New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-20
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


Despite the hurry of the New-York people when IN
the street little thing always serves to draw to-
gether curious knot Of passers-by anxious to see
what is going on. Early IN the week some truckmen
were engaged in getting stubborn piano into the
Feoond story of a building in NaSsau-st The piano
luld not be taken UP the narrow, winding stairs and
: men set to work arranging pulley and some
roHs with which TO hoist It up to a window. This
sositook some time, and while preparations were go
ing Nesd crowd began to collect on the sidewalk
ny htme the piano began slowly to rise In the air
inc SUIT was uncomfortably crowded, and just be-
Ore u ,ched the level of the window Il almost
| inPossDL to force ones way through the lam The
Rg1pe svSntly did not expect the clumsy weight to
through were Just waiting to see 4 Il would go
sney all stard of In different directions at lively
Two women we're riding in downtown cor the
other day, whohthey saw an opening IN the street
nom which clous Of steam were Hsing "Whero
does that steam ONE FROM" asked one Of them.
From pipes undt tho street, the other replied;
they run all oveithe lower part of the city for
hestng purposes ana for running englnes75 what
DO fou mean 7" said a first you don't pretend that
anybody thinks that tiS city, or even the Ower part
Of It, can be heated wit steam or anything else and
In such weather as thistooI It doesn't seem TO do
much good yet Now, II me what those pipes are
for you know, because latng the city Is nonsense,
| Of course; anybody might well talk about heating
Greenland with gas stoves "why, my dear" said
tho other, as soon as she g a chance, you don't
understand me- only mosnthat the pipes 20 into
buildings and are used Just asteam pipes are used
In any one building by itself" Oh - And then "he
who tells the tale" got out Of % car and found the
afr IN the street cold over spIte Of all efforts
TO heat the city BY steam.
Jonah White. the Ncw-York aent of the Atlantic
| Coast Iine has a Virginia fr1en, OF tho name Of
| McGovem, who went TO Washngtt to see the In
auguratlon. In HIS hurry to catcl a train at tho
Jersey City station Sunday night he slipped and
broke his leg. Several men went tohis assistance,
and not thinking him much hurt slped him on
board. The journey was made in welyo hours,
NcGoven suffering torture all that tin, When be
learned that his leg Was broken he sonia brakeman
through the train in search OF surgeon. There was
none to be found but young physical did what
he could TO tho pain. In the static, at Wash
Ington McGovern was deserted Ly everybody ex-
cept the porter, and tho car In which he sat was
shunted to ono side where II would be ot Of the
way. No clutches could be had, and the potter was
unable to carry him. Such thing as filling
surgeon was out Of the question. There othing
to cat. The porter brbed to telegram for
McOoyern's brother who lives the Virginia Mid.
land road. about hfty miles from Washington, but
when the latter arrived he was helpless, fetalng
oether medicine, food or drink. The car contaiAnG
and then started back to New.Iork, where II arried
twelve hours later. McGoyern still unable to m0o
about He is better now, but promise not 10 go 70
another Inauguration.
The elephanunc hotel at EOckaway Beach is to b.
utilized at last There is movement sfOOt smont
Protestant churches Of all denominations 10 unite Cor
the purpose Of converting Rockaway into an Ocean
Grove, and an important feature Of tho undertaking Is
be tho opening Of this vast structure Of 200 rooms
10 tho public. The proposed scale Of prices WILL It is
believed, attract not only enough people TO all the
house for the season. but surh numbers will make
II necessary TO the accommodations by build
Ing cottages The cost Of rom for tho entire season
Of three months will be only CO. and board win DO
furnished for IS a week. Like OCEAN Grove, the new
RockawAy win be semtregioIs seaside resort
There will be prsyermeetlngS ant sunday-schools
and possibly camp-meetinE But for the Inter.
state Commerce law tho place might &C built up and
doomed after tho manner OF Atlantic City, the one
city IN tho United States that enjoys the distinction of
haying been founded free railroad passes President
Freeman Of tho Camden and Atlantic road By issuing
passes ndlscrimnstey 10 preachers awyeS doctors,
merchants and others in all parts Of the country
verted a wide place in the sand into popqous and
thriving city unfortunately the OF his nthod Of
t1wn hnding Is now prohibited But has It's
attrar TONS and tho now Rockaway VIII prooaDi grow
as fast and as firm the creed as Atlantic Cie grew
on tue phfsua'
IN. nav nIaza entrance to be made into CeItral
Park at the extreme northwestern corner VIII destroy
IN Of tho most delightful spots IN tho whole grounds
the one most nearly devoid Of Improvement tho one
where Wild nature has least been inierfercd witt
II les AZ the foot OF tho Hill on which the Old stoh
fort still makos n weak attempt to frown on It's
peacefu surroundings and IS sheltered nom the view
~ tbose on tho beautiful driving oval above, where
49, or four bcyclerS can always be seen any hne
dav Hittng around and around In the shadow Of the
noble trees To reach this wild dell from the oval one
must plunge down scarcely noticeable path As rough
aImost a. a mountain sheep-track, to ind himself IN
natural thichnt that eGecually shuts out the view
The foothpath Is faint showing that few find their way
down hera and presently the explorer comes upon an
Old deserted lime kiln, whose rickety chimney leans
over like a caricaturo tower Of Pisa Follow the
oatb 10 the east and It comes out at seventh-ave.
and one-hundrcd and tenth-st, but scramble up tho
oppose side OF the rough gully and one finds himself
all n once restored TO civilization at Elgbth-ave'
Dud,nR q going on all around him, elevated trains
crovI nv on their lofty road, and he quickly realizes
bat Instead OF wandering In rural districts iar from
tGc b.unts of man the land he stands on Is worth
a. 600 n lttls lot. The fine plaza entrance when
Y,ij soon sweep over this rude gllch VIII IN future
nroyent such decisions In any mans MIND.