Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-14
NEW YORK 4
HUDDLE OF
SKYSCRAPERS
Waterfront and HarbOr Are
City's Finest Possessions.
How They Gyp You.
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ram
Voc into England. We were in the
irish sea, a choppy bit of water and
F,,11 of German subs. The night was
stormy and we knew if we were MT
nv 4 torpedo we would go down before
holm could arrive. If help did come we
could not be reached as no Doats
could be launched in the heaVy run
ming sea.
"On the dark upper deck | and my
two officers were talking. We III our
cigarets, the three of US, on one
match AS we did so one Of the ofIl-
cnrq realized the import of it. SAIL
ors are very superstitious. The TWO
officers. both brave men with fine rec
ords. were much afraid and thought
sure bad luck was ahead.
"And sure enough, in few min
utes. we received a German torpedo,
direct from a submarine.
fortunately, the torpedo did not
hit the part of the hold containing
orr explosive cargo. We were taking
much water and would apparently go
down in a short time. | gave orders
for every man to stand by his post
and then Wirelessed for aid. Replies
came in and we knew that if we could
he reached in time and could be taken
off, all was we'll
"The two officers were in a terrible
state of blue funk Just as they said
it would, a disaster had happened.
They insisted on launching boat. |
ordered them as their superior, to
stand by the ship. Surreptitiously,
they dOnned life preservers and made
ho cid life
boat.
1.-THE ship rode the storm until
morning, the sea quoted, help arrived
and all were taken off in safety. All
but the two officers. They were never
seen or heard from again. All due to
three men lighting smokes on the
same match"
New York HarbOr Impressive
Our ship finds it's way along the
shore and comes to anchor at the foot
of New York harbor, perhaps twenty
miles from the water front. We rise
at dawn to see Staten Island, large
body of land with many communities
and fine homes, to our right. The
health physician comes on board and
all passengers pass in file in front OF
him All are we'll and a clean bill
of health is given the ship. Then we
get under way and while we proceed
up the harbor, the immigration Off
Ger comes on board and checks our
passports. Everything is regular and
no one is detained But Uncle Sam is
quite strict nowadays and watches
newcomers very closely. Only those
having proper credentials are admit
ted Still many sailors and others de-
sert while on shore leave and remain
in America One young man I was
told of deserted and located in an in
land town. He acquired a wife and
baby. One fine day he came back to
New York and strOlled too close to
the Cunard docks. He was recognized,
deported and taken back to England.
Goddess Of Liberty
New York harbor on a fine fall
morning is a wonderful sight. Ship
ping everywhere. Big liners, merchant
craft, tugs, schooners. etc. We pass
the Statue of Liberty on BedIoe's
Island An impressive sight To the
right is Staten Island with it's towns
and industries and later the Jersey
coast, a solid line Of buildings, ship
yards, docks, etc.
Sky Line of SkyscraperS
And just ahead as you come in is
the famous New York water front On
the west is the Hudson. On the east
the East river with its succession of
bridges crossing to Brooklyn which
lies on the far right. Directly before
you the towers of the worlds greatest
skyscrapers. They are picked out one
by one. The Woolworth building, tai
lest of all. The Singer building, the
American Telephone and Telegraph
building, an Aztec pile, and so on. In
the foreground is Battery Park and
the Aquarium
AS we sail in we see the fast train
ferries coming over from Jersey. A
big boat Warps out, conveyed by the
tugs. She reaches open stream, the
tugs cast off and she proceeds under
her own power 1t is the Aquitania,
one of the largest of the Cunard lin
ers. The very cheapest first class pas
sage on her is $500 She is lightly
loaded east-bound but will be crammed
with passengers on her return.
Through the Customs
Soon we are in dock There is a
furry all over the boat People are
saying goodby, checking their lug
gage or worrying about the customs
1Ou SANG yOuI LOOlIl olGN d. u LIS Ilp
and he carries your luggage ashore
for you leaving it in the customs shed
under the letter S. You seek a Gus
toms agent and hand in your declara-
ton. Uncle Sam allows 500 worth of
merchandise without duty. The Gus
toms man checks your list over and
passes you on Okeh. You get porter,
go down a stairway, catch taxi and
land at the McAlpin hotel at 34th st.
and Sixth avenue, couple Of miles
uptown lit is an incense hostelry with
1900 rooms Often has as high at
5000 people as guests. Rates $3.50 a
day and upwards for room alone.
New York Looks Tawdry
New York does not impress me high
ly. After seeing the cleanness and fin
ish of Paris and London it impresses
as being a huddle of skyscrapers, hot
streets, i'll smelling subways, crowds
and dirt Chicago is much nicer
cleaner, more open town.
New York has a few parks, Central
park and Bronx being the most not
able, London has dozens much finer
Paris has hundreds.
Up Riverside Drive
New Yorks best highway is the
Riverside drive, proceeding up the
Hudson. | went as far as Grants
tomb and visited there 1t is beautiful
and a shrine for all Americans.