New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
II. I. Pratt TO Build amherst
CGSin0-IncreQSed Gas Bills.

William Ord7yay Partridge the well known
sculptor, discussing IN rece-J after dinner speech
the influence OF municipal ar in elevatug the
artistic taste and sense OF the general public, told
e story to illustrate the ignorance Of the average
On questions OF art An American. who
didn't know much more about art than Mark
Twain. and that isn't much." he sad. was being
taken around BERN by friend. lae latter, who
for some reason or another thought Tie American
vas an ar cEl-lg, asked MN 10 pass judgment on
pa e-.--,l- a NE pee q 'lfe; me
elevated his head with professional tilt, and
after gaz.ng long ana earnestly at The building:
sheulq sly tnat = Pc was either early North Ger
That Harold I. Pratt. the youngest OF the six
sons Of the late Charles Pratt OF Cl.ntcr-ave has
announced his intention OF building ar amusement
casino IN connection with the gymnasium Of Amherst
College comes as no great surprise 10 the friends
End graduates Of that college, who have come TO
expect such ge-oros-ty from the Prats. Every
one Ct the SIX brothers ard d sister, Mrs Frank L.
Babbot who died last June, has given literally
These gifts haze been largely along tie OF
brothers ard tie classes TO which they belonged
are: charles N Pratt -; Frederick 3. Pratt
John L. Pratt. IS. and Harold T. Pratt 90 All
were greatly interested ia athletics ~ their ul-
dergraduate days, and the last four were football
players and captains uf The varsity in incir senior
Among The gifts OF he ratts to 4mhTst IN have ;s
been The gymnasium an athletic ~feId-the best
fTInary and various encoWmeuts ana equipments
for The Department Of Physical Education The
casino 10 be lat I'D By Harold Pratt viii # is
stated, be modelled somewhat after the Pratt ca
sino, in Ryers2n-st which IS one Of the most com
plete and handsome private amusement establish
viii be free 10 all the students. VIII have feat
ures swimming tank l5-luy, for squash courts
~ "a lOCilS-i'E or t-iel. "taIl
the Pratt boys We're aI known IN college rs among
students.
Residents OF Brooklyn have noticed an extraordi-
nary increase in their gas bills in the last few
months entirely out Of proportion 10 the increas-
ing period Of darkness during the tv-rty,-four
hours At the same time it noticed that the
gas did not burn nearly 50 well, the fame having q
tendency to string out and dance up and down
Most persons were unable TO understand what was
the matter but the wise ones realized that the gas
company had beer Increasing the pressure in the
force aIld NOR iaIniy liv~l the lnt ter. account
ing for tie creased oils II also accounted f0I
fGv poured clt ~ the burners too faet for rrrTel
combustion ana The force caused the light TO flicker
make a '.honer:' lut hunted up TIE meter in the
eel4aE i.- - - S..1 8 .ll--A lAeFe 50 thai
decreased. IN most cases This proved SATISFACTORY
But meters ere geeer, unaccountaby Inconsistent
ments, using Gas for The same purposes ard about
bills ore of which is about double the-o.ier So
simply says our meter registers thus and so anl
AFNEDW. = -
pressure was direct strike al the poeketbooks OF
the public.
Most Of the historic old pipe organ of Plymouth
Church. which was shipped 10 the factory durine
the summer 70 be rebuilt, has been returned an(
IS now stored in boxes il the passage leading :,
Cranberryst. Il IS hoped that the instrument vii
he set up 90 as 70 be USED New Years spnda,,
The artisans 1t he factory declare that the OH
organ VIII be fuller N Volume and r. her On,
sUeeter IN tone than a new ms ri.rlerf ce,ssra
new steps aaye been ADDED, and the air rl,r3n.
VII be worked by electricity IN the future NJ
MASSIVE walnut frame and setting of the organ
into winch X was built originally are 10 remain ~
old attendants al Plymouth have rnourne5 ~ II
sence Of TIE organ Ike the loss OF an old Yrisag
Snd VIII not Dc happy again Unt!l thew hear 80
Eolee; = st3sh portable organ has been used DIR
ing Inc Tepairs on The pipe Instrument but y 10.
falled :nlscra.ly 10 inspire the audience + efrg
ftno me congregational hymns have AZ = ra9S-,i7
Euherec BADLY. Several persons Groprire, ~ ~
ftynouin Tor ne first time ia several years a3t
rot 81 hrst noticing the absence oT The ofzan -
been al a loss to account for the poor sineiTs
nave remarked upon it. II Is expected .Ssf 80,
oloLinae musical feFvor and enthusiasm viii -e,,,r'
With the pipe organ. ~ 'e'-i