New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
BROOKLYN STREETS FULL OF CHILDREN.
NEAKLY sixty THOUSAND SUNDAY SCHOLARS ON


PARADE.
The MAY walk of the sunday School children IN
Brooklyn. which took place yesterday afternoon
was sonew hat inrerfered with by the unettled con
dition OF the weather A. usua! the Long Meadow
in Prospect Park the centre OF the greatest IN
teres and the march the green turf is especially
beautiful. Early in the day, some OF the schools
went to the park, special trains formed OF 1our
street cars coupled together and drawn by ten
horse being employed to convey them. Tents ha1
tbe oyous children dispersed themselves over the
closely s1aven turf and enjoyed various games
Alter luncheon other schools joined them ana al
8 D. IN. fully lI,OO0 sunday school representatives
assembled in front Of the platform and sang the an
niyelsary hymns aud listened to brief addresses
AT $3.50 o'clock the parade was formed tne greater
children. Fully 10000 spectators, were present
Upon the reviewing stand were Mayor Whitney,
DR.. Talmage, Colonel Culyer, Dr. Cnyler. Police
Commissioned Carroll, President Giddlngs, OF the
Sunday school Union, Silas Is. DutcheT Grand
Marshal Case the Rfy t. AeisoF pr g. and M
others. AS the children passed the stand to the
music of a band they waved their hands and hand
kerchiefs. After the parade each school went to
Its appointed place for refreshments.
The JOG schools which did not 90 10 the fark
assembled at points most convenient for them and
paraded in the streets. In the Heights Division.
wh,ch marched in Clinton and Montague SITS, nine
teen schools and about 1000 persons were Included
The customary exercises were held in five churches
addresses being made Dy OcneIal W Noouloru anu
In south brooklyn. the Carroll Park Division
including 5000 children from eighteen schools,
assembled in six churches TO sing the anniversary
hymns and listen 10 addresses. They then marched
ana countermarched III Cllnton-st, from FIRST place
to Baltc-st -
met in CliutoD-ave.. on the Hill. 1t numbered
5000 and twenty-five schools were included IN ~
10 the music of the 23d Regiment band the chll
drcn marched up and Gown the broad sidewalks OF
Cnton-ave from Fulton-st. to WlloughbY-aVe
The Bedford Division numbered 5000 children,
represent ing thirteen churches. They assembled
In tya and nleu
The parade took place IN Gates and Grand aves;,
from Franklin nave; to osiutnamave After this
parade was over the children of the Cniveralist
Church OF Our Father, who were refused place III
the orthodox lines by the managers OF the Sunday
School InlOn, accepted an invitation from resi-
dents Of Grand-ave, between Gates and Putnam
aves to parade in that street All the houses along
the line OF march handsomely decorated and
lhe Universalist children were warmly welcomed
The 9, ,OOO members of the eight schools III the New
York Avenue Division paraded IN Suyvesant ave.
and Mclonougb,st Led by the ga fegipent n mt
after holding anniversary exercises IN elght
churches What is called the Eastern DIVISION,
including fourteen schools with 5000 members,
held ITS parade il stuyvesant-ave. and Quincy-st.
Tho twenty-hfth annual parade OF the Eastern
District Sunday School Union, including about
10000 children, will take place IN BedfoIdave,
this afternoon.
HENRY N. DURYEA SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Three pistol shots in Central Park near the West
Drive attracted the attention of park policeman
found a well dxcsssd mau who had shot himself IN
the head. An ambulance carried the man 10 the
Roosevelt Hospital, where he was Identified as
Henry NJ. Duryea, age torty-fve, a clerk to the
Board Of Education. The wounds in his hoad were
dangerous but the surgeons thought he mig ht re-
coyer 1t was said that his desperation was the re-
suit of nervous prostration and heart disease.
Durea obtained his clerkship, wIth salary OF
81 $50, about nflcep years ago, when his brother
the late William l.. Duryea, vas a member oI the
Board of Education. He had not been able TO work
FOR solue weeks. lie was married about year ago
and lived at No. 141 East Iwenty-seventh-st.
THE JURY IN BEVINS'S CASE DISAGREES.
John Bevins, stout coarse, featured Young man, !,
charge Of killing his wife Kate. on January J. The
indictmen, charged murder in the inst degree, but
Colonel Fellows the prosecuting officer, withdrew
from the consideration Of the jury both degrees Of
murder aud anslaughter IN the first Gcgree. Only