New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
WnAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
crrapsEs OF MEN AND THINGS ON THE
Iov. ISLAND SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.

90 sands-st.. where the dcmonuoh VI W" o. 90
C,,,,h was made necessary nearly twelve years ago
@ ,,.,hodis, church in Sandsst It. just ont Of WASH
,o so,,oUed not really because it vas theh neeooa
A., tho bridge but because its proximity 10 tiie briSe
..,aerca its location no longer desirable. h"muo,
:, o,d houses in that neghborhood were soon s"cp'
.av 10 make way FOR the Bridge railway ttaehs uii'
e,,cs then foot BY foot the Bridge has been moving
so,,hxsrd toward the City Hail. the biock Detween
concord and Hillary SITS. Is next to 80, ana Win !,
will 20 two notable landmarks OF thc n'vuhyn '..,
,r.s-tho prooNJvn Institute Ind fhe washington
s,r.st Methodist Episcopal Church. The commission
,,,,os IN assess tho valuation OF these ana other
..s ~ ,roncrty on this block has Just maze its Te
mort which In all probability VIII oe acoep'e =" '
ars inst The Institute will not get as huo io -
,rnn.tv nc was hoped, but II will get consisei'olc
odvance upcn the sum offered by the bnuso -
rhev offered s54 900; the commission awa'u' 80
T1e Institute people thought their oiios 49, 60.
worth over 100000. but thcy may oe p", to,o tne
estimating IL at an outside figure on u'o 49," o.nt
sx,,sson,s awards show an increase OF 10 per oc"'
80 ,ho amonnts offered by the trustees ~ 10 e0n
ro,,v believed that the commissioners nave uo"o
vo,k with care and thoroFgbness. All 'aS .orN -,
as.a ,i, soon be ncoured by the Bridge trustees oy
condemnation proceedings and shortly 'nere"'0' '"'
work of tearing down the buildings VIII ''eA
Tho elevated roads in the city have been remarRaoV
.e from accidents TO passengers during inc SIN years
rs more that they have been in operauoh i"'s III
d,ca,os prhably great ON the part OIL 'he peopc
who make use OF thein as well rs cau''o o '0 P,l
:, .no Guards and trainmen generally Needless rlskS
Vi wv .so,,roos taken. however and once in n while
- ,s a fatality one Of these occurred at Fifth
-. GA rucntietlst the o.hcr night. The accounts
:, ,he accident vary somewhat. but II seems 10 nave
csnltea from the fault II the passenger ra'ner 'hau
al tho conductor 1t IS amazing that people VIII Ty
~ hoard trains after they in notion nut every one
has seen the attempt made, athoush hoV nioie ,."n
eva minutes at the fnrthcst would be lost by wanting
-. a. nov, train Another trick which have seen
,r.a ui.h spccess was this on fourcar train TWO
sscnrcrs sitting near the rear end OF the last car
noposed to leave the train by the rear door, Inc END
~ The train however, extended beyond the s'a'ton
plattorm and consequently they could not step OH
rn,ll the train had got under way again. Ihis was
simply ncurrng needless danger and 1t ought not 70 DO
ner,tta one way to prevent II would be to lock the
rear door bu that would probably produce complaint
m IN ease of an accident II might be serious matter
n Messengers were not able 10 set out through that door
In one respect the entrances TO the Bridge railway
station in Rrooklyn are satisfactory than toe
exitse people are distributed through the cars In
htter xay That is passengers arriving by the Union
Elevated road come in at the southerly end ana nat-
urally enter the rear bound for New-f YORK ;
Kings County Elevated passengers are brongh near the
foremost cars and people entering the staon iro inc
street either those who walk down town F those VINO
come by the surface cars lind themselves near the mid
die Of the train OF course, 1t does not follow that
they all find places in the the point where
they first reach them but the arrangement is an ex-
celent one From the incoming platform the disribu-
ton Is less good since people bound Tor the street ana
those intending to take the Union Elevated cars must
co out nearly side by side. In New-fork unf0rtu-
natey there practically only one entrance ana one
exit at least the people must all be massed together
Siofan in, goin
Ing out.
Dr. storrs celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday on Fri
day Of week before last Henry Ward Beecher was
seyenty.nine on Wednesday and DR.. Edward Eeecher
completed his eighty eighth year on Friday The lat-
ter Is still in good health despite the loss OF leg by
railroad accident about two years ago. though he bas
now given up active work. lie is really remarkable
specimen OF an old man, as well as distinguished
member Of notable family. Mrs. Beecher's health
is not very good although she has spent OF the
summer In town. While she enjoyed her trip to the
Pacific toast last spring, 1T is question whether the
exertion not too mueh for her TO endure. she
is looking forward to renewed health this fall and is
anxious her Sunday morning visits to Green
wood. She makes them before sunrise, she says, SO
that nobody shall her. Dr. StoTs may be said to
be still In his prime The DAYS of his years will be
more than threescore and ten, and though they are
full of labor they not sorowul In October he will
complete his forsxt year pastor Of the Church OF
the Pilgrims with good prospect Of enjoying as long
pastoate that Of his father In Massachusetts town.
which extended sixty years. There Is little
doubt at all events that DIR. Storrs will serve his
church for full half century, WHICH will be COM
pleted in 1896.
Colonel John Y. Culyer has lately been travelling
through the Eastern States and usual has kept his
eyes open. AS experienced observer thing that
attracted his notice the official collection Of in
formation regarding the abandoned farms in Massachu
sets and other States, and he is confident that many
NEWCOMERS will be able the basis of this informa
ton TO secure slightly and salnbrlOus country houses
lust the sort of places TO take family Of children to
for the benefits OF outdoor life for three months of the
year. Many Of these farms. he says. in localities
whore the elevation from 500 TO 1000 feet above the
sen level the air is dry and bracing and is exactly the
right complement to the air residents Of NewYor and
Brooklyn breathe habitually at home. change Of
this kind IS most desirable in the eyes Of physicians
The country in which these farms lie is. as rule,
rugged and picturesque. and most inviting TO city
people who are fond of nature, and in particular many
desirable places can be secured at moderate cost at
the outset and without large expenditures for better
ments or maintenance.
Under the cover Of the smoke arising from the small
fusilades In the sham battles between Colonel Austen
and Architect Daus anent the building OF the l3th
Regiment Armory there is danger that the real public
interests will suffer- as Is often, If not generally the
case where public buildings involved. An in-
porant point is that concessions readily made
to contractors almost as the terms have been
agreed upon and the contract has been awarded. II a
public edice Is built according TO specifications, from
which there should plainly be departure unless un-
mistaiably in the interest Of the people at large,
contractor would obtain only fair percentage of
profit But in the case Of this armory changes In the
ironwork have already been permitted and-what Is
equally as bad II not worsethe substitution Of plain
brick for moulded brick has been authorized, to tho
undoubted sacrifice Of substance and appearance The
contractor will profit by all thesc compromises; and
some persons Will inevitably think Of the potential
resulting divvy.' Why contract for public work
should not be strictly adhered TO Is Of the things
Which perhaps contractors for public works could
throw valuable light. il they chose.
There Is renewed cause for complaint in regard to
he miserable way In which tho Union Elevated Rail