The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-14
OLD SCENES
AND THE NEW
Mr.. Trimmer Writes of the
City of New York as in
1856, 1865 and Now.
Especial Correspondence

delphia at 10 a. m over the Reading
railroad by express for New York and
making the run without stop in Two
hours 20 Jersey City, crossing TO this
city on ferry boat. foot of 23rd street,
and boarding a surface car. | am soon
in the lower part Of Broadway at
Bowling Green" which | immediate
ly recognize as unchanged after the
past 80 years.
The rows of three story red brick
buildings then stood, and in one Of
which. where the custom house now
stands facing the Battery Park, the
English Cunard line OF steamships
had their office. The ships Of this
line then Europe, Asia, Africa and
America" paddle wheel. landed their
passengers at Jersey City, as now.
Castle Garden, a large circular build
ing. was then the depot for the ar
irving immigrants. Jenny Lind, tho
singer, sang for New Workers in this
immigrant station. for which Barnum
paid her a high price. This was in
1854.
immigration Station.
That building is gone. and the i'm
migration station is over opposite at
Ellis Island. To the eastward and
close by is Bedloe's Island. Here
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lighted at night by electric lights. To
the west, and close to the immigrant
landing is Governors Island L. S.
army headquarters. where stands old
Castle William, a Semicircular brick
fOrtificatiOn. In February. 1864. 1
was brought here from Florida, and.
with 6S others. confined in one of the
top classmates for one month. Fancy
60 dirty men being shut up in a space
of 20X20 feet, and not allowed out
day or night for any purpose, on brick
floors, with no cover and unable to
walk. We were packed in as fishes
in a barrel.
The Battery Park was in 1856 being |
reclaimed. and to keep the encrOach- !
ment of the tide. the city dumped its |
garbage. and the whole space has |!
been filled with large trees. green |
grass. and asphalt pavements. Rallied |
off from the water encrOachmentS. |
hundreds of people sit and rest. |
watching the big tugs or the move /
ments of the shipping.
On the Bridge.
The bridge lis in full view, built in |
1873. The caissCns of the Brooklyn |
side were heinG constructed in 1868 |
Walking up Broadway to Ann, | get |
upon the bridge and cross. On either |
side are double tracks of traction |
cars. then a separate line of roadway |
for horses. and a passage for pedes /
trianS. On top of the bridge, one gets !
a grand panorama of the city. east |
and north. l cross TO the Brooklyn |
side, landing at Myrtle Avenue. Be |
low, on East River, is the L. S. navy |
yard, and further up is another fine |
bridge crossing 10 Williamsburg
From about 23rd street. up Broad |
way on either side are immense sky |
scrapers. Facing Wall street. old |
Trinity church is dwaTfed to almost |
insignificance. I'he superior height |
of the surrounding buildings hides |
the fine steeple. The church yard is |
open. and hundreds of upright grave |
defaced by age. date back as
far as 1892. Here is the tomb of Cap
tain Lawrence, who fought in the |
English frigate Shannon. He. com
the Chesapeake. founded to |
death, died with don't give up the |
ship" The magnificent chimes from
the helfry of this beautiful steeple I.
are spoiled from the roar Of the trac-
ton surface cars as they pass. |
entered the sacred edifice. where fifty
years ago | stood. while the officiating
priest was reading the afternoon ser
vice in the ChanCel. Long years ago. the !
minister read and ilnelt to empty |
pews. They still remain that wav.
Scarcely anyone goes in. but Trinity |
keeps up the form.
Places Of Note
Passing along Broadway, still he |
tween towering structures. to the cor |
ner of Ann, where Barnum in 1856 |
had his museum, which was burned /
during the war. / found a twenty |
story building, old Saint Paul's church |
on the opposite side. and on the cor /
ner of Wesey street, the old Astor /
house. Fronting City Hall Square. is |
a fine stone post office. formerly OIL !
Nassau. To my right. ! see the Sun
building, the New York Tribune. with /
Horace Greely in bronze sitting and |
looking at the passing thrOngs. Here
is the New York World. in a hand |
some tall building with giIded dome. /
! 90 up in the elevator and ask 10 see /
the city editor, and in the rush and /