New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Carrying Dogs on the Cars of the B.
r. T. With and Without Permit.

Crouched low in a back corner OF the platform of
3 Bergen-st- car outbound at o'clock one morning
last week was q tall wei dressed His &C
tons attracted attention because he seemed to be
trying avoid the notice of the conductor. Close
observation showed that taere was suspicious
thing were being concealed there. Every now and
then a faint whine was heard and every one would
look around 10 see Where II cale rom. oLoueIl5y
there was a eonvulsve movement under the coat
sffcrt to get The tail a under cover the stranger
Inbuttoned his coat and revealed a shaggy bright
II picked this little fellow up in the street.
was hungry and shivering. with. the, cold took
him Into restaurant kept by a friend OF mine afd
trying 10 get him home. where he Will keep
haven't got any permit to carry dog, and, if the
conductor discovers it, he will put US off. That's
st; kindly stand I'd IN sront OF me-"
But the conductor was wise, and soon discovered
the situation. He also was kind. and saving over
heard the story OF the dog kept his eyes the other
way and pretended not to see the infracton of the
was the proprietor Of large stable and that on the
aSnfe o6 ny m of gVe a e t6 Gog nome mere
house and feed him on hot milk. 81 picked up an
he said He is as much at home in my stable now
as ,, + he . had grown up there eg - .,
cog from his confinement and the grateful animal
followed his benefactor through the snow. his tail
wagging violently.
Few dogs are seen on the Brooklyn cars, although
any one may obtain permit TO carry a dog by
paying a small fec at the Offices of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. Formerly these permits
were good for a year. but it has been found more
i is easier to refuse to renew the pefit for
os yaaI mas PToEea troublesome than to revoke
ferent color that the conductor cannot be fooled
great difference in dogs is to be Observed nowhere
more clearly than in streetcars. Some of them
better behaEed than species Of human beings
nestle close under the feet of their 0sssters a1d d
their presence is not known until they get up to
go out Others however. extremely trouble
ago woman entered a car leading fox terrier
Tareiy gi enc 3aa a permit for the dog which
Then the animal suddenly became active He in
crawling in and out Of her lap When She tried to
hold him he made flying leap for the other side
hands. In her efforts to keep the active animal in
knocked off. The other passengers were divided
betEeen sympathy for the poor young and
Finally tired out by her struggle ard embarrassed
t yHna measure; she got on the car dragging the
she will never try to ride the cars with him
70 conceal cats and dogs on the cars. The most
common is TO carry them in basket. Often the
much 70 the embarrassment Of those who car
trying TO smuggle a cat in her umbrella.
Some Of the, jewellers in Dupont-st. must toin
together in hiring a private secretary for not
long ago the Street Cleaning Department received
two communications on successive days, which
were clearly written by the same person, although
different names were signed TO them. Both adj
only was the handwriting the same. but the spell
ing and construction IN both were unique so that
q single authorship would have been beyond per-
adventure had the letters been written on type
writer. AS examples Of English she is writ >
the letters are interesting Here is one:
Dear Sir, Complid and RelSwest to to Court
Orders. bouth ashes can. have cane
Yours respectfully, T. W.
The Interpretation OF all this. according to the
expert cipher readers in the department. is that
Mt w. having been summoned to court and
told ne would nave 10 buy an ash or be prose
cuted Tor violation Of city ordinance had COM
Piled with the request and bought one.
In the second letter, signed I'D NJ" the nri
waite secretary evidently obtained reliable infor.
nation the spelling of the word ''bouph+ -
which appeared as 'bouth" in the first comnosi
ton Otherwise the second is about the same
reading:
of Court fool hid. and bought ashes cane
Your respectfully,
D. 3. Fulton the negro writer has started E
movement TO recognize suitably the bravery o.
Alexander z. Rhone. a trustee OF the Fleet Stree
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church one O.
the few men who did not lose his head when III,
auditorium collapsed and caused the death OF fer
persons last Monday night Rhone who is almos
{ giant IN stature fought TO restore order and a
the crowd and passed them out of a window I,
persons who had raised a ladder outside-thi
while the remaining section OF me auditorium ii
which he was working was in Imminent danger o
falling His GOODNESS in danger Is said TO be du
10 the fact that he served for many years IN Nh
Cane rear engine company IN the Wilningto,
4he best IN that part Of the State After the re
r0anizatfon Of the volunteer department Rhon
WIS taken IN under the paid system. After tn
,sots in 1898 the company was disbanded. and Rhon
lei wilmington where he had been horn an
,assea IN BROOKLYN he IS member OF the Sons o
lEagth Carolina and sc the Concert Band