The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06

down nor the houses lat we're looking
a."
The old man paused foi AN instant ana
looked absently GU; toward the winter
sunset.
II can reinember-and II doesn't seem
so long ago-when all the boats along
| the river there were sailing vessels. Not
all OF them. but most OF them. When
all OF their sails were up the city looked
as though II were hanging out Its wash
along the river front. II was . pretty
sight. tell you-better to look at than
the coal blackened vessels and dreary
steel and iron ptev that We see now.
WEST street wasn't as wide rs II Ia now.
but II was q durn sight pre.tier. Many
Of the most fashionable folks used to live
| on the lower part OF West and South
streets, particularly Just north Of Bowl
ing Green. Fourteenth street was sub
urb. and. lands sakes don't think there
was Q building over hvs stories hiEh
Where the woolworth Building now
stands. why. the young lads and lasses
used to pick daisies.
ION Sunday afternoon In the summer
time It was quite the thing for all the
bellies and beaux to promenade along
West and South streets. ! can see them
now. the sweet. gentie-faced girls. all
pr1nked up In their bonnets and crino-
lines. and the young handles In their close
hitting trousers. pulled down sleek and
tight by the strap that went under the
arch Of the shoe
SIX WOMEN IN HooPskiRTs
FILLED A cAR.
Everybody used the street cars IN
those days Then came the time when
It was fashionable for the women folks
Ito use hoopskirts. II sure was some
sight"-ths old driver used mojern
slanx-"to see . half dozen of the ladies
In their hoopskirts get in one OF these
dlnky little cars. 9ix Of them filled a
: car up. and there was no room for the
men.
"Fuiton and Cortlandt streets In those
days were the shopping districts OF the
: town. II seems kind Of funny to think
! OF all the changes that have taken place
In downtown New YORK. Of the hundreds
of famous old homes and buildings thai
have been torn down. and yet these old
cars are stiil running. This 10 the
i largest city except London in the
IL WOTW ouu tue ubOct PtOotusoivcs Wssu sss
;. four.track subway and its river tunnels
= and yet the only large city In Americs
~ to stun have these horse cars.
~ can remember many nights drivfni
l. along the river front when the car woult
y 10 of the track and we'd keep on goinI
y Just the came. The horses would hnall
= get the car back. And. by the way. VIEW
5. haA some great animals pulling thes
y cars. Many u famous old race hors
y he's ended his life here. Lots Of folk
ehavs ridden bshild Futurity winners an
10 never known II. And the men were kin
to the horses; they got much bette
Q ire tment than most believe. tell you
sonny, Il there's any animal that's got
70 soul. It's . horse.
- ''But, to get back to old New Yorl
at there are many prominent men lvin
Cd now who have driven horse cars Ricf
n. ard Croker, John Scanlon and Charlie
RI Murphy have all turned brake whe
nd they were youngsters. but most OF thsl
he have not been 90 successtul-as you ..
his In my case.
NJ zone OF the first horse car lines In Il
m city was on Sixth avenue. That was bui
In lsa< and mules were used instead I
ng horses. 1t was only q mile long. Con
as modors Vanderbilt built the horse CT
lis line on Fourth avenue. which started
tn. the Post-Ofhce and went to Thirty-thiI
we street.
The CAN'T RUN AN ELECTRIC ca
pc. AROUND A TRUCK.
40 Yes. sonny, folks may poke fun
o'o these old cars; but they have serv
their purpose and they've been q lon
4. klvu lpatltutinn L don't knnw