. The city of New York. th St. Mrs. Herman 5th Ave. cor. 57th St. Mr. Louis Stern 464 Riverside Drive Mrs. Hamilton McK. E. 55th Cornelius Vanderbilt. 5th Ave. & 57th William A. Ave. & 77th Wm. H. Vanderbilt. 5th 53-54th St9. Mr. John D. Rockefeller 4 West 54th St. Mr. J. P. .36th St. & Madison Ave. Famous Churches in New York New York has some very famous sacrededifices. Unquestionably the one which ap-peals most to strangers is the historicGothic pile at the head of Wall Street onBroadway—old Trinity. Not so manyyears a
. The city of New York. th St. Mrs. Herman 5th Ave. cor. 57th St. Mr. Louis Stern 464 Riverside Drive Mrs. Hamilton McK. E. 55th Cornelius Vanderbilt. 5th Ave. & 57th William A. Ave. & 77th Wm. H. Vanderbilt. 5th 53-54th St9. Mr. John D. Rockefeller 4 West 54th St. Mr. J. P. .36th St. & Madison Ave. Famous Churches in New York New York has some very famous sacrededifices. Unquestionably the one which ap-peals most to strangers is the historicGothic pile at the head of Wall Street onBroadway—old Trinity. Not so manyyears ago people climbed the spire _ ofTrinity to get a view of the surroundingcity as it was then the highest point onthe island. Its proportions, however, have beendwarfed by its present surrounding sky-scrapers, which tower far above the spire,but the dignity and beauty of Trinity havein no wise been diminished; the contrastbetween its restful repose and the turmoilof Broadway is as grateful to-day as ever;121. Looking North, Broadway from Trinity large building overlooks Trinity churchyaid. and the open gate still as persuasively in-vites us to turn aside for a moment withinthe twilight of its aisles, or to stroll amidthe headstones where so many thousands aresleeping the long sleep. _ The church is the third of those whichhave stood here since 1697. The first onewas burned in the great fire of 1776, whichdestroyed 500 buildings, and the second one,having become unsafe, was pulled down tomake way for the present edifice, which wascompleted in 1S46. It is of brown sand-stone and is regarded as a fine specimen ofthe Gothic style. In the belfry is the fa-mous chime of bells. On New Years Evethousands of people come down to Trinityto hear the chimes ring out the old yearand welcome the new. In the northern part of the ground nearBroadway stands the handsome Gothicmemorial commonly called the Martyrs MOXUMENT. Sacred to the memory of those brave andgood men, who died whils
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