New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
GIINfPsEs OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

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nnot fail TO attract attention and to be the subject OF
,opeh admrng comment. The likeness is fairly good
"a ,he nose is striking and characteristic one. The
a,or Of the Park seems TO smile kindly greeting to
al Corners II was a great qualification to every one
n-esent that Mr.. Stranahan himself was able to Wit
- and bear share in the exercises yesterday after
ION Brooklyn keenly appreciates the distinction
scb Mr. stranahan confers upon 1t the First Gu
~ Of the fourth city in the Union, and naturally there
rere large number Of people present TO witness the
s,ocal honor now conferred upon him by number OF
ne admitting fellow citizens. The arrangements Tor
the celebration simple but complete ana VheS
we're successfully carried out Dr. Storiss grafton was
really notable production. The pastor OF the Churc
Of the Pilgrims is always at his best In occasohai au
dresses and il need not be said that his best Is won
derfnlly good indeed His long friendship Win MI
stranaban who is a member of DR.. storrs's churen'
gave special force and point to the eloquent preachers
eulogy Of his friend But DR.. storrss oratloh soon Gil
tered upon a larger field than Mr. stranahahs virtues
and marked traits of character. One of his chlG VIZ
tines has Of a truth been his devotion 10 brooSn
other words his good citizenship NatuIdh9 nus
furnished text for the speaker anu MS sie e,t,
on the duties of the citizen created deep
Aau,sred as they were with fervor and hre Uhd'
o,oso6 freouent and earnest applause In tne i'"i0
IIecton OF Dr. storrss orations his stTanaha aouicss
will hold a high place.
,rho notification of Mr. Pratts will aroused good
deal Of interest and during the last week specAl az
anton was attracted TO the carrying out Oh MS Plis
IN connection with educational work, iof WHICH TIC u
mich. and woud doubtless have done much more had
hc lived one of the important announcements wac
That made exclusively In The Tribune on "Wednesday,
, inst before his death Mr.. Pratt secured control OF
the Froebel Academy. Tompdns PARK ana tia' /.
will henoeforward be conducted as an essehua4 POI. VI
the Pratt Institute with the special purpose OF h'e
boys and girls for pursuing studies IN uio Aio"'
itself This does not mean any radlcai chd"ee Ma w
nrincIples on which the academy has been conduc'eo
un 10 this time The school established esh' vi
nine wears ago by number Of residents III the l"ei'
third Ward who felt the need for their children Vi
schoo in which the very best educational meulous
should be followed. None of them were men VI laiso
wealth. and the academy has been somewhat Vi Ou
den upon them: for on account OF uie ih"uo4u"V~
building in which its work has been DONE IL mas i''
attracted enough scholars TO become selfsupporuhe'
A new and welLarranged building Will be eiecteo ny
NJ, prat,,s sons who feel the waTmest interest in the
Proelel school and intend In this as III all otheT
things 10 carry ont their fathers desires Scrupuous
No expense will be spared to secure the best teachers
IL every deparment-thouGh. in fact, specal at'uoh
has always been given TO this subject by tle loreT
trustees-and the Ideas which have been dominaht III
Tho academy heretofore. and which have made 1t IN
,he hot sense model school, will continue to prevail
Some Of the former trustees, representatives OF the
,,rons NJ the academy are TO be continued as trustees
under the new management. 1t is confidently De
Ieved that, without making any new departure Uhe
Froebel Academy Is about TO enter upon more
prosperous career and that win speedily enlarge us
field Of usefulness by attracting much greater num-
Der of pupils
A curious fact in connection with this academy was
brought to my attention IN the course OF the week
The five gentlemen who composed the original Board
Of Trustees were all members of the wellknOwn Greek
Amin nplt
Of this fact was made after they had been working
together for some time Now that the institution Is
passing into new hands il is striking coincidence that
both of Mr. Pratts adult sons Charles NJ and Frederic
b. the latter being the head Of the Pratt Institute, are
members of the same fraternity They are graduates
OF Amherst College, of the classes of 1879 and 1887
respectively and a younger brother is now pursuing
his studies in that institution.
The exhibition OF the geographical appliances got
together by the Geographical Department of the BROOK
lyn Institute gratifying success IN BOSTON, D"r
Ing the three weeks that it lasted II attracted large
Numbers Of people and aroused genuine Interest
,mong educators generally. committee, consisting OF
ir lanes Cruikshank A. &. Merwn and Cyrus C.
Adams the president Of the Geographical Department.
was appointed last week to arrange for giving the eX-
hlbltion In New-YOr City in October and November
II Is hoped to procure in which there Will be
abundant space for the display 20 advantage OF all the
mans aliases and other features of the exhibition.
Preparations are to be made for the reception Of
hundrcd thousand visitors.
The police made q good showing at their annual
parade on Tuesday. They looked well and marched
we'll and on the whole the city has good reason TO be
proud of the force When not on parade however,
there another story 10 tell Said keen observer OF
Brooklyn affairs yesterday "The police of our city
would be decidedly improved by good 'settlhgup''
and the attention of the captains and OF Commissioner
Harden ought TO be called TO the matter. The men
look slovenly and unfcmpt their uniforms are re
Quenly far from tidy their coats are often unbutOned
disclosing decided nconguty in their makeup; and
the gait Of the buecoas is habitualy oungng ana very
unsoldielly The ordinary duty of policeman IS far
from arfums His habits superinduce laziness; he
eats and sleeps well about his beat at mile-an
hour pace and so takes flesh and grows stout and
sho-t-w1lded. Why not put these men into training
from the day Of their appointment 50 that they would
be ready for emergency and be able to stand some
chance of catching thief in they had to pursue
one? At any rate. they ought 10 be neat and clean
When we see them on parade they look well enough
but then of course they are under the most favor
able circumstances
1t IS long ride that can now take in Brooklyn
and one of its outlying districts for the modest Of
ten cents provided he is willing TO sandwich in about
five minutes Of walking. Let him start from Fast
New-York by the Union Elevated Railroad. At Bridge
st. he will transfer Without additional cost to the
Fifthave. nne, which will carry him beyond Green
wood TO Thirty That is al least ten or eleven
miles short walk will take the traveller to Thirty
nin,h-st and Second ave, where he may enter Of
The handsome cars Of the electric railroad which
INNS through Second-ave. TO Bay Ridge ana thence BY
various streets 10 the pretty settlement of Benson
hurst The trolley system is used on this road, which
4 about five miles long, and the spin along at
Nyey rate This system is well adapted for suburban
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there how inapplcable it is for use in crowded
civ streets Never did circumstances alter
decidedly This road has only been open about ten
days, and it has done thriving business. The cars
are the handsomest 10 be anywhere in Brooklyn,
and comfortable as we'll The five incandescent lights
with which they are Illuminated at night indicate the
superiority in one respect Of electricity over the old
methods Of traction, since the electrcght can be fur
rished at trjAipg cost and is away ahead Of other