New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23

less than 10000 in all met their death in this in
glorious fashion, As the report of the committee says
Congress is asked TO appropriate the triinS sum oil
g. to the memory OF each OF these The bill pro
v;dcs that the money shall be expended and the dc
SIGN of the monument selected under the direction Of
the secretary Of War The Society OF Old lhoOkynle'
has issued an appeal 10 Congress in behalf OF tho
monument bill. and it has been printed in handsome
pamphlet IT tells how the bones Of the victims.
which had been rudcy buried along the shores Of The
WaIlabout had been partially washed out of their
shallow graves. collected in 1-O9 10y the Tam
many society and placed in temporary wooden tomb
in .Iackson-st now IIudsOn-avcl where thc} re
NAMED until June IL. 1873. when they removed
to Fort Greene, where they will remain permanently.
The question of building monument is one that can
be disposed of BY Congress with LITTLE loss Of time
if the matter is properly presented.
The needed rapid transit for the OntlvinG portion OF
south Brooklyn and the Bay Ridge district will prob
ably be supplied at very distant day in accordance
with the plan agreed upon ly what i known a the
Eighth Rapid Transit Commission. As was foTceocu
some time ago. there is to be an extension Of the Inc
Of The Union Elevated Company in Fifthave. through
Thirty eighth st. and Third ave- and there Is little
doubt that this road will ultimately be continued as
lar a. Fort Hamilton. This commission has also pro
vidcd for increasing terminal facilities at the Bridge
for the BROOKLYN niOn system. which sadly needed
There frequent and loud complaints over the de
laws which passengers have 10 undergo. and
remedy cannot be provided too soon. II Is hoped iat
the commission will set about this work without delay
though the probabilities that its action vii! DE
conditioned upon decision to where the terminus OF
The Bridge shall finally be established.
one of the annoyance, to which people living mp
town subjected is the frequent calling Of "c\tIa-
in The streets in the evening Last Monday rieh for
instance the streets caused 10 rcSounh with shont
OF EAtra-Iuil Account Of BloodShcd and Murder ODD
the Custom House! :" To convey 10 the eye an
idea Of the way in which tle shouts sounded TO the
ear the words would have to be printed In l"ti"- a
large as those used on theatre posters. People Vh"
bought the extras simply swindlcd. II the
Collector had been shot down al his desk 10y the score
tary Of the Treasury. greater commotloh con' moi
have been raised 10y the vendors OF these alleged
newspapers. As a matter of fact. there mad been
triaug Squabble ir the ro;unda Of no particular n
tcrcst eXcep, to the participants and their immcIi'c
friends. such things q, the voccrou~ ca,Ent "i
extras" on slight prov0catiop simply an ouia-r
and ought to be stopped by the police or IN -"mc o'h'
way.
The chewing gum Hend has made his presence tcll
in every variety Of public CONVEYANCE and resort ana
people have in a sense become used 90 hW. though
il l., not e. be presumed tha their disgust is dnnn
i-hcd by the commonncsS Of his Offence. There D.
worse variety Of nuisance. howcyer came down
town on the elevated road the other ni-ht. sitting
next 10 young man vino was engaged IN WaNtca'--
Quill toothpck The series ~ noise, which he cnli''
fiOm mouth tearing and h'tiIl.l'tIii-
he cracked the quill between his teeth. De- sucked
in he half whStlcd through Il; he rolled II h''"c."
his lips he played upon It ia every imaginable man
ucr II wa wrcchcd experience for the one W"'
sat next to him. and whose left car vas lara,-cd i'
the array Of sounds given ont. j. 1t surprising il'i
/ changed my seat as soon au opportunity Pc
sented Itself The quill tootApck Gcud Is more -
be dreaded and despscd Uan the chewing gum icnd.
40 one who has been in the habit Of reading at D. -ht
on street-cars and has then had opportunity f."
compare the strectCar in this respect with the ".'
waited cars can have failed 70 lc impressed with tc t'
vantage which The latter have over Ia" form p.
Especially is this the case in -trcc5 which arr irh
hv electricity The electric l-ht shine, through tlr
windows OF the strecCa upon your paper cor hooi n
most eNasperating fashion, causing succession of
lights and shadows pass over The printed page ana
making it very trying for The ON the contrary.
I'm the elevated cars if one fortunate enough TO 20
place beneath or near one Of the lamps. De can ad
with little DILIGENTLY. The greater etcaGiuc-- of th"
elevated car and freedom from io'rs. con -t.tn'"
another strong point IN if, favor. The fra" ".'.
thouch according to the ycdoctor-. is - refrain 't"
reading at all when travelling bat some La.tnil CO..
readers claim that the muscle. Of the eve hv constant
practice adjust themselves radll" TO the condition
which reading when IN motion make, necessary. 80 y
seems that there are side, even % this question