The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-03-07
BTOadbrinS New York Letter.
Special to The CAhuov ADvooArE.

DlUQuDlllnD NUN IUlk u6llGl'
Special TO the CAkBoN ADVOCATE;
have frequently had occasion within
the last few mouths to speak o! the City Of
Churches on the other side OF the river.
Brooklyn is something more than near
ncighbor, or even big cousin; she is like
a twin brother or sister, and frequently a
very uncomfortable twin at that. The
| apostles Of advanced thought have been
| paying special attention to her spiritual
and political salvation; aud on the fret Of
this week Henry George and Bob lngersoll
! dropped down upon her like an avalanche.
The man who captured the working
classes Of England and America, aud who
arroyed the hardy Croners against Eng
land and the Duke OF Argyll, is "A mild
hammered gentleman, atogether unlike the
| Dynamite Moses he has been represented.
| Brooklyn turned out en- masse to hear him,
for there is always something very attrac.
tive in tho idea Of knocking the landlord
out of his rent, especially if you don't hap
pen to he landlord yourself. Mr.George was
applauded to the echo, and times will have
to be much better than they are now, when
Mr.. George will not fn6 audiences in New
York and Brooklyn. Bob Iugersoll lccturcd
IN Brooklyn on Sunday last, and long be-
fore eight o'clock the house was cran,mpd
to suioc alton, with an audience which had
paid IS cents and dollar each. for the
pleasure Of hearing the great Icsnoclast.
Never was au audience and speaker in
closer sympathy; applause shook the
theatre at every sarcastic allusion to the
Rev. Dewitt Talmage, who he'd attacked
him IN sermon the previous Sabbath, in
which he proposed imprisonment as pun
isbment for Mr.. Ingersol's offence. 1t was
at this point that Mr.. lngersoll fairly car.
red his hearers of their feet, as he rose to
the supreme height Of eloquence. Our
sister city must have some missionary
work, or the Radicals will run away with
her.
The elements are slightly mixed. Ifthey
have Henry Ward Beecher aud Talmage as
apostles of peace, they have also 0'Donovan
Rosa and Rieheleu Robinson of the oulJ
sighting stock. McDermott, the British
spy, on whose head the dynamiters have
placed price, used to live in Brooklyn;
and the Doctor whom be betrayed was a
resident of the same city. Mrs. Peck, the
m ;,,
makes Brooklyn her home; and here too
have been found the most expert counter
feitcrs and daring bank burglars that we
haye in the United States. So there is |
room for i'm mprovement in our sister city, |
and we are in hopes that the new elevated |
road which is now being completed, the
electric light, the telephone, aud the oil ther
appliances Of modern civilization now be-
ing forced upon her, may make her in time
almost as good as New York.
Speaking Of New York we have had |
few scenes within the past few weeks, which |
make me 1lstrust our boastod civilization.
The city is full of undertakers. You can |
get in New York almost any kind of a fun |
eral you desire, and at any price from
twenty four dollars TO twenty four hun.
dred. Your undertaken, though very
necessary man, lie not always a modest or
economical man. His bill resembles that
of Continental restaurant, where they |
charge you for attcn dance, for the plates,
the napkins, the tumbers, the pepper. the
salt, the cups, the saucers, and the use of
the teapot in addition to ths tea In con.
sequence of the number of these wofthiss, |
there is o n active competition for funerals. |
and on several occasio ms, the rivalry has
been so fierce that the parties have come to
blows The Coroners of New York haye
frequently been among the most dsgracpful
of our officials Chosen tor their political
services, without the slightest regard to
their medical education they have leagued
themselves with all sorts of harpies and
low rascals, who enabled them to make the
most out of their offices. They were in
with the undertakes, and these gentlemen
hept a sharp lookout for every possible
chance of an inquest Two undertakers
frequently fight for the possession OF body,
and only the other day, when the mortal
remains Of the dead pugilist, Owney Gohe-
gan, was brought on from Arkansas, two
undertakers were ready 10 receive the re-
mains on their arrival at Jersey City, and
if the widow to prevent a riot bad not sur
rendered her claim, there might have been
as hard fight oyer the dead mans body
as he ever saw in the prize ring. A dis
graceful scene occurred Tor the bodies of
Policeman Murray and his family, all Of
whom were lost at the late fire on John
Street. The two undertakers seized each
other by the throats, and nearly made
each other subjects for coroner's inquest,
before they were parted by their mutual
friends.
Another feature of some of our city iuner-
ais brings US back to the dark s,hough
fights from this cause are net as lrequeutas as
they were lew years ago. The Grand
Street Ferry is extensively patronzed by
funerals going 10 Calvary and Evergreen
Cemeteries. Frequently three or four
funerals arrive at the same time. 1t is
said they believe that the poor fellow who
gets over the river last will have a hard
time in the other world, so each party is
anxious to get over first, so that his poor
relStiou may not get left when he arrives
at the river Styx. Murderous fights have
taken place at this ferry, which 1t required
all the power OF the police to crush; collins
have been broken open and skulls have
been cracked to settle these questions Of
funeral precedence.
On the edgO of Brooklyn and divided
| from II hu q nnrrnu and hirIv nreek is a