The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-07-18
Everybody Turn out Monday and Give the BOYS a
Big Time in Hope to Remember.

which go under the Hudson river
to New York City.
Near the depot on the N. Y. side
is the Woolworth building said
to be the highest in the world eco
stories). We went up to the top
of the tower and got our first
view of the city. We were up
nearly 800 feet and the people
below looked like midgets. You
lsure get good view of the city
| from up there. The riverside as
far as you can see is covered with
docks, and ware houses. We saw
the statue of Liberty, it is fine
sight at night when all lit up.
Leaving the Woolworth building
we walked around until suppcr
time, found a dairy lunch and
got some eats. After supper we
took in the sights on Broadway.
Say folks Broadway is some
place. We've all heard lot
about the great white way, but
you have to see it, to realize what
it is. 1t was as bright as day as
far as you could see, and all
kinds of places of amusements
you could think of and few you
can't. We walked around until
two o'clock, found a hotel and
went to bed. Was up at 6 o'clock,
had breakfast and started out to
see some more Of the city.
They had a parade on the 4th.
The largest ever had in New
York. 1t started at 8 o'clock on
5th avenue. 1t took all morning
and half of the afternoon to pass
the reviewing stand. 10000
people took part in it. Talk
about a mob of people. The side
walks were packed on both sides
of the walks. We watched for a
couple of hours until our eyes
were tired, and then went ont to
Coney Island. You have heard of
lit, another great place to spend
your money. You remember the
"white city" in Chicago, it's just
like that only larger. We went
down to the beach and got our
first view Of the Atlantic ocean.
1t sure looked great. Got some
bathing suits and went in swim.
ming. Say, but the water was
cold, and sure is salty. The beach
was packed with bathers, men,
women and children rolling
around in the sand. We saw sew
eral big steamers and also one of
those big sausage shaped bal
looms out over the ocean doing
patrol duty sowe were told. ]
suppose / better tell you that
each Of us got girl on the beach.
They were good girls and were
sure full Of mischief. We left
the beach and went to the Sol
dier's and Sailors club and had
supper. The girls lived over in
} Brooklyn and had to be home by
nine o'clock so at 1870 we took
the elevated and started for their
home. After seeing them home
we started down town to find our
train. They run special from
Jersey City to Dix. Of course we
didn't know the way and most of
the travelling is done in the sub
way underground. 1t was a good
thing we had three hours to get
our train, as guess we must Of
Travelled under most Of New York
City. Most of the guards on the
subway trains are women and
; about every one we would ask
would tell us to take a different
train. We got more rides for a
nickle than we ever got before
We got tired riding underground
so we went con top" and ask a
policeman and we finally got over
on the Jersey side and to the de.
pot. About ten minutes before
train time. Got back to camp at
4 O'Clock so we sure had some
time.
Saturday afternoon one of the
sergeants and myself took ou1
tent and blankets and went to
Browns mill. About five miles
out camped over night went boat
riding and swimming. Took our
grub along and did our own
cooking. It rained hard last
night, but had our tent up good,
so did not get wet autho the
, ground was pretty hard to sleep