. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. , but since the destruction of that build-ing by the fire of 1858, the grounds have been kept open as a park. 52 Illustrated Guide to New York City. CENTRAL PARK. The Central Park carriage service is under the supervision of the ParkCommissioners, and for strangers affords the best facility for seeing the Park. The point ofstarting is either fromFifth Avenue and 59thStreet, or Eighth Ave-nue and 59th Streetgates ; usual time, onehour ; fare 25 must be pur-chased of the starter,and they entitl
. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. , but since the destruction of that build-ing by the fire of 1858, the grounds have been kept open as a park. 52 Illustrated Guide to New York City. CENTRAL PARK. The Central Park carriage service is under the supervision of the ParkCommissioners, and for strangers affords the best facility for seeing the Park. The point ofstarting is either fromFifth Avenue and 59thStreet, or Eighth Ave-nue and 59th Streetgates ; usual time, onehour ; fare 25 must be pur-chased of the starter,and they entitle pass-engers to be put downand taken up at theMuseum of NaturalHistory, Mt. St. Vin-cent, Museum of Art,and at the TerraceBridge, without extracharge. Carriages in goingtake the West Drive,in returning the EastDrive, thus makingthe tour of the Park. In going, you aredriven past the Mu-seum of Natural His-tory, in ManhattanSquare, the great Cro-ton Reservoir and thetower of the lowerReservoir. In returning, car-riages stop at Mt. Synagogue, Madison Avenue. Vmcent, Museum of. Illustrated GiriDE to New York City. 63 Art, and Terrace Bridge. The principalwalks of the lower park lead more orless directly to the Mall, and throughthis to the Terrace, which is the centralarchitectural feature of the Park. Visitors entering the Park at FifthAvenue and 59th Street will pass on theleft the Pond, a sheet of water coveringfive acres, in a valley near 59th after, crossing a bridge passingover the bridle path, is the old Arsenalnow used as a MenagerieHere is quite a large col-lection of animals andinteresting aviary. Alittle further and theMall is reached, begin-ning at the Marble Arch,(a tunnel for pedestriansunder the driveway).Several of the best stat-ues in the Park are , Rob-ert Burns, WalterScott, Fitz GreeneHalleck, and to the leftThe Indian Hunterand his Dog. The Mall extends athird of a mile to theEsplanade and Terrace,which command a fineview o
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