New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH,

Two fashionabIy dressed young women entered
d Nostrand-ave. the other afternoon. each car
rying carefully in her Scotch terrier. The
heads and tails of the dogs were deliberately
adorned with imposing bows Of pink baby ribbon
The women petted the terriers. and called them by
so many endearing that the spectacle be-
came iutoerable to Irishman sitting opposite
who suddenly remarked in d loud voice to his COM
panion, shocky haired of Erin:
Soy, Moike ye Irish tarrier, I'd like to tie up
Yer whuskers wild pink ribhuns put 4 green collar
roun' yer neck and walk out wild yez ,,,
Sure. Pat" was the ready answer. you'd
As the Irishmen continued TO indulge III more or
less airy persiage regarding the terriers, to the
fed women. the latter soon sgnalled the conductor
and hurriedly left the car.
Because of its dilapidated condition and unsghtly
appearance, the old mansion at No. 954 st. Marks
ave, which is situated In Of the most beauti-
full sections OF Brooklyn and has long been det-
riment to the fashionable neignborhood of the
Twenty-four Ward. is to be sold. few years
ago this once paiatial dwelling considered one
of the finest in the upper section of the borough
It's site in St Mark save. between Albany and
s5oC,000 seamans, dwelling, and in its immedi,
ate nelghborhood are the luxurious MONIES OF
the old mansion, tenantless and unprotected, is
been destroyed, the expensive chandeliers ruined
and the panes of glass in The windows broken
and convenient for games of handbal and other
sports summer and winter.
: Why the old mansion has been allowed TO go to
pieces is something Of mystery The story is
current, however, that the owner Of the property
sold it a company representing sanatorium for
ncurables. and that the residents of the ward
greatly dispeased and tried to prevent the man
sion from being devoted to that object. The pro-
motors of the proposed sanatorium began to re-
model the building, and work started the
however before the new story was finished. and
allowed to remain without roof the interior has
been greatly damaged by the elements When
fire broke out, several and the building
was saved from destruction only by the promptness
suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary g
1t is said the old mansion was built at a cost or
| $4,000 for Manhattan broker who was Obliged
to sell it on account of reverses. The syndicate
formed to establish a home for incurables made a
bid for it to the new purchaser. their price was
accepted, and the transferring of the property to
the syndicate is rumored TO have been resnonsihIe
Tor the old dwelling going to ruin. Great opnosi-
ton to the establishment Of sanatorfun was do
.e.opeu h among the wealthy residents of st Marks.
shelr PROPERTY and the strength of the opposition
the syndicate to abandon the scheme Part Sa use
land surrounding the old mansion was sold ID I me
stone houses. e" ~" VI brown
Many friends of Assistant Librarian Jo,,os
Creighton of the Brooklyn Library who NO ~'.o'
Gently stricken with total blindness for a +,
VIII De glad to know that there is a fair cb.,.
lot MS recovery, and that he may soon ba abI -
return 10 work. Dr. John c. Lester NJ No 20
Scher1nerhorn-st, Brooklyn, told a Tribune reno+
CT yesterday that MI Creighton was gradpaIIv i'm
proving, ana had passed beyond the stage of ind,
rouai heipessness. The doctor said ,ba+ % ~
creighton improved in another week so -, MT
ne mas improved in the last he woniS he p.iy rs
90 OUT OF doors alone. Mr.. Creighton % - auie 10
uf1sEiSn features OF individuals and us
oshizeo several friends before they smoke ~ rec
On the road from Mineola to Jericho aho,,. 49,.
mics from the former town, short stretch No +t
lhorotghIare has undergone the 'oiline nrooa. =,
ms consists Of sprinkling of the roadwa,, -,
generous amount of kerosene The exnnr;r,at
proved successful in France SO there wac No -
why g l. Peters should not try a like ax,,.ia.
on Long Island highway. This he did 49,. -
months ago. on the part OF the road m Ierioho
that runs along his property for about VIA. 80
GIeu rect he was continually ANNOYED nv ,h. d.It
oiowlns IN from the road. which is nsce Sns;s'
Win tniIi layer OF clay surfacs 1sh.a
o. course throws OFF thick clouds OF dust uhnn esy
plaf and has enectualy put ston ~ th nc oseIe
ance During the wet weather the CLAW vac d n,laoy
10 the carriage wheels is dry on the nnier s,rya
mus showing how preventative the oil is 5sha ~
pertinent seems 10 be proving q great snccnss go,
/ may be tried in Brooklyn. ~ auoee7s' an"
| FINDS son. But Loosen WEE
Young John Kopicka of M