The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
NEW YORK LETTER.

dated his prosperity from the hour OF
his marriage. He married very young,
and had only $12 week salary, but
began Immediately to put $4 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 stcadiness 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
lyn Bridge, serving for ten years as
Its President. He was a native of Eng
land but came to this country when
six years old. He made his money In
the iron business. He was a member
of the Methodist Church and n 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
ening. The Elm street work will cost
| So, 200. 900. Public Works Commission.
er Coils says that the city sewers need
cleaning. The cost would be $1,000.
600, 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 the
big hall of the headquarters of the Sal
walton Army, in West Fourteenth
street, a few evenings later, lay sleep
ing more than fifteen hundred men,
homeless through the lack of labor;
hungry, because organized charity in
its multtudinous work does not pro-
vide food for those whose names are
not on its registry lists; desperate, be-
cause they believed, in this great and
wealthy metropolis, there should be
something to eat, even though It were
but crusts and cup of coffee or tea;
| uOltltsSS, DcCuuSe, ullcI vi lputSI
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 ms to refuge.
They had been informed that wherever
this organization had n shelter or n
| hoI ot hn 1tcnnaoI Of IN S,tf
ferlng; that there would be no ques-
tions asked. The applicants would not
be expected to tell anything about
their birthplaces or whether or not
they had been or were 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 pOstures, but they were 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,
uSSiottu py u WI 20 Va hNipSih' IVY
greeted the men who came for shelter
as boys" and they We're thanked
without any indications Of effusive-
ness. But every man who was as
signed to his place on the benches
looked his gratitude in a manner
which needed no words to explain its
honesty.
State Superintendent Of Public
Works Aldridge in his annual report,
commends the movement of Erastus
Wiman and his hackers to increase
and cheaper canal commerce G. A..
Pillsbury and other Northwestern mil
lers called on the President of the
Dock Board to-day and thanked him
for the action Of the Board in faclitat-
, ing the plans for proper terminals for
, the all-water route proposed by Mr..
Wimen. Mr.. Pillsbury said that this
route would centre in New York the
-four trade Of the Northwest. The men
present represented an output of 20,-
600, 900 barrels n year. The all-water
route Will make the millers indepen-
dent of railroads.
, That Rutherford b. Hayes served
his country as President from 1877 to
1881 was due, in no small measure, to
: John @. Reid, whose death occurred
S recently. Mr.. Reid was in 1876 man
, aging editor of the Times, and he re-
I fused to admit the election of Tllden,
although the other Republican papers
gave up on the day after election. The
story of how Mr.. Reir sought Mr..
, Chandler NOW the SENATOR and set on
foot the movement which resulted in
Mr.. Hayes's title to the Presidency be-
!. ing established by the highest tribunal
has often been told. 1t was Mr.
9 Reld's most noteworthy Journalistic
v achievement. Mr.. Reid served as man
c aging editor of the Times from 1873
4 to 1880, and afterwards as editor OF
:. the London edition of the Herald. Fol
. the past few years he had been at
: tached to the headquarters OF the Re
D publican State Committee.
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