Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-09
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Disappearance of the Old
BroWnstone Fronts.
LIGHTER COLORS NOW
IN THE NEW BUILDINGS ERECT
ED ON SITES.
Innovations in. Theaters for Greater
Protection Against FIRED. B.
Hill and Tammany.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

! Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. May s. 1892.
The rapidity with which New York
is being torn down and rebuilt is espe-
clally impressive in these spring days.
In few years more the long rows
of brownstone fronts. once considered
so stylish and elegant" will only be
found in spots in city OF light, bright
stone. and clean pink and white or red and
white brick effects. The making over of
down town has been an accomplished fact
for some time, and new sections of the city
like the upper west side. show the bright
and cheerful building materials now in IA
vor everywhere. 1t is between Washington
Square and Central Park that the process
of rejuvenating old New York is In lIvell-
est evidence. There is scarcely a cross
street off 9TH avenue in which the habits of
builders may not be studied, like the habits
of beavers. and all tending to show not
only the modern need of tall buildings but
the demand for lightneSs and brightness
within and without also The advance Of
civilization is shown in the increased de-
mand for cleanliness, and many old houses
and buildings in New York really could not
be cleaned except by tearing them down
and airing the pieces.
Tunnels Instead of Bridges.
The agitation for the abandonment Of the
proposed Manhattan bridge and the con-
struction instead Of a series Of tunnels be-
tween the boroughs of Manhattan and
Brooklyn is winning to itself the support
of many of the chief officers of the cty's
administration. Some express the opinion
that immediate action should be taken by
the proper authorities to stop the work on
the Brooklyn land span of the bridge. 9th
ers believe that it might be as cheap to per-
NIT the contractors to complete the foun-
dation for the Brooklyn tower. and then ne
gotiate with them for stopping work at
that point without the further expenditure
of the city's money for the foundation Of
the Manhattan tower. All, however. who
have been talked to are emphatic In their
belief that the Manhattan bridge Will con-
sumo nearly SO oo09O of the clty's money
before its completion, and that 1t will be
far wiser to build with the same sum four
or five tunnels to different points IN tho
borough of Brooklyn.
Innovation in Theaters.
There is to be an innovation in the New
York theaters that should be adopted in
every playhouse In the country. The build
ings department has issued an order to
theater proprfetors requiring that all exits
from the auditorium whether from the main
floor or the galleries. shall be marked on
both sides by red incandescent lights, con-
nected with an independent circuit. If tho
entire general circuit is rGIGereu uSt lt s. inc
fire escape exits will be indicated. Within
twenty days all the theaters in Manhattan
borough are to be equipped with automatic
asbestos curtains running in iron grooves
directly under a so-calIed automatic sky
light. The curtains are rugged with ropes.
which in case Of fire are to be cut The
dropping of the asbestos curtain opens the
skylight and shuts off the stage from the
auditorium Any fire In the wings is Expect
ed to go through the automatic skylight for
a time at least before it burns its way into
the auditorium. The buildings department.
has made arrangements to have every one
of these automatic curtains tested once a
month. All passageways are to be kept
lighted throughout performances hereafter.
1t has been the custom in many thraters
as soon a performance was fairly begun
to shut off lights in many of the PASSAGE
WAYS.
Army and Navy Maneuvers.
Arrangements for the combined maneu-
vers between the army and the navy. be.
ginning September /, have about been CONF
pIeted The governors of New York, Con-
necticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts
are corresponding through their adjutant
generals with Washington to whether
the National Guard of the various states
can be assigned to duty with the compre-
hensive scheme for the attack and defense
of Narragansett bay, as outlined by the
government officials. The naval militia OF
this state including the Rochester division,
York about August %, and proceed Ia New
port in the ships, and then be detailed for
the service which was outlined for the naval
militia by Admiral Taylor when he was
president of the War College. Captain Mil
Ter and the officers and men of the naval
militia have long been advocates for q
summer tour of duty, such as now con-
templated, and the men of the organiZa-
lions are looking with enthusiasm to an In
structive and most interesting cruise.
d. B. Hill and Tammany.
A member of Tammany Hall WHO is
public officer and has Cor some years taken
an active and important part in the man
agement Of the campaigns of that orGaniza-
ton says:
The talk about David B. Hill restoring
harmony in the democratic party IL this
state is absurd. / see that Mr.. HE is TO
open a literary bureau at Albany. If he Is
really trying TO bring about union and har-
mony, let him begin in his home county.
Justice Herrick and his friends are going to
fight Hill in the primaries and they viii
work hard to prevent his election as 4 dele
gate to the state convention. He will be in
a poor posi- tor for a state leader aud har-
moniZer If he has to get into the convention
as substituted delegate from some other
county. There has been flood Of talk
about democratic harmony, but IT is only
talk. There is no harmony. The factions
in Albany, Buffalo, Troy, Rochester and
other places are fighting each other just as
hard as ever. Mr.. Hill should harmonic
his own county before he undertakes 10
pacify the entire state.
Sale Of Boreel Building.
The sale OF the Boreel building, on Broad
way by the heirs of Mrs. Francis Robert
Boreel for s., 600 600 and the announce ment
that the purchaser will replace the present
structure with a more modern office build
ing serves as the final steps in the separa-
ton of an interesting branch of the Aston
family and the native city Of the founder.
The members of the Boreel family live
abroad. Certain members of the family used
to make annual visits to this city for purely
social purposes, but now those visits have
stopped and the family name has disap-
peared from the New York Social Register.
The regular monthly meeting of the Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Crime has been
held in the society's rooms in the United
Charities building. DR.. Parkhurst said after
the meeting that only few members were
present and that only routine business had
been discussed.
Just wait little WHILE" he added, and
We will give New York all the sensations 1t
wants"