New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
NAMES FOR FOUR BRIDGES.
BROOKLYN. MANHATTAN. YORK AND
QUEENS THE PRIZE WINNING
SELECTION

The American Scenic and Historic Preservation
Society annou iced yesterday the awards OF its
prizes for the best and next best lists or names
proposed for the East River bridges The four
bridges for which names invited the
Brooklyn Bridge, the bridge known The New
East River Bridge, the bridge 70 DC built between
these two, and the BlackweIrs Island bridge The
competition was suggested by an editorial in The
Tribune last spring. The trustees did
slider any Of the 121 lists submitted ideal and II
probable that their Recommendations 70 the bridge
authorities will be selection Of the best sugges
tions from all They unanimous. however, IN
favortng the Brooklyn Bridge for the present
structure
son. OF East Orange y J.. who offered the names
Brooklyn. Manhattan. York ard Queens for tie
four bridges respectively and The second 70
Franklin T Nsvtn. OF Pittsburg. Penn who sug-
gests Brooklyn. Easr River. Manhattan ana
Queens
Honorable mention made % the lists submitted
by six residents Of New-York- as follows
Moulron Henry-Brooklyr, WILLIAMSBURG. Man
Robert z sibiey-Brooziyn. Williamsburg wana-
?. ". Ridgwsy-Brooklyn. co-lears Rutgers and
Miss Elizabeth Brtggs-Brookiyn Manhattan.
Wius Joanson-Brooklyn. wuiansburg Bow
Mrs NJ : Peirce~BreokIyn. Greater Nev-York
Manhattan and Long Island
The trustees also make honorable mention OF col
lateral suggestions made by Leopold Freund, c L
Overrnan. Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer, and Albert
JTlrnaun OF this city concerning the public dedica
ton christening of the bridges and their en-
beIishneut with commemorative tablets. medal
lions
Miss Sulithson. winner % the 7rst prize IS
native OF Brooklyn. and has lived here nearly all
her life She is now on the editorial stan OF The
East Orange Record" She is ardent student
OF history She IS a descendant Of Sir Hugh
smithson Erandfathe- OF the founder o. he smith
sonian Institution and Is niece or Rear-AtrnlraL
Wooton OF the British navy
Mr. Nevin IS a lawyer. who was graduated from
Williams College in 1880 and from the University
Of Pennsylvania Law Scaoo m 1857 He Is Of
Scotch-Irish descent with principal family con
necriors in Philadelphia and Ptttsours
Among other proposed names for the bridges,
given in regular order were Brooklyn Manhattan-
Empire Republic. Lincoln. Manhattan. Union,
Franklin South Hamilton. Jefferson. North Plo-
neer Washington. Monroe, Lincoln. Roeoiins NJ
kinney Manhattan Queens, Nanhattan Ne"-AH1-
sterdam. Union. Grant. Dewey. Brant Franklin
Morton: Metropolitan. Columbus. Union. President
United States. New-York. America. Washington
Manhattan New-A tusrerdau Rutgers, Queens
Arthur Mckinley, President Cwhen opened PreSl-
dent Cwhen opened. Monroe. Lincoln, Grant. Nc
KlnIey; Breukeien, Middlewout, BosWycA I 1FecAl'
Brooklyn Manhattan kntckeroocker, I-incol. :
Pioneer Colonial Independence, Reunion. Liberty,
Columbia. Nation. Lincoln; FIRST Brooklyni EasI las
River Third Nassau Three Islsha MOB 49,, az
Ia PacIfc. Lafayette and Steubsn- Schuyler an ]
StJlyvesant Clinton and Hamilton. Lincoln. E1o-
rear Lincoln. Manhattan. Trinity; BeeNrnan De
;sncev Sruvvesant. Montgomery. BROOKLYN, East
River Manhattan Queens. Brooklyn. East. Man
hattan blackwell: Southern Eastern, Northern
Western: Brooklyn. Middle, South, North shore
Main Greater Nev,-York. Halfway, Blackwells Isl
ard. Columbus Washington. Lincoln. Grant; Broo K
Ivn Williamsburg Manhattan, Hunter Island;
Brooklyn. Century, Wlllamsourg Astoria Ftoeo-
ling East FIatbush. Blackwells; National Co
iunbia Union. Trinity; Manhattan Powhatan, Co
urnbus Amertgo vespgcci; Brooklyn: Astoria Astoria Bow
cry. Knickerbocker. Roeblins Manhattan stly-
vesant Columbia; Roeblipg. New Era Liberty.
queens. Franklin. Jefferson clinton. Lincoln
Adams Jefferson. Madison. Monroe; Mckinley.
Cleveland Lincoln. GARFIELD. Roe6hng' Schley,
Sampson Dewey. Webster. Franklin, Cooper.
Grant; Sherman, Carnegie Manhattan Information
al: Roebling Clinton Chryst1e. Blackwell. Fort
Amsterdam Palatine. Knickerhocker Van Twill
er; Ninuit Van Twtiler, Neft. Stuyvesant,
Blackwell, or Island; bridge; IndePendeH7T9.e Con
burg, Bowery. Ravenswood; Brooklyn Three
Gould Low; Washington. Jefferson, Adams Mon
roe; Vanderdonck. Dongan. Letsler, Zenser, Brook
lyn. stuyvesant. Van Cortlandt; Dqnsan; BROOKLYN
Leisler De Peyster, Bradford. Lord Baltimore.
Samuel Adams Sherman. Lincoln, New -Hamp-
shire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut,
Perry, FarraguJ. Dewey. Sampson; Brooklyn. Man
haitian. York. Queens Richmond, Columbus.
Cabot. Penn. Chatham, Colony, Burghsr, Knicker-
booker, Netherlands: Beavers. IroqUois Lafayette.
Netheriand