The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
Ay AIMING FOR THE BRIDGE
The Surgcstiou Considered nv y PhyslciN
md the Eoaecnst Nfffcini.

ana the Forecast Cmrtnl.
! Tho suggestion. which wns considered and
Illustrated In THE Sun few year, ngo. that
tho footpath OF tho Brooklyn Bridge should 10
protected by an awning during tho summer
months. came up again one hot dny recently In
tho olllco OF DR.. John II. NaRls at tho bureau
| OF Vital Statistics, tho father OF young man
there having been overcome by heat. Tho
bridge Is moro than mile In length. and in
the long walk arc only two spo,s where relief
from tho rays OF the sun can be found-in
the shadows OF tho piers The ap-
proaches are paved III concrete that re-
fleets back tho heat in scorchine waves
In the maln the pedestrians are busy folk. who
have little time to spare either In 60 ng to
work or returning homo. II the day is hotter
than they imagined. they have no tlmo to atop
in this piers shade after they have toiled up
the approaches. Tho approaches seom to be
tho hottest parts of the footpath. for. shut W
moro or less by the houses on either side. they
hive not sweep OF wind like the hieher parts.
Three ways OF shading the path hnre been
suggeste Hitting an awning over tho sp-
proaches. extending 1t to take In the entire
footpath except tho omen arRce in the centre
between tho cables or stretching canvas over
we Whoie: Inc extreme COST nus pesh esu'
bridge i.n sli,.ernr to sn m
wendsr how Sn many people ,' stcn to Consider
menace 70 health daiins hot wea,her: ~
blazing upon ono Is reniiyy to invite sunstroks
or apoplexy. II ono hns, any such tendency; .
IundreI : 81 Girls u who h sSs bcen S nennol up
gil .iny in the sitting downtown stores and
!Smea % withstand Sudden IV attacks o, Iest.
tho walk over the bridge means serious .oli,
e Amer an Sdsd
dition. Tho bridge looks inviting 30 II Is n
hs middle bnt ,S got TO- i they must waIS
ing that could DO sccrred Tor our oysrcrowded.
The deatH rate. 81 that do not think there can
DO any doubt. because there has been no nc:
Hs "1s Mss sSs 0a s' n, ase ssst no
so e's q P neat, 'si hs iii .N ais a Ne. Il:
S.senp .. ns shs s'' masses 'f than hss. met
nent in the movement Tor extending the dock
IN the e tho sS sy so
the wntor's edge. Graz ualIy business mas On.
eroaehed ON thoeSS, dock facilities and driven
she swsy They need sort OF n roS
i. that tho extension Of the dock privileges
was followed by naked decrease In tn,
a lew thousands for canvas: We spend many
thousands nor :ain'si canvases to tea each IN, me
SSsSs %s TAI sSh NE
living For my part would Ike TO see pot.
sS ana HMsft the Hs' sSs A svnsns
garden tue world ever saw. Strange. isn't It.
TIA. Tor ;eT thousands We can ,nnke e ou.
from Its mechanical character; h-,c is me
1t is denied them. What ~ tho cost OF n lew
ieet Of canvas any way. to the health, the life
Local Forecast onlcial Dunn lives In Brook:
~, lie hSs walked OYER the Gridr e. many
ago" he said. The neat renders the bridge
when it Is m1st needed. know hundreds Of
reorie who. like myself. are ,oreed 10 ride
s.:e,y e tS.!t hssi'h one i the oSlec,ioas .
% hat n, W Tod t
structure; and when that was referred to ha
went 10 his lIbrnry, took down several mig rec.
ny 5Srk a but '%ir'y n "!Iss HN loas
Pe s The VIM were 4 A. r. is hiknesf:@S mi!ss
sure o. sT"ars foot t. woud +" bit * rou pa
PVT The a. mig ; to Re 9" any service eu rot
Give i a slant Of 90 ana M pressure Would
cns-e'Ghth. Consider the velocity at IL miles
h s'S tSa IL to s
u0ed: Inc wind would not tear down the
# Wh9 has nds sah Of
l 10 not un'lers,a and how that direction can be
rai-ed. nness through utter ignorance of th-
ioea9y Thae is nothma III r""a BOOKS
70 show that tie awning would lie in dagger
the awning would DO used ar. no, the time Of
high WINS IN this vicinity. Here he summers
Hsh Winds are reserved Tor esriv spring and
late fall. SO far AS have studied the winds OF
sn. b os Hnnf avd In
that tue wind would not, Affect it a particle.
The masse. cross the ,6 brdas between 7:ao an
and August the sun has been UP fOnr hours
b.,ore the in!l tide Of travel strikes the loot
M !" . stream is at its height No one mseis
t" be tgd fhst n TIE ,nnt'st a." tho nSy IL
much cooling has tnkcn ~ Gce.'
II don't ..ee what object on there cnn be 30
the nnn 81 putting an awning over the bridge
sisSd WY :. es -. p !isht ESlyapised ron
vice both winter and summer, in fair Or foul
weather. Tho element, Of weight figures
sibiy that MiSht initiate against is use. But
no such objection can 10 raised to canvas. On
,s have very aw.
Understand that the wind pressure will. us 10
always something considrrahlc, owing to our
Rreut specd. At twenty miles mn hour the AVN
Ing encounters steady wind 'ha, Is not met on
the bridge. do no, hesitate to say TINT be.
lisve q CANVAS awning over the pIonenads
would DO amply strong as lar as wind pressure
The wiiih o. tho footpnth e ~, foot not
counting IN, extra width at the picrs. Tint
would mako u surfnco Of hbont $1,000 square
feet. An awning man ufacturer said: " 1t wenlt
be very easy II stretch such nm awning over
the promenade. It Is not such On Immense
undertaking HI 1t looks. In this dny OF mann.
moth circnses, when acres are covered With
canvas which suffers tile damage through
Who'll" season. it 10 lido to speculate who hcr
an awning could 10 successfully and cheaply
placed over tho promenade"
President Wngstaf Of tho bridge trustees
was surprised that he SHOULD TO asked TO elvs,
he said. that n thought the bridge needed
an awning l would have 1t pnt on2 ] have
charge Of the bridge, md what want put up
viii be put up. ] don't believe an awning L.
any more necessary than is Ice croa,n or fans"
observation-disclosures
Talk or tho Tennis Courts.
HIM. Ril!ngs Jr. viii play in the doubles 10 the Mar
ragAnsstt Tier tournament, with Marion II. wright
Ford Huntington has left the East ana started in