New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
HAPPENINGS IN THE BOROUGH ACROSS THE EAST RIVER
SKETCH OF JACOB BRENNER
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Some Of the street hawkers in Brooklyn the
last week made themselves obnoxious by their
importantly in selling badges of mourning and
pictures of Mckinley. prominent Republican
7vas standing a corner talking to friend when
ne was approached by pedler who pinned on
his coat a crude portrait of the late President IN
the shape of a button carrying a sm9H piece OF
black ribbon. The politician quietly took the uIl-
sought-for decoration and laid it back on the
@WeIl." snaried the hawker IF you haven't got
tend to have some. anyway. You ought to be
The politician whose the Buffalo
.ageaE ron - as ss that Of
insult and looked as though he would like to
bis feelings however. and said nothing.
The last rites over the body Of President Nc
l<inley IN Canton on Thursday did not bring ter
rnination to the draping Of places OF business in
sonbre black. The vabrk continued yesterday and
Friday. showing that the exprHssi4ns OF griet on on
inability TO get black draperies and the services
OF professional decorators.
Some of the flags which have been placed at half
mast since the Presidents death have history.
One which is flying at No. 81 Nevins-st was
first hoisted the Delancey-st station house in
New-York City at the outbreak of the Civil War.
It was dropped TO halfmast on the same pole
when Lincoln was assassinated. When Garhed
died it expressed the grief Of its IS 9Ther SnT m h No Se
58s Sackett-st. has also been placed at haIfmast
fSr ntR tRree when neen Was the flag
was doing duty in the United States Navy at
NeHberne. n. c.
II has been interesting to note the various ways
81 which the grief of the people of Brooklyn has
been manifested. Not only have black draperies
and halfrnasted flags been seen in abundance. but
also photographs of all descriptions and all de-
grees Of excellence: wreaths Of various KINDS ana
original designs made of all sorts of materials
More than half dozen various versions or the
of fhe 6kin President displayed IN
different places Here and there original poetry on
the life and death of Mckinley is seen dfeor In
displayed piece of cardboard in the window is
labelled:
The odd mistake forces e fees IN a fpe sight 81 Of
the well meant tribute
ry direction OF the John A. Roebings Son Com
nanv who have the contract for making the cables
Of the New East River Bridge, two large portraits
of Mckinley Thursday suspended from the
bridge Both were heavily draped in mourning and
ing steamers and ferryboats
Little by little the old landmarks in the navy
yard are disappearing. The warrant for the de-
struction of Building No. p has now been signed,
and in few weeks II will have been torn down
This relic of the old days dates back TO the time
Of modern sailing vessels. Then il was used as a
sa " mill. For time il has been used as the
Headquarters for the guards and has also con-
FAMED q number OF old boats. A building is to
he erected cost OF $4,000 II is to be 300 by lso
Il be than the present structure that McDonough-
ave. named after Admiral McDonoush, VIII De
wiped off the map
Last summer the yard overrun with visitors
from the West other parts OF the country. This
has been attributed TO the Pan-American Exposi-
ton most of the out OF the State visitors there
coming TO New-York Getting into the habit of
seeing things" they naturally 20 the navy
yard About six thousand passes OF this nature
were issued last summer. breaking all records.
Many OF the visitors do not know battleship from
a yaSl. and the officers at the yard took keen de-
light in the remarks and actions OF some Of them
Much surprise has been manifested by the casual
visitor at the wonderful variety of machines and
tools IN the new shop OF the steam engineering de
partment. Commenting this Commander j. A.
b. Smith. the the head Of the department. said the
other day: We have much larger variety Of tools
here than they have at the Pan American Exposi-
ton No Brooklynte need go TO Buffalo to
tool exposition Every manufacturer who has
thing OF merit has been given show here. and
there kick coming from any of them"
Peprcscntat,es OF large tool making companies
are constantly visiting the shops get ideas.
his is the OF the year when the horning
pigeon flyers indulge their sport. Every Sunday
afternoon and Monday morning large hocks OF the
intelligent birds may be returning from the
racing points IN Pennsylvania They are usually
liberated on Sunday morning The young bird
tests OF the Brooklyn Hom.ng Pigeon Club began
early. in September with leO-n.ile race The
ageiase speed OF the first birds arrive In Brook
lsil WAS more than seventeen hundred YARDS a min
lite Next came the lJD-nlie race. followed by the
zSe-Inlle ana .0o-Tniie contests To-day. the
weather conditions favorable. the 4O0-rniie race
Will probably be flown In these races only birds
efble. in the old bird races, flown in the spring
bros Of any age may be entered The sport Is ex-
peneive and ofscouraging. since about g per cent
pigeons