New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

public park and Plymouth Church was founded
Henry Ward Beecher beginning his laporo III
Erooklyn-an event Of greal historical iInPo
lance In 1918 and 1910 no less than twenty
one hundred buildings were added TO the city
and in the former year disastrous IRE ~.
stroyed two hundred houses, three churchcs' me
pOstOiice and newspaper ONCE causihE " rs
of 81 2.O.OtO-an enormous sum IN those ddys'
In 1850 there was another big fire. and IN ms
same year the subject Of ferries began 10 as
sumo great importance. Fulton Ferry. or 90
Ferry" was fist established about lolZ. ana the
first steam forryboat Of which he world has any
record vas subsequently started by Robert tu-
ton Catharne street Ferry was established IN
lis and the South Ferry in lS,''. wan Street
Ferry Gid not begin operat ons until 49,. Inc
Hunters Point lire also began running IN lN'-'
From that time new ferries were continualy
opcninC and the East River became crowded
with odd looking steamboats,. flhaiy' III 49,
tho wonderful extension Of the city was shown
by the Mayors message. which state mat the
nooulation Of Brooklyn wa l2ocob, making IL
the seventh city in the Union. There was an IN
crease Of S12OUDJOO Of taxable property There
were fifteen scoOls. fifty miles OF gas mans dnn
twelve hundred gas lamps. In iact' the Guy mao
almost overgro"n itscl IN lN'i the cit.'S ~
Brooklyn and Wiamsbur" were conaolidated
and the combined cities Of 1870 comprised lG,o'
acres or twenty-five sluarr mil 8 There Wcie
thirteen boats communica ling with the opposite
ehorc four lines " street railroads IN ful' opera
tion and several stages. There were 'l6 sire"is
opercd City Park and Washington PARK at fort
Greene bat Prospect PARK vas NOT yet even
suprcetp1 The total NalihOpn C' rti' - 80
was SGt 60 III. and the population over l.'''l
a really astonishing r~oCrcss. when twenty years
hnrore # was only 1910 The next ev'nt pro
,,ious TO the civil War was the startnc OF tlf
Nassau WatcrWO.ks. water being the great c'in-
n,oditv the city needed \ jubilee ~ celebrate
,tis event was held on April - 1sb?. Governor
Morgan and Peter Cooper being present NJ the
ce,elra' lion Then came another inter' 81 ~ Wai
ard misery
Brorklyn Responded 10 tho frs cali - ms
n,icaIly enthusiastically and imr'diaiHiy.
pac,uiting Off ,es wric opcred and militia BODIES
nrcanizsd for the field The sum Of SI3 opJ WIS
voted nv The Common Council FOR the relief of
tho fanili s Of volunteers and also loan or
SIo0 900 for The equipment of volunteers The
NV Yard was in fun swing fitting ont cruisers,
-, 4 nver five thousand men found constant en-
,,inxrocn, there After going through the incNi-
t.Ilo trihuloiion and distress, III" cruel war
ended ard Brooklyns Survi' ing WliI1"rs
,n,r,hed back, kim County furnished ihiri'
thousand men to The armies OF the Unii"d
rho interval between 1855 and the pref-ni
,i,re has been one Of continual progress ana adj
yancenlcut commercially and socially. In lStS
mo nonulatinn was 3nh~W and the street mile
s@. reacbed q Grand total Of 800 miles Events
moved raridlv The Erie Basin drj dock was
rc-,r,o,cd in 1896 The fol.ir: were improved
tho streetcar lines extended. ard IN lNSi tho hfst
c",io road was started. The BROOKLYN Elevated
L.orn its usefulness in 1SSJ In lNn-' IN May
~ rcrhaps the greatest event in brOokNnS
v.hnin history as city occurred, IN the opening
Of the great Bridge. IT,, T.,
The population Of the Borough OF Brooklyn IS