New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
JOY ACROSS THE RIVER
'BROOKLYN,S SUBWAY DAY.
Whole Borough Turns Out to Greet
Ne1C Extension.

of the subway. in Manhattan. to the Atlantic
avenue station of the subway. in Brooklyn. The
latter station is just beside the FIatbush ave-
nue. station OF the Long Island Railroad
/ Only one accident reported While the
parade was in progress the balcony OF the house
/ AT No. 81 Lafayette avenue gave way Twenty
persons who were IL at the time fell. but
Harry PuTdy of No 80 Carlton avenue. Brook
/ lyn, was the only who suffered serious in
jury One Of his ribs was broken
1t was a great day for furthest Brooklyn.
I Till early this morning the borough boiled with
! exuberance- The occasion was duly celebrated
with speeches in the afternoon fireworks and
/ speeches in the evening. and poem 10 August
Belmont that praised him brownie of cais-
son and spade besides calling him -gnone
I OF the cave and the river" Nevertheless. Mr..
Belmont spoke both in the afternoon and in the
evening, when ne received a loving cup at the
Union League Club.
For more than two weeks trains have been
running regularly the Atlantic avenue sta
tion but they practice trains. 10 speak
They used TO initiate the notormen. but
yesterday the dedication took place This
by way of 4 special train which started from
| Brooklyn Bridge station at 3;S3 and bore about
two hundred city officials. leaders of various
| taxpayers organizations and officials OF the
| road
i The train itself distinguished by a big star
made of incandescent lights an attached to the
front of the first This dubbed by
! the frivolous "BrookIyn's star of hope And
even at that the hope was realized before the
day was over As one person said. There's
/ still another way to escape from F1atbush-"
/ of course there had been trains running since
shortly after midnight yesterday morning. but
/ the official opening and celebration was the
. event for Brooklyn.
The special train made no stops. and flashed
past Borough Hall and Hoyt street which. by
IL sta
the Manhattan subway. because of its store win
dows and their displays At Nevins street the
| train slowed a bit and gangs OF workmen
cheered from the pother of bricks and rubbish
AT THE TERMINAL.
! A few minutes later the Atlantic avenue ter
minal was reached. and the crowd. labelled with
! big white ceuloid buttons filed out like the
animals from the ark. and, under the direction
Of guides. made for the Baptist Temple at TArd
| avenue and SchermerhOrn street.
AS the line marched over Atlantic avenue.
however there was halt in front of the Cafe
| du Nord. Here was a convenient group Of empty
beer kegs. and the snapshot skirmshers who had
been harassing the vanguard made a deter
mined stand. There was nothing to be done out
for some of the guests perch on the barrels
| and others 10 group themselves artistieally in
| front while the camera men did their work
| Then the procession continued
handed out. and soon persons were saying
breatblessIv: Who is J. A Who he be?''
| For these were the initials of the bard Who had
written "Cinome Brownie. Wizard Lines dedl-
Gated TO August Belmont, May 1. 1905 One
stanza that appealed to Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company straphangers ran;
Touched by OF the wizard
Island win Continent weds;
TTa3ei its vorriulent sheds
except the fnal quartrain. which ran;
Flows the road thou hast made;
Sf5iiions w ssy -''ths thanks for thine aid
Bv the time the poem had sunk in and Mr.
Belmont had modestly concealed his bluSnes.
the Rev Nehemiah BOyntOn said a short prayer
Of invocation William r Wilcox. chairman Of
the Public Service Commission. then introduced
the Hon. Seth Low.
SOME PROPHECIES.
l. Clair McKelway, editor OF The Brooklyn
Eagle" began by saying that he wished TO talk
about the Brooklyn of the future" on this
point he said:
| BROOKLYN is going TO be the greatest OF ire
boroughs. II is certain 10 surpass Manhattan m
population The Bronx IN neaThess OF nollles I e.'
work places 10 one another, queens IN aftlcu-d.
/ tion with the travel and with the commerce OF
the continent and Of the world and insulated
Richmond in every respect except lso4atlon-
/ Dr. McKeIway did not confine himself 70 the
greater city and raised applause as we'll as
laughter when he said:
II made one smile when the McAdoo tunnel
between HCbOken and Manhattan was lnaugu-
| rated with an enthusiasm which implied that on
Hoboken and Manhattan the ends Of the
world had come When HOboken and Manhat-
tan came together they had no further to go. and
| further TO go is the necessity OF progress ana
the imperative Of civilization
He then wen. on 10 say that anybody who
wanted TO gasfurther could so TO Brooklyn and
| find ample scope for travel beyond TO places in
| Long Island
| August Belmont was introduced by Mr. Wilcox
as neither a gnonle nor a brownie. and got down
TO cases by saying: I am not going 70 paint
any rainbows as To the future / am not an
artist: rather I am an artisan. l know YOU
want 10 hear from the practical side"
With this preface he went 10 say that
/ municipalities should be governed by their
/ needs in the matter OF sUbways and other rapid
transit improvements. He compared a city con-
/ tinualIy getting loans for extensive trans
/ portation extensions 10 who always
borrowing money that he did not really need
Il venture TO say" ne continued. that great
and rieh as is this metropolis. II can overdo this
question of rapid transit Laws cannot build
your subways."
BELMONT on SUBWAY BUILDERS
lie spoke of the subway system as being .s.
/ vised BY wise men. assisted by able aNyers."
| and based on sound economic principles"
Further he pointed out that Improvements can
he achieved by the plans OF wise and we'll in
formed men more quickly than by going .nro
plans thar have not been clearly followed in
vance 10 their conclusiSn-"
The serious. practical note struck by Mr. Bel
mont was relieved toward the end by the remark