Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-22
NEW Y0RK's ISLANDS.
The Big City Has Forty nine Within
Its Limits.


Rome boosted OF her seven hills.
but New York will be seven times us
great for II IL being built on forty
Islands. said the man who delights In
studying maps and rounding phrases.
"I'hat may surprise the person who
has the impression that Manhattan Is
land is about all there Is TO New York.
hut II he will look AZ his atlas he will
iia1 that there are forty-eight other is
lands within the boundaries of the me
tr0polis.
Manhattan is the principal island
la the group now. but New York is
young yet as compared with the age
of Rome when that city was ut the
height OF its glory. and 100 years from
now the center OF the city's popula-
ton aud business may be shifted to
one OF the other islands And assur
eddy. II one takes into consideration
the growth OF the city In the last
twenty years aud the probability that
this growth will continue the eud OF
another century will see almost every
one OF the forty-nine Islands built up
with Residences or factories.
next In size to Manhattan Island is
Staten Island. which is destined to
have its interior filed with residences
and lis fifty mile water front lined
With factories and mills. Give Rich
mond borough "A subway connecting
with Manhattan and It's population Will
he doubled In five years
and So II viii he with all the other
Islands that now are practical wastes.
All OF them are waiting for transpor-
tation facilities
at Is because the majority Of the is
lands within the boundaries of the city
are practically unlnhabited and useless
OF them. Ask the average citizen 10
give the location of the Isle OF Wight
aud he will leap across the map 10 the
coast Of England. whcr. as II aiatter OF
fact that piece Of land is cut In two
by the New York boundary just before
that imaginary line Of dcmareation is
lost IN the ocean between Shelter is
land ard RockawaN beach.
ASK amy other man presumably well
informed concerning New lors TO give
the location OF oyster island and he
Will be obliged 10 look At the map &c
find 1t in the upper bay. short dis.
lance south Of Bcdloe's island. whose
stage name is Liberty island
out in Newtown creek there Is what
might be called an inland island but
nobody seems TO have ever taken the
trouble OF giving 1t - name Down OF
the south shore OF Staten Island In the
Great Kills. is another namclesS is
land. and II is Just large enough for a
flock Of sea gulls to hold carnival.
II in Pelham bay there are a half doz-
en- islands that have never been OIL
cially recognized by the map makers
and ont ia jamaica bay real. full
grown islands. nearly n scor OF them.
are called marshes. bars. hassocks
meadows and points.
Horse etnd, In the bay back Of
Arycrne. i mother part OF New York
that few y, ons know anything about.
while Shoot island Is SO little known
outside Of bping circles that those
persons who were invited 10 the
launching Of Emperor Williams yacht
Meteor several years ago were obliged
10 look up the place on the chart
Barren island bellies Its name in
more ways than one. as It's odors and
enterprises indicate. while an island In
Staten Island sound to which that
name might truthfully he applied has
the unleScriptive title OF Pral's. and
near 10 II IS another island AS large as
City Hall park that has been ignored
totally by the geographers
In Far Rockaway bay there is an.
other extensive area OF land that has
no official uame. while in the East
river Off Thirty-fourth street is an is
land that was Of enormous importance
10 the Belmont tunnel builders which
Is not permitted 10 have insular dig
nifty. being restrained 20 the name OF
Man-of war reef
Among the other islands in the city
which have not been mentioned. but
which are better known are The
Twins. North and South Brother. Hun
ter, Hoffman, Swinburne. city. Ward 5.
Kandals Rlkers. Berrian. Black
wells. Governors. Coney. Ellis and
the western end of Long Island.
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