The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-03
NEW YORK LETTER.

II Is Silu Oh eA-MhyoT iOMtli vi
Brooklyn, who died recently, that III
dated his prosperity from the hour OF
his marriage He married very young
and had only $t2 week salary, bu
began Immediately to put 81 week
into the savings bank, an example OF
thrift which is not often followed IN
these days. He attained wealth, but
never lost his early simplicity of tastes
/ and steadiness of habits. Since 1864
he has been continuously identified
with the government of Brooklyn, first
as Supervisor, than as Alderman, and
afterwards Mayor for two terms. Since
| 1882 he has been trustee of the Brook
! Ign Bridge, serving for ten years as
/ It's President. He was q native of Eng
/ land, but came to this country when
! six years old lie made his money In
| the iron business. He was Il member
of the Methodist Church and Mason
of high degree
In order to provide work for unem-
ployed poor all public improvements
that have been decided upon will be
pushed at once. Among these improve
| mentS are the building of the pub
lie bath on Division street the cree
ton of 900 additional lamp posts, the
laying out of the central promenade In
the Boulevard and the Elm street wild
enlng. The Elm street work viii cost
S3.200.000. Public Works Commission
er Coils says that the city sewers need
cleaning. The cost would be $1,000
900, but he has not now the money for
this.
Commander Booth Tucker OF the Sal
walton Army. recently offered the city
the use of the Army buildings and
meeting places for the temporary shell
ter of the homeless poor. Within tho
big hall of the headquarters of the Sal
Walton Army. In West Fourteenth
street, few evenings later lay sleep
Ing more than fifteen hundred men,
homeless through the lack of labor;
hungry, because organized charity in
It's multitudlnous work does not pro
vide food for those whose names are
not on It's registry lists; desperate, be-
cause they believed, in this great aud
wealthy metropolis, there should be
something to eat, even though 1t were
but crusts and cup of coffee or tea;
hopeless, because, after days of honest
endeavor, they could not even secure
work at sweeping the streets. 1t was
illustrative of the woe which has come
to the extremely poor OF New York
| They had come to the headquarters Of
the Salvation Army as to a refuge.
They had been Informed that wherever
this organization had a shelter or Il
hall 1t was at the disposal of the suf
ferlng that there would be no ques
tons asked. The applicants would not
be expected to tell anything about
their birthplaces or whether or not
they had been or We're now respecta-
Bile. The men had been given piece
of bread each and cup of coffee.
Those who desired it were given jam
on their bread, and with this proven
der these 1900 men curled themselves
up and went to sleep. They lay in all
sorts Of pastures, but they We're all
taking full advantage of the opportun-
ity for rest which was offered, and the
vocal manifestations of profound and
/ dreamless slumber were loud. The
men were cared for by Colonel Perry,
assisted by a corps of helpers. They
greeted the men who came for shelter
as boys" and they We're thanked
without any Indications of elusive
ness. But every man who was as
I signed TO his place on the benches
looked his gratitude in manner
which needed no words to explain It's
honesty.
State Superintendent Of Public
Works Aldridge. in his annual report
commends the movement of Eastus
Wlman and his hackers to increase
and cheaper canal commerce. G. A
Pillsbury and other Northwestern mil
lers called on the President of tn,
Dock Board to-day and thanked hin
for the action OF the Board in facIlItat
Ing the plans for proper terminals To-
the all-water route proposed by Mr.
Wimen. Mr. pillsbury said that thi,
route would centre In New York tn,
-four trade OF the Northwest. The mel
present represented an output Of 20,
100000 barrels IA year The all-watel
route will make the mlllers indepen
dent of railroads.
That Rutherford Il. Hayes serve,
his country as President from 1877 I,
1881 was due, In no small measure, I,
John {. Reid, whose death occurrc,
recently. Mr.. Reid was in 1876 man
aging editor OF the Times, and he re
fused to admit the election of Tilden
although the other Republican paper
gave up on the day after election. Tn
story of how Mr.. Relr sought MI
Chandler NOW the SENATOR and set OF
foot the movement which resulted Il
Mr.. HayeS's title to the Presidency he
Ing established by the highest tribuna
has often been told, Ii was MI
Reds most noteworthy journalists
achievement. Mr. Reid served as man
aging editor of the Times from 1877
TO 1889. and afterwards as editor o
the London edition of the Herald. Fo
the past few years he had been M
tached TO the headquarters of the Re
publican State Committee.
CYRUS THoRP