New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
MAJ Hare Nc5r High EfploaCe-
Park Trees Oat of Danger.

a Ivan Ire o+ No 1854 44th street. Borough
Park is said to have discovered q new and power
fuI explosive which can be subjected TO neat OF
conclusion without danger. but which produces
great results when placed in water Lee Is grad
nate ot the Manhattan Training High School ana
is row Junior ~ the Worcester POLYTECHNIC IN
stitute. The explosive was accidentally formed III
his laboratory while he was experimenting Inc
substance is white and porous and may he mould
ed into cakes. When small particle i thrown
into water it eEplodes with aszzlsnC fSi1e and :
deep detonation Lee has named the explosive
'-hydrolite-" He viii not eNPisin its oonPoSlilon
before he has tested is value compared WIZ o'.sF
explosives. He has great hopes for Is fIir@e use
IN marine warfare.
For the first time in years the trees ~ B7ook-
lsn are free from The caterpillar soourse. Park
sEornrnissioner Kennedy announced = few DAYS
ago that the caterpilars have been practically OK
terminated through the campaign WaEed against
them last year by the park employees Ihere were
plenty of the little pests about last fall but the
employees OF tie Park Department not only Waged
war against them. hut sought out and destroyed
the eggs that would have produced millions OF
other worms this spring Their efforts were 50 sue
cessfu that she department has not found it neces-
sary even TO spray the trees this year
The little people Who have been in The habit Of
looking through the fence that surrounds the
grounds set aside for the elk. near the Farm
bous. in Prospect Park, would probably be sur
--ised 10 they knew that they might have pur-
chased some Of the animals themselves with the
contents OF their banks II they had been at the
auction which occurred in the neighborhood Of the
greenhouses recently. Think Of buying one or
these mysterious and interesting creatures and
keeping il in your back yard,
Twenty of The animals were sold on Friday
morning and they brought from 81 30 10 $ 20
apiece. The aUctioneer William IL Smith,
who is an Elk himself, but a different sort from
III. elk that he sold. Smith is somewhat out Of
his element when he tackles the sale Of animals
for his chief occupation is selling real estate at
the exchange in Montague street He got through
ali right. though he was occasionally heard lapsng
into the real estate lingo
Several of The elk went TO a real estate man OF
Long Island while others went the Of
country places. To judge from some Of the con-
xerss1ion that overheard two or three OF the
purchasers had particular reason for buying.
These are the first elk 10 be sold at the park but
the Commissioner found that he would have TO get
rid of some Of them, because the herd was in
creasing too rapidly The twenty brought SIS .
Heretofore the elk have been given away when
II was deemed necessary to decrease their number
Five Angora goats that were sold brought al
most as much-sl .. Thirty lambs brought from
g 10 81 - each. and twenty-five pairs Of ducks
brought from g Is 81 . each. Three thorses,
several cords and 4 quantity Of junk were
also disposed Of The entire sale netted the depart
S74l.
The Marchioness Mclaughlin widow Of Hugh
NeI.aughiin. returned 10 Brooklyn a FEW days ago
from trip Rome and other places in Europe.
while away she visited the Pope and with her
friends was permitted a private audience. There
were Ten in the party including Monsignor Ken
nedy. head of the American College. The mar
5C.fsorsss lse seuted the Pope with white cap
~'acf ssAer hsd made for him. lie placed il on his
head. and gave her the which he was wearing.