New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN,
RI7NOR OF POPE,S DEATH At CATHOLIC GATHER
ING-SURGEONS FALL IN TENEMENT.
The Rec Dr. Cuyr Quarter Century of Hork-Fs Rail
Lanticaue. improvement eddngs and Engagements
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Many celebrations OF St. Patrick's Day in various
PARTS Of Brooklyn last Tuesday night came
Icing broken up by e persistent rumoT that Pope
Leo had died suddenly The runor reached Brook
Iyn about 7:30 O'Clock, and spread with extraOrdi
nary rapidity. for rumor. Three large din
ners and several other celebrations Of numerous
kinds in progress. and in due time the rumor
reached them ali. Inquiries as to the authenticity
q the speeding the tPle
phone wires in all directions. Newspaper offices,
Icaied to- and messages We're even sent to inquire
whether Bishop Mcdonnell could verify OF, deny
the report. Finally the stamped
fake" and the celebrations that had been on the
rumor OF the Popes death reached a local theatre
IN So caclmsiantal :, form that the manager was
however.
Merely by chance five OF the seven commission
ers OF the Atlantic Avenue Improvement were pres
ent last week when the first rail OF the tracks
In place the easterly end OF the section be-
tween Manhattan Crossing and Atkins-ave. At
the suggestion of Eugene q. Backford. president
OF the commission. informal celebration was
held. Picking Up the most pTepossessng OF the
a siedgehamnrer and with two eli directed blows
nPedqfd I'M H. t , 5p"kG in & the IT, clos against the
ION foE + ieY To,r li"n 6 WIN M"m Wolfe p@ttg1' Gin b
sturdy hlows helped n drive the iron home The
commissioners wer" on their regular tour OF in
sIeciion and II was just a coincidence that they
h..1Hensd 9l"9g at the time Although the affair
ei;rer or ccr fIa suaBly nerared ae viii Sn'q bs
placed u commemorate the occasion.
The clever antics Of I;tIe canary in FnlIton-st
window delight scores Of women and children daily
An inclined plane runs from platform Of its
cage To the Hoor. and ct the bottom Of the plane
IS a tiny fillod With seed Whenever the canary
S hungry. ard that is pretty often. it tugs away
at strtnE. running over a pulley and to Which IS
attached small weight and hauIs up the car on
string its fe.t il enjoys few seeds and
then hops 81 III stTIIG. letting the slide down
me ne inclined plarc 10 the floor II goes through
this Performance many times in the course OF g
cav apparently for its amusement much to
crafty itS appetite
Regar'in the movement to weaken the present
Tenement II ,u~e law. the story is told Of well
known surtcc: who was recently summoned 10 at
tend Al accident case IN tenement house IN this
borough He went one floor high. and on
descending in the unighted hallway stair which
turned abruptly, ae suffered severe fall. On
reaching the room ot the injured woman ne found
Ilat she had been calling her daughter that
place whore the surgeon fell. After attending
sTas for5h he how |T2' % Letter to D. he he andoTd
OF the law which calls for a light in every hall of
SIX; ilI f eS ne should advise her to institute
declared that he hImsaf Wo be The i sqTfeoa aso
fa because the hail Vas dark Tbe IandoSd bad
finding these allegations he true rather than
stand suit. coTnTro missed the matter by offering
Were accepted and the incident closed but sncs
and day.
Il IS interesting 10 recall. in connection with the
eftieth anniversary Of the wedding of the Rev Dr.
and Mrs. Theodore l. Cuyler. the celebration IN
iEXs Of the 1wenty-ffth anniversary OF DR. Cuyer's
pastorate Of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church. at which he paid tender and afectionate
tribute 10 his Wife's potential influence In hts
career. On that occasion DR. Cuyler attributed the
prosperity Of the church 10 keeping the
qua EInire Of modern doUbt and The Quioksaads Of
modern theology and 10 holding the i7fallibility
OF the !nspira tion of the Word Of God.
Statistics not always dry and. illustrating
the remarkable activity Of Or. Cuyler in the
twenty-five years Of HIS pastorate, the tabuIated
results CT his work given at that time full Of
interest. In a quarter % century he had preached
$500 and delivered over LOCO addresses.
pf7cfated at $40 marriages. baptized E2 children and
by conversion. He had written 400 articles and
rrary Of them reprinted I'm London TO the x
tent OF many million copies. Tho doctor added that
he had also written ten volumes. Two of them. he
declared, trickled from his pen with tears-one
when q little crib empty. and another when q
lovely face and l0velieT character left void that
never could lie filed.