New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-01
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS Or.
OBSERVATIONS HERE AND THERE IN NV
WORKS. NEAREST NEIGHBOR.

pleasure ana honor OF NfI'DlhiH- wv '''''~ -
United States. who was Hospitality enteriancd ana WHO
witnessed the fine parade Which always taxes pace
in Brooklyu on Memorial Day. This year iIlefe WIS
no sncl DISTINGUISHED guest ~ be hOnored ana 10 di"
people from their homes. The parade however N"'
no less well managed and SUCCESSFUL ana '"o "o'
crnor. Nlill and AbbciU made fairy a'''paoie S"o
stitute for President Harrison. Apart IRON inc H
tary parade and the customary exercises - ue ''"
ctcric, there was one ncw Decoration Day feature
TN, Iarade Of The postoce employees IN New DIX ana
pr,otlvn IA Greenwood where they decorated the
crave Of the late : : COX. whom thr letter cdlTT> ~
rartcnar regard q, peculiarly their friend ms mar"
of respect FOR the memory Of the Congressman VIII ID
all prObahilit be repeated when Nav 30 comes !ohu
again. The plca>,n; weather attracted great CROWDS
to Prospect Park which, with ITS abundant foliage. j.
now looking al its best The long lines Of cars about
che Wilin, entrance H. The afternoon furnished cN
cecn index Of the popularity and usefulness oi the
Park and Of The good arrangements Of the street ear
companies. All DAY Friday the bridge d'd Wlat one
empoyc termed good CARRYING Fourcar trains were
run throughout the day. and they were we'll hllcd "hc
going in both objections The Promenade was also
largely patronized, the weather being Nnch rs 10 make
a stroll there 4 delightful recreation.
The annual meeting Of the Scidl Society has Just
been held and that unique organization enters Hp'h
its second wear under the most favorable auspices
Through a misunderstanding there was mistake in
furnished the occasion for ilnaturcd ana totally
nncaIlcd for remarks which dSgruntled member sue
cccded in getting before the public through two Of the
rrool,lyn ncwspapcrs I'm attempt made In
circulate the same criticism in some Of the New YORK
papers but the anonymous communications sent re-
ceivc1 the treatment they deserved by being summary
droppod into the waste basket. The society is now
eouinncd with constitution and by laws and l. soon
10 he incorpar,tcd. Mrs. Iancford-somc of the mem
hcrs still find difficult to speak ID her in any Other
way than "A, Mrs lolloway-wa> re elected president
Of the society: an honor 10 which She Wa fully and
fairly entitled When slr appealed 90 the members
for a vindcaon through committee she got "hal
hc asked for forthwith. IN the unanimous rejection
of her proposition amid appliu>" that furnished most
gratifying expression of entire confidence i'm her leader
shin The spirit If the attacks UpDn the society j.
shown in he sending Of the printed cttcr. together
with an Anonymous communication, 10 one OF III"
newly elected officers the purpose OF prcudcuc her
against the management The effect must have been
anything but gratifying to the di,afcctcd individual.
Dr. ITcbcr Newton evidently views the an. Il
BROOKLYN through much more rosy colord spectacle
than those which he put, when ~ indulge in crit
ci,ms Of the government of New orl. Ills optimism
j. not justified hy The fact, dS people 81 BN"hru
know them. lie said last sunday Tie middle cl'--e-
81 New York being driven ont Of the city over INTO
Er,oklyn. the CITY Of Churches. the city 81 pubic
spirit" j. perfectly true there are more Il the nddI
classes NDcallcd IN Brooklyn than IN il biz n"ehuoF
hut few resident, II Brooklyn we'll Satisfied with
things they are that they can accept the clergy man
Characterization Of their town the "cty Of pubic
spirit" Has Dr. Newton never heard ri t." br"h'i
ruc. which, under The leadership Of Boss" McI@meh
ill., Ia, done - much harm 10 the city And doe %"
not know that Tie p;c-cut civ government is ai-'
ute!y under The control II that gang. which, however
ha. FOR the uoncc highly respectable f-ur"hcid " TIE
Eagle" has repeatedly pointed ont That Nj 'h"Wh
only hope FOR political advancement is ihNnsh ih"
favor Of Mclaughlin: and % certainly cannot b. charged
with prejudice against either 81 the men named The
city Of public -pirt" is plainly e MISSIONER. 'r.
Newton should visit Broolyu or read mp carefully on
# before vcuturius Oh such reckless assertions.
7, is wen known 70 REGULAR travellers by tn 'Idr"
that in order 70 get OF the train, promptly they them
selves must open to s,t- the car roll inf" Tire
station Especially -. the caec al the New York
terminus for when -, arrive there The guard,
ar busy with the hrscs 'hc other dc of the car,
and have no time attend 70 he ga'"S "n account
Of the position of The b7kos They al lc 10 control
one 81 the cat"~ al The Brooklyn end Of the Line IN"
opening of tie gates b, passengers po,-c,sc, certain
elements Of dagger particularly when they swung
open by boy- %. by rcchc~~ before the station i-
faiN entered. Even persons Who afc Old enough z"
know better VIII take needles risks in tm, "aY
several timc- lately have seen rather narrow g..
clp,- from incidents in Ncv-lorR. The part Of th'
u. supported by q row Of post, running down the
middle. and il Passenger jump, from the train the
moment il arrives alongside 81 The PLATFORM hoping hv
vigorous running 10 gain few seconds time. hc i-
boz imminent danger Of coming into collision with one
of these post, with disastrous consequences There
no warning 70 the passengers about the danger of
opening the caics before the train ,op-. ard fat
seems to be taken for granted that TIN, j, part Of
tLcig duty. The ,uard- cannot attend 10 It them.
,clyc, in time to lo The people OF promptly under the
present system whereby j, their duty to look after
The brakes II is 10 feared that scrlou- accident
ma, result from the prevailing pia ucc, after which
doubles there may be reform Instituted
4, tn new Po,to,ce approachc, completion the
nj, take tna. made 90 -ciccuus -itc for II De
CONES more and more apparent. II O. 10 he q
ina~-ve and handsome building badly situated. The
matter D., rendered al the worse by the fact that q
commanding site could easily have been secured the
ground where formerly .'ood the First Reformed
Church. iu The Of the CITY Han. 1t There that
the Federal building COR BROOKLYN ought 10 have been
pat The -it~ between Washington and Adam- SIS. j.,
close 10 the present po-toncc. T., be sure but newer
thelc,- t j, ont Of the way. IT. -ituauou b, 100
coneiuou, q, # the Po+toncc m Now iori. had been
built at Fult,n and Na~-au IS. Moreover cle
vaird railroad runs along one side Of The building
which certainly Goc, not t"ld 10 improve IT. useful
ness, The influences which secured thi- ito are
rc,pon. blc FOR what VIII prove q drawbacks 10 the
city for all time since the Po-toncc viii be apt TO-
stay permanently where il MS, been placed.
with the change, which being made in the rail
way station jamaica i- 1t unreasonable 10 hope That
arrangements Will be made whereby Irook,n people
going ont on Long Island viii bc treated with greater
consideration The cry. Jamaica! All change :" has
a di,agrre;ble monot0ny that not highly apprcci.
atcd. In fact. there arc those who have been re-
PEELED from Long Island which in the eyes Of many
ha, attraction, not be duplicated elsewhere by the
necessity Of leaving the waiting for longer
shorter time at this point From the purely bust
ness point 81 view. IT would be money IN the pocket
Of the railroad company If It should run through car,
from Broolyn ~ we'll as from NcN York BrookIyn
people might naturally he expected TO look with
especial the summer resort, which flourish
their own island but they resent. having needless oh