The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-08-12
NEW YORK LETTER.
The Yazoo Sent1nePs Correspondent
Writes Another Interesting Article.

One morning took notion to visit
the Battery, the extreme lower end OF
the city which formerly consisted of
large park in which s.situated what
was known as Castle Garden through
! which all the immigrants arriving in
this country by the way of New York
were compelled to pass. To my sur
prise this entire part of the city has
been changed. The large space for
merly used as park is being built up
The u. S. government is now building
on this ground what will be when COM
pleted the finest custom house in the
world. The immigrants headquarters
have been turned intoa public aquarium
which itself is worth trip of many
miles to visit. Here can be seen fish
alive from all parts of the world. On
the ground floor are large tanks floored
with white tiling, containing the great
monsters from the ocean, some attractive
and others repulsive, from the large sea
] turtle, Weighing hundreds Of pounds, to
the smallest diamond back, striped sea
bass, that looks very much like our
river bass, but weighing from 30 to
| 10 pounds. Alligators from the Missls-
sippi river and crocodiles from Florida,
seals and sea lions, reptiles of all kinds,
with every tank and vat labled for the
information of the thousands of visitors.
All around the building (Which is circu-
lar) are tanks with heavy glass fronts
and sides with the background artistic
ally arranged with rocks and shells,
each one different, forming a perfect
picture in themselves and about two
hundred in number, containing perfect
curiosities. Here will be found tanks
containing our native perch, trout and
bass, fish from England, Italy, China,
Japan, from the mountain streams, in
fact, from everywhere. One tank con-
tanning the COW fish was quite curios-
ity, the fish having the petfect head OF
a COW. There was the beautiful angel
fish with perfect shaped wings, as we'll
as the opposite, the devil fish, with per-
fectly shaped something else; the star
| fish. The crab, lobster, oyster and clam
we're all to be seen. Hours could be
passed here pleasantly and instruct
lively by many of our ardent fishermen,
and while gazing on the wonders Of the
deep, my mind reverted to our friends
at home, with desire that all could see
and take in the wonderful work of a
wise Creation.
After spending some time in the aqua
rum, | left to examine the improvements
of the surrounding neighborhood. Here
at the Battery is the place known as
Bowling Green. At the foot of Broad
way, and in Revolutionary times were
the headquarters of Gen. George Wash
ington while occupying New York. The
old Colonial buildings, with their mas
sive columns, have been torn down to
make room for the immense skyscrapers
twenty or more stories high, each one
grander than the other, showing archi-
tectural work to be seen in no other
city.
Passing up Broadway is Trinity
church, which was formerly landmark,
its spire towering high avove all build
ings in its vicinity, but not looking like
two bits as compared with thousand
dollar government 1920 bond. 1t is now
only to be seen when you get immedi-
ately in front of it. Right here is Wall
street, a dark, dingy, narrow street,
which manipulates the wealth Of the en-
tire country. Here at 2 p. m. can be
seen a mass of struggling humanity,
rushing headlong up and down on both
sides, pushing and jostling each other
in their haste, as though each hour
would be the last. Space on this street
is valuable. Desk room on the top floor
is worth 500 a month.
paid a visit to the Produce Exchange
Vaults, considered one OF the finest in
the city. The main corridor of the stor-
age department. is 800 feet long. This
Is divided into apartments of different
sizes, renting from $50 to $4,000 pei
wear. Besides these there are safe de-
posit boxes renting, according to size.
from IS to $500 per year. Every pas
sage is guarded, and the massive iron
gates are kept locked, only opened by q
guard for admission or exit. The vaults
occupy an entire square, being the base
ment Of the Produce Exchange.
Leaving this section of busy finan-
ciers, took the cars for the East side,
where the poorer classes are engaged
at their different Yocations. Here is
where the city is congested with thou
sands of people to the block. Here,
too, the streets are crowded with people.
representatives Of every section of the
globe. Years gone by, East Broadway
was considered one of the finest resi-
dence streets of the city. Now it is oc-
cupied for trade by the lower classes,
cheap saloons, restaurants and board
ing houses. Innumerable push-carts
line the sidewalks, selling not only
fruit, ice cream, lemonade and such
like, but dry goods, clothing and furn-
ishing goods Of every description
Judging from the thousands of children