New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS IN TIE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND


METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND
Tie lnaccessbilty of Long Island from Brooklyn
would be an interesting subject Of discussion In
the natural cours OF things II would seem though
there ought to be close and constant connections
between the big city at the west cNd Of the island
and the rural districts and that 1t womb he decucdy
TO the interest OF transportation companies 10 provide
such. The fact that some portions OF the lsahh
are practically out OF the reach OF brooklyn was
forciby brought home TO my nina by casual
conversation which | had with a friend whom l
CHANGED to meet In Court st. opposite the City Hail.
a day or two ago. We speaking OF the posi-
binty of getting homes in the country, ana ~ the
fact that the best train service ont OF The metropolis
Is supplied by some of the NewJersey railroads
" OF course, that is out of the question:" said he
for a man doing business IN Brooklyn-at least for
all.the-year living. l have tried 1t in the summer
and found that 1t went very well for few
weeks but soon got enough of 1t. There many
beautiful places Long Island, and l have often
thought that should like to live there But the
trouble is that 1t is difficult to get 10 them TO my
mind the finest part Of Long Island Is the north
side mean the region that Is reached by the North
side Railroad But the only way for me To get
there from my Office the City Hall here is to go
down Fulton Catharle ferry, cross 10 NewYork,
take q bost from james slip to Long Island City,
and there 1T last to get aboard train that VIII
take me 10 my destination Now. no mortal man can
DO expected 10 DO that I think 1t would drive me
crazy II l were compelled to do It, For my part
i cannot why 1t is that the railroad company
which has q monopoly of Long Island does not give
more attention to the needs and comfort Of the
people of Brooklyn. know ali about the changing
at Jamaica, which Is abominaton WITHOUT
single redeemng feature; and L am aware too' mat
the railroad service the island now Is u sooo
deal better than twenty years or so ago; pt IL
is BY no means what 1t ought to be yet, so far as
Brooklyn Is concerned"
TO many BrookIynites George William Curtiss
death will produce q sense Of personal loss even
though they did not enjoy his personal acquaintance
He has delivered his mastery oratons more often
in Brooklyn than elsewhere and has always been
favorite speaker before Brooklyn audiences Inc
Broonyn Institute has been peculiarly fortunate IN
securing his services O number Of times on most
INTERESTING occasions. Within the last Two years
oe has spoken before It's members on three occasions
twice within the last year. His oTatons on
sumner Phillips and Lowell-the last specially
prepared for delivery there on the 22d OF lasr
February, the anniversary Of Lowelps birto-Wlu
never be forgotten by those who heard Them Inc
Lowell grafton was Nh Cnrts's Ywan1song; after
being heard In Brooklyn 10 repeated In New-York
In behsf OF a benevolent cause, and that was, II
am not mistaken, Mr.. Curiss last public appearance
On an important occasion In Brooklyn Mr. curtis
doubtless spoke most frequently In the church Oh
his MEND Mr.. Chadwick who was chosen to conduct
the funeral service on Friday and whose ADDRESS Oh
that occasion was marked hy great tenderness ana
depth Of feeling to which no gave expression IN
words Of rare beauty and impressiveness
Garrett p. Servss, the wellknown writer and
lecturer ON astronomy, and the PRESIDENT OF tne
Department. Of Astronomy IN the Brooklyn msntdto'
has In the course Of (he last week given up news
paper work. In which he has been long engaged, and
win henceforth devote all his time to lectur1ng
Last spring and early IN the summer ne lectureo
three times q week in New-iork in connection WHO
the scientific entertainments at the Carnegie MUSIC
Hall known as "Urania" ond q From Chaos 70 Man,
So great was the success Of these entertainments
that the hackers Of the enterprise have determined
to give them in numerous large cities the coming
season as O means Of popular education, and they
have engaged Mr.. Sertiss to devote all his time TO
this work. Arrangements have already been made
for the produc ton Of one or both OF these entertain
ments In Philadelphia, Washington, New-Haven,
Bridgeport, Providence, Boston, Portland and
Brooklyn. There will be Two weeks engagements
in the larger ciues and shorter in the smaller.
The arrangements for the season in New-iork have
not yet been completed. MI 6erviss spent con-
siderable time during the summer In the Yellowstone
region, collecting material for q fully ILLUSTRATED
lecture on that subject be was accompanied DS
artists so that an accurate reproduction VI gooo
mart OF the National Park will be seen on the stage
when this entertainment is gven These enter
tainments are not s,ereOpncon shows by any means
the lectures merely illustrate and explain The
elaborate and costly scenery which Is The chlei
feature Mr. servisss many newspaper friends
will be sorry to lose him from the ranks; at the
same time they win heartily congratulate him upon
his good fortune IN having opportunity 70
devote himself 10 work which is wholly congenial
10 him. in q field where he has already achieved
marked success.
The number Of policemen who have been getting
into trouble lately IS unusually large and suggests
that there is extensive decentralization among inc
members 81 the force Intoxcaton has prevailed
TO a surprising extent. Within two months nearly
a score Of men have been tried before Commissioner
Hayden on charges of drunkenness Mr.. Hayden
insists that discipline In the force is not lax and that
he has dismissed more men for this offence than
any OF his predecessors. He inclined 20 throw
the blame for the quality OF policemen on the ~-V'i
Service Commissioners, but he does not appear 10
have made out good case. Inc ohclh s'a'c-
ment Of a little unpleasantness as made by one Oh
the serreants has been printed within few DAYS
as q proof that men not highly educated get ih'o
place through the operation Of the Cl'h service
rules The statement IS not a model OF good Englsh
and would be a poor certificate for wOud-De re
porter but &c tells the story fairly well ana Is ho'
open to severe criticism In spite OF us VIOLATION oi
the accepted rules OF grammar IL LOOKS as 'nousn
Commissioner Hayden and the high police oihoi"'S
were not doing their duty in maintaining discipline
throughout tie force.
The excellent record made By the Brooklyn soldier
hovs NJ Bufalo is all that the people Of the city
could desire and they manifested their appreciation
In no uncertain way on the return OF The i3'h ana
the 23d. 1t is a great pity that there have been
two unpleasant sequels. Colonel Austen, 81 Inc
l3th has been greatly stirred up because the 'drS
In which his command returned home were more
or less filthy and the accommodations were h0'
sufficient for the men. More important than ulis
Is the fact that several muamen have fomd theif
occupation gone their return, their employers
being narrow minded and unpatriotic "a 70 I'LL
their places during their absence in response To the
call Of duty. There IS, very properly. good deal