Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-04
INTERESTING SCENES IN
THE CITY OF HAMBURG
MANY Quaint Customs Observed by
Foreign Visitors
'(Continued from last week.
BERLIN. GERMANY. July 20, J


and took train 10 Hamburg where
we arrived Thursday, July Is. at
1890 pun. Our trip across the At
lantic Ocean and through the Eng
lish Channel was without single
accident.
| have written YOU before from
Hamburg and given you statistics
in regard to several OF the principal
places of interest, yet many more i
can write OF, so will continue my
little story by mentioning for in
struction. first. the population OF
this city is about S75. 900.
We will now take a little walk AND
glance at the statue OF Schiller at
the opposite corner OF auder Alster,
we walk on the Alster Lust, an Is
land in the outer Alster with res
taurants and then cross the magni-
fcent Lomba Brucke between
the two lakes. Keeping then to the
right we come to the statue OF
Busch, the economist, while TO the
left stands that to the soldiers W no
fell in the Franco Prussian War.
Thence we pass through the Esplan-
ade TO Dammthor. with the General
Post-office ON the one hand and the
Botanical Gardens on the other
Beyond the gate there stands at the
corner OF Schluter street the Cen
trial Telephone offices. 1t is hand
some building said to be the largest
OF the kind in the world. To the
north of these grounds are the
Geological Gardens containing some
fire specimens. The quays that
stretch for a distance OF Is miles
along the northern bank OF the Elb
are capable OF accommodating about
400 ocean going vessels. Passing
along this quay, we come to Brook
Bridge which is remarkable for its
two symbolic figures Of Germania
and Hammonia and forms the princi-
pal entrance to the Free Harbour.
St. PAUL. is the great spot for
amusements and the like. several
other variety theatres besides the
above existing here, while its many
concert halls. restaurants, shooting
galleries, ETC., render it the favorite
resort OF sailors. The motley crowd
assembled here Saturdays and Sun
days present a sJriking picture OF
low life ia a seaport town. In sport
ing matters and especially in horse
racing Hamburg takes leading po-
sition.
cannot spend all my time writing
you of Hamburg as other places OF
more Importance are yet 10 be visit
ed, so by rail four hour ride and !
am in Berlin. Population over 3,
600, 1000 and one of the most beauti-
full cities OF all Europe, the capital
OF the Kingdom of Prussia as well
as that of the German Empire. It's
historical and political Importance
does not date as for back as that Of
the capitals OF England and France.
because the foundation of Berlin 5
position as one of the leading cen
tres Of European politics was only
laid by Frederick the Great 1910
1886. The Berlin of today has grown
rich in what must attract and inter :
est the stranger no matter what the
object OF the visit may BIT.
The first mention Of the place ever
made occurs in a document dated
1914. Only 40 per cent of the toto
population are natives of Berlin
To give a faint idea OF the extent o
the city within it's present bou ndary
the following may suffice: 1t cover.
a surface OF 1882 hectars, has Al, co.
dwellings,, 1130 streets, 79 bridge.
and 1927 vehicles. The cleaning o
the streets alone cost G, 1897, 667 mark
per year. Eight hundred and five
million tickets were taken last yea
for onveyance by railways, electri
trains and omnibus lines. Nor,
than 21250 tons OF meat were con
sumed during the year and visitor
there we're 1,37S,6)9, In order Il
visit all the sights which the cit,
offers to the stranger about a wee
would be required. The most i'm
portant sights of Berlin are to b