The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-07-22
We boarded the train at 100 p.

We boarded the train at HOO p
M. and were again on our way.
We arrived in New York the
next morning and went by bus to
Battery Park, where we saw the
second largest ocean liner in the
world, the giant Normandie pro-
ceeding slowly up the Hudson to
its dock. While in New York we
saw so many places that I could
write a small book on them so I
will name and describe only the
more important places.
Our hotel was only half a
block off Times Square and it was
on Times Square that we saw Mar
tina Raye in person.
We had several touring trips Of
hours each on which we saw such
places as Empire State building,
Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn and
Manhattan bridges, Ellis Island,
the Aquarium, Whitehall building,
New York stock exchange, U. S.
Customs House, Holland tunnel,
Trinity church, which was COM
pleted in 1916 and stands at the
front of Wall Street and as our
guide said, was probably the only
thing that ever got ahead of Wall
Street. We also saw the City Hall.
Woolworth building, U. S. sub
treasury, Battery Park, Federal
Court House, Washington Avenue,
And Street, Madison Square Gar
den, Chrysler building, r. c. A.
building, Theodore Roosevelt Men,
orial, Hayden planetarium, Grants
tomb, Jack Dempsey's restaurant,
waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Chinatown,
with its old opium dens and other
places of interest, Central Park,
Yankee Stadium, Polo grounds,
Triborrough bridge and the George
Washington Bridge. So after two
very busy days in New York dur
ing which time we also saw a ball
game at Ebbet's field between the
Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston
Bees we proceeded to Washington,
D. c., where we again had three
long sightseeing tours, during
which we saw such places as the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
where we saw Dillinger's death
mask and some of the guns he
used; also the Hauptman evidence
and the Federal Bureau of Engrav-
ing where we saw money and
stamps in the making. We also
went to Mount Vernon, Lincoln
Memorial, White House, and were
at the National Capitol the morn
ing Sen. Robinson died. From here
we went to the Smithsonian Insti-
tute where we saw Lindbergh's
Spirit of st. Louis" and Wiley
Posts winnie Mae" We also saw
Theodore Roosevelt's collection of
wild animals, from here we visit
ed the Congressional library, Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, Airing
ton National cemetery and then
last but not least we went to the
Washington Memorial and as there
were six bus loads Of us and as
the elevator only took 30 people at
a time I decided to walk up. After
walking 20 minutes saw a small
sign which read 800 feet which
meant had 135 feet left to climb.
After 10 more minutes Of climbing
reached the top and found every
one else already there. I took sew
eral pictures from the windows
and took the elevator and came
down in 80 seconds.
AS our visit in Washington was
over we were taken to the b. d o.
depot and came back to Chicago
via Hooper's Ferry, Cumberland,
Md, and Pittsburgh. " T..
At Chicago a Zephyr engine was
coupled onto our train and we were
taken to st. Paul at the rate OF
80 miles per hour. We arrived IN
st. Paul at 4:3O p. m, and immed-
lately started for home and 1
don't believe I ever saw a more
welcome sight than the lights OF
old Sank Centre because they
meant I was in for about "a hours
of undisturbed slumber.