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NEW YORK CEMETERIES.

There are 48 cemeteries in New York City and its close vicinity, where rest the remains of thousands, not only of the city but of points far distant. There have been over 4,000,000 interments in these burial places, and their combined area is about 3,600 acres.

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Acacia Cemetery, Queens-11 acres.
Thomas
Wanek, Supt. Reached by Kings Co. Elevated,
Nassau, and Broadway Elevated.
Ahawath Chesed-Metropolitan
Reached by same route as Lutheran, Office,
Temple Ahawath Chesed, 55th st. and Lexing-
ton av., Manhattan. Marcus Kohner, Pres.; Lazar
Loebl, Sec., 313 E. 55th st., N. Y. 39 burials in
1898. Total, 579.

Bay Side-Woodhaven. 20 acres. Thomas Wanek,
Supt. Reached by same route as Acacia.

Calvary-Office, 266 Mulberry st., Manhattan; about 300 acres, in Laurel Hill, Newtown. Est. in 1848; owned by the trustees of St. Patrick's Cathe Iral, Manhattan. The total number of interments from Aug., 1848, to Oct., 1898, was about 645,738, and during 1898 there were 18,000. Reached by surface cars from all Eastern District ferries, Long Island City and Greenpoint. John Hogan, Supt.

Cedar Grove-Cedar Grove av., Flushing; 5% miles from Broadway ferries. 300 Man acres. hattan office, 123 E. 23d st.; Brooklyn office, 887 Manhattan av. Officers: J. Parker Sloane, Pres.; Chas. L. Sicardi, Comp.; J. E. MacAlpine, Supt. Reached by L. I. Railroad or Steinway Electric road at Long Island City, terminus of 34th st., Manhattan, ferry direct to Corona; or by Brooklyn City Railroad direct from bridge. In 1897 abou: 25,000 bodies removed from Union Cemetery were interred in Cedar Grove. Total interments to Oct. 1, 1898, 35.662.

Chevra B'nai Sholau (Mount Zion)-Maspeth, L. I. Est. 1892. Reached from Long Island City by Steinway trolley and from Grand st. Ferry, E. D., by trol.ey.

City Cemetery (Potters Field), Hart's Island. Office on island; 20 acres. Reached by ferry from foot of E. 26th st. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Total burials, 106,308, of which 4,564 were made in 1898. John M. Fox, Warden, Blackwell's Island, Supt.

Cypress Hills-400 acres; located north of the Brooklyn and Jamaica turnpike; reached by Brocklyn Elevated Railroad, by Jamaica and Brooklyn electric line from all ferries and bridge. The New

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Building, Madison av.,
23d st.
James Rodwell is Pres.; A. M. Fraser, Sec.; R.
F. Butt, Supt. Number of interments,
1597. to Oct. 1, 1898, 1,811. Total number to Oct.
1, 1898, 143,994.

Holy Cross-29th Ward. 60 acres; established 1849. There have been 230,000 interments, of which over 8,000 were made during 1898. Reached by Nostrand av. cars, by transfers from all Brooklyn Heights R. R. lines. Office, St. James' Cathedral, Jay st., cor. Chapel. John T. Hamilton, Supt., 33 Madison st. Kensico-Westchester Co., 400 acres. Office, 16 E. 42d st., Manhattan; reached via Harlem Ralroad. Year ending Oct. 1st, 1898, 1,042 burials; total, 2,722. Reese Carpenter, Comptroller. Kings Co. Farm-Clarkson st., 29th Ward. 14 acres. Here are buried unknown dead and those of the poor. Reached by Flatbush, Nostrand and Marcy av. cars. From Jan. 1. 1869, to Oct. 1. 1898, 20,783 burials; in 1898, 1,069 burials. Daniel J. Madden, Supt., Kings Co. Almshouse.

Linden Hill-Newtown. 30 acres. Reached by Long Island R. R. from Long Island City, N. 2d st. trolley from Grand, Houston and Roosevelt ferries; by the Flushing av. extension, Graham, Myrtle and Gates av. cars from Fulton Ferry and bridge. S. Wiffenbach, Pres. ; H. Brunes, Sec.; John M. Meyer, Supt., Metropolitan, Queens Co., L. I. Average number of burials, 100 per month. Lutheran-Middle Village, Newtown. 250 acres. 270,000 interments to Oct. 1. 1898. of which 700 were made in 1898. Jacob A. Geissenhainer. Pres.; F. W. Geissenhainer, Sec.: David Avenius, Supt., Middle Village, L. I. Office, Middle Village, and at 75 Nassau st., Manhattan. L I. Railroad trains and N. 2d st. surface cars from Eastern District ferries and Ridgewood and Steinway trolley cars from 34th St, Ferry.

Macpelah-Cypress Hills, Newtown. 40 acres. Reached by same routes as Cypress Hills.

Maimondes-Entrance Jamaica av.. opposite Railroad av.. Brooklyn. 7 1-3 acres. Number of interments, 1398. Reached by Union, Kings Co elevated and electric roads from Bridge and ferries. Office, 203 E. 109th st., Manhattan. A. Fredericks, Sec., 62 E. 109th st.

Maple Grove-On Hoffman Boulevard. 112 miles west of Jamaica. 100 acres. Office, 1286 Broadway, Manhattan. Officers: William S. Cogswell, Pres.; Chas. S. Goodwin, Treas. and Comptroller; F. T. Adams, Sec.; P. O., Richmond Hill, Borough of Queens, New York City. Reached by Long Island R. R. to Maple Grove station and from Brooklyn by electric railways on Jamaica plank road and Myrtle av. to Richmond Hill. Interments to Oct. 1, 1898, 6,174; number burials year ending Oct. 1. 1898, 311.

Methodist-Middle Village. 128 years old. Includes the site of the second Methodist church in America. Area, 2 acres. Oct. 1, Reached by N. 2d st. trolley. Nelson Morris, Pres.; Oscar B. Way Sec., Middle Village, L. I.; John M. Meyer, Treas.; 3 burials in 1898; total, 228. Mount

Evergreens Reached by Brooklyn elevated and surface cars from bridge and ferries, and by the L. I. Railroad. It comprises 375 acres. The principal entrance is at Bushwick av. and Conway st. Charles G. Bennett, Pres.; Charles Pfeiffer, Supt.; office on grounds. Interments in 1898, 3,943. Total, 158,778.

Fresh Pond Crematory, Mount Olivet, near Fresh Pond, Newtown-The United States Cremation Co., Lti., 62 E. Houston st., Manhattan. Org. 1884. Up to Oct. 11, 1898, 2.651 incinerations have taken place, of which nearly 400 were made in year ending Oct. 11. A handsome marble columbarium containing hundreds of niches and cinerary urns was erected in 1892. Reached by L. I. Railroad and N. 21 st. surface line. Officers, Louis Lange, Pres.; D. W. Craig, Treas., and S. Berendsohn, Sec.

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Friends-Entrance, 15th st. and 10th av. management of the Society of Friends. acres. James C. Stringham, Supt., 531 E. Vanderveer Park; 17 interments in 1898. Green-Wood-One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, lies in the western part of Brooklyn, and comprises 474 acres. The main entrance, at 5th av. and 25th st., is reached by the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, 5th av. division, and the 5th, 34 and Humilton av surface lines. The officers of the Cemetery Corporation are: Frederic A. Ward, Pres. : Charles M. Perry, Sec. and Comp.; office, 257 Broadway, Manhattan. Interments to Oct. 1, 1898. 299,628. Interments for year ng Oct. 1, 1898, 4,581.

Hope-Jamaica av., opposite Nichols st., Brooklyn. Area, 12 acres. Interments, 1.237. Reached by Union elevated railroad and electric roads from bridge or ferries. H. S. Hacker, Pres.; M. Cahn, Sec. Office, 123 East 109th st., Manhattan. Charles J. Benisch, Jamaica and Crescent ave., Brooklyn. Supt. From Oct. 1, 1897, to Oct. 1, 1898, 119 burials; total, 1,700.

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Westchester Co.. N. Y.; reached by N. Y. and Putnam R. R. from 155th st. Office, 280 6th av., Manhattan. Wm. J. Wiley, Comptroller. From Oct. 1 1897, to Oct. 1, 1898, 120 buriais; total, 954.

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Mount Neboh-Evergreen. Queens. Fresh Pond road, adjoining rear of Cypress Hills Cemetery. Reached by surface and elevated cars to Ridgewood, thence via trolley and by train from Long Island City. Area. fice, No. 22 Bible House. man Grauerholz, Supt. year ending Oct. 1, 1898, 1, 1898, 800.

acres. Manhattan ofMyer Stern, Pres.; Her Number of burials for 217. Total burials to Oct.

Mount Olivet-Maspeth, Newtown. Office at the cemetery. 65 acres. A. V. Ellis, Treas.; Charles M. Chamberlain, Supt.. Maspeth, L. I. Total interments to Nov. 1, 1898, 14.359. Number interments, Nov. 1, 1897, to Nov. 1, 1898, 1.749. Reached by Grand st. and Newtown cars from foot of Broadway and electric cars from Long Isl and City.

Mount Zion-Maspeth, Queens, N. Y. City. Office 147 Nassau st., Manhattan. 75 acres. Reached by surface cars from 34th st. Ferry, Flushing av. line

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from Bridge, Grand st. care from Grand and Hous. ton st feries. Opened May 3, 1893. Year ending Oct. 1, 1898, 865 burials. Total, 2,726. Morris Jacoby, Sec.

Most Holy Trinity-Central av. and Pilling st. Office, Central av. and Chauncey st. 20 acres. Reached by elevated railroads and all surface lines; 1,600 burials in 1898. Total buriale, 70,900. Philip Haslach, Supt.

New Union Field-Area, 20 acres. Congregation of Temple Beth El. Edward Beck, Supt. Evergreen, L. I. 172 interments in 1898.

New York City Marble Cemetery-2d st., between 1st and 2d avs. Office, 63 2d st., Manhattan. Alexander Maitland, Pres.; Albert Bullus, Sec., 51 Wall st.; Frederick Bommer, Supt. 14 burials in 1898.

Potters Field-Flatbush. (See Kings Co. Farm.)
Quaker-Middle Village, Newtown. Area, 1
Reached by same route as Lutheran.

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Reached by P. P. and C. I. R. R. to Wash-
ington Station, from 9th av. and 20th st. Sta-
tion, or from 36th st. and 5th av.; also Ocean
Parkway Boulevard to entrance. Number of inter-
ments in 1898, 2,634. Total, about 28,600.

Woodlawn-24th Ward, Manhattan. Office a!
cemetery gate and 20 E. 23d et., Manhattan. James
D. Smith, Pres.; Caleb B. Kuerak, Sec.; Chas. S.
Smith, Treas. Reached via Harlem R. R.. to
Woodlawn Station. Year ending Oct. 1, 1898, 1,894
burials. Total burials to Oct. 1, 1898, 53,962, Henry
J. Diering, Supt.
Richmond.

Fair View-Richmond turnpike, near Castle-
ton Corners, 31⁄2 miles from St. George ferry by
Midland Electric Ry. 775 interments. Lawrence
Steers, Supt, West New Brighton, Richmond.
Fountain-Richmond turnpike, near Van, West
New Brighton.

Hebrew-Richmond turnpike, near Clove road,

St. John's-Middle Village, Newtown, Queens. Of-Tompkinsville, Office, 11 Elizabeth st.. Port Richfice, 250 Jay st., Brooklyn. 170 acres John MeCluckey, Supt. Reached by N. 2d et cars and 34th st. Ferry, via Steinway trolley cars. Total interments to Oct. 1, 1898, 3,632.

mond. B. Friedman, Pres.; B. Kramer, Sec.; A. R. Gold, Supt., Tompkinsville. Year ending Oct. 1, 1898, 800 burials. Total in cemetery, 5,000. Moravian-Richmond road, New Dorp, Richmond. 80 acres. Ferry from Whitehall et.. from St. George, via trolley, steam road or cariage, five miles distant. Number of burials year ending Oct. 1, 1898, 157; total, over 12,000. N. J. Ostrander, Supt., New Dorp.

St. Michael's-Astoria, Newtown. 100 acres. Reached by rafiroads connected with Long Isand City and 924 st. ferries. Interments in 1898, 1,500. Total number to November 1, 1898. 42,000. Salem Fields-Jamaica av.. opp. Market st.. Brooklyn. Area, 64 acres. Reached by same route Silver Mount-Richmond turnpike, near Clove as Cypress Hills. P. O. address, Station E, Brook-road, Tompkinsville. Route, from St. George lyn. James Selligman, Pres.: P. J. Hiltman, ferry, South st., to Central av., to Richmond turnSupt., Market st. and Jamaica av. 341 burials pike; 2 miles. 4,800 interments; 140 during 1898. during 1898. Staten Island-Richmond Terrace, near Water st., West New Brighton; 212 miles from St. George ferry. 3 acres. James B. Horner, Pres.; Joseph H. Barker, Sec., 20 E. 129th st., Manhattan; Abram C. Gibeon, Roe st.. West New Brighton, Supt. 16 burials for year ending June 1, 1898. St. Mary's-Parkinson av., near Old Town road, Grasmere.

Shearith Israel (Portuguese Cemetery)-Cypress Hills, Newtown. 6 acres. Reached by same route as Cypress Hills.

Trinity Church-W. 1531 st. and Amsterdam av. Office at cemetery. Reached via 6th av elevated road.

Union--Cemetery sold in 1897 and about 25,000 bodies removed to Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Union Field-Newtown, opposite Brooklyn Reservoir. 44% acres. Reached by same route as Cypress Hills. Benj. Blumenthal, Pres., 53 East 83d st., Manhattan; I. H. Goldsmith, Sec., 791 Lexington av., Manhattan; M. C. Radler, keeper. 450 burials in 1898. Total number, 12,850.

Washington-Ocean Parkway. Office, 141 Broadway. Manhattan. Isaac Marks, Pree,; Samuel B. Hamburger, Sec.: Simon Binswanger, Supt.

St. Peter's Junction of Broadway and Clove road, West New Brighton; under control of St. Peter's R. C. Church.

Woodland-Richmond turnpike, near Clove road, Richmond-2 miles from St. George ferry, via Central av. and Richmond turnpike. Electric cars from ferry pass cemetery. Michael Koffer, Supt., Office, 157 Broad st.. Stapleton. Number of interments for year ending Oct. 1, 1898, about 197. Total interments Oct. 1, 1898, 6,400.

RECORDS OF RAILROAD SPEED-1898.

Feb. 1-A phenomenal run was made by a spe= cial, consisting of an engine and two mail cars, on the Union Pacific Railroad. The train left Cheyenne, Wyo., at 7:45 A. M., and reached Omaha, Neb., at 3:45 P. M., 517 miles in 8 hours, an hourly speed of 64.62 miles, the fastest long distance run recorded. The run from North Platte to Omaha, 290 miles, was made in 246 minutes. Feb. 6.-A special newspaper train made the run, via Erie Railroad, from Jersey City to Buffalo, N. Y., 425 miles, in 492 minutes.

Feb. 11-Santa Fe train consisting of an engine, composite car. dining ear and three Pullmans, running from La Junta, Col., to Dodge City, Kan., 24.4 miles, in 224 minutes. Deducting ten minutes for stops, the actual speed was 56.7 miles per hour.

March 6.-A special newspaper train ran from Jersey City to Washington, 228 miles, in 2531⁄2 minutes, actual running time.

Oct. 8.-A special on the Lehigh Valley Railroad ran from Buffalo to Ithaca, 148 miles, in 166 minutes, including two stops.

Oct. 12.-A special on the N. Y. Central Railroad made the run from Chicago to the Grand Central depot, New York, in nineteen hours.

Feb. 15. 1897-A special on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R. made the distance from Chicago, Ill., to Denver, Col., 1026 miles, in 1132 minutes, or 8 minutes less than 19 hours, an hourly speed of nearly 54%1⁄2 miles.

June 16, 1897-A remarkable run was made on the Lehigh Valley Road from Falling Suring to Manchester, 172.42 miles, in 176 minutes. including 3 stops, the actual running time being 163 minutes, an average speed of 1.05 per minute.

July 16, 1897-The Empire State Express ran from Syracuse to Buffalo, 149 miles, in 143 minutes, breaking all records on this road.

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The Empire State Express the fastest regular trains in and runs from New York to miles, in 8 hours, 24 minutes, an actual speed, deducting stops, of 52 1-3 miles per hour. At times it has made special spurts at 102 miles per hour and on one occasion 1124 miles, the highest known or recorded speed on any railroad.

On Sept. 11, 1895, a special train on the N. Y. C. and H. R. R. R. made the distance from the Grand Central Station, New York, to East Buffalo, 4361⁄2 miles, in 411 2-3 minutes, including stops, an average speed of 63.36 miles per hour. Excluding stops, the time was 407 minutes, 41 seconds, or 64.26 miles per hour.

The time breaks the best English long distance record made August 23, 1895, when a train on the London and North Western Railway ran from London to Aberdeen, 540 miles, in 5074 minutes, an average of 63.84 miles per hour.

On Sept. 26. 1895, a newspaper train on the N. Y. Central Road ran from Albany to Syracuse. 148 miles, in 130 minutes, or nearly 68.3 miles per hour.

Oct. 24, 1895, a special train on the Lake Shore Road ran from Chicago to Buffalo, 510 miles, in 481 minutes and 7 seconds, including stops, an average speed of 63.60 miles an hour. Excluding stops, the time was 471 minutes, 42 seconds, or 64.95 miles per hour. The passengers taking Empire State Express at Buffalo, thus made the through trip from Chicago to New York in 17 hours.

The Jarrett & Palmer special theatrical train still holds the long distance record made in June, 1877, of 3 days. 7 hours, 39 minutes, 16 seconds, from Jersey City to San Francisco.

The fastest regular long distance train is the Union Pacific daily overland limited from Chicago to San Francisco, 2,355 miles in 76 hours, 45 min

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PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES.

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The mileage of driveways thus indicated is extensively enhanced by the provisions of chapter 640 of the laws of 1895, which put under the care of the department about ten miles additional roadway as follows:

Eastern parkway, east of Howard avenue and south of East New York avenue, to Stone avenue; Stone avenue, from Dean street to Riverdale avenue; Riverdale avenue to New Lots road; New Lots road to Dumont avenue; Dumont avenue to Fountain avenue; Bushwick avenue, from Gillen place to Jamaica avenue, and Pennsylvania avenue throughout its entire length to Jamaica bay; Rockaway avenue to the road to Flatlands, and the parkway, from its intersection with Buffalo avenue to Flatlands to Jamaica bay.

For the exclusive use of bicycle riders two paths, each 51⁄2 miles, are maintained along the Ocean parkway, one on each side.

The work on the extension of the Eastern parkway to Ridgewood (Highland) Park was begun in the fall of 1896 and completed in October, 1897. This road connects Prospect Park and Highland Park. In 1897 the main road in Forest Park was connected with Jamaica avenue in this way connecting Shaw avenue with Forest Park. Fort Hamilton avenue is macadamized to Seventh avenue. thus providing a finished drive to Dyker Beach Park, Bensonhurst Park and back to the Ocean Parkway by way of Twenty-second avenue. The West Drive of the Ocean parkway is macadamized to Coney Island. Coney Island concourse resurfaced with asphalt.

By a legislative act passed in 1897, Fourth avenue, as far as the shore drive at Sixty-sixth street and Union street, between Fourth avenue and the park entrance, were made parkways, and placed in charge of the Park Department, adding about four miles of roadway to the boulevard system.

PROSPECT PARK.

Prospect Park, the main pleasure ground of Brooklyn, is unsurpassed by any public ground in the country. The history of the Park department is identified with the names of prominent citizens according to the following order: When the Prospect Park commission Was constituted in

1861, James S. T. Stranahan had associated with him Thomas H. Rodman, Edward W. Fiske, Richard H. Thompson, Thomas G. Talmage, Stephen Haynes and Cornelius J. Sprague. In 1862 Thomas McElrath, Conklin Brush and Joseph A. Perry were substituted for Messrs. Rodman, Thompson and Talmage. In 1865 A. A. Low, Seymour L. Husted, Tunis G. Bergen, John H. Prentice, Walter S. Griffiths and William Marshall were added to the board. Isaac Van Anden was appointed in 1869; Darwin R. James and Isaac S. Catlin in 1879, and A. S. Barnes, S. V. White and General C. T. Christensen in 1880. In 1882 the old commission was abolished and a new one appointed by the mayor. There were eight bers and William B. Kendall succeeded Mr. Stranahan as president, John Gibb succeeded Mr. Kendall. James T. Easton succeeded Mr. Gibb. General John B. Woodward succeeded Mr. Easton. George V. Brower came rext. He was suc ceded by Frank Squier. Timothy L. Woodruff became the next commissioner. He resigned after having been elected Lieutenant-Governor and was ceeded by J. G. Dettmer. Geo. V. Brower, the present Park Commissioner, appointed by Mayor Van Wyck in 1898 to succeed Mr. Dettmer. He has change not only of the Brooklyn Park system, but of Queens also.

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Brooklyn Forest is a natural woodland park, extending from the boundary of Highland Park as far as Richmond Hill, in the Borough of Queens. It cost a little more than $1,150,000, which is one-fourth of the cost of Prospect Park at the time of its purchase. It is filled with magnificent forest trees and shrubbery. From its high points are obtained magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean, Jamaica Bay and Long Island Sound. Roads have been made through and the main road is macadamized. The park drive leads into fine macadam roads and connecting with Astoria, Flushing, the military reservation at Creedmoor, Whitestone, Queens and many other, of the attractive towns on the north side of Long Island.

Bedford Park cost $150,170; Red Hook, $130,250; Ridgewood, $184,165; Sunset, $164,463; Bushwick, $105,308; Winthrop, $134,145.

Brooklyn Institute Gardens (East Side Lands) containing about 60 acres. A design of the proposed gardens has been prepared by the Landscape Architect and some work has been done on the grounds. The gardens are to be an annex to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Improvements are now under way in Sunset Park, Red Hook Park and the Plaza of Fort Greene, where the asphalt is being removed, to make room for lawns, trees and shrubbery.

Dyker Beach Park is the largest of the seaside parks. It contains 144 acres and cost $229,942. It adjoins the government property at Fort Hamilton.

Canarsie Beach Park, containing 40 acres, is located a: Canarsie, upon the shores of Jamaica Bay. Its cost was about $100,000.

Bensonhurst Beach, located opposite Norton's Point, is a local park for Gravesend and New Utrecht. It contains 8 acres. It possesses a fine beach and cost $88.000.

New Lots playground is located in the part of the Twenty-sixth Ward known as Brownsville. It cost $16,000.

Linton Park, also in the Twenty-sixth Ward, contains about 6 acres and cost $35,000. It is bounded by Blake, Bradford, Dumont and Miller avenues.

Cooper Park is located in the Eighteenth Ward. It covers two blocks and cost $55,000.

Irving Square is situated in the Twenty-eighth Ward and cost $70,000.

Saratoga Square is located on Halsey street, in the Twenty-fifth Ward, and cost $121,975.

Lincoln Terrace, located on the Eastern Parkway. is at the junction of several existing and proposed boulevards and preserves a magnificent sea and landscape view. It cost $125,000.

DRIVEWAYS, BROOKLYN. The drive along Fort Hamilton avenue is from the rear entrance of Prospect Park. It is about three miles long and connects with the shore drive along the edge of the lower bay as far as Fort Hamilton. Those who traverse it usually go

street, in front of the Union League Club, was unveiled April 25, 1896, and was the gift of the Union League Club to the City of Brooklyn. It is a bronze equestrian statue representing General Ulysses S. Grant on a battlefield.

PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES-BROOKLYN-Continued. through Prospect Park to Fort Hamilton av., The Grant statue on Belford avenue, near Dean thence along Fort Hamilton av. to Ovington av.; thence to the right to Bay Ridge av., the direction being to the shore of the upper bay. This shore they follow to the south, enjoying the lovely views of Staten Island, the Jersey hills, the Narrows, forts and Liberty statue. From Fort Hamilton the road continues along shore, across to Bath Beach and Bensonhurst, until it ends at the creek that separates Coney Island from the main land.

Bay Ridge Parkway (Shore Drive) now macadimized from 1st av. and 66th st. to Fort Hamilton. Another pleasant drive is Twenty-second avenue (Bay Parkway), which branches from the Ocean Parkway, passing through Bensonhurst and ending at Bath Beach. At Bath Beach one may turn to the east and ride along the oldest road in the county, if not in the state, for the King's HighWay was established two centuries ago, under grant from the Georges of England, and was a post road before the Revolution. It runs through a picturesque country, lined by houses almost as old as itself, for three miles, and into the village of Flatlands, where it terminates in Flatbush av.. by which road, running now to the west, the driver may reach the city again. Flatbush av. is a pleasant drive, going through the original county towns of Kings County, sheltered by huge and ancient elms. Another drive much used is a continuation of the Eastern parkway into Fulton st.. out through the Twenty-eighth Ward. Jamaica, and so along the south side of Long Island as far as may be desired.

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A drive through Prospect Park, down Ocean av. to Sheepshead Bay, will bring one to the rear of Manhattan Beach. Another drive is through the park to Franklin av. on the east side, and then down Clarkson st., in Flatbush, past the county buildings, to Flatlands Neck, and Canarsie, on Jamaica Bay.

MONUMENTS AND STATUES.

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The statuary in the Park includes the bronze figure of J. S. T. Stranahan and the bronze busts of John Howard Payne, Thomas Moore, Washington Irving, Beethoven, and Mozart. August, 1895, a beautiful shaft was erected on the slope of Lookout Hill, to the memory of the brave four hundred Maryland soldiers who died defending the rear of the American Army upon the occasion of its retreat after the Battle of Long Island, The monument was erected by the Baltimore Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in conjunction with the Department of Parks.

The bronze statue of Major-General-Gouverneur Kemble Warren, near the Memorial Arch in the park plaza, was unveiled on July 4, 1896. It is of heroic size and was designed by the sculptor Henry Baerer. The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln was removed in 1895 from its original site on the Park Plaza and placed in the front part of the Flower Garden, overlooking the Prospect Park lake. This statue was dedicated October 21, 1869, the Rev. Dr. Storrs delivering the dedicatory speech. It was paid for by popular subscription. A bust of Mozart was placed in the Flower garden of the park and unveiled Oct. 23, 1897. It is the gift of the "United Singers of Brooklyn" to the city and was won by them as a prize in a Saengerfest, held in Philadelphia.

Park circle at 9th av and 15th st now being improved.

Immediately fronting the Park is the Plaza, a circular space. It is surrounded by mounds covered with pines and attractive shrubbery. In the center is an immense electric fountain. built in 1897. South of the fountain. and facing the main entrance to Prospect Park, is the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Arch, erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in the war of the Union. The bas reliefs were prepared by Maurice J. Power, and Lincoln and Grant on horseback, reviewing the army after the fall of Richmond. The arch in 1898 was further adorned by a beautiful bronze group designed by Frederick MacMonnies, to commemorate the work of the soldiers achieved in the war of the rebellion. The same artist is also preparing another accompanying group to be placed on top of the arch to commemorate the victories of the American seamen. This work includes a quadriga for the top of the Arch and two massive groups for the sides. Mr. MacMonnies is also preparing four bronze eagles. which will adorn the magnificent new entrance to the Park. Cost of Prospect Park, $4,000,000.

Lack of funds prevented the carrying on of the larger improvements contemplated in the park system. Beyond numerous repairs and the maintenance of the parks and driveways no new work has been undertaken during 1898.

Parks, Manhattan and Bronx.

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This is one of the finest parks in the world. It cost over $15,000,000. It extends from 59th st. to 110th st., 21⁄2 miles, and from 5th av. to 8th av., over half a mile, covering an area of 840 acres. The landscape architects were Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Following are some of the principal features: At 59th st. and 5th av, is the Scholars' Gate, adorned by a bust of Von Humboldt, unveiled in 1874. In the southwest part of the park is the playground for boys, and the carrousel for children, and beyond is the common lawn of 16 acres. The Menagerie is in the southeast part, clustered around the old Arsenal building. The Mall is a broad promenade, a quarter of a mile long and 208 feet wide, bordered by double rows of elm trees and famous for the collection of statues, prominent among which are: Shakespeare, by J. Q. A. Ward, erected on the 300th anniversary of the poet's birth; Burns and Scott, both in sitting posture; the "Indian Hunter," by Ward; Fitz Greene Halleck, and a colossal Beethoven bust. Near by is the Music Pavilion. The Terrace, a sumptuous pile of richly carved masonry, and the Lake come next in view, and the famous Bethesda fountain, designed by Emma Stebbins and made in Munich. Beyond the

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lake is the Ramble, 36 acres, a place of many footpaths through thickets and by the side of rocks and streams, passing a bust of Schiller, rustic cabins, gorges and waterfalls. Farther on is the Belvedere, a tower of stone, from the top of which a fine view of the Park can be had; and next are the great reservoirs, containing 1,200,000 gallons of Croton water. On the left is the American Museum of Natural History. Opposite the Obelisk and near 5th av. and 83d st. is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, containing the finest collection of pictures in America. Admittance free except on Mondays and Fridays (twenty-five cents); Monday and Friday evenings, 8 to 10 o'clock.

PARKS OF BRONX.

Pelham Bay Park-Containing 1,756 acres, is situated in the extreme northeast section or the borough. It has seven miles of water frontage upon Long Island Sound and Pelham Bay. Bu little work of development has been accomplished on account of its inaccessibility from the lower sections of the city. Two trolley nes are in process of construction.

now

Van Cortlandt Park--Containing 1,132 acres, is in the northwestern section of the city, its northern boundary dividing the City of New York and the City of Yonkers. It is accessible by the New York and Northern Railroad, the several trolley lines running through Jerome avenue and the Kingsbridge trolley road. Its objects of interest are the Colonial Mansion and Museum, under the charge of the Society of Colonial Dames; the lake, covering eleven acres; the parade ground, the largest in the state, and the deer range.

The

Bronx Park-Containing 661 6-10 acres, is in the northern central section of the borough. It is easily reached by numerous trolley lines. The northwestern section of 250 acres has been assigned to the Botanical Society. The beautiful Botanical Museum Building, the finest in the world. and costing the city $400,000, will be finished and opened to the public during 1899. Ranges of magnificent greenhouses will also be completed. president of the society is Cornelius Vanderbilt: treasurer, J. Pierpont Morgan. The southeastern section of the park, comprising 261 acres, is in charge of the Zoological Society. The grounds and buildings will be in readiness by May 1, 1899. The Man comprises 55 different series of buildings, cages and ranges, by far the largest and most complete collection in the world. The president of the society is Levi P. Morton; director, William P. Hornaday.

Crotona Park, 154 3-5 acres, is situated at 3d av., 177th St., Fulton and Arthur avs. It contains the new municipal building for all public offices in the borough (excepting the Park Department). Old Indian Pond used for skating. This park is very largely frequented by visitors from the lower east side section of the city, the terminus of the elevated railroad being at 177th st. and 3d av., directly in front of the Municipal building.

Claremont Park, 38 acres, bounded by Teller av., Belmont st., Clay av. and 170th st., contains the old Zbrowski Mansion, now used as the offices of the Park Department of the borough,

St. Mary's Park, 28 7-10 acres, is situated at St. Anns av. and 144th to 149th et. This park is in a thickly populated section and often has an attendance of 8,000 at the Sunday concerts in the summer season.

Cedar Park, 17% acres, at Mott av., 158th st. and Walton av. Overlooks the Harlem River.

The smaller parks are Cromwell's Creek Park, 27 acres, at McComb's Dam Bridge; St. James Park, 12 acres, Jerome av. and 191st st. Zoe Park, 2% acres, 1924 st. and Kingsbridge road. Washington Bridge Park, 81% acres, at the easterly terminal of Washington Bridge, and a number of small parks formed by the angles of intersecting streets and avenues.

PARKWAYS.

A series of parkways, running across the entire northern section of the city, are now in process of construction. When completed they will furnish a continuous drive of twenty-two miles. They average in width from 200 to 600 feet. When completed, upon the boulevard plan, they will contain driveways, cycle pathe, foot paths, from two to six rows of trees, flower beds, fountains, etc.

They consist of the Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, from the North River to Van Cortlandt Park, thence through Van Cortlandt Park. Mosholu

Parkway, connecting Van Cortlandt Park with
Bronx Park, through Bronx Park to Bronx and
Pelham Parkway, to Pelham Bay Park; through
Pelham Bay Park to Long Island Sound. The en-
tire area of parks and parkways in the Bronx is
4,0572 acres. the largest of any city in the world.
STATUES AND MONUMENTS IN MANHATTAN
Beethoven-Bronze bust on the Mall,
Park; unveiled 1884.

Central

Bolivar,

Bolivar-Equestrian statue of Simon the liberator of Colombia, W. 81st st. entrance to Central Park.

Burns-Bronze statue of the poet, on the Mall, Central Park; unveiled 1880.

Cervantes-Bust of the author of "Don Quixote," in Central Park.

Columbus-Marble statue of colossal size pre. sented by Marshall O. Roberts in 1869; at the Arsenal; Central Park.

Columbus Monument made in Italy to commemorate the 400th anniversary of discovery of Amer. ica; Central Park, 8th av. and 59th st. entrance; unveiled October 12, 1892.

Columbus-A bronze replica of Sunol's statue of Columbus at Madrid, Spain; on the Mall, Central Park; unveiled May 12, 1894.

Commerce-Bronze figure in Central Park, near Sth av. and 59th st. entrance; unveiled 1865. Conkling-Bronze statue of Roscoe Conkling in Madison Square Park, corner Madison av. and 231 st.; unveiled in 1893.

Cox-Bronze statue of S. S. Cox, erected by the letter carriers of the U. S., in Astor pl.; unveiled

in 1891.

E.

De Peyster-Bronze statue of Abraham De Peyster. Bowling Green Park; erected in 1895. Dodge-Bronze statue of William Dodge, erected by the merchants of New York; Broadway, 6th av. and 36th st.; unveiled in 1885. Eagles and Goat-Bronze casting, east of the Mall, Central Park. Battery

Ericsson-Life size bronze statue in Park; unveiled 1893. Falconer-A bronze group at 72d st. and West Drive; unveiled 1872.

Farragut-Bronze statue of the Admiral, Madison Square Park, near 5th av. and 26th st. Franklin-Bronze statue of the famous Amer. ican, in Printing House sq.; unveiled 1872. Garibaldi-Bronze statue presented to New York by Italian residents, Washington sq.; unveiled 1888.

Grant's Tomb-Riverside Drive and 124th st.; dedicated April 27, 1897.

Greeley-Colossal bronze statue of the founder of the New York Tribune; at entrance to Tribune office, Nassau and Spruce sts.; unveiled 1890. Greeley-Bronze statue in Greeley sq., Broadway and 33d st.; unveiled 1894.

Hale-Bronze statue of the martyr spy, erected by the Sons of the Revolution in City Hall Park; unveiled 1893.

Halleck-Bronze statue of the poet, on the Mall, Central Park; unveiled 1877.

Hamilton-Granite statue of Alexander Hamilton, Central Park, on the East Drive, near the Art Museum.

Hancock-Bronze statue of General Winfield S. Hancock, presented to New York by the Grand Army of the Republic and unveiled in Hancock sq.. St. Nicholas av. and 124th st., in 1893.

Holley-Bronze bust of Alexander Holley, Washington sq.; unveiled 1890.

Humboldt-Bronze bust presented to New York by German residents; Central Park, 59th st. entrance; unveiled 1869.

Indian Hunter-Life size bronze figure, Central Park, near lower entrance to the Mall. Irving-Bronze bust of Washington Irving, Bryant Park, W. 40th st.; unveiled 1866.

Lafayette Bronze statue in Union sq., erected by French residents and unveiled in 1876.

Liberty Enlightening the World-A copper statue, 151 feet high, on a granite pedestal 155 feet high; total height above low water mark is 305 feet 11 inches. The statue cost over one million francs and was paid for by popular subscription in France. Erected on Bedloe's Island, New York upper bay, and unveiled in 1886.

Lincoln-Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, erected in Union sq. by popular subscription and

unveiled in 1868.

Martyrs' Monument-Erected in Trinity Church yard to the memory of American patriots who died

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