V„_J!IM8*. f:xPLAiNeD ilLlJSJR/SvJGD .^/.// A'^ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I THE METROPOLIS EXPLAINED AND | ILLUSTRATED. " m # til ! t THE METROPOLIS EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED IN FAMILIAR FORM, WITH A map; 1871 yt^ NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY DEVLIN AND COMPANY. 1871. Vaj. Vo. \,v\y. TO NEWSPAPER EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. We hope that this little work may arrest the attention of newspaper editors sufficiently to induce an examination, and that the intrinsic usefulness of the book, which cannot fail to be very great to all visitors not famiUar with New York, will induce the ainiouncement that we will be happy to present a copy to any one applying for it by mail or in person at either of our stores. We are also publishing separately in neat form, the portion of this book devoted to the Central Park, for distribution in the same manner. DEVLIN & CO, Box No. 2256, P. 0. Broadway, Cor. Grand Street. Broadway, Cor. Warren Street. New York, March. 1871. .^7 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Devlin and Company, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. 0. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY. NOTE. Feeling thcit there existed a great want, on the part of strangers visithig New York City, of some simple, practical, and convenient book that would explain the locality and means of access to the leading points of interest in the metropolis, and more especially to the Central Park, we have caused this little volume to be prepared. We send it forth upon its mission, in the hope that it may prove helpful and useful to the stranger within our gates. DEVLIN & CO. INDEX. NEW YORK. page Lake . . . . Advertisement of Devlin & Location and Area . Co. • . 29 Lower Park . Amusements 49 Marble Arch . Academy op Design . 34 ]Mall . . . . African Methodist Church ss 38 Maze .... Baptist Churches 35 Manhattan Square . Banks — National 46 Mount St. Vincent . Banks — State . 48 Museum .... Battery 30 Music Stand . Bowling Green 30 Nur.«ery Cemeteries 54 Origin and Early History City Hall 32 Palseontological Museum Cooper Union . 34 Pool, Loch, and Harlem Congregational Churches . 36 Meer .... Churches (3Iiscellaueous\ 45 Pond .... Custom House . 33 Ramble .... Central Park, — Spa . . . . Art Museum, Site for 2^ Statue of Commerce Boys' Play-grouud 17 Statue of Tigress . Belvedere 24 Schiller Monument Block-house . 27 Thoroughfares Carriage Service 12 Trees planted by Prince Carriage Concourse 19 of Wales . Casino . 19 Terrace Cave . 24 Tunnel Cedars . 25 Upper Park Children's Summer-house 17 Vinery .... Conservatory Lake 25 Visitors, Statistics of Croton Reservoirs . 14 When open to Public Cost 12 Devlin & Co. Grand St. Dove Cotes . 25 Store .... Dairy . 17 Devlin & Co. Warren St. Evergreen Walk 25 Store .... Fortifications 27 Equitable Life Insurance Gateways and Approache 3 12 Bun^DiNG General Features 15 Ferries .... Green . 17 Friends' Meeting-houses . Great Hill . 28 Gramercy Park How to go to the Park 9 Hamilton Square Humboldt Monument 15 Hotels .... Knoll . . . . 26 How to measure for Shirts INDEX. PAGE How TO MEASURE FOR ClOTHES'G 62 High Bridge . 28 Jewish Synagogues . 38 Lutheran Churches . 37 Libraries . . 52 Madison Square . 31 Manhattan Square . 31 Methodist Episcopal Churches 31 Mount Morris Square New Court House New Post Office New York Life Insurance Building Park Bank Building Park, The City Hall Post Office Presbyterian Churches Protestant Epis. Churches Railroad Depots Reservoir Square Reformed Presbtterlan Churches Reformed (Dutch) Churches Roman Catholic Churches . Stuyvesant Park Sub-treasury and Assay Office .... Tompkins Squ-^re 31 31 PAGE Tombs, The ... 33 United Presbyterian Churches 40 Unitarian Churches . . 45 Uniyers.\list Churches . 45 Union Square ... 31 Washington Square . . 30 Young Men's Christian As- socl\tion Building . . 34 BROOKLYN. Art Assocution Building . 59 Academy of Music . . 59 Atlantic Dock ... 60 Cemetery of the Holy Cross 59 City ILul . . 60 Cypress Hills Cemetery . 59 East River Bridge . . 60 Greenwood Cemetery . 58 Kings County Court House 60 Mercantile Library Building 59 Navy Yard ... 60 Places of Amusement . 61 Prospect Park ... 57 Parade Ground . " . 58 RiDGEWOOD Reservoir . 61 Washington Park . . 58 THE CENTRAL PARK. It is not within the scope of this article to attempt an ex- haustive treatise upon the Central Park, either as a whole or in any of its many interesting phases. That has been clone so ably, not only in the comprehensive reports of the commission- ers, but also in the beautiful work upon the subject published by jNIessrs. F. J. Huntington & Co., — from which authorities we have drawn largely for the basis of this article, — that to pre- sume to add anything thereto, within these narrow limits, would be an absurdity. Our purpose simply is, to give such facts, descriptions, and directions, in familiar form, as will assist the stranger in seeking for and appreciating the beauties of the Park; to help the enjoyment by desirable information, and use- ful suggestion, and not to hinder it by presenting anything be- yond that which is essential to an intelligent understanding of its history, plan, and leading features. HOW TO GO TO THE PARK The public conveyances that lead to the immediate vicinity of the Park, are the street cars, as follows, namely : — Second Avenue Railroad, from Peck Slip. Third Avenue Railroad, from the lower end of the Park op- posite the Astor House. Eighth Avenue Railroad, from both Vesey and Canal streets, and Broadway. The cars of the above roads all run beyond the upper end of the Park, thus affording an opportunity to enter by the gates on 59th Street, or at either of the upper entrances. Sixth Avenue Railroad, from both Vesey and Canal streets, and Broadway. Seventh Avenue Railroad, from both Barclay and Broome streets, and Broadway. Central Park, North and East River Railroad (Belt). Eastern Division, from South Ferry by a circuitous route through the east side of the city to the Park. Western Division, from South Ferry via river front and Tenth Avenue to the Park. The cars of these last-named roads do not go beyond 59th 10 THE CENTRAL PARK. Street, thus necessitating an entrance to the Park by some of the gates at the south end. Fourth Avenue Kaih'oad, from the lower end of the Park opposite the Astor House, via the Bowery, Fourth Avenue, and Madison Avenue, to 89th Street. This road runs one block east of the Park, from 59th to 86th streets. There are also several omnibus lines that run within a few blocks of the Park. ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY. It was about the year 1830 that the city of New York started from the quiet and steady progress that thus far had been its characteristic, and, with a suddenness almost startling, took the place which she still holds, and will continue to main- tain, as the Metropolis of the ^\'^estern Hemisphere. This change came so quickly that in a short time the entire element? of the city underwent a change. Business grew rapidly, population came pouring in from all sides, building increased, and business interests began that demand upon the premises used for residences that is still unsatisfied. This change soon deprived the city of the quiet gardens and detached dwellings that afforded an opportunity for pure air; their places being filled by solid blocks of houses and stores that increased the evil then plainly appearing, namely, the want of breathing space. As the city grew in population, it became a constantly more settled fact, that for the majority of the people, especially for those of limited means, escape from the city for a little rest or recreation w^as almost an impossibility. The localities accessi- ble by water were too remote, or not reputable ; and to the north of the city there was only a barren waste, save for those whose means and leisure afforded a private equipage wherewith to en- joy the drives on Harlem Lane, and the Bloomingdale Road. These facts developed in the public mind a longing for a place where blue sky and fresh air, grass, trees, and flowers, might be enjoyed with little loss of time, or expenditure of money. It was about the year 1848 that the patient and long- suffering people of New York began to find that something must be done to supply this daily growing want. There was no place within the city limits in which it w-as pleasant to walk or ride; no water on which it was safe to row, no play-ground for chil- dren, no spot for the weary to rest bodj^ or brain in the con- templation of the beauties of nature. It was during this year that Mr. A. J. Downing first gave public expression, through the columns of the " Horticulturist," to this universal want of a great public park. In 1850 he made a voyage to England for the purpose of observing the progress THE CENTRAL PARK. 11 there made in architecture and landscape gardening. Finding much in the pubhc parks to enhst his sympathy and command attention, he was led by these experiences again, and more thor- oughly, to advocate the idea he had already advanced, of a park for New York. Accordingly, in 1851, Mr. A. C. Kingsland, then the mayor of the city, recommended to the common council that there should be prompt and efficient action taken upon the subject. This was the key-note from which the press and people took up the strain, and from that time it was a foregone conclusion that the people of New York must have a public park worthy the wants and fame of the metropolis. After many vicissitudes of a legislative character, and much discussion as to the location, the legislature passed an act on the twenty-first of July 1853, authorizing the city to take posses- sion of the ground now known as the Central Park. The first commission for the Central Park, consisting of the mayor of the city and the street commissioner, was appointed May 19, 1856, and they, desiring advice and assistance in the discharge of their duties, invited a board of seven gentlemen, of which Washington Irving was President, to consult with them upon the measures to be taken whereby to eflfect the transforma- tion of the land the city had acquired, for the purposes of the Park. They proceeded to work upon a plan submitted by the engineer who made tiie original surveys ; but it soon appearing that some change in the government of the work was essential to success, a new commission of eleven members was appointed, in April 1857, w'hich board, by its successors, still controls the interests of the Park. The first act of the new commissioners was to ad- vertise for new plans, and on the twenty-first of April, 1858, a se- lection was made from thirty-three plans submitted : the successful plan being the united work of Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted and Mr. Calvert Vaux. The wisdom of the commissioners is now appar- ent to all, in the successful fulfillment of the plan selected, which has been carried out in all its essential features, save at the upper end of the Park, where its extension from 106th to 110th streets rendered an entire modification necessary. LOCATION AND AREA. The Park occupies the paralellogram included within 59th Street on the south, llOtli Street on the north. Fifth Avenue on the east, and Eighth Avenue on the west. The entire area is eight hundred and forty-three acres, of which one hundred and forty-one acres are occupied by the Croton Reservoirs, over forty-three acres by the waters of the Park, and of the re- maining space one hundred and three acres are in drives, bridle- roads, and walks. 12 THE CENTRAL PARK. COST. The original cost of the land . . . $5,028,844 The total expenditure for construction from May 1, 1857, to January 1, 1870 . . . 5,775,387 Total cost of the Park, January 1, 1870 $10,804,231 STATISTICS OF VISITORS. The following record of attendance indicates the public appreciation of the Park : — Pedestrians. Equestrians. Vehicles. Velocipedes. 1863, 1,469,335 90,724 922,450 1864, 2,295,199 100,397 1,148,161 1865, 3,219,056 98,360 1,425,241 1866, 3,412,892 86,757 1,579,808 1867, 2,998,770 84,994 1,381,697 1868, 3,121,167 71,064 1,299,189 1869, 3,265,541 54,611 1,340,697 8,714 1870; 3,494,877 75,511 1,616,935 234 The total number of persons that entered the Park during the year 1870, including drivers and occupants of carriages, was 8,421,427. WHEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The Park is open daily to the public during the months of December, January, and February, from seven o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock in the evening ; during the months of March, April, May, October, and November, from six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening; and during the months of June, July, August, and September, from five o'clock in the morning until eleven o'clock in the evening. CARRIAGE SERVICE. Carriages, under the supervision of the commissioners, are run in the Park, whereby visitors may make a complete tour of the Park for twenty-five" cents. Special information regarding them can always be had from the park-keepers in attendance at all hours. The usual point of starting is from the Merchant's Gate, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. Time of the tour, one hour and a half. GATEWAYS AND APPROACHES. The greatest number of persons and carriages enter the Park by the Scholars' Gate, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street — the natural entrance and exit of all arriving or THE CENTRAL PARK. 13 departing by the Fifth Avenue. The improvements now in progress at this point, are rapidly making this gateway worthy of the noble avenue it adorns, and ere long it will be the most imposing of all the Park entrances; its surroundings include an open plaza on the opposite corner, which greatly heightens the efFect by permitting a view of the Park for some distance down ,the avenue. Next in importance, measured by the count of persons and vehicles entering it, is the Merchants' Gate at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 59th Street, the point where Broadway intersects the Eighth Avenue, and from which the grand boule- vard departs in a nortlnvesterly direction. To prevent the crowding and confusion that would naturally result from the concentration of so many leading thoroughflvres at this locality, a grand circle has been laid out directly opposite the gateway, that contributes gi'eatly to the general effect of this entrance to the Park. After the gateways just described, the Farmers' and War- riors' gates on 110th Street, — the former at Sixth Avenue, and the latter at Seventh Avenue, — are of the greatest consequence. These two avenues are being converted into boulevards, which will be planted with double rows of trees, thus completing mag- nificent drives through Park and boulevard, from 59th Street to the Harlem River, thereby making these gates great means of ingress and egress for the pleasure-driving of the Park. The improvements now being rapidly pushed forward on all the approaches to the Park, with that sleepless energy so indicative of the metropolitan spirit, are all arranged with special reference to its attractions, and will, ere long, form a fit setting for the city's gem. The nomenclature of the gateways has been a subject of much interest; and the names selected happily illustrate the fact, that the Central Park is the people's pleasure-ground, common to all, regardless- of rank or caste. There seems an especial fitness in the fact that in these titles, the young and old, art, literature, commerce, mechanics, and husbandry, all have a representation that will eventually find expression in the sym- bolic architecture of the completed gateways. Herewith is a list of the names and locations of the several entrances : — Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, The Scholars' Gate. Sixth Avenue and 59th Street, The Artists' Gate. Seventh Avenue and 59th Street, The Artizans' Gate. Eighth Avenue and 59th Street, The INIerchants' Gate. Eighth Avenue and 72d Street, The Womens' Gate. Eighth Avenue and 79th Street, The Hunters' Gate. 14 THE CENTRAL PARK. Eighth Avenue and 85th Street, The Mariners' Gate. Eighth Avenue and OOth Street, The Gate of All-Saints. Eighth Avenue and 100th Street, The Boys' Gate. Fifth Avenue and 72d Street, The Childrens' Gate. Fifth Avenue and 79th Street, The INIiners' Gate. Fifth Avenue and 90th Street, I'he Engineers' Gate. Fifth Avenue and 9Gth Street, The Woodman's Gate. Fifth Avenue and 102d Street, The Girls' Gate. Fifth Avenue and 110th Street, The Pioneers' Gate. Sixth Avenue and 110th Street, The Farmers' Gate. Seventh Avenue and 110th Street, The Warriors' Gate. Eighth Avenue and 110th Street, The Strangers' Gate. THOROUGHFARES. The regulations of the Park exclude all vehicles of a business nature from the pleasure drives; and to obviate the incon- venience incident to the interruption of travel across the city for so great a space, four transverse roads have been constructed for the accommodation of oi'dinary traffic, which are carried entirely across the Park by excavations below the level of the ground. So ingeniously have these road-ways been constructed that the visitor is scarcely aware of their existence, and, indeed, a remarkable aptness has been displayed in the arrangement of all the drives, bridle-paths, and walks, each being so inde- pendent of the other that the entire Park may be enjoyed either on foot, horseback, or in a carriage, without one class of visitors interfering with either of the others. There are nine and one half miles of drives, varyino; in width from forty-five to sixty feet: there are five and one half miles of bridle paths of twenty-five feet width, and twenty-seven and one half miles of foot-walks, the latter following all the drives, but leading as well to many most beautiful spots, which are entirely lost to the visitor who only views the Park from a carriage. THE CROTON RESERVOIRS. These Reservoirs, so prominent in the scenery of the Park, and so important to the comfort and health of the city, were projected, and one of them completed, long before the occupa- tion of the site for its present purposes. The Old or Lower Reservoir is a parallelogram in form, one thousand eight hun- dred and twenty-six feet long and eight hundred and thirty- five feet wide, covering an area of thirty-one acres, and capable of containing one hundred and fifty million gallons of water. It is divided into two sections, one with a depth of twenty, and THE CENTRAL PARK. 15 the other of thirty feet. Its walls of solid masonry are twenty feet wide at the top, and gradually increase in thickness toward the base. The Old Reservoir, being insufficient for the needs of the in- creasing population of the city, the New Reservoir was con- structed simultaneously with the Park itself. It lies directly north of the other, and extends almost the entire width of the Park, having an irregular form, and an area of one hundred and six acres, with a maximum capacity of one thousand mil- lions of gallons. The summits of the walls of both Reservoirs afford pleasant promenades and extensive views, while the skill of the architects and landscape gardeners has rendered the presence of that structure a source of satisfaction rather than of regret. GENERAL FEATURES. The Park is so naturally divided in two parts by the new or upper Reservoir, that by common consent the divisions are designated the Upper and Lower Park ; which divisions we accept, and arrange the description accordingly. It will only be our purpose to mention the several points of interest as they would be encountered in passing from the southern to the northern end of the Park, and not to follow any special route. THE LOWER PARK. This section of the Park is that lying below the new Reser- voir, and is the portion upon which the larger amount of labor has been expended, in the adornment and improvement of the grounds. The leading features are the IMall, the Terrace, the Lake, and the Ramble; all of which, with the other leading points of interest, are noticed in the following pages. THE HUMBOLDT MONUMENT. The first object that attracts attention on entering the Park from Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, is the monument, sur- mounted by a life-size bust in bronze, of Alexander Von Hum- boldt, the work of Professor Blaiser, of Berlin, which was presented by the German citizens of New York. The unveiling of this monument on the fourteenth of September, 1869, the centennial anniversary of Von Humboldt's birth, was an occasion of great public interest. THE STATUE OF COMMERCE. Is placed near the Merchants' Gate, at the Eighth Avenue and 59th Street entrance. It was the gift of Mr. Stephen B. 16 THE CENTRAL PARK. Guion, a native of New York long resident in Liverpool, and is from the hand of Fosquet, a French artist of reputation and ability. THE POND. In the extreme southeastern angle of the Park, the Pond forms a pretty and leading feature in the scenery. It will be noticed on the left of the entrance by the Scholars' Gate. It has an extent of about five acres, and is largely artificial, being formed to a great degree by the natural drainage of the ground. In the winter season it is the resort of many skaters, its locality near the principal entrance making it more convenient of access than the larger Lake by the Terrace. THE MUSEUM. Another leading object that arrests attention in this jwrtion of the Park is the old arsenal, a large and peculiar building near the Fifth Avenue boundary. It was formerly owned by the State, but was purchased by the city in 185G for the sum of two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. In and about this building, now more properly known as " The Museum," are kept the already large number of animals that form the nucleus of the collection for the Zoological Gar- den, now rapidly preparing in Manhattan Square, on Eighth Avenue, between 7Tth and 81st Streets, immediately opposite the western boundary of the Park ; and which, when completed and stocked, will compare favorably with any similar institution in the world. The collection of animals is numerous, varied, and interesting, forming not the least of the many attractions of the Park. In this building, also, is the beginning of the IMuseum of Nat- ural History, which is destined to great prominence and useful- ness. There are already many specimens of stuffed animals, and birds, and plans are being carried into practical realization, whereby, when proper accommodations have been provided at public expense, private liberality will supply specimens that will place this in the front rank of such collections. Another feature of great importance within these walls, is the iMeteorological Observatory, which finds accommodation in a large upper i-oom, where a number of curious instruments re- cord the doings of wind and weather. The ultimate intention is to add to this an Astronomical Observatory, when the neces- sary building shall have been provided. It is also a part of the plans of the Commissioners to estab- lish within the Park a permanent art gallery, but toward this end nothing has been done beyond the selection of a site for a uuilding. THE CENTRAL PARK. THE DAIRY. Is a picturesque Gothic structure, situated directly north of the Pond and contiguous to the south transverse road, with which it is so connected that all supplies may be taken into it inde- pendently of the Park thoroughfares. Here pure milk, and similar refreshments more especially suited to the appetites of children, are supplied at a moderate cost. A short distance from the Dairy, in an almost westerly direction, is THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER-HOUSE, Which opens upon a playground especially intended for the use of small children, where they may enjoy their little sports and neither interfere with, nor be molested by the rougher sports of THE BOYS' PLAYGROUND, Which is still further to the west, and occupies a large open space also south of transverse road No. 1. Here is a commodious house erected for the accommodation of the ball-players. THE PAL^ONTOLOGICAL MUSEUM. The building for this purpose is now being erected near the Eighth Avenue, about midway between the Merchants' Gate and the first transverse road. The specimens for this depart- ment of natural history are being prepared by Professor B. Waterhouse Hawkins, and when the groups are completed will be extremely interesting, not only to scientists, but to ordinary visitors, as exhibiting the forms of extinct animal life in America. THE MARBLE ARCH Is located immediately west of the southern end of the IMall, and is one of the most elegant and costly structures within the Park, being the only one in which this material is exclusively used. Its purpose is to carry the carriage-drive over the foot-path, which enters it at one end on a level, while at the other a double stair- way, leading to the right and left, leads up to the level of the Mall. On either side runs a marble bench that affords a welcome rest to the weary pedestrian on a hot summer day, and opposite the upper end of the arch, beyond the stairway, is a niche, around which, also, is a marble bench, and in its centre a drinking fountain. THE GREEN. Following the drive, that crosses the Marble Arch, as it leads to the west, and changes direction northward, a broad lawn of 2 18 THE CENTRAL PARK. fifteen acres, designated by name as the Green, is revealed. In the proper season a large flock of South Down sheep, attended by a shepherd, find their pasture here, and supply a simple feature of rural life, at once beautiful and contrasting pleasantly with those other portions of the Park where art has done so much to beautify and please. THE SPA Is on the north side of the Green, and west of the Mall. The building is highly decorated in arabesque. Messrs. Schultz & Warker, the celebrated manufacturers of artificial mineral waters, are in charge, and supply the waters to visitors at five and ten cents per glass. THE MALL. The prominent feature of the Lower Park is the jNIall ; a straight walk which starts from a point just east of the Marble Arch and extends in a northerly direction for a distance of twelve hundred and twelve feet, nearly a quarter of a mile. The whole width is two hundred and eight feet; and throughout its entire length there is, on each side, a double row of Ameri- can elms, separated by a promenade in the centre, of thirty-five feet in width. Comfortable seats are distributed at convenient intervals, and drinking fountains at either end afford refreshment for the thirsty. A statue of Shakespeare, the gift of a number of citizens of New York through the Shakespeare Dramatic Association, is to be placed at the southeast corner of the walk. The jMall terminates at the northern end in a spacious square or plaza, which is ornamented with two very pretty fountains, and gilded bird-cages moimted on pedestals. On music days, when the sun is oppressive, this space is covered with an awning and provided with seats where visitors may rest, enjoy the music, and indulge in the luxury of creams and ices from the adjacent Casino. In close proximity to this plaza, and east of the north end of the Mall, is THE MUSIC STAND, An elaborate structure, decorated with gilding and brif^ht colors, from which, on Saturday afternoons in the summer and autumn, . an excellent band discourses beautiful music. Our illustration gives the grouping of the scene at this point, including the north end of the Mall and the Music Stand. THE TREES PLANTED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES During his visit to this counti-y in the autumn of 1860, — an English oak and an American elm, — are thriving finely. They THE CENTRAL PARK. 19 may be found west of the centre of the Mall, between the foot- path and drive. THE VINERY Is a delightful bower of rustic work over which are trained wisterias, honeysuckle, and rose vines. It is situated just east of the upper end of the Mall, convenient to the ]Music Pavilion and the Casino, at a point connnanding an excellent view of the Terrace, Lake, and Kanible. ^.....^ THE MALL FKOM TERRACE. THE CARRIAGE CONCOURSE Is an open square adjoining the Vinery, affording visitors in carriages access to the Casino, and is a convenient place to pause on music days and enjoy the band without alighting. THE CASINO Is a neat and tasteful cottage structure designed for a ladies' refreshment house, where a well ordered restaurant is main- tained, and although a private business, like the Refectory at INIount St. Vincent, is still under the supervision and control of the Park Commissioners. The Casino is pleasantly located just at the edge of the Carriage Concourse, and overlooking all the attractions of the Terrace and vicinity. 20 THE CENTRAL PARK. THE BRONZE STATUE OF THE TIGRESS May be found a short distance west of the Terrace, to the right of the drive. It represents a tigress in the act of bringing food to her cubs, and was presented to the Park by twelve gentlemen, residents of New York. It is six feet high, seven and a half feet long, and is the production of the celebrated Auguste Caine. THE TERRACE. Dividing the plaza that terminates the ]\Iall from the carriage drive that intervenes between it and the Terrace, is a magnificent screen work of Albert freestone, in which are two openings whereby persons can leave their carriages and enter the Mall, or from it can cross the drive to the stairways that lead to the Terrace below. These stairs, which are displayed in the frontis- piece, are worthy of the closest examination, for it will be seen that no two of the many panels that surround the well of the staircase are alike, and it is their beauty and ingenuity rather than mere variety that make them objects of admiration. The decoration is all based upon forms of vegetation symbolic of the four seasons, and surpasses the decorative sculpture on any pub- lic building in America. Pursuant to the theory that every visitor, whether walking, riding, or driving, may visit the entire Park in his own way without interference, another means of access from the INIall to the Terrace has beeji provided, so that drivers may not be em- barrassed by pedestrians crossing the roadway at this much thronged point, and they, in turn, may not be exposed to the risks thereby incurred. To meet this end, a stairway has been constructed from the plaza at the end of the Mall to the level of the Terrace below, terminating in an arcade that passes under the drive. The floor and ceiling are finished in elaborate patterns of encaustic tiles, and the stone work is everywhere beautifully carved. The i)lan for the hall or arcade, for the stair- ways leading to it, as well as for the stairway from the drive to the Terrace, embraces many artistic embellishments that cannot be carried into effect for some years to come. Having passed over one or the other of the stairways leading from the^upper level the visitor reaches the Terrace, a broad esplanade which stretches north to the margin of the Lake. It is inclosed with a low wall of carved stone which is pierced with three openings, one on either side, from which foot-paths lead northward, and one on the water front whence visitors may take the boats for a row on the Lake. In the centre is a fountain — a picture of which is here pre- sented-^ with a spacious basin, still incomplete (there being cer- THE CENTRAL PARK. 21 tain bronze castings for its ornamentation to arrive from Munich), yet beautiful and very attractive. At eitlier corner on the water front is a tall mast, from one of which floats a standard with the arms of 'the State, while the other bears a similar emblem with the arms of the city. THE LAKE. From the Terrace the attention is turned naturally toward tho Lake, frequently mentioned as the Central Lake. This sheet of water stretches away from the front of the Terrace to the west and north in an eccentric outline of bays and headlands, which, with the little islands that dot the surface, the dense woods of FOUNTAIN ON LOWKR TERRACE. the eastern and northern shore, the elaborate Terrace on the southern side, the boats, swans, and ducks floating upon the surface, combine to produce a most picturesque effect. The Lake is divided into two unequal parts by the Bow Bridge, an iron structure so called from its form, which connects the foot-path on the southerly side with the Ramble on the opposite shore. West ft-om this bridge is the larger portion of the Lake, and farther away to the west the Balcony Bridge, illustrated by the cut upon the next page, crosses a small arm of the Lake at a point near I'^ighth Avenue and 77th Street. The swans are not the least interesting feature of the I>ake. Twelve of them were originally the gift of the city of Hamburg. Nine of these dying, twelve more were presented from the same source, to which were added 22 THE CENTRAL PARK. fifty from some gentlemen in London. Of the original seventy- two twenty-eight died, and the remainder with their progeny re- main to do the elegant upon the Lake. The swans, and also the wliite ducks that bear them company, are very tame, and come readily at a call. The popularity of the boats upon the Lake is evident from the fiict that, during the year 18G9, no less than one hundred and twenty-six tliousand persons availed themselves of the opportunity for this amusement, 'ihere are two classes of boats, the omnibus, which sail at fixed rates of fare for the BALCOKT BRIDGE. round trip, and the call boats that go at the pleasure of the pas- sengers. The charges are moderate, and the remuneration to the lessee quite small for so extensive a business. The boats may be taken from the Terrace, and may be left at any one of the six pretty boat-houses that adorn the shore of the Lake. These are exceedingly tasteful structures, as will appear from the illustration given upon the next page. It is, however, in the winter season that the Lake, and other THE CENTRAL PARK. 23 waters of the Park iuriiish attraction to the gi-eatest numbers. The care exercised that the ice may be properly kept in order for skating pm-jjoses, is fully appreciated by the many thousands that throng to the Park when '"the ball" is up, and where under a few simple and reasonable restrictions any one may come and enjoy this exhilarating winter sport. The northern end of the western portion of the Lake is reserved exclusi^■ely for ladies. BOAT-HOUSE ON LAKE. The Scotch citizens of New York here find opportunity to enjoy their national game of curling. This game is growing greatly in popularity under the encouragement and approval of the Park Commissioners. Commodious houses are erected in the winter season on the margin of the Lake for the accommodation and refreshment of spectators, skaters, and curlers. They are so constructed as to be readily removed at the close of the season. 24 THE CENTRAL PARK. THE RAMBLE. r After the Lake, the Ramble is the natural attraction. It cov- ers a piece of ground of about tliirty-six acres sloping upward from the northern shore of the lake to the old Croton Keservoir, and is bounded on either side by the great drive, from which access may be gained by foot-paths that leave the drive at the northwest and northeast corners of the Kamble, although the principal avenue of approach is by the Bow Bridge across the narrow part of the Lake. The Ramble is a labyrinth of wooded walks abounding in sequestered nooks, rustic bridges over little brooks, wild vines and flowers, summer-houses and seats of rustic make, occasional little patches of lawn, all cluster- ing so naturally that the agency of art in the grouping scarce seems apparent. It is not surprising that the Ramble has more loving friends than any other portion of the Park, when it is con- sidered how many are the attractions it offers. The Lake shore is beautiful at every point; fine views everywhere reveal them- selves; foreign birds, as pelicans, storks, cranes, and herons, have here their home; and for the pleasant chat of friends, the quiet enjoyment of a book, or simple rest from toil, the Ramble has abundant accommodation. JMore pretentious descriptions than this utterly fail of justice to its beauties. To be enjoyed it must be visited ; to be appreciated it must be made one's own familiar friend. THE MONUMENT TO SCHILLER, The (German poet, is placed in the western part of the Ramble, near the shore of the northern arm of the Lake. THE CAVE. At the base of the extreme western slope of the Ramble is the Cave, an interesting spot, partly natural and partly artificial. A steep path leads to the foot of a large rock, turning which sharp to the left the cave is entered at a level; the entrance is dark, but a few steps reveal the light, and afford an outlook upon the Lake. From the other side a series of rocky steps lead to the top of the rock over the Cave. THE BELVEDERE Is an irregular Gothic structure situated on a large rock that pierces the wall of the old Reservoir at its southwestern angle. This rock was long an eye-sore in this portion of the Park, but has now been put to the excellent purpose of sustaining an ad- THE CENTRAL PARK. 25 ditional and attractive feature of the landscape, which not only provides a pleasant place of rest and shelter, but is an excellent post of observation, the rock itself being the highest point in the Park. THE TUNNEL Has been excavated through the rock just south of the Belve- dere and north of the Kanible, for the acconuiiodation of the traffic road that crosses the Park at 79th Street. It is one hundred and forty-six feet long, and seventeen feet ten inches high. It is chiefly interesting as illustrating the great expendi- ture of time, labor, and money necessary to perfect the attrac- tions of the Park. CONSERVATORY LAKE. Conservatory Lake is an ornamental piece of water, of two acres in extent, lying contiguous to the Fifth Avenue, directly east of the Lake, and is a feature of a charming plan, embracing both conservatory and flower-garden, now rapidly approaching completion. THE DOVE COTES Are directly north of Conservatory Lake, by the foot-path that runs nearest to the Fiftli Avenue. They are a very pretty con- ceit, and add much to the beauty of the Park in this vicin- ity. The bird houses are elevated upon tall i^osts, and the whole inclosed in an immense wire cage or screen work. THE EVERGREEN WALK, Near the Fifth Avenue, and south of the entrance by the IMiners' Gate at 79th Street, a pretty piece of landscape garden- ing, was first laid out in 1862. It increases in interest and im- portance with the growth of the trees, and includes circles within circles of walks, inclosed liy neatly trimmed hedges, the whole encircled by a thicket of slirubhery and trees that serves to conceal the plan of the walks within. THE SITE FOR THE ART MUSEUM The proposed Art Museum is to be located north of the trans- verse road at 79th Street, and near the Fifth Avenue. The plan contemplates an extensive and elegant structure. THE CEDARS, At the intersection of the drive and transverse road, near the southeast corner of the old Reservoir, is a point of uiterest worthy of observation. 26 TEE CENTRAL PARK. THE MAZE Is a recently completed feature of the Park, and is located near the southeastern comer of the old Keservoh'. Included within the inclosure are thirty-seven hundred feet of gravel walk, and twenty-two hundred and fifty trees, as borders or screens, the object of which is to render an attempt to reach its central point, or to find a place of exit somewhat amusing and ditii- cult. AVhen the trees are sufficiently grown to conceal the paths, the Maze will be a source of much amusement. MANPIATTAN SQUARE, Now being prepared for the Zoological Gardens, is west of the Park, on the 8th Avenue, between 77th and 81st streets. THE KNOLL, Or, as sometimes called. Summit Rock, is in the extreme western portion of the Park, opposite the upper section of the oUl Reser- voir. Being of easy ascent, its height is quite deceptive; but it well repays the trouble of a visit, as it commands one of the most extensive views to be had in the Park. THE UPPER PARK. All of that portion of the Park lying north of the New Reservoir is usually known as the Upper Park, but is connected with the Lower Park by the drive, bridle-road, and foot-path. This section has not received the amount of elaboration that has been bestowed upon the Lower Park, but should not on that account be neglected by the visitor. The special objects of hiterest are not numerous; but the landscape has a bold, free character, the drives have longer sweeps and stretches, the ele- vations and depressions are more marked, and the views from the higher points abundantly reward the time, trouble, and strength constuiied in seeking them. The most prominent fea- tures will be found noted in detail in the following pages. MOUNT ST. VINCENT. The thoroughfares that lead from the Lower Park pass en- tirely around a larse, open space, north of the New Reservoir, denominated the East and West Meadows, the roadway on the east side leading beyond to Mount St. Vincent. The building here located was formerly used for the Roman Catholic Acad- emy, now on the Hudson near Yonkers. It is used princi- pally for a restaurant, where may be found at all times comfort- able rest and refreshment. The remainder of the building is THE CENTRAL PARK. 27 occupied by offices of the Park, and a Museum in which are de- posited the casts of the late INIr. Crawford's sculptures, eighty- seven in all, which were presented to the Park, by his widow, in 1860. OLD FORTIFICATIONS. Well to the northeast corner of the Park, and forniinf^ a pretty point from which to overlook the Harlem Meer, are the remains of earthworks erected during the war of 1812. They have been neatly turfed over, but preserved as nearly as possi- ble in their original form. THE BLOCK-HOUSE. Considerably to 'the west of the earthworks, beyond the Lake and near the Warrior's Gate, which opens upon Seventh Avenue, is a small block-house, a relic of 1812, and which was used either as a magazine or fortification. This and the earthworks were links in the cliain of fortifications that extended across the north end of the inland, of which abundant evidences exist further to the west. THE POOL, LOCH, AND HARLEM MEER. The three bodies of water bearing the above names, are essen- tially one, being connected and flowing into each other. Like the other waters of the Park, they are mainly artificial, formed to a great extent by collecting the drainage of the valley that here traverses the entire Park diagonally. The waters flow from the Pool, that begins within a few feet of the wall on the west at 101st Street, to the Harlem INIeer, that reaches within a few feet of the eastern boundary from 107th to 110th Streets, and follows the northern line from the corner to a point midway between the Sixth and Seventh avenues. A small streamlet connects the Pool on the vest with the Loch in the centre, and another little run connects the Loch with the Meer on the east. A foot-path runs around the entire water, winding over roman- tic bridges by foaming little cascades and quiet pools. We can only hint at these points and leave the seeker for the beauties of the Park to find and enjoy them for himself. THE NURSERY. The Nursery lies near the Fifth Avenue boundary, south of the Harlem Meer, and east of IMount St. Vincent. It is expected eventually to extend this arboretum, so that it may include specimens of all American trees that flourish north of the Carolinas, grown singly and in groups. At present, how- ever, the space occupied is simply used as a nursery. 28 THE CENTRAL PARK. THE GREAT HILL. Thia elevation, about midwaj' between the Pool and the north- ern boundary, is a central feature rn the northwestern portion of the Park. Its altitude is not quite so great as the Knoll, but from the greater depressions about it appears much higher. Tliere is a carriage concourse at the top, whence there is a com- manding view, extending from the Hudson to the PLast Piver and the Sound, including within its scope a remarkable variety of feature and interestins: incident. THE HIGH BRIDGE. This is the most important structure connected with the Cro- ton Aqueduct, the great canal that conducts the water supply of New York City, from the Croton River, a distance of over forty miles, to the great receiving Reservoir. The High Bridge crosses the Harlem River and Valley, a distance of fourteen hun- dred and fifty feet. It has eight arches of eighty feet span, and one hundred feet in height, from the river to the lower side. It may be crossed by a foot-path, and is a point of interest not to 1)6 omitted by the tourist. It can be reached by the Harlem Rail- road, or in summer by the Third Avenue Railroad to Harlem, and thence by steamboat. J. DEVLIN J. OG-DEJN , , S. W. JESSUP >K,. C. O&DEK. \ KEWYORK / Parties desiring to purchase Men's or Boys' CloMi of any DescrlBtion, Will always find at our spacious and elegant Stores a Stock OF Clothing, that for Variety and Style is UNEQUALED IN THIS COUNTRY". The appointments of our business embrace every grade of Goods, from the cheaper kinds of READY-MADE CLOTHING FOR BUSINESS WEAR, To the finest DEESS GARMENTS MADE TO ORDER. Throughout all departments we adhere to the One Price System, and otfer our Goods at BATES THAT CANNOT BE UNBEBSOLD, Our entire Ready-Made Stock is manufactured expressly FOR THE BEST RETAIL TrADE. DEVLIN 86 CO. PUBLIC SQUARES AND PARKS. The various Public Parks of the city, the names and loca- tion of which are noted helow, are, under the judicious manage- ment of the Park Commissioners, becoming constantly more beautiful and interesting. In addition to the improved appear- ance of these squares, the Connnissioners have introduced mu- sic in the various parks at stated intervals during the summer season. The times and places of these performances are an- nounced in the daily press, as they occur. THE BATTERY. On the southwestern water front of the city, the Battery has an area of about twelve acres and a line growth of trees. On the grounds is an old fortification, known as Castle Ciarden, which for a long while served as a place of amusement, but is now a landing-place for emigrants; an unsightly building, only to be tolerated for the useful purpose it serves. THE BOWLING GREEN. A small inclosure at the foot of Broadway, is of no special interest beyond the historic fact that it formerly contained a leaden statue of George III., which the patriotic citizens de- stroyed and converted into musket balls, during the Revolution- ary War. THE CITY HALL PARK Is triangular in form, focing Broadway between Ann and Cham- bers streets. Its origirJkl area was eleven acres, of which a por- tion has been cut off for the new Post Office. It contains the City Hall, the new Court House and other smaller public buildings. WASHINGTON SQUARE, Formerly the Potter's Field, containing nine acres, lies between "Waverly Place on the north and Fourth Street on the south. It is bisected by the extension of Fifth Avenue, the passage of which through the square has been ornamented by a handsome fountain. PUBLIC SQUARES AND PARKS. 31 UNION SQUARE Extends across the head of Broadway, between 14th and 17th streets. On the south of this square, on the eastern side, is the bronze equestrian statue of Washington, and on the western side the bronze statue of Lincohi. GRAMERCY PARK Is a private property, lyin;^ between 20th and 21st streets and the Third and Fourth avenues. STUYVESANT PARK Lies on either side of Second Avenue between 15th and 17th streets. St. George's Episcopal Church is on the west side of the park. TOMPKINS SQUARE Is between Avenues A and B, and 7th and 8th streets. It is one of the largest parks in the city, and is much used for mili- tary purposes. MADISON SQUARE Is at the junction of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, and has an area of ten acres. On the west side stands the monument to General Worth. RESERVOIR SQUARE Is between Fifth and Sixth avenues, and 40th and 42d streets. The distributing reservoir occupies one half its area, and the re- mainder, formerly the site of the Crystal Palace, is now kept as an open park. MOUNT MORRIS SQUARE Is at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street. Its area is nearly twenty acres, and is quite a resort for the citizens of Harlem. MANHATTAN SQUARE, On 8th Avenue, between 77th and 81st streets, is now being ar- ranged for zoological grounds of the Central Park. HAMILTON SQUARE Extends from the Third to the Fifth Avenue, between 66th and 68th streets, opposite the eastern boundary of the Central Park. 32 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. THE CITY HALL Is situated in tlie parlc that bears its name, and was erected during the years 1803-10. The cupola was destroyed by fire in 1859, on the occasion of the Athuitic Cable celebration. Jt was, however, immediately rebuilt, and the former clock replaced by one of superior coiistruction, the time of which is so accurate that it is accepted as standard by the business community of the city. The Mayor, Cbnunon Comicil, Aldermen, and other public officials have offices in the building, which also contains the Governor's room and the City Library. THE NEW COURT HOUSE. This extensive building — still unfinished, but sufficiently complete to admit of its occupancy — is located in the City Hall Park, at the rear of the City Hall and fronting on Chambers street. Its dimensions are two hundred and fifty feet in length by one hundred and fifty in breadth, and the total height, when completed, will be two hundred and twenty-five feet. The build- ing is entirely fire-proof, and within its walls are acconnnodations for the County Clerk, Register, Surrogate, SheriflT, Comptroller, and City Chamberlain. The work was commenced in 18G1, and has already cost nearly 85,000,000. Its architectural beauties will surpass any other structure in the city, and it will well repay a visit. THE POST OFFICE In Nassau Street, between Cedar and Liberty streets, was for- merly the Middle Dutch (Jhurch. It is a very old building, and suffered much injury at the hands of the British during the Revolutionary War. It was subsequently repaired, and for a time devoted to religious uses, but was afterwards purchased by the Government for its present purpose. POST OFFICE REGULATIONS. Cedar, corner Nassau. Office Hours. — This office is open continuously, except Sun- days. Sundays, from 9 to 10 .v. m., and from 12.30 to 1.30 P. M. There are eight deliveries each day by carriers. Collections are made from each and every lamp-post box (five hundred and eighty-five in numlier) nine times a day. On Sundays but one collection will be made, at 3 15 p. 3I. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 33 U. S. MAIL STATIONS. Open from G.30 A. m. to 9.30 p. m. A, 100 Spring St. H, Third Av. near E. 58th St. B, 382 Grand St. J, Harsenville. C, 627 Hudson St. K, E. 86th, near Third Av. D, Bible House. L, 2277 Third Av. E, 304 Eighth Av. M, Carmansville. F, 342 Third Av. N, Tubby Hook. G, 735 Seventh Av. MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT. Entrance on Cedar Street. Office hours from 10 A. m. to 3 p. ji. THE NEW POST OFFICE Is now in course of construction on the triangular piece of ground formed by the running of a new street across the lower portion of the City Hall i'ark. Some time must elapse before the building will be in a sufficient state of forwai'dness to be an object of especial interest to the stranger visiting New York, THE TOMBS, Or more properly The Halls of Justice, occupy the block bounded by Centre, Elm, Franklin, and Leonard streets, front- ing on the first named. It is a massive structure in the Egyp- tian style, completed in 1838, and accommodates the Police Court, Court of Sessions, and the City Prison. Visitors are admitted on application to the keeper. THE CUSTOM HOUSE Was originally constructed for the Merchants' Exchange. It is located in Wall Street, and fills the block between William and Hanover streets. Its dimensions are two hundred feet in length, and from one hundred and forty-four to one hundred and seven- ty-one feet in breadth, with an elevation of one hundred and twenty-four feet to the top of the dome. It is entirely devoted to the business pertaining to the custom service. THE UNITED STATES SUB-TREASURY AND ASSAY OFFICE Is on Wall Street, at the corner of Nassau, extending through the block with a front on Pine Street. It is a spacious, substantial, and beautiful building, of white marble, after the model of the 3 31 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Parthenon at Athens. This building was formerly the Custom House, but was devoted to its present use upon the removal of the latter to the Merchants' Exchange. Visitors are admitted to witness the operations of the Assay Office on Wednesdays be- tween the hours of ten and twelve A. M. THE COOPER UNION Is a spacious and elegant building occupying the entire block l)etvveen Third and Fourth avenues and Seventh and Eighth streets. It was erected by Mr. Peter Cooper for the " moral, in- tellectual, and physical improvement of his countrymen; " and presented by him to a board of directors to manage and control for the benefit of the public. The cost of the building was about 8300,000, and the income from the rented portion is from S25,000 to .S-JO,000 per annum. In the basement is a large hall or lecture-room ; on the first and second floors are stores and offices. The remainder of the building is devoted to the purposes of the Institute, which embi"ace instruction in va- rious branches, — a library, reading-room, and course of lec- tures — all free. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN Has a new building at the northwest comer of the Fourth Ave- nue and 2kl Street. This building is a peculiar structure, embodying many points of interest tliat reward careful study and examination. The annual exhibitions of the Academy are held during the months of April, May, June, and July; and include only the works of living artists, fTnd such pictures as have not previously been exhibited in New York. The annual exhil)ition of the Artists' Fund Society is usually held in this building during the months of November and December. THE YOUNG MENS' CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING. This edifice is at tlie southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and 2;3d Street. It is spacious, complete, elegant, and admir- ably adai)ted to its purpose. EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING. Broadway, corner of Liberty Street. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING. Broadway, corner of Leonard Street. PARK BANK BUILDING. Broadway, between Fulton and Ann Streets. No visitor to New York desiring to see the objects of interest in the city should regard a visit complete without seeing the CHURCHES. 35 above named buildings, and (he elegant business offices of the several companies owning them. CHURCHES. BAPTIST. Abyssinian (colored), 166 Waverly Place. Rev. W. Spelman, Minister. Amity St., West 54th St. near 8th Avenue. Antioch, 278 Bleecker St. Berean, 35 Downing St. Rev. P. L. Davis, Minister. Bloomingdale, 220 West 42d St. Calvary, 50 West 23d St. Rev. R. J. McArthur, Minister. Central Park, East 83d St. near Second Avenue. Rev. C C. Norton, Minister. East :Madison, cor. Gouverneur St. Rev. John Quincy Adams, Minister. Ebenezer, 154 West 36th St. Rev. William Thorp, Minister. Fifth Avenue, 6 West 46th St, Rev. Thomas Armitage, ]Min- ister. Fifth Avenue, near West 12nth St. Rev. Elijah Lucas, Minister. First, Park Avenue cor. East 39th St. Rev. Thomas D. Ander- son, Minister. First German, East 14th St. near First Avenue. Rev. H. ]\I. Schaffer, Minister. First Mariner's, Oliver cor. Henry St. Rev. J. L. Hodge, jMin- ister. Freewill Baptist, 104 West 17th St. Rev. C. E. Blake, IMinister. Hope Cliapel, East 111th St. near Third Avenue. Laight Street, cor. Varick St. Rev. Frederick E. Evans, Min- ister. McDougal Street, 22 McDougal St. Rev. William Reed, ]Min- ister. Madison Avenue, cor. East 31st St. Rev. Elder, Minister. Murray Hill, Lexington Avenue, cor. East 37th St. Rev. Sidney A. Corey, Minister. North. 126 Christopher St. Pilsrrim, West 33d St. near 8th Avenue. Rev. W. H. Felix, Minister. Plymouth, West 51st St. near Ninth Aver le. Rev. Isaac Wes- cott, Minister. Second German, 451 West 45th St. Rev. Henry Schneider, Minister. 36 CHURCHES. Sixth Street, 644 Sixth St. Rev. Henry Angell. ^Minister. Sixteenth Street, 257 West 16th St. Rev. W. S. Miliels, Min- ister. South, 235 West 25th St. Rev. Stevens, Minister. Stanton Street, 36 Stanton St. Rev. C. Rliodes, Minister. Tabernacle, 166 Second Avenue. Rev. J. R. Kendrick, Minister. Welsh, 141 Chrystie St. West 53d St., near Seventh Avenue. Rev. W. II. Pendleton, Minister. CONGREGATIONAL. Cluireh of the Pilgrims, 365 West 48th St. East 125th St., near Second Avenue. Rev. S. Bourne, Minister. New England, 489 Fifth Avenue. Rev. J. M. Sturtevant, Min- ister. Tabernacle, Sixth Avenue cor. West 34th St. Rev. J. P. Thomp- son, ^Minister. Welsh, 206 East 11th St. West 50th St., near Eighth Avenue. FRIENDS. East 15th St., cor. Rutherford Place. Twentieth Street, East 20th St. near Third Avenue. Twenty-Seventh Street, 43 West 27th St. JEWISH SYNAGOGUES. Adas Jeshurun, West 33th Street, near Seventh Avenue. D, Einhorn, Rabbi. Adereth El, 135 East 23th St. Morris Leon, President. Ahavath Chesed, Avenue C, cor. East 4th St. Ignatz Stein, President. Anshi Chesed, 146 Norfolk St. S. Schuster, President; M. Mielziner, Rabbi. Beth Cholim, 232 West 28tli St. Beth El, 248 West 33d St. L. Borchard, President. Beth Hamedrash, 78 Allen St. Beth Hamedrash 2d, 153 Chatham St. Beth Israel Bikur Cholim, 56 Chrystie St. N. Cowen, President. Bikur Cholim, U. Kadisha, 63 Chrystie St. Bnai Israel, 41 Stanton St. S. L. Garritts, President. Bnai Jeshurun, 145 West 34th St. H. Davidson, President; II Vidaver, Rabbi Preacher. Bnai Sholom, Third St. cor. Avenue C. C. M. Gerber, President. Chisuk Amuno, East 54th St. near Third Avenue. Darech Amuno, 164 < ireene Sc. A. Oettinger, President. Mischkan Israel, 112 East 12th St. CHURCHES. 37 Poel Zedeck, West 29th St. cor. Eighth Avenue. Kodeph Schoehn, 8 Clinton St. R. Goldsehraidt, President. Shaarai Berocho, 306 Sixth St. A. Menzel, President. Shaarai Kach Mini, 156 Attorney St. M. Fleishauer, President. Shaarai Tephila, West 44th St. near Broadway. B. L. Solomon, President; S. M. Isaacs, Minister. Shaarai Zedeck, 38 Henry St. E. Japha, President. Shaaer Hashamoin, 91 Kivington St. L. Samuels, President. Sliagnarai Tikva, East 87th St. near Third Avenue. Shearith Israel, 114 Columbia St. M. Westheimer, President. Shearith Israel, West 19th St. near Fifth Avenue. A. K. B. Moses, President; J. J. Lyons, Minister. Temple, Fifth Avenue, cor. East 43d St. L. May, President; Samuel Adler, Kabbi; A. Rubin, Reader. LUTHERAN. Gustavus Adolphus, 151 East 22d St. Holy Trinity, 47 West 2ist St. Rev. G. F. Krotel, Minister. Immanuel, East 83d St. near Third Avenue. Innnanuel, East 87th St. near Third Avenue. Rev. L. HafFman, r>Iinister. Lutheran, Avenue B, cor. East 9th St. Rev. F. W. Foehlinger, Minister. St. James', 216 East 15th St. Rev. A. C. Wedekind, Minister. St. John's, East 127th St. near Fourth Avenue. St. John's, 81 Christopher St. Rev. A. H. M. Held, Minister. St. Lukes, 318 West 43d St. Rev. G. W. Drees, Minister. St. Marcus', 323 Sixth Street. Rev. H. Ragener, Minister. St. Matthew's, 354 Broome St. Rev. G. Norberg, Minister. St. Paul's, 226 Sixth Avenue. Rev. F. W. Geisenhainer, Min- ister. St. Paul's, West 123d St. near Seventh Avenue. Rev. J. Ehr- hait, Minister. St. Peter's, 145 East 50th St. C. Hennicke, Minister. METHODIST EPISCOPAL Presiding Elders — New Yorlc District, W. H. Ferris; New York East District, H. F. Pease. Alanson. 52 Norfolk St. Allen Street, 120 Allen St. Bedford Street, 28 iNIorton St. Beekman Hill, 321 East 50th St. Bethel Ship, foot of Carlisle St. Central, 58 Seventh Avenue. Chapel, Broadway corner of West 68th St. Duane Street, 294 Hudson St. 38 CHURCHES. IJghteenth Street, :J07 West 18th St. Eleventh Street Chapel, 545 East 11th St. Fifty-Third Street, 2:J1 West 5od St. Forsyth Street, 10 Forsyth St. Forty-Fourth Street, 461 West 44th St. Forty-Third Street, 253 West 43d St. German, 252 Second St. German, 346 West 40th St. Greene Street, 50 Greene St. Harlem, East 125th St. near Third Avenue, lledding, 337 East ITtli St. Jane Street, 13 Jane St. John Street, 44 John St. Ladies' Five Points Home Mission, 71 Park St. Lexington Avenue, cor. East 52d St. Perry Street, 122 Perry St. Rose Hill, 221 ICast 27th St. St. Paul's, Fourth Avenue cor. East 22d St. Second Avenue, cor. East 119th St. Second Street, 276 Second St. Seventh Street, 24 Seventh St. Sixty-First Street Chapel, East Gist St. near Third Avenue. Thirtieth Street, 331 West 30th St. Thirty-Fifth Street, West 35th St, near lOtli Avenue. Thirty-Seventh Street, 223 East 37th St. Trinity, 248 West 34th St. . Twenty-Fourth Street, 359 West 24th St. W.ashington Square, 137 West 4th St. West Harlem, West 125th St. near Gth Avenue. Willett Street, 7 Willett St. Yorkville, 115 East 86th St. AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL. African Union, 161 West 15th St. Bethel, 214 Sullivan St. Little Zion, East 117th St. near Second Avenue. Zion, 351 Bleecker St. PRESBYTERIAN. Alexander, 127 Seventh Avenue. Allen Street, 61 Allen St. Rev. W. W. Newell, Minister. Brick, Fifth Avenue cor. West 37th St. Rev. Gardner Spring, Minister: Rev. J. 0. IMurray, colleague. Central, West 56th St. near Broadway. Rev. J. D. Wilson, Min- ister. Chelsea, 353 AVest 22d St. Rev. Morse Rowell, Minister. CHURCHES. 39 Church of the Covenant, Fourth Avenue cor. East 35th St. Rev. George L. Prentiss, Minister. Church of the Covenant (colored), 138 Laurens St. Rev. Thomas C. OUver, Minister. Church of the Sea and Land, Market St. cor. Henry St. Rev. E. Hopper, Mhiister. Eighty-Fourth Street, near Bloomingdale Road. Eleventh, East 55th St. near Lexington Avenue. Rev. C. S. Robinson, Minister. Fifth Avenue, cor. East 19th St. Rev. John Hall, Minister. First, Fifth Avenue cor. West 11th St. Rev. W. M. Paxton, Minister. First Union, 1^5 East 83th St. Fortietli Street, East 40th St. near Lexington Avenue. Rev. John E. Annan, Minister. Forty-Second Street, 233 AVest 42d St. Fourth Avenue, 288 Fourth Avenue. Rev. Howard Crosby, Min- ister. F'ourteenth Street, cor. Second Avenue. Rev. E. W. Hitchcock, Minister. Fourth, 124 West 34th St. Rev. John Thompson, Minister. French Evangelical, 9 University Place. German, 290 Madison St. Rev. B. Krusi, ^linister. German Evangelical. Harlem, East 127th St. near Third Avenue. Irish, 17 Greene St. Rev. David Mitchell, Minister. Lexington Avenue, cor. East 40th St. Rev. J. Sanderson, Min- ister. Madison Square, IMadison Avenue cor. East 24tli St. Rtv. Will- iam Adams, Minister. Manhattanville, West 120th St. cor. Ninth Avenue. Mount Washington, r.ear King's Bridge. Rev. R. W. Dickinson, Minister. North, Ninth Avenue cor. West 31st St. Rev. Thomas Street, Minister. Phillips, Madison Avenue cor. East 73d St. Rev. S. D. Alexan- der, Minister. Rutgers, Madison Avenuo cor. East 29th St. Rev. N. W. Conk- ling, Minister. Scotch, 53 West 14th St. Rev. Joseph McElroy, JMinister; Rev. M. C. Sutplien, coUeaijue. Seventh, Broome St. cor. Ridge St. Rev. T. JM. Dawson, Min- ister. Shiloh (colored), 61 Prince St. Spring Street, 240 Spring St. Rev. Wm. Aikman, Minister. Thirteenth Street, 145 West 13th St. Rev. S. D. Burchard, jNIinister. 40 CHURCHES. Twenty-Third Street, 210 \Yest 23d St. Rev. H. D. Northrup, Minister. University Place, cor. East lOtli St. Rev. A. II. Kellogg, Min- ister. Washington Heights. Rev. Ciiarles A. Stoddard, Minister. West Houston, cor. Thompson St. Rev. W. W. Rage, Blinister. "West, 31 West 42(1 St. Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, INIinister. Westminster, 151 West 22d St. Rev. G. M. McEckron, xMin- ister. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN. Eleventh Street, 206 Ehst 11th St. First, East llGth St. near Second Avenue. Jane Street, 41 Jane St. Rev. Geo. D. Mathews' IMinister. Seventh Avenue, 29 Seventh Avenue. Third, 41 Charles St. Rev. Hugh H. Blair, Minister. West Forty-Fourth Street, 434 West 44th St. Rev. G. Camp- bell, Minister. West Twenty Fifth Street, 101 West 25th St. Rev. Jas. Thomp- son, Minister. REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. First, 123 AVest 12th St. Rev. J. N. McLeod, Minister. First, 421) West 28th St. Rev. J. C. K. Milligan, Minister. Second, Second Avenue cor. East 11th St. Rev. Geo. S. Chambers, Minister Second, 167 West 11th St. Thinl, 238 West 23d St. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Right Rev. Horatio Potter, Bishop. Advent, 55 West 46th St. Rev, A. B. Hart, Rector. All Angels, 81st St. cor. Eleventh Avenue. Rev. J. M. Heffernan, Rector. All Saints, 286 Henry St. Rev. S. J. Corneille, Rector. Annunciation, 142 West 14th St. Rev. W. J. Seaburv, Rector. Ascension, Fifth Avenue cor. West 10th St. Rev. John Cotton Smith, Rector. Atonement, jNIadison Avenue cor. East 28th St. Rev. W. T. Sabine, Rector. Calvary, Fourth Avenue cor. East 21st St. Rev. E. A. Wash- burn, Rector. Chapel of Saint Chrvsostom, Seventh Avenue cor. W^est 39th St. Rev. Thos. H. Sill. Rector. Chapel of the Comforter, East 44th St. cor. Third Avenue. Chapel of the Holy Comforter, 75 Beach St. CHURCHES. 41 Chapel of the Holy Saviour, East 25th St. near Madison Ave- nue. Kev. A. B. Carter, Rector. Church of the Holy Light, 437 Seventh Avenue. liev. E. Benja- min, Rector. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, East 74th St. near Fourth Ave- nue. Rev. J. T. Smith, Rector. Church of Santiago, -30 West 22d St. Christ, Fifth Avenue cor. East 35th St. Rev. F. C Ewer, Rec- tor; Rev. T. McKee Brown, Assistant. Du St. Esprit, 30 ^^>st 22d St. Rev. A. Verren, Rector. Emmanuel Chapel, West G8th St. near Broadway. Rev. B. F. Miller, Rector. Epiphany, 130 Stanton St. Rev. B. B. Leacock, Rector. Good Shepherd, East 54th St. near Second Avenue. Grace, 800 Broadway. Rev. Henry C. Potter, Rector. Oace Chapel, 132 East 14th St. Rev. J. W. Cramer, Rector. Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue near East 45th St. Rev. R. S. Howland, Rector; Rev. Thos. K. Conrad, Assistant. Holy Apostles, Ninth Avenue cor. West 28th St. Rev. J. P. Lundy, Rector. Holy Connnunion, Sixth Avenue cor. West 20Lh St. Rev. F. E. Lav.'rence, Rector. Holy Martyrs, 39 Forsyth St Rev. J. Millett, Rector. Holy Trinity, Fifth Avenue cor. West 125th St. Rev. W. N. McVickar, Rector. Holy Trinity, Madison A\enue cor. East 42d St. Rev. S. H. Tyng, jr.. Rector. Incarnation, Madison Avenue cor. East 35th St. Rev. H. E. IVIontgomery, Rector. Intercession, West 154th St. cor. Tenth Avenue. Rev. J. H. Smith, Rector. Madison Street Mission, 250 IMadison St. Rev. J. N. McJilton, Minister. Memorial Church of the Rev. H. Anthon, 139 West 48th St. Rev. R. H. Newton, Rector; Rev. W. B. T. Smith, Assistant. Nativity, 70 Avenue C. Rev. Caleh Clapp, Rector. Our Saviour, foot Pike St. Rev. Roht. W. Lewis, Minister. Reconciliation, 242 East 31st St. Rev. N. L. Briggs, Rector. Redeemer, Fourth Avenue cor. East 82d Street. Rev. J. W. Shackelford, Rector. Redemption, Fifth Avenue cor. West 14th. Rev. U. Scott, Rector. Reformation, 228 East 50th St. Rev. Abbott Brown, Rector. Resurrection, Madison Avenue cor. East 47th St. Rev. E. O. Flagg, Rector. Rutgers Street Mission, 54 Rutgers St. Rev. J. N. McJilton, Rector. 42 CHURCHES. St. AlWairs, Lexington Avenue cor. East -iTtli St. Rev. 0. W. Morrill, Rector. St. Ambrose, 117 Tliompson St. Rev. F. Sill, Rector. St. Andrew's, East 127th St. near Fourth Avenue. Rev. G. B. Draper, Rector. St. Ann's, 7 West 18th St. Rev. Thos. Gallaudet, Rector; Rev. S. F. Holmes and Rev. H. H. Cole, Assistants. St. Barnabas Chapel, 306 Mulberry St. Rev. A. II. Warner, Minister. St. Bartholomew's, Lafayette Place cor. Great Jones St. Rev. S. Cook, Rector; Rev. H. Welhuan, Assistant Minister. St. Clement's, 108 Amity St. Rev. T. A. Eaton, Rector. St. George's, Rutherlord Place cor. East 16th St. Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Rector; Rev. Morris A. Tyng, Assistant. St. George's German Chapel, 420 East 14th St. St. James, East 72d St. near Third Avenue. Rev. C. B. Smith, Rector. St. John Baptist, 261 Lexington Avenue. Rev. C R. Duffie, Rector. St. John Evangelist, 222 West 11th St. Rev. R. G. Quennell, Rector. St. John's, 46 Varick St. Rev. S. H. Weston, Rector. St. Luke's, 483 Hudson St. Rev. Isaac H. Tuttle, Rector. St. Mark's, Stuyvesant St. near Second Avenue. St. Mary's West 128th St. near Tenth Avenue. Rev. C. C. Adams, Rector. St. Mathias, 210 West 42d St. Rev. N. E. Cornwall, Rector. St. Michael's, Broadway cor. West 99th St. Rev. T. McPeters, Rector. St. Paul's, Broadway cor. Vesey St. Rev. B. J. Haight, Minister. St. Paul's, East 84th St. near Fourth Avenue. St. Peter's, 342 West 20th St. Rev. A. B. Beach, Rector. St. Phillip's (colored), 305 Mulberrv St. St. Stephen's, 2) East 29th St. Rev. J. H. Price, Rector. St. Thomas'. Fifth Avenue cor. West 53d St. Rev. W. F. Morgan, Rector; Rev. J. B. Morgan, Assistant. St. Timotliy's, West 57th St. near Eighth Avenue. Rev. G. J. Geer, Rector. Transfiguration. East 29th St. near Fifth Avenue. P^ev. G. H. Houghton, Rector. Trinity, Broadway cor. Rector St., and the Chapels of St. Paul's, St. John's, and Trinity Chapel. Rev. Morgan Dix, Rec- tor; Rev. F. Vinton and Rev. F. Ogilby, Assistant Ministers. Trinity Chapel, 15 West 25th St. Rev. E. Y. Higbee, Rev. C E. Svvope, and Rev. C. T. Olmstead, Assistant Ministers. Union (colored). Second Avenue, near East 84th St. Zion, Madison Avenue cor. East 38th St. CHURCHES. 43 REFORMED (Dutch). Blooinin2;(lale, West 71st St. iie;ir Ninth Avenue, llev. E. Vana- ken, Minister. Collegiate, L:itayette Place, cor. East 4th St. ; North Dutch, William St. cor. Fulton ; Fifth Avenue, cor. West 29th St. : Chapel, West 48th St. near 5th Avenue. Kev. Thomas Dewitt, Rev. T. Vu. Verniil}e, Rev. T. W. Chambers, Rev. James M. Ludlow, Ministers. Collegiate Church Chapel, Seventh Avenue cor. West 54th St. Rev. W. H. Clark, Minister. Fourth German Mission, 1287 Broadway. Rev. J. H. Oerter, Minister. German Evangelical INIission, 141 ICast Houston St. Rev. J. W. Geyer, Minister. German Ref. Prot., 129 Norfolk St. Rev. H. A. Freidel, Minister. Harlem, Third Avenue corner East 121st St. Rev. G. H. Mun- deville. Minister. Knox INIemorial, Ninth Avenue near West 39th St. Manhattan, 71 Avenue B. North Dutch Church Mission, Rev. J. L. McNair, Missionary. William St. cor. Fulton St. North West, Madison Avenue corner East 57th St. Rev. H. D. Ganse, Minister. Prospect Hill, East 85th St. near Second Avenue. Rev. D. McL. Quackenhush, Minister. St. Paul's, 40tli St. near Sixth Avenue. Rev. A. R. 'I'honipson, Minister. South, Fifth Avenue corner West 21st St. Rev. E. P. Rogers, Minister. Thirty-Fourth Street, 307 West 34th St. Rev. Isaac Riley, Minister. Twenty-Ninth Street Mission Chapel, IGO West 29th St. Rev. J. H. Bertholf, Minister. Union, 25 Sixth Avenue. Rev. J. L. Danner, Minister. Washington Square, Washington Square East, corner Washing. ton Place. Rev. M. S. Hutton, Minister. ROMAN CATHOLIC. St. Patrick's Cathedral, ^Mott St. cor. Prince. Most Rev. John McCloskey, Archbishop; Very Rev. William Starrs, Vicar- general; Rev. T. S. Preston, Chancellor; Rev. F. McNeirny, Secretary. Rev. P. F. McSweeny, Rev. J, H. McGean, and Rev. J. Kearney, Assistant Pastors. Annunciation, B. V. M., West 131st St. near Broadway. Rev. John Breen, Pastor. 44 CHURCHES. Assumption, 427 "West 49th Street. Rev. B. Stroehle, Pastor. Epiphany, 373 Second Avenue. Kev. R. L. Bnitsell,' Pastor. Holy Cross, 335 West 42d St. Rev. P. McCarthy, Pastor. Holy Iiniocents. 126 West 37th St. Rev. John Larkin, Pastor. Holy Name of Jesus, Broadway near West 97th St. Rev. R. Breunan, Pastor. ImmacuLite Conception, 505 East 14th St. Rev. W. P. Morrogh, Pastor. Most Holy Redeemer, 1G5 Third St. Rev. M. Leinigruber, Pastor. Nativity, 40 Second Avenue. Rev. William Everett, Pastor. Our Lady of Sorrows, 105 Pitt St. Rev. C. Krauthahn, Pastor. St. Alplionsus, 10 Thompson St. St. Andrew's, Uuane St. cor. City Hall Place. Rev. M. Curran, Pastor. St. Ann's, East 12th St. between Third and Fourth aveiuies. Rev. T. S. Preston, Pastor. St. Anthony, 149 Sullivan Street. Rev. C. da Nazzano, Pastor. St. Boniface, Second Avenue corner East 47th St. Rev. M. Nicot, Pastor. St. Bridget's, Avenue B, corner Eighth St. Rev. Thomas J. Mooney, Pastor. St. Colomba's, 339 West 25th St. Rev. M. McAleer, Pastor. St. Francis, 139 West 31st St. Rev. Eugene Dlkovich, Pastor. St. Francis Xavier, 36 West 16th St. Rev. Victor Beaudevin, Pastor. St. Gabriel's, East 37th St. near Second Avenue. Rev. W. H. Clowry, Pastor. St. James, 32 James St. Rev. F. H. Farrelly, Pastor. St John Baptist, 209 West 30th St. Rev. B. Frey, Pastor. St. John Evangelist, I'^ast 5!)th St. near Fourth Avenue. Rev. James McMalioii, Pastor. St. Joseph's, Sixth Avenue cor. West Washington Place. Rev. Thomas Farrell, Pastor. St. Joseph's (German), West 125th St. near Ninth Avenue. Rev. Anthony Kesseler, Pastor. St. Lawrence, East 84th St. near Fourth Avenue. Rev. William Moylan, Pastor. St. Mary's, 438 (irand St. Rev. E. J. O'Reilly, Pastor. St. Michael's, 407 West 31st St. Rev. A. J. Donnelly, Pastor. St. Nicholas, 125 Second St. Rev. F. Krebes, Pastor. St. Paul's, West 59th St. near Ninth Avenue. Rev. J. T. Hecker, Pastor. St. Paul's, East 117th St. near Fourth Avenue. Rev. Eugene Maguire, Pastor. St. Peter's, Bai'clay St. corner Church. Rev. William Quinn, Pastor. CHURCHES. 45 St. Rose, 42 Cannon St. Rev. M. McKenna, Pastor. St. Stephen's, 149 East 28th St. Rev. Dr. E. McGlynn, Pastor. St. Teresa, Rutgers St. cor. Henrj. Rev. James Boyce, Pastor. St. Vincent Ferrer, Lexington Avenue, corner East G6th St. Rev. M. D. Lilly, Pastor.^ St. Vincent de Paul, 127 West 23d St. Rev. Annet Lafont, Pastor. Transfiguration, iMott St. cor. Park St. Rev. Thomas Treanor, Pastor. UNITARIAN. All Souls, Fourth Avenue cor. East 20th St. Rev. IL \V. Bellows, Mhiister. jNIessiah, East 34th St. cor. Park Avenue. Rev. George H. Hepvvorth, IMinister. Third, Sixth Avenue near West 41st St. Rev. 0. B. Frothing- ham. Minister. UNIVERSALIST. Fifth, Stuyvesant, corner East 9th St. Third, 214 Bleecker St. Rev. E. C Sweetser, Minister. Fourth, Fifth Avenue cor. West 45th St. Rev. E. H. Chapin, Minister. Harlem jVFission, East 12.9th St. cor. Third Avenue. Mission, East 54th St. near Third Avenue. Rev. C. Fluhrer, Minister. Our Saviour, 65 West 35th St. Rev. James M. Pullman, Minister. MISCELLANEOUS. Catholic Apostolic, 128 West 16th St. D. M. Fackler, Angel in charge. Centre Street Mission, 119 Elm St. Christian Church, 24 West 28th St. E. Parmly and George A. Merwin, Elders; C. C. Foote, Minister. Christian Israelites, 108 First St. Frederick Thomas, Minister. Church of the Strangers, Mercer Street near Waverly Place. Charles F. Deems, Minister. Evangelical, rear 138 West 24th St. I. E. Krrerr, Minister. First Methodist Protestant, 87 Attorney St. Free Evangelical Chapel, East 110th St. near Third Avenue. German Evangelical Reformed, 97 Suffolk St. J. F. Busche, Minister. Mariner's, Madison St. cor. Catherine. E. D. Murphy. Messiah's, 7 Seventh Avenue. Mission, 27 Greenwich St. George Hatt, Minister. 46 BANKS. Seventh Day Baptist, Second Avenue cor. East 11th St. Swedenborgian First New Church Society, 11-4 East 35th St. Chauncy Giles, Minister. True Dutch Reforuied, Perry St. cor. West 4th St. A. Van- houghten, Minister. United Brethren ([Moravian ), Lexington Avenue cor. East. 30tli St. Welsh, Methodist Calvinistio, 225 East 13th St. BANKS. NATIONAL. American, 542 Broadway: Capital, $;500,000; Joseph Pool, President; A. B. Proal, Cashier. American Exchange, ]28 Broadway: Capital, $5,000,000; George S. Coe, President: E. AVillson, Cashier. Atlantic, 142 Broadway: Capital, $300,000; J. E. Southworth, President; T. L. Taintor, Cashier. Bank of Commerce, Nassau cor. Cedar Street: Capital $10,- 000,000; Robert Lenox Kemiedy, President; Henry F. Vail, Cashier. Bank of New York, 48 Wall Street: Capital, $3,000,000; C P. Leverich, President: W. B. Meeker, Cashier. Bank of the Commonwealth, 15 Nassau Street: Capital, $750- 000; Edward Haiglit, President; George Ellis, Cashier. Bank of the State of New York, 33 William Street : Capital, $2,000,000; G. W. Duer, President; J. R. Kearney, Cashier, Bank of the Republic, Wall St. cor. Broadway: Capital, $2,000,- 000; R. H. Lowi'y, President: H. W. Ford, Cashier. Bowery, 02 Bowery : Capital, $250,000 ; H. P. Degraaf, Presi- dent; R. Hamilton, Cashier. Broadway, 237 Broadway: Capital, $1,000,000; F. A. Palmer, President; John L. Everett, Cashier. Butchers' and Drovers', 124 Bowery: Capital, $800,000; R. P. Perin, President; G. G. Brinckerhoff, Cashier. Central, 320 Broadway: Capital $3,000,000; ^Y. A. Wheelock, President; "C. F. Coles, Cashier. Chatham, 184 Broadway: Capital, $450,000; Nathaniel Hay- den, President; 0. H. Schreener, Cashier Chemical, 270 Broadway: Capital, $300,000; John Q. Jones, President; George G. Williams, Cashier. Citizens, 381 Broadway: Capital, $400,000; S. R. Comstock, President; W. H. Oakley, Cashier. City, 52 WaU Street: Capital, $1,000,000; IMoses Taylor, Pres-i- dent; B. Cartwriglit, Cashier. BANKS. 47 Continental, 7 Nassau Street: Capital, $2,000,000; Thompson J. S. Flint, President; C. Y. Timpsoii, Cashier. East River, G82 Broadway: Capital, $350,000; Charles Jen- kins, President; Z. E. Newell, Cashier. Eighth, 650 Broadway: Capital, $250,000; Union Adams, President; Charles Hudson, Cashier. Fifth, o66 Third Avenue: Richard Kelly, President; A. Thomp- son, Cashier. First, 140 Broadway: Capital, $500,000; C. S. Thompson, President; G. F. Baker, Cashier. Fourth, Nassau cor. Pine Street: Capital, $5,000,000. P. Calhoun, President; Joseph Stewart, Vice President; R. Seaman, Cashier; A. Lane, Assistant Cashier. Fulton, Fulton cor. Pearl Street : Capital $600,000. Thomas Monahaii, President; R. H. Haydock, Cashier. Gallatin, 36 Wall Street: Capital $1,500,000. F. D. Tappen, President; A. H. Stevens, Cashier. Grocers, 59 Barclay Street, Capital, $300,000, E. Rowe, Presi- dent; Samuel B. White, Cashier. Hanover, 33 Wall Street: Capital, $1,000,000 ; W.H.Johnson, President; J. T. Banker, Cashier. Importers' and Traders', 247 Broadway : Capital, $1,500,000, James Buell, President; E. H. Perkins, Jr., Cashier. Irvins;, Greenwich cor. Warren Street: Capital, $500,000; John .Castree, President; John L. Jewett, Jr., Cashier. Leather Manufacturers, 29 Wall Street: Capital, $600,000; William A. ]Macy, President; N. F. Palmer, Cashier. Marine, 90 Wall Street: Capital, $400,000; J. D. Fish, Presi- dent; J. W. Elvvell, Vice President; J. Delamater, Cashier. Market, Pearl cor. of Beekman Street: Capital, $1,000,000; R. Bayles, President; A. Gilbert, Cashier. Mechanics, 38 Wall Street: Capital, $2,000,000; Shepherd Knapp, President, W. H. Cox, Cashier. Mechanics BankiiiL^ Association, 38 Wall Street: Capital, $500,- 000; Mason Thomson, President; F. Chandler, Cashier. IMechanics and Traders, 153 Bowery: Capital, $600,000; E. D. Brown, President; G. H. Youle, Cashier. Mercantile, 191 Bowery: Capital, $1,000,000; E.J. Blake, Pres- ident; A. Amerman, Cashier. Merchants, 42 Wall Street: Capital, $3,000,000; Jacob D. Ver- milye. President; Roht. McCartee, Cashier. Merchants Exchange, 257 Broadway : Capital, $1,235,000; Wm. A. Thomson, President; A. S. Apger, Cashier. Metropolitan, 108 Broadway: Capital, $4,000,000; John E. Williams, President; Geo. I. Seney, Cashier. National Currency, Wall St. cor. Broadway; F. F. Thompson, President; j. L. Morford, Cashier. 48 BANKS. New York County, 81 Eighth Avenue: Capital, S200,000 ; Fran- cis Leland, President; Geo. H. WyckofF, Cashier. New York National Exchange, Chambers St. cor. College Place: Capital, 8500,000; belah Yauduzer, President; D.B.Hal- stead, Cashier. Ninth, 407 and 409 Broadway: Capital, 81,000,000; Thos. A. Vyse, Jr., President; John T. Hill, Cashier. Ocean, Greenwich cor. Fulton Street: Capital, 81,000,000; D. R. Martin, President; C S. Stevenson, Cashier. Park, 214 and 216 Broadway: Capital, $2,000,000; AY. K. Kitchen, President; J. L. Worth, Cashier. Phenix, 45 Wall Street: Capital, 81,800,000; P. M. Byrson, President; J. Parker, Casliier. St. Nicholas, 7 Wall Street: Capital, 81,000,000; J. L. Smith, President: Archibald Parkhurst, Cashier. Second, Fifth Avenue cor. West Twenty-Third Street: Capital, 300,000; Amos H. Trowbridge, President; O. D. lioberts, Cashier. Seventh AYard, 234 Pearl Street: Capital, 8500,000; A. S. Frasor, President; G. Montague, Cashier. Shoe and Leather, 271 Broadway: Capital, 81,500,000; A. Y. Stout, President; J. M. Crane, Cashier. Sixth, AA^est Thirty-Fifth Street cor. Broadway : Capital, $200,- 000; Cassius Darling, President; Geo. G. Haven, Yice President; A. E. Colson, Cashier. Tenth, 348 Broadway: Capital, $1,000,000; AYm. M. Bliss, President: Bernard Smyth, Yice President; AA^alter B. Palmer, Cashier. Third, 2S) Pine Street: Capital, 81.000,000; J. F. D. Lanier, President; James AA'inslow, A^ice President; C. N. Jordan, Cashier. Tradesmen's, 291 Broadway: Capital, $1,000,000; Ptich. Berry, President; A. Halsev, Cashier. Union, 34 Wall Street': Capital 81,500,000; A. M. AATiite, President; James AI. Lewis, Cashier. Union Square, 23 Union Place: Capital, 8200,000; Henry Beeckman, President; AI. T. Brundage, Cashier. STATE. Bank of America, 46 AA^all Street: Capital, 83,000,000; James Punnett, President; AYm. L. Jenkins, Cashier. Bank of North America, 44 AA'all Street: Capital, $1,000,000; John J. Donaldson, President; J. A. Beardsley, Cashier. Bull's Head, 340 Third Avenue: Capital, $200,000; Richard AVllliamson, President; George F. AVillett, Cashier. r LACKS OF AMUSEMENT. 49 Corn Exchange, 13 William Street: Capital, $1,000,000; E. W. Dunham, President; W. A. Falls, Cashier. Eleventh Ward, Avenue D, cor. East Tenth Street: Capital $200,000; John Englis, President; C. E. Brown, Cashier. Germania, 185 Bowery: Capital, $200,000; C. Schwarzwaelder, President; John \V. Hesse, Cashier. Greenwich, 402 Hudson Street: Capital, $200,000; B. F. Wheel- wright, President; Wni. Hawes, Cashier. Harlem, 2279 Third Avenue: Capital, $500,000; Adison Smith, President; Isaac Anderson, Cashier. Manhattan, 40 Wall Street: Capital, $2,050,000; J. INI. INIor- rison, President; J. S. Harberger, Cashier. iNIanufacturer's and Builder's, 910 Third Avenue: Capital, $100,000; John Davidson, President; C. A. Waterbury, ('ashier. INIanufacturer's and Merchant's, 501 Broadway: Capital, $500,- 000; A. Masterton, President; T. D. W^arren, Cashier. JIutual, 750 Broadway: Capital, $200,000; ^Vm. L. Conklin, President; Wm. S. Carman, Casliier. Nassau, Nassau cor. Beekman Sti-eet: Capital, $1,000,000; F. M. Harris, President; W. II. Rogers, Cashier. N. Y. Gold Exchange, G8 Broadway: Capital, $500,000; Jacol, Russell, President; H. C. Rogers, Cashier. North River, 187 (ireenwich Street: Capital, $400,000; L. Apgar, President; A. B. Hays, Cashier. Oriental, 122 Bowery: Capital $300,000; W. A. Hall, Presi- dent; H. T. Chapman, Jr., Cashier. Pacific, 470 Broadway: Capital, $422,700; Jacob Campbell, President; Robert Buck, Cashier. People's, 395 Canal Street: Capital, $412,500; C. F. Hunter, President; I. N. Zabriskie, Cashier. Stuyvesant, 744 Broadway: Capital, $200,000; Davis CoUaniore, President; John Vanorden, Cashier. West Side, Eiohth Avenue cor. West Thirty-Fourth Street: Capital $200,000 ; George Moore, President; John W. B. Dobler, Cashier. PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. Niblo's Garden, Metropolitan Hotel. Fifth Avenue Theatre, Twenty-Fourth St. near Broadway. Cdympic Theatre, Broadway, between Bleecker and Houston Sts Stein way Hall, Fourteenth St. between Irving Place and Fourth Avenue. 50 RAILROAD DEPOTS. Walluck's Theatre, Broadwaj-, near Thirteenth St. Theatre Coniique, 514 Broadway. Booth's Theatre, cor. of Twenty-Third St. and Sixth Avenue. Lina Edwin's Theatre, Broadway, opposite New Yorii Hotel. Bowery Theatre, 46 Bowery. New Yorli Circus, Fourteenth St. between Third and Fourth Avenues. Stadt Theatre, 37 and 39 Bowery. Bryant's Opera House, Twenty- Third St. between Sixtli and Seventh Avenues. Grand Opera House, cor. of Twenty- Third St. and Eiglith Avenues. Globe Tiieatre, 728 Broadway. AVood's ]\Iuseum, Broadway, near Tiiirteenth St. San Francisco IMinstrels, 585 Broadway. Academy of Music, Fourteenth St. cor. of Irving Place. Fourteentli Street Tiieatre, Fourteenth St. near Sixth Avenue. RAILROAD DEPOTS. Hudson [liver, Thirteenth St. and Tenth Avenue. New Yorlv and Harlem, Fourth Avenue and 26th St. New York and New Haven, Twenty-Seventh St. and Fourth Avenue. New York and Erie, foot of Chambers and West 23d streets. New Jersey, foot of Desbrosses St. New .lersey Central, foot of Liberty St. Newark and New Y^ork, foot of Liberty St. Morris and Essex, foot of Barclay and Christopher Sts. Northern, of New Jersey, foot of Chambers St. (Pavonia Ferry). New Jersey Southern, Pier 28, North River. South Side of Long Island, leaves Roosevelt and Grand St. Ferries. Long Island, foot of James Slip and Tliirty-Fourth St., East ^ River. Flushing and North Side, same as Long Island, llackensack and New Y^ork, foot of Chambers Street. Staten Island, foot Whitehall St. Camden and Amboy, Pier 1, North River. Brooklyn Central and Jamaica. LEADING HOTELS, 51 LEADING HOTELS. Fifth Avenue Hotel, Broadway and 2;3d St. St. Nicholas Hotel, No. 515 Broadway. Metropolitan Hotel, No. 580 Broadway. New York Hotel, No. 781 Broadway. Clarendon Hotel, No. GO Union Place. Grand Central Hotel, Broadway opp. Bond St. Spingler House, No. 5 Union Square. Union Place Hotel, No. 58 East 14th St. Graniercy Park House, Gramercy Park. Wadsworth House, No. 63 Fifth Avenue. Lenox House, No. 72 Fifth Avenue. INIaltby House, No. 23 Great Jones St. Merchant's Hotel, No. 41 Courtlandt St. Earle's Hotel, No. 241 Canal St. Brandreth House, Broadway and Canal St. Western Hotel, No. 11 Courtlandt St. The following Hotels are conducted on the Euroi)ean Plan. Everett House-, 17th St. cor. Fourth Avenue. St. James Hotel, No. 1135 Broadway. HofFman House, No. 1111 Broadway. Albemarle Hotel, No. 1101 Broadway. St. Denis Hotel, No. 797 Broadway. Brevoort House, No. li Fifth Avenue. Westminster Hotel, No. 119 East l6th St. Coleman House No. 11G9 Broidway. Grand Hotel, No. 1230 Broadway. Astor House, Broadway and Vesey St. St. Cloud Motel, P.roadway and 42d St. Prescott House, No. 531 Broadway. National Hotel, No. 5 Courtlandt St. Courtlandt St. Hotel, No. 28 Courtlandt St. Stevens House, No. 25 Broadway. French's Hotel, No. 1 Chatham St. Sweeny's Hotel, No. 68 Chatham St. Park Hotel, No. 12 Beekman St. Commercial Hotel. No. 17 Park Row. 52 LIBRARIES. LIBRARIES. Apprentices', 472 Broadway. William Vannorden, Librarian. Open from 8 A. m. to 9 p. 31. Apprentices and females em- ployed by mechanics and tradesmen in their business, receive boolis gratis; journeymen and others upon the payment of two dollars per annum. Astor, Lafayette Place near Astor Place. William B. Astor, President; F. Schroeder, Librarian. Open daily except Sun- days and holidays, fro n 9.30 A. n. to 5 P. M. Free. City, 12 City Hall. Open daily from 10 A. M. to 4 p. m. James Barclay, Librarian. Free to all persons. Cooper Union, Seventh St. cor. Fourth Avenue. E. M. Schrueder, Librarian. Open from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Harlem, 2238 Third Av. D. P. Ingrahain, President. Terms, $2 per annum. Open from 2 to 7 p. m. Library of the American Institute, Cooper Union. John W. Chambers, Librarian. Open daily from 9 a. m. to 9 P. M. Terms of membership of the (Institute and) Library, $5 initiation fee, and S3 per annum. Mercantile Library .\s3ociation, Astor Place. A. M. Palmer, Li- brarian. Open fro n 8 A. m. to 9 p. m. ; Down town office, 76 Cedar St. Ternn of membership : For clerks, $1 initia- tion fee, and $3 per annum; merchants and others, $5 an- nually. Readin<5 room open from 8 A. M. to 10 p. iNi. Mott Memorial Free Medical, 64 Madison Avenue. A. B. Mott, Director. Open daily from 11 A. m. to 9 p. M. N.'W York Historical Society, Second .Vvenue cor. East 11th Street. George H. Moore, Librarian. Open, from Octol)er to April, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.; from April to October, from 9 A. ai. to 6 P. M. New York Law Institute, 41 Chambers St. Open daily (except Sundays) from 9 A. u. to 5 P. ivi. A. J. Yanderpoel, Librarian. Terms of membership, S150, snliject to assessments. New York Society, 67 University Place. Frederick Depeyster, President; W. S. Butler, Librarian. Open from 8 A. m. until 6 P. Ji. ; Reading room from 8 A. :m. to 10 p. m. Terms of membership, $2-5 for a transferable right, subject to an annual payment of SIO. Temporary subscription .S15 per annum ; S8 for six months ; S-5 for three months. Free shares, $150. Pilnters', 3 Chambers Street. .John Craw, Librarian. Open last Saturday evening in each month. The Lil)rary contains over 4,009 volumes. There is no charge made, except where per- sons take books from the Library, for which privilege %! a year is charged. FERRIES. 53 Washington Heights, Tenth Avenue near West 160th Street. John McMullen, Secretary ; John L. Tonnellie, Treasurer. Woman's, 38 JBleeclver Street. John D. Wolfe, President ; Moses S. Beach, Treasurer; Mrs. M. W. Ferrer, Superin- tendent. Open daily from 9 A. M. to 4 r. M. Terras of membership, $1.50 per annum. Young iNIen's Christian Association, East 23d Street cor. Fourth Avenue; Third Avenue cor East 122d St., 285 Hud- son St., 473 Grand St., and 07 Wooster St. R. B. Pool, Librarian. Open daily from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M., and Sun- days from 1 to 9.30 p. m. Terms of membership: Persons under forty years of age, S2 per annum ; over forty, $5 per annum ; life membership, $100. FERRIES. Astoria, foot of East 92d St. Brooklyn, Catherine Slip to Main St. Brooklyn, foot Fulton Street to Fulton St. Brooklyn, foot Jackson Street to Hudson Avenue. Brooklyn, foot Wall Street to Montague St. Brooklyn, foot Whitehall Street to Atlantic St. Brooklyn, foot New Chambers Street to Bridge St. Brooklyn, (E. D.) foot Roosevelt Street to South 7th St. Brooklyn, (E. D.) foot East Houston Street to Grand St. Brooklyn, (E. D.) foot Grand St. to Grand St. and South 7th St. Bull's Ferry and Fort Eee, Pier 43 North River. Communipaw, foot Liberty St. Greenpoint, foot East lOtli Street and foot East 23d St. Hamilton Avenue, foot Whitehall Street to Atlantic Dock. Hoboken, foot Barclay St. Hoboken, foot Christopher St. Hunter's Point, foot East 34th Street to Ferry St. Hunter's Point, James Slip to Ferry St. Jersey City, foot Courtlandt Street to ^Montgomery St. Jersey City, foot Desbrosses Street to Exchange Place. Jersey City, foot 23d Street to Long Dock. Mott Haven, Pier 24 East Piver. Pavoiiia, foot Chambers Street, North River, to Long Dock. Staten Island (Tomkinsville, Stapleton, and Vanderbilt's Land- ing), foot Whitehall St. Staten Island (New Brighton, Castleton, Port Richmond, and Elm Park), Pier 19 North River. Wehawken, foot West 42d St. 54 CEMETERIES. GOVERNOR'S ISLAND. The steamer Josephine Hoey will leave as follows: — Pier 1, East River, 7.30, 9, 10, 10.45, and 11..30 A. m.; 12.30, 2, 3.30, 4.30, 5.45, and G.50 p. m. ItETURXING : Leave Governor's Island, 7.15, 8.30, 9.30, 10.30, and 11.15 A. M. ; 12 SI.; 1.30, 3, 4, 5.30, and 6.45 P. M.; and 7 P. :m. for Brooklyn only. CEMETERIES. Cemetery of the Everj^reens, office 124 IJowery. INIyrtle Avemie and Jamaica Plank lload. Five miles from Williamsburg ferries, thence by Broadway cars. Greenwood, office 30 r>roadway. Brooklyn, on Gowaniis Heights. Via street cars from Fulton or South ferries. Calvary, office 26G Mulberry St. Newton, I.. I. Two miles from Fast 10th St. Ferry, or via Grand St. Ferry. Take Grand St. and Meeker Avenue cars. Marble, office 65 Second St. Grounds, Second St. between First and Second Avenues. Take Second St. stages. New York Bay, office 195 Broadway. Bergen Point Plank Road, two and a half miles irom Jersey City Ferry. Take Plank Road cars. Trinity Church, office 187 Fulton St. Between West 153<1 and West 155th St. and Tenth Avenue and the North River. Take Eighth Avenue cars. Union, office 192 Rivington St. Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn. Three and a half miles from Division Avemie Ferry. Take Broadway cars, or, via Fulton Ferry, take JMyrtle Avemte cars. Woodlawn, office 56 Fust, 26th St. Westchester County, seven miles from Harlem Bridge, on the line of the Harlem Rail- road. Lutheran, office 213 Broadway. Jamaica Turnpike Road, near INIiddle Yillaire, L. I. Four miles from Grand St Ferry. Take Grand St. cars. Machpelah, office 160 West 24th St. New Durham, Hudson Co., N. .T. One mile from Wehawken Ferry. Cypress Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plank Road. Fast New York. About five miles from Fulton or South ferries, via street cars. For furMier particulars regarding the Brooklyn Cemeteries, see Brooklvn. DEVLIN & CO. J. Devlin. J. OGDliN. S. W. Jessup. Ft C. Ogden. BROADWAY, CORIMEII GRAND STREET. A strict adherence to our policy of keeping, not onh' the MOST KXTENSIVE, but the Best Steele ef Eeafly-Iafle Cletliiiig in Hew Yeit, Meets with so generous an appreciation as to continually compel ATSr INCREASE OF OUR FACILITIES, To meet the growing demand. Under this encouragement, it is our constant aim to Raise the Standard and Reduce the Prices of our Goods, All of which are superior to average Custom Work. DEVLIN 86 CO. DEVLIN & CO. J. Devlin. J. Ogden. S. W. Jessup. R. C. Ogden. BROADWAY, COR. WARREN STREET. The Custom Department of our business is an object of special attention, the Stock always exhibiting the Clioicest Products in Croods for Geulleineii's Wear, Of the English, French, German, Scotch, and American mar- kets. The corps ot Cutters includes THE MOST ARTISTIC TALENT. The Gentlemen's Furnishini,' Department, from which we supply our CELEBMATEn AMEJilCAN YOKE SHIRT, Is at all times supplied with the rovelties in Neck Geah, Gloves, Kobfs dk Cii.\mbi;e, Undeijweak, etc., etc. DEVLIN & CO. BROOKLYN. PROSPECT PAEK. TiiK natural inference from the fact that wc have given so much space to Central Park and so little to Prospect Park, would l.e that the latter is scarce worthy of notice. Such a conclusion would, however, be far from just, and to the visitor to New York who condescends to he guided l)y our suggestions, we would say that, next to the former, there is no public work in New York or vicinity, so interesting as the latter. It occupies an irregular piece of ground about five hundred acres in extent, lying to the southeast of the city of Brook- lyn. The principal entrance is at the intersection of Flatbush and Vanderbilt avenues, and the means of access from New York, are by the Fulton Ferry and street cars. Near to the magnificent foimtain by the main entrance is the bronze statue of Mr. Lincoln, erected at an expense of thirteen thousand dollars, by one dollar subscriptions from the people of Brooklyn. Within the Pai-k there is nuich less of artistic detail to be desdf^bed than in the Central Park, and the eflfort seems to have been to supplement the rich natural features of the place by the production of magnificent general effects. In mttuval beauty of location and incident, the Prospect Park stands, and will re- main, peerless among all the pleasure grounds of this country. A splendid growth of native forest trees, bold eminences com- manding extensive views over sea and land: water-courses and lakes, just as natui'e made them, give a charm of freshness that no art can supply. TIjese features have been developed by a lavish outlay of money, guided by a consummate skill and taste, so that as a result we have grand combinations of nature and art, so deftly managed that we cannot define the line where na- ture ceases and art begins. Botanical gardens, zoological gardens, and a deer paddock are features yet to be realized ; but already there are miles of broad drives, bridle-paths, and foot-walks, leading over and around all the beautiful and interesting localities; wliile music stands, ar- bors, romantic bridixcs, terrace^, and skating ponds, are some of the appliances which the landscape gardener and the architect have availed of to perfect the purpose of the Park. D8 BROOKLYN. Brooklyn is proud of her Park, and the annual visitoi's, already counted by millions, testify the general appreciation of the privi- leges it affords ; while the advance in the value of surrounding property, to say nothnig of the more important influences upon the health and cultr.re of the people, fully justifies the immense outlay it has involved. THE PARADE GROUND. Directly opposite the southern boundary of the Prospect Park is the Kings County Parade Ground, conceded to be the finest ground for the purpose in the United States. Being thoroughly under drained, the earth solid, as level as a floor, and the turf neatly cut, it affords the National Guard of Brooklyn unequaled facilities for military exercise and parade. It is frequently used for drill and review by the military of Xew York. The Coney Island cars run directly to, and the Flatbiish cars very nearly to the Parade Ground, both from Pulton Ferry. WASHINGTON PARK. This, the oldest Park in Brooklyn, is the only one worthy of notice aside from the Prospect Park. It occupies a commanding eminence, the site of Fort Green of Revolutionary fame, and not only from historic interest, but also on account of the fine view and tasteful arrangement of the Park itself, is a popular resort. The play-grounds and bower shelters arc extensive and beautiful, making it the rendezvous of all the children within convenient access to it. The Myrtle Avenue cars pass on the north, and the Green Avenue cars on the south side of this Park. GREENWOOD CEMETERY. This most beautiful resting-place of the dead is cituated in South Brooklyn, on the heights overlooking Gowanus Bay, the main entrance being on Iwfth Avenue, directly opposite the ter- mination of Twenty-Fifth Street, and may be reached from New York by Fulton or South ferries, and thence by street cars. The natural beauties of the place are of a higli onler, and these with the artistic effects of the ornamented vaults, the embellish- ments of the inclosed lots, and the varied and beautiful monu- ments, combine to 'reward in abundant measure the time and trouble expended in the visit. Worthy of special note as the more prominent incidents of Greenwood, are the main entrance gate with its sculptures of the entombment and resurrection of the Saviour; the bringing to life of the Widow's Son, and the raising of Lazarus; sur- mounted by the figures of Faith, Hope, Memory, and Love: the bronze statue of DeWitt Clinton, the monument to INIiss Char- CEMETERIES. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 59 lotte Cauda, and the Pilot's and Fireman's monuments. Green- wood Cemetery in detail would require a book of itself, and would then fail to convey a correct idea; to appreciate and enjoy this lovely place the visit should be made with leisure, and a ramble on foot, if time allows, will reveal more of the beauties and afford greater gratification than a carriage drive through the grounds. CYPRESS HILLS CEMETERY Is near East New York, about fi\c miles from the ferries. Tho most convenient route from New York is via South Ferry and East New York cars. This cemetery is chiefly remarkable from its commanding posi- tion, which affords so extensive and beautiful views. There have been 35,000 bodies transferred from the city burying grounds; beside them arc many vetei'ans of the War of 1812, and 3,500 Union soldiers, victims of the late war, also interred here. The Masonic Fraternity, Odd Fellows, and Sons of Temperance, all ^;ave burial plots in this Cemetery. CEMETERY OF THE HOLY CROSS. This is a small cemetery devoted entirely to the use of Ro- •aiaii Catholics; it has many beautiful monuments, and is under «he control of the Bishop of Brooklyn. From its location in Flatbush, it is often designated as the Flatbush Cemetery. THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY BUILDING. This building on Montague near Court Street, is a peculiar and beautiful structure of admirable design and perfect adapta- tion to its uses. The library is large and rapidly increasing. Tliis is an institution that well deserves a visit from those in- terested in the su! ject of libraries for the people. THE ART ASSOCIATION BUILDING, Which is now in course of erection on IMontague Street, near Clinton, will be a fine (iothic structure, at once an ornament to the city and a credit to the association. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC Is perhaps not legitimately an object of mention in a book of this character, as there are many similar structures in other cities quite its equals or superiors, but this building stands in such peculiar relations to the Brooklyn community as a rallying point in social amusements, the drama, art, charity, and politics, that its status is different from similar buildings elsewhere. 60 BROOKLYN. It is on jNIoiitague Street, near Court, a gloomy looking pile, but within, quite pleasant and comlurtable. KING'S COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, On Joralemon Street flicing Fulton Street, is a hanclsouic build- ing of Westchester marble, built in the Corinthian style in 18SI, at a cost of $550, OOa. It has a front of ninety feet, with a depth of one hundred and forty feet, and is the most imposing public building in Brooklyn. THE CITY HALL Stands in a small triangular park, bounded by Court, Fulton, and Joralemon streets. It is a connnanding white marble building of fine proportions, and sufficiently spacious to acconnnodate all the city officers. THE ATLANTIC DOCK. The warelionse business of the city of Brooklyn is a most im- portant interest, and well worthy of examination by the curious. Tiie most important structure connected with this trade is the Atlantic Dock in South Brooklyn, on the water front opposite Governor's Island, where twenty acres of warehouses inclose a basin of forty acres of water, of sufficient depth to allow the largest ships to discliarge cargo at their very doors. The ac- commodations here are such, that an immense business in grain, sugar, molasses, etc., is carried on with ease and facility. THE NAVY YARD. The naval station at Brooklyn is the most important in the country, and from the extent of the grounds occupied, the num- ber of war vessels constantly here, and the variety of work always going forward, is a most interesting place to visit. The naval museum, marine barracks, and the immense dry dock that cost S2,000,0()0, and will accomodate a ship 300 feet long, are all points of interest. The Navy Yard is easily reached from New York by the Fulton Ferry and Street cars. EAST RIVER BRIDGE. This stupendous work, it is estimated, will cost $8,000,000, and if carried out according to present plans, will be a mile and a quarter long, and of a sufficient height to allow the pas- sage of the largest vessels. Work upon it is now progressing at a jjoint near Fulton Ferry, but the probable date of its completion is a mere mat- ter of specr.lation. PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. 61 KIDGEWOOD RESERVOIR. The city of Brooklyn is supplied with an abundance of pure water, which is brought from ilempstoad Pond and ad- jacent waters, I)y an aqueduct about twenty miles long. The main reservoir receiving the water supply, is located near Kast New York, and easily accessible by the street cars. It has a capacity of 160,000.000 gallons, but possesses no points of special intei-est. There is also a distributing reservoir of 20,000,000 gallons on Flatbush Avenue, adjacent to Prospect Park. PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. Academy of Music, Montague Street near Clinton St. Hooley's Minstrels, (/ourt Street cor. Remsen St. Park Theatre, Fulton Street opposite the City Hall. Organ Concerts are given at stated intervals in the Plymouth. Church, Orange Street near Hicks St., and at the Taber- nacle, Schermerhorn Street near Nevins St. DIRECTIONS FOR MEASURING. COAT. Length, from 1 to 2 and 3. Arm, 4 to 5 and 6. s^ Around the breast, under tlie —^ coa>t, 7. -^ Around the waist, under tho coat, 8. Height, — feet — inches. Weight, — lbs. VEST. Length, from 1 to 13, with last two coat measures. i\Jl PANTS. I \ |1 Outside seam from top of I \ ll waistband, 10. 1 \ \1 _^_ Inside leg seam, from crotch, ^^W^^^^ 12. Around the waist, under the coat, 8. Around tho hips, und.r the coat, 14. By the above Pvs^em nr^asures may be taken for Clothing to be supplied either readv made or to order. We give f-special attention to orders by tlii^ method, and are always happy to respond to requests for prices or other mformation. DEVLIN & CO. Box No. 2256, P. O. KEW YORK. MODE OF MEASUREMENT. 1. Size of neok at 1. '■i- Length of shirt from 2. ii. Length of sleeve from 3 !o 4 and 5 and. 6. 4. Across breast from 7 to 0. ."). Around the breast. 0. Around the waist. Slate whether with or without collar. We are tbc sole Manufacturers of the above Shi't, Avliich is without an equal for ea?e and elegance of fit. Orders tiled f om stock ready made, or to order if desired. Information by mail forwardeJ promptly when requested. DEVLIN & CO= Box No. ti-256, P. O., New York. -" ^/ ^ *. > •/ cV '7' H J A" J