The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
A BATCH OF GOOD THINGS.
Many Important Achievements
Placed to the Seventh Years Credit.


No. l.-Aa instance OF THE Evening
Worlds" devotion to the cause of the
people was shown in the efforts which It
made to secure better water supply for
the city of Brooklyn. Reports were made
from time to time that the city's supply
had been allowed to become polluted
through the CarelCSsness and neglect of
those whore duty 1t was to sec hat 1t
was KEEP, lure and clean. Reporters
o. The E.lrmrg World' We're sent OFT
u investigate the matter, and they dis
covered the existence of a state OF
affairs that hal never been suspcC; I'd
by the citizens of Brooklyn. Oficlal in
tive measures were at once taken to
purify and renovate the sources of the
clty's water supply to the great benefit
OF the health of the people. Clerks
the state OF affairs were discharged and
the Department underwent general
overhauling.
No. 2.--One of the most notable
achievements of THE Evening World"
in the way of news-getting during the
past, year was its account, cabled by
details OF the sinking OF the English
line of battle-ship Victoria by the Cam
| perdown during the evolutions OF the
British fleet in the Mediterranean. The
occurred had been known for several
days, but no details OF the occurrence
could be obtained by the newspapers,
either in this country or In England.
The first absolutely authentic account
OF the disaster was published in an
Evening World extra, which was
night giving all the thrilling details of
! the laundering OF the unfortunate war
ship after the collision with the Camper
down. telling of the heroic rescue OF a
with the waves and the horrible havoc
made among the STRUGGLING sailors by
9' Ths EHsnPPE roP %Ur T wns es sfIr
back in full! to the London papers
and printed the next day Thus the
English people received their first re,
! liable information OF the catastrophe
which so nearly concerned them through
the enterprise OF an American news
paper
No. 2,-For a long time II had been
evident that the work of the Police
Department of this city should he sup
plemented by an improved system OF
/ sigma ing and ;he use T patrol wagon.
for transporting large numbers OF polio,
from ono part of the city to another Il
case OF an emergency. as we'll as for tbs
conveyance OF prisoners to the polio,
stations when the arrest was made a
a considerable distance from the station
instead of walking them through tn,
streets The Evening World" took VI
this question, investigated i thoroughly
and in behalf of the public demands
that some such system should he es
tahllshcl in New York city, II wa
.
even the other large cities in this cuun
try In that respect. and that the mos
primitive methods prevailed here in com
par son with the great cities abroad
Tn result of the agitation begun b,
! The Evening World' Is that an an
, preparation has been made from tn
city treasury for the purpose Of pro
p Wiling the neCcs sary equipment for /
police patrol wagon system for At leas
eight police stations, with the accom-
/ panyng feature OF code signals. an
, within another year II is probable tina
, the system will be In full operation here
J No A-hurnE the Winter and carr
% spring OF the present year TIE Evsnin
World' l1augurated crusade agains
the Street-C.ean.nG Department, rs man
q aged by Commissioner Andrews 1t wa
shown that aith. ugh SIR. Andrews ha
received larger appropriations from IN
, city for cleaning the streets than any G
: HlS predecessors, there had been no i'm
] provement in thei- condition, and the
Q were as dirty and foul In many parts {
the town. especially In those localitie
where sanitary conditions mos; demand
ed that they should be Kept cleanly
Il this connection "Tha Evening World
looked into the subject OF the Deparl
ments contracts with garbage men IL
removal OF the city's refuse, and foun
that some exceeding queer methods ha
prevailed Large sums had been paid fc
this work TO favored individuals, viii
3 there were many other contractors wi