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THE DAILY STANDARD UNION: BROOKLYN, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 16fi7. TWELVE PAGES. handsomely moulded. In addition to the PENNSYLVANIA an the Interstices between the storres. ferry system, in point of boat service, in the The abandonment some time since of the old-style side wheels and BROOKLYN TOWER SUMMER RESORTS.

front of the ferry house Js finished In Mshly-ornamentcd copper. Pennsylvania Railroad uniformed parcel porters will be In attendance to accompany passenger (If desired), and carry parce.s and hand baggage between the ferry, the cab stand, and street-car lines. The trip from Jersey City to the foot of Twenty-third street occupies about fifteen minutes, and is a delightful experience. The new boats which perform this service, the St. Louis, Pittsburg and the New Brunswick (still In the hands of the builders), are marvels of the boat builder's art.

Constructed throughout of the very best material and upon the most approved plans, they are as substantial and as complete as It Is possible to make them. The boats are propelled by four screws, two at each end, the fore and aft screws on each side being connected by a continuous shaft extending- the whole length of the boat, snd rotating the screws in unison, so that the screws as the bow pull while those at the stern push Two triple compound engines are one for each shaft, aggregating eighteen hundred indicated. It must be free from stones and large pebbles. 64. Bids shall be made based upon excavation to the datum planes indicated on the plans.

The Commissioners will hereafter direct the additional depths of excavation to be made. In case the contractor Is required to excavate below the datum planes Indicated on the plans, or to do any other work be-, low said planes, the work below such datum planes shall be paid for by the cubic yard of completed work In place, and Is to inc.ude all extra materials and labor on caissons and cofferdams and all necessary extra excavation, work and concrete, or other material; and every bid made shall specify the proposed price to be paid for such completed work by the cubic yard for every two additional feet in depth thereof and every part of the same. A REVIEW OF HAJ.F A CENTURY. REV. DR CUTLER WRITE3 OF FIFTY YEARS IN THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, pastor manogany rati the stairway is provided with a burnished handrail. The wain scoting and panels of the stairway at all of rich mahogany.

Each now. boat has a Seating cRDaeitv of 660 persons Thus In everv resoect ln construction. In operation, and in ornamentation these boats represent the best and latest Ideas ferry transportation. Intended for route which is destined In a short time to become the most popular of all those crossing the Hudson, thev will Derform their work to the complete satisfaction of ooth the transportation company and the traveling public. A prominent feature of the Twenty-third street station is the excellent local transportation facilities which it affords.

Besides a large number of street car lines, running or transferring to and from all parts of the city, the new station is equipped with a fud quota of hansoms, coupes and omnibuses. The entire carriage service has been organized by the Pennsylvania Company with a particular view to the requirements of the New xork tramo. it consists of hansom cabs, coupes (four-wheelers), victorias and om nibuses. The hansoms have been con. structed after the best patterns In use in jonaon; tne rour-wneeiers and victorias are likewise of the best approved design.

The omnibuses are of two kinds one drawn by a single horse, with a capacity of six, the other a double horsa vehicle for eight. A very reasonable schedule of rates has Been fixed for the cab and carriage Ber vice. In every vehicle a rate card will be displayed, bo that every passenger may verify the charges. All the vehicles bear the distinctive color of the Pennsylvania red for the running gear with a dark-olive body. The livery of the drivers is also of unique style.

A commodious cab stand has been provided in tne new ferry nouse within a short distance of the waiting rooms. With the opening of this new ferry the Pennsylvania ttauroaa company greatly increases its facilities of transDortation in New York. With Cortlandt street on the south, Twenty-third street on the north and central to all the city, and Desbrosses street between them, every traveler, whether bound for the downtown business section, the middle wholesale district. the transatlantic steamship wharves, theeoo, for the prompt and faithful perform- WTmifi ihe proportion of stone to mortar in the conerete-ln bulk shall not exceed six parts to tnree. 25.

Portland cement and sand. In the proportions specified in paragraph 4, shall oe wen mixed dry and then wet. The broken stone washed clean shall then be added while wet, and the mass thoroughly mixea by machine before being put In place. The least poslble water shall be used, as determined by the engineer. The concrete shall be deposited In even layers ot not more than twelve inches in thick ness, and well rammed until the mortar flushes to the surface.

Each layer must be cleaned and moistened before the next layed Is added. 26. The drawings show the form, genera Dimensions and location of the piers. De tall drawings, showing the plan ot each course of masonry, must be submitted by tne contractor to the engineer for ap. proval before that course is laid: but the pedestal and the coping courses shall be cut to special detail plans furnished by the engineer.

'll. The stone furnished for the masonry of the piers shall be of granite through-, out, unless the Commissioners permit the use of limestone for face work below a horizontal plane four feet below low water ana for backing below the mo.d.ng courses under the copings. 28. The granite for the pedestal blocks, the coping, and all the face stone above a horizontal plane four feet belcw low water shall be of the best aui strongest quality, equal In the opinion of the engineer to that of Mill Stone Point or Maine gran ite, fine and uniform in grain, uniform in color, perfectly sound and free from sap, seams, cracks, or any defect liable In the opinion of the engineer to impair its strength, durability or appearance. The faces shall be kept clean at all times.

29. The granite for the remainder of the work shall be uniform in quality, perfectly sound, and free from cracks, seams or any defect liable In -the opinion of the engineer to impair Its strength or durability. 30. If. limestone Is used for face masonry below a horizontal plane four feet below low water and for backing.

It shall be fully equal In the opinion of the -engineer to the best Kingston limestone, and shall be perfectly sound and free from seams. cracks or any defect liable in the opinion or tne engineer to impair its strength or aura Din ty, and the requirements as to di menslons. cutting and setting shall be the same as for granite. All limestone shall be laid on its natural bed. 31.

The courses shall be from two feet to two feet six Inches in thickness. The thickest course shall be placed at the bot torn and the others will decrease in thick. ness from the bottom upward to the top next tne coping. 42. ine Dona snau De so made that no stone in one course shall overlap the stones of the course next below by less than fifteen inches.

.33. The face stones below the coping shall be rock-faced, with face lines pitched iu tne uimension unes OI the drawings. 34. The rock face shall be uniform In appearance, and must not project more than four Inches beyond the pitch lines; it must -average at least one and one-sal inches beyond the pitch lines, and have no depression extending back of them. 35.

The vertical joints must be full and square to the bed and to the face for at least twelve inches back from -the pitch line, and; must not open, more than two incnes at any point. 36. Every second or third stone In each course must a header, and not less than fourteen headers shall be used In the four faces of each course. Each header must be at- least three feet -in width, and at least three, times Its height in length. 37.

Stretchers shall not be less than twice, nor more than four times their height in length, nor less than three feet wide. 38. The upper and lower beds' of each stone must be rough-pointed and cut true ana parallel with each other, and must be true to straight-edge all over and free from wind. No hollow or slack cutting. or falling away toward the back of the stone win be allowed.

JNo plug holes more than nine inches in diameter, or more than an inch and a half deep, or within one foot of each other or of the edge of the stone, will be allowed. 39. The bottom bed shall always be the full size of the stone, and no stone shall have an overhanging top bed. This clause applies also to backing, 40. The bed joints ana the vertical joints of the face masonry snail not exceed one-half of an inch in thickness.

41. The stones shall be of the same thickness as the face stones of the sama course, and the beds shall be cut. to tne same reaulrements. 42. Tlie vertical siaes may De rougniy squared.

The stones shall not touch each other, and the spaces between them shall not average more man tnree incnes ana mnust not exceed four inches In width at any nolnt. 43 The DacKing stones snan oe oi large size, roughly rectangular and oblong in shate. of a width not less than their height, and so placed as to bond the work completely and continuously throughout the pier. 44.. The coning.

Including the moulding courses, and the pedestal blocks, shall be of granite, dressed with six-cut work on the exposed surfaces and moulded edges. Their bdsi and lolnts will be fine-pointed. 45. The bed joints for the coping ana the pedestal Mocks and the vertical joints of -the coping, except those of the edge stones, shall not exceed one- half an Inch In- thickness. Tne vertical joints of the pedestal blocks and of the edge stones of the coping shall not exceed one-quarter of an men in tntckness.

46. All stones must oe careruuy cieanea and moistened before being laid, and stones already laid must be cleaned and moistened to receive tne mortar pea ior each stone to be laid. 47. All stones shall be laid In full flush beds of mortar mixed as required for the work. 48.

All vertical lolnts must be well flush ed with mortar, and the joints in the backing must be carefully filled with email stones and spawis nusnea with mortar. 49. When masonry is laid in freezing weather such precautions shall be taken to prevent the. mortar from freezing as the engineer may direct; or he may, with the approval ot tne commissioners, stop the setting of stone during bucu weather. 50.

No grab holes shall be made in the finished faci of coping or pedestal stones. 51. Face joints shall be cleaned out to a depth of one and one-half inches and pointed in mild weather with mortar made of equal parts, by measure, of Portland cement and sand, which shall be driven in hard with a caulking Iron, and the sur face of the joint shall then be rubbed smooth with a rounded tool. 62. The joints of the lower coping course shall be cramped with cramps of one inch square steel cast according to plan, sixteen Inches long, with T-shaped ends, sunk into the tops of the stones, as shown on detail plan of the course.

53. The face stones or the upper coping course shall be doweled to those of the lower next course below with dowels ot one and one-fourth Inch, round vteel, extending six Inches into each course, these dowels to be placed as shown on detail plan of the course. The stones of the upper course shall -be drilled, through before setting; after the holes shall be extended six Inches into the course below; a small quantity of mortar shall then be put into the hole, tne aowei in and driven down, and the hole rilled with mortar well rammed. 54. All the mortar for the several parts of the work (except pointing mortar) shall be composed of Portland cement and sand in the proportion ot one barrel of cement, weighing 376 pounds net, to eight and one-half cubic feet of sand.

The cement and sand shall be thoroughly mixed dry; clean fresh water will then be added, but oniy In quantity sufficient to give the proper consistency to the mortar when the mlx- Ing is completed. 55. Mortar that has been partially or fully set shall not be used. 66. The cement must oe an nppiuvcu brand of Portland cement fully equal, in the opinion of the engineer, to O.

F. Alsen Sons' best quality ot German Portland cement. 67. Briquettes of neat cement, exposed to the air for twenty-four hours and immersed In water for six days, must have tonsil of at least three hundred and fifty pounds per square Inch. 58.

Briquettes mixea or one part ui cement tn two carts of dry sand oy exposed to the air for twenty-four hours and immersed In water for six days, must have a tensile strength of St least one hundred and fifty pounds per square Inch. 59. Pats of neat cement set in air and then Immersed In water, -must show" no checks or cracks. 60. All cement must be tresn ana nneiy eround.

At least ninety per cent, must pass through a sieve of 10,000 meshes per square Inch. 61. The test for tenstje strength will not be considered final or conclusive In determining the character of any cement, or as compelling the acceptance of -a cement Otberwise objectionable in the opinion of the engineer. 62. All cement must be careruuy nan- died and protected from the weather at all times.

63. All sand must be clean, coarse, sharp and free from mlei. I For the masonry. It must be passed throuch screens having openings of one- eiehth an inch siuare; for the concrete. their necessary obstruction of nearly one.

halt the cabins, and the adoption of screw propellers an Important and fully appre ciated improvement was soon after fol lowed by that happy arrangement where. by passengers were no longer obliged to pick their dangerous way between carts ana drays and throush mud and filth in crossing the street at the New York river the introduction of the upper deck ana saloon cabin feature and the accom panying overhead passageways. This was one of the greatest Improvements ever Instituted in ferry equipment, and the ele vated tracks at the Jersey City station made it practicable. By this means magnificent saloon cabin was provided, free from the noise and proximity of objectionable wagons, delightfully cool In summer, and affording a matchless view of the river and harbor, an Improvement that has been exceedingly popular with railroad passengers. This feature has been retained in the construction of new STREET.

NEW YORK. such additions and alterations as experience has suggested. -One of the most noticeable and most valuable Improvements- In the cabin construction is the elimination of -one of the grand stairways. The original saloon deck boats were pro-t viuea witn two stairways, one leading up ward rrom the men's cabin, and one from the ladies' cabin, each stairway being pro- STREET P. R.

R. FERRY. vided at the top with 'double swinging doors. But notwithstanding this precaution it was found that the tobacco smoke from the men's cabin ascended to the saloon above, sometimes in objectionable quantities. The new boats, therefore, have only one stairway leading upward from the ladies' cabin, in which, of course, no smoking is permitted.

In consequence, "ST. LOUIS. the air of the saloon Is perfectly pure. Another important feature Is the thor-cughr" lighting of the lower cabins. The old wheel houses which once obstructed and darkened the ferryboats are at course absent, but these boats are much lighter than others of similar construction.

Each of the lower cabins Is lighted by forty-five large plate-glass windows opening upon the water, besides twenty-seven leaded glass transoms. These in addi tion to the doors and end windows render the cabin as light as the open air. At night the upper and lvwer cabins are Illuminated by 280 16-candle power Incandescent lamps projecting from the ceiling cornices. The electric plant has been installed In duplicate to provide against a breakdown. 'A novel and pleasant feature of the cabin construction is the formation of two compartments In each of the lower cabin-, separated by leaded glass work above, supported by mahogany columns in brass'and surmounted by richly ornamented brass capitals.

Each of these compartment spaces has a seating capacity of twenty persons. Two large open doorways form a passage through to the adjoining main cabin. In furnishing and ornamentation these boats are as peculiarly rich as in mechan-, leal devices and convenient The floor of the cabins, the upper saloon and the pilot houses is covered with the best interlocking rubber tile three-eighths of an inch in thickness. The sides of the lower cabins and the saloon are covered with staff panels highly ornamented in bas relief, and separated by mahogany strips. The Interior woodwork throughout is mahogany, thoroughly polished.

The stairway leading from the ladles' cabin -to the upper saloon Is rich In ornamentation. The starting newels especially are striking examples of artistic woodwork. Made of beautiful mahogany, they are exquisitely carved and moulded, bearing on their fronts the P. R. R.

monogram, executed after a peculiarly unique design. All other newels are beautifully turned and chamfered, the balusters supporting an ample rail To-morrow a New Uptown in Hew DIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN' JERSEY CITY AXD TWEXTT-THB STREET THREE FINE SEW ETSEL TWIN-SCREW BOATS AND A XEW STATION PRESIDENT 11c-KIXLET TAKES THE INITIAL trip: the in President McKIniey "stepped. from deck of the Pennsylvania NEW P. R. R.

FERRY ferryboat Pittsburg to the floor of the new Twenty-third Street Station In New York on April 26, he dedicated to public use a new railroad terminal in the heart of the great metropolis. The landing of the President and other distinguished guests of the city on the occasion of the Grant Monument dedication at the ferry house ITFi 'nW T-S FT? TWIN SCREW STEEL was the- initial act with Its opening, and since that date skilled workmen have been busily engaged In preparing It -for the use of the traveling public, to whdtn It will be thrown open at 6 o'clock to-morrow, Sunday morning. It is an interesting event to the" world of travel. It IS another step in-the onward march of modern transportation, and illustrates the advance position occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The facilities which it adds for the accommodation of travelers cannot fail to command their appreciation.

The old ferries to CortJandt and Desbrosses streets will always nave their value; but they can no" longer adequately accommodate the thousands who daily visit the great metropolis. The rapid development In recent years of the central and northern sections of New York has produced a new of travel which demands a ferry of Its own. The passenger traffic to and from the great hotels In the 'Vicinity of Madison Square and beyond has attained proportions undreamed of twenty years ago, so thoroughly Imbued have the American people become with the spirit of travel. As every one Twenty-third street crosses New York "In the icentre of its hotel, theatre, and shopping district. Intersecting Broadway and Fifth avenue at the very point where these great thoroughfares meet upon the west side of the famous Madison Square, the great nucleus around which clusters such a wealth of metropolitan Interest.

Between Fourteenth street and Fortieth street, upon Broadway or in-lts Immediate vicinity, are located almost all of the prominent hotels and theatres of the metropolis, while the great marts of trade are literally congested in this circumscribed district. Consequently the traveler who is deposited at the foot of Twenty-third street is within a few squares of the heart of New -York City: and, on the other hand, the traveler slipping at any of the great Broadway-hotels Is within a few minutes' ride of the most perfectly equipped rai.road in America. The new station at the New York terminus is the mo complete structure of Its kind ever erected. Two substantial slips have been built, with overhead passage UPPEn SALOON, ways to th saloon deck of the ferryboats. Two larxe and comfortable watting rooms, hands iniely finished, and affording every convenience, have ben provided, one on th" lower ani one on the upper floor.

An immensa baggage room, with a window convenient to the waiting rooms, occupies a Usee portion of tao lower lloor. The toga KEfl Plans and Specifications Ready For Bidders. Now THE NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE. COMMISSIONERS ADVERTISE FOR, PROPOSALS FOR THE WORK A BOND FOR $330,000 MUST BE PRO VIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO WHOM THE AWARD 13 MADE- BIDS TOBE OPENED ON JUNE The New East River Bridge Commission to-day made public the plans and speclflca tions for the Brooklyn tpwer of the pro. posed structure, and have advertised that proposals for the work will be received by President Andrew D.

Baird, at the office of the Commission, 49 Chambers street. New York City, up to 2 o'clock of Wednesday, June 9, when they will be opened and considered by the full Board. Copies of the specifications and the general drawings of the work may be had at the office of Chief Enginer Buck, 84 Broadway, this city, while aach bidder will be required to deposit with his proposal a certified check for $5,000, payable to the order of Treaa urer Richard Deeves, The contractor to whom the award may be made will be re quired to give a bond In the sum of IS50. ance of the contract, the Commissioners reserving the right to accept or reject any proposal general specifica tions are as follows: 1. The work to be done under these spec, locations consists of buildinsr the ma.

sonry foundations of the Brooklyn tower. completely finished, ready to. receive the columns or tne steel towers. 2. The foundations will be situated near tne pier head lines, at or near th foot of South Sixth -street in Brooklyn, as shown hy the plans.

xne contractor at his own exnense will remove all obstructions from the site of tne worn. 3. The tower foundational shall ennalal of two stone masonry piers, each Dier resting on a caisson sunk by the plenum pneumatie 4. The contractor must assume all re sponsibility for the difficulties encountered in sinking the foundations to bed rock or into it to whatever deDth shall be dettftrmlrtAri nnnn rThn nnntpaptnp maw have access, for the purpbse of informa-q lion only, to the results of borings which nave oeen made by the Commissioners at or near the locations of the piers. a.

uenerai ana essential detail plans accompany these specifications and are complement and part thereof. 6. All dimensions are to be taken from the plans and the contractor will be held responsible for any deviation from these dimensions ana from the lines and levels furnished by the engineer. 7. Any question- as to the intent or meaning of these specifications and plana shall be referred to the engineer, whose decision, approved by the Commissioners, shall be nnal and binding on all par ties.

i 4. The word "engineer, wherever used in these specifications, means the chief engineer of the New East River Bridge or his authorized- assistant. 9. The contractor shall at his own cost and risk furnish all tools, cofferdams, derricks, machinery, floating, pneumatic and other plant required for the work, and shall promptly remove tne same on its completion, or when directed by the. en gineer.

10. The contractor shall furnish an ma terials and labor necessary for the work, All materials, and shall be of the Quality and character best suited to the several portion -of the work and must meet with the approval of the Commis sioners. The engineer shall have the right to reject any work or material which does not fully comply In. his opinion with the requirements- of the. plans and specifica tions.

1L If any Imperfect or unfaithful work or defective material is discovered at any time, the defects in the work shall be remedied to the full satisfaction of the engineer, and the defective material promptly removed by the contractor at his own expense. 12. Every facility must oe anroraea to the Commissioners, the engineer, and his assistants, at all times, to inspect the work and materials. 13. Each caiBson will be 63 feet by feet in plan.

The caissons will be of such height that when sunk to-final position they tops will be about 47 feet below high water. 14. The caissons shall be built of good. sound, lonsr-leafed Southern pine timber. free from rat, shakes, cracks and loose or decayed knots; it shall be sawed square and of full dimensions.

The timber for the walls and decks shall be dressed or planed accurately on all sides to uniform dimensions: all other timber shall be dressed on opposite side to a uniform thickness for each course. 15. The timber shall be framed accur ately and thoroughly fastened together by drift and screw bolts, ana wen Dracea it shall break joints at least six feet, and the joints shall be carefully framed ana las-tened as shown on the plans. 16. All seams in the caissons exposea to air or water pressure shall be well calked with oakum, covered with pitch; the interior walls and surfaces of the working chambers shall be thoroughly coated with a good and approved paint, 17..

Each caisson must be provided with a steel or an oak shoe, as shown In the drawings, and with the best modern appll ances for insuring safety and speed in the progress ot tne work. is. The wrought iron and steel work must be equal in quality and workmanship to that required lor the beet bridge con structor 19. Each caisson must be provided with coffer-dam sufficient to prevent the water, of the river from obstructing the egress of the worn. The materials and workmanship of the cofferdams shall be bf the same character as specified for the caissons.

The cofferdams shall be re moved by the. contractor on the comple tlon of the piers or when directed by the ertlneer. ana tne materials when removird shall become tne property of the contrac tCT. 20. Each, caisson must be sunk to the depth shown on the plans or to such deptli as shall required in order to form a firm and sufficient foundation for the tcwers, and to conform to the depth of excavation directed in accordance with paragraph 64 of these specifications.

The red rock snail be cleaned off for the whole area of the caisson. Rock which is unsound, or. In the opinion of the engineer, unsuitable fomhese- foundations, must be removed, and rock of. a sound t-nd' satisfactory character laid bare. If the Commissioners on the report of the engineer deem it necessary, the surface of the rock shall be stepped as directed.

The rock surface thus exnosed shall thoroughly cleaned, anl the chamber made ready to receive the concrete filling. The etnerete filling shall not be begun until the rock surface has been examined and approved In writing by the engineer. 21.i The working, chamber shall be filled with concrete mixed as specified In paragraphs 24 and 25. and placed in immediate contact with the clean, sound bed rock. For a depth of six inches under the shoulder of the cutting edge, and for a like depth under all crossbeams and crosswalls and under the roof of the chamber, mortar mixed in the proportions specified in paragraph 54 shall be used in lieu of concrete.

Such mortar must be rammed hard Into place, and shall contain only such an amount of water that it will barely flush after such ramming. 22. When sunk to full depth the tops of the piers shall be true to position and level. 23. All bids shall tie made upon the plans and specifications prepared by theengineer.

The contractor may, howevejf, make and submit to the Commissioners plans and specifications of his own fojthe caissons and cofferdams with hjjr-alternate bid thereon; and if approvedTBy said Commissioners, such plans and specifications may be used Instead of those alreadyprepared, If his bid IS accepted. In either case the contractor assumes all responsibility for the sufficiency of the plans and specifications therefor, and makes them his own. 24. Concrete will be made with clean, screened, hard, angular, machine-broken limestone or trap-rock of not more than two Inches In largest dimensions, mixed with smaller stone of the same kind not less than one-quarter inch in least dimension, and with mortar in such quantity that when lishtly rammed It will flush full Where Will You Sojourn This Year? BEAUTIOUS FORMS OF NATURE. ARISTOCRATIC NEWPORT CONSERVATIVE SARATOGA POPULAR CONEY ISLAND NEW JERSEY'S COAST QUEEN CATHOLIC CHA- TAUQUA ETC.

tv. Summer Is on the way here. The painter can neither paint nor the poet describe that season. But we all know its land- scapes and melodies and glories. Its "beautlous forms through a long ab-.

sence" will be welcome to everybody, and -everybody will revel In them. Summer Is the season of enjoyment, and thousands will once more flock to the seaside thai rural village and the mountain. There will be everything to attract the eye, charm the ear, delight the heart and invigorate the body. So while the public mind is occupied with the tariff, trusts and trade, preparations are under way at all the summer resorts for a great influx of visitors. Unless the signs of the times are utterly deceptive, the coming season will be better than the last.

Newport, of course. Is the most fash- 1 lonable watering place in the United States, and is nearer to Greater York than Saratoga by twenty-four miles. aug umunu n-urticuoas oi its sea front have made Its fortune, and the palatial summer homes of the Astors. Vanderbilts. Belmonts, etc, worth millions in the ag- gregate, are not excelled anywhere on this continent.

In fact, the whole place is -lined with villas and cottages. Here most of the aid habitues are already reappearing, but some are in Europe. The June steamers will bring several to this side, and others are looked for in August. The English, French and German contingency promises to be larger than usual this year, so that the season is certain to be very lively and gay. Newport will excel! her record this year and the Casino be more pupuiar tnan ever.

Saratoga is a totally different place. Its patrons are rich, cultured, conservative and good livers, and its famous waters are more to them than Newport's ocean breezes and splendid society. When they do On nvM- DhnA T.lon'a mecca a car load of "Congress," "Hawthorne," "Vichy" and "Pattison" are certain to follow. Newport may boast of the "four hundred" of New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Washington hut It hu only salt Nobody drinks that.

It does very well to bathe in, but Saratoga's baths are valued much more highly, and the "old timers" who have dipped into them for a quarter of a century will 'tell you to note how vigorous they look. ana mat tney get a new lease on lite every year for taking a dally baptism In the fluid that bubbles up out of the deep ocean. hid away somewhere inside of the earth. uie 4ucru ui isis reiser coast and its popularity cannot wane. It is passing through a gradual development which will add vastly to attrae- tiveness.

The Elberon movement largely influences its future. The. same type of -architectural taste that marks that rather exclusive district is Working into Long Branch. Of money there Is a super- abundance back of the real estate owners. Prictf-a ar nn th Rkv.w-iftninr nr-rl Ar but it means a big outlay, in the course of time for summer palaces and homes, quite equal to the finest to be seen anywhere alonsr the Atlantic As soon ats two or three of the old time hostelries give place- to modern structures which are in contemplation, the revolution in the gen eral appearance ot Long tsrancn will move briskly.

This old favorite resort has a golden feature in store for It. uoney isiana, -vumitea, wnne it cannot enlarge its area as an island. Improves with the areneral march of Drosr- ress. The Divine Providence which cast up that sand bank had an antecedent and tender regard for Jthe overwprked denizens of Greater New York, and they have evidenced a lively appreciation of the forethought. Coney Island has been very much abused, like a great many other good things on this mundane sphere, but in the near future it is certain to take a forward stride that will astonish the natives of the West End.

When Greater New York is fairly launched this ever-popular sandbar in the sea will begin a transition that must eventually make it one of the most beautiful resorts on earth, and the pilgrimage to it will Incur less expense. LdKe lieorgc is tne most picturesque resort in America, and its beauty will ever be sung the world over. Idyllic, dreamy and exquisitely lovely, it attracts to its mucin circle a vast concourse of Deonle annually. There the big hotels are being renovated and the boarding houses put in order for an early season, while the Lake George Steamboat Company is overhauling the lake craft, which is large and elegant The social life of Lake George 13 quite as attractive as its scenery, suu it Is certainly one of the most Testf ul places on the continent. Lake George is about thirty-four miles long, and from one-quarter to -four miles broad, and its various islands, over three hundred and In am.

llfrA an rtv -am an and agate gems. The Adirondack are designated the "Nation's Sanitarium." and cover S.500 anuare miles, with ranges of unchanging glory and countless peaks, placid lakes. Wild gorges, primitive lorcaio, nuu uwui streams everywhere. But the odors of the balsam pine and the oxygenated atmosphere attract as many health-seekers as the other features do the. pleasure-seekers.

There everything isfas free as the air. except board and lcJdging. But the hnnifafes are cheerful fellows, whose charges are reasonable and whose houses are well kept, uor aDsoiute rest ana rejuvenation, with all the sport any one' needs, and a total exemption from the social requirements of "small places," the Adirondacks offer the best attraction of -any place in the United States. Lake Champlaln is another point of Interest to the summer tourist. Its superb mountain views, rich, historic associations and beautiful atmosphere attract a multitude of people every season.

For flsh-inor hnntino- and bathing, the facilities are unsurpassed. The drives adong the shore of Lake Champlaln are so well known for attractiveness that nothing more than a reference'is necessary. While Protestants have various classic groves for summer study, here the educated and cultured Roman r-Athniio reioice In "Fair Haven," a charming spot for a summer school, under the especial commendation ot x-upe XIII. It is the Catholic cnautauqua ot America, located In the midst of grand and sublime scenery and on a great highway of travel. Sharon Springs is tne original caucn of this country.

It lies twelve hundred feet above sea level, its air is a mm, Itonlc and its chalybeate, mag- rceia, white and blue sulphur springs, and pine; needle groves, are. known every-w here. The view from the Pavilion Is i one of the most magnificent for extent nil varlRtv. Claussen. the famous brewer.

has a charming place overlooking this re- sort, and has erected on the bluff a model clubhouse for bis friends. 'There are about two dozen hotels here, whose will suit all visitors. There in the old days the aristocratic families of New York gathered every summer. They are gone, but all the original beauty and glory of. Sharon Springs remain, undlmmed by tlrr.e.

Then, there are the resorts of the Cats-kill Mountains, familiar to every one, and the i natural attractions of Richfield Etriira Aii SoMe Phum. BlueMountain Lake. Cooperstown, Isle La Motte, Raquette Lake. Rouse's Point, Schroon Lake, besides give hundreds of rural villages along the line ot tne mam rail-wavs. where people of -moderate means csn be accommodated with comfortable quarters and excellent table.

So in a lit tle while Greater New xork wm sena out its annual quota to these summer resorts of magnificent and modest degree. The Hudson River daylight line will resume its trips between Albany and New York in a few days. Then the exodus win com mence. T. T.

EVKRF7TT. THE REV. MP. ROBINSON WINS. TRUSTEES MUST OPEN THE TRIN ITY M.

CHURCH. In the Supreme Court yesterday Justice' Maddox handed down his decision grant-Ins a writ of mandamus to compel the trustees of the Trinity M. P. Church to turn It over to the Rev. John P.

Robin son, who was appointed to take charge of It by President Hull, of the Methodist Protestant Conference. emeritus of the Lafayette Avenue Presb-terlan Church, thus reviews in the New York "Evangelist," his fifty years of work tor me religious press: Printer's Ink stained my fingers In my boyhood; for at the age of fifteen, I ven tured into a short controversy on the slav ery question In the columns of the "Ithaca t-nronicie." in, that same. paper I pub- ucueu a series oi letters rrom Europe In 1842. Durinir mv studv In th PrlncMnn Seminary I was a frequent contributor to several aany papers, and to "Godeys Mag-azlne" at Philadelphia, edited by Mrs. Sarah J.

Hale which was then the largest circulated magazine in our country. I wrote the articles for the first' number or the "Nassau Monthly a Prlncptnn College publication which still exists under another name. I also wrote for the "New Englander." XJo to the year 1847. all mv contributions. had been to secular journals; but in that year iVentured to send from Burlington, N.

J. where I was then preaching a short article to the New York "Observer signed by my This was followed by several others, which falling under the eye or my Deiovea rrlena, or. Cortland Van Rensselaer, led him to say to me, "You are on the right track; work at that as long as you live;" and I have obeyed his- injunction. Towards the close of the year, 1848, Dr. Ireneus Prime withdrew for a time from "The Observer," and became tne editor of "The Presbyterian" at Phil adelphla.

I went with him over to "The Presbyterian" and remained a contributor to its columns for the next four years. Its prpprietor, Mr. Martine, urged me to ac cept a semi -editorial position, but I declined his prpposal, as I have declined sev eral otner proposals to assume editorial positions since. I would rather write when I choose than write when I must and I have never felt at liberty to hold any other position while I was the pastor of a church. My contributions to the press have never hindered mjework as a minister, although I have published more articles than any settled pastor has ever done in this or any other country.

In the -summer of 1853 I was called from the Third Presbyterian Church of Trenton to the Market Street Reformed fDutch) Church: of New York City. As a loyal Dutchman, I' began at once to write for the "Christian Intelligencer," and have continued in its clean, hospitable columns to this day. I suspect that Dr. Peter Stryker and myself are now its oldest living contributors. During my residence in New York, Henry C.

Bowen often request ed me to write cor his "Independent but that was then regarded as a rather radi cal journal for even a progressive Dutch man to be linked with. After I removed to Brooklyn in 1860 as the first pastor of the present Lafayette Avenue Church, Mr. Bowen renewed nis appeal, ana con sented to send him an article. That was the beginning of my connection with the "Independent" for which IJiave written about six hundred articles, ana am now its- oldest regular contributor; although "Grace Greenwood still writes occasion ally. All my associate-contributors of thirty years ago, Whlttier, Horace Greeley, Mrs.

Dr. Tyng, Dr. Ray Palmer, Dr. R. M.

Hatfield and Bishop Haven, and the flaming "star" of Henry Ward Beecher have all vanished from earthly vision. In May, 1860, I began my connection with the good old and dur ing these thirty-seven years have tested the patience of its readers by inflicting on them more than fifteen hundred of my cubrations. As I was preparing one ot my earliest articles I happened to spy the blossoms of the catalpa tree before my window, and for want of a title, I headed it "Under the Catalpa." The old tree flourishes still, and bids fair to blossom after the hand that pens these lines has a-one to dust. With how many thousands of the "isvangenst" nousenoia i nave oeen nermltted to hold weekly converse for more than one generation I know not they constitute a' "diocese" wider than any Bishop oversees. I hope to meet some of them up yonder.

For "The Evangelist," "inaepenoens and "Christian Intelligencer" I have writ ten more than half of my articles; I nave also contributed very frequently to the "Christian Wprk," "Congregationaiist," "Christian 'Zion's "National Temoerance Advocate," "Ex. and the "Golden Rule," which is the organ of the Christian Endeavorers. In former years I also wrote for the "American Messenger," "Interior," "The Advance" and "Sunday School Times." At Dresent the "Maynard Press Agency' sends several articles in each year to a large number of prominent religious journals, whose names I have not space to enumerate. All this work is for "home and in foreign lands these articles reappear in tne columns ot tne London the "Christian Age, the "Christian Leader' and other British papers, Many of them travel back to me from Australia, India, and other distant shores. Large numbers are translated into Swedish, two printed volumes of them are In Dutch, and one now lies before me in the Mahratta dialect of Southern Hln-dostan.

How many hundred millions of conies of these nieces have issued from the press during tne last nan century, naraiy venture to guess. ADOut twenty-nve millions of copies have been published In one religious paper of London that has a great rirr-tilAtlnn in nil-, aliases from eminent ministers to railway and police men. and mecbuiics. Well, as I look at this work of an ordin ary lifetime, it seems to me- a very serious piece of business. To enter a multitude of homes week after week to converse with the inmates about many of the most vital questloff! in' morals and religion, to speak words of guidance to the perplexed, of comfort to the troubled ana -exnortation to the saint and to the slnfus an this in volves a solemn responsibility.

That all this life work with the pen has not been without fruit I gratefully acknowledge. When a group of railway employees at a station in England gathered around me to tender their thanks for spiritual help af forded them by my articles, I felt srepaid for hours of extra labor spent in preaching through tne press. Most or tne graierai letters that I receive are from strangers who belong, to this immense newspaper parish in many lands and latitudes. Those from young ministers who have received counsel or cheer In 'their work have been especially prized. A dozen volumes have been made up from these articles thus rescuing them from being altogether "fu gitives." Thanks be to God for the precious privilege of preaching His glorious gospel with the types that outreach ten thousand tongues! And thanks also to unnumbered friends- whose faces I never saw and whose kind words have cheered me In my half century of happy labors.

GAYNOR'S SEVERE REBUKE. ACCUSES LAWYERS OF SUBJECTING JUDGES TO DRUDGERY. In settling the appeal In the suit of Robert Donai against Frederick Lutjens. In which Lawyer Charles Wehle appeared for the plaintiff and Benjamin Franklin for the defend int. Justice Gaynor wrote the following memorandum: There is here presented' an abuse which has grown to be quite common and Imposes mucn drudgery on trial judges.

To the proposed case on- appeal, which Is comparatively short, eighty-eight amendments are prepared. They are all disallowed by the other side. A very slight appreciation of the duties of the attorney in the premises would make such an imposition on the court impossible. It Is the work of attorneys, not of the court. to prepare cases on appeal.

TJiere is here no attempt to reduce tne' evidence to narrative and eliminate all verbiage and Immaterial matter. Our educated profes-fcion does not wish, to suffer the reproach of Illiteracy which so many of our cases on appeal justify. Let the' case go back to be prepared in due form, and In default thereof a motion win De enienaineu to strike it out." a At this season the best ounce of prevention and cure for Coughe, and Incipient Consumption la MORRHl'OL CREOSOTE, repreecnting the cur ative part of Cod Liver Oil and the germ-destroying potency ot Beechwood Creosote. The remedial worth ot thla combination and its palatabllity has been Indorsed by the French Acaiemy of Medicine. Bronchitis.

Catarrh of the Luntfs, and Oppression wtii. vl A Vfnt-rhiinl Cn, price per bottle of SO capsules (sufficient fcr 26 days' treatment), 11.00. Sold by ail drusjSst. great emporiums, or the hotels of the eltv. Is delivered within a short distance of his destination.

It thus becomes the most thoroughly equipped ranroaa entering the metropolis, Unapproached in the excellence of Its track and Its safety appliances, unequalled in tne nign standard of its service, it has terminal facllrties for the accommodation of all classes of travel, reaching every section-of that greatest of the world's cities Greater New York. PHOTOGRAPHY. The Vale Cashmere In Prospect Park is now in all Its beauty, and every amateur fond of landscapes should photograph this beautiful spot between now and June X. Samuel Barron, of the Brooklyn Acad emy of Photography. Intends talcing bis annual European trip shortly.

H. B. Fullerton, of the Wheeling Der vishes, Is arranging for one of the photo- bike trips of the Academy of Photography and the Wheeling Dervishes. Gould S. Hart, secretary of the Depart ment of Photography, is busy completing the exhibits for the annual print and slide show.

F. F. Bralllard, of the Central Cam era Section, Y. M.C Is one of the most successful landscape photographers among the local amateurs. Br.

John Merritt, of the Academy, Is contemplating another Hudson River trip to West Point and Highland Falls. If the cruiser Brooklyn comes to the Navy Yard the Academy of Photography will detail. a couple of its best members to photograph the cruiser. Spots in Negatives. Yeilow spots.

which have formed on negatives by in-sufflclent fixing, car. be restored again by treating them with a diluted bromide solution. The negative is Immersed in If) per solution of bromide of potassium, to which have been added 2- per cent, of muriatic add, and 2 per cent, of bk hromate of potassium. After the nega tive has been thoroughly Dieacnea, it is washed in running water for some time, er. posed to daylight for a few minutes, or.d developed again in a diluted iron developer.

Causes of Detects in Collodion Nega tives. There Is d.n extremely practical series of articles being published by the "Inland Printer," of Chicago, on process engraving. A late number treats on the various defects which are liable to occur In the making of collodion negatives, classifying them as follows: Fog may be caused ty actinic light entering camera, Vliite-holder or dork room and striking the sensitive plate, insufficient acid in developer or in bath, an unrlpened collo dion, over-exposure, over-deveiopmenv developer too strong or too warm, fumes r-f chemicals. Transparent spots in the f.Im may result from dust In the collodion, in the bath or on the pi ite, excels of iodides in the bath, undissolved salts in the collodion. Streaks inHhe film may be due to improper flowing collodion, scum on surface of bath, bubbles or specks of dust floating in collodion.

Vemov-lng plate from bath too soon, alcAhol In the bath, in which case the streaks will be rather broad and wavy and run in the direction of the dip; developer containing Insufficient alcohol, developer striking film with too much force, developer too strong, collodion too thick or over Iodized, dirty plates, dirty plate-holder, which will sometimes cause like "oyster shells." Thin or Blurred Images. Tnm Images may be caused by a weak or in sufficiently Iodized bath, under exposure or poor lighting of copy. Blurred images may be the result of improper focussing or the camera being jarred during exposure, while uneven density of film may be due to uneven lighting of copy or an on-even coating Of collodion. STARK AWARDED 1 1 ,000. SECOND VICTORY OVER THE CITY AND RAILROAD COMPANY.

Christian Stark has won his suit against the city and the South Brooklyn Terminal Company, for the second time, a verdict by a Supreme Court jury yesterdiy award ing him $11,000, holding each of the defendants for one-half of that sum. The case was tried about a year ago, the verdict being about $10,000, but a new trial was allowed, on the ground of newly disr covered evidence. Stark claims that he fell form a railroad embankment on Twen ty-second street ana broke his back. JThe defense was that he fell from a railroad bridge a short distance from the spot where he claimed to have' fallen. Morris Whltehouse appeared for the plaintiff, and Assistant Corporation Counsel CJark and Lawyer J.

Johnson for the defendants. AN EVENING IN DIXIE LAND. MRS. H. J.

GIELOW TO READ AT ST. ANN'S CHAPEL NEXT WEEK. The accomplished Southern reader, Mrs. H. J.

Glelow, of Alabama, will be heard on next at St. Ann's Chapel, Clinton and Livingston streets, In her delightful entertainment of "An Evening Dixie Land." Mrs. Glelow's stories and recitations will be made especially interesting by means of the stereopticon, over one hundred views of Southern scenery, colonial homes and places of historical Interest, Including the famous Luray Caverns of Virginia, being shown during the progress of the entertainment. i Traveling Eitrs-Hsiardona It the tourist unprovided with some medicinal resource. Changes of food and water ot an unaccuitomed or unwholesome quality, and a route that r.ea in the tropics or.

other region where malaria exists, are each and all fraught with danger to one who has been 'improvident enough to neglect a remedial safeguard. The concurrent testimony of many voyageura by land and sea establishes the fact that Hoetetter'a Stomach Bitters enable those who use It to encounter hazards of the nature referred to with impunity; and that, aa.a medicine adapted to audtlen and unexpected exigencies. It Is peculiarly valuable. Dlscrdere-of the liver, the Boweia and the stomach, fever and ague, rheumatism and nervous aliments, brought on by expesure. are among the maladies to which emigrants, travelers and new are most subject.

There and others yield to the action of the Bitters and com- HOUSE FOOT WEST TWENTY-THIRD horse power, so arranged that if necessarx the screws on one side can push ahead while those on the other side push astern. By this arrangement the boats can be turned In a very small space, and even steered in case of accident to the rudder or steering gear. The steam is furnished by the latest type of water-tube boilers, designed for a high-steam pressure to secure economy. This type of boiler-was ii i LOUIS," JERSEY CITY-TWENTY-THIRD adopted on "account of Its absolute freedom from disastrous explosion and consequent Injury to passengers. The', amount of steam contained In the boilers is so small that no explosion would liberate sufficient to do any great damage, The boats are heated itnd ventilated by the indirect hot-air system.

Fresh air is drawn from the atmosphere, then heated MEN'S CABIN, by passing over hot pipes, and forced by electric fans Into the cabins. S.mllar fans are provided to exhaust the- foul air. By this means the air in the cabins is changed every five minutes. Every precaution has been taken against flre and danger from collision. The boats are divided Into water-tight compartments, and pumps of LOUIS." great capacity ate Installed to pump from the bilge in case of damage, and to lurnish water for fire streams.

The hulH are constructed throughout of steel, similar to the latest type of ocean steamships. The Pennsylvania Railroad ferry between Jersey City and New York has lang been re.oznized as the most i 1 "ST..