The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . l and William Streets, when the old war for independencebroke out. The latter is only a tcrso, the head and arms having beenbroken off by the British soldiery after Sir William Howe took possessionof the city in the autumn of 1776.* In our little picture we look up theFouith Avenue, which extends to Harlem, and from which proceed twogieat railways, namely, the Harlem, leading to Albany, and the XewHaven, that connects with all the railways in New England. On theleft, by the side of Union Park, is seen a marquee, the head-quarters of * This broken st
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . l and William Streets, when the old war for independencebroke out. The latter is only a tcrso, the head and arms having beenbroken off by the British soldiery after Sir William Howe took possessionof the city in the autumn of 1776.* In our little picture we look up theFouith Avenue, which extends to Harlem, and from which proceed twogieat railways, namely, the Harlem, leading to Albany, and the XewHaven, that connects with all the railways in New England. On theleft, by the side of Union Park, is seen a marquee, the head-quarters of * This broken statue has disappeared since the above was written. u regimeut of Zouave volunteers for the United States army. Thesesigns of war might then be seen in all parts of the city. Let us turn here and ride through broad Fourteenth Street, towardsthe East River, passing the Opera House on the way. We are going tovisit the oldest living thing in the city of New York,—an ancient pear-tree, at the corner of Thirteenth Street and Third Avenue. It was. UNION PARK. brought from Holland by Peter Stuyvesant, the last and most renownedof the governors of New Netherland (New York) while it belonged to theDutch. Stuyvesant brought the tree from Holland, and planted it in hisgarden in the year 1647. I believe it was never known to fail in bear-ing fruit. Many of the pears have been preserved in liiiuor as curiosities. 416 THE HUDSON. and many a twig has left the parent stem for transplantation in far distantsoil. The tree seems to have vigour enough to last another century. Stuyvesants dwelling, upon his Bowerie estate, was near the presentSt. Marks Church, Tenth Street, and Second Avenue. It was built ofsmall yellow hrich, imported from Holland. To this secluded spot heretired when he was compelled to surrender the city and province to the
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