been along this street at night ant
seen for themselves, would find 1t hare
to believe how degraded mankind
sometimes becomes. Off to the left il
China Town, and for several block
are nothing but Chinese stores ant
residences. From Third avenue WI
walk over to Fifth avenue on Forty
ISecond street and view the palata
residences of New York's millionaires
On Fifty-Eighth street is the Wander
bilt palace, and further on, on Thir'
avenue, are the residences of Russell
Sage, William Rockefeller, Chaunc
M. Depew, H. @. Havemeyer and othe
wealthy people.
At Fifty-Ninth street begins Contra
Park, which abounds In beautiful
plants of great variety, and collee
tion OF animals that would shame
travelling circus. Some distance fur
ther on is an obelisk brought fror
Egypt and said to have been original
erected at Heliopolis 1900 B. G. Man
other interesting things, too numel
> lpus TO mention, may be seen, such a
beautiful gardens, lakes where a
kinds Of water fowl swim, and artifcis
dens for bears, wolves and other viii
animals.
New York is a city of hotels, an
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