| The latter is famous as a
Naval Academy. From our position we are at a disadvantage to see all of the scenery, for the eastern bank is hid from view except where an occasional cut in the Rocks affords a glance as we dash along in the Rail Road Cars. Poughkeepsie. Tarry- town, and several other small places being past High Bridge is now looking in sight and in 5 minutes more we have passed under it a fine piece of masonry, and famous as the Aqueduct of New York City. A few moments later we cross the Rail Road bridge (for it must be remembered New York City is on an Island know as Manhattan Island |
the Hudson river forming two
branches at the northern end of the Island, the branch taking the eastern shore being know as the East river and the branch taking along the west shore the North River.) Soon after crossing the Rail Road bridge we enter a tunnel that runs underneath the city an occasional air hole being all the light we see until we arrive at the 42nd Street Depot. This being the end of my journey by rail I consult my watch and and find it is just 8.37 A.M. 28 minutes slower than New York time for it must be remembered I am endeavoring to keep Pittsburgh |
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