New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01

to hear save the occasional policeman. who didn',
seem at all disturbed by what was going on. OF all
that Is contained In my friends private collection OF
poems hs SAYS there nothing which fits closely tho
surroundings and all tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as II
they were written with the Bridge In mind-ss these
lines OF Emerson:
"For cut OF Thoughts interior sphere
These wonders to upper ar
And Nature gladly gave them place.
Adopted them into her race,
And granted them equal data
| With Andes and with Ararat'
Certainly tho great Bridge is entitled TO place along
with the wonders" which the poet mentions as having
been appropriated by Nature for her own.
BY tho way, Mr. Serviss is not the only Brooklyn
newspaper man to enter the lecture field. learn
that Alexander Black tho literary editor OF The
Broohlyn Times" who has long been an enthusiastic
amateur photographer, has prepared lecture entitled
Life Through q Detective Camera" which is said
DO the first considerable sttompt 10 display publicly
the work OF the hand camera. II goes without saying
that tho views will be the main part of the lecture
and that the lecturers part will be simply to throw
in enough running comments to connect ono with
another Mr.. Black will not depend alone on tho
views which he has taken himself as he has at his
disposal the work Of other eager amateurs, and Is 10
reality burdcned by supcrfuity OF riches. lie him
self learned the art Of amateur photography in tho
practical lessons in the workshop OF regular pho.
tographer He is the author Of Talks on Photog.
raphyo and IS the president OF the Photographic Sec
ton OF the Brooklyn institute. All his friends In
Brooklyn will rejoice TO learn Of his SUCCESS in the
new field which no IS entering.
Tho Brooklyn Institute is rapidly becoming more
and more important factor in the life of the city.
The latest movement there IS TO organize depart
mcnt of political ard economic science This work is
now under way and will soon be completed. 1t is
hoped to make this an educational force of importance
by means of lectures political and industrial topics.
by stimulating interest, especially among the young,
In the science of government. and by placing within
tho reach Of the public books on these subjects There
ia need of all the Information that can be disseminated
and the section" cannot fail TO be OF great beneht
| to large number of people
| There Is an increasing number of complaints ID
| regard 20 the slowncss with which trains on tho
Brooklyn elevated road run into the station al
| tho Bridge during the busiest hours OF the DAY
Sometimes a delay of ten minutes Will occur when a
train is within few rods Of tho station The trouois
viii DO increased when the trains that run IN upper
| Myrtle-ave are brought to the Bridge by the CITY
! Hall line, and more efficient management VIII De
| mperatively demanded. While, this road has de-
cided advantage over the Kings County Company by
reason Of dischargng its passengers directly In the
Bridge station people who have occasion to use boh
lines declare that the latter is superior both IN equip
| ment and in management Tho Brooklyn Company
has largo and profitable field to cover and Its patrons
have the right to demand the best possible service
That it Is not equal to Its opportunities Is proved oy
its failure TO extend its line through the new part
| of East New.York, which is growing with marvellous
rapidity and by its refusal 10 run alnlght trains
One result of such a short-eghted policy VIII not
mprobaby be the passage of bill by the Legislature
requiring all roads of this kind to run trains through
out the twenty hours at intervals not longer than
half hour.
1t is taken for granted by the elevated railroads
that during the rush" hours large number OF
passengers will stand-more probably than can ma
seats Why, then, not more straps proVu"
for them TO hold fast to? have taken the uouDie
to count the straps in number Of cars on the
Brooklyn road and l find that the average number Is
only twelve on a side-twenty-four in all. Every
BODY knows that there are often twice as many
people standing and while they do not need to hang
on to straps all the tino there are moments when the
trains are going at coed speed around curves when
the straps are essential keep the standing passenger
from being keeled over into the laps OF those SO
fortunate as to get seats. Hence 1t is not In
freouenty necessary for persons to cling to the
same strap, which Is pleasant for neither Give us
more cars that possible but at all events give us
r,orc straps in the cars that provided.