New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
com ,nuters Oct Al SubToy heat'
S;nce Ertensiou Has Opened.

.: -,.+-.,= of the borough coming 70
-be conviction that they are not gong 10 reap 'i7
Gains from the extension o. the euo~oE 'f
r., avenue and later through Fourth avenue 70
- leland that they once expected N i@c''
man. Of them arrived at that conclusion oeloFe nc
esn-n,,sia stic committee Of one hundred Iao -
rle,ed its rIans for the celehralion oL ~
80 With The subway stopping at the hor-
o7,e, Hall Brooklvnites say that they hao IAN
l,,oe NJ z-e-:jng comfortable ride 10 Manhattan'
+hs- the crowds from the many conFersne "a!
lines comfortably filed the subway lrai1s' p4' :, @
-, ,.-, -,ar7 Nov with the extension taxing Ihe
s,hurax trains TO the Long Island Rallro@o eliio'
a,.;one are changed. The trains ara as wen
45Tes I'D bv the commuters at the station Is rhey
were formerly filled with Brooklyrles a' BOT
- when the natives try 70 get seats st the
latter srarion they ind they are lucky 10 get saa
ing room The result is, It Il sa'o' thal
. -,,he- of the business men and women VINO for-
rnerIv took the subway when they Tea'ed
u.u NOW find il easier and more conffortapie 10
.tsy on the trolleys or elevated cars ana
the subway To the commuters The peopie VINO
60. ss,snr two weeks that the celeorauoh OF
-be opening Of the subway extension rom ''ie
Ezoroueh Hall TO the Long Island statoh ousn' "
he left TO the commuters are now pnsy eAta1,i'is
,b., u-,en the tube is opened up 10 ConeS lsIailu
=. .oio;-z sbould be left strictly 10 the cltlzehs
>. Manhattan and The Bronx; the broohIy hlteS'
they say will be able TO rejoice only over 'ne IN
rrease in the possibility Of more vacant seats IN
the island bound trolleys
1obn Herernan the poetic secretary oi BOZ
ouEh President Bird s Coler has neen ioofiIie o..
of his pirdox again instead OF Attending 10 ehS
.l,baberiosl tabulatinn Of the names OF me ioi
~ - ,,z boss. in the anti-McCarren move
,.r, Yesterday lie had this 10 inquire IHe'oil-
caIly. in "Coler's Bulletin:
the s.,1ia,t ns,s 81 5esdgeaI gay
The high-cTo~ned hat;
! see tneIh No. ~.
-, I - Sc e,Sied 49, the end Of the subway,
For they 90 home anotneF way
r-ols- Was one OF the guests Of honor at the
dinner given August Belmont at the Union League
C1h week ago Friday. He listened TO Belmont
..rb and stood at his side later and reviewed the
,,.rade in honor Of the opening OF the SUBWAY e%-
.o,s,o, from the Borough Hall to the Long Island
station. What he was thinking about at the time
nav he drawn from this extract from The Bull
letin':
There was banquet few nights ago: tribute
~ success No place was there for failure, no
.obie snresd for weak or poor The guest was
honored because he owned vast sums of money. 1t
wasn't for courage or generosity or justlce-Jnst
for money. There were ghosts at that banquet,
ghosts OF men who died far from rom the sunlight.
ghosts Of sacrificed lahorers and brain wrecked en-
rineers They had something TO do with the eSscu-
word was for them. It took blood and bone and
brains 10 build the subway. Don't give all the
praise 20 money
There is lion that has been living in a stable
down in South Portland avenue. near Atlantic ave
nue.. 1.-The Great Lafayette" left the lion with the
Strang Warehouse when he sailed for Europe last
October. He left. beside. several pigeons. pony.
four geese and some sheep. The report was cur
rent the other day that lion was being slowly
starved TO death in this leighborhood. The rumor
caused investigation, resulting in the discovery
Of the beasts identity.
Sure, he gets fed said the warehouse proprt-
etor. when reporter discovered him at the stable
He doesn't look hungry, does he?"
The lion seemed TO resent the inputation much
Is the responsible for his keep. for he sprans
up against the bars Of his cage and made noise
like a bursting soda bottle
We always treat him we'll continued Mr.
strang. when the lion had temporarily subsided.
I'VE have had him several times I guess he
wouldn't have LASTED If he hadn't had the proper
food"
The lion, whose name is Prince started for Gias-
Cow yesterday to rejoin his master He figures
spicuously IN the performance which is entitled
The Lions Bride"