y SEYMOUR DURST I When you leave, please leave this book Because it has been said "Ever thing comes t' him who waits Except a loaned book." J 1 Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library PHELPS' STRAllRS AND CITIZEM NEW YORK CITY. WITH MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS, Published by GAYLORD WATSON, Successor to Phelps & Watson, 16 beek:?ian street, n. y. PREFACE. The city of New York and vicinity contains over one 'million .of inhabitants^ is the great commercial emporium of the United States, and the third in point of wealth and population of the cities of Christendom. Already its directing and control- ling influence in nearly every department of life is felt in every portion of the new world, and in no slight degree in every section of the globe. What New York is saying and doing is repeated and copied in every village of the Republic. To the Resident Citizen. Not one person in fifty in this great city can direct the stranger to the various places of interest to be found in and around the metropolis, to say nothing of the perplexity that often occurs in every family when wishing to visit the various institutions in the city and villages around. A moment's glance at the index unll at once decide whether the work is worth the trifling sum asked for it, and whether any family can afford to do without it. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, , By HUMPHREY PHELPS, In tiie Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Southern District of New York. REMARKS. The necessity of such a Guide as is here presented to the Public, is obvious to all. To the Citizen^ it will be a source of constant reference to assist him in ascertaining the readiest manner of dis- charging his business engagements, in finding healthful recreation, and in answering the ten thousand inquiries of customers and visiters respecting the different places of interest in and around the city. To every Householder it will be worth many times its trifling cost, as will be seen by referring to the copious index, and to the body of the work. And to the hundreds of thousands of Strangers who annually visit the Metropolis, either for business or pleasure, this little work will be of incalculable benefit. Almost the first inquiry of the stranger after arriving in the city is, where are the objects of interest and attrac- tion, the Places of Amusement, the Works of Art, the Public Buildings, the Churches, Institutions, and Hotels. Particularly for this class we have at much labor and expense prepared this Guide, and trust it is all that could be desired. It will be found very full, though brief, which will make it not only a decided convenience while in the city, but a source of entertainment at home.' ADVICE TO STI^ANGERS. The limits of tiais work render it impossible to give the location or de- scribe a multitude of " sights" that abound in and around this metropolis. As it regards the places of amusement that are not mentioned iu this book, there are other reasons than want of room why they are not in- serted. The first is, there are some places where the morals of strangers or citizens will not be particularly improved by visiting, to say nothin<.' of the bodily danger one incurs, especially in the evening and unattended'. But another cause exists that renders it certain that the public will be misled, namely, that many of the exhibitions are constantly changing their location, and an edition of the book would be needed weekly to make it a reliable guide. The flaming show-bills that adorn the fences and show-boards, as well as the daily papers, will readily guide the in- quirer to places where he can spend his three cents or one dollar as often as he pleases, until he finds that " this is a great country," where he oc- casionally may be "taken in." Hotels are numerous and easily found, where the price of board varies from twelve to thirty dollars per week, according to the celebrity uf the house, and accommodation required. Eating-Houses.— If one starves in New York, it will not be because provision lias not been made for supplying his wants. In these houses one can obtain almost any article of food at a moment's notice. The charges are from six cents upward. In some of these houses good lodg- ing-rooms can be had for three dollars per week. At some of the cheap (often dear) lodging-houses where gilt or illuminated signs, Lodgings, 12^ cents,'' are conspicuous, a person might not be safer than in the Astor House. A little caution here may not be amiss. Omnibuses.— There are hundreds of these carriages running con- stantly to almost every pai t of the city south of Fiftieth street, with the principal streets through which they pass distinctly marked upon them. Fare 10 cents. Crry EAiLROADS.—Cars run on the principal avenues and on several of the cros.s streets, to nearly all points of the city. Fare 10 cents. Pickpockets are found among crowds around the doors of places of amusement, in railroad cars, and omnibuses, who are very expert at their calling, and appear like gentlemen. Occasionally one of them will be found" in an omnibus or railroad car, with his hand thrust into his over- coat pocket, which happens to be minus of a bottom ; and soon the un- ruly hand finds its way into a gentleman's, and often into a lady's pocket, cautiously transferring the " deposites" to his own, when he immediately has an occasion to take some other route. Large sums of money ought to be deposited in a bank or with some tried friend, or effectually con- cealed about the person, and avoid showing your money am«ng strarjgers. Carriages and Porters (see, page 62). — It is well always to make a contract (specifying how much luggage there is to carry) for the services to be rendered, with the one that accompanies the carriage. To prevent dispute, never employ a carriage or porter that has not his number well displayed. If boys are employed to carry luggage, it is well to accom- pany them. Brass Watches (repreeented as gold) are often offered in the streets to strangers, by men who must be off in the " boat," or " railroad,"^ and must part with their good timepiece at half its value. If the trick' suc- ceeds, the purchaser will soon ascertain that " all is not gold that glitters.'" Beware of Mock Auctions.— They are often located in streets where you would not suspect their character. Strangers can not safely buy at auctions in the city. CONTENTS. PAGE Academy, Free 41 Agreement, Landlord & Tenant 71 American Bible Society 39 Apprentices' Library 46 Asylum, Deaf and Dumb. .. 26 Asylum, Leake and Watts Or phan 24 Asylum, New York Orphan 22 Asylum, New York Insane 67 Asylum, New York Juvenile. .. . 34 As tor Library, 45 Banks in New York 56 Batteiy 47 Bellevue Hospital 37 Bible House 39 Biackwell's Island 67 Blind Institution 26 Bloomingdale Insane Asylum. -- 34 Bloomingdale Square 49 Bowling Green 47 Brooklyn 69 Calvary Cemetery 68 Cartmen, Rates of Fare 61 Castle Garden 47 Cemeteries 67 Census of New York 11 Central Park 50 Charitable Institutions 20 Churches in New York 53-55 City-Hall 17 City-Hall Park 47 City Ptai] road Routes ^, 60 City Prison 20 Clifton, Staten Island 66 Coaches. Legal Rates of Fare. . . 63 Colored Home 33 Colored Orphan Asylum 24 Colleges 40-44 College of Physicians and Sur geons 44 Columbia College 40 Cooper Institute 41 Court- House, New 19 Croton Aqueduct ,50 Croton Reservoirs Custom -Housf 15 Cypress Hill Cemetery. 6P PAGE [Deaf and Dumb Asylum 26 Dispensaries Distances in New York City 57 Episc. Theological Seminary... 42 Evergreens, Cemetery of the... 68 Exemption of Property from Sale for Rent 71 Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless 28 Ferries 57 Fire Districts in New York 58 Fire Insurance Ctjmpanies 57 Five Points House of Industry.. 30 Five Points Mission . . 32 Free Academy 41 General Information 64, 65 Governor's Island 66 GramercyPark 49 Greenwood Cemetery 67 Hackney Coaches and Carriages 63 Halls oi Justice and City Prison 30 Hall of Records 19 Hamilton Square 49 High Bridge 5L Historical Sketch of the City ... 9 Historical Society, New York... 45 Hoboken 62 Home, Colored... 33 Home for the Friendless 2tJ Hospital Accommodations in and about Now York 37 Hospital, Bellevue 37 Hospital, New York 36 Hotels 72 House of Refugo 33 Insane Asylum, Bloomingdale.. 34 Insane Asylum, New York 67 Institutions, Location of Various 64 Instirution for the Blind 26 In.surHnce Companies 56 Islands near the City. 66 Jersey City 62 Ju vol. lie Asylum, flew York 34 8 CONTENTS. ^ PAGE Landlord's and Tenant's Agree- ment 70, 71 Law Institute Library 46 Lej^e and Watts Orphan Asy- lum 24 Libraries, Public 45 Madison Square 49 Manhattan Square 49 Markets 59 Marine Insurance Companies... 56 Medical College, New York 44 Medical College, University 44 Medical College of Physicians and Surgeons 44 Mercantile Library Association. 46 Merchants' Exchange 11 Mount Morris Square '' 9 Navy Yard, Brooklyn 6y New Brighton 66 New York, Description of 9 New York Hospital 36 New York Orphan Asylum 22 New York, Population of. 11 New York Society Library 45 Omnibuses 61 Orphan Asylum, Colored 24 Orphan Asylum, New York 22 Orphan House, Leake and Watts 24 Parks, Public 47-50 Postoffice 13 Porters, Public 62 PAGE Population of New York. 11 Printers' Free Library 46 Railroad Depots 60 Railroad Routes, City 60 Randall's Island 67 Reservoirs, Croton 52 Rotunda 19 Rutgers Female Institute 41 Savings Banks 56 Seminaries, Theological 44 Societies and Institutions, Loca- tion of 64 Society Library, New York 45 Station Houses 60 Staten Island 66 St. John's Park. 48 Stuyvesant Park 49 Telegraph Station 59 Theological Seminaries 44 Tomba, or City Prison 20 Trinity Church 15 Trinity Cemetery 68 Union Park 48 Union Theological Seminary 44 University, Medical College 44 University of the City of New York 40 Ward's Island 67 Washington Square 48 Williamsburgh...-. 69 ILLUSTRATIONS Map of New York. Map of Places around New York Birdseye View of New York.... Coat-of-Arms of New York 9 Merchants' Exchange 12 The Customhouse 14 Trinity Church 16 The City-Hall 18 Th^. City Prison or Tombs 21 PAGE [ PAGE New York Orphan Asylum 23 Deaf and Dumb Asylum 25 Institution for the Blind 27 Home for the Friendless 23 Five Points House of Industiy.. 31 Bloorqingdale Insane Asylum... 35 The Demilt Dispensary 38 The Cooper Institute 43 The High Bridge 51 NEW YORK. The metropolis of the State of New York, the most populous city and the greatest emporium in the Western World, and (with its suburbs, Brook- lyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken, &c.), the third in point of population of the cities of Christendom, is situated on Manhattan Island, at the junction of the Hudson and East Rivers, and eighteen miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The city and county are comprised in limits em- bracing the whole of Manhattan Island, thir- Coat.of.Ana. of Neiv York City. ^ccn and a half mUes in length, and about two miles in its greatest breadth. Prob- ably no city has a more Ij.eterogeneous population than New York. Here may be found representatives of almost every nation on the globe, from the most highly civilized down to the most degraded. A splendid view of the city and surrounding country may be had from Trinity Church steeple, which is situated in Broadway, at the head of Wall street. The view from this elevation is enchanting. Facing to the north and west we see the Highlands, and the Palisades, along which flows the Hudson, bearing on its bosom the rich fleets of merchandise from the interior, ready to be transported to the forest of ships of all nations lying at Ihe wharves at our feet. The flagstaff 10 NEW YORK. among the ruins of old Fort Washington, where three thou sand patriots were made prisoners in 1776, may be discovered. Near the southern termination of the Palisades, is another staff, from which, at present, are attached the telegraphic wires that stretch across the river ; this marks the location of Fort Lee, which fell into the hands of the British soon after Fort Washington was captured. There, too, is Weehawken, nest- led amjong the hills, between which and the river, is a beauti- ful valley, where General Hamilton fell in a duel with Aaron Burr. Following the Jersey shore down the river, Elysian fields are everywhere visible, among which is discovered the growing City of Hoboken. Jersey City next appears in this beautiful panorama, cover- ing a peninsula, and stretching back toward the Bergen hills. Beyond Jersey City'we discover Newark, the largest city in New Jersey, whose white houses glittering in the morning sun, seem to recline like marble monuments upon the bosom of the hills. Sweeping round the bay, there is Staten Island, green and beautiful ; New Brighton, Richmond, Tompkinsville, and the Quarantine. On these green hills of Staten Island, the British and Hessian troops first encamped after their long voyage. To the east, across a narrow channel, built on the ground from which our fathers watched the landing of hostile troops on our shores, and where they fought and fell in defence of liberty, is Brooklyn, the "city of churches.'' Beyond this beautiful city, we discover the hills of Greenwood cemetery, the city of the dead. Adjoining Brooklyn, on the northeast, is Williamsburgh, spreading out in every direction upon a gentle slope from the water. Adjoining this rapidly growing portion of Brooklyn, along the shores of the East River, are the beautiful villages of Greenpoint, Ravenswood, and Astoria ; while beyond them are seen the spires of Newtown and Flushing, and the tower on Cypress Hill, where is located the largest cemetery in America. Beyond this appears the broad Atlantic, on whose bosom the whitened sails of our European packets, and the black hulls of our ocean steamers, may be seen while they are yet at the distance of forty to fifty miles from Sandy Hook. The East River stretches away in the same direction, broken by Blackweirs Island, with its prison and alms-house, follow- ing which we may discover Fort Schuyler upon Throg's Point, where the army of General Howe first touched our continent. There can be no more lovely scene than is exhibited in looking down upon the city. Broadway running through the * NoTv united with Brooklyn. THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. 11 ceiitie of the city, lengthwise, a living panorama of modern and American enterprise ; the Fifth avenue, lined for miles with princely mansions ; the Bowery, and the various avenues cut at right angles by a hundred streets ; the Battery ; the Park ; and the numerous public squares filled with trees and playing fountains ; and the spacious harbors filled with ships, alTord a picture the most beautiful and magnificent. New York was discovered by Hendrick Hudson, September 6, 1609, and was settled by the'Dutch in 1612, who built a fort in 1623 on the south point of the island, and in 1642 a Dutch church was erected within the fort. In 1688 the assessors' valuation of property in the city was £78,231 sterling. The British had possession of the city during most of the war of the Revolution. They evacuated it November 25, 1783, tvhen the troops of General Washington entered it. The first Con- gress met here in 1785, and here General Washington was inaugurated first president of the United States, April 30, 1789. The city has several times been visited by very extensive conflagrations, the most destructive of which occurred on the night of December 16, 1835, w^hich swept over forty acres, consuming six hundred and fifty-six buildings, and destroj- mg property valued at $20,000,000. Population of the City at Various Periods. 1650 estimated 850 1675 estimated 2,500 1696 official 4,302 1731 8.628 1756 10,381 1773 21.794 1786 23.743 1790 33.131 1800 60,489 1810 96,373 1820 123,706 1825 166,089 1830 202588 1835 270,068 1840 312,852 1845 371 22B 1850 515,394 1855 659 810 1860 813. 6P8 1S65, estimated. . .1.000,000 n-House.— Formerly Merchants' Exchange. xT^'^lf^t.rM??*^^"^ occupies the entire block of ground between VVall, William, Hanover streets, and Exchange place the same site of the former Exchange, w^hich was destroyed in the great fire in 1835. It is built in the most substantial manner, of Qiimcy granite, and is fire-proof. It is 200 br 171 feet, 77 high to the cornice, and 124 to the top of the dome. A recessed portico fronts on Wall street, in which are 18 Grecian columns, 38 feet high, and 4 J feet in diameter at THE POSTOFFICE. 13 their baiso. Each is formed from a single block, and weighs from 43 to 45 tons. Their entire cost was $55,000. The rotunda, which is the principal room, is in the centre of the building. Its diameter is 80 feet, and its height the same. It is surmounted by a dome, in which there is a large sky light, rising from the centre, resting in part on 8 Corinthian fluted columns, of Italian marble, 41 feet high, and 5 feet in diameter. It was leased to the United States Government in 1862, for a Custom-House. It cost, including the ground, $1,500,000. Open free to visitors from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. POSTOPFICE, The building occupied by the Postoffice formerly belonged to the corporation of the Middle Dutch Church, and was their place of iworship from 1695 to 1844. A great portion of the wood- work of the steeple, completely wTought, w^as brought from Holland ; the building itself is of stone. In 1844, the general government leased it for the purposes of a Post- office, and purchased it in 1861, for $250,000. It is the oldest church edifice now remaining in the city. It has in aU about 250 employees : — 84 letter carriers, 28 collectors from lamp-boxes, 7 stations in the upper part of the city, 4 deliveries of letters daily, and 5,000 boxes, which are rented for the accommodation of down-town business firms, The carriers' district extends to 55th street, from river to river. OFFICE HOUES. This office is kept open continuously, except Sundcavs. A clerk is in attendance at the night window, from '^.30 P. M. to 1.30 A. M. Sundays the Postoffice is open from 9 to 10 A. M., and from 12.30 to 1.30 P. M. But the Stations are open from 6.30 A. M. to 9 P. M., and on Sundays from 9 to 10 A. M. LOCATION OF POSTOFFICE STATIONS. Station A. 129 Sprinjr street; Station B, 352 Grand street; Station C, corner of Troy and Fourth streets; Station D, 12 Bible House, Astor Place; Station E, 36S Eighth Avenue; Station F, 408 Third Avenue; Station O, 1259 Broadway. Lamp-post Box collections are mada six times a day, commencing at 9i A.M.. and closing nt 8^ P.M. On Sundays only'one collection is made, viz., at Si P. M. TiiiXITY (JHUKCH. 15 XI. S. Treasury Building.— Formerly Custom-House* This building stands on the comer of Wall and Nassau streets, extending through to Pine street. It occupies the ground where once stood the old Federal Hall, in the open gallery of which General Washington was inaugurated the first president of the United States of North America. It is unsurpassed in the beauty of its design, and durability of its construction. The principal material is white marble, from Massachusetts. Its style of architecture is purely Doric, in imitation of the Parthenon at Athens. The building is in the form of a parallelogram, 200 feet long, and 90 wide ; the height is 80 feet. Fronting on Wall street is a portico, with 8 Doric columns, 32 feet high, and 5 feet 10 inches in diameter. This is reached by a flight of 18 granite steps. The rotunda, or principal hall for the transaction of busi- ness, is 60 feet in diameter, and is lighted by a skylight from the top. The dome is supported by 16 Corinthian columns, adorned with caps of exquisite workmanship. The roof is of granite. The whole was eight years in building, at a cost of nearly $2,000,000. Visiters can have access from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. TRINITY CHFRCH. This elegant stmcture is situated upon Broadway, at the head of Wall street, and appropriately keeps "watch and ward" over the street morals of that court of Mammon. The coi:poration is one of the oldest, and by far the wealthiest of the kind in the United States. Its riches consist principally of real estate in the city of New York, now valued at several millions of dollars. The f rst place of worship in the city was a small wooden building ih the fort at Bowling-Green, and known as the Dutch church. When the English took posses- sion of the city in 1664, episcopal sendee was held there, and it was called the king's chapel." This was the parent of the episcopal churches in America. TLie first edifice erected upon its present site was reared in 1696, during the reign of William and Mary. Queen Anne endowed it, and presented it witli silver communion plate. The building was enlarged in 1735, and again in 1737. In the great conflagration in 1776, it was destroyed, and was not rebuilt until after the war. The new edifice was completed in 1790. In 1839 it was demolished, and the present costly structure was commenced. It wa-^. completed in 1846. 16 TRirsiTi orfURCH. The material of which Trinity Church is built is a handsome brown stone from New Jersey. The archi- tect was Mr. Upjohn ; the ornamental stonework was wrought under the direction of the late Mr. Thom, the Scotch sculptor, whose beautiful composition of Old Mortality," graces the entrance to Laurel Hill cemetery, near Philadelphia. The edifice is 192 feet in length, by 80 in width, with walls 60 feet hi^h. The style is Grothic, of the chastest character. The to wet and spire, the most elaborate and costly in this country, rise to an altitude of 284 feet. In the tower is an excellent chime of bells, whicn send forth their music every day. The tower and spire are open to visiters daily, except on Sunday and during the morning and evening service which occur from iine to half-past nine in the morning, and from three to half- past three in the afternoon. Visiters may ascend by the spiral stairway of 308 steps to the height of 250 feet, where they can obtain a magnificent view of the city and surrounding scenery TnE CITY-HALL. 17 THE CITY-HALL. The City-llall may be regarded as one of the finest speci- mens of architectural beauty of any building in the city, and with the exception of the Capitol at Washington, second to none in the country. It stands in the midst of a beautiful park of about ten acres, and shows to great advantage. It is 216 feet long, 105 broad, and 65 feet high, and combines the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders of architecture, rising in regular gradations. The front and ends, from the base- ment, are built of white marble from Stockbridge, Massachu- setts ; the rear of freestone from New York. Rising from the centre of the roof is a cupola, overlooking a large part of the city, in which is stationed a sentinel whose business it is to give alarm in case of fire. On the top of this cupola is a figure of Justice. A little beneath is a four-dial clock, of superior workmanship, and is beautifully illuminated at night. By the side, in the rear, rises a tower, in which there is a massive bell, weighing 9,910 lbs., and which is rung only in case of fire, or tolled at the funeral of an ofiic^ of government. Its deep tones can be heard for several miles distant. This building contains a large number of rooms for various purposes. In the basement is the commissioner of juries, also the office of the chief of police, the sheriff's jury, &c. On the first floor is the mayor's offi'-e, the county clerk's, city library, clerk of the common council, &c. Ascending by a winding flight of stairs to the second story, we find the governor's room, 52 by 20 feet. This is principally used for the reception of distinguished visiters. It is decorated with the finest portraits of the presidents of the United States, goternors of the state, and mayors of the city, together with the naval and military heroes, and most honored statesmen of our country. Here >nay be seen the writing-desk of Washington, upon which he penned his first message to Con- gress. In the wings are the common council chambers for the aldermen and assistant-aldermen. The aldermen's is fur- nished with the chairs used by the first Congress, and the one occupied by the mayor is that in which the immortal Wash- ington was inaugurated first president of the United States. The other rooms are used for various courts. This edifice was nine years in building, and cost $538,734. Open for visiters at all hours of the day. The growth of the city is so rapid, that the present hall is insufficient for municipal requirements, and arrangements are now in progress for its enlargement. NEW COURTHOUSE- ; — THE ROTUNDA. 19 THE HALL OF RECORDS. This building is situated in the Park, a short di.Ntanoe northeast of the City- Hall. It was built of coarse brown stone, and used as a city prison. During the prevalence of the cholera in 1S32, it wiis converted into an hospital. Since that time the interior has been thoroughly remodelled, and made fireproof, the exterior stuccoed in imitation of marble, and a portico, supported by four Ionic pillars, added to each end, givmg it a neat and graceful appearance. It now con- tains the cx. mtj clerk's office, in which the records of the city are kept; also, offices for the comptroller, surrogate, and street commissioner. This was the old provost-jail of New York, where the notorious Cunningham exercised his cruel authority over the I American prisoners captured at the battle of Long Island, Foit Washington, and elsewhere; and from its walls that young mart\T, Captain Nathan Hale, was led out to execu- tion on the gallows, which stood in Chambers street, opposite the Park. NEW COURTHOUSE. At the northeast corner of the Park stands a splendid fire-proof brown stone building, 105 feet long by 72 feet wide, three stories in height on the Park, and four on Chamber* street. It ii occupied by the supreme, superior, and marine courts, the court of sessions, recorder, city-judge, district-attorney, tax commissioners, and collector of taxes. At the northeast corner of the Park, another brown stone building has been erected, 70 feet long by 55 feet wide, which is occupied by fire and hose companies on the first floor. The upper part is. used for the Fourth and Sixth Ward Courts, and for other public pur- poses. A new County Court-House is now building in the rear of the City Hall fronting on Chambers street. It is to be 250 feet by 150, three stories high, the dome of which will be ITO feet in height. It is built of white marble from East Chester. The style is pure C- rinthian. The floors are siyoported by iron girders, with brick arches, and the whole fire-proof. It is building und^jhe superintendence of the Board of Supervisors. The architectls John Killam, Esq. S^erintendent, Cummings H. Tucker, Esq. It was commenced in Itol. Eatiaaated co^t, 1^1,500,000. THE HOTUNDA. . IIS ediiiee, of circular form, with a large dome, standing nuiir the northeast corner of the Park, was erected in ISIS, by John Yanderlyn, the eminent painter, for the purpose of ex- hibiting panoramic pictures. It is 54 feet in diameter, with a Doric front on the Park, and wa^ neat and irraceful in ap- pearance when it stood alone. When 'Sic. Vandeilyn took up his residence in Europe, it was devoted to other purposes 20 CHARITABLE INSTITUTION'S. than that of art. It was occupied by the marine court, then the city postoffice, and now it is devoted to the use of the Croton water department, and the governors of the alms- house. KAILS OF JUSTICE AND CITY PRISON. These cover the block of ground bounded by Centre, V Leonard, Elm, and Franklin streets — fronting on Centre, The main building is the only one in the Egyptian order o architecture in the city. It is built of granite from the state of Maine, and is 253 by 200 feet. It is in the form of a hol- low square. The court-rooms are in front, and the prison (called the Tombs) in the centre. The prison is 142 feet long by 44 wide, and contains 173 cells for prisoners. There is also a wing froin the main buildings used, in part, as a female-prison, under the superintendence of a matron. The other part is for domestic purposes. In all the prison is capable of accommodating some three hundred prisoners. The police-court is daily in session, in the northeast corner of the main building. Here also is stationed, at all times, a strong posse of police, ready for duty. It is open for visiters daily, from 10 o'clock, A. M. to 3, P. M. The friends of prisoners are allowed to visit them daily. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF NEW YORK. While the city of New York presents to the eye of a stran- ger vast marts of commerce, fleets of merchant-ships, mag- nificent public buildings, palace-like dwellings, and gorgeous shops and streets, thronged with a gay, busy, and enterprising population, it can boast of something far more attractive to che eye of humanity — far more suggestive of the true great- ness of a people. We allude to its institutions, founded by the benevolent and humane, for the promotion of the temporal comfort of the unfortunate, who, in God's providence, suffer the ills of our common frailty. Throughout the great me- tropolis, where Mammon, vice, and folly, in the daily pursuits of life, are contending for the mastery, these beneficent insti- tutions are scattered like green oases, in the midst of a desert of selfishness incident to the progress of a great city. They are like preachers of truth, daily asserting the divine princi- ples of Christianity by their holy efforts in behalf of the bruised reeds" of humanity. They illustrate in their prac- 22 NEW YO^iK OKi'ilAX ASYLUM. tice the precepts of Jesus, especially that golden rule ''Do unto others as ye would that others should do unto you." They seek the lost ; they give parents to orphans ; they feed the hungry, clothe the naked, relieve the sick and distressed, and visit the prisoner in his cell. They pour light upon the gloom of the blind ; they give joy and gladness to the deaf and dumb ; they pour oil upon the stormy waves of disturbed reason, and help the feeble footsteps of the idiot traveller. They take the Magdalene from the road that " takes hold of the chambers of death," and place her feet in the highway of virtue and peace ; they say to the crushed criminal, made so perhaps by the oppressions of society, "Lift up your head, brother man ! for pity hath not quite forsaken you ;" and they say to the inebriate, wallowing in the pool of degradation, '' Stand up, for thou art a brother." If righteousness ex- alteth a nation," surely institutions like these may be imputed •ighteousness for a great city, and in the estimation of the s*ise and good are greater things whereof to boast than all the wealth, and pomp, and splendor, with which the metropolis abounds. THE NEW YORK ORPHAN ASYLUM. This noble institution, designed for the care and culture of the tender plants of misfortune riven from the parent-stem by death, is delightfully situated on the brow of a gentle slope, on the banks of the Hudson, betwe^ Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth streets. The grounds cover an area of 15 acres, extending from the Bloomingdale road to the river. The building is of stone, in Gothic style, and is 120 feet in in length, and 50 in width. Its exterior appearance is well represented in the engraving, which shows the river front. This institution is the otfspring of the " Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children," which was organized in 1806 by several benevolent ladies, among vviiom were Mrs. Isabella Graham, Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton (the widow of General Alexander Hamilton), and Mrs. Joanna Bethune. It is supported by private bequests and annual subscriptions. These contributions are daily working out blessin'_;'s of in- estimable value. There, at the present time, are from one hundred and fifty to two hundred children, between the ages of two and twelve years, who have lost both father and mother, receiving wholesome food, blessed with good clothing, and fitted for future usefulness in life by a course of moral, phys- 24 COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM. ical, intellectual, and religious instruction. All the branches of a common English education are there taught; and tiie rehgious instruction has no taint of sectarianism. ' Visiters are admitted daily, except on Sunda.ys, and receive the strict attention of the obliging matron of the establish- ment. The relatives of the orphans are received on Mondays. Koute by Manhattanville stages from corner of Broadway and Thirty-second street. * ' LEAKE AND WATTS ORPHAN HOUSE. The Leake and Watts Orphan House was founded by a legacy of John George Leake, who died in this city, June 2, 1827 ; the name of Watts was added out of respect to John Watts, Esq., the executor of Mr. Leake, who withdrew, in favor of the institution, a claim v/hich he held to a part of tlie estate. The house is situated between Ninth and Tenth avenues, on One hundred and eleventh and One hundred and twelfth streets, some seven miles from the City-Hall. It con- tains a main building and two wings, the whole presenting a front of 206 feet. It was open for the admission of orphans in 1842. There are about 26 acres of land connected with this institution. The whole is unencumbered, and has an in- come capable of supporting from 200 to 250 children. Thia institution, like the New York Orphan Asylum, is admirably conducted, and open to visiters. By Eighth Avenue Railroad to 110th skreet. Fare, 10 cents. THE COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM. An association was organized in 1836, for the benefit of colored orphans, and incorporated by an act of the legislature. The sum of $3,000 was soon collected ; and aiTangements were made for commencing operations on a limited scale ; but so great was the prejudice against that portion of the desti- tute whom the society proposed to relieve, that suitable prem- ises could not be procured. After a time, however, two lots of land, with a house, on Tv/elfth street, were purchased for $9,000. In 1840, the manager reported the receipt of ;$13,000 as a building-fjind ; and, two years after, the corpo- ration of the city made the society a grant of 20 lots of ground on Fifth avenre, between Forty-third and Forty-fourth stroet? 26 INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. (next block above the receiving reservoir). On this location, they immediately erected their present asylum. It is a sub- stantial edifice, sufificiently large to accommodate two hundred children. It is not only a place of refuge for colored orphans ; but here they receive a course of instruction and training until they are of sufficient age, and suitable places are procured for them. The affairs of this institution are conducted in a most praiseworthy manner. It is supported by appropriations from the city and state, together with private 'munificence. Destroyed during the riots of July, 1863. Not yet re- built. THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. This noble asylum is situated on Washington Heights, near Fort Washington, 9| miles from the City-Hall, and com- manding a splendid view of the Hudson river. The friends of the institution have manifested a commendable forethought, and purchased thirty-three acres of land, on which substantial buildings are erected. The cultivation of these lands will afford healthful exercise and valuable instruction to the pupils. The asylum is liberally sustained, receiving aid from the city and counties where pupils reside, the state, and indindual con- tributors. The expense for each scholar is S130 per annum, exclusive of clothing and travelling expenses. The system of instruction here is thorough and complete, and some me- chanical ans are brought to great perfection, and each student has ample time for manual labors. The citizen and stranger will be well repaid by visiting this noble institution. Open for visiters from Ij to 4, P. M., daily. Koute by Hudson River railroad* to Fort Washington, or by Manhattam-nie stages from Sixth avenue, comer of Thiity- second street. INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. The grounds occupy the whole block between Thirty-third and Thirty -fourth streets and Eighth and Ninth avenues. The buildings are large and imposing, being 175 feet long, with out-buildings for workshops, &c., &c. The cost was about $95,000, more than one half of which was raised by voluntary donations, the bah\nce by appropriations from the state. The ereat object of tliis institution is the amelioration of the con- viuioii ofthe blind, -.v -iioidiiiL: rh-;ii the :i:M\ns of education, 2S HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS. and preparing them for some useful employment, by wliich they may provide for their own wants. Able instruction is given in all the branches of English education, together with Tocal and instrumental music. Pupils are received between the ages of eight and twenty-five years. Appropriations are made by the state, by which a certain number of indigents are annually received. Before such are admitted they must furnish a certificate from the overseer of the poor in the town where the applicant resides, stating the fact of permanent blindness, good moral character, and the in- ability of their parents or guardians to su;pport them in the institution. Such certificate must be endorsed by the secre- tary of state. The expense, aside from clothing, is about $130 per annum. Beneficiaries are allowed to remain five years, in some cases the terms are extended to seven. The workshops furnish employment for adults, or those who have completed their course, paying by the piece for all work per- formed. Visiters are admitted on Tuesday of each week. The Sixth and Eighth avenue railroads pass near the insti- tution. Fare 6 cents. HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS. This useful and philanthropic institution was founded in 1834, by private munificence. It is under the care of the American Female Guardian Society. Its object is to afford a place and means of protection for destitute, respectable females without employment, friends, or home, and within the age and circumstances of temptation : also for friendless children of both sexes, until they can be committed perma- nently to the guardianship of foster-parents or worthy families, who will train them to respectability and usefulness. This institution is located on East Thirtieth street, between Fourth and Madison avenues ; and is open daily, Sundays excepted, from 9, A. M. to 5, P. M. In addition to the commodious building on Thirtieth street, a new and substantial edifice has recently been erected on the rear of the former one, fronting on Twenty-ninth street, oc- cupying seventy-five feet front, and four stories high, at a cost, including the land, of $30,000. The first floor is occupied for offices, the second for a chapel and school-rooms, the third (or a hospital, and the fourth for a gymnasium. The Advocate and Guardian (a monthly paper issued by this society, at $1 per annum) is filled with exceedingly in- teresting details of this noble chanty. One can hardly spend oU FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY. an liour within the walls of this institution during school ex- ercises without beincT deeply affected, and we hazard little is saying, that such persons will find subjects for grateful reflec- tion, which will prompt them to aid by their sympathy and means, in rescuing the young from the perils that await the destitute and the orphan in a great metropolis. This institu- tion is under an efficient management, and well deserving of a liberal support, depending as it does entirely on voluntary contributions. No visiters are admitted on the Sabbath, ex cept by permission of the Board. Applications for admisb*ion may be made at the Home, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 2 to 5, P. M. FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY. If we looK at the amount of human suffering alleviated, the religious and moral influence exerted, and the almost martyr life of the superintendent and matron, this institution must be placed in the front rank, in point of interest 'and utility, in this or any other country. For several years the Superintendent, S. B. Halliday, and his amiable and accomplished lady, have been engaged in this work of self-denial, and the Iiistory of their privations, the fruits of their diligence, and the " brands" they have plucked from the " burning," have been placed on durable record. The past few years have been very memerable in the an- nals of the Eive Points. For fifty years this locality had been the plague-spot of the city. The poor and the destitute, the vile and the vicious, had occupied most of its dwellings. Its cellars, and its garrets, alike resounded with the blasphemies and revelries of their inmates ; in fact, until Mr. Pease took up his abode there, no respectable people, except the very poorest, occupied this section of the town ; but Christian sympathy and co-operation have cheered the superintendent on in his benevolent course, and he is now surrounded by many of the friends originally associated with him, while a substantial building has been erected, giving a satisfactory token of the approval of his cause. The building is situated at numbers i.55, 157, and 152 Worth street, a short distance north of the City-Hall, and oc cupies fifty-four feet front, is seven stories high, and built in an economical and substantial manner, at a cost of $36,000, including the land 32 FIVE POINTS MISSION. We regret tliat we can not give a more extended notice of this noble charity, but we can not help saying that it requires istrong nerves to pass through the building, while the schools are in session, without being deeply affected. We would urge every resident and citizen, and every stranger visiting New York, to spend one hour within the walls of this institution, and we hazard little in saying that such persons will find subjects for thankfulness and reflection when they return to their own firesides, which will be an in- ducement to them to contribute something more substantial than mere sympathy to further the objects of a work so be- nevolent. We would urge also upon the community, that as the place is entirely supported by voluntary contributions, any remit- tances in money, provisions, or clothing, will be gratefully re- ceived and acknowl-edged. We must not forget to say, that not the least of the objects of tliis house of industry, is to find good homes in the country for orj)han children, or those worse than orphans, who suffer from the disreputable course of their parents. Many hun- dreds of these have been thus happily preserved. The annual reports are full of thrilling incidents, copies of which will be given or sent on application. This institution was established in 1850, incorporated in ■ 1854, and is under the management of trustees selected from among the most respectable and thorough-going business men of the city. Tiie average number of inmates fed, clothe^, and lodged at the institution is about 150; of the number in the day schools, 240 ; and of those that receive their noonday meal, 400. Daily religious services 6|,, A. M. and 65, P. M. Day fichool from 9 to 12, A. M., session, 1 to 3, P. M. Sunday school, 9j, A. M. and 2, P. M. Public services every Sab- bath at lOi, A. M. and 3, P. M. FIVE POINTS MISSION. The Five Points Mission was commenced by the New York Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, on the corner of Cross and Little Water streets, in May, 1850. It now occupies a fine building, con- taining a chapel, school-rooms, bathing-rooms, and tenements for twenty families It provides public reliijious services on COLORED HOME HOUSE OF REFUGE, 33 the Sabbath, and has a Sabbath and day school numberini? (bur hundred children, and employs two missionaries and seven teuchers. The children are clothed by the mission, and fuel, food, and clothing, are distributed to the sick and desti- tute families of that vicinity. It has sent more than five hun- dred destitute children to good Christian homes. The annual reports are exceedingly interesting, and could the citizen and stranger know the good effected by this truly Christian and philanthropic effort, sympathy and money would be cheerfully imparted to assist in furthering its ob- jects. Hours for day school are 9 to 12, A. M., and 1 to 3, P. M. Sunday school, 9j, A. M., and 2, P. M. Preaching, lOj, A. M., and 3 and 7, P. M. THE COLORED HOME. The Colored Home is on First avenue, between Sixty- fourth and Sixty-fifth streets. It has forty-four lots of ground ; on which substantial buildings are erected, sufficient for three hundred persons. The object of this institution is to furnish moral and religious instruction, proper care for the indigent, sick, and infirm, of the colored persons of the city. It is chiefly supported by annual subscriptions from benevolent in- dividuals. It is managed by an association of ladies. It is well conducted, and is accomplishing great good to those who share its munificence. Open to visiters daily, Sundays excepted. Fare by Second and Third avenue railroads, 6 cents. THE HOUSE OF REFUGE, Is situated on the southern pa|| of Randall's Island, op posite One hundred and seventeenth street. East river. This institution is designed to furnish a home for juvenile delin- quents, where they will be free from the contaminating in- fluence of the old and depraved offenders in our penitentiary, and where they can be taught useful trades, and encouraged to habits of industry and self-reliance, and thus saved from a life of infamy and crime. A building well adapted to the purposes has been erected, in which are commodious school- rooms, a chapel, rooms for exercise, sleeping-rooms, &c. There are large play-grounds attached to the building. A thorough course of mental and religious instruction i^ pur- 34 BLOOMIKGDALE INSANE ASYLUM. sued, and perfect order reigns throughout the establishment. The average number of boys is about two hundred and fifty, and of girls about seventy-five, whc are here detained until their minds are imbued with correct principles, and good homes can be obtained for them by a committee of the insti- tution. None are admitted over sixteen years of age. Route by Second and Third avenue railroads to One hun- dred and seventeenth street ; thence by row-boat to the island, free Visiters are admitted each day, Sundays excepted. ^ NEW YORK JUVENILE ASYLUM. Office, 23 West I3th st. Asylum, 17 5th St., near High Bridge. The objects of this benevolent institution are to furnish a refuge, in the true sense of the word, for the children of our city whom misfortune, the vices or the crimes of parents, or orphanage, have made friendless and homeless, leaving them exposed to the debasing influence of bad associates, and the temptations to crime which abound in our midst. The Juvenile Asylum is not a prison like the House of Refuge. The chil- dren committed to its charge have not been convicted of crime, but are intrusted to its care by parents, or by the police magistrates for vagrancy, to afford them the means of moral, intellectual, and industrial education, and to supply them with comfortable homes in respectable families in the country, where they will be surrounded by kindly, purifying, and ele- vating influences. The building of the Juvenile Asylum fronts on One hundred and seventy-fifth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, with twenty-two acres of ground around it. It is in the form of a T, with an entire front of 150 feet; the centre being .50 feet in width by 62 feet in depth ; and the two wings, eastern and western, each 75 feet in front by 46 feet in depth. The extension in the rear of the centre building is 82 feet in depth by 43 in width. ^ BLOOMINGDALE INSANE ASYLUM. Tins institution is located a little south of Manhattanville, betw^een 115th and 120th streets. The grounds, containing bout forty acres of land, are beautifully laid out, and orna- mented with shrubbery and flowers ; and all is fitted up in a manner so as to render this a pleasant retreat for those un- fortunate beings for whom the institution was designed. 86 NEW YORK HOSPITAL. The principal building is 210 feet long and 60 wide, and 3 stx)ries high. Attached to this are two wings, 40 by 60 feet each. Many of the inmates work about the premises, or amuse themselves as circumstances indicate. It was opened for the reception of patients in the year 1821 ; and thousands have participated in its benefits. In accordance with the Revised Statutes of this state, it is necessarv, before a patient can be admitted into the Bloom- ingdale Asylum, that a lunacy-warrant from any two justices of the peace, or police magistrates, issued upon the evidence of two reputable physicians as to the alleged fact of insanity, be procured — and also a permit from one of the asylum com- mittee ; with whom the payment of board (which is always in^atlvance) must be arranged. Applications by letter can be addressed to the Physician of the New York Lunatic Asylum. Letters or packages, for either officers, patients, or attend- ants, left at the New York Hospital, Broadwsy, New York, will duly reach the asylum. Letters sent to the asylum by mail, should be directed to Manhattanville postoffice. By Eighth Avenue Railroad to 110th street. Fare, 10 cents. THE NEW YORK HOSPITAL. This Hospital is on Broadway, opposite Pearl street, and occupies most of the block between Worth and Duane streets. It was founded in 1771, by Earl Dinsmore, then gov- ernor of the colony of New York. The buifldings stand on elevated ground, and are well adapted to their use. The object of this institution is twofold. One is to furnish a comfortable place to those who are sick and destitute of suitable care, and yet are able to pay a moderate sum for the same. The other is to be a kind of centre where persons wiio are taken suddenly ill, or have met with serious accident, may be taken and cared for. The whole is fitted up with much taste and comfort, and is supplied with the best of medical attendance. This institution is' under the supervision of the Board of Health of the city of New York. A large library is connected with the institution. The committee meet on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10 i, A. M., to receive patients. On Tuesdays and Fridays, from 3, P. M. till sunset, visiters are admitted. Friends of ^-be very sick admitted every day. BELLEYUE HOSPITAL. 37 BELLEVUE HOSPITAL. Thi? institution is the almshouse hospital of the city for idults, and surgical cases of children requiriui^ immediate ad- nission. It occupies a considerable part of the area bounded )y Twenty-sixth and Twenty-eighth streets, First avenue and East River. It is provided with a middle building, a north L-shaped wing and south side wing, each having four stories of wards, and the whole furnishing upward of eight hundred beds for patients. The grounds are surrounded by a wall on three sides, with a green on the front facing the river. The entrance is on Twenty-sixth street. Visiters must procure a peiTTiit from the almshouse department in the Park. Patients are admitted, free of expense, on the certificate of any regular physician. It has a visiting medical board, composed of some of the first physicians and surgeons of the city; a general sys- tematic register of observations of disease, and a spacious museum for pathological specimens. Hospital Accommodations in and about N. York. The following table is il»^?iiined to show the hospttal accommodations in the vHrious benevolent and charitable institutions of the city. Con- nected with the hospital on Blackwell's island is a building devoted to Small-PdX patients, where citizen- or strangers can have the best medi- cal advice, and competent nurses accustf^med to the treatment and care of this contagious disease. Belleviie Ho=pifal (has an addition progressing) Number of beds HI 5 Blackwell's Island Hospital 7 570 Jews' Hospital 170 Lyin2:-i!i- Hospital 55 Marine Hospital (consisting in part of single story frame building;:) 1600 New York Hospital 500 Nursery Hospital, Randall's Island 030 S-^amnn's Retreat :i60 St. Luke's Ho-pital (has not been opened) 200 St. Vincent's Hospital ..ti 110 Ward's Island Hospital (mostly in one story frame buildings) 1-500 VV -nan's Hospital / 46 Eye lutirrnary 3P Blooaiingdale Lunatic Asylum 16^ City Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell's Island 610 Hospital Department ot Colored Home 38 Ho?pira! Department of Colored Orphan Asylum 56 Hospital Department of Home for the Friendless 20 Hospital Department of Home for respectable aged indigent females 11 Hospital Department of House of Refuge, Randall's Island 11 Hospital Department of Juvenile Asylum 28 Hospital D«'partment of Nursery, No. 2, 23d street, 6th avonue ... 25 Hospital Department of St. Patrick's Male Orphan Asylum 20 Elospital Department of St. Patrick's Female Orphan Asylum 10 Total 7015 38 Demilt Dispensary. THE DISPENSARIES. Tlie New York Dispensary is situated at the corner of Centre and White streets. It was organized in 1790, and incorpo- rated in 1795. The district comprehends all that part of the citj lying between the Battery, Spring street, Broadwayj Fourteenth street, First avenue, Allen and Pike streets. Tlie Eastern Dispensary is located at the comer of Ludlow street and Essex Market place, and was founded in 1834. Its limits are prescribed by the section of the city lying east of Pike and Allen streets. First avenue, and below Fourteenth street. The Northern Dispensary is located at the corner of Waver- ley place and Christopher street, and was founded in 1829. Its boundaries are from Spring street to Twenty-tbird street, west of Broadway. AMEKICAN BIBLE HOUSE. 39 The Demilt Dispensary is situated at the corner of Twenty- third street and Second avenue, and was incorporated in 1851. Its name was derived from the largest contribution to its en- dowment, The limits include thart section lying between Fourteenth and Fortieth streets, east of Sixth avenue. The Northwestern Dispensary is situated at 511 Eighth avenue. Its limits are between Twenty-third and Sixtieth streets, and west of Sixth avenue. These dispensaries are designed to furnish medicine, and medical and surgical advice, and vaccination, gratuitously, to such persons as are unable to procure them by reason of ' poverty. Pliysicians are in attendance at the institutions daily, and also visit at houses when the occasion requires, for these purposes. More than 100,000 patients are treated at these dispensaries annually. They are supported by grants from the legislature, the corporation, and private subscrip tions. THE AMERICAN BIBLE HOUSE. The building occupies the block of ground bounded by the Fourth avenue, Astor place. Third avenue, and Nii^th street, and is six stories high, with cellars and Vaults. The front on Fourth avenue is 198 feet 8 inches, on Astor place 202 feet 10 inches, on Third avenue 76 feU 11 inches, and on Ninth street 232 feet 6 inches, forming a front on the four streets of 710 feet 11 inches, and 50 feet in depth, having a large area in the centre. The height from the cellar to the roof is 74 feet. The fronts on Fourth avenue and Astor place are di- vided into five sections each. The two ends, and centre sec- tions, have a projection of twelve inches in front, and they also rise above the intermediate sections ; and there is also a centre section to the frcJiit on Ninth street, wdth a projection of twelve inches. The principal entrance, on Fourth avenue, is decorated with four round columns, wdth Corinthian capi- tals and moulded bases, resting upon panelleji and moulded pedestals, and semicircular arches are placed between the columns to form the heads of doors, &c., and all surmounted with a heavy cornice and segment pediment. The whole of this noble establishment is so planned, that from the delivery of the paper in the sixth story to the presses, it proceeds downward regularly through its various stages of manufacture, uiltil it arrives in books in the depository, with but very little labor in hoisting from one story to another. 40 UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. The following societies have convenient offices in this mag- nificent edifice : American Bible Society, American Board of Commissioners for Foi'eign Missions, American Home Mis- sion Society, Office of Advocate and Family Guardian, For- eign Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York State (Colonization Society, Domestic Missions of the Protest- Ejnscopal Church, Evangelical Knowledge Society, Cen- tral American Education Society, and American and Foreign Protective Employment Society. There are superb stores on the Third and Fourth avenues, and Astor place, occupied by the Peter Cooper Fire Insurance Company, book, drug, and other stores. Visiters will be cheerfully conducted through the building, as they may call. Conveyance every five minutes from the City-Hall, by Third and Fourth avenue cars,- or Third avenue and Eighth street stages. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Tins ancient seat of learning is beautifully located on the Fourth avenue corner of Fiftieth street, on the extensive grounds recently occupied by the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Columbia CoUegp was chartered by George II., in 1754, and was called King's College, which name it bore until after the Revolution. Many of the leading men in that struggle, both for and against the imperial government, were educated within its walls. It has a fine library and is well endowed. UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. This institution is located upon the east side of Washing- ton square, between Washington and Waverley places. The building is of Westchester marble, one hundred and eighty feet in length, and one hundred in width. Its style-is Gothic, and the composition after the form of English college-archi- tecture. In addition to the rooms devoted to learning, it con- tains a fine chkpel, decorated with beautiful oak carvings, and lighted chiefly by a superb stained-glass window in front, fifty feet in height and twenty-four feet wide. The University was founded in 1831 ; the edifice was completed in 1836. On the election of the Rev. Dr. Ferris as chancellor, in 1851, sub- scriptions were made sufficient to meet all the indebtedness of the institution, and establish it on a permanent basis. It is now one of the most prosperous institutions of the kind in the state. THE COOPER INSTIKJTE 41 FREE ACADEMY. The Free Academy of the city of New York is situated in Twenty-third street, corner of Lexington avenue. It was established in 1848 by the Board of Education of the city of New York, in pursuance of an act of the legislature of tk^ state, passed May, 1847, for the purpose of providing classical education for such pupils over twelve years of age, of the common schools, as may wish to avail themselves of its ad- vantages. The students are admitted in annual classes, and the full term of study is five years. All its expenses for in- sti'uctors, apparatus, library, cabinet collections, books and stationery, are paid out of the public treasury of the city. Nearly $100,000 have been expended in the purchase of the ground and erection of the building. The school is now in successful operation under talented professors, and affords some of the finest advantages of learning of any institution in the country. The school has a fine collection of philosophical, mathe- matical, and chemical apparatus, to which constant additions are being made. PvUT&ERS FEMALE INSTITUTE. This seminary for young ladies is pleasantly situated upon Fifth avenue near Forty-second street, opposite the .Fistributing Reservoir. It was incorporated in 1838, and has always been a flourishing institution. It has a fine library, selected with great care; and excellent philo- sophical apparatus for illustrating the subjects of astronomy, chemistry, and other branches of science. Its course of ih- ssruction embraces history, /general philosophy, mathematics, and belles-lettres, by which young ladies are thoroughly pre- pared for the pursuit of general knowledge, for the duties of teachers, and for that moral and intellectual power so neces sary to be possessed by the mothers of our republic. I THE COOPER INSTITUTE. This magnificent enterprise has been designed and is now being canled into effect by one of our successful merchants, Peter Cooper, Esq., to be called The People's Union, de- voted to the Moral, Intellectual, and Physical Improvement. Dedicated to Science and Art." It occupies the entire block of ground bounded by the Third and Fourth avenues and 42 EFISCOP^. THEOLOGICAL SEmXARY. Seventh and Eighth streets, facing the Bible House on the north, and cost over $300,000. It is expected that the revenue accruing from such parts of the building as shall not be needed for the Union, rented to about $30,000 per annum, will be sufficient to meet all the expenses (including the salaries of the professors) of the institution. The most commodious lecture-room or hall in the city is located in the basement; it is 125 feet long by 82 feet wide, and 21 feet high, having four wide entrances, allowing the most numerous audience to reach the street in two minutes* The first and second stories are occupied as stores and offices. The third story is appropriated to the Union ; and in the elevation of this the public character of the building is ad- mirably maintained, A lofty row of windows runs to the full height of the exhibition hall and picture galleries, givintr, on the outside, an appearance of magnitude very striking in effect. This story is appropriated to the exhibition room, 30 feet high, and 125 feet long by 82 wide. A large dome sheds light through a well 22 feet in diameter. The fourth story may be properly considered part of the third, being a continu- ation of galleries, with alcoves, intended for painting and sculpture. These galleries are so designed that pictures may be placed so as to obtain the required light. On the fifth story are several lecture and class rooms, and a library. One lecture-room on the Eighth street side is 82 feet long by 58 wide, the other 62 feet long by 52 wide, and the library consists of five rooms communicating with each other and with both lecture rooms freely. Connected with the smaller lecture-room is a room for physical experiments and instruments ; and facing on the Third avenue are five rooms intended to be rented to artists. Who can set bounds to the beneficial influence this institu- tion will exert on the thousands of young men of this metrop- olis, of the present and future generations. "Well may Mr. Cooper be ranked with the great benefactors of the age, and especially as he has not left it to executors to cany out his great design, but has superintended all its details, and we hope he will long live to see its practical utility. EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. The General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in the United States is situated on Twentieth street, between the Ninth and Tenth avenues. The two 44 NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE. buildings are of stone, in Gothic style, each one hundred and ten feet in length, and fifty in width. It was incorporated in 1822. It contains a good library, composed chiefly of works of a religious character. THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. This institution is situated on University place, No. 9, between Waverley place and Eighth street. It is under the management of Presbyterians ; yet students are received from all evangelical denominations, if possessed of the requisite testimonials relative to religious character. It was founded in 1836. The object of the institution is to educate young men for the gospel-ministry; and for this purpose it main- tains an efficient faculty, and lias a large and select library THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE. This is connected with the university, and is under the general supervision of its chancellor and trustees. It has a substantial building on Fourteenth street, near Third avenue, where its fine library and ])hysioloc:ical collections are depos- ited. It is under the immediate direction of able professors, whose clinical lectures alford to students rare opportunities for practical instruction. N. Y. COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS. This institution was founded by the regents of the s'ate of New York in 1791, and chartered by the legislature in 1807. It is located on Fourth avenue, corner of Twenty-third-street. It contains an extensive library and physiological collecticn. The medical department of Columbia College was merged into this- institution. Under able professors, it vies with the University Medical College in its claims upon public regard. Its museum may be visited by applying to the janitor on the premises. NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE. This is a new and flourishing instituiion, founded in 1851, and located on Thirteenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues. Under the management of a board of able physi- cians, it promises much for the future. It has now a larg^o library and physioloofical collection. ^ ASTOR LIBKAET. 40 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. This valuable and flourishing institution was founded in 304. Its extensive library of rare books, and its collections r manuscripts and historical relics, occupy several rooms in le New York University, on Washington square. A grant f SI 2,000 from the state, in ISO-i, together with private do- ations, enabled the society to purchase more than 13,000 Dund volumes, a large collection of maps, charts, valuable amphlcts, files of newspapers, &c. Of the latter, it probably )utains the largest and most complete collection in this )untry, extending from 1730 to the present time. It pos- ?sses a cabinet of coins, medals, &c. The society has recently erected a splendid stone building, )rner of Second avenue and Eleventh street, j Present number of volumes in librarv, 28,000. I . THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY. This is the oldesc and most extensive public library in the tiited States. It was first incorporated in 1700, under the me of " The Public Library of New York.^' Its name was an^^ed to its present one in 1754. It is located at 67 Uni- rsiry place, nearAVest Twelfth street.. Reading-room open m 8, A. M. to 10, P. M. There is a separate reading-room ladies. Perms of membership, S25 for a transferable right, subject an annual payment of S6. Temporary subscribers $10 per ir. Upon its shelves are 43,000 volumes, many of them :eedingiy rare and valuable. THE ASTOR LIBRARY. lhis library is located in Lafayette place, near Eighth et and Broadway. This noble institution was founded by late John Jacob Astor, who left a fund of 8400,000 for : purpose. The building is erected in the Moorish style, the royal palaces of Florence, is 120 feet long by 65 feet e, presenting a very imposing appearance. The grand iry hall on the second floor is surmounted by a splendid •liglit 54 feet long by 14 broad, formed of thick glass set •on. It is well guarded against nre, having hollow walls. edifice is the best constructed and most admirably adapted the purposes for which it v/as designed, of and on the 46 printers' free library. western continent. Volumes in the library, 100,000. Free to all persons over sixteen years of age. MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. This valuable institution is located at Astor place, Eight! street. The new Clinton Hall is one of the most com modi ous library edifices in the country. In the basement story i- a lecture-room capable of seating nine hundred persons. Th- reading-room is on the second floor, 90 by 60 feet. Tl library is on the third and fourth stories, the principal roon being on the third, and suiTOunded by Corinthian columns surmounted bv a splendid dome, and has room for the accom modation of 125,000 volumes. Open from 8, A. M. to 9, P. M It was founded in 1820, and is one of the most vigorousl; conducted and flourishing libraries in the United States. Any person engaged in mercantile pursuits, or a clerk, ma become a member, 'if approved by the board, and paying a initiation fee of $1. The annual charge is S2. Merchant and others are admitted to the use of the library and reading room by paying $5 annually. Volumes in library, 55,000 APPRENTICES' LIBRARY. Apprentices (who present a certificate of good charact< from their emplover, parent, or guardian) receive books grati - Journeymen and others upon payment of $1 per annum a) entitled to its privileges. It has been productive of gre: benefit to the thousands of the young who resort hither f( mutual improvement. Entrance to the library from No. 4^ Broadway. Number of volumes in the library, 32,000. NEW YORK LAW INSTITUTE LIBRARY. I Located at No. 45 Chambers street. Terms of memb* ship $100 per share, subject to assessments. Number of volumes in library, 6,500. : PRINTERS' EREE LIBRARY. Located at No. 3 Chambers street, and is open 6 Saturday. There is no charge made except where pe] take books from the library, for which privilege SI per yt is charo-ed to non-members. Volumes in library, 3,n00. THE PARKS. 47 PARKS. The Battery fronting the harbor, is the most attractive ■ail our present pleasure-grounds. It contains eleven acres, id is being much enlarged. From the paved walk along its •a wall, the promenader may look out upon the islands, the lipping, and the more distant shores of Long Island and ew Jersey, and, on a summer evening, may enjoy a delight- sea-breeze which always comes up the bay. To it thou- .nds resort during the hot evenings of summer ; and a mul- nide of children, with their nurses, gambol there in fine eather. On the southwestern side of the battery stands — Castle Garden. — This edifice, originally designed for and ;ed as a fort, was called Castle Clinton, in honor of the first publican governor of the state of New York. It was erected the federal government in 1807, and was used as a fortifi- .tion until 182-3, when it was ceded to the city. It is now ;ed by the commissioners of emigration. The Bowling-Green is a small enclosure at the foot "Broadway. It was a bowling place for the officers of the irrison of Fort George, hence its name. The iron railing at suiTOunds it was placed there before the Revolution , he round heads of the posts were broken off during the war id used for cannon-balls. In the centre was erected a statue ■ George III., in 1770. In July, 1776, the patriots pulled it )wn, and converted it into bullets, the material being lead, i»vered with gilding. The fountain and the stately shade- ees of the Bowling-Green form a pleasing ornament to the wer part of the city. The City-Hall Park Wy>s beyond the limits of the city nil 1780, and was called the ''Common," or the "Fields.^* here military drills were performed ; and upon the " Com- on," between the "Brick Church" and Broadway (now the wer end of the Park), the first Brigade of the American my was drawn up to hear the Declaration of Independence ad. on the evening of July 9, 1776. This Park is triangular, ivinii Broadway on the west, Chambers street on the north, id Centre street and Park row on the southeast. It contains >out ten 'acres, and is sun'ounded by a strong iron fence, 'ithin it stands the city-hall, the hall of records, and along hambers street, the rotunda (a building erected by John janderl vn, the celebrated painter, for the purpose of exhibiting inoramic paintings) and other edifices devoted to public uses. 48 THE PAKIiS. Fronting the City-Hall is a ma<,mificcnt fountain, the larges in the country. Its magnificence does not consist in its ar tistic features : these are very simple. It is the size am hei«i:ht of its central jet ; the extreme beauty of its numeroui arching jets, when in full play, exhibiting in the sunlight al the gorgeous tints of the rainbow; and the circumference oi its basin, which is three hundred feet. The jets rise from tht flowers of the lotus, or Egyptian water-lily, and the basin i? surrounded by a white marble rim. This, in turn, is encirclec by a row of flowering shrubs, and plants, and evergreens, an" the whole are enclosed within an iron railing. St, John's Park, fronting St. John's church, and bounded ' by Hudson, Varick, Beach, and Laight streets, is the prop- ; erty of Trinity church, and is kept for the exclusive use of i the inhabitants whose houses front upon it, or those who may | purchase keys of the keeper, at $10 a year. ! Washington Square, foi-merly the Potter's Field, is one 1 of the largest of the older public grounds of the city. It lies in front of the New York University, and is bounded hy Waverley place, M'Dougal, Fourth, and Wooster streets. It contains nine and three quarters acres, handsomely laid out, and shaded by thrifty trees. It is suiTOunded by a wealthy population, and in summer is much resorted to as a place for promenading. Tompkins* Square, formerly a military parade-ground, is on the eastern side of the city, and is bounded by avenues A and B, and by Sixth and Tenth streets. It is regularly laid out, but being comparatively new, its sliade-trees are not yet large. Union Park is a beautiful oval area, at the head of Broad- way, bounded by University place (which is called a continu- ation of Broadway, at the Park), the Fourth avenue, and Four- teenth and Seventeenth streets. In its centre is a beautiful fountain, with a central jet almost equal to that of the City- Hall park. It is well shaded by trees, and is a great place of resort in summer afternoons for children living in its vi- cinity. Adjoining this park stands the Equestrian Statue of Wash- ington, executed by Mr. H. K. Brown, for an association of patriotic gentlemen, at an expense of $30,000. Washington is represented on horseback, with his right arm outstretched, as if restraining the ardor of his soldiers. He is seated easily upon his saddle with the old continental hat in his left hand. M It is formed of rich bronze, 88 parts being of copper, 9 of tin, ive THE PARKS. 2 of zinc, and 1 of lead, and weighs 4 tons. The height of the statue is fourteen feet, which is also the height of the pedestal. • Stuyvesant Square, which lies in front of the new St. Georire's church, is between Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets. The Second avenue passes through its centre, making it in fact two separate squares. In the portion directly in front of the church is a fountain. The square is tastefully laid out, and planted with trees, shrubbery, and flowering herbs. The •round was presented to the corporation by the late Peter G. Stuyvesant. Grammercy Park, a beautiful little square, bounded by 'Tv.entieth and Twenty-first streets, and lying between Third land fourth avenues, is private property, belonging to the [owners of the ground around, and by them kept in order, at jin annual expense to each of SIO. It is enclosed in an iron failing, and a thick hedge of the sweet-prim. It is shaded by Tees, and ornamented with shrubbery. In its centre is a very )eautiful fountain. I Madison Square, beautifully laid out, is bounded by Fifth and Madison avenues, and Twenty-third and Twenty- sixth streets. It has been laid out in walks, and planted with irees. Around it, elegant mansions have been erected, and it is now the fashionable quarter of th*^ town, t Hamilton Square, a handsome piece of rolling ground t)etween the Third and Fifth avenues and Sixty-eighth and Jixty-ninth streets, has not yet been laid out and planted. Within it the corner-stone of a monument in honor of Wash- ington was laid a few years ago, with imposing ceremonies. Hamilton square is four and a half miles from the City-Hall. : Blocmingdale Square^js between the Eighth and Ninth .venues and Fifty-third and Fifty-seventh streets. It is upon iigh ground, and when regulated, will be one of the finest mblie resorts in the city. It contain^ seventeen acres. Its listance from the City-Hall is four miles. Manhattan Square, also between the Eighth and Ninth venues, and bounded by Seventy-seventh and Eighty-first treers, is vet in a rough state. It is five miles from the py-Hall. " Mount Morris, near Harlem, is a rocky elevation in the 3ntre of a public square between 120th and 124th streets, nd extending on each side of the Fifth avenue. Neither the venue nor the streets are vet opened. 3 50 THE CROTON AQUEDUCT. Central Park. — This magnificent park is bounded \>j Fifth and Eighth avenues, and Fifty-ninth and One hundred and tenth streets, and contains seven hundred and seventy-six acres. In this park is located the state arsenal, embracing fourteen acres ; the Croton reservoir, containing thirty-eight acres ; and the new reservoir containing one hundred and twelve acres ; and when its walks and drives are completed, and trees and shrubbery planted, it will be the most extensive and beautiful public })ark on the continent. Th(i following are some of its proposed drives and walks First. A principal road or drive which shall, in its entire : extent, embrace every feature of importance within its limits. 1 This drive to be wide enough to admit of its being used by a 4 large number and variety of vehicles at the same time ; to be i long enough for an afternoon's drive, without passing over ' the same ground twice. Second. Another drive, secluded in its character, to be used by such persons as desire to be more retired. * Third. Certain roads devoted to equestrians, to the exclu sion of vehicles. i Fourth. Certain walks devoted exclusively to pedestrians, i Fifth. Certain transverse roads at convenient distances, to i allow of an easy transit across the park for business and other I purposes. Sixth. A level space prepared for and allotted to military exercises, either by infantry, cavalry, or artillery. Seventh. Spaces devoted to botanical and horticultural pur- poses. THE CROTON AaUEDUCT. This vast public work, grand in its design and beneficent in its results, is one of the great triumphs of art and effort in the improvement of society for which this century is dis- tinguished. It exhibits a people of a great city seizing a river of pure water in t^e distant country, and bringing a large portion of its volume, through innumerable conduits, into their streets and houses, for the promotion of health and com- fort. The great work of bringing the waters of the Croton river into the city of New York was commenced in 1835 ; and the aqueduct and reservoir were completed in 1842, at an ex- pense of $12,000,000. The distance from the Croton Dam, in Westchester, to the Battery, in New York, is fifty miles. The length of the aqueduct, from the dam to the Harlem river at 173d street, where it crosses that stream and first THT5 HIGH BRIDGE. 51 ;aches Manhattan island, is thirty-two and three fourths liles. To that point the water flows uninterruptedly through conduit of hydraulic masonwork, seven and a half feet in eight and seven feet in width, with a descent of about one »ot to the mile. The " High Bridge,^' as the structure across le Harlem river is called, will be noticed presently. The ater is first seen at the receiving reservoirs, between the iixth and Seventh avenues at Yorkville, and is there exposed ) evaporation and quiet for purification. From this vast ijk it is conveyed in a double line of iron pipes, three feet I diameter, under the Fifth avenue to the distributing reser- oir at Forty-second street (see reservoirs), from which it is mt to all parts of the city through iron pipes of various di- lensions laid under the streets. The water is likewise con- 3yed to Blackweirs island for the use of the city-institutions lere, through pipes of gutta-percha. ■ The average supply of water is 30,000,000 of gallons daily, 'his supply may be increased to 60,000,000. Croton lake, formed by damming that river for the purposes f the waterworks, is created by the dam, 250 feet in length ad 38 feet in width at the base, which stretches across the :ream. This checking of the river has produced a beautiful ike, five miles in extent, and covering about 400 acres of iind. Its capacity is estimated at .550,000,000 of gallons of rater, above the level of the aqueduct, and will allow the ischarge of 60,000,000 daily. THE HIGH BRIDGE. i This magnificent structure is the suppr^rt of the Croton queduct in its passage over the Harlem river, at 173d street, I even miles from the City- Hall. The whole length of the 52 THE CROTON RESERVOIKS. bridge is 1,450 feet. It rests upon arches supported by four- teen piers of heavy masonry, eight of them 80 feet span, and six of 50 feet. The average height of the bridge is 114 feet above tidewater ; its total cost, S900,000. The easiest mode of access from the city is to go to in the Harlem railroad cars to Harlem, where stages are in waiting to carry passengers to the High Bridge. The receiving reservoir is bounded by Seventy-ninth and Eighty-sixth streets and the Sixth and Seventh avenues. It is oblong in form, being 1,825 feet in length, and 836 in width, measuring from the exterior of the embankment. The water covers an area of 35 acres. It is separated into two divisions by a strong partition of mason-work, and is so con- structed that one portion may be full, for the supply of the city, while the other may be drained for the pui-pose of re- pairs or cleansing. The capacity of the two divisions is 150,000,000 of gallons. The Third and Second avenue railroad cars, which leave the City-Hall and Peck Slip every faw minutes, convey passen- gers within a short walk of the resei*^'oir, fare 6 cents. The Harlem railway cars, which stop at Yorkville, leave passen- gers still nearer for 12 cents. The distributing reservoir is on the west side of the Fifth avenue, between Fortieth and Forty-second streets. It is square, and measures 420 feet upon each side, from the cor- nices upon the outside of the walls. It has an area of four acres, separated into two equal divisions, for the purposes mentioned in noticing the receiving reservoir. It has an average elevation of 44 feet above the surrounding streets, and may contain 23,000,000 gallons of water. Upon the top is a very line promenade, made secure on the outside by a strong battlement of granite, and next to the water by an iron rail- ing. From the top may be seen the whole upper portion of the city and surrounding scenery. Access to this noble prom-, enade is free. Fare by railroad 10 cent . I It is located within the Central Park, fronting on Fifth avenue, extending from Eighty-sixth to Ninty-sixth street, and contains 112 acres. THE CROTON RESERVOIRS. NEW RECEIVING RESERVOIR. CHURCHES IN NEW YORK. 53 CHURCHES IIV NEW TORK. Baptist. Abyssinian, 166 Waverley place. Amity Street. Antioch, 564 Bleecker. Bbbkan, 3S Downing. Bkthksda, 91 E. 22d St., n. 3d av. Bloomingda .e, Eighth av., c W. 43d 8t. Calvary, 50 W. 23d at. Cannon, 32 Cannon. ^iFTH Avenue, c. W. 46th at. r<'iR5T, Broome at., n. Bowery. First Iterman, 19 avenue A. FiRsr Mariners', 234 Cherry. Freewill, 24 \V. 28th at Harlem, Fifth av,, n. 126th at LAiiHT Street, c. Varick. Maodol-gal, 24 Macdougal. Madison Avenue, c. E. 3l8t at. MovNT Olia-et, Broadway, c. W. 47th at. North, 126 Christopher. Pilgrim, W. 33d at., n. 8th av. SixTU Street, 211 6th av. Sixteenth St., 257 W. 16tK, South St., 147 W.^5th at. Stanton St., 36 Stanton. Tabernacle, 162 2d av. Welch, 141 Chrystie. Yoekville, E. S3d St., n. 2d av. Congregational* Bethesda (Colored), 667 6th av. Church of Puritans, Union pL, c loth at. Tabernacle, 6th av., W. 34th at. Welch, 33d st, E. 11th. ]>utcli Reformed. Blooming dale, Broadway, W. 5Sth st. Collegiate, Lafayette place, c. 4th st. Fourth German,' 112 W. 29th at. German Evang'l Mission, 141 E. Houston. German Rbformkd Peot., 129 Norfolk. Gkeknwich, 631 6th av. Harlsm, 3d av., E. 12l9t st. ^IA.^^IATTAN 71 av. B. Market St., c. Henry. ^. Mi.>5eck, 3S Henry. Shearith Israel, 56 Crosby. Temple, 84 East Twelfth st. liUtlieran. AvBNUE B, c. 9th St. St. James's, 103 E. 15th st. St. John's, 81 Christopher. St. Luke's, 208 W, 43d st. St. Marcus, 52 6th st. St. Matthew's, Walker, c. Cortland alley. St. P^gMb^^^ ^th avecne. Setus, 5p7 3d avenue, YoRKVifiB; E. 87 n. 4th avenue. African Ifletliodist Episcopal. African Union, 161 W. 15th st. Bethel, 214 S'illivan. ZiON, 331 Bleecker. Protestant Episcopal. Advent, 709 6th avenue. All Angels', W. 86th st., n. ■7th av. All Saints', 228 Henry st. Annunciation, W. 14th st., n. 6th av. Ascension, 5th avenue, c. 10th st. Calvary, 4th av., c. E. 21st st. Christ Church, W. 18th st., n. 5th av. Emmanuel, Thompson, c. Prince. Epiphany, 130 Stanton. Good Shepherd, E. 50th st., c. 2d 4iv. Grace, Broadway, c. 10th st. Holy Aposxlb% 9th av., c. W. 28th st. Holy Communion, 6th av., c. W, 20th «t. Holy Evangelists, Clitf, c. Beekman. Holy Innoce.nts, W. 37th., n. Broadway. Holy Martyrs, 65 Ludlow st. Incarnation, E. 20th st., c. Madigon av. Interces.sion, 154th st., 10th av. Madison Street Mlssion, 256 MadiBOn. Mediator, Lexington avenue, c. 30th et. Memorial, 105 W. 48th st. Messiah (Colored), 121 Wooster. Mission, Clinton Hall, Astor place. Nativity, 70 avenue C. Reconciliation 150 E. SUt st. Redeemf,r, Yorkville. Redemption, 98 E. 14th st. Resurrection, 65 W. 35th st. St. Alban's, 125 E. 5(ith st. St. Andrew's, Harlem. St. Ann's (Deaf mutes), University Buiid- ings. St. Bartholomew's, Lafayette pi., c. Great Jones St. St. Clement's, 108 Amity st. St. George's, Rutherford place, n. E. 16th. St. James's, East 69th st.. n. 3d av. St. John the Baptist, Lexington avenut- c. Eafet 35th et. St. John the Evange#st, Hammond, ^. Waverley place. St. John's, Varick, n. Beach. St. Luke's, Hudson, opposite Grove. St. Mark's, Stuyvesant, n. 2d avenue. St. Mary's, Manhattanville. St. Michael's, Bloomingdale. St. Paul's, Broadway, n. Fulton. St. Paul's, Harlem. " St. Peter's, 224 West 20th st. St. Stephen's, Broome, c. Chrystie. St. Thomas's, Broadway, c. Houston. St. Timothy's, W. 54th st., N. 8th av. Transfiguration, 29th st., n, 3d av. Trinity, Broadway,^ Rector. Trinity Chapel, 25m St., n. Broadway. ZioN, Madison av., c, E. 38th st. ZiON Chapel, E. 33d st., c. 2d av. Roman Catbolic Assumption, W. 49th st., N. 9th avenue. Annunciation, Manhattanville. Holy Redeemer, 149 3d st. Holy Cross, West 42d St., n. 8th av. Immaculate Conception, 245 E. 14th st. Nativity, 46 2d avenue. St. Alphonsus, 10 Thompson. St. Andrew's, Duane, c. City Hall place. St. Ann's, Astor place. St. Boniface, 47th st., n. 2d av. St. Bridget's, avenue B., c. 8th st. St. Columba's, 211 West 25th st. St. Francis's (German), W. 3l6t, n. 6th av. St, Francis Xavieb's, 36 W. 16th st. St. Gabriel's, 179 E. 36th st. St. James's, 32 James. St, John Evangelist, E. 50th st. n. 5th av. St. John the Baptist (Ger.), 125 W. 30th. St. Joseph's, 6th av., c. W. Washington place. St. Joseph's (German), 9tli av., c. W. 126th. St. Lawrence's, E. 84th, between 3d and 4th avenues. St. Mary's, Grand, c. Ridge. BANKS IN NEVA YORK. 55 ;t. Michabl'5, 254 W. 32d st. ;t. Nicholas (German), 125 2d st. iT. Patrick's Cathedral, Mott, c. Prince. ;t. Paul's, 117th st., n. 4th avenue. .T. Peter's, Barclay, c. Church. .T. Stephen's, East iSth St., n. 3d av. .T. Teresa's. Rutger, c. Henry. •T. Vincent de Paul, I'io W. 23d st. "ransfiguratiox, ^lott, c. Cross. Itliscellaneous. 'hristian Israelites, 108 1st st. ''KST Congregational Methodist, 149 West 16th St. I Colored Congregational, 25 f;th st. j German Evangelical. 59 \V. 41st st. I German Reformed, 163 E. 33d st. ; German Reformed, s7 Suffolk. Mariners', Madison, c. Catharine. Mission Chapel, 106 Centre. Primitive Christian, 74 W. 17th st. Seventh Day Baptist, 20 E. 11th st. Union Mission, 42 Baxter. United Brethren (Moravian), Houston c. Mott. United Protestant, 1130 Broadwar. Welch Congregational, 33 E. Hth st. Welch Methobist Calvinistic, 78 Allen street. BANKS IN iMERTCAN Exchange, 12S Broadway. aLANTic, 142 Broadway. iANK OF America, 46 Wall. ;ank of Commerce, Nassau, c. Cedar. iANK of New York, 4S Wall. ;ank of North America, 44 Wall. ;ank of State of New York, 33 William Iank of the Commonwealth, 15 Nassau •ANK of the Republic, Wall, c. Broadway ■ROADWAY. 337 Broadway. •ull's Head, 314 3d avenue. utchers and Drovers', 12 Bowery. 'hath am, 1S2 Bowery. hkmical, 270 Broadway. 'iTizENs', 5S Bowery. 'iTY, 52 Wall. ONTiNENTAL, 7 Nassau. 'ORN Exchange, 18 W^illiam. »RY Dock, avenue C, c. 10th st. ■ AST River, 680 Broadway. ULTON, Fulton, c. Pearl. reenwtch, 402 Hudson. ROCERs', 59 Barclay. [anover, 33 Nassavi. vipORTERS AND TRADERS', 247 Broadway. aviNG, Greenwich, c. Warren. EATHER Manufacturers', 29 Wall. Ianhattan, 40 Wall. Ianufacturers and Merchants', 561 Broadway. [arine, 90 Wall. Iarket, Pearl, c. Beekman. Iechanics', 33 Wall. [echanics' Banking Association, 38 : Wall. I Savings rrLANTic, 1S3 Chatham st. Iank for Savings, 67 Bleecker. pwERY, 130 Bowery. poADv.'AY, 4 Park place. ITIZENS', 58 Bowery. jRY Dock, 663 4th 'street. [APT River, 3 Chamber. migrant Industrial, 51 Chambers. RANKLiN, 594 bth avenue. PEMAN, 70 East 14th St. reenwich, 73 6th avenue. Iarlem, 1948 3d avenue. NEW YORK. Mechanics and Traders', 153 Bowery. Mercantile, 191 Broadway. Merchants', 42 Wall. Merchants' Exchange, 957 Broadway. Metropolitan, 108 Broadway. Nassau, Nassau, c. Beekman. National, 36 Wall. New York County, SI 8th avenue. New York National Exchange, 1 Greenwich. North River, 187 Greenwich. Ocean, Greenwich, c. Fulton. Oriental, 122 Bowery. Pacitic, 470 Broadway. Park, 3 Beekman. People's, 395 Canal. Phenix, 45 Wall. St. Nicholas, 7 Wall. Seventh' Ward, 234 Pearl. Shoe and Leather, 271 Broadway. Tradesman's, 291 Broadway. Union, 34 Wall. National Banks. Central, 73 Duane. First, 140 Broadway. ^ ♦ Second, 5th avenue, c. W. 23d st. Jt'^ Third, 19 Nassau. Fourth, 27 Pine. Fifth, 338 3d avenue. Sixth, W. 35th st., c. Broadway. Eighth, 650 Broadway. Ninth, 363 Broadway. Tenth, 240 Broadway. Banks. Institution for Savings of Merchants' Clerks, 516 Broadway. Irving, 96 Warren. Manhattan, 644 Broadway. >Iariners' Savings Institition, 1 3d av. Market, 82 Nassau. Mechanics and Traders', 283 Bowery. New York, W. 14th st., e. 8th avenue. Seamen's 78 Wall. Sixpenny, Clinton Hall, Astor place. Third Avenue, 328 3d avenue. Union Dime, 429 Canal. 56 INSURANCE COMPANIKR. Fire Insurance Companies. Adriatic, 139 Broadway. American, 48 Wall. American Exchanob, 128 Broadway. Arctic, 18 Wall. AsTOE, 16 WalL Baltic, 650 Broadway. Bkekman, 10 WalL Bov.'Euv, 124 Bowery. Brkvoort, 70 W'all. Bkoadwav, 158 Broadway, Central Park. Citizens', 156 Broadway. City, 58 WalL Clinton, 156 Broadway. Columbia, 161 Broadway. Commerce, 161 Broadway. Commercial, 49 W^alL Commonwealth, 151 Broadway. Continental, 102 Broadway. Corn Exchange, 16 William. Croton, 180 Broadway. Eagle. "1 WalL East Rivke 69 Wall. Elliott, 46 Pine. Empire Cm', 102 Broadway. Enterprise, 163 Fulton. Equitable, 58 WalL Etna, 170 Broadway. Excelsior, 130 Broadway. Exchange, 170 Broadway. Fireman's Fund, 'jOO Broadway. Firemen's, 83 WalL Franklin, 27 Wall. Fulton, 172 Broadway. Gallatin, 96 Broadway. Gkbhard, 1 Pine. Germama, 4 WalL Globe, Greenwich, c. Fulton. Goodhue, 17 Wall. Greenwich, 400 Hudwn. Grocers', 76 Wall. Hamilton, 11 W^alL Hanover, 45 Wall. HARMomr, 158 Broadway. Home. 135 Broadway. ; Hope, 92 Broadway. I Howard, 66 WalL Humboldt, 10 Wall. Importers and Traders', 100 Broadway Indemnity', 207 Broadway. International, 113 Broadway. Irving, 9 WalL Jefferson, 60 WalL Knickerbocker, 64 WalL Lamar, 50 WalL Lenox, 16 WalL Ix)rillard, 104 Broadway. Manhattan, 68 WalL Manufacturers', 46 Pine. Mechanics and Traders', 48 Wall. Mercantile, 166 Broadway. Merchants', 106 Broadway. Metropolitan, 108 Broadway, National, 52 Wall. New Amsterdam, 20 "WalL New World, 151 Broadway. New York Fire and Mari>«, 72 Wall, Niagara, 67 Wall. North America, 114 Broadway. North River, 202 Greenwich. Pacific, 72 WalL Park, 237 Broadway. Peoples', 66 Wall. Peter Cooper, 3d av., c. 9th, and 74 Wall, Relief, 8 WalL Republic, 16 Wall.' Resolute, 3 Nassau. Rutger's, 67 WalL St. Mark's, 67 Wall. St. Nicholas, 166 Broadway. Security, 31 Pine. Standard, 11 WalL Stirling, 6 WalL Stuyvesant , 122 Bowery. Sun Mutual, 49 \WUL Tradesman's, 14 Wall. Union Mutual, 61 William- UN ited States, 69 WalL Washlngton, 172 Broadway. ITIarine Insurance Companies. Astok Mutual, 45 Wail. 1 Mercantile Mutual, 35 WalL Atlantic Mutual, 51 Wall. New York Mutual, 50 WalL Commercial Mltual, 50 WalL Ocean, 70 WalL Columbian, 1 Nassau. Orient Mutual, 2 Merchants Ex. Globe Mutual, 37 WalL Pacific Mutual, 111 Broadway. Great Western, 33 Pine. Sun Mlttal , 49 WalL International, 33 Wall i liife Insurance Companies. international, 71 WalL I New York, 106 Broadway. Knickerbocker, 17 WiUiam- | New York Life and Trust, 52 WalL Manhattan, 33 Nassau. [ United States, 40 WalL Mutual, 111 Broadway. i Trust Companies. Farmers' L9AN and Trust Company, 28 f United States Trust Company, 40 Wall, Exchang^lace. United States, 43 Wall. Farmers' Wan, 56 Wall. I Union, Broadway, c. Rector. TABLE OF DISTAXCKS — FERRIES. 67 TABLE OF DISTANCES. FROM THE FROM THE TO FROM THE FROM THE TO - - BATTERl. CITY HALL. BATTERY. CITY-HALL. Miles. Mil €6. Miles. Miles. t Rector st 88th 8t Fulton. 93d. 4 Warren. 6 97th. 1 i 4 Leonard. < ft 102d. ^ Cnnal. 107th. Spring. it 6| 112th. 1 Houston. 7 117th, 2 H 4 th 8t 8 121st. u 9tii. 8i 126th.. 14th. 130th. ?^ 2 ]7th. 8 136th. 3 24i:h, 9 8i 140th. ?f 3^ 2i-';h. 85- 145th. 2? 34. h. ot 8| 150th. 3f 3 3.^:h. 9| 9 154 th. 4 3i 44 ;h. 10 159th. 44- 3i 49!:h. 101 9I 164th 4 3-^ 54th." lOi 9| 169th! 4 lOf 10 174th. 63d. 11 lOi 179ch. GSth. iH Hi lOi i83d. 7:Jd. 105 188ch. if TSrh. iif 11 193d. 6 S.id. FERRIES. NAME. I Hamilton Avenue - . . South Ferry U'all Street Fulton Roosevelt Hap.lkm Cath-^rine Street Jackson Division Av Grand St Houston St Greenpoint Blackwell s Island. hurlgate - Jkbsey City Barclay St Canal St Christopher St Staten Island Do Astoria Whitohali st, N. Y. Do. Wall 8t Fulton e|j, E. R... Rooseveu st, Peck slip Catharine st Gouverneur st Grand st.,£. R Do. Houston st Tenth st, E. R Ft of 6l8t st, E. R. Ft of 86th St., E. R. Cortland st Barclay st Canal st Christopher st Whitehall st Do. Fulton Market Hamilton av., B... Atlantic. Montague st. FuIton"st Bridge st Harlem Bridge. Main st Bridge st South 7th, E. R... Grand st, E, R... Do. Greenpoint Blackwell's island. Ast. Iechanics' Institute, 20 4th av. ►Iechanics and Tradesmen's So- ciety, 472 Broadway and 32 Crosby. ►Iethodist Book Concern, 200 iMul berry. Mercantile Library. Clinton Hall, Astor place. rlissioNARY Society of M. E. Church, 200 Mulberry. (VRSERY FOR PoOR CHILDREN, 223 6th av. iKw York Association for Im- proving THE Condition of the Poor. Bible House, Astor place. Iew York Bible Society, 7 Beekman. Iew York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society, 55 East 13th St. Jew York City Temperance iiL- LiANCE, 114 Grand. Iew York City Tract Society, Nassau, c. Spruce. Jew York City Sunday School of M. E. Church, 200 Mulberry. Jew York Historical Society, University Buildings. Jew York Marine Bible So- ^ ciety, 50 Wall. i'ew York Port Society for pro- motion of the Gospel among ^ Seamen, 80 Wall. lEw York Sunday School Union, 599 Broadway. :ew York Typographical So- asTY, 3 Chambers. New York University, Woostei St., c. Waverley place. New York WoxMan's Hospital, 83 Mndison av. New York Young Men's Chris- tian Association, Clinton Hall, Astor place. New York Orphan Asylum, Bloomingdale and 71st st. Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island. Presbyterian Domestic Mission Society, 23 Centre. Presbyterian Education So- ciETY; 23 Centre. Presbyterian Foreign Mission Society, 23 Centre. Presbyterian Publication So- ciety, 23 Centre. Prison Association of New York, 15 Centre. Protestant Episcopal Dombstc Mission Society, Bible House, Astor place. Protestant Episcopal Foreign Mission Society, Bible House, Astor place. Protestant Episcopal Sunday School and Church Book So- ciety, 637 Broadway. Protestant Episcopal Tract So- ciety. .55 East 13th st. Protestant Half Orphan Asy- lum, 142 Sixth av. Roman Catholic Half Orphan Asylum, Mott, c. Prince. Rutgers Female Institute, 5th avnue and 42d street. Public School Society, Grand, c. Elm. Sailors' Home, 190 Cherry. Sailors' Snug Harbor, Office, 115 Wall. Seventh Day Baptist Mission SoC'Ety, 9 Spruce. Seventh Day Baptist Publica- tion Society, 9 Spruce sr. Stuyvesant Institute, 659 Broad- way. Surrogate's Offices. Times Building. Register's Offi- ces, 1 and 2 Hall of Records. Tract Society of Methodist Episcopal Ch., 200 Mulberry. Union Theological Seminabt, 9 University place. 66 ISLANDS AROUND NEW YOKK. ISLANDS IN THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK. J Staten Island is situated in New York bay, five and a t- half miles southwest from the city. It is fourteen miles long, i and averaj^es six miles broad, and is separated from New Jersey by Staten Island sound, and from Long Island by the NaiTows, forming the county of Richmond and the southern \ extremity of the state. From the summit of Richmond Hill, .J^ wJiich rises three hundred feet above the level of the sea 7 a splendid view is had of the surrounding country, including a wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The higher per- ^ tion of the island is occupied with many splendid mansions, and surrounded with the most enchanting scenery. Several ! steam-ferries connect the island with New York. Port Richmond is situated on the north side of Staten ? Island, nine miles southwest of New York. It contains an ' extensive granite quarry, and about eight hundred inhabitants. Steamboats leave Whitehall slip hourly during the day. Fare i'^ 12 cents. I" New Brighton is five and a half miles from New York, ? is beautifully situated, and is a faA^orite resort during the sum- mer months. Fare from Whitehall slip 12 cents. Clifton is well situated on the east part of Staten Island, 1' and is the residence of merchants doing business in New York. Fare from Whitehall slip 12 cents. c Factoryville. — This thriving village is situated on the t. north side of Staten Island, six miles from New York, with I which it is connected with a steam-ferry from Whitehall. Coney Island, town of Gravesend, King's county, New •' York, is eleven and a half miles south of New York. It is washed by the Atlantic, and is a fashionable watering-place during the summer months, having a fine sandy beach well adapted for bathing. The island is ten and a half miles long, } with an average of about one mile broad. From Fulton ( ferry, Brooklyn, stages run to the island several times each \ day. Fare, 38 cents. ] Governor's Island is situated in the harbor of New York; i 3,200 feet south of the Battery, and contains seventy acres of ground belonging to the United States. It contains Castle ; Williams on the northwest point of the island, a round tower ( six hundred feet in circumference and sixty feet high. Fort : Columbus, on the «ummit of the island, in the form of a star, mounting heavy annon. There are extensive barracks, with , houses for the officers, occupied by a small garrison. Access to the island is had by small boats from foot of Whitehall st- CEMETEHIES. 67 Bedlow's Island lies in New York bay, 2,953 yards from ►lie Battery. It is owned by the United States, on which there is a small fortification called Fort Wood. Ellis' Island lies between the Battery and Bedlow^s Island, 2025 yards southwest of the Battery. It contains Fort Gib- son, and belongs to the United States government. Blackwell's Island is located in the East river, extend- ing from Fiftieth to Eighty-fourth street. Upon the island the following institutions are located under the superintend- ence of the ten governors : The almshouse, almshouse hospi- tal, penitentiary hospital. New York city smallpox hospital, workhouse, city penitentiary, and New York lunatic asylum. Permits to visit the institution must be obtained at the Ro- tunda, Park. Route by Second or Third avenue railroad to Sixty-first street, and ferry (free) to the island. Ward's Island is located above Blackwell's Island (owned by the city), extending from 101st to 115th streets. It is used by the commissioners of emigration for the tem- porary accommodation of poor or sick emigrants. A part of the island is used for the New York city cemetery, or potters- field. Route by the Second and Third avenue railroads to 106th street, and ferry (free) to the island. Randall's Island is likewise located in the East river, extending from 116th to 129th streets, and is owned by the city. The following institutions are located on the island • The house of refuge, almshouse nursery department, and nursery hospital. Route by Second or Third avenue railroads to 122d street, and ferry (free) to the island. CEM.BTERIES. Greenwood Cemetery is three and a half miles from Fulton ferry, and lies mostly within the limits of Brooklyn ou Gowanus heights, an elevated ridge of land overlooking the bay and harbor of New York, Staten Island, the North and East rivers, and the Atlantic ocean, from Sandy Hook to the pavilion at Rockaway. The cemetery contains three hundred and sixty acres, and the roadways extend fifteen miles in length. The grounds are beautifully undulating and diversified, presenting a con- tinual change of surface and sc^ery, and are well suited to the purpose for which they are appropriated. Visiters are admitted daily, except Sundays andholydays (at the south en- trance), from sunrise to sunset. Fare in the cars which run from the Fulton and South ferries during the day, 5 cents. 68 CEMETERIBS. Cypress Hills Cemetery lies about five miles east ol Peck slip ferry, Brooklyn. The site is well chosen, being beyond, yet convenient to the busy haunts of life. It is pe cuiiarly favored by nature for the purpose, the grounds being admirably adapted to its use by its undulating surface. It con- tains four hundred acres, and can be enlarged when it becomes necessary. From the hill on which the observatory is situ- ated, a splendid view is had of the ocean and surrounding country. The Long Island railroad cars stop near the cemetery, and likewise the C}'press Hills plank road from Grand street ferry leads directly to the west end or funeral entrance. Fare 12 cts. Cemetery of the Evergreens. — This beautiful cemetery, vini; in the easterly part of the city of Brooklyn, comprises one hundred and twelve acres. The grounds are finely lo- cated, and the scenery within and around it presents many charming views of the cities of New York, Brooklyn, and more distant villages. Four miles of a roadway are already completed. It can be visited by taking the Williamsburgh plank road at the corner of Cooper avenue. The cemetery is open every day in the week. Citizens' Union Cemetery is situated four miles from Fulton ferry, in the ninth ward of the city of Brooklyn. It comprises twenty-nine acres and is well laid out. The trus- tees have no rule which exclude any person from sepulchre within it borders an account of complexio5i. The trustees, with commendable liberality, proffer ground for a burial free to the poor, the only charges made being for opening and closing the ground. New York Bay Cemetery. — This cemetery lies in the town of Bergen, Hudson county, New Jersey, two and a half miles below Jersey city, on the west bank of New York bay. It contains one hundred and six acres of land, is well laid out and from its more elevated portions a s^^lendid view is had of New York bay and the ocean. Fare by stage from Jersey city, 12 cents. Calvary Cemetery, containing seventy-five acres, adjoin mg "Williamsburgh on the north, is accessible from foot of Twenty-third street. East river. It is used by the Roman C'^.tholio church for interments. BROOKLYN. 69 « BROOKLYN. 11^ This beautiful city is situated at the west end of Long Island, opposite to, and southwesterly of the city of New York, and divided from it by the P^ast river, an arm of the sea connecting the bay of New York with Long 1 Island Sound. It is connected with New York by twelve ferries, upon '^5' which commodious steamboats ply every few minutes day and night. ifj From its elevated and beautiful situation it has become a favorite resi- IU_ jence of many merchants and others doing business in New York. Beiu? considerably elevated above tide- water, and open on all sides to ^ the free circulation of air, its atmosphere is pure and bracing. This " city of churches" has probably a larger number of places for reli- 13 gious worship in proportion to its population than any other city in the ^ Union. History and Population. — The first European that settled here was George Jansen de Rosselye, a Hollander, in the year 1625. In 1707 there y was fifty-eight freeholders ; in 1800 they had only increased to eighty-five. In 1810 the^population was 4,402 • 1820, 7.175 ; 1830, 15,396 ; 1840, 36,233 ; " 1850, 96,850, It was consolidated with Williamsburgh and the town of > Bushwick, January 1, 1855, which makes it the third city in the Union 7 in point of population. Population in 1855, 205,250. 1860, 266,664. j Williamsburgh.— This rapidly increasing place, in population and wealth, is beautifully situated on ground gradually rising from the river J which separates it from New York. A ferry was established here in il 1817, and from that time its growth was gradual, until within fifteen years. It was incorporated a village in 1827, and as a city in 1851, and consoli- dated with Brooklyn in 1855. Most of the merchants and artisans re- siding here are engaged in business in New York, It is connected with New York by several excellent ferries. Back of the town are several pleasant drives to the seashore and various :>oints on Long Island. The Navy- Yard at Brooklyn, the most extensive naval department in Uie United States, is situated on the south side of the Wallabout bay, at the northeastern part of the city, and contains forty-five acres of land. It is enclosed by a substantial brick wall on the land side ; and on the left hand, as you enter its gate, there is a beautiful flower-garden, most tastefully arranged. The spacious yard alfords suflScient room for the residence of the officers, machine shops, storehouses, &c. The most conspicuous buildings are two large edifices, 250 feet long by 125 feet wide, and 120 feet high, capable of containing the largest ships-of-war while being built. In time of pveace several national vessels are usually to be seen here, either laid up or undergoing repairs. A vast amount of cannon, cannon-balls, and all kinds of munitions of war, is always on band at this naval depot. The Dry Dock at the navy-yard is capable of receiving the largest ehips of-war. It is a magnificent work, unequalled by any of the kind in America, and scarcely surpassed by any m the world. The foundation is 406 feet long by 120 wide. The main chamber, or basin, is 286 fee' long by 30 wide at the bottom, and 307 feet long and 98 wide at the top The weight of the iron folding-gates is 150 tons. Pumps discharge 40,000 gallons per minute. The engine-house is a fireproof building containing machinery the most perfect in the world. The whole was sixteen years in b-^ing constructed, before completion. The United States Naval Lyceum, situated within these grounds, contains many interesting objects of curiosity, brought home by officers of the navy. It is open to visiters free, from 8, A. M. to 3, P. M.. daily. The Naval Hospital is situated at the Wallabout, between Brooklyn aud Williamsburgh. ' 70 HOTELS IN NEW YORK. Hotels in New York. Alleeton's, E. 44th st., n. 5th avenae. Abtob House, Broadway, c. Vesey. Bancroft House, 906 Broadway, Belmont, 133 Fulton. Bkandreth House, Broadway, c. Canal. Brevoort House, 11 5th avenue. Sull's Head. 296 3d avenue. LARENDON, 4th av., c. 18th at. 'lermont, 144 Fulton. fouKTLANDT STREET HousE, 28 Courtlandt. Dey Street House, 58 Dey. Earlk's, Centre, c. Canal. Everett House, 4th avenue, c. 17th st. Fifth Avenue Hotel, 5th av., c. 23d st. French's, 1 Chatham st. GiRARD House, 131 Chambers. Gramercy Park, E. 21st, c. Gramercy Park. Hoffman House, Broadway, c. 24th st. Howard House, 176 Broadway. International, 367 Broadway. Lafarge House, 676 Broadway. LiBBV House, 58 Warren. Lovejovs', 34 Park Row. Madison House, 55 Madison avenue. Madison Square, Broadway, E. 2l8l st. Manhattan. 7 Murray. Merchants*, 41 Courilandt. Metropolitan, 580 Broadway. National, 5 Courtlandt. New York, 721 Broadway. Pacific, 172 Greenwich. Park Hotel, Nassau, c. Beekman. Prescott House, 531 Broad way^ Power's Hotel, 19 Park Row. Putnam County House, 4th av., c. 26th« St. Denis, Broadway, c. 11th Bt. 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