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4 TH3C BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE TUESDAY, 13, 189. NEWS FROM CONEY ISLAND. MARYLAND CELEBRATION INSISTED ON UNION MEN. MAY LOSE THEIR WHARF. A KETCH IN THE NASSAU COMPANY'S BOCKAWAY FLANS.

need It In unstinted volume, and we need It promptly. How sbalj we get Jt? About six weeks after the date of tho above quoted Eagle utterance, universal alarm at the apparent approach of a water famine in Brooklyn led to a pitiful attempt on the part of Commissioner White to eke out the failing supply by placing three portable pumps in the hope of adding about 6,000,000 gallons to what was then available. What wonder that such a policy excited the derision of every passer by? A careful reading of the above quotations suggests the following queries: Do the reaOers of the Eagle realize that it is currently reported that many citizens of Brooklyn left thejr homes last summer or delayed returning to them in the fall In their alarm lest water famine and consequent disease and possible conflagration might overtake them? Is it true that of the 25.000,000 gallons which Commissioner "WTiite has been trying to find in the sands of Long I eland and add to the present insufficient water supply he has been successful in securing from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 only? Do your readers realize that the people of Brooklyn may, before It is possible to make any material addition even to the present supply which has to be pumped from two to Ave times, find themselves buying water os Jersey City people do, not wholly because the water from the pipes is vile in qualify but because, as in Ixndon, it is not to be had from the city's supply? Do they realize that almost any flre, either in Brooklyn or Xew York, might escape from the control of the fire department because of insufficient water pressure and by destroying enormous Insurance capital leave their property uninsured and, for the time, uninsurable? Is it true that in the face of this peril reports of the engineers of the Brooklyn water department, which have been gathered by the expenditure of the $10,000 referred to in the above quotations and which discuss proposed methods of obtaining a permanent additional supply of suitable puri ty, quant i ty and pressure, ave been in the bands of Commissioner White for several months and are being withheld from the public? Has the Eagle ixoirhing to say about this delay under such circumstances? L. H. L.

Brooklyn, August 10, 1S95. THE BOARD OF ALDJ3RMEN DISPOSES OF CURRENT BUSINESS AND ADJOURNS FOR A MONTH. The board of aldermen has taken a recess until September 10. At the session ot yesterday afternoon it disposed of much routine business which had accumulated during the summer. It took preliminary measures for the repaving of many streets.

The most important work projected is the repaving of De Kalb avenue, from Fulton street to Broadway with granite blocks, at an estimated cost of $170,000. tho city to pay one half and the railroad company and the property owners the other half. This, was Alderman Colson's proposition and it was referred to the grading and paving committee. Resolutions for the repaving of Tompkins avenue, from Fulton street to Flushing avenue; Park avenue, from Hudson avenue to Broadway, and Bergen street, from Court street to Fourth avenue, were also referred to the same committee. The total cost is estimated at $225,000.

A resolution was adopted calling upon the Long Island Railroad company to station flagmen on GravesenrJ avenue, at Lott's lane, Weston avenue, Lawrence avenue, Washington avenue. Forty seventh street. East Third street, and Avenue I. The city works commissioner was directed to see that this order is carried out. Commissioner White notified the board that It would be necessary to provide another court room for Civil Justice Neu, as the improvements to be made at the city hall, In connection with the new roof, would interfere with him.

After very mch talk, the board appropriated $2,000 for an outside court room for the justice. The railroad committee reported a resolution giving to the Maltine Manufacturing company consent to lay and maintain a single track for the carrying of freight cars from the depot of the Long Island railroad, on the south side of Nineteenth street, and about 400 feet east of Ninth avenue, along Nineteenth street to the premises of the company, about 550 feet west of Ninth avenue. No locomotive or steam power Is to be used. The resolution was adopted. The board adopted a resolution of the committee on gas and electricity for the erection of about eighty electric lights in various parts of the city.

Also resolutions declaring open Eighty sixth street, from Third avenue to the shore road and Second avenue, from Mar rine avenue to the shore road. Aid. Jahn endeavored tp have repealed the section of the ordinances requiring the keeper to reside in the city hall, but the matter was referred to the law committee. Aid. Jahn's object was to make things uncomfortable for Keeper Dunne and Assistant Weekes.

There was referred to the committee on grading and paving a resolution of Aid. Guil foyle directing the city works commissioner not to lay any more concrete by the removal of cobblestone pavement "unless the same has been asked for by petition to this common council when laying asphalt upon any avenue or street." The Brighton Beach and the L. I. R. R.

companies were directed to erect gates similar to those in use on the lower part of Atlantic avenue, at the gheepshead Bay crossing. Aid. Leaycraft offered a resolution requesting the city workB commissioner not to lay any more overflow asphalt, on account o. Its Door quality. Tabled.

CHURCH CORNERSTONE LAID. NEW BUILDING OF WYCKOFF HEICHTS CHAPEL WELL UNDER WAY. The cornerstone of a'new church edifice was laid last evening before a large number of spectators on Harmon street, near Wyckoff avenue. The edifice, when comploted, will be known as the Wyckoff Heights chapel. It is situated on the outskirts of a thickly settled section of the Twenty seventh ward and Is within a short distance of the dividing county line.

At present the congregation of this new church society is worshiping in a store at 184 Wyckoff avenue. The church is mainly the work of the young people of the Christian Endeavor society attached to the Classon avenue Presbyterian church of which the Rev. Joseph Dunn Burrell is pastor. The members of this society were desirous of doing some work outside of their immediate church and this section of the city was selected as a good field wherein to establish a mission. About two years ago a store at 195 Wyckoff street was rented by the society and a mission was started.

From the very beginning the enterprise was successful. In a short time it became evident that larger quarters were necessary to accommodate the Increasing attendance. A larger store was secured at 184 Wyckoff avenue and this for a time was considered commodious enough for the worshipers. Meetings were held every evening in the week and there were two services on Sunday. The Sunday school, which at first enlisted forty five children, rapidly increased until at the present time over five hundred names are registered.

A women's society was organized. This was quickly followed by a Christian Endeavor society for seniors and another for juniors, a boys' society and a young men's league. The King's Daughters society was the last one added to the list of organizations attached to the church. The church also has choir of fifteen voices. It was not long before the store meeting room again became overcrowded and at once preparations were made for a permanent location and a more commodious place of worship.

The site on Harmon street was selected and the new church edifice, which resulted in the laying of the cornerstone last evening, begun. The services were in charge of James A. Crulkshank of the Classou avenue Presbyterian church, assisted by the members of the Christian Endeavor society of the same church. It was opened by prayer followed by reading of the scriptures. Mr.

Crulkshank then reviewed the work accomplished from the beginning of the mission. The church, he said, would stand for a broad, open, liberal Christianity, that would take in everybody. The doors would be thrown open every night in the week. It would keep abreast with the times, keep apace with trolley cars, eleotric light, telephone, telegraph and other improvements. It represented patriotism, as was shown by the discussions that had been held on all the great questions of the day.

"But," continued the speaker, "this is not going to be a perpetual motion machine. It cannot run itself. You must help make this church what it is intended to be. You must lend your aid. You must not expect people five miles away to do all the work and support this edifice when completed.

This is a time when everybody must be active The great burden of the work will fall on you and you must strive to make Christ's work here begun a success." At the close of the address there was congregational singing, after which Mr. Crulkshank announced that he was about to deposit the box containing the records of the Wyckoff Heights chapel and the Classon avenue Presbyterian church, copies of the Eagle 1 DR. AND MRS. CHAMBERS PARTIALLY SUFFOCATED BY GAS. Judge Steers held court again at Coney Island yesterday in place of Judge Nostrand and disposed of the business which came up before him in one.

two. three order. The residents of the island were shocked at an early hour to hear that Dr. Chambers and his wife had had a very narrow escape from being asphyxiated. The doctor is the proprietor of a drug store.

Sunday was a big day and it was nearly 2 o'clock in the morning before they could get rid of their customers, so as to close the store. Another hour was spent in straightening accounts, so that it was about 3 in the morning before they retired. The gas was left burning low. Then the storm came and the wind blew out the gas. At about 7 o'clock the doctor awoke, but found himself unable to move.

Ho strove to get up. and to cry out. but could not. At the head of his bed is an electric button, connecting with the clerk's room, and by great effort he managed to reach it. Julius, the clerk, responded at once and took in the situation at a glance.

He hastily opened all the windows and doors aud with the help of the others in the house, whom he bad aroused, succeeded in getting the doctor and his wife in another room. Simple remedies were administered while waiting for Dr. Ward, who, when he arrived, took the case in hand. Last night Dr. and Mrs.

Chambers were entirely out of danger. Nellie White, alias Nellie Sullivan, of 313 East Thirty seventh street, New York, was arrested by Acting Detective Vachras yesterday, on complaint of Alfred H. Reynolds of 363 Main street, Cincinnati, upon a charge of grand larceny. Reynold met Nellie on Saturday at Coney Island. Later in the day they went to Brooklyn together and stayed at the Dwinell house on lower Fulton street.

When Reynolds awoke he found that Nellie had decamped. There were also missing 5G5 in money, an opal stud valued at $30, a gold watch and chain valued at $150 and a draft on the First National bank of Cleveland, for $10,000. Reynolds at once reported his loss at police headquarters and the description of the girl was telephoned to Coney Island. Acting Detective Vachras started on the quest, and while walking down the beach saw a woman bathing, whom he thought answered the description. Waiting until she had dressed, he made sure she was the one he wanted and arrested her.

Thomas Daly, 23 years of age, who resides on Coney Island, went in bathing yesterday morning from the old iron pier. After he bad taken his swim he decided to take a hot salt water bath. When he had been in the bathroom nearly an hour the attendant, suspecting something was wrong, went to investigate. He found Daly lying in the hot bath, up to his chin in water, and unconscious. He was removed to another apartment and Ambulance Surgeon Holmes attended him.

He diagnosed the case as alcoholism, aggravated by the hot water bath. Daly recovered. James Thompson, a waiter at the Grand Union hotel, was arrested yesterday upon complaint of Charles Corbett of 115 West Houston street, New York, who charges that, while he (Corbett) was intoxicated' at the hotel, Thompson robbed him of $145, which he took from his inside vest pocket. Yesterday seemed be Jersey day on the island and four residents of that state were the only persons arrested for intoxication. There was the usual number of lost children.

RETAIL GROCERS' NEW HOME. THEY MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FINE QUARTERS. The United Retail Grocers' association met for the first time last evening in Its new hall at 4C1 Bridge street. There was no formal opening of the building. That will take place some time in September and Mayor Schieren and other prominent citizens of Brooklyn will be Invited to take part in the house warming.

Despite the sultry weather there was a large attendance on the part of the members and each was in a highly congratulatory spirit. The new hall is a three story and basement brick and brown stone building. The basement floor is devoted to the offices of the association. The first or parlor floor is arranged as a meeting room. The second floor is divided up into committee rooms, while the third, or top floor is fitted up as the living apartments of the janitor and his family.

Seven new members were installed last night and when the business of reports of committees was taken up, the committee having in charge the arrangements for the annual picnic which takes place to day and this evening at Ulmer park, reported that the number of tickets sold indicated that the affair would be a great success. The com mittee on the fourth annual food and health exposition, which will be held in the old Thirteenth regiment armory, Flatbush avenue, from Wednesday. September 30, to Sat urday. November 2. also reported that the prospect of even greater success than attended the expositipn of last year was assured.

A letter of invitation from the Central association was read, requesting the members to attend the annual outing at Staten Island on Wednesday of next week. Under the head of new business. President Hennenlotter congratulated the members of the association on the success of their organization. Organized less than fourteen years ago with a membership of only twelve they now had a house of their own with a membership of nearly one thousand. It was a self protective organization which had committees and officers to look after the business of all and made each member more certain of doing a good business.

(TELLS ON HER FORMER SCHOOLMATE. TESTIMONY THAT LED TO THE COLGAN DIVORCE SUIT. i Joseph E. Colgan of 1,759 Dean strt is suing his wife, Christina, for divorce, and Judge O'Brten of New York refused her ali mouy yestorday. He allowed her 550 eouusol fee.

The husband's allegations include ihe statement that he and his wilo were married Novemljor 21, 1S85. and that during the ix weeks folloTring, during which they did not live i toftather, she remaining with her parents, sho misbehaved with one Patrick Conjray, a race track habitue. Ho names two other corepond I cuts. His information comas from Mrs. Roe i Aitkins of 313 Sackett street, who wae a brid maid at the C'olgan weddinc, and whose hus band served the papers in the suit.

Mrs. Aitkens was a shoolmate of Hobs McKiiley. who is Colgan's wife, ana thus bscame the possessor of the Conway secret. The women I are now bitter enemies. The wife denies all i the allegations, and says she did not even Know I tho race trade habitue.

THEODORE SCHLOERB'S FUNERAL. The funeral of the Theodore Schloerb wa. held last eveninc: at his res'denco in Clark street. A profusion of beautiful fiowors sur rounded the casket and filled every available 1 st. iic Tn the absence of the family's pastor the service wore conducted by tho lie v.

Jlr. Steimele. pastnr of the German Evangelical church Hi. Paul, both in German and Enirbsh. addresses bolnj made in both lan i gtiaes.

'ifore Werrenrath santr "The Light in Darkness" and "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," accompanied by General Horatio C. Kin for many yeurs a close fricad of the de ceased, fine tntermont occurred this morning in the family plot in Greenwood cemetery. Eagle llLibrary No. 3 lucatioi and! Aiifnew'U con be bad for cents at th RAGZ.E mftin or or gf local newsdealers. Ado.

a I I I i I i I i i I PBOVISO ATTACHED TO CABLTN'S CONTRACT. S. J. The Supervisors Awarded Him the Hall of Records Improvements. Mr.

Donovan Kept the Board Stirred Up County Business. Only twenty two members of the board were present in their scats yesterday afternoon when the weekly meeting of the supervisors was called to order by Supervlsor at Large FItchie at 3:15 o'clock. Supervisor Donovan insisted on the reading of the entire minutes of the last meeting. He had his way, and tho result was a delay of twenty minutes in proceeding with the day's business. The board received a communication from its counsel advising the audit and payment of the claim of Richard P.

Eastman against the county for $18,437 for work done at St. Johnland. The letter was read and placed on file. Justice Cul len has rendered an opinion in Mr. Eastman's favor and a mandamus has issued ordering the board of supervisors to examine the bill and audit it.

Mr. Eastman's bill is for $16,713.19, with interest, amounting in all to $18,437. Mr. Elliott sent another letter to the board advising against the payment of J. F.

Dougherty's bill of $35 for the burial of John Powers, on the ground that he was a veteran of the Mexican war and not of the civil war. The board accepted the invitation extended by the John C. Walker association of the Twenty sixth ward to attend its second annual excursion, to be held at Rockaway Beach on August 24. Invitations of the Young Men's Democratic club of the Twenty third ward and the Retail Grocers' association were also received and accepted with thanks. Communications from the board of supervisors of Queens county regarding its action in the matter of the Newtown creek lift bridge were received and placed on file.

The following bids for supplies for the Forty seventh regiment were opened: J. L. Fitzgerald, $419; J. H. F.

Bowman, $4S0, and M. E. Litt, $453. The bids were placed on file. Letters from Register Harman and County Clerk Saffen were read concerning the proposed alterations and improvements in the hall of records and ordered to be spread on the minutes.

Sup. Plunkett reported from the committee on contracts In favor of the award of the contract for the burial of the pauper dead to Lean Linde, the lowest bidder, at $5 each. A motion to lay the report on the table was defeated by a vote of 8 to 18. The board then awarded the contract to Mr. Linde.

The contract to furnish ice to the hall of records and county court house was awarded the Hygienic Ice company at 14 cents per 100 pounds. The committee on contracts also reported in favor of awarding the contract for the alterations and improvements to tfhe hall of records to P. J. Carlin for $12,411. Supervisor Plunkett introduced a memorial from itb.e district council of tho United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, asking that the hall of records be awarded only to that contractor who promises tp employ only union labor.

Supervisor Plunkett said the memorial had been handed him pnly a few minutes before the meeting. He igpved the return of the contract committee's report to the committee for one week, to allow the labor men to interview Mr. Carlin and secure assurances from him. In the Uliscussloa that followed Supervisor Don ovn got the floor and accused the supervisor from the Eighth ward his enrysanthenum locks, as he called Supervisor Plunkett, of holding up contract meetings and buncoing him ouit of his privileges as a member of the committee. When he was notified of a committee meeting he could never find the comnrittee, and he wanted something done about it.

Supervisor at Large FItchie said that he had noticed a disposition on the part of some members of the board 'to put off the award of the contract, and he thought it very discreditable to sue! as were concerned in it. Mr. Carlin was a good business man', he was the lowest bidder, and besdde the board of supervisors had several years ago voted to employ union labor on public works. The mdtlon to refer track was lost. Supervisor Wassmuth offered an amendment to the contract committee's report the effect that the contract be awarded to P.

J. Carlin Co. on the'understandtng that he employ only union labor. Supervisor Donovan rose again to explain, and began with a reference to the harmony symposium at Saturday. Supenrisor at large Fitchie called him to order.

"I know you are not one of the harmonious on that line," said Sup. Donovan. "The put in the supervlsor at large, "must speak to the point. He has no right to take that roundabout course to Rockaway to get to this meeting here." Sup. Linnekin wanted the board to recommend union labor 'and Sup.

'Boyd offered another amendment that the bids toe returned and the board re advertise with a clause inserted requiring union labor to be employed. Sup. iDonovan beginning to speak again, Sup. Williams called for the previous question. On the vote on the amendment offered by Sup.

Boyd it was found to be lost by a vote of 15 to 9. Sup. Ackerman declared that if Sup. Wass muth's amendment be adopted it virtually made the successful contractor assume obligations which were not written in the contract. Sup.

Wassmuth's amendment was adopted by a vote of 18 to 5. On the adoption of the amended report the vote was 18 to 5. Sup. Plunkett handed up a report from the contract committee on the improvements to the Third battery armory. The committee reported that the lowest bid is $38,000, $13,000 more than the fixed amount, and therefore was In favor of the rejection of all bids.

The committee recommended that the superintendent of repairs and constructions be ordered to draw up specifications to meet the requirements of the appropriation. Sup. Donovan insisted upon examining the resolution and declared, after looking at it. that it emanated from the room of the supervlsor at large. Mr.

FrtChle called him to order and said that he had to protect his clerk from the Insinuations hurled at him and he wished to enter his most emphatic protest against Sup. Donovan's vailed charges. A communication from John Eckhoff of 1,571 Broadway, demanding $125 in payment for two plate glass windows broken in the strike was referred to the law committee. A motion to extend the time for opening the bids for the county court house to August 26 was lost. The board refused to adjourn for two weeks, as Sup.

Boyd wished It to. "For all the fun we are having," said Sup. Enderlin, "we ought to meet every day." Sup. Plunkett's resolution, requiring all moneys paid on contracts to be paid only on certificate of the superintendent of construction was adopted with no dissenting votes. The board then adjourned.

KNOCKED DOWN BY A TROLLEY CAR. John tireese, 34 years old of GO Moore street, this city, while intoxicated, was walking along Bathjato avenue at One Hundred and Ei'hlT seventh street. Now York, early this morning, when he was struct by a Third avenuo trolley car and knocked down. Ho received a severe scalp wound and hit shoulder was disiocated. He Was taken to the Pordliam hospital and the gripman William Shnnnauon was arrested.

COMPLETED. Necessary. Funds Subscribed Within a Few Hundred Dollars A Sub Committee to Handle Further Details. Colonel Langdon's Joke. The executive committee in charge of tn Maryland celebration to occur on the 27th inst.

held a session last evening at which it completed nearly all the arrrangements for the day, heard a most ot encouraging report from the finance committee and incidentally a Joke from Colonel Loomis L. Langdon, which will long linger In the memory of ths committee, especially as it was entirely without malice aforethought or even intention on the veteran soldier's part. When the meeting was called to order in the directors' room of the Montault clup by President William Berri there were in attendance Colonel George A. Price, secretary; General Stewart L. Woodford, Jesse C.

Wood hull, Richard Young, John W. Scott, representing the Mary landers; Colonel William Hester, Henry A. Moore. General James Mc Leer, Park Commissioner Frank Squier, Henry Hentz, Colonel Langdon, Henry W. Maxwell, Edward Barr and Timothy L.

Woodruff. There was much detail work to be disposed of as there now remains but a fortnight in which to perfect everything. In the first place the chairman laid before the meeting the offer of tho Brooklyn Heights Railroad company, whereby it agrees to place at the committee's disposal seven of Its new excursion cars, free of charge, for the transportation of the guests from the foot of Fulton street to the Montauk club house. The offer was accepted and a vote of thanks passed, and later one, as well, to the Brooklyn annex for its kindness in the matter of transporting guests. A letter was also received from President McKeon of the Hamilton club, in which he offered the hospitality and accommodations of the Hamilton's house for the guests of the occasion.

A sample of the bronze badges was produced, the design of which has already described. Of these 500 have been ordered and in addition there will be some of white metal. Colonel Lairgdon on behalf of the parade committee reported forty three societies and associations had been invited to participate. Colonel Michell of the Fourteenth regiment tendered his command as an escort or for such other disposition as the committee desired. Colonel John N.

Partridge's acceptance of the post of marshal of the parade was received. He will be escorted by his riding and driving class. On behalf of the entertainment committee Mr. Moore said that as yet he had not been made aware of the exact number of guests who would be on hand, as the acceptances were not all in. The Montauk, he said, would be able to seat at table about four hundred and fifty guests.

The report of Colonel Langdon on behalf of the finance committee was the one that brought especial pleasure to the meeting, for it showed that $4,170 had been subscribed toward defraying the expenses of the day. The sum estimated to be necessary has been fixed at $6,000 and the difference will soon be made up. The chairman stated that about two hundred guests would make their headquarters at the Hotel St. George and sixty more at the Mansion house. The committee authorized the procuring of twenty five carriages in which the older veterans and those unable to walk far will be carried over the route to the club house and later to the park, where the ceremony of unvalling the statue will occur.

A committee was drawn up to make arrangements for the recerption of the women who are expected to accompany the Maryland officials and veterans, consisting of A. A. Low, the Rev. T. C.

Carter, Edward Barr, James S. Brownson, Arthur M. Hatch, B. B. Smith, Theodore Frothingham, W.

C. Red field, Alfred F. Britton, W. H. Male, General H.

C. King, Frank Squier. Colonel Norman S. Dike, Wyllls H. Terry, Albert T.

Jennings, Dr. W. B. Brlnsmade and Colonel Langdon. It was during a discussion of the work and scope of this committee that General Woodford moved that all the future and minor details of the celebration which may come up for settlement from this time on be referred to a sub committee to be composed of Chairman Berrl, the chairmen of the various committees, the grand marshal, Mr.

Scott, representing the Marylanders, and Commissioner Squier. This motion was carried. The committee was authorized to expend $100 for music to be used during the parade. General Woodford spoke of the arrangements for the exercises, saying it had seemed best to have the procession pass in front of the monument where the unvalling would occur, before the troops at present arms. Then a salute from the battery would be fired and the procession at once proceed to the music stand, where all the speeches would toe made.

There the troops could form a semi circle about the audience. It was Just here and a few moments before adjournment that Colonel Langdon's joke came in. Commissioner Squier wanted to know about the salute from the battery. He was after the size of the guns to be used, as he wanted them placed, he said, where they could do no harm to the people or the park. "Oh, I'll pay for all the damage done the park," said Colonel Langdon, gallantly.

"No, no; they won't do any harm. Why, the battery was fired in Greenwood and it didn't hurt' a soul." He didn't quite see at first why everyone howled, but when he did he laughed with the rest as though he really meant it, and some of the committee were still trying to get the kinks out of their faces when the meeting adjourned. TRIED TO IMITATE MR. WORTH. To the Editor of th Brooklyn Eaftie: On Fr.day evenlnp, August 9, a special meeting was held at the corner of Lafayette and Nostrand avenues by the First District Republican organization of the Twenty third ward, to choose a register, poll clerk, etc.

The reason for caliinff thia meeting was to wipe out a wrong and lish a rtRht. A member, ambitious of playing a role in imitation of Jake Worth took advantage of a bad bylaw and, without consulting any other members, said who should have this and who should have that. He appointed a member for register who in no way pecuniarally needed it, as he already had a position with a very liberal compensation. There was another member every way qualified, who had no work and did need it. Hence the call for the special meeting.

There were twenty members present at the meeting and eighteen out of the twenty voted for the man who had no work. AH honor for the First District Republican organization of the Twenty third ward and especially Mr. Joseph F. El lery. a zealous member of Ihe organization, who led the rank and file to a victory which will place them on the right of the line the coming November battle.

F. 3 H. Brooklyn. August 10. 1S3S.

HELP FOR THE RANSPERG FAMILY. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: The case of Henry, 19. and Mary, to (or Marie), Ransperg. of 100 Wyckofr stret. was urged upon your attention by a Mrs.

C. Hansen, who closes her letter to you with the words: "I don't care to give my city address to you." You referred the case to us. Wo would say that we aided the family several times In the past v.ter. Our agent in their ward reported them woiy and needy. They are Spanish Roman Catholics and have Ave children.

15, 11. 9. 7 and years of age. Upon receipt ofthe lcter we again gave the case our attention and groceries were ordered sent to them. ALBERT A.

DAT. Secretary Brooklyn Association for Improvinjt the Condition of the Poor. Brooklyn, August 9, 1895. Town Board of Caiia rsie Says the Old Bock Cannot Be Obstructed Excitement Yesterday Incident to a Steamboat Mishap. The rivalry between the Canarie road and the Nassau electric rrrad is by na means nt an end, and a iiltle notice which has been posted alone Rockaway avenue seonis to indicate to those who know anything abou: it that the Nassau people may be obliged to give up the old dock at Canarsie landing which they have been uaing as a starting point too their steamers when they wished to convey their patrons to Kockaway beach.

The notice in question is signed by James Savage, an ex justice of and just flow clerk to the town board. It states in effect that no obstructions may be placed on the old dock without authority, and that those already located there in the shape of buildings, must be removed. This order from the town board of Oanarsie teems to be directed against the Nassau road because their car terminal leads directly to the old dock for Rockaway, and they have within the ladt day or two erected two temporary wooden boxes as ticket stations for Rockaway. and. it is said, constructing another.

They have aiso imt up a rough and ready handrail at the old dock, which with the aid of a policeman servers as a sort of gangway for the steamers to Rockaway beach. An Eagle reporter saw ex Judge Savage yesterday afternoon and asked him what the notice meant. He said: "Negotiations are in progress just now between the town and the Canarsie road for the purchase of the old dock. There is a little litigation, and till the proceedings are brought to a close we don't wish any obstructions placed on the dock that have no right there." The reporter then saw Mr. Adams, the president of the Canarsie road, and he ex planied the position of his company thus: "The town has agreed with us to build a new dock at the foot of Rockaway avenue.

That is all our property already, but the town built the eld dock and we propose to give them a new one for the old one. We signed an agreement to that effect about two months ago. Just now there is a little legal trouble In the way and we want everything straight and clear before we set to work." Those who saw the Granite City, one of the Nassau road's steamers, start for Rockaway beach at 3:30 yesterday afternoon needed no prophet to predict that, in order to avoid a calamity, some extra arrangement was reeded to divert properly accommodate a holiday crowd. About one hundred and fifty people who had proceeded to Canarsie Landing of the Nassau electric road wished to go to Rockaway beach as cheaply as possible and they purchased tickets on the old dock at 5 cents per head. When the Granite City swung up to the old dock she wus immediately fairly well crowded and presently let go for Rockaway.

But the steamer was pretty much in the position of Gilbert Sullivan's policeman in "The Pirates of Penzance." "Yes, yes, we go." they readily shouted when urged to go against the pirates, and they fiercely clutched their clubs, but made never a budge. The Granite City backed down along the old dock and a shout of alarm went up as her stern was poked roughly into a small cat boat, which had just, reached the floating wharf lose by. The solitary occupant in the cat boat wasin the act of lowering sail when the frantic shouts of the three or four hundred spectators on the dock warned him of his danger. He let the sails go and hastily scrambled from his boat to the wharf and thence to the dock as the Granite City bore down sternward on his little craft, pushing it and wharf and a little fleet of small boats with it till they were expected to go under every minute. At this points hundreds of people choked up the docks, both old and new.

And then, by way of adding variety to the excitement, the steamer stuck in the mud. Men in the employment of the company rushed to the stern of the belated steamer with long boat hooks, others pushed thither in small boats and together they tried to get the Granite City off. The steamer herself gave all possible assistance and her screw ploughed up the muddy bottom. Meantime she continued to hug the dock and babies were crying and women were excited, although there was scarcely any real cause for alarm. Half a dozen or more of the passengers scrambled off tlu boat or were hastily assisted to the dock, one of them heartily exclaiming: "No more cheap trips for me." After considerable churning of mud and water the steamer contrived to get her stern clear.

Then her nose appeared to have some difficulty in cutting clear of the dock and several more of her passengers seized the opportunity to spring ashore. After that there was much throwing of hawsers from the steamer's bow and stern and finally about three cjuar ters of an hour from the time that she had swung off fcr her trip the Granite City did really get pointed for Rockaway beach. The orchestra in Canarsie park meanwhile had been giving a highly agreeable rendering of "Little Buttercup." from "Pinafore." and by way of variation a young fellow who had been drinking too much prowjerl through the grounds looking tor a fight, lie wanted to fight with an open clasp knife though, and a burly officer took him by the shoulder and put him out. CRITICISM OF A POLICEMAN. To the Kditor or the Hagle: On Saturday vening I a ride Willi a friend to l.Y.n' Island, r.

'turnln. wo r' nch.M Myrtle avenue abou: 10 nVhw In to ri'le up town a row Itl iclis in moot a frit ji'l. Wo had passed Adams Ptreul a fow pili. man jumped on" a rar coining down and running acres in fn my whoel il In front of my and. frantically waving hip club, cried.

Su.p: If wo l.ad btin rising very slow one or both of w.iild certainly havo run Into him. My frlr I juriipt oft' his wheel and asked what was wroii.e;. was odd hi lamp was out. and the olhVer. down, jiut bis hand on it to set if is warm.

After some tall: he was allowed to light it and go on. "We went block and then disc. v. red that the nut which fastens the l.ra. ket to the wheel became loose, therehy allowing the lump to tip down, and ceasing it out.

TVe stopped to fix It. but senrcrly had dismounted ere ttv policeman was at our whe. lb again demanding if there was no oi! in the lamp. in l.oin;; ooiivin ed that it was almost full lie allowed us to g(1, Now. I am as careful as any at; nit havini: my In nip lighted after and 1 see th neetl of so doing, but why we should lie stopped in itich a brightly light! place as Myrtle avenue Is at that place, and in such a fiercely Imperious manner.

I cannot understand. And for the sake of force I believe that otHeei with a particle ot discrimination WoUld do it. Was told by hy Ftanders that "Mel.lnry wa liatde to do anything i make this public tor the sak of those wheelmen who may haw to ride ihrouirh that policeman's district. Brooklyn. August tl, OBJECTS TO CERTAIN WATCHMEN.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn K.i:, la It possible that the taxpayers ure rtened with more 'expense by tie addition our police force of private watehrr.on. who have been drawing salaries for years from je iv. it. concerns and who will tliortly conic tinder the pension clause? Tills clause was intende.J ooly to take effect in the event ot twenty or twenty five years of faithful, continuous service as a police otrieer. hope you will answer this through your valuable paper J.

SULLIVAN. Coffee eticet, August is'jj. New York's Water Supply. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Referring to the matter of deficient water service in thit city, as set forth in the several petitions addressed to the sinking fund commtesioners, and the resolutions adopted "by the chamber of commerce and the board of trade and transportation, many newspapers have dealt fully with this subject. On several occasions the ftoard of fire underwriters of this city has been active in Its advocacy of the needs of a higher pressure from the city water mains, as well as the wisdom of having a dual water supply upon which the city might depend in the possible event of any break or serious Interruption to the Croton sys tem, with its large dams and thirty miles of aqueducts.

In moving in the matter at this time the water supply committee is following the request of a resolution adopted by the board, in which it was askd to urge the question of im proved water service in this city. Especial atten tion should be given to the report of the low pressure shown by the oflicial test of our flre depart ment, as compared with the pressures which exr 1st in the several other towns and cities of the country. GEO. P. SHELDON, Chairman Water Supply Committee, New York Board of Flre Underwriters.

New York, August 10, 1895. KILLED BY THE FALL. AN UNKNOWN MAN TUMBLES FB05I AN EAST BIVEB PIEB. A middlo ascd man, stcckily built, toll over board from Pier 48, East riTr, last night. He was rescued, but died before assistance arrived.

Tbia is the pier ol the Ridge wood Ice company. How tb man came to be on the pier is not known. He was not employed there nor had anybody ever seen him around there before. He was dreiied like a sea captain. He wore oil skins and a sou'wester.

He was seen to walfc to the edge of the pier by two employes of the ice company, named Denis Higgin and Richard Tobin. The man walked to the edge of the pier and appeared to slip between the pier and an iceboat. His face struck the boat and he fell into the river. The two employes of the company ran to his reBcme and succeeaed in pulling him out of the waters They worked over him for some time, but he died. Policeman Strong of the Madison street station was called.

He sent for an ambulance. Tke surgeon pronounced, the man dead. The body will be removed to the inprgue. The man wore a fall black beard, mixed with ffray. and had on a brown sack suit.

There was nothing in the pockets by which he could be identified. WANTS A MUNICIPAL. PARTY COMPRISING THE BETTER ELEMENTS OF BOTH THE OLD ORGANIZATIONS. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: It Is, of course, understood that you do not necessarily indorse the views of your correr spondents, and it Is also understood that you recognize the journalistic necessity of being a free medium of public complaint In return for the patronage the public gives. Criticism was made upon my former letter to you in stating that the railroad rioters would be at Rockaway.

During the late riot, 1 heard one participant in a crowd of a hundred, shouting: "Force your way through (jhe guard) and show you are a Democrat." Another at the same time: "You voted for reform, and this is what you got," and another: "Wait till we get the gunB." Complnint was made also at the suggestions of mottoes and transparencies. We might have added the motto of a certain Democratic candidate for the Presidency: "I don't say every Democrat 1b a horse thief, but I do say every horse thief is a Democrat." That was before the in of local political plunder. It may as consistently be said now that every ballot box stuffer, every fraudulent returner of elections, every brutal beater of our insane, every one who took food from the mouths of paupers, every one who smashed a car window or cut a wire, sold rum on Sundays or patronized the prize ring and dog fights and now want to begin bull fightB, is a Democrat. The relative failure of the Concordat at Rockaway is only a natural and expected period in the progress of local emancipation. Not a leading Domocrat of either side was there.

The world is growing better and Brooklyn is not an exception. Rot must slough away from heal th there can be no harmony between death and life. If we have men In the reform ranks. Democrats and Republicans, who can grasp the situation this summer and fall, the last hope of the systematic political spoilsmen and plunderers is gone, and the elements that have aspired to rule, but who have misruled, will be relegated for many a year to hewing wood and drawing water. Many were the low muttered curses at Rockaway against the absentees, and the breach between the reform Democrats and the 62.000 who voted the second time for Boody and boodle is widening and deepening.

The only hope the latter have Is the acre ton of Republican discontents to the Shepardites, and this gave a plurality victory for the McLaugh linites. The patches of blue in our municipal sky are irrowlng wider. Now let the reform elements try a "love feast" on local interests, but distinctly avowing their difference upon national questions. Republicans and reform Democrats must sacrifice everything to forestall that. And they must begin now.

There must be a permanent union of all reform elements In this city. The analysis of the Rockaway fiasco points to a municipal party totally separate from national parties, and with which uion can act in seeming consistency. What have the questions of currency, foreign relations, tariff, cruiser building, Indian wars, to do with city expenses and embellishment, with electing a district attorney who will prosecute high thieves as well as low thieves, or with neutralizing the local population who have brought nothing to us but a long and black list of scandals, and besotted our civil Eervlce to the ridicule of the entire country? Wherever a lance is Inserted out comes only Democratic pus. Democrats who have enjoyed good social standing will have to take care of their personal repute, as men," citizens and neighbors. The touh element may do for votes upon national questions, as a commanding general will pile his private soldiers upon the line of flre.

but when it comes to social matters and local politics, the pawns "a'Int In It." It was never contemplated or practiced In any age or locality of the world, that the element like our 62.000 should have any part or influence in local government, and that anamoly would no exist here but for the non participation in politics of the better people. Let a solid municipal party be formed at once, either for spring elections or a separate fall ticket. Then, together, locally, but apart nationally, could go Schieren and Shepanl, Woodward and Woodford, Mclaughlin. Berri. Barrett, etc.

Without a preceding public sentiment, the Republican conventions can hardly be trusted for either shrewd policy or magnanlmity towcrd the reform Democrats. The personal craze for a nomination will blind men to public good and make them prefer the defeat of the party at the polls to their personal defeat in the conventions. Let all good men immediately Join thelt district associations and sacrifice spoilsmen In the conventions. Let there be a conference at once of influential Republicans with influential Shepard Democrats, looking to a union ticket, Jf not even to the enrollment of a permanent municipal party or club. JOHN BUCHANAN.

Brooklyn, August 11, 1895. iy. BROOKLYN'S WATBR SUPPLY. DANGERS THAT LURK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: The New York Tribune of July 21, had the following upon the water supply of Paris: The terrible fire which destroyed the whole of the military equipment establishment belonging to the Socletc Qodillot.

In the Rue Rochechouart. near the Opera, has served once again to bring home to the public the lamentable inadequacy of the means that exist in this great capital of nearly two million Inhabitants for combating flre. But. above all, the most serious danger Is constituted by the alarming lack of water pressure from which Paris Invariably suffers at this time of the year. For nearly three quarters of an hour after the arrival of the engines at the Are they were rendered almost useless by the insufficiency of the water supply, and it was not until the mains had been pract cally closed In other quarters of the city, and the major part of the metropolitan supply diverted Into the Opera district, that any effective onslaught upon the flames could be made.

The Boston Herald said editorially, on July 27: A conflagration which should sweep over New York, having relatively the same magnitude of the two fires of Chicago and Boston, would involve the destruction of property to the value of from three to five million. Such a catastrophe would seriously Interfere with the industries of the entire since a conflagration In New York city, approaching, as It easily might, the magnitude in losses we have Just named, would bring about the bankruptcy of nearly nil of the fire insurance companies now doing business in this country, and even then the creditors ot the burned out New York merchants would be forced to content themselves with a percentage only of their claims. business of fire Insurance at present is a great mutual arrangemnt. If Boston sustains a fire loss footing up to millions of dollars. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other Insuring centers have to contribute to make that loss good, and consequently the merchants engaged in business In these cities have the right to Insist that the fire department, the water supply, the building laws and other conditions Incident 'to safety from Are.

shall be maintained in Boston at a reasonable standard of efficiency, and, on the same grounds, we in Boston have the right to Insist, for the protection of our own interests, that the New York city government shall not be allowed to place InVJeopardy the property of its merchants, even if these latter may be sq or indifferent as to make no complaint themselves, since their loss, if they had a great one, not fail to react upon us, and upon the country generally. Morning papers of July 31, 1895, had this significant statement: A suit for half a million dollars Is to be brought against the city (Saji Francisco) and the Spring Valley Water company by owners of property destroyed during the great fire on South Market street four weeks ago. Their grounds for the suit will be based on the inadequacy of the water supply. Several evening papers of July 29 printed the following paragraph: The meager supply of water In the eastern part of London Is causing increased suffering. The streets are filled with women offering 3 pence or more for a bucket of water, but unable to get it.

The death rate has been douhlH stno tho tym panies began turning off the water except for about two hours In the twenty four. An editorial in the Jersey City Journal of the ith Inst, stated the situation there very forcibly, as folllows: Mr. Kent, the expert engineer, savs in his remarks on the water question, that he thinks that the people of Jersey City must be either boiling the water or filtering it. or buying FOmc other water to drink, since It would be Impossible tb drink It straight in large quantities without harm. The geptlcman has guessed right.

People all over town are doing just these things. They boll It. they filter it. they eschew It and buy water of the bottle companies, and the mattor Is costing In the aggregate an enormous sum of money. There are men here who are reanlna iT i water ana tnis selling of water has become a big business In Itself.

CVtr oerSOn WnO tllIVS hotting n.ntD Ib subject to an abominable nuisance, but Is being nut to an unrighteous expense. The sooner these things arc stopped the better it will be for the tow n. can expect a man to come here to live when you tell him that the only way in which he can get water to drink will be to buy it by the Liu urooKiyn Eagle of July 2, 1894. contained an account ot the adoption, by a vote of 13 to 3 I in tho board of aldermen of Brooklyn, of the loiiov.ing resolution: Resolved, That this common council hereby does assent to the issuing of water bonds of the City for invest.gauon to 'S most econcmirai mafh.A I r.r jy ut iiutuiiijui; eiii increase I fiat the above $10,000 was appropriated "for inquiring into other and more comprehensive pourvep" was specifically stated in an editorial in the of July 3. and forcible comments were niauo the following words: On general principles it must be assumed that the needs of the mat would smrrpiv moot ik i wants of the present ami wmiM tn fa tth.

the necessities of the near future. But the near future is not by any meann all thut In to be eon fcidprM. A wise government, like a shrewd and thrifty housekeeper, will look well forward To of course, must be enred for, but we must look to remote though swiftly uncoxnlnx years. On this ground water is always a present and immediate question. But particular and prac I ileal tests confirm thl view.

They show that the daily consumption is running closelv along the I lines of supply. The figures overtop all previous r. cords. So slgnlllcant Is the relation that there i ia substantially no reserve. The margin is In effect wiped out.

It is only a little while ago that after much obstruction and delay an extension wus curried which, it is supposed, would make us i asy for a long time to come. But so rapidly have the multiplying anU thirsty mouths absorbed the enlarged flow that we stand relatively where we I Mood beforo the extension was begun. It nrjay an T.vell be. It soon will bo, It it is not already taken tor granted, that we need more water, that and a New York paper of date, and a number of small coins in the cornerstone. After the laying of the stone the Doxology was sung and the services closed.

The building will be frarae. The dimenr sions are 60x80 feet, leaving 10 feet vacant space on either side and 20 feet at the rear. BRIDGE RECEIPTS FOR JULY. DECREASED NUMBER CARRIED, COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR. The traffic statement of the New York and Brooklyn bridge for the month ending July 31, 1895, shows tie carriage receipts from New York to have amounted to from Brooklyn, railroad fares from New York, from Brooklyn, $48,827.23, making a total in all of $96, 217.14.

The receipts for the same month of the previous year were $85,480.78. The daily average receipts for July were $3,103.78 and for the same month of last year, The total number of passengers transported on the cars for the month was 3,467,064, a decrease of 4,083 over last year. The treasurer's report shows the cash in bank in the beginning of July to have been $107,668.02. which with the receipts for the month aggregated $308,787.83. The expenditures amounted to $105,952.85.

The cash in bank and on hand August 1, was $202,834.98. THE LOOP IN NEW YORK. SUGGESTED SOLUTION OF THE TROLLEY TERMINAL PROBLEM. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: So far as 1 Jtnow. no one has yet suggested the beat Holutlon of the trolley terminal loop problem.

The proper place for the loop is In New York and the time to put It there Is now, while the arrangements at the rJew York end will permit the seiaration of levels necessary. Of course, the privilege of crossing without change of cars Is worthy money and adequate charge should be made. The same privilege, for a similar remuneration, should be tflven to the elevated, railroads or to the highest bidder among them. If these franchises had been put up at auction there would lmve been no need of the costly and unsatisfactory terminal improvements which compel every passenger to ascend and descend stairs and Interrupt his Journey to no purpose whatever. This Is perceived by everybody regarding the new East river bridge, and is equally true in principle ut the existing bridge.

To say that there Is in supera.ble obstacle in detail Is an Insult to the engineering profession. When every elevated sta tton in either city and every street corner along any car route is practically a terminal for the bridge, we Khali then have a measure of consoll datlon In fact, which will be the best solace and substitute for consolidation In form, which Is a stumbling block to so many. There is scarcely a limit to the boom this would give our town by the benefits which would Inure to every user of the bridge. The Eagle could do nothing more popular and useful than. to urge this plan.

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