New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Ills odd 10 think of the metropolitan police force
o.. 1ooirf for a ..bossy" cow, that Is just wilat
II was called upon do recently. To people WIZ
lofty ideas OF the great city OF Ne"-hOiA "a
thought OF a wandering aroullu INC
rnust seem peculiar Brown Bess, a hornless
rnilch COW strayed away from her happy ioiie %
the Keenan, homestead, in ParkVille- me Po440e
were called on and in the usual course OF aIah0
general alarm sent out from folce
quarters and read TO every patroinah Al e
and Queens boroughs. Following out tieH
tornary habit Of getting things mixeo the pI polce
sent out an alarm for Brown Eess ION ,tiI,a
instead Of hornless COW. AlIhouSl t rctions net in
patrolmen have been following tielr . lis b foi1nd
searching for the lost COW she has not beeh louiu
MANY officers Of the United States Marine Corps
will be sorry to learn Of the death or Barney
at the barracks in the navy yard on last THURSDAY
morning For many years, being incapaclla'eu
from active duty he detailed as librarian ana
keeper OF the billiard room. Fifty-two years oio
Barney" whose fun name was Bernard Bernard
had been in the Marine Corps Tor tWehtH.seE,e H,9 ga
wears HIS genial and frank disposition coupleGI
with an extensive fund OF stories and anecdotes OF
with whom he came in contact. Barney failed
TO reyele on Friday 6FothfT fara maTas ba6
carried him away in the night.
The highways bureau is removing two large will
low trees which have stood landmarks for more
than one hundred and fifty years in Halsey-st'
near Patchen-ave. Three Italians, in charge OF an
Inspector are engaged in the work The trees were
rotted about the trunks. and were condemned as
a menace to the life Of pedestrians The upper
branches were dead and threatened 10 descend on
the heads Of those who walked beneath them one
Of the trees was better preserved than the other
and the inspector said there was no need OF oe-
stroyiug Il.
.-r,at tree o." he said would outlive you and me
.f.t were allowed TO remain II IS Of the biggest
j have ever seen, and have seen many IAN oiies
The removaI Of the big willows will he TegTefted
Rood Who in the hot weather have found sTeat
relief from the hot sun under their spIeaulHe
n is not generally known that the two big vii
lows on Cob Dock. at the Brooklyn . Na.hg go, 80,
Irbcb fbev grew were cut from willow near the
6grl PaGe OF Nap9e99 ~ s8 o6er Of The United
NAVY and brought American many years ago 10
be planted in the navy yard
President Greatsinger Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company has undertaken gigantic task
IN at the same time deve4oping the service so as
10 meet the demands Of the public ana keeping
do,V, the disbursements for the benefit OF the
stockholders One OF the most trying problems he
has 10 deal with is that of damage suits resulting
from numerous accidents Mr.. Greatsinger has de-
voted himself particularly TO the investigation OF
the causes of these accidents in attempt to
obviate them. He issued orders that he should be
Immediately Informed OF any seIi9gS Tlii 4GeiGs f Zen
sington week ago last night, being called from
he, in the company of General Superintendent
Wheaey and legal TePTesentau'G oI me sffe
O'clock in the morning. snd the rain was railing
he The h be ReK ii aed ear n t to %
the exact cause OF the accident. The following day,
ough personal Investigation OF the collision
Congressman Harry a. Hanbury. of the With
Assembly District put aside his dignity last Mon
day and blossomed out Cs a pitcher. but he with
cred rapidly, and he is willing TO admit that
oratorical effort is nearer 10 the measure Of his
ability than exhibitions the baseball diamond.
The occasion was the annual outing Of the XIIth
Assembly District Republican Club al Point View
Island on the Sound. The feature of the day was
10 be a baseball game bet Teen select teams from
the XIIth and With Assembly districts. Congress-
man Hanbury war widely nailed as prodlgy In the
box. and bets were freely made that he would
make the opposing team Iook Ike small number
hits, with a total of tweuty-one earned runs, in
conrressmans %onderfni deyery Players OF on the the
XIIth district team said ii could not have been
easier If they had been hitting fshballs with bar
rel slaves. Running bases became so monotonous
after three innings that they voted # would be
more fun imbbe cooling beverages on the hotel
piazza. Congressman Hanbury wanted to play ii
out, but his helders We're not anxious. They be-
lieve he will make better record in Washington.
Among the officials OF the game were the follow
ing politicians: Charles Warbasse. legal adviser;
James F. Roach. surgeon; John ]. Bartlett scorer:
r. R. Rehn mascot; John II. Kemble Judge Of the
court of appeals; n. J. Smith, undertaken; DR. H
Z. Turner, coroner. Scorer Smith. who in
innings. declared that had the game been pro-
longed, he would surely have been a subject for
the coroner and undertaken.
Congressman Hanbury has the reputation OF be-
tng strenuous man. and his failure a pitcher
IS not attributed to his lack Of nerve. In politics
he is known fearless and outspoken and has
had many a heated passage Of biting pleasantries
tn his capacity as member OF the Kings County
Republican General Committee. Some weeks ago
he distinguished himself by knocking down a loaf
er VINO mad lnsulted a woman In the street. Tall
and OF commanding figure. the Congressman af-
fects the road-brmIned black felt hat and might
easily be taken for some Southern colonel
TEACHERS TO BE PENSIONED