New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-27

by Uncle Sans Cabin Is ~ tho host
known OF the many public places at the landing
HOW CANARsIE HAS GROWN.
According to sunern Rcei n tall wcli-prcserve1
negro with grizzled beard ana an inimitible
Southern brogue. the Cabin has IN" place
grow TO rs present proportions. 1T was built. he
said :" bout thir,y-nvc year ago by Cornell Doolcy
All out wander. whar De hotel and de houses stan
watah den. and whar dat saloon dar IL. use ter
catch fish many and many and many time. Dem
days. he said and he closed his eyes and seemed
10 recall the picture. folks used ter come here on
de stage. and I kin remember right well when
Brennan-dat was de drivers name-used ter drive
up ter dis doah. Well. when Sam Whitaker took
de hotel 'bou, five years after Dooley built II. he
called It de Uncle Sam Cabin and rs been do Cabin
ever sence an now dc gran son Of Sam Whitaker
John Whitaker. runs II. See yandcr. asked inc
dusky historian. "le lot o boats? Well. sah kin
member wen dar want dat many: wen Barney
Rcmsen brought lie fIst yacht lie place. Good
many years go snh but ics' remember dar names
clear yi, Dcy was de Two Elizas-wc used ter
call en- de sisers-ani de Stranger. no five hun
ia boats to hire out dem days de way de Is now
Canarsle Landing. well the village. which is
n mile northwest was AZ n stanlstll for long
time until the railroad built one OF the In
habtan,s OF the village said: Between 1870 ana
1880 little nothing done to benefit or to de-
veop the town. Then got our uniformed poiice
force and TO that step much OF our progress since
then is attributable. In tho last four years ne
auleI tnerc mas D''n more Dunlib "on' !" "''
around Canarsie than In any fifteen years IN its
previous existence" The police force cohslsts Oh
sixteen men. under command OF captain George
Hendrckson and under It's protection Canarsie II a
quiet place. and one where women and children may
Visit ,inaccompanied and be sure Of perfect saie'y
Tho good order which prevails In the place makes II
| a desirable family resort. The bad element Knows
how strictly order is enforced ana remains h"hy
The records show that the railroad company car
rled last year Gz 1S people 10 Canarsle. ana hurB
the whole year there only seventy-nvc arrests
| Within Ave years tho value OF real estate has ad-
vanced 100 per cent. and the place bears all the
! marks OF steady progress A., - .o
A friendly rivalry exists between the men VINO
do business at the landing but. as one merchant
EXPRESSED IT, I'VE all friends. and there never
Is a time when a man Is short or something ina.
ne needs for sale that he can't borrow II from
his neighbours -. :. ,.o ,,.o. y,
which w II Thomas II the foreman and w. IL;
McFall first assistant Four churches are supporter
by the 5000 Inhabitants The Rev n . hun - snS
| pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, rather
Striegel has charge OF the Roman Catholic Cnurch
and the Rev Mr. Ficken is the pastor OF inc putch
Reformed Church. There Is also German Luth-
eran Church In the village. Mrs: Mckehch 10 ,ne
| principal OF the larger OF the two schooIs ana
| the following are the trustees: William Lasale.
| William Cole Charles sanborn. William Iiiiotson
| and John s. Schenck.
GOOD ROADS NEEDED.
Tho roads leading from the landing TO the village
and thence to Brooklyn In poor condition. and
the people hope the electric railway project
carried out This, they say. will not only secure
rapid transit but will give them . GOOD road all