ted by massive stone towers at the water's edge on each side. The
span between these towers is to be 1616 feet. From each tower the
flooring is to be carried a further distance of 940 feet to the land
approaches. The New York approach is to be 1441 feet, and the Brooklyn
approach 941 feet in length. The approaches will, in some instances, be
on a level with the tops of the houses in the cities through which they
pass. The total height of the bridge above the tide is to be 268 feet.
The work is now progressing rapidly, and will be completed in about three
years.

Accidents are very common in every large port, but the peculiar
construction of the New York ferry houses renders the number of cases of
drowning doubly great. In order to guard against this, and to afford
timely assistance to persons in danger of drowning, "rescue stations"
have been established along the water front of the city. There is one at
each ferry house, and the others are located at the points where
accidents are most likely to occur. These stations are each provided
with a ladder of sufficient length to reach from the pier to the water at
low tide, with hooks at one end, by means of which it is attached firmly
to the pier; a boat hook fastened to a long pole; a life preserver or
float, and a coil of rope. These are merely deposited in a conspicuous
place. In case of accident, any one may use them for the purpose of
rescuing a person in danger of drowning, but at other times it is
punishable by law to interfere with them, or to remove them. The station
is in charge of the policeman attached to the "beat" in which it is
located, and he has the exclusive right in the absence of one of his
superior officers to direct all proceedings. At the same time, he is
required to comply strictly with the law regulating such service on his
part, and to render every assistance in his power. The law for the
government of persons using the "rescue apparatus" is posted
conspicuously by the side of the implements, as are also concise and
simple directions as to the best method of attempting to resuscitate
drowned persons. These stations have been of the greatest use since
their establishment, and reflect the highest credit upon those who
originated and introduced them.

LXXXIV. THE MORGUE.

There stands on the shore of the East River, at the foot of Twenty-sixth
street, a massive gray-stone building, known as Bellevue Hospital. Over
the lowest