New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Preparing to Lay Keel of Huge
Battleship.

The keel Of the a0oeo-ton battleship which is to
be built at the local navy yard is TO be iald IN
the latter part October. according 10 the pres
ent understanding of the officials. While the plans
for the new vessel are not yet completed the! VIII
probably be finished by July /
The ways at the yard which the batteshp
Connecticut and the collier Nestal were con-
s+r,cted will have TO be heightened about one hun
dred feet TO make room for the future vessel II
Will be 10 feet longer than the Connecticut
tn lers-hen the WAYS. Building No. III will have
TO be cut away at the end street will have TO be
fridged and two railroads will have TO be crossed
trestle will hold the huge Prov forty-four feet
above the street
The facilities for handling building material VIII
ne doubled An additional cantilever crane will be
installed on the present bridge that parallels the
ways Several stationary derricks and other ma
chimes are 10 be installed on the opposite side OF
the WAYS Naval Constructor Baxter believes that
he will he able to make even better time in con-
s-rrcting the battIeship than he was able to make
on either the Connecticut or the Nestal Before
ANYTHING can be done thousand tons Of material
must be collected in the yard
The NavhoUer Mission Building which for many
years has been a landmark Of old Brooklyn, is
soon be razed to make way for the approach
10 the new Manhattan Bridge. The mission is con-
Quoted under the auspices Of Plymouth Church,
but il is as large as many ordinary churches The
mission house is large frame structure, standing
Jay and Prospect streets. 1t was founded in 1874
and has a membership OF 5S2- Its Sunday school
pupils number 49, Its sittings number 500, and
the church property valued, when taken by
the city. at 5000 free and clear. 1t has minis
Ter Of its own. the Rev. II. G. Crocker and pays
his salary and its running expenses, just as any
other church does The trustees Of Plymouth
Church have closed deal with G. W. Rudkln
for new site for the mission. The site is by,
at Nc 266 30 Pearl street. 1t is occupied by
a stable. It is expected that the foundations Of
the stable can be used for the foundations Of the
new mission building.
The tobacco dealers report that the cigarette
habit is growing among the women OF Brooklyn
Most concerns now have ladies " cigarettes. The
tobacco departments in the big downtown stores
sell their TO ten women where they sell to
one rnan-according the reports. Even the Gus
.on Of openly purchasing cigarettes is said TO be
growing among the women of the better classes
A Fulton street tobacconist SAID the other GA!
when discussing the subject:
There are more women addicted TO the cigarette
habit than any would guess 1 believe that the
habit is increasing among the women and the
.-5r1s AZ tremendous rate A few buy
tobacco Of me directly. but most send their orders
by messenger. ] sell many as 5eo cigarettes
TO women month frequently"
Another uptown man said: Cigarette smoking
IS increasing at alarming rate among the
women. I regard the habit even among the men
ness 10 sell. j have several regular women custo-
raers who buy the average from 2t0 10 800
cigarettes a month. Some of them have been COM
ing here until ! know them by name
The stationery stores fayorite places Of fem
inine cigarette smokers. They attract atten-
zion in entering the places, and nearly all carry
stocks expressly for their trade Most women
smokers il is said. the same brands the
men but ordinarily buy their supplies in larger
quantities.