New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

Tho work ~ repairing the asphalt pavcments
or brooklyn began last week. and there is
prospect that some - the most dangerous Of the
holes VIII be made safe. But while some relief
VIII hc afforded on Bcdford-ave. 10y the repairs.
# will he Impossible 10 make the street comfort
able FOR riding without laying an entirely new
pavement FOR the greater part Of It's length. The
old pavement has some - Il. been IN place for
nearly a score - years. and having no proper
foundation. It has become almost as uneven as
the surface ~ the when n slight gale is
blowing II rises In hills and sinks In hollows.
veteran rider has said Of II that when he went
10 Europe ne did not feel the motion ~ the
SCI rs much and was saved seasickness be
cause he had ridden so much in Bedford-aye.
Riders who familiar with the city manage
10 avoid Bedford-ava. To a considerable degree
10y taking the alternative routes 20 the west or
the east which were provided last year Even
from the East Twenty -third-st. ferry the escape
Is easy II the Greenpont route instead 81 the
Broadway one IS taken and Leonard st and
Lcwis-av followed 10 81. Mark's-ave. or East
crn Parkway. From uptown Brooklyn there
are many cross-stroets which will lead one To
Lewis and Albany ayes. I'm the one direction or
To Grand and Washington ayes. in the other. 10
which the route is ready at hand by Gates ave.
from Bedford. As soon the missing blocks I'm
Greene-avc are nlled In with asphalt IL viii ar
ford the best downtown route and connect with
this alternative route 10 the Park II one rides
downtown In Brooklyn In Greene ave now II is
necessary. In order To escape cohhlestones TO
turn into Bedford ave. and ride south 10 Gates
ave. and then return 10 Greene again by way
Of Clinton-ave.. and follow II until il ends nj
Futon-st.. where Hanson Place affords n direct
extension 10 H. leading 20 Staie-st.. on the near
est route to the Bridge or 10 South Ferry.
one ~ the most attractive Of the new parts Of
Brooklyn is Dykcr Heights. hut II lies off the
direct route Of wheel riders and so is not seen
except by special trips To II from Seyenth-ave
or seventy ninth-st. But new streets are being
graded and paved In that part Of the highest
ground overlooking the Lower Bay and facility
In reaching II by the wheel will doubtless tend
10 make IL better known. now hat Dyker Park
lying below II. is so much frequentcd
An analysis Of eight hundred accident poll
cies paid during the last year I'm England shows
that 300 people were injured by falls on pave
ments. 12l by carriages. cabs or carts 90 by
bites or kicks from horses. % by falls when
riding horses. ~ had cuts caused nv edged
tools or gears on Is weights fell rs were in
jured by falling downstairs a few by misccl-
laneous accidents. and only 30 by bicycle acct
dents
veteran dealer gives this advice: when
cleaning the chain Of a bicycle be careful not TO
practise the general habit OF turning the cycle
upside down and holding a rag on the chain
with one hand while turning the pedal with the
other, many nasty accidents have happened
In this way, through the rag catching in the
chain and drawing the fingers OF the operator I'm
with II. The accumulation OF dust and grit
upon chain may easily be removed by using
a stiff brush This tip may save "A crushed hand
or the loss Of finger"
Never turn a sharp corner or pass a crossroad
without giving some warning Of your approach
Repairers and doctors have grown wealthy from
the fees they have received from reckless riders
who have failed to take these precautions
An Englishman has recently invented
bined cycle pump and pressure gauge which IL
said to do Its work well. The pump Is an ordi-
nary l2-nch nhater. with telescope handle On
the side and at the rubber tube end Is a cylinder
five inches long and half inch in exterior
diameter, which is firmly united to and parallel
with the pump barrel in this cylinder Is a
bucket piston, which, the pump Is worked
energies from 1t. and by it's position on gauge
at the side OF the main pump barrel registers
the pressure to which the tire is inflated from
ten to sixty pounds