The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-06-28
Letter From Dr.. WIotsn.
New York, June %.

Just as incidents and topics sug-
gest themselves to me I'll try TO
let the readers of the NEWS have
the benefit of this my latest-but
l hope not my last-trip to the big
gest aggregation of people and
building material on the face VI
the earth. have reached New
York on all sorts Of days. but the
weather with which we were fav-
ored last Sunday was the utter
most limit. 1t was one of those
days that poet chap did not have
in mind when he asked II there
was anything so rare as a day In
June The day ! have In mind
was very rare-so rare" indeed.
that it was very raw. 1t was rain
ing, with stiff south wester com
ing up from the bay. compelling
one to hold his hat on with one
hand, while he struggled helplessly
with his umbrella with the other.
On previous visits l had crossed
from Jersey City on one of the
big ferry boats. glad of the oppor-
tunity for viewing that magnificent
panorama of bay, harbor, two ri7-
ers and the skyline of the wonder
full metropolis-all making sight
unequaled, so globe trotters tell
me. anywhere on the globe. This
time, however, it was different.
You don't go to Jersey City at all.
Just after leaving stop where
passengers W. desire to be put
OF lot the courtlandt st.est s-n-
ton take transfer, being still IN
New Jersey, however. Your entire
train, engine, Pullman robbers aud
all, disappear into steel tuoe,
and when you emerge into the Light
Of day you are in New York, in
the biggest, eostliest. most magnif-
icent r,,ilroad station on earth,
having come from one State to an
other, through tunnel under the
Hudson river. You know you went
into a tunnel because it was as
dark as total blindness. and you
could readily tell by a change in
the sounds that you were under the
water. 1t is little paradoxical,
isn't it, that the first of New York's
sights you don't see at all? But
you have gone under the Hudson
river and come out without get
ting wet, and this is something to
talk about.
When l was here in 1908 | was
carried to the top OF the Singer
building in an elevator. think II
is AZ stories high. Ny relative and
guide led me out to the balcony,
nearly 500 feet from the pavement.
and tried to point out water and
things 10 miles off, but was from
the country, not used to such
heights, and while ! confess to hay
Ing been 'giddy" at times when
was few years younger, l became
so upset on this occasion that
said / would feel much more at
home Down stairs. Well, this serves
10 introduce you to structure
now in the course of erection which,
when finished, will be 81 stories
high, and will be from the street
70 the top of the final, well, the |
Lord only knows how many but
aigh Il viii be. New Workers are
not agreed as to this. suppose
he exact height will not be known
Tor some time. 1t Is the Woolworth |
built by the famous
md 10 cent store man, l charge HIN
nothing for this notice. suppose
here is a limit to the upwlrd |
.endency of these high buildings,
'ut it has not yet3been attained.
have seen some several peo-
,le, in fact quite a flew whom
didn't see/a couple OF
Tears ago. They didn't seem at all
surprised to see me-if. indeed,
hey saw me at all, which doubt.
They have their eyes steadfasty
vet on the mark of the prize of
heir high calling. and that's the
}. Their noblest endeayor Is to eff
ect a separation between you and |
,our coin. This being accomplish
ID it's farewell Eliza Jane-coms
md see me when yeu get some
more. Yet the public and private |
charities of this vast corporation |
ire unbounded. No other city spends
10 much for the relief of the sick
md the suffering. Last year It
ipent o million and half to give |!
he children of the slums and of the
poor breath of pure
air and taste of wholesome food |
It's public schools are unequallsd,
and parents are compelled to send
heir children to them. II you get
sick or hurt there is a hospital for
you, and il you can't pay for i
ha nitv will