. The Night side of New York. A picture of the great metropolis after nightfall . y long, the narrow arcade running along theFulton street front of this dingy old pile, is crowded with an ebband flow of passengers on their way to and from the Brooklynferry-boats. Hundreds of these passengers thus take their way,night after night, without ever turning aside into the market alleys,to view their aspect alter the business hours of the day are there is not much to be seen, after all, but let us take aturn through the place, and look about us a little You see those long basement places
. The Night side of New York. A picture of the great metropolis after nightfall . y long, the narrow arcade running along theFulton street front of this dingy old pile, is crowded with an ebband flow of passengers on their way to and from the Brooklynferry-boats. Hundreds of these passengers thus take their way,night after night, without ever turning aside into the market alleys,to view their aspect alter the business hours of the day are there is not much to be seen, after all, but let us take aturn through the place, and look about us a little You see those long basement places of entertainment that abuton the arcade, and in which, as wo pass, several marketmen inaprons, and other men, coatless, and |n red shirts, may be seendrinking at the bars. These places are never closed—at least thepresent writer has passed them, many and many a time, at all hoursbetween just after dark and daylight, and their business, if slack,still always seemed to warrant the outlay necessary for a relay ofnight hands. The boats run all night, and there is alwavs a chance. 50 NIGHT SIDE OF NEW YORK. that some hungry or thirsty wayfarer on his way to or from them,will stop in at the basements, to fortify his department of the in-terior. Dim lights, you may observe, are burning in the alley-ways ofthe market, giving a very ghostly appearance to the seene as youview it from a little distance. Shadowy butchers, or watchmen em-ployed by the butchers to look after their properly, are seen flittingslowly here and there among the rows of carcases with which thealley-ways are lined. Up to about ten oclock, or thereabouts, someof the fruitwomen may still be seen sitting by their tables, but theywill soon stow away their stock, now, and go home to count thegains made by them throughout the weary day. Pass this way,along the arcade that looks out toward the river. Two or threeburly policemen, club in hand, are slowly pacing up and down, asyou will observe, and their presence is very n
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