ii I M Lii^ivcM-sily () connecLicuL libraries College 1 CO BR'TL 910.AP5 c 1 iiiMiiMiiin 3 ^1S3 0020t.l5T 1 J I I'l yd ■^1 o ^ )N )TEL iL -J THE WORl eason of he famous s. ^ |M^, ^^H P^Si ^^^s r.. -i--- r, 1 1 ... 1 a F^^li s anc? Marks' Patent Artificial Limbs WITH RUBBER HAND AND FEET Are natural in action, noiseless in motion, and the most durable in construction. It is not unusual to see a farmer working in the fields with an artificial leg, or a bralieman plying his brake on a fast-running train, or an en- criaeer with hand on the throttle, or a fire- man, a carpenter, mason, miner — in fact, men of every vocation — at labor in the full capaci- ty of their employment, wearing one or two artificial legs with rubber feet, performing as much as men in possession of all their natural members, earning the same wages — in fact, experiencing little or no inconvenience. Over 13,000 in use, scattered in all parts of the world. Eminent surgeons and cdln- petent judsres commend the rubber foot and hand for their many advantages. At every industrial exhibition v^here exhibited they have received the Highest Award. They are indorsed and purchased by the IJnited States and many foreign Governments. A Treatise containing 430 pages and 260 illus- trations sent free ; also a Formula for taking measurements, by which limbs can be made and sent to all parts of the world with fit guaraateed. ' Address A. A. MARKS, 701 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY. ESTABLISHED FORTY YEARS. BOSTON'S BACK BAY HOTELS. - THE VENDOME. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, C. H. GREENLEAF & CO., iels Bruns C. H. Geeenleat, of P)'oJile House. iT. D^unSe [ (^f ^'^'^' Brumwicl and VictoHa. Proprietors. THE BRUNSWICK, BOYLSTON AND CLARENDON STREETS, AMEEIOAir AED EUEOPEAJJ PLAN. Opposite Trinity (Phillips Brooks's) Church ; — AND — THE VICT OR LA, DARTMOUTH AND NEWBURY STREETS, EUROPEAN PLAN. Opposite Boston Art Club. BARNES & DTJNKLEE, Proprietors. PROEILE HOUSE, FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MOUNTAINS. TAFT & GREENLEAF - - Proprietors. HOTEL PON EM AH, i - AMHERST STATION, N. H., JUNE TO OCTOBER. 48 miles from Boston (Boston & Lo\^eU R. R.X D. S. PLUMER, Proprietor. i FORD . CO.. P.opn.o.. jjl^^ 3^^\ Q^_^ IIOTELS may change greatly in one year's * i time ; in two years they are often com- pletely transformed. Every traveler recog- nizes this fact. The OTEL r^ RAND I J NION LJ (4th Ave. , 41st and 42d Streets, opposite Grand Central Depot) has been steadily improved during the last decade, until it stands to-day as the leading family and tourist hotel of moderate cost in the city of Nev/ York. Absolute Cleanliness — Cuisine Unsurpassed — Telegraph and Long Distance Telephone in House — Elevated Railroad Just Across the Street — Horse-cars to All Parts of the City — Central Location — Right in the Midst of the Theaters and Shops — Baggage To and From 42d Street Depot Free — Every Attention to Comfort. ; Rooms from $1.00 a Day upward. •?lst SEASON. Eight miles west of the Hudson River. By way of Catskill, within FOU HOUBiS of New York City. Also accessible by way of Rhinebeck, Rondout, and Kingston. Passengers by either of the above routes may purchase tickets to CATSKILL MOUN- TAIN STATION, which is only 300 feet from the Hotel, and is the terminus of all rail routes to this region. Open June 20th. THIS well-kBO\vTi Summer Hotel is situated on one of the eastern ledges of the sumi of the Catskill Mountains, 2,250 feet above tide water, and by reatson of its pecnlia advantageous location, on the front of the range, is the only hotel tbat commands • famous view of the Hiidson Valle^v, which stretches out from the base of the mountains low, to the Adirondacks in the north, the Green Mountain and Berkshire Hills in the e« and the Highlands in the south, embracing an area of 12,000 square miles, with sixty mi of the Hudson River in the foreground. THE MOUNTAIN-HOUSE PARK Has a valley frontage of over three miles in'extent, and consists of 3,000 acres, or about ; square miles, of magnificent forest and farming lands, traversed in all directions by mi miles of caiTiage-roads and paths leading to various noted places of interest. . The Crest, Newman's Ledge. Bears' Den, and Prospect Rock on North Mountain, and Ea liock and Palenville Overlook on South Mountain, from which the grandest views of region are obtained, are included in the property. It also includes within its bounda North and South Lakes, both plentifully stocked with various kinds of fish, and well supp v^dth boats. The principal drives include KaatersMll Falls, Haines's Falls. Kaaterskill Clove, Pa vUle, Tannersville, and Hunter Village. The atmosphere is delightful, invigorating, pure, the great elevation and surrounding forest r-endering it absolutely free from mala It aflordB relief to sulferers from Chills and Fever, Asthma, Hay-Fever, Loss of Appe' and General Debility. The temperature is always fifteen to twenty degrees lower thai Catskill Village, New York City, or Philadelphia.' The location and surroundings are ir respects the most desirable in the entire range of the Catskills, and no hot«] similarly situ; is so easy of access, or so near in time to New York City. As a resort for transient visi to the Mountains it has many great attractions over other localities. For Circular, containing rates, etc.. address CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE CO., Catskill. N.Y PLAZA HOTEL. ; " The most magnificently and Insuriously ippointed and most perfectly equipped hotel B the world."— ^Y. Y. Hotel Register. The model Hotel of the world. "Eeprefc-ents an expenditure of over $3,000,000."— iV.r. Tntmne. rpHE water and ice used are vaporized arid frozen on the premises, and certified as to purity 1 bv Prof. Charles F. Chandler. Hotel overlooking Central Park, Fifth Avenue. 58th and 59th Streets, New York. HIGHEST CL.\8S. ABSOLUTELY FIRE-PEOOF. On Ameri- can and European Plans. Within half a block of Sixth Avenue Elevated E. E. terminus. Fifth Avenue Stages and Cross-Town Care pass the doors. p, A_ HAMMOND. CURTIS HOTEL, LENOX, MASS. In center of the Berkshire Hills. 1,270 feet abo\ e tide water. Pure air, pure water, iiue drives, and walks. Good rooms in hotel or cottages. ^ OPEN ALL THE YEAR. -I* W. O. CURTIS, Proprietor. 5 Copley Square Hotel. t ± ^T.^^feK Huntington Avenue and Exeter Street, Boston. Located in the Fashionable and Beautiful Back Bay District. CONTAINING 300 ROOMS, SINGLE AND EN SUITE, RICHLY FURNISHED. IT IS BUT SIX MINUTES' RIDE BY HORSE OR ELECTRIC CARS TO THE SHOPPING AND AMUSEMENT CENTRES. FIVE MINUTES TO PROVIDENCE DEPOT, THE TERMINUS OF THE SHORE LINE R. R. , FALL RIVER, STONINGTON, AND PROVIDENCE BOAT LINES. PASSENGERS VIA BOSTON & ALBANY R. R. MAY LEAVE THE TRAIN AT HUNTINGTON AVENUE STATION, WITHIN ONE MINUTE'S WALK OF HOTEU HOTEL PORTER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT TRAINS ARRIVING FROM NEW YORK AND THE WEST F. S. RISTEEN & CO., Proprietors. The Hotel Ghamplain, On the west shore of Lake Ghamplain, three miles south of Plattsburg. Delaware & Hudson R. R. station and steamboat landing in hotel grounds. All trains and boats stop. The natural stopping-over point for tourists to and from Montreal and the Adirondacks. Extensive grounds, unrivaled scenery. O. D. SEAVEY, Manager, p. O. address, HOTEL CHAMPLAIN, Clinton Co., N. Y. 7 PARK AVENUE HOTEI ABSOLUTELY FIRE=PRO< Park Avenue, 32d to 33d Street, New York. American and European Plans. $150,000 IN Alterations AND Improvements. Beautiful Court, with Music, Fountain, and Flo\ Free Baggage from Grand Central Depot and Long Island Railroad. WA1. H. EARLE & SON, Proprietoi THE WEST POINT HOTEL AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK. THEJ 0:!SriL.Y HOTKL. OIST THK I'D ST. ALBERT H. CRANEY. iiiteKi, The hotel par excellence of the National Capital, opposite the Treasury, and one block from the White House. This well-known hotel has been reopened under new management. It has been refitted and renovated throughout with new fur- niture and handsomely decorated, a magnificent dining-room lighted by four immense chandeliers, brilliant with many incan- descent electric lamps, and carpeted with new and handsome carpet to dead- en every sound. The serv- ice of one of the most noted cooks of the country lias been secured, and the cidsine, service, and at- tendance will be of supe- rior excellence. From the windows of the hotel the finest views of Washington can be ob- tained. K developing -room for the use of amateur pho- tographers, has been pro- vided for the guests of the house. An illustrated Guide to Washington will be mailed upon receipt of two two- cent postage stamps. illlliiiiii '"SIlIlIIll 3 J, RIGGS HOnSS COMPANIT, G. DE WITT, Treasurer. WILLARD'S HOTEL, W ashington, d. c. iM The largest, oldest house in the Capital. First class in all respects. Send two stamps to O. G. STAPLES, Proprietor, for Guide-Book to Washington, D. C. 9 HOTEL WARWICK, OLD POINT COMFORT. LOCATED ON HAMPTON ROADS, «IQHT MILES FROM OLD POINT COMFORT. OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . A substantial brick structure, containing all modern iniprovements and conven- iences, having accommodations for three hundred visitors. Situated on a bluff over- looking the sea. Elegantly furnished. Table and Service unsurpassed. Pure Water from an Artesian Well. Drainage and Plumbing perfect. For circulars and full information, apply to ^ ^ ORCUTT, No. 1 Broadway, New York ; OR TO J. R. SWINERTON, Manager. ** Itt a^word, here is a model biography." — New Tork Critic. AD M I R AL FARRA GUT. By Captain A. T. MAHAN, U. S. N., ^ * Author of "The Gulf and Inland Waters," etc. THE FIRST VOLUME IN THE GREAT COMMANDERS SERIES, Edited BY Gen. James Grant Wilson. With Portrait and Maps 13mo. Clotli, gilt top, $1.50. " There was need of a compact and readable life of the greatest of American naval heroes, and this Captain Mahan has given \ia.''''—P/iiladeIphia Press. "It is written by a naval officer who i.s a seaman of large experience, who served in Farragtit's squadron during the war, and therefore is enabled to present the most apprecia- tive account of that remarkable man that has yet been given to the public." — Chicago Dial. For sale by all booksellers ; or will be sent by i7iaH on receipt of price by the publishers. New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. 10 # THE*QUEEN'S* ^ HOTEL, ^ Toronto, Canada. McGAW & WINNETT, Proprietors. /^ NE of the largest and most comfortable hotels in the Dominion of Canada, and, ^-^ being adjacent to the Lake, commands a splendid view of Toronto Bay and Lake Ontario, It is well known as one of the coolest houses in summer in Canada, and is elegantly furnished throughout. Eooms en suite^ with bath-rooms attached, on every floor. THF niT'C'PM'C has been liberally patronized by Eoyalty and Nobility ^'■'■^ ^^ i£ during their visits to Toronto, and among those who have honored it with their patronage are : His Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke Alexis of Kussia ; their Royal Highnesses, Prince Leopold, Prince George ; Princess Louise, and the Duke and Duchess of Connaugbt ; the Marquis cf Lome ; the Earl and Countess of Dufferin ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne ; Lord and Lady Stanley, of Preston. THE QUEEN) S is furnished with all the latest modern improvements. Hand- some Passenger Elevator, Electric Bella, etc. Appletons' Guide -Book to Alaska AND THE NORTHWEST COAST, INCLUDING THE SHOEES OF WASHD^GTON, BEITLSH COLUMBIA, SOUTHEASTEEN ALASKA, THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, THE SEAL ISLANDS, BERING SEA, AND THE AECTIC OCEAN. BY Miss ELIZA RUHAMAH SCIDMORE. With Maps and Tllustrations. D. APPLETON & CO., ^ 1, 3, & 5 Bond St., New York. 11 -^ HOTEL KENMORE^ Leading Hotel of Albany, N.Y. Strictly First Class. - - Thoroughly Modern. Centrally Located. Convenient to the State Capitol and other Public Buildings and Places of Interest. J^" FREE OMNIBUSES in Attendance at all Trains and Boats. „.^ > H. J. ROCKWELL, Proprietor. F. W. ROCKWELL, Manager. THE WINDSOR HOTEL, S A. Xi uft. T o a- -A- - OPEN FROM JUNE 1 TO OCTOBER 1. A. QTJIKrr HOTEL OF THE BEST CLASS. Cuisine and Service Zfnexceptiotiable. LATE DINNERS. ^ MUSIC. "White Servants Exel-usively. Send for Illustrated Book of the Hotel to WILIiARD LESTER, Saratoga Springrs, N. Y. 13 TH£ CLIFTON HOUSE. • NIAGARA FALLS. — Open from May to November of each Year. 'T^HIS quiet hotel presents to tourists every desirable comfort. The cuisine service and attention un- surpassed. Location directly facing the Falls. POSITIVELY the only hotel commanding any view whatever of 'the FALLS OF NIAGARA. Check baggage to Niagara Falls, N. Y. Leave cars I at same place. For apartments and information, address G. M. COLBURN, Niagara Falls, N. Y. COLONNADE HOTEL, H. J. & G. R. CRUMP, ^mmdU Cor. 15th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, EUROPEAN PLAN, $i.oa per day and upward. AHERICAN PLAN, $3.50 per day and upward. 13 FAMOUS FOR HALF A CENTURY. DNITED STATES HOTEL, BOSTON RECENTLY ENLARGED and GREATLY IMPROVED. First-Class Accotnvtodation for Five Hundred Guests. PLEASURE PARTIES, LALIES and FAMILIES VISITING BOSTON — "WILL FIND THE — imiTPfl ^TATFQ combining: all the conveniences and substantia una I LU O 1 n I to comforts of a pleasant Home, free alike from eastrw ar/ant show, or still more extravarjant charges, WHILE ITS VSEY CONVENIENT LOCATION DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE BOSTON AND ALBANY, — AND ONLY ONE BLOCK FROxM THE — OLD COLONY and FALL. KIVJEB LINES, three blocks only from the NET YORK and NEW ENGLAND, and PROVIDENCE and STONINGTO' ^.T^u^^^^^' ^"^ coiinecting directly by HORSE CARS every 5 minutes, Tvit all the Northern and Eastern Railroads and Steamboats, giving Guests ever possible facility and convenience of rapid and economical transfer from all points. *®-UNEQUALLED BY ANY HOTEL IN BOSTON.-ffiy Passengers to or from aU Southern or Western Points, by either Boat or Kai JMCay Save all Carriag^es Fares, Thus making a most convenient point to stop on arriving in the city, and to spend day or week in shopping or visiting tiie many objects of art and interest, a most centr and convenient location, being only two minutes' walk from all the great Beta Stores. Theaties, Objects of Interest and Places of Amusement. Sixteen Hundred Horse Cars, passing three sides of the Hotel, bring it in dire connection with every Railway Station, Steamboat, AND THE THOUSAND ATTRACTIONS OF CITY, SEASHOEE AND SUBUEBS. The UNITED STATES recommends itself particularly to ladies and famili. visiting the city for shopping or attending the numerous entertainments and exhibition or as head quarters for parties wishing to make daily excursions down the harbor • the thousand places of interest with which liostou is surrounded; while its charges a moderate and regulated by the accommodations required, allowing yues-s the choi of the most simple or more sumptuous apartim-nts. Full particulars will be eive with maps, circulars, etc., on application by post to TILLY HAINES, Besldent Prop'r, United States Hotel, BOSTON, H&( ^roadtvay Central ITolel^ Nos, 667 to 677, IVrpW VOPTT Midway between Opposite Bond Street. ^^^^ ^ Ult A, Battery & Central Park NOW UNDER ENTIRE NEW MANAGEMENT, Who have recently expended over one hundred thousand dollars in a thorough re- organization of this immense property, by far the largest in New York, (~\n N-r\r\x^\ ^"'^ ^^^^ ^^ *^^ great hotels of the world. I iN,o? inV.T ioV-nw . "^^^^ \^T^^^ of Elevated Railroads, 6th Avenue Station, Bleecker UNSURPAbSED ! street (one block in the rear) ; 3d Avenue Station, Houston Street (two blocks in front). The new Kapid Transit Cable JLines passing, the doors run the entire length of Broadway from the Battery to Central Park, passing all the fashionable stores, theatres, and attractions of the city. All Cross-Town Cars transfer at Broadway with the Cable Lines, taking guests direct to the Hotel. Grand Central Depot passen- gers can take the 4th Avenue Cars direct to Bond Street (one block in front). Passengers arriving by any of the Ferries, or either Foreign or Coastwise Steamers, can take any Cross-Town Car, or walk to Broadway and take Cable Cars direct to the Hotel ; or, via the 6th or 3d Avemie Elevated, stopping at Bleecker Street on 6th Ave- nue, and Houston Street Station on 3d Avenue line, three minutes from Hotel. THE OEFTEAL wiU te run on toth the AMEEIOAN and EUEOPEM PLANS. tHE REGULAR TARIFF OF CHARGES FOR EACH PERSON WILL BE For Room only^ - - S^l-OO, ® 1.50 and «3. 00 \ According to size, location, and " e- 1 UT ?***'^' ^•^^' ^-^^ ' K 4- > convenience, and whethe?^ occu- single Meals -_- - - -^ - - - - 75 cents i jmd by one or 7nore persons. Booms 'With Parlor or Bath, extra. f8r full PARTICULARS, SEND FOR CIRCULARS, MAPS, AND OTHER INFORMATION, TO UNITED STATES HOTEL, BOSTON. TILLY HAYNES, PROPRIETOR. Cable address : " Tilly. BROADWAY CENTRAL HOTEL, NEW YORK. 15 INSURANCE THAT — INSURES.^= A Policy absolutely without Restrictions as to occupation, residence, travel, habits ■ Hfe, or manner of death ; A Policy with but One Condition, namely, the payment of premiums ; A Policy with a Month's Grace in premium payments, and paid in full in case ■ death during the month of grace, less only the overdue premium with interes' A Policy providing for Reinstatement within six months after lapse, if the insun is in good health ; A Policy AUTOMATICALLY nonforfeiting after three annual premiums hai been paid, giving ordinary paid-up insurance if request is 'made within s: months, and term insurance for the full amount of the policy during a peric shown therein if no request is made ; A Policy with Privilege of Cash Loans at 5 per cent interest, five years after issue ; A Policy with Six Options in settlement at the end of 10, 15, or 20 years ; A Policy incontestable from any cause One Year after issue ; THAT'S THE *' Accumulation Policy' . ' ~ OF THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY JOHN A. McCALL, President, 346 & 348 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Agents of integrity and ability wanted everywhere. 16 THE CATARACT HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Established 1814, BEST AND BEST KNOWN HOTEL AT NIAGARA. UNDER NEW AND PBOGBESSIVE MANAGEMENT. Adjoining State Reservation, and directly opposite Goat Island. Only first-class Hotel on the American side conducted exclusively on the American plan. OI>E3Sr XJIsTTIL 3SrO'VB3VEBEI?,_ J. E. DEVEREUX) Manager. THE STORY OF COLUMBUS. By ELIZABETH EGGLESTON SEELYE. Edited by Dr. EDWARD EGGLESTON. With 100 Illustrations by Allegra Eggleston. 12mo. Cloth, $1.7.5. ^'A brief, popular, interesting, and yet critical volume, just such as we should wish to place in the hands of a young reader. " The authors of this volume have done their best to keep it on a high plane of accuracy and conscientious work without losing sight of their readers."— i\'ei<; York Independent. "In some respects altogether the best book that the Columbus year has brought out." — Rochester Post-Express. New York : D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. 17 Hotel Florence, QUEBEC, CANADA. QSit-eiSfas-ziia »/>ii "THE FLOKENCE" is the most pleasant, attractive, and comfortable house! for tourists that can be found on this continent. Its location is unequaled, and the panoramic view to be had from the Balcony is not even surpassed by the world- renowned_ Dufferin Terrace, as it commands a full view of the River St. Lawrence, the St. Charles Valley, Montmorency Falls, Laurentian Eange of Mountains^ .and overlooks the largest part of the city. Eooms with bath, ande/i suites elegantly furnished and well ventilated, and the CUISINE FIEST CLASS. Street-cars pass the door every five minutes. Telephone communication Electric light and bell in every room. Iron balconies and iron stairs from every ffoor. Perfect safety assured. " The Florence" Hotel Observation Cars run every 15 minutes up to 10.30 p. m. to the Basilica, the Post-Office, Grand Battery, Dufferin Terrace, Court-House, Gov- ernor's Garden, IJrsuline Convent, House where Montgomery was laid, City Hall, Union Club, Esplanade, Garrison Club, the foot of the Citadel, and the Parliament Buildings. "The Florence" being the centre of all these interesting points, the round trip from the hotel and back is made in 30 minutes. Passengers are landed and taken at any point. Fare, fi.ve cents. Tourists staying at other hotels especially invited to visit "The Florence," and also enjoy the magnificent view to be had from its veranda. BENJ. TRUDEL, Proprietor. 18 1 111 JiQiiietica. puisiNE UNSUP\PASSED. 2^eK/i;U/ ^Wafcev, 'Wvobuebot/, LATE OF THE ALBEMARLE HOTEL 19 o o o I— I < Q M O O o X o < Q CD>C5! O m 20 (X-?.^c/wonico'5 (cor. .5th Ave. and 26th St.), the Holland House Cafe (Fifth Ave. and 30th St.), the Cafe Brunswick (also at the cor. of 5th Ave. and 2Gth St.), and Sherry's (cor. Fifth Ave. and 37th St.), are among the best. The St. Denis (cer. Broadway and 11th St.), Clarke (22 W. 23d St.), PursseWs (914 Broadway), and the Vienna Bakery (cor. Broadway and 10th St.), are of excellent repiite, and places where ladies or families may lunch or dine. The cafes and restaurants attached to the large hotels on the European plan are generally well kept ; among the best of these are the Hoffman House, cor. Broadway and 24th St.; the St. James, cor. Broadway and" 26th St.; the Coleman House, Broadway, between 25th and 27th Sts.; and the Clifton, 6th Ave. and 35th St. Delmonico's, 22 Broad St. and at junction of Beaver and William Sts. ; Cable's, 130 Broadway ; the Hoffmann House Cafe, in the Con- solidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, 7 Beaver and 23 New Sts. ; Suther- land's, 64 Liberty St. ; the Cafe Savarin, in the Equitable Building, 120 Broad- way ; the Astor House, in Broadway, ^are first-class restaurants. ''There are a number of restaurants where table-d'hote dinners may be got from 5 to 8 p. m., 1 2 NEW YORK CITY. [Eoute 1. for from 7oc. to $1.50, usually including wine ; of these may be mentioned the Brunswick, cor. 5th Ave. and 2(ith St. -^ the Murray Bill, cor. Park Ave. and 40th St. ; and Morello's, 4 W 29th St. Micadonna's (42 Union Square) and Mo- retWs (22 E. 2l8t St.) have the Italian cuisine, on the table-d''h6te plan. There are also English chop-houses ; of these, FarrislVs (64 John St.), Browne's (31 W. 27th St.). and T/ie Studio (332 Gth Ave.), are noted. Modes of Conveyance.— Elevated K. K.— Four lines extend lengthwise from South Ferry east side of the Battery. The ?j,d Ave. line runs to Chat- ham Sq. (where passengers may transfer to 2d Ave. line), thence by Bowery and 3d Ave. to Harlem River. This line has a branch from C ity Hall to Chatham Sq., one at 42d St. to Grand Central Depot, and one at 34th St. for ferry to Long Island City. The Chatham Sq. branch connects with Brooklyn Bridge cars. The stations of 3d Ave. line are : Battery, foot Whitehall St. ; in Pearl St., at Hanover Sq., at cor. of Fulton St., at I^ranklin Sq. ; and at Chatham Sq. ; in Bowery, cor. Canal, Grand, and Houston Sts. ; in 3d A.\e., cor. 9th, 14th, 18th, 23d, 28th, 34th, 42d. 47th, 53d, 59th, 67th, 7Cth, 84th, 8Cth. 98th, 106th, 116th, 125th, and 120th Sts. (Harlem River). The &th Ave. line starts from Bat- tery, foot of Whitehall St., and has stations at Battery Place cor. Greenwich St., in New Church St., cor. of Rector St., and Cortlandt St.; in Church St., cor. Park PI.; in W. Broadway, cor. Chambers St., and Franklin St.; in S. 5tli Ave., cor. Grand St., and Bleecker St. ; in 6th Ave., cor. 8th, 14th, 18th, 23d, 28th, 33d, 42d, 50th, and 58th Sts. ; in 8th Ave., cor. 53d St.; in 9th Ave., cor. 59th, 66t.i, 72d, 81st, 93d, and 104th Sts. ; and in 8th Ave. again, cor. 116th, 125th, 135th, 145th, and 155th Sts. (Harlem River). -Certain trains run only to 58th St., cor. 6th Ave. The line connects at cor. 42d St. and 6th Ave. with Grand Central Depot by surface cars. The Mh Ave. line starts from Battery, foot Whitehall St.; stations at Uattery Place, in Greenwich St., cor. Rector, Cortlandt, Barclay, Warren, Franklin, Desbrosses, Houston, and Christopher Sts.; and in 9th Ave., cor. 14th, 23d, 30th, 34th, 42d. 50th, and 59th Sts., at the last-named station con- necting with the 6th Ave. line. The 2d Ave. line starts at Battery, running on the same track as the 3d Ave. line to Chatham Sq. It has stations in Allen St., cor. Canal, Grand, and Rivington Sts.; in 1st Ave., cor. 1st, 8th, 14th, and 19th Sts.; in 23d St., bet. 1st and 2d Aves. ; and in 2d Ave., cor. 34th, 42d, 50t.h, 57th, 65th, 80th, 86th, 92d, 99th, 111th, 117th, 121st, 127th, and 129th Sts. (Harlem River), v/here it connects with the Suburban line to 16Gth St. The trains run at intervals of about 4 minutes. On Sundays the traiiis run on all the lines, but at somewhat longer intervals ; and at night from 12.30 a. m. to 5.30 a. m. trains run on the 0th Ave. road every half -hour, and the 3d Ave. line every quarter- hour. Fares are 5 cents on all the lines. Express trains morning and evening make but 4 stops bet. 23d and 155th Sts., on 9th Ave. line, and make sharp con- nection with express trains on the New York & Northern R. R. Street-Cars, etc.— Broadivay Line, from South Ferry through Whitehall St. to Broadway, thence along Broadway to 44tb St., thence through 7th Ave. to Central Park. The 4th Ave. to 138th St. (Mott Haven); and the 3d Ave. to Harlem, start from the Post-Office ; the Qth Ave. line to Central Park starts from Broadway, cor. Vesey St. ; while the 8fh Ave. line, starting from the same place, runs to 14.5th St. There are cross-town lines along Broadway at Chambers St., at Canal St., at Grand St., at Prince St., at Houston St., at ,8th St., at 14th St., at 23d St., at 34th St., at 42d St., at 59th St., and at 125th St. ; and the Bleecker St. cars from Fulton Ferry by Broadway and Bleecker St. to W. 23d St. Ferry. The Belt Line runs from South Ferry to Central Park, the E. branch passing all ferries on East River ; the W. branch, all ferries on Noith River. The Boulevard Line runs from E. 34th St. to 42d St., to Boule- vard at 72d St., to Fort Lee Ferrv, W. 129th St. ; with a branch from 92d St., East River, to 110th St., to St. Nicholas Ave., to foot of W. 129th St. Fare on all the lines 5c. A Cable line runs from foot of E. 125th St. west to 10th Ave., to 187th St., past High Bridge. Stages run from Bleecker St. through S. 5th Ave. to 5th Ave., to 86th St. Hackney-coaches have stands in different parts of the city, and attend the arrival of every train and steamboat. A tariff of fares is or ought to be hung in each carriage. Disputed questions as to time, distance, or price, must be settled at the Mayor's office (City Hall). The legal rates for cabs are, for one or more passengers for a distance of 1 m. or less, 50c., and 25c. each half-mile additional ; coaches, $1 for 1 m., and 40c. additional for each half-mile. The principal hotels have carriages in waiting for the use of guests. — — 1 1 1 h! _ 1 , ^ 1 \ ■ \ \. -'l^l \ ' \ ( • Y NEW YORK BROOKLYN & JERSEY CITY. im Eoute 1.] NEW YORK CITY. 3 Railroad Stations. — The Grand Central Station, in 42d St., between Lex- ington and Madison Avenues, is used by most of the passenger trains of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R., the New York & Harlem Div., and New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. The Harlem River branch to New RochelJe starts from 132d St. and 2d Ave. Local trains to Spuyten Duyvel (Hudson River R. R.) leave the station at 10th Ave. and 30th St. The depot of the Pennsylvania R. E. (in Jersey City), the Neiv York, Susquehanna & West- ern B. B., iSorthern Bailroad of New Jersey, Nevj Tc/rJc & Greemvood Lake B. B., and New Jersey dfe New York B. B. is reached by ferries from foot of Desbrosses and Cortlandt Sts.; the Erie from foot of Chambers and W. 23d Sts.; the West Shore E. B. and Neiv York, Ontario & Western E. E., same as Penn. R. R., Jersey City ; also at Weehawken, by ferry from foot of W. 42d St. ; the Lehigh Valley E. E. and the Central of Neiv Jersey from foot of Liberty St. ; the Delaware, Lackawanna cfc Western from foot of Barclay and Christopher Sts.; the Long Lsland B. B., from James Slip and foot E. 34th St. Ferries.— There are ferries to Brooklyn from foot of Whitehall St., Wall St., Fulton St., and Catherine St. ; to East Brooklyn (Wilhamsburgh) from foot of Roosevelt St., Grand St., E. Houston St., and E. 23d St.; to Gi'eenpoint from foot of IGth and E. 23d Sts. ; to Long Island City from James Slip and foot of E. 34th St. To Jersey City from foot of Liberty St., Cortlandt St., Desbrosses St., Chambers St., and W. 23d St. To Hoboken from foot of Barclay St.. foot of Christopher St., and foot of W. 14th St. To Weehaiuken from foot of Jay St. and W. 42d St. To Fort Lee from foot of Canal (touching at W. 22d St.) and W. 129th St. To Staten Island, to St. George's, from foot of Whitehall St.. east side of the Battery. To Astoria from foot of E. 92d St. and foot of E. 34th St. (to Long Island City, thence by cars) ; and by boat from Pier 22, East River. To BlackwelVs, BandaWs, and Ward's Islands from foot of E. 26th St. Churches. — There are nearly .500 churches of all denominations in the city, and at any of them the visitor is sure of a polite reception. The following are the principal of those whose Stmday services are most attended by strangers : Trinity Church (Episcopal), in Broadway, opposite Wall St., with cathedral choral service; Trinity Chapel (Episcopal), 25th St., near Broadway; St. George's (Episcopal), in Stuyvesant Square, E. 16th St.; Grace Church (Ejoisco- pal), Broadway, near 10th St., fine music; and St. Mary the Virgin (Ritual- istic), 223 W. 4.5th St. Of the Roman Catholic churches, the Cathedral of St. Patrick (,5th Ave. between 50th and 51st Sts.), St. Leo's (11 E. 28th St.), and St. Stephen's (149 E. 28th St., famed for its musical services) are most attended. The Presbyterian churches of Dr. John Hall (cor. .5th Ave. and 5oth St.) and the Brick Church (5th Ave. and 37th St.) are very popular ; also the Methodist Madi- son Avenue Church (cor. 60th St. and Madison Ave.); the Unitarian Church of All Souls (cor. 4th Ave. and 20th St.), and the Church of the Messiah (Dr. Robert Collyer, cor. Park Ave. and 34th St.); the Universalist Church of the Divine Paternity (cor. 5th Ave. and 4.5th St.). Among the Baptist churches are Fifth Avenue (6 W. 46th St.) and Judson Memorial (S. Washington Square) ; . the Congregational Tabernacle (cor. Broadway and 34th St.); the Reformed Dutch Collegiate Churches (cor. .5th Ave. and 29th St. and cor. 5th Ave. and 48th St.) ; the Swedenborgian Church (114 E. 3.5th St.): the Moravian (cor. Lex- ington Ave. and 30th St.) ; and the Church of the Strangers (259 Mercer St., near 8th St.). The Sabbath (Saturday) services of the Jewish Temple Emanuel (5th Ave. cor. 43d St.) are very impressive, and the interior decorations of the building remarkably rich. The newspapers on Saturday and Sunday give the place and time of the most important ser\ ices of the ensuing Sunday. Theatres and Amusements.— The Metropolitan CJpera-House, in Broad- way, between 39th and 4Gth Sts. (destroyed bj^ fire, but to be reconstructed), is the home of the grand opera during the winter season, and many of the large balls are given there, as well as of the Vaudeville Club. Other places of amusement include the Academy of Music, Irving Place, cor. 14th St.; Am- berg Theatre, Irving Place and 14th St. ; Bijou Theatre, Broadway, between 30th and 31st Sts. ; Broadway Theoire, cor. Broadway and 41st St. ; Casino, cor. Broadway and 39th St.; Columbus Theatre, 112 E. 125th St.; Daly's Theatre, cor. Broadway and 30th St.; Empire Theatre, cor. Broadway and 40th St.; Fifth Avenue Theatre, cor. Broadway and 28th St. ; Fourteenth "St. Theatre, W. 14th St., near 6th Ave. ; Garden Theatre, cor. Madison Ave. and 27th St. ; Grand Opera-House, cor. 8th Ave. and 23d St.; Harlem Opera-House, 125th St., west 4 NEW YOKK CITY. [JRonte 1. of 7th Ave.; Hailem Theatre, E. l'25th St., near 8d. Ave.; EarrigarCs Theatre^ 35th St. and 6th Ave. ; Herrman's Theatre, cor. Broadway and 29th St. ; Lon- don Theatre, 235 Bowery; the Lyceum Opera-House, 160 E. 34th St.; Lyceum Theatre, 4th Ave. near 23d St.; Madison Square Theatre, 24th. St., west of Broadway; Manhattan Opera-House, E. 34th St., near Broadway; Niblo's Gar- den, 570 Broadway, near Prince St. ; Palmer''s Theatre, Broadway and 30th St.; Park Theatre, cor. Broadway and 35th St.; Proctw's Theatre, 139 W. 23d St.; Standard Theatre, Broadway and 33d St.; Star Theatre, Broadway and 13th St. ; and TJrdon Square Theatre, 14th St., near Broadway. CMckering Hall, cor. 5th Ave. and 18th St., and Music Hall, cor. .57th St. and 7th Ave., are concert and music halls. The Cyclorama Building is at the corner of 18th St. and 4th Ave. The Eden Mvsee, "in 23d St., between 5th and 0th Aves., is de- voted to wax-works. Summer-night concerts are given at the Lenox Lyceum, cor. Madison Ave. and 59th St., and at Madison Square Garden, Madison Ave. and 2Gth St. Horse-races at Morris Park, under the auspices of the N. Y. Jockey Club ; and at Sheepshead Bay near Coney Island, under the auspices of the Coney Island Jockey Club, near Brooklyn. Keaclmg-Kooins.— -The Astor Library, Lafayette Place, near 8th St., contains 270,000 volumes ; open from 9 A. m. to 5 p. m. (in winter, 4 p. m.). The Cooper Institute, cor. 4th Ave. and 8th St. (32,000 volumes), is open to all from 8 A. M. to 10 p.m., on Sunday, 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. in winter. Young Men's Christian Association has free reading-rooms at 4th Ave. cor. 23d St.", and at 5 W. 125th St.— both open from 8 A. m. to 10 p. m. The Mercantile Library, Astor Place near Broadway (240,000 volumes), has an excellent reading-room, to which strangers are admitted on introduction by a member. The libraries at Columbia College and the College of the City of New Fork are large. The New York Free Circulating Library, \Nii\i about 30,000 volumes, 49 Bond St., and branches at 135 2d Ave., 226 W. 42d St., and 251 W. 13th St., are open to all. The Society Library (90,000 volumes), 67 University Place, founded 1757, is the oldest in the city. The library of the Historiccd Society, 2d Ave., opposite St. Mark's Church, is rich in documents relating to Revolutionary and colonial history ; and the Geographiccd Society has a valuable series of maps, etc., in its rooms. No. 11 W. 29th St. These are accessible by introduction of a member. The Harlem Library, 2238 3d Ave. and 123d St., is one of the oldest in the city. Art Collections.— At the National Academy of Design (cor. 4th Ave. and 23d St.) there are annual exhibitions of recent works of American artists (en- trance, 25c.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Ave. and 82d St.) has a fine collection of paintings by old and modern masters, and usually has on exhi- bition paintings loaned by the wealthy virtuosi of the city, including pictiu-es by American artists, statuary, pottery and porcelain-ware, arms and armor, coins and medals, antiques, and various articles of vertu. It also contains the fa- mous Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities. It is open daily from 10 A. m. till sunset, and on Sundays from 1 p, m. ; also on Tuesday and Saturday even- ings, from 8 to 10 p. m. At the Historiccd Society (cor. 11th St. and 2d Ave.) is a gallery of paintings with many old portraits, the Abbott Collection of Egyp- tian Antiquities, the Lenox Collection of Isineveh Sculptures, etc., admission by card from member. The Lenox Library (cor. 5th Ave. and 70th St.) contains a fine collection of paintings: admission free. The American Art Gallery, 6 E. 23d St., has frequent exhibitions of pictures and bric-a-brac. There are usually pictures on exhibition at the sales-galleries of Knoedler, cor. 5th Ave. and 22d St.; Schaus, .5th Ave., near 25th St.; Avery. 368 Fifth Ave.; and Cottier, 144 5th Ave. Many artists' studios may be found in the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation Building, cor. 4th Ave. and 23d St.; Studio Building, cor. 4th Ave. and 25th St. ; the Sherivood, .57 W. 57th St. ; the Bembrandt, 1.52 W. 57th St. ; and the Studio Building, 51 W. 10th St. The best private collections in the city are those of August Belmont, John Hoey, John Wolfe, Henry G. Marquand, Thomas B. Clark, William Rockefeller, Robert Hoe. and Mrs. W. H. Vander- bilt. Admission to these may be obtained by sending a letter (inclosing card) to their owners. Clubs. — The principal are the Century. 7 W. 43d St. ; the Knickerbocker, 319 5th Ave. ; the Manhattan, 5th Ave. cor. 34th St. ; the Union, 1 W. 21st St. ; the TJnion League, 1 E. 39th St.; the Lotos, 149 5th Ave.; the Players, 16 Gram- ercy Park ; the Neiv York, 2 W. 35th St. ; the St. Nicholas, 386 5th Ave. ; the University, Madison Ave. and 26th St. ; the Calumet, 267 Fifth Ave. ; the Prog- l£^intif^Jff>u^'eSr/t.f.a?'e. Views in New York. Route i.] NEW YORK CITY. 5 ress, 5tli Ave. cor. 63cl St. ; tlie Democratic, 617 5tli Ave. ; and the New York Athletic, 104 W. 55th St. Admission to these is obtained only through intro- duction by a member. Post-bffice.— The General Post-Oflice, at the southern end of City Hal] Park, is open continuously, except Sundays, when it is open only from 9 to 11 A.M. There are also 2n'sub-post-oflices' in the city, called "Stations," and alphabetically named; these are open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. ; on Sundays, from 9 to 11 A. m. Letters may also be mailed in the lamp-post boxes (of which there are 700), or at any hotel. Xew York City, the commercial metropolis of the United States, and largest city of the Western Hemisphere, is situated on New York Bay, in latitude about 41° N. and longitude 71° W. from Greenwich (3° 1' 13" E. from Washington), at the junction of the Hudson or North River, which washes its western shore, and of the East River, as the narrower portion of Long Island Sound is named, which separates it from Brooklyn It occupies the entire surface of Manhattan Island ; Randall's, Ward's, and Blackwell's Islands in the East River; and a por- tion of the mainland, annexed from Westchester County, north of Man- hattan Island and separated from it by Hai'lem River and Spuyten Duy- vel Creek. Governor's, Bedloe's, and Ellis's Islands, in the Bay, are used by the United States Government. Ellis's Island has recently been selected as the landing-place of immigrants. The extreme length north from the Battery is 16 miles; greatest width from the Hudson to the mouth of Bronx River, 4J^ miles; area, nearly 41 A square miles, or 26,- 500 acres, of which 12,100 acres are on the mainland. Manhattan Island, on which the city proper stands, is 13^ miles long, and varies in breadth from a few hundred yards to 2f miles, having an area of nearly 22 square mile's. The older portion of the city below 14th St. is some- what irregularly laid out. The plan of the upper part includes avenues running N. to the boundary of the island, and streets running across them at right angles from river to river. The avenues are numbered from the east to 12th Ave.; east of 1st Ave. in the widest part of the city are Aves. A, B, C, and D. Above 21st, between 3d and 4th Aves., is Lexington Ave., and above 23d St., between 4th and 5th Aves., is Madison Ave. ; 6th and Yth Aves. are intersected by Central Park. Above 59th St., on the Avest side, 8th Ave. is known as Central Park, west, 9th Ave. as Columbus Ave., 10th Ave. as Amsterdam Ave., 11th xive. as West End Ave., while extending along the line of the river is Riverside Ave. St. Nicholas Ave. starts from 110th St. and Lenox, which is the name given to 6th Ave. above Central Park, and extends irregularly northward. Manhattan Ave. extends northward from 100th St. to 123d St., and thence westward to 130th St. and North River. Morningside Ave., east and west, are on either side of Morningside Park, between 110th and 123d St. Alaove 12oth St. and in the annexed dis- trict the avenues and streets are still somewhat irregular. The streets are numbered consecutively N. to 225th St., at the end of the island ; 21 blocks, including streets, average a mile. The house-numbers on the avenues run N. ; those on the streets E. and W. from 5th Ave. The city is compactly built to Harlem, about 8i miles from the Battery. Distances are usually calculated from the City Hall, 6 NEW YORK CITY. [Route 1. The harbor of New York is one of the finest and most picturesque in the world. The outer bar is at Sandy Hook, 18 miles from the Bat- tery, and is crossed by two ship-channels, either of which admits vessels of the heaviest draught. On the steamers from Europe the American coast is usually first sighted at the line of the Navesink Highlands, or off Fire Island Light, and the bar is crossed soon after. As the steamer enters the Bay and sails through the Narrows, between the villa-crowned shores of Staten and Long Islands, on the left are seen the massive bat- tlements of Fort Wadsworth and Fort TompMns ; while opposite, on the Long Island shore, are Fort Hamilton and old Fort Lafayette^ the latter more famous as a political prison than as a fortress. Passing amid these fortifications, the panorama of city and harbor rapidly unfolds itself. To the left is Bedloe's Island, the site of the colossal statue of Liberty, by Bartholdi (see p. 19); Ellis's Island, with the immigration bureau, stands still farther toward the Jersey shore ; and to the right is Governor's Isl- and, with Castle William and old Fort Columbus. Directly ahead, the city opens to view, with Brooklyn on the right and Jersey City on the left. The site of New York is said to have been discovered by Giovanni de Ver- razzauo, a Florentine mariner, in 1524 ; but authentic history begins with the visit of Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Dutch East India Company, who arrived there Sept. 3, 1609. Hudson afterward ascended the river as far as the site of Albany, and claimed the land by right of discovery as an appanage of Holland. In 1614 a Dutch colony came over and began a settle- ment. At the close of that year the future metropolis consisted of a small fort (on the site of the present Bowling Green) and four houses, and was known as New Amsterdam. As late as 1648 it contained but 1,000 inhabitants. In 1684 it was surrendered to the British, and, passing into the hands of the Duke of York, was thenceforward caUed New York. ' In 1G67 the city contained 384 houses. In 1700 the population had increased to about 6,000. In 1696 Trinity Church was founded. In 1711 a slave-market was established in Wall Street ; and in 1725 the Neiv York, Gazette was started. The American army under Washington occupied the city in 1776 ; but after the battles of Long Island and Harlem Heights, it was captured by the British forces, and remained their headquarters for 7 years. The British troops evacuated the city Nov. 25, 1783. Within ten years after the War of Independence. Kew York had doubled its population. In 1807 the first steamboat was put on the Hudson ; the completion of the Erie Canal followed in 1825 : and since that time the gi'owth of the city has been rapid. Its population in 1800 was 60,489 ; it was 123,706 in 1820, 515,- 847 in 1850, 812,869 in 1860, 942,377 in 1870, 1,206,590 in 1880, 1,515,301 in 1890, and 1,801,739 (State census) in 1892. Commerce and industry have kept pace with the population. More than half the foreign commerce of the United States is carried on through the customs district of which this is the port, and about two thirds of the duties are here collected. In 1890 the exports from this port were of the value of $347,500,252, and the imports $542,366,800. The manufactures of New York, though secondary in importance to its commercial and mercantile interests, are varied and extensive. In the value of products, in 1890, it was the first city in the Union, the whole number of manufacturing establishments be- ing over 14,000, employing 351,757 hands, and producing goods valued at $763,- 833,923. The * Battery is a pretty little park at the southern extremity of the city, looking out upon the Bay, and protected by a massive granite sea-wall. It was the site of a fort in the early years of the city, and later was the fashionable quarter. At the S. W. end is Castle Garden^ where an aquarium is soon to be built. At the S. end is the U. S. Revenue barge-office. From the pier adjoining boats start for The Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island every hour from 6 a. m. to Y.SO p. m. Route i.] NEW YOEK CITY. 7 (round trip, 25c.). Next to it is the ferry to Staten Island. Just E. of the Battery is Whitehall St., at the foot of which are the South, Hamil- ton, and 39th St. Ferries to Brooklyn, where the lines of the elevated railways converge. South St., beginning here, follows the East River shore for over 2 miles, passing the East River piers and the Long Island ferries, while West St. skirts the shore of the Hudson (or North) River for 2 miles, passing the North River piers, and the ferries to the Jer- sey shore. A little higher up Whitehall St. is the U. S. Army Build- ing. Just N. of the Battery, at the foot of Broadway, is Bowling Green, the cradle of New York, and in Revolutionary times the resi- dential end of the town. The row of 6 buildings facing the Green on the S. side covers the location of the Dutch and English fort. No. 1 Broadway is the site of the house (now the Washington Building) which was built in 1*760 by the Hon. Archibald Kennedy, then collector of the port, and successively the headquarters of Lords Cornwallis and Howe and Sir Henry Clinton. Talleyrand also lived there. Benedict Arnold occupied No. 5, long since pulled down. Robert Fulton died at No. 1 Marketfield St., now covered by the Produce Exchange, in Whitehall St. To the N. are the Welles (No. 18) and Standard Oil (No. 24) buildings, and on the W. of Broadway is Columbia building (No. 29), Aldrich Court (No. 45), and nearly opposite is the Consoli- dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange (No. 58) ; at No. 50 is the tall Toioer building, and at No, 80 is the Union Trust Co.''s building. Passing up Broadway from the Green, between continuous rows of large offices, in a short time "" Trinity Church towers up on the left, with its beautiful spire 284 ft. high. It is in the Gothic style, of solid brownstone, and is 192 ft. long, 80 wide, and 60 high. It has rich stained-glass windows, and the finest chime of bells in America. The ^Astor Memoricd Reredos, in the chancel, is one of the richest and costliest in the world ; it is 33 ft. wide and nearly 20 high, its materials being marble, glass, and precious stones, with statuary, the most deli- cate and elaborate carving, and the richest mosaics. It was erected in 18*78 at a cost of upward of $100,000. The Trinity Parish is the oldest in the city; its first church was built in 1696 and destroyed by fire in 1'7'76; its present edifice was begun in 1839 and consecrated in 1846. The church is open all day ; there are prayers twice daily (at 9 A. M. and 3 p. m.), and imposing choral services on Sunday. The grave- yard surrounding the church is one of the most picturesque spots in the city. It occupies nearly two acres of ground, is embowered in trees, and contains many venerated tombs — among them those of Alexander Hamilton, Captain Lawrence (the hero of the " Chesapeake "), Robert Fulton, and the unfortunate Charlotte Temple. In the N. E. corner is a stately Gothic monument erected to the memory of the patriots who died in British prisons at New York during the Revolution. Beginning directly opposite Trinity Church, Wall St., the mone- tary center of the country and resort of bankers and brokers, runs to the East River. One block down (at the corner of Nassau St.) is the * TJ. S. Sub-Treasury, a stately white-marble building in the Doric style, 200 ft. long, 80 wide, and 80 high. The main entrance in Wall 8 NBW YOEK CITY. [Route 1. St. is reached by a flight of 18 marble steps, and in the interior is a lofty Rotunda, 60 ft. in diameter and supported by 16 Corinthian col- umns (visitors admitted from 10 to 3 o'clock) The old Federal Hall stood here, and from its balcony Washington delivered his first ad- dress as President. A bronze statue of him, by J. Q. A. Ward, was unveiled here J^ovember 26, 1883. Next to it is the U. S. Assay Office, open from 10 to 3 o'clock on Wednesdays. At the opposite corner is the Drexel Building, of white marble, and just below it, in Broad St., the Ifills Building, an immense brick pile for offices ; and nearly opposite, in Broad St., is the * Stock Exchange. A visit to the Stock Exchange is well worth making. In Wall St. below the Treasury (at the cor. of William St.) is the *U. S. Custom-Honse, built in 1835 as the Merchants' Exchange, and famous for the great granite plinths of the columns that support the pediment of the front elevation. It is of massive Quincy granite, with a depth of 200 ft., a frontage of 144 ft., and a rear breadth of 171 ft. Its height to the top of the central dome is 124 ft. Beneath this dome, in the interior of the building, is the Rotunda, around which are eight lofty columns of Italian marble, the superb Corinthian capitals of which were carved in Italy. They support the base of the dome and are probably the largest marble columns in the country (open to visitors from 10 to 3 o'clock). Many new build- ings of great height and beauty have been erected in Wall St., conspicu- ous among 'which are the Wilkes building. Bank of America, Royal Insurance building, etc., while to the south, on William St., near Han- over Square, is the Cotton Excliange. From the foot of Wall St. a ferry runs to Montague St., Brooklyn. Pearl St., crossing Wall just beyond the Custom-House, is the seat of a heavy wholesale trade in cotton and other staples. Nassau St., one of the busiest in the city, extends from Wall St. to Printing-House Square. In this street, between Cedar and Liberty Sts., on the site of the Middle Dutch Church, long occupied as Post-Office, is the spacious structure of the Jfutucd Life Insurance Co. It is of the Renaissance style, and one of the most notable specimens of architecture in Xew York. Continuing up Broadway from Wall St., the United Ba?ik building is passed on the corner, and the massive building of the * Equitcd)le Life Ins. Co. (No. 120), extending between Cedar and Pine Sts., next attracts attention on the right. From the U. S. Signal-Service Station, at the top, an excellent view of the city, bay, and neighborhood is ob- tained. Just above is the six-story Mutual Life building (No. 142) ; and above is the Williamshurgh Insurance Co. building. On the other side of Broadway is the Boreel building (No. 115), and the building of the Western Union Telegraph Co., on the cor. of Dey St, The Mail and Express building is in the same block, near Fulton St. The junction of Broadway and Fulton St. is the place of all others to see what Dr. John- son calls "the full tide of human life" ; from morning to night it pre- sents a struggling throng of vehicles and pedestrians. To the E. Fulton St. runs through an active business quarter to Fulton Ferry, where the Fulton Market is, noted for its fish ; to the W. it leads to Washington Market, the principal distinbuting market of the city, where may be Route i.] NEW YOEK CITY. 9 seen an unequaleJ display of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, etc. At the S. E. cor. of Fulton St. is the Evening Post building, and on the next block (adjoining each other on the east side of Br-oadway) are the Park Bank and ]^ew York Herald buildings, both of white oarble. St. Paul's Church (chapel of Trinity Church), on the west side, is a venerable structure, built in 111%^ and standing in the midst of a graveyard in which are monuments of great interest. The pediment of the facade contains a white-marble statue of St. Paul, and under the rear portico is a monument to Gen. Richard Montgomery. Immediately above (on the left) is the long and severely simple front of the his- toric Astor House, opposite and on each side of which most of the horse-car lines have their termini. Opposite the Astor House, at the S. end of the City Hall Park, is the *Post-Office, an imposing gran- ite building of Doric and Renaissance architecture, four stories high, besides a Mansard roof, with a front of 2V9 ft. toward the Park and of 144 ft. toward the south, and two equal fa9ades of 262 J- ft. on Broad- wav and Park Row. It is fire-proof, and cost $'7,000,005. The upper floors are for U. S. Courts. The City Hall, in the Park, N. of the Post- Office, is a pleasing structure in the Italian style, 3 stories high, with front and ends of white marble and rear of brown-stone. It is 216 ft. long by 105 ft. deep, with Ionic, Corinthian, and composite pilasters lining its front, and surmounted by a cupola containing a four-dial clock which is illuminated at night by gas. It was erected from 1803 to 1812, at a cost of $500,000, and is occupied by the Mayor, Common Council, and other public officers. The Governor's Room, in the second story, contains the writing-desk on which Washington wrote his first message to Congress, the chairs used by the first Congress, the chair in which Washington was inaugurated first President, and a number of por- traits of American worthies, mostly by eminent artists. It has also a very fine portrait of Columbus. X. of the City Hall is the "^Court- House, which was begun in 1861, and has been occupied since 1867 ; the dome of it is not yet completed. It is of white marble, in the Corinthian style, 3 stories high, 250 ft. long and 150 wide, and the crown of the dome is to be 210 ft. above the sidewalk ; the walls are of marble; the beams, staircases, etc., are of iron; while black wal- nut and pine are employed in the interior decoration. The main en- trance in Chambers St. is reached by a flight of 30 broad steps, which are flanked by marble columns. The cost of the building and furni- tui-e was over $12,000,000, the result of the notorious "Ring frauds," of which it was the instrument. On the E. side of the City Hall Park are Printing-House Square and Park Poiv, where are the offices of most of the daily and many of the w^eekly newspapers. Fronting the Square on the E. is the * Tribune Building, a very lofty structure. It is built of red pressed brick, granite, and iron, is absolutely fire-proof, and has a clock-tower 285 ft. high, with four dials. In front of the building is a bronze statue of Horace Greeley, by J. Q. A. Ward. The building of The World, 11 stories high, built of brown-stone, is on the cor. of Frankfort St. It is 309 ft. high, and the highest of its kind in the world. On the X. is the 10 liTEW YOEK CITY. [Route 1. stately granite building of the Staats-Zeitung, with statues of Guten- berg and Franklin above the portal ; and on the S. is the granite Roman- esque building of The Times, towering above the huge Potter Budd- ing on the cor. of Beekman. In the Squai-e stands a bronze statue of Franklin, of heroic size. Leading northward from Printing-House Square is Centre St., which 4 squares above passes the city prison called The Tombs, a vast granite building in a gloomy Egyptian style, covering an entire block, and on the block above is the City Building, where the law courts will be held ; and a part of Park Row (late Chatham St.), the habitat of Jew tradesmen, old-clothes dealers, and low concert-saloons. At the N. end of Park Row is Chatham Square, running N. from which about a mile is the Bowery, a broad and crowded thoroughfare, de- voted principally to retail-shops of every kind, with numerous beer-rooms and cheap shows. The Third Ave. line of the Elevated Railway be- gins in Park Row at the Brooklyn Bridge, and runs up Park Row, the Bowery, and 3d Ave. to Harlem River. The * great East River or Brooklyn Bridge, the largest suspension-bridge in the world, has its New York terminus in Park Row, opposite the City Hall Park, in direct connection with the City Hall branch of the Third Ave. Elevated road, and was opened for travel and traffic on May 24, 1883. The whole length of the bridge is 5,989 ft. Its width is 85 ft., which in- cludes a promenade for foot-passengers, 2 railroad-tracks on which run passenger-cars propelled by a stationai-y engine from the Brooklyn side, and two roadways for vehicles. The distance from high-water mark to the floor of the bridge is 135 ft. The central span of the bridge is sus- pended to 4 cables of steel wire, each 15f inches in diameter, Avhich have a deflection of 128 ft. The towers at each end of the bridge are 140 ft. long by 50 ft. wide at the water's edge and are 2*78 ft. in height above high water. At the anchorages each of the four cables, after passing over the towers, enters the anchor-walls at an elevation of nearly 80 ft. above high water, and passes through the masonry a distance of 20 ft., at which point a connection is formed with the anchor-chains. The ap- proach on the New York side from Park Row to the foot of Roosevelt St. is 1,562 ft. On the Brooklyn side the approach is 930 ft., the ter- minus being in Sands St. of that city. This triumph of engineering was planned by Col. John A. Roebling and built by his son, Wash- ington Roebling. It was thirteen years constructing, and cost about $15,000,000, including $4,000,000 for real-estate at the termini. The visitor should not fail crossing it, as it affords splendid views of the river, the distant bay, and the cities of New York and Brooklyn. Above City Hall Park on Broadway (cor. Chambers St.) is the mar- ble Stewart building occupied by offices. It stands on the site of a foi't erected by the British during the Revolution. Farther up (on the corner of Leonard St.) is the beautiful building of the *N. Y. Life Insurance Co., of pure white marble, in the Ionic style; and a num- ber of other fine buildings line the roadway on either side. Canal St., once the bed of a rivulet, is one of the chief thoroughfares running across the city from E. to W. Above Canal St. a succession of fine buildings present themselves, among them the Metropolitan Hotel, a Route i.] NEW YORK CITY. 11 noble brown-stone building, occupying more than half the square on the right hand of Broadway above Prince St. This building is also the loca- tion of Niblo's Garden Theatre. Opposite Bond St., in Broadway, is the lofty marble facade of the Broadway Central Hotel. At 49 Bond St, is the Free Circulating Library.^ which has branches at 135 2d Ave., 226 W. 42d St., and 251 W. 13th St., near 7th Ave. One block from Broad- way, in Astor Place, is Clinton Hall., containing the Mercantile Library. On the little opening is Miss Louise Lawton's statue of Samuel S. Cox. Half a block S., in Lafayette Place, is the Astor Library, occupying a spacious brick building in the Romanesque style. It was founded by John Jacob Astor, who endowed it with $400,000, to which additions were made by his son, Wm. B. Astor. It contains over 250,000 volumes, and is complete in many special departments of study. It is open to the pub- lic daily, free. At the end of Astor Place (2 blocks from Broadway) is the * Cooper Institute, a large brown-stone building, occupying the entire square bounded by 3d and 4th Avenues and 'Zth and 8th Sts. It was founded and endowed by Peter Cooper, a wealthy and philan- thropic merchant ; and contains a free library, a free reading-room, free schools of art and telegraphy . for women, a free night-school of art for men, a free night-school of science for both sexes, and free lectures. The reading-room is open to all from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m., on Sundays, 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. Opposite is the Bible House^ a large brick structure, containing the headquarters of the American Bible Society, next to the British the largest in the world. Returning to Broadway and passing N., the spacious iron building occupied by the successors of A. T. Stewart & Co. is seen on the right. It is 5 stories high, occupying the entire block between 9th and 10th Sts. and Broadway and 4th Ave. At 10th St. Broadway turns slightly toward the left, and * Grace Church (Episcopal), with its fine marble fa9ade, seems to project into the middle of the highway. The interior of Grace Church is extremely rich, and the music is very fine. Passing the Star Theatre (near 13th St.), and the lofty and florid building of the Domestic Sewing -Machine Co. (cor. 14th St.), we enter * Union Square, a pretty little park, oval in shape, 3^ acres in extent, and filled with trees, shrubbery, and green lawns. At its southern end, on the E., are the * bronze equestrian statue of Washington by H. K. Browne, and Bartholdi's bronze statue of Lafayette ; and on the W. is a bronze statue of Lincoln, while just above is a fine bronze fountain. The Square is surrounded bv hotels and shops, chief among which are the jewelry-store of Tiffany & Co. (cor. W. 15th St.). On 15th St., east of Broadway, is the attractive building of the Young Women's Christian Association. On the N. side is a Plaza or parade-ground, the tall Jack- son Building^ and the Everett House., one of the oldest of the better up- town hotels. Fourteenth St.., a leading cross-town thoroughfare, runs E. from Union Square, past the Academy of Music and Tammany Hall ; and to the W. it passes for several blocks through a line of handsome retail stores. Just W. of 6th Ave. is the Fourteenth St. Theatre., and beyond are private residences. Above Union Square, Broadway contains a number of large dry- 12 NEW YORK CITY. [Eoute 1. goods and carpet warehouses, furniture, bric-d-brac, and fancy-goods dealers. At * Madison Square is another beautiful little park, from 23d St. to 26th St. On the X. W. of the park, facing Delmonico's, is St. Gaudens' bronze statue of Admiral Farragut, and nearly opposite, at the junction of Broadway and 5th Ave., is a monument to Gen- eral Worth ; near the S. W. corner is Randolph Rogers's bronze statue of Seward. On the S. E. corner of 23d St. and Broadway is the £ar- tholdi Hotel. Overlooking the Square, on the W. side, are the buildings of the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Hoffman House. In 23rZ St.., running loest to the river and a fashionable shopping-street, is the JEden Mtisee, a granite building with a very ornately-carved front, and, at the cor. of 6th Ave., the * Masonic Temple, of granite, 100 by 140 feet, 5 stories high, and with a dome 50 feet square, rising 155 feet above the pavement. It contains fine rooms, and the Grand Lodge Hall, 84 by 90 feet, and 30 feet high, will seat 1,200 persons. In 23d St., between '7th and 8th Aves., the immense building, 12 stories in height, known as the Chelsea Apartment-House^ will attract the eye of the stranger. Half a block W. (cor. of 8th Ave.) is the * Grand Opera-House. On the Square, between 20th and 21st Sts. and 9th and 10th Aves., are the buildings and chapel of the General (P. E.) Theological Seminary. Returning eastward to Broadway^ which we have been following as our main route, we see the marble Metropolitan office building ; while one block east of Madison Square (in 23d St. cor. 4th Ave.) is the * National Academy of Design, built of gray and white marbles and blue-stone, copied from a famous palace in Venice. It has an in- ]30sing entrance and stairway leading to extensive galleries, where every spring and fall are held exhibitions of recent works of American artists (admission 25c.). Opposite is the building of the Youncf Men''s Christian Association., constructed in the Renaissance style. Besides a library, free reading-room (open from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m.), gymnasium, etc., it contains a lecture-hall capable of seating 1,500 persons. Above the academy in 4th Ave. is the Lyceum Theatre. On the S. E. corner is the large building of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children^ and adjacent to it on 4th Ave. is the home of the Charity Organization Society. The Madison Square Garden, designed by Stanford White, occupying the whole square bounded by 26th and 2 '7th Sts. and 4th and Madison Aves., is one of the grandest structures in the city, and has the largest auditorium in America ; connected with it is the Garden Theatre. At the cor. of 21st St. is Calvary Church (Episcopal), a brown-stone Gothic building. At the cor. of 20th St. is the Church of All Soids (formerly Dr. Bellows's), a curious structure in the Italian style. A short distance to the E. on 20th St. is the aristocratic Gramercy Park, with the Players' Cluh at No. 16 and the Tilden Home at No. 14, on the south side. Taking 16th St. to the E. from 4th Ave., Stuyvesant Square is soon reached, in which stands *St. George's (Episcopal), one of the largest churches in the city. It is of brown-stone, in the Byzantine style, and the interior is magnificent. The Florence., an apartment- house is on the cor. of 18th St. and 4th Ave., and opposite is the Clar- endon Hotel. On the corner above is the Cyclorama Building. Route 1.] NEW YORK CITY. 13 Broadway runs from Madison Square 2 miles X. to Central Park, pass- ing a number of theatres and hotels, among which the most noteworthy are the Victoria Hotel (cor. 2'7th St.), Fifth Avenue Theatre (cor. 28th St.), Daly's Theatre (cor. 30th St.), Palmer's Theatre (cor. 30th St.), the Hotel Normandie (cor. 38th St.), the Casino Theatre (cor. 39th St.), the Broadway Theatre (cor. of 41st St.), the St. Cloud and the Rossmore (cor. 42d St.), and the Albany, Newport, Saratoga, Rockingham, and Fennimore apartment-houses. One of the most striking buildings in this part is the * Metropolitan Opera-House (occupying the whole of the square between S9th and 40th Sts.). It is built of yellow brick, and makes but little pretension to exterior decoration. The theatre was destroyed by fire in August, 1892, but will be rebuilt during the present year. The continuation of Broadway above 59th St. is known as the * Boulevard, a grand avenue 150 ft, wide, divided in the center by trees and grass, and extending N. to IB'Zth St. By it may be reached what were formerly the villages of Manhatteinville (125th-132d St.) and Ceirmansville (1 mile beyond) ; still N. of which is * Fort Washing- ton (or Washington Heights), the chief summit on Manhattan Island (238 ft. high), and commanding a noble view of the city, the Hudson, and the opposite Jersey shore. It is now occupied by elegant villa resi- dences. (Fort Washington is easily reached from the lower part of the city by taking the Sixth Ave. Elevated Railway to ]4oth St.) Fifth Avenue begins at Washington Square (a pleasant park of 9^ acres laid out on the site of the old Potter's Field, where over 100,000 bodies were buried) and runs N. for 6 miles to Harlem River. Within the square are bronze monuments to Garibaldi and A. L. HoUey. At the S. end of 5th Ave. is the Washiagton Memorial Arch, As far as Central Park it is lined with compact rows of houses ; be- tween 59fch and 110th Sts. it has the Park on the left, and houses at greater or less intervals on the right ; and from Mt. Morris to Harlem River (124th to 135th Sts.) it is lined with residences. Washington Square has tine old residences on the north side, and on the E. side is the University of the City of Xeio York, a marble building in the Gothic style, 200 by 100 ft. The Chapel, with its spacious window 50 ft. high and 24 ft. wide, is a noble room. The Uni- versity was founded in 1831, and has about 50 instructors and 500 students. Adjoining it is a handsome church (Methodist) of granite in the Gothic style. On the south side is the large Judson Memorial Church (Methodist), erected in memory of the great missionary. Pass- ing up Fifth Ave. from Washington Square, the Church of the Ascen- sion (Episcopal) is seen at the cor. of 10th St., and the First Presbyte- rian at the cor. of 11th. At the cor. of 16th St. is the Judge building; and a short distance to the left (in 15th St.) are the Italian-Gothic buildings and church of the College of St. Francis Xavier, the headquar- ters of the Order of Jesus in North America. Near by is the spacious building of the JVeio York Hospitcd. Among the large business houses, the Methodist Book Concern, cor. of 19th St., is conspicuous. At the cor. of 18th St. is Chickering Hall, and at the cor. of 21st St. is the house of the wealthy Union Chih, while opposite is the Lotos Club. At 14 NEW YORK CITY. [Route 1. the cor. of 21st St. is the Mohau)k Biiildinj, and at the cor. of 22d St. ^KnoecUer^s art-gallery ; beyond which the avenue leads past Madi- son Square on the right and a line of hotels, among which are the Fifth Avenue and Hoffman Hoiise^ on the left. From Madison Square to Central Park, Fifth Ave. is the aristocratic street of Amei'ica, lined with handsome residences, and presenting a brilliant spectacle, espe- cially on Sunday mornings. At all times it is thronged v.ith the equipages of the wealthy and richly dressed pedestrians, and a succes- sion of costly churches challenges the attention of the passer-by. Just off the avenue in W. 25th St. is Trinity Chapel (Episcopal), with, its richly decorated interior and impressive choral services ; and on opposite corners of 26th St. are Delmonico's world-famous restaurant and the Cafe Brun^wicli^ whose reputation is scarcely infeiior. At the cor. of 28th St. is the Knickerbocker apartment-house, eleven stories high. To the E. in 28th St. at No. 11 is St. Leo''s Church (Roman Catholic), which is perhaps the most aristocratic church of its denomination in the city ; beyond at No. 149 is " St. Stephen''s Church (Roman Catholic), unat- tractive as a building, but containing some excellent paintings and the most expensive and elegant altar-piece in the country. Its music is famous and attracts many visitors. At the foot of E. 26th St. is Be lie - vue Hospital^ the largest in the city, with accommodations for 1,200 patients. At the cor. of 5th Ave. and 29th St. is the Collegiate Chnrch (Dutch Reformed); and in 29th St. just E. of the avenue is the pictur- esque Church of the Traiisfiguration (Episcopal), known familiarly as " the little church round the corner." A block beyond is the Holland House.^ a family hotel for the wealthy, while at the cor. of 33d St. is the Waldorf Hotel., opened in the spring of 1893. At the cor. of 34th St. is the Manhattan Clah building, foi-merly the residence of A. T. Stewart, a large white-marble structure, 3 stories high with a Mansard roof, and splendidly decorated and furnished. Passing W. along 34th St. the spa- cious Congregational Tabernacle is seen at the cor. of 6th Ave. ; and the vast marble buildings of the N. Y Institution for the Blind., with turrets and battlements, at 9th Ave. At the cor. of 35th St. and 7th Ave. is the brick and gray-stone structure of the State Arsenal., the headquar- ters of the Ordnance Department of the State; and at the cor. of 36th St. and 9th Ave. is the Gothic edifice of the JSforthw ester n Dispensary. One block E. of 5th Ave., 34th St. emerges into *Park ATenue, a beautiful street 140 ft. wide, bordered by handsome private residences, and divided in the center by a row of beautiful little parks, sur- rounding openings in the railroad tunnel which runs underneath. In Park Ave., the Murray Hill Hotel is at the cor. of 40th St. ; at the cor. of 35th St. is the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian), of gray- stone in the Lombardo-Gothic style ; at the cor. of 34th St. is the Church of the Messiah (Unitarian) ; and just below (cor. 4th Ave. and 32d St.) is the vast iron building erected by A. T. Stewart as a Work- ing-women's Home, but now the Park Hotel. In 5th Ave., at the cor. of 35th St., is the New York Club., formerly the Caswell home ; and at the cor. of S'Zth St. is the Brick Church (Presbyterian). Farther up, at the cor. of 39th St., the Union League Club has a spacious build- St. Patriclc's Cathedral, New York. Route 1.] NEW YORK CITY. 15 ing. Occupying the left side from 40th to 42d St. is the disused Dis- tribiding Reservoir of the Croton Aqueduct, covering 4 acres. West of it is the pretty little Bryant Square, with a bust of Washington Ii^ving, and opposite is the tall building of the Columbia Bank. Two squares E. in 42d St. is the '-'Grand Cectral Depot, built of brick, stone, and iron, 692 ft. long and 240 ft. Avide. An addition to the east is now used for incoming trains. In 43d St., a few doors west of the avenue, is the beautiful home of the Century Club., the building was designed, by Stanford White, and opposite is the Hotel Renaissance.^ while ad- jacent to it is the RacJcet and Tennis Club. At the cor. of 5th Ave. and 43d St. is the Jewish * Temple Emanuel, the chief syna- gogue of the city, and the finest specimen of Saracenic ai'chitecture in America. The interior is gorgeously decorated. In W. 44th St. are the Academy of Medicine and the Berkeley Lyceum. At the cor. of 45th St. is the Universalist Church of the Divine Pcdernity ; at 46th St. is the Windsor Hotel ; and at the cor. of 48ih St, is the costly Colle- giate Church (Dutch Reformed). Passing E. along 50th St. to Madison Ave., we reach Columbia College, the buildings of which are very handsome. It is the oldest college in the State, having been chartered in 1*754, and is richly endowed. Occupying the square on 5th Ave. be- tween 60th and 51st Sts., is the * Cathedral of St. Patrick (Roman Catholic), the largest church in the city, and one of the largest and finest on the continent. It is of white marble in the decorated Gothic style, and is 332 ft. long, with a general breadth of 132 ft., and at the transept of 1*74 ft. At the front are two spires, and each 328 ft. high, flanking a central gable 156 ft. high. Between 51st and 52d Sts. are the Vanderbilt houses. That at the jS'. W. cor. of 5od St. is the house of William K. Vanderbilt, and is considered next to Trinity Church, Boston, the finest piece of architecture in the United States, while on the cor. of 57th St. is the hoase of Cornelius Vanderbilt At the cor. of o3d St. is the handsome church of St. Thomas (Episcopal); and at 54th St. is St. liUke's Hospital, one of the most notable objects on the avenue. It is in charge of the Episcopal Sisters of the Holy Communion. On the S. W. corner is the residence of William C. Whitney, and opposite on the east side of the avenue is the residence of C. P. Huntington. At 55th St. is the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (Dr. John Hall's), the largest of that sect in the world ; and at o9th St. Central Park is reached. The opening at the entrance of Central Park is called the Plaza. At its S, end, facing 5th Ave., is the Veteran Club., while on the W, side is the Plctza Hotel., and on the E, side are the Savoy and the New Netherlands. In 59th St., facing Central Park, west of 5th Ave., are large apartment-houses, the elegant homes of the Deutsche Verein and the Catholic Club, while beyond, the huge " Spanish " apartment- houses attract the attention for their beauty and spaciousness. From 59th St, to '72d, facing the Park, are many handsome residences of at- tractive architecture, and on the N. E. cor. of 63d St. is the Progress Club., built in the Italian Renaissance style, one of the finest structures of its kind in the city. The * Lenox Library, of Lockport limestone, extends from YOth to 71st St. It v/as founded and erected bv the late 16 NEW YORK CITY. [Route 1. James Lenox. It possesses, besides other valuable donations, "the col- lection of MSS., printed books, engravings and maps, statuary, paintings, drawings, and other works of art," made by the founder, and is particu- larly rich in early American history, biblical bibliography, and Eliza- bethan literature. Close by it is the Presbyterian Hospital (founded by Mr. Lenox), a pleasing brick and stone structure with graceful spires. A short distance E. (cor. 4th Ave. and 69th St.) is the * Normal Col- lege, a beautiful building in the secular Gothic style, 300 ft. long, 125 ft. wide, and 70 ft. high, with a lofty and massive Victoria tower. It is part of the common-school system, and is free. On Park Ave., between 69th and 70th Sis., is the Union Theological Semhiary, while at "the cor. of 72d St. is the handsome building of the Freiindschaft Club. Beyond 72d St. the residences are fewer, but on 4th Ave. and 94th St. is the imposing armory of the Eighth Regiment. Between 120th and 124th Sts. is Mount Jlorris Square^ a park of 20 acres, with a rocky hill in the center 101 ft. high, commanding picturesque views. Beyond this the avenue passes amid tasteful residences to the Harlem River, at the end of the island. (Fifth Ave., up to 72d St., may be advan- tageously seen, on week-days, by taking a 5th Ave. stage. In the after- noon it is the fashionable promenade.) Among the institutions and buildings not 3'et mentioned but worthy of notice are the following: The Rive Points House of Ridustry (155 Worth St.) and the Five Points Mission, facing each other on what was once the vilest and most dangerous part of the city. The Howard Mis- sion, 204 5th St., supports day and Sunday schools and a home for needy children, and distributes food, clothing, and fuel to the deserving poor. The *Deaf and Duml) Institution is located on Washington Heights (see p. 13); the buildings, which are the largest and finest of the kind in the world, cover 2 acres and stand in a park of 28 acres (visitors admitted from 1.30 to 4 daily). The Convent of the Sacred Heart, in Manhattanville (see p. 13), is beautifully situated on a hill surrounded by park-like grounds. The * Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane occupies a commanding site in 117th St. near 10th Ave. ; the buildings, 3 in number, can accommodate 170 patients, and are always full. Columbia College has purchased this site for its new buildings. At Manhattanville is Manhattan College (Roman Catholic), with stately buildings and 700 students. The Sheltering Arms, at 10th Ave. and 129th St., receives children between 2 and 10 j-ears of age, for whom no other institution provides. ** Central Park is reached from the lower part of the city by the 6th Ave. Elevated Railway; by the street-cars of the Broadway, 6th, 7th, and 8th Ave. lines ; or by stage up 5th Ave. It is one of the finest parks in the world, embracing a rectangular area of 843 acres, extending from 59th to 110th St. and from 5th to 8th Ave. It has 18 entrances (4 at each end and 5 at each side), and four streets (65th, 79th, 85th, and 97th) cross it, to afford opportunity for traffic, passing under the park walks and drives. The original surface was exceedingly rough and unattractive, consisting chiefly of rock and marsh; but by engineering skill the veiy defects that once seemed Route i.] NEW YOEK CITY. 17 fatal have been converted into its most attractive features. Between 'ZQth and 96tli streets a large portion of the Park is occupied by the two Croton reservoirs, the smaller one comprising 35 and the larger lOY acres. The Lakes, five in number, occupy 43^ acres more. There are 10 miles of carriage-roads, 6 miles of bridle-paths, and 30 miles of footpaths, with numerous bridges, arches, and other architectural monu- ments, together with many statues. The *Mall^ near the 5th Ave. en- trance, is the principal promenade ; it is a wide esplanade, nearly a quarter of a mile long, and bordered by double rows of stately elms. At various points are bronze statues of * Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Goethe, Burns, Halleck, and * Daniel Webster ; and also the Puritan and 7th Regiment statues. Particularly worthy of notice are the bronze groups of " The Indian Hunter and his Dog " (near the S. end) and " The Falconer " (near the upper end). In the Music Pavilion, in the upper part of the Mall, concerts are given on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the summer. The Mall is terminated on the N. by * The Terrace^ a sumptuous pile of masonry, richly carved and decorated. Descending the Terrace by a flight of broad stone stairs. Central Lake is reached, the prettiest piece of water in the Park. Between the Terrace and the Lake is a costly fountain with large granite basins and a colossal statue of the Angel of Bethesda. The Ramble^ covering 36 acres of sloping hills, and abounding in pleasant shady paths, lies N. of Central Lake. On the highest point of the Ramble stands the ^Behedere^ a tower in the Xorman style of architecture. From the top attractive views in all directions may be had. Just above the Belvedere is the Old Croton Reservoir (holding 150,000,000 gallons), and above this the New Reservoir (holding 1,000,000,000 gallons). Still above this is the Up- per Park, less embellished by art than the lower portion, but richer in natural beauties. About the Old State Arsenal, at the S. E. end, are the '^Zoological Gardens^ or Menagerie, with an interesting col- lection of animals, birds, reptiles, etc. ; and at 8 2d St. on the 5th Ave. side is the spacious building of the ^ Meiropolitan Museum of Art (see " Art Collections " on p. 4). The Egyptian * Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) stands on an eminence just W. of the Museum, and is one of the most striking objects in the Park. This obehsk is one of llie most ancient of the world's monuments. Originally hewn and inscribed by Thothmes III, one of the sides is also inscribed with the victories of Rameses II (a contemporary of Moses), who lived three centuries afterward. It was presented to the city of New York by Ismail Pasha, and brought to this country at the expense of William H. Vanderbilt. Hackney-coaches may be hired at the entrances for |2 per hour, and the circuit can be made in an hour. Park carriages run to Mount St. Vincent and back from 5th and 6th Aves. (fare 25c.). In Manhattan Square, which ad- joins Central Park on the W. between 7 7th and 81st Sts., is the * American Jhiseiim of Natural History, in a large brick building, con- taining Indian antiquities, minerals, shells, and stuffed and mounted specimens of birds, fishes, quadrupeds, insects, etc. Open daily to the public from 9 a. m. till sunset, and on Sundays from 1 p. m. till sunset ; also on Tuesday and Saturday evenings from 8 to 10 p. m. Riverside 18 NEW YORK CITY. [Route 1. Park extends from '72d to 130th Sts. along the Hudson Kiver, and can be reached most easily by the 6th Ave. Elevated Railway to 125th St. Near 125th St., on Claremont Hill, is the site of the Grant Memorial, and there the remains of the great hero are buried. In 1873 Morrisania, West Farms, and Kingsbridge, with adjacent territory aggregating some 13,000 acres, were annexed to the city. This section is very rapidly being built up, but as yet has no special attractive features worthy of description. From the terminus of the 6th Ave Elevated Railroad the New York & Northern R. R. passes along the N. bank of the Harlem River, stopping at the stations of High Bridge, Morris Heights, Fordam Heights, and Kingsbridge, and thence northward through Van Cortlandt, Mosholu, Lowerre, and Park Hill to Yonkers. On the east side the 3d Ave. extension of the elevated system runs from 129th St. and 2d Ave. to E. 170th St., a distance of 2-|- miles. ' This road is to be extended to New Rochelle, a distance of 16 miles. On the N. an elaborate series of parks is being laid out, beginning with Pelham Bay Park (1,700 acres), on Long Island Sound, which is connected by the Bronx and Pelham Parkway with Bronx Park (653 acres), where is the proposed site of the Botanical Gardens ; thence by the Mosholu Parkway to the Van Cortlandt Park (1,069 acres), used as a parade-ground by the National Guard. Itineraries. The following series of excursions have been prepared so as to enable the visitor, whose time is limited, to see as much of the city as possible in the least amomit of time. Each excursion is planned to occupy a single day, but the vis- itor can readily spend more time as special features crowd upon his attention. In making these various excursions, the visitor should provide himself with Appletons' Dictionary of New Yoek and its Vicinity, in which he will find a detailed description of the places referred to in these itineraries. 1. An excellent idea of the magnitude of the city may be gained by starting from Madison Square and proceeding eastward along 23d St. until 3d Ave. is reached, where the elevated railroad may be taken to the Battery ; then, without descending to the street, take either the 9th Ave. or the 6th Ave. train to 155th St. ; whence proceed by the New York and Northern R. R. to Yonkers, and then return by the train of the New York Central & Hudson R. R. to 125th St. ; thence across to 3d Ave., where the elevated railroad may be taken running southward, or north to Treraont by the Suburban Rapid Transit R. R., a distance of 2-| miles, returning by the same route. This excursion may be short- ened by crossing the city at 125th St., and foregoing a visit to the newer portion of the city. It may be lengthened by visiting the new parks and parkways in the upper part of the city. 2. Starting from the vicinity of Madison Square, take the Broadway cars down town, passing on the left Union Square, with the statues of Lafayette, Lincoln, and Washington ; then past Grace Church, at 10th St., and the many large business houses that line the great thoroughfare. AUght at Chambers St. ; visit the Court-House, City Hall, and other pub- lic buildings, including the Post-Office. The great East River Bridge and the newspaper-offices are in Printing-House Square, which is to the Eoute i.] NEW YOEK CITY. 19 east of City Hall Park. The buildings of the World, Tribune, and Times are the most conspicuous. Then proceed along Park Row to Broadway, past the Herald Building, on the corner of Ann St. ; cross over to St. Paul's Church. On the block beyond is the Mail and Ex- press Building; and on the corner of Dey St. is the Western Union Building, where visitors are admitted to see the operating-room, in which messages from all parts of the country are being received. A few blocks farther, at 120 Broadway, is the Equitable Building; and then, at the head of Wall St., is Trinity Church, with its historic grave-yard. Con- tinuing down Broadway, visit the ConsoUdated Stock and Petroleum Ex- change, on the corner of Exchange Place. From the visitors' gallery a view of the floor can be obtained. Passing the many tall office-build- ings in the vicinity, Bowhng Green is reached, and to the left is the Produce Exchange, from the tall tower of which a fine view can be obtained. Continue down Whitehall St. to the Battery, with the Barge- Office on the water's edge ; then pass along South St., in front of the shipping, till Wail St. is reached, by vvhich return to Broadway, calling at the U. S. Custom-House, the IT. S. Assay-Office, the U.' S. Sub- treasury, and the Stock Exchange (entrance to visitors' gallery is on Wall St.). Walk up Nassau St. to Printing-House Square, where the elevated railway may be taken, or preferably the 4th Ave. street-cars, which pass the Tombs in Centre St., and then up the Bowery, one of the unique streets in New York; turning into 4th Ave. at 8th St., where the Cooper Union is. Return to Madison Square at 23d St., passing the Young Men's Christian Association and the Academy of Design at 4th Ave. The large building of the College of the City of New York is at the corner of Lexington Ave., one block to the east of 4th Ave. 3. Proceed westward through 23d St. to 6th Ave. The Masonic Temple is on the N. E. corner. Then down 6th Ave. past the large retail dry-goods stores to 9th St., where the Jeiferson Market Court- House, one of the really fine pieces of architecture, is situated. A few minutes may be spent with interest in the court- rooms. Adjoining is the Jefferson Market. In the immediate vicinity are many of the old houses of New York, and a ramble to the westward and southward brings one in the midst of the old village of Greenwich, and later the residential quarter of the wealthy. Passing from 6th Ave. through 10th St. the Studio Building is seen on the left, and at times the studios are open to the public. At the corner of 5th Ave. is the Church of the Ascension, with a fine painting by John La Farge over the altar, and numerous memorial windows of considerable merit. Turning S., the Memorial Arch is seen, and in a few minutes Washington Square is reached. In the square on the west side is J. Q. A. \Yard's bust of A. L. Holley, and on the east is Turini's Garibaldi. Beyond, in Uni- versity Place, is the '^QVf York University, with many historic associa- tions ; to the S. of which is the Benedict Apartment House, where many artists have their studios. At the S. W. corner of the square is the Judson Memorial Church, with its tall tower. A block below the square is Bleecker St., which is about the centre of the French quar- ter of New Y'crk. To those who desire to study the peculiarities 20 NEW YOKK CITY. [Route 1. of a foreign people in a large city, an hour or so may be spent in visiting this district. Returning to the square, a stage may be taken up 5th Ave. to 86th St., passing the many churches, club-houses, and private residences. At the end of the stage line, cross to the E., and return by way of the Madison Ave. cars. The Tiifany house at '72d St., and the Viilard houses at 50th St. are passed, and at 49th St. the buildings of Columbia College are reached. These, with their museums, deserve careful inspection. Then, again taking the cars, the Manhattan Athletic Club building, at 45th St., the Grand Central Station at 42d St., are passed ; then through the tunnel, and down 4th Ave. to 23d St. 4. Madison Ave., between 23d and 42d Sts., is worthy of a visit. The University Club is on the S. E. corner of 26th St., on the upper corner is the Madison Square Garden. Visitors can ascend the tower. Several churches are on the route, among which are the Church of Transfiguration at No. 5 East 29th St., and the Church of the Incar- nation at the cor. of 35th St. Residences of prominent citizens, with pleasing architecture, line the avenue till 42d St. is reached. Then, by either the Madison Ave. or 3d Ave. cars, proceed to 6Vth St. This vicinity, once city propei-ty, is now the site of numerous public institu- tions. In 67th St., near 3d Ave., is the headquarters of the Fire De- partment. On the S. W. cor. of Lexington Ave. is the Mount Sinai Hospital, while adjoining, in 66th St., is the Chapin Home. Between 66th and 67th Sts. is the Seventh Regiment Armory, which is best seen during the winter months in the evening, as then the militia are drilling. Passing up 4th Ave. the Hahnemann Hospital is reached, and at 68th St. is the Female Normal College, occupying the entire block. A technical school for the deaf and dumb is in Lexington Ave., between 67th and 68th Sts., and also in Lexington Ave., directly opposite the College, is the Foundling Asylum of the Roman Catholic Church. Returning to 4th Ave., the Union Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church occupies, with its fine building, the block between 69th and 70th Sts. In 70th St. is the Lenox Presbyterian Hospital, and beyond, in 5th Ave., is the Lenox Library, while on the cor. of 7 2d St. and 4th Ave. is the Fi-eundschaft Club-House. In returning to 23d St. the visitor may take the street cars on Madison or 3d Ave., or the 5th Ave. stages. 5. An entire day may be given up to Central Park, which should be entered at 59th St. and 5th Ave. or. at 59th St. and 8th Ave., and at either of which gates there are carriages in waiting, which will take the visitor around the park (fare 25c.). The old Arsenal and zoological collection are on the east side, near 64th St., and should be visited independently of the carriage-ride. Stops are made at the Metropohtan Museum of iirt, near 82d St., in the vicinity of which is also the Obelisk, at Mount St. Vincent, and on the west side at the American Museum of Natural History, and at the Terrace Bridge, whence the Mall and the Belvedei-e may be visited. From the Museum of Natural History the visitor may take the street cars and ride down 8th Ave., past the large St. Remo and Dakota apartment-houses to 59th St. ; thence eastward past the Spanish apartment-house, and club-houses to 6th Ave., where the cars may be taken to 23d St. Tlie Accepted Design for the Tomb of General Grant. (copyrighted by the grant monument association.) Boilte 1.] NEW YORK CITY. 21 6. Take the Broadway cars up Broadway from 23d St., past the theatres, hotels. Metropolitan Opera-House to 40th St., to 42d St., then by a Boulevard line car to '72d St., whence proceed westward to River- side Park. At the upper end of the Park is Grant's tomb, where the great memorial is now being built to the deceased hero. To the E. of the Park is West End Ave., which is fast being built up with fine residences. At the cor. of 110th St. and Amsterdam Ave. is the accepted site of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and at ll7th St. is the site to which Columbia College will remove, while still to the E. is Morningside Park. At 125th St. and 10th Ave. take the cable-cars to their extreme end at Fort George, where during Revolutionary times a fort existed, then return a few blocks and cross the Harlem River over the Washington Bridge, from where a fine view is obt-.iined. Pass down on the N. bank of the river to High Bridge, over whic^ return to Manhattan Island, and visit the Water Works. Descend to the river and take the ferry down the stream to 180th St. and 3d Ave., where connection is made with the east side elevated rail- road, or, if there is time, a boat may be taken for the lower portion of the city, affording the visitor a view of Hell Gate, the islands, and shipping. h. A pleasant walk from Madison Square is up 5th Ave. to 26th St., passing the statue of Farragut ; then eastward past the University Club, Madison Square Garden to Bellevue Hospital, which with its various departments is worthy of careful inspection. Then by ferry to Blackwell, Ward's, and Randall Islands, visiting the public institutions there (a pass is required). Returning, the remainder of the day may be spent in visiting the treasures of the Astor Library, reached by cross- town car from foot of E. 23d St. The Mercantile Library, Cooper Union, and Bible House are in the immediate vicinity. Thence pass up 4th Ave. to 14th St., then E. to Irving Place, and N. past the Academy of Music, Amberg's Theatre, to Gramercy Park, with its notable residences on the north side, and the Players' Club and Tiiden house on the south side. A few steps to the W. is 4th Ave., thence proceed N. to 23d St. Several days may be agreeably spent in visiting the various .suburban resorts near Xew York, including Brookhii. An excursion which no visitor should fail to make is that to *Hlgh Bridge (reached by 6th Ave. Elevated road to 155th St.), connecting with X. Y. & Northern R. R. trains ; by horse-cars or 3d Ave. Elevated to 125th St., and thence by Cable-Road to 10th Ave. and lYSth St., or by 3d Ave. Elevated to Harlem, and thence by steamboat. This noble structure, by which the Croton Aqueduct is carried across Harlem River, is of granite throughout, and spans the entire width of valley and river. It is 1,450 ft. long, 114 ft. high, and supported on 14 massive piers, and has been well called " a structure worthy of the Roman Empire." On the lofty bank at its S. end is a capacious reservoir. At 181st St., reached by cable-car from 125th St., is the Washinc/ton Bindge across the Harlem, connecting Edgecombe road and Boscobel Ave. Passing thence along the roadway, a short distance beyond the Berkeley Oval is reached, where the great intercollegiate foot-ball matches are held. 22 KEW YOEK CITY. [Route 1. The public institutions on the East River islands are places of special interest. Opposite the foot of E. 46th St. is BlackioelV s Island., 120 acres in extent; upon it are located the Almshouse, Lunatic Asy- lum (for females). Penitentiary, Workhouse, Blind Asylum, Charity, Small-pox, and Typhus-Fever Hospitals, Hospital for Incurables, and Convalescent Hospital, all built of granite, quari'ied on the island by the convicts. North of the island, between the village of Astoria (reached by 92d St. Ferry) and New York, on the opposite shore is Hell-Gate., long the dread of all vessels passing through the Sound, but -now largely shorn of its terrors, while the IT. S. engineers are engaged in removing the remaining rocks. To the left is M^arcVs Island (200 acres), which divides the Harlem from the East River ; upon it are the Lunatic Asylum (for males), the Emigrant Hospital, and the Inebriate Asylum. HandaWs Island, separated from Ward's Island by a narrow channel, is the site of the Idiot Asylum, the House of Refuge, the Inf aiit Hospital, Nurseries, and other charities provided by the city for destitute children. (Permits for visiting any of these islands must be procured at the office of the Commissioners of Public Charities, cor. 3d Ave. and 11th St.) Governor'^s Island (reached by ferry from pier adjoining Staten Isl- and ferry) is a national military station, with two forts (Fort Columbus and Castle William) and some attractive officers' quarters. * Staten Island is reached by ferry-boats from the foot of White- hall St. every 20 minutes to St. George, whence trains of the Staten Island Rapid Transit R. R. nm E. to Tompkinsville, Stapleton, and Clifton, and W. to New Brighton, Sailors' Snug Harbor, Livingston (Cricket Club Station), West Brighton, Port Richmond, Sharp Ave., Elm Park, Erastina, and Arlington. (Last boat from St. George 12 p. M.) It is the largest island in the harbor, having an area of 58j square miles, and separated from New Jersey by Staten Island Sound and the Kill Van Kull, and from Long Island by the Narrows. It is connected with the New Jersey shore by the Arthur Kill bridge, and has become the freight terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. The drives about the upper part are attractive, especially those on Vander- bilt Ave., Richmond Terrace, the Serpentine and Clove Roads. From the heights there are broad views over harbor and ocean. I'fev} Bright- on is the largest village on the island, and contains the Castleton and other fine summer hotels, a number of churches, and many handsome villas. From Port Richmond an electric railway connects with Pro- hibition Park, where during the summer the American Institute of Christian Philosophy holds its meetings. Horse-cars and the Rapid Transit P. P. traverse the North Shore, and the Staten Island R. R. runs from St. George to Tottenville (14 miles). One mile S. E. of Clif- ton is "^ Port Wadsworth, commanding a tine view of the upper and lower bays and vicinity. Bedioe's Island, with Bartholdi's colossal statue of Liherty En- lightening the World, is reached' by ferry from pier adjoining Staten Island Ferry, every hour from 6 a. m. to 7.30 p. m. (fare, 25c., round- trip). The statue was presented by the French nation to the American people, the cost being defrayed by public subscription, and the artist, Boute 1.] CONEY ISLAND. 23 Auguste Bartholdi, taking no remuneration. The pedestal was built by public subscription collected in the United States. The weight of the statue is 450,000 lbs. of copper and iron ; height from base to torch, 151 ft. 1 in. ; from foundation to torch, 305 ft. 6 in. Total cost, nearly $1,000,000. On the 28th of October, 1886, the French delegates handed it over to the President of the United States. Coney Island. Coney Island lies just outside the Bay, about 10 miles from the city (by water), and consists of a very narrow island 4-i- miles long It is separated from the mainland by Gravesend Bay on the west, Sheepshead Bay on the east, and Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island Creek on the north, and has the broad Atlantic for its southern boundary. The island is divided into four parts, known as Coney Island Point, or N'oiioii^s, at the west end. West Brighton Beach, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach at the east end. Brighton and Manhattan have extensive hotels, complete opportunity for bathing, and are the preferred resorts of the better class. Kortonh possesses no attractions. At * West Brighton there are two iron piers extending 1,300 feet into the ocean, with res- taurants, bath-houses, promenades ; and the huge Elephant Hotel, built in the shape of an elephant, a camera, shows, etc., make a stirring but rude scene. At this point is the end of the Ocean Parkway drive from Brooklyn. The Concourse which leads to Brighton Beach is a wide drive and promenade nearly a mile long. Coaches connect West Brigh- ton with * Brighton Beach, where there is a good hotel, and a pavilion for parties with lunch-baskets. The Marine Railway, laid on piles, connects Brighton with * Manhattan Beach, less than a mile distant, which is the most fashionable resort on the island. There are two hotels here : the Manhattan, with wide piazzas, large dining-rooms, and garden, on the European plan, and the Oriental, a family hotel, on the Amei-ican plan. The bathing establishment has separate sections for men and women, an amphitheatre with 3,500 seats for those who prefer to look on, and an inclosed beach for the bathers. There is music by an excellent band (admission 25c. and 10c.) every day at 2 and Y.30 p. m., and a pyrotechnic display every evening (50c. for re- served seats). A drive has been laid out for the guests of the Man- hattan Beach Hotel, connecting the Oriental with the Ocean Park Boule- vard. It is known as the Manhattan Boulevard, and is 60 ft. wide, skirting the shores of Sheepshead. Bay. To reacli Coney Island..— (1) Manhattan Beach if? reached by trains from Long Island City (ferries from James Slip and E. 34tli St.); also by steam- boat from the Battery, east side (in connection with the elevated trains), to Bay Eidge, and thence by rail. Fare. 25c. ; excursion tickets. 40c. (2) Brlqhton Beach is reached by Brighton Beach E. E. from Prospect Park station, Bedford station, Bergen, St. station, and Butler St. station in Brooklyn, reached by cars from the ferries. Fare from Brooklyn, 25c. ; excursion tickets, 40c. (3)' West Brighton Beach is reached by steamboat direct to the Iron Pier from Pier No. 1, North Eiver, at Battery, and foot of W. 23d St.; also by boat from east end of Battery to Bay Eidge, and thence by the New York and Sea Beach E. E. Fare, 35c.; excursion, 50c. From Brooklyn ma Prospect Park & Coney Island E. E. (depot cor. 20th St. and 9th Ave., reached by horse-cars from ferries); also by horse-cars from Fulton Ferry. Eound-trip ticket, 25c. (4) From Brooklyn 24 LONG BRANCH. [Route 1. by the Brooldyn, Bath & West End R. E. from main entrance to Greenwood Cemetery; also via Prospect Park & Coney Island R. R. (depot cor. 9th Ave. & 20th St.). Rockaway Beach has been hitherto a popular but not fash- ionable resort, and the scene on the beach is like that at West Brigliton. The best hotel is the East End Hotel^ situated on the inlet, where good accommodation can be had. The vast hotel that stood so long unopen has been pulled down, and the grounds transformed into a seaside resort, like Asbury Park. The beach is reached by railway from Long Island City (34th St. ferry ; round-trip ticket, 50c.), and from Brook- lyn by the Long Island E. R. (depot cor. Flatbush and Atlantic Aves.), and by the New York & Rockaway Beach R. R. from Flatbush Ave. The favorite way of reaching it, however, is by the large steamers from New York and Brooklyn. By this route a delightful sail of 20 miles each way is obtained (round-trip ticket, 50c.). A colossal tubular Iron Pier^ 1,200 ft. long, affords safe landing for steamboats. Long Beach is a favorite point for summer excursions ; it has an excellent hotel, numerous cottages, good bathing, music, etc., and is a quiet family resort, attracting a high class of visitors. It is reached by railway from Long Island City (fare, 70c., round-trip). Long Branch. There are three routes from New York to Long Branch : (1) An all-rail route by the New York & Long Branch R. R., operated in common by the Central R. R. of New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania R. R., foot of Liberty St. (fare. $1; round trip, $1.50). (2) By steamer leaving Pier 8 North River, 4 times daily in summer, to Sandy Hook (20 miles), and thence via Sandy Hook Div. of Central R. R. of New Jersey (11 miles). Time, under 2 hours ; fare, $1. From Phila- delphia Long Branch is reached via the Pennsylvania R. R. (Amboy Div.) ; dis- tance, 79 miles ; fare, $2.25. Hotels.— The West End, located at the W. end of the Beach, is very popu- lar. The EJberon. at the W. end of the beach, is also a very large hotel. How- land's Hotel, N. of the West End ; the Ocean House near the R. R. depot ; the Hotel Brighton on the site of the old " Metropolitan "; and the HoVyivood, open all the year round, are the larger hotels. The charges are from $3 to $5 per day. These are the principal hotels, and are provided with ballrooms, billiard-rooms, brass and string bands, bowling-alleys, shooting-galleries, and the like. Good hotels on a smaller scale are the Atlantic, lauch's, Scarboro, United States, and others. Boarding-houses charge $10 to $18 per week. Long Branch, the other great summer resort in the vicinity of New York, is situated on the Jersey shore of the Atlantic, where a long beach affords admirable facilities for bathing. The old village of Long Branch lies back from the shore about a mile, but the great summer hotels and cottages occupy a broad plateau 20 ft. above the sea. Ocean Avenue, on which are the leading hotels, runs directly along the bluff, beneath which is the beach. The regular time for bathing is near high tide, when white flags are displayed over the hotels, and boats are sta- tioned outside the surf-line to aid persons who get into too deep water. The finest private cottages lie S. of the West End Hotel. The 3fon- mouth Park Pace- Course is 4 miles from Long Branch, on the line of the New York & Long Branch R. R. The Iron Pier, running from shore to deep water, is worth attention. The drives in the vicinity of Long Branch are very attractive. One excellent road extends S. to old Route 2.] BROOKLYN. 25 Long Branch, Oceanport, and Red Bank (8 miles), and another leads to Atlanticville, Seabright, and the Highlands (8 miles). At Elheron^ a continuation of Long Branch on the south, is the the Francklyn cottage where President Garfield died. The Elberon Casino is worthy of note. Here also is the cottage where President Grant formerly passed his summer. Deal is a quaint old village on the shore, 5 miles S. of Long Branch, and near by is the great Methodist camp-meeting ground of Ocean Grove. Beyond is Asbury Park, containing several hundred cottages and numerous hotels, of which the Sheldoii House and Arlington at Ocean Grove are the principal. Shark River, just S. of Deal, is a favorite resort for picnickers from Long Branch, and is noted for its oystei-s and crabs. Pleasure Bay, on the Shrews- bury River, about a mile N. of the Branch, is another favorite picnic resort, also famous for its oysters. Here are several hotels, and yachts and boats may be hired. The Highlands of Navesink are a series of bold and pictur- esque bluffs on the Slirewsbury River, extending S. E. from Sandy Hook Bay, which are passed on the way to Long Branch. The highest point, Mt. Mitchell, is 282 ft. above the sea-level, and from its summit extensive views may be obtained. These highlands are usually the first land seen on approaching New York from the ocean, and the last to sink below the horizon on leaving. There are two lighthouses about KX) ft. apart on Beacon Hill, at the mouth of the Shrewsbury; the southern one, a revolving "Fresnel," 248 ft. above the water, being one of the most powerful on the Atlantic coast. On the river, a short dis- tance from Beacon Hill, is the little village of Highlands, an attractive resort, with fine bathing and fishing, and pleasing scenery. The Red Bank boat from New York touches at Highlands daily, and it is also reached via Sandy Hook Div. of the Central R. R. of New Jersey. Red Bank is a remarkably pretty town of 4,145 inhabitants, at the head of navigation on Shrewsbury River. It possesses among other attractions sailing, fishing, and bathing, and being only 8 miles from Long Branch by an excellent driveway (9 by railway), many summer visitors, who wish to be within easy reach of that fashionable resort yet away from its excitement, pass the season here. A branch of the Cen- tral R. R. of New Jersey runs from the Atlantic Highlands to Raritan Bay, opening the country intervening to travel, and is a convenient route for reaching Red Bank. Red Bank is reached from New York by the New York & Long Branch R. R. (fare, $1 ; excursion ticket, $1.50); also by steamer from Pier 35, North River (fare, 50c.). 2. Brooklyn. Brooklyn is conveniently reached from the City Hall Park by the East Eiver Bridge, either on foot or by cable-cars to Sands, near Fulton St., where the street-car lines converge. Ferries.— The principal lines are as follows : Fulton St. to Fulton St. ; Whitehall St. to Atlantic Ave., to Hamilton Ave.; and 39th St.. S. B.; and from Wall St. to Montague St. There is a line of "Annex" boats from Fulton St., Brooklyn, to Jersey City, connecting with the Pennsylvania K. E.. the Lehigh YsUey R. E.. and Fall River steamers, and during the summer with Albany boats. 26 BROOKLYN. [Route 2. Other ferries from Brooklyn (E. D.), are : Grand St.-to Grand and Houston Sts. ; Broadway to Grand, Koosevelt, and 23d Sts. ; Main St. to Catherine St. ; Long Island City to 34tli St. ; and Greenpoint Ave. to 10th and 23d Sts. Hotels.— The Pierrepont, cor. Montague and Hicks Sts.; the 8t. George, Clark and Hicks Sts.; the Clarendon, cor. Washington and Johnson Sts.; and the Mansion House (family hotel), Hicks St.. are the only first-class houses. Kestaurants.— The leading ones are : HubeVs, 301 Washington St. ; Claren- don, Washington St. and Johnson ; and Marisi's, in Clinton St. Clubs.— The leading clubs are the TJnion League, Bedford Ave. cor. Dean St. ; Monfaulc, 8th Ave. and Lincoln PI. ; the llaniUton, cor. Clinton and Eem- sen Sts.; the Brooklyn, cor. Pierrepont and Clinton Sts.; the imcoZra,' 65-„7 Putnam Ave ; the Oo:ford, cor. S. Oxford St. and Lafayette Ave.; the Crescent Athletic Club, with its home at 166 Montague St., and grounds on the Shore Eoad between 83d and 85th Sts. ; and the Hanover, in the Eastern district, cor. Bedford Ave. and Rodney St. Modes of Conveyance.— S?'OoA;Z?/w Elevated Bailioay. The Broadway Line runs from Broadway Ferry to Van Sicklen Ave., a distance of 480 miles in 20 minutes. The stations are :' Ferry, Driggs St., Marcy Ave., Hewes St., Lori- mer St., Flushing Ave., Park Ave., Stuyvesant Ave. (Myrtle Ave.), Kosciusko St. (De Kalb Ave.), Gates Ave., Halsey St., Chauncey St., Manhattan Beach R. R., Alabama Ave., 'fan Sicklen Ave. Last train leaves ferry at 12.34 A. m. Passeng:ers are transferred to and from Broadway and main-line trains at Gates Ave., either way. Connection is made with the Long Island R. R. at Manhat- tan Junction, East New York, and with the Canarsie & Rockaway Beach R. R. at Alabama Ave. The Brooklyn Bridge, Grand, and Lexington Ave. Line runs from Brooklyn Bridge to Van Sicklen Ave., a distance of '6'41 miles, in 30 mimites. The stations are : Sands and Washington Sts., Myrtle Ave. and Adams St., Bridge St., Navy St., Vanderbilt A.ve., Washington Ave., Myrtle and Grand Aves., De Kalb Ave., Greene Ave., Franklin Ave., Nostrand Ave., Tompkins Ave., Sumner Ave., Reid Ave , Gates Ave., Halsey St.. Chauncey St., Manhattan Beach R. R., Alabama Ave., Van Sicklen Ave. Trains run at inter- vals of 30 minutes during the night. The otJi Ave. Line runs from the Brooklyn Bridge to 5th Ave. and 36th St., a distance of 4-25 miles, in 20 minutes. The stations are : Brooklvn Bridge, Citv Hall, Bridge St., Fulton St., Flatbush and Atlantic Aves. (L. I ^R. R. station)", St. Mark's PL, Union St.. 3d St., 9th St., 16th St., 20th St., 25th St., 36th St. Last train leaves the bridge at 1.25 a. la. The Fulton Ferry and Myrtle Ave. Line runs from Fulton ferry to Wyckolf Ave., Ridgewood, a distance of 4-91 miles, in 24 minutes. The stations are : Fulton Perry, Washington and York Sts., Bridge and York Sts., on Myrtle Ave., Navy St., Vanderbilt Ave., Washington Ave., Myrtle and Grand Aves., Franklin Ave., ISostrand Ave., Tompkins Ave., Sumner Ave., Broadway and Myrtle Ave., Evergreen Ave., De Kalb Ave., Knickerbocker Ave., Wyckoff Ave. Last train leaves ferry at 12.48 a. m. The Fidton Elevated Boihvay, with its road under construction, is built and operated under lease to the Kings County Elevated Railway Company as far as Scheuck Ave. Its route is by way of Fulton and Sackman Sts. to Jamaica Ave., to Williams PL, to Snediker Ave., to Eastern Parkway, to Market St., to Liberty Ave., to city line. The length completed is 1'5 miles, and the stations are Manhattan Crossing, Atlantic Ave., Eastern Park, Pennsylvania Ave., and Van Sicklen Ave. The Kings County Elevated Railway runs from Fulton Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge to Montauk Ave., a dis- tance of 7| miles, in 30 minutes. The stations are : Fulton Ferry. Brooklyn Bridge, Clark St., Tillary St.. Court St.. Myrtle Ave., Boerum PL, Elm PL, Duffield St., Flatbush Ave., Lafayette Ave., Cumberland St. . Vanderbilt Ave., Grand Ave.. Franklin Ave., Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn Ave., Tompkins Ave., Albany Ave., Sumner Ave., Utica Ave., Ralph Ave., Saratoga Ave., Rockaway Ave., Man- hattan Crossing, Atlantic Ave., Eastern Park, Pennsylvania Ave., Van Sicklen Ave., Linwood St.. and Montauk Ave. Up stations only are Clark St., Court St., Elm PL, and Brooklyn Ave. ; down stations only are Sumner Ave., Tomp- kins Ave., Duffield St., Myrtle Ave., and Tillary St. Trains for bridge and ferry display no signals ; for bridge only, white signals ; for ferry only, green signals. Trains on this line run continuously day and night, and from 12.30 A. M. to 5 A. M. every 45 minutes. Fare, 5c. Street-car Lines connect with Atlantic, Fulton, Broadway, and other ferries, and with the Bridge, and there are numerous cross-town roads. Fare, 5c. Route 2.] BROOEXT]^. 27 Surface Railways (steam) are: Brooklyn S Brighfori Beach B. E. (station at Franklia and Atlantic Ave.), to Brighton Beach ; Long Iskind By. (same place, main station at Flathush Ave.), to Long Island Ciity and Sag Harbor, and intermediate points, and to Manhattan Beach ; Brospect Bark & Coney Mancl By. (station, 9th Ave. and 20th St.), to West Brighton Beach ; New York cfi Sea Beach B. B. (station, 3d Ave. and 65th St.). to West Brighton Beach : Brooklyn, Bath