BROOKLYN RAILROAD TRAFFIC, 1890. The number of passengers carried during the year 1890 by the railroads of Brooklyn and vicinity was 174,191,833. The Brooklyn City transported 66,500,000. Of this army of travelers, the Brooklyn. Elevated took 30,889,535, the Kings County Elevated 14,117,875, and the Long Island 13,139,691. The number of persons killed in 1890 by the various railroads was 37, and 111 injured. Of this number, 5 were killed and 19 injured by the Brooklyn Elevated; 20 killed and 17 injured by the Long Island road; 4 killed and 13 injured by the Brooklyn City; 11 injured by the Coney Island and Brooklyn, and 17 by the Steinway and Hunter's Point road. The following table presents a comprehensive view of the status and operations of these Brooklyn and vicinity roads for the year ended June 30th, 1890: Brooklyn Railroad Employes. The wages of the 9,945 employes of the twenty-five railroads of Brooklyn and vicinity, including the salaries paid to officers, clerks, etc., aggregated in 1890 the sum of $5,104,166, the railroad year ending June 30. There are 2,750 languages. The first horse railroad was built in 1826-7. One million dollars in silver coin weighs 58,929.9 pounds avoirdupois. One million dollars in gold coin weighs 3,685 pounds avoirdupois. Until 1776 cotton spinning was performed by the hand spinning-wheel. Glass windows were first introduced into England in the Eighth Century. The first complete sewing machine was patented by Elias Howe in 1846. Measure 290 feet on each side and you will have a square acre within an inch. Albert Durer gave the world a prophecy of future wood engraving in 1627. THE MILITARY. The National Guard of the State of New York, previous to August 6, 1886, was organized in four divisions and eight brigades. On that date an order was issued by the Commander-in-Chief, Governor Hill (G. O., No. 21, A. G. O., series of 1886), disbanding the then existing divisions and brigades, and reorganizing the National Guard into four brigades, to be numbered from one to four respectively, the headquarters of which are located, the First Brigade in New York City, the Second Brigade in Brooklyn, the Third Brigade in Albany, and the Fourth Brigade in Buffalo. On the 30th of September, 1890, the enrolled strength of the National Guard numbered an aggregate of 13,745 of all ranks; comprised in fourteen regiments, one battalion and forty-five separate companies infantry, five batteries of artillery, and one troop of cavalry. The strength of the Second Brigade on September 30, 1890, was 3,293; of the First Brigade, 5,457; of the Third Brigade, 2,898; of the Fourth Brigade, 2,064. Organization of the National Guard. Commander-in-Chief ·- Governor DAVID B. HILL, of Elmira. Headquarters, Albany. Staff of the Commander-in-Chief. Major-General JOSIAH PORTER, Adjutant-General, Albany, and Stewart Building, N. Y. City. Brigadier-General CHARLES F. ROBBINS, General Inspector of Rifle Practice, 18 Coenties slip, N. Y. City. Brigadier-General JOSEPH D. BRYANT, Surgeon-General, 54 West Thirty-sixth st., N. Y. City. Brigadier-General GEORGE S. FIELD, Chief of Engineers, No. 1 Broadway, Buffalo. Brigadier-General JOSHUA M. VARIAN, Chief of Ordnance, State Arsenal, N. Y. City. Brigadier-General RALPH BRANDRETH, Commissary-General of Subsistence, Sing Sing. Brigadier-General WALTER C. STOKES, Paymaster-General, 64 Broadway, N. Y. City. Brigadier-General ALMET F. JENKS, Judge Advocate-General, City Hall, Brooklyn. Brigadier-General FERDINAND P. EARLE, Chief of Artillery, Hotel, Normandie, N. Y. City. Brigadier-General THOMAS HENRY BARBER, Inspector-General, 32 East Thirty-sixth st., N. Y. City Brigadier-General WILLIAM F. LANSING, Quartermaster-General, Little Falls. Colonel EDMUND L. JUDSON, Second Military Secretary, Executive Chamber, Albany. Colonel HUGH O'DONOGHUE, Aide de Camp, 91 Grand st., N. Y. City. Colonel ALBERT B. HILTON, Aide de Camp, Denning's store, Broadway and Ninth st., N. Ŷ. City. Colonel GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, Aide de Camp, Office of Treasurer, Brooklyn Bridge. Colonel MARCUS D. RUSSELL, Aide de Camp, Troy, N. Y. Colonel JACOB RUPPERT, JR., Aide de Camp, 1639 Third av.. N. Y. City. Colonel TIMOTHY SHALER WILLIAMS, Aide de Camp, Executive Chamber, Albany. Brigadier-General AMASA J. PARKER, commanding; headquarters, Albany. Comprises Tenth Battalion and Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-first, Thirty-second, Thirty-third, Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-ninth, Forty-fourth and Forty-sixth Separate Companies Infantry, and Sixth Battery of Artillery. Brigade Staff. Lieut-Colonel G. James Greeno, Assistant Adjutant General. Colonel David M. Greene, Engineer. Major George W. Van Vranken, Judge-Advo cate. Major Herman Bendell, Surgeon. Major Patrick F. Bulger, Ordnance Officer. Major Elwood O. Roessle, Commissary of Subsistence. Major Charles H. Gaus, Inspector of Rifle Practice. Major Hobart Warren Thompson, Quarter master. Captain Ithamar W. Copeland, Signal Office. Captain Charles J. Peabody, Aide de Camp. Captain Charles G. Cleminshaw, Aide de Camp. Supernumerary Officers on duty with Brigade. Major Robert Lenox Banks, Jr. Lieutenant James H. Manning. Major Frederick B. Spriggs. Major Edward L. Gaul. Fourth Brigade. Brigadier-General PETER C. DOYLE, commanding; headquarters, 474 Main st., Buffalo. Comprises Sixty-fifth and Seventy-fourth Regiments, and First, Second, Eighth, Thirteenth, Twentysixth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-eighth, Fortieth, Forty-first, Forty-second. Forty-third and Forty-fifth Separate Companies Infantry, and Fifth Battery of Artillery. THE MILITARY-Continued. Brigade Staff. Lieutanant-Colonel Charles Clifton, Assistant Adjutant General. Major Nathaniel Rochester, Inspector. Major Frederick A. Jewett, Ordnance Officer. ence. Major A. H. G. Hardwick, Inspector of Rifle Practice. Captain Francis R. Keating, Aide de Camp. The Second Brigade. The district covered by the Second Brigade (formerly Second Division) comprises the counties of Kings, Queens and Suffolk. The several organizations constituting the Brigade are quartered in the City of Brooklyn, with the exception of the Seventeenth Separate Company Infantry, which is located in the village of Flushing, Queens county. The strength of the Brigade, as shown by the number present at the inspection of 1890, was as follows: FOURTEENTH REGIMENT. Armory, North Portland avenue and Auburn place. An infantry regiment of ten companies, organized in 1847. Colonel, Harry W. Michell; Lieutenant-Colonel, Selden C. Clobridge; Major, Benjamin S. Steen; Adjutant, Chas. C. Wallace; Quartermaster, Alexander Barnie, Jr.; Commissary of Subsistence, Walter H. Fitzgerald; Surgeon, J. Freeman Atwood; Assistant Surgeon, Frank Leroy Tetamore; Chaplain, J. Oramel Peck; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Captain Ramon Cardona. TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT. Armory, Clermont avenue, near Myrtle. An infantry regiment of ten companies, the first of which was organized January 20, 1862, the regimental organization being perfected July 14, 1862. Colonel, John N. Partridge; Lieutenaut Colonel, Alexis C. Smith; Major, Charles E. Waters; Adjutant, T. W. Sillcocks; Quartermaster, G. E. Hall; Commissary of Subsistence, Richard Oliver; Surgeon, W. E. Spencer; Assistant Surgeon, H. E. Cochran; Chaplain, R. R. Meredith: Inspector of Rifle Practice, Captain Heywood C. Broun. THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT. Armory, Bushwick avenue and Stagg street. An eight-company infantry regiment; organized as a four-company battalion October 8, 1868; enlarged to seven companies August 8, 1870; regimental organization completed February 24, 1871. ; Major, Colonel, Henry C. Clark; Lieutenant-Colonel, ; Adjutant, William Van der Clute, Jr.; Quartermaster, Jacob R. Teel; Commissary of Subsistence, George Zechiel; Surgeon, John F. Valentine; Assistant Surgeon, Fred. G. Winter; Chaplain, E. Arnold Meury; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Van D. Macumber. FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. Armory, Marcy avenue, Heyward and Lynch streets. An eight-company infantry regiment; organized in January, 1862. Colonel, Edward F. Gaylor: Lieutenant-Colonel, John G. Eddy; Major, William R. Pettigrew; Adjutant, William H. Hubbell; Quartermaster, Edward Milner; Commissary of Subsistence, Warren E. Smith; Surgeon, Edward H. Ashwin, Assistant Surgeon, Charles Newton Cox; Chaplain, Henry A. Powell; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Alvah G. Brown. SEVENTEENTH SEPARATE COMPANY. Armory, Flushing, Queens County, An infantry company, organized in July, 1876, as the First Separate Company, Second Division; designation changed to Seventeenth, December 8, 1877. Its officers are: Captain, Thomas Miller, Jr., February 5, 1880; First Lieutenant, Frank N. Bell; Second Lieutenant, John J. Simmons; First Lieutenant Abbott C. Combes, Assistant Surgeon. BEST SHOTS IN THE SECOND BRIGADE. Following are the names of the soldiers in the Second Brigade who made the best showing during the season of 1890 at Creedmoor: Twenty-third Regiment--Regimental TeamSharpshooters, Capt. John S. Shepherd, Capt. Ezra De Forest, Capt. W. A. Stokes, Capt. H. C. Broun, captain of team; Lieut. W. P. Pickett, Lieut. F. A. Wells, Sergt. C. E. Bryant, Sergt. Musson, Sergt. H. D. Hamilton, Corporal George C. I. Ball, Privates C. W. Simmons, L. J. Elliott, H. M. Field and E. S. Spink. Thirteenth Regiment-Sharpshooters, Ordnance Sergt. James McNevin, Private W. H. Donaghy, Capt., B. M. Whitlock, Corporal O. R. W. Robinson, Sergt. G. E. Constable, Private R. E. Miller, Capt. C. H. Luscomb, Sergt. Val. Werner, Private George W. Lotz and Sergt. S. F. Fannstock. THE MILITARY-Continued. Forty-seventh Regiment-Marksmen, Capt. H. H. Quick, Private R. A. Marshall, Private George H. Pink, Sergt. Joseph F. Place, Corporal A. R. Bidger, Private H. R. Foster, Corporal H. N. Hughes, Private John J. Godfrey, Sergt. William Hyson and Private J. M. Hayes. Fourteenth Regiment-Capt. John J. Dixon, Capt. Hassell Nutt, Adjutant Charles C. Wallace, First Lieut. Richard H. Harding, First Sergt. John H. Foote, Com. Sergt. Jules H. Lacroix, Q. M. Sergt. Peter J. Farrell, Privates Edwin S. Browe, Clarence L. Madison and William E. Taylor. Thirty-second Regiment-Sergt. Samuel Newell, Adjutant William Van der Clute, Q. M.,J. R, Zeel, Capt. A. E. Steers, Private G. C. Frederickson, Sergt.-Major Jacob Mauz, Ordnance Sergt. Otto Langsdorf, Capt. Emil Magnus, Jr., Lieut. William Finkelmeier and Capt. V. D. Macumber. I. R. P. Seventeenth Separate Company--Sharpshooter, Sergt. J. F. Klein; marksmen, Capt. Thomas Miller, Jr.. First Lieut. A. C. Combes, Sergt. A. T. Shepard, Corp. G. E. Gunya, Sergt. W. R. Prall, Second Lieut. John J. Simmons, Private C. H. Carpenter, Corp. W. P. Walsh, First Lieut. Frank N. Bell. Local Military Events, 1890. January 25, reviewed by Mayor Chapin, presentation of long service medals; February 15, reviewed by Brigadier-General Robbins, presentation of marksmen's badges; March 15, reviewed by Ex-Colonel Everdell; April 5, reviewed by General Ordway, U. S. A.; April 26, reviewed by Brigadier-General McLeer; May 30. Decoration Day parade; May 23 and June 3, 5 and 6, Creedmoor, riffe practice; June 18, inspection: November 29, review by Colonel Langdon, First U. S. Artillery; December 17, reviewed by Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut. Plans adopted in November for new armory, to be located on Bedford av., Atlantic av. and Pacific st., and to cost, with ground, $450,000. THIRTEENTH REGIMENT. April 3, review of Thirteenth Regiment by Colonel D. Appleton, of the Seventh Regiment; May 8, guard mount in armory for the benefit of the Home for Consumptives; May 30, Decoration Day parade; June 1, annual sermon by Chaplain Talmage; June 8, guard mount_for benefit of Peabody Home, by Company I, at Hunt's Point; first appearance of gray dress uniform; July 19 and 26, State camp; July 24, reviewed by the Commander-in-Chief; September 29, review and dress parade in the armory, introducing new gray uniform; October 1, opening of drill season; November 14, annual inspection and muster. The regiment has returned to the gray uniform and shako as the full dress distinctive uniform. Plans for the new armory were adopted October, 1890; estimates ordered December, 1890; bids will be opened January 14, 1891. The armory and ground will cost $450,000. FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. May 30, Decoration Day parade; March 28, reviewed by Mayor Chapín; November 26, reviewed by Brigadier-General James McLeer; December 31, reviewed by Mayor Chapin. FOURTEENTH REGIMENT. Decoration Day parade; July 12-19, camp duty at Peekskill; November 13, inspection. In November site for new armory decided upon, Eighth av., between Fourteenth and Fifteenth sts.; ground and building to cost $450,000. FIRE ALARM SIGNAL STATIONS. WARD. BOX. 2 Jewell's Mills, Fulton F'ry 1 3 Henry, cor Orange... 1 4 Columbia heights,cor Clark 1 5 Montague, cor. Hicks... 1 6 Furman, cor. Joralemon.. 1 7 Furman, op. Martin's St'r's 1 8 Poplar,c.Columbia heights. 1 9 Eagle Office, Fulton st 1 12 Hicks st., opp. Mansion House 1 18 Court, cor. Schermerhorn. 1 14 Fulton, cor Clark. 15 Furman st., Engine 24 94 Bond and Livingston...... 3 95 Sidney pl., cor. Livingston 1 96 Clinton, cor. Congress. 6 97 Bergen and Court 3 98 Atlantic av., cor. Henry st 6 99 Strong pl., n. Harrison st. 119 Schermerhorn and Smith.. 121 Sackett, cor. Van Brunt.. 122 Foot of 26th st LOCATION. 212 Sixth av., n. Garfield pl 213 Bond, cor. Third 214 Hoyt, cor. Fifth. 215 Union and Nevins 216 Smith, cor. Bergen.. WARD. 22 .10 .10 .10 10 6 217 Sackett, cor. Clinton 6 3 218 Reid and Gates avs.. 23 6 219 Union, cor. Smith .10 8 221 Carroll, cor. Smith .10 1 123 Columbia, cor. Baltic 124 Columbia, cor. Atlantic av. 125 Columbia, cor. Harrison.. 6 126 Columbia, cor. Congress. 6 127 Hamilton av., opp. Summit st.... 6 6 223 Baltic, cor. Smith .10 224 Wyckoff, cor. Bond .10 225 Nevins, cor. Carroll. ....10 226 Bond, cor. Degraw ...10 12 17 Pierrepont Stores, Furman st., on Dock. 128 Hicks, cor. Warren.. 6 1 6 1 2 18 Furman st., south of Arch 19 Hicks, near Joralemon.... 1 21 Main and Front.. 22 Cor. York and Adams 23 Washington and Water 24 Opp. 107 Front st... 25 Fulton and Henry. 26 Eng. 6-Fulton and High.. 27 Pearl, cor. John 28 Pearl and Front 29 113 Adams st.. 2 129 Eng. 3,Hicks, cor. Degraw. 2 135 Hamilton av., cor.Coles st.12 2 137 Court, cor. Atlantic 4 2 4 2 31 Myrtle av., cor. Hudson...11 32 Opp. 136 Prospect st 2 3 33 N. W. cor. Peari and Front 2 34 Woodhull and Columbia. 6 35 Van Brunt and Verona.... 12 36 Bridge, cor. Plymouth 5 37 Eng. 8-Front, near Bridge 5 38 Prospect, cor. Adams 2 39 Washington and Nassau.... 2 41 Atlantic, cor. Smith 42 Atlantic, cor. Bond... 2 43 Third av., cor. Bergen st.. 3 44 Baltic and Bond 10 45 Engine 5-Pierrepont st... 1 46 State, cor. Boerum pl..... 3 47 Schermerhorn, cor. Hoyt.. 3 48 Hicks, cor. Pacific ... 6 49 Eng. 4-Degraw, cor. Court10 51 Opp. 34 Tiffany pl... 52 Irving, cor. Van Brunt 53 Pierrepont and Henry.. 6 6 3 138 Court, cor. President. 6 139 Lafayette av., cor. Classon 7 141 Lafayette av.,cor. Bedford 7 142 Fulton st., cor. Franklin av 7 143 Monroe st., cor. Classon av 7 144 Hall st., cor. Park av. 7 145 Myrtle av., cor. Ryerson st. 7 146 Lafayette av., corner St. James pl... 147 Engine 9, Graham st., near Myrtle av.. ..... ..10 227 Nevins, cor. Warren. 228 Fulton, cor. Raymond.....11 229 Willoughby, cor. Raymond11 231 Raymond, near Myrtle av.11 232 Myrtle av., cor. Bridge st..11 233 Van Brunt and Wolcott....12 234 Fulton st., cor. Hudson av.11 235 First, cor. Bond.. 10 236 Fulton, cor. Gold.. ....11 237 Willoughby st.,nr. Fleet pl.11 238 Park av., cor. Steuben st...20 239 S. Portland, cor. DeKalb av.20 241 Myrtle av. and N. Oxford st20 242 DeKalb av., cor. Navy st..11 243 Hicks, cor. Congress 244 Cor. William and Imlay. 245 Hicks, cor. Carroll.. 6 .12 6 246 Richards, cor. Delevan ....12 7 247 Hoyt, cor. President..... .10 248 King, cor. Van Brunt.... 12 7249 Richards, cor. Dikeman....12 251 Atlantic Dock, opposite 78 South Pier .12 148 Graham st.,n. Flushing av. 7 149 Franklin av., n. Flushing.. 7 151 Truck 2, Bedford av., near 252 Court st., cor. Hamilton av12 Myrtle... 7253 Hicks, cor. Nelson. 254 Sackett st., near Hamilton Ferry.... 6 8 6 161 Eighth av., cor. 18th st.... 8 12 1 162 Eighth av., near 15th st. 8 262 Smith, near Bay 163 Hamilton, cor. 3d av............... 8 263 Foot of Court st.. .......12 ...12 54 Baltic st., cor. Third av....10 56 Baltic st., cor. Fifth av.. 57 Atlantic, cor. Third av 58 Hoyt, cor. Warren 59 Hoyt and Dean.. 61 Jay, cor. Nassau 62 Sixth av., cor. 16th st. 8 67 Wechsler & Abraham 76 Fulton, near Jay 4 4 3 4 164 Eng. 1, 4th av., cor. 19th st. 165 Third av., cor. 25th st 166 Fourth av., cor. 46th st.... 8 167 Third av., cor. 35th st..... 8 168 Fourth av. and 9th st.. 22 169 Fourth av., cor. 14th st .. 8 171 Second av., cor. 40th st.... 8 172 Third av., cor. 39th st 173 Third av., cor. 55th st 8 174 Fifth av., cor. 39th st............. 266 Park ay., cor. Canton st...11 267 Henry, cor. Harrison..... 268 Hamilton av., 451.. 269 Washington av., c. Greene.20 271 Greene av., cor. Cumberland st.. 274 Carlton av., cor. Atlantic.. 9 275 DeKalb av., cor. Waverly..20 276 Park av., cor. Vanderbilt..20 277 Myrtle and Vanderbilt avs. 7 278 Engine 10-Carlton, near Myrtle av.. 20 279 Clermont, nr. Myrtle av....20 281 Clinton av., cor. Park......20 282 DeKalb, cor. Clermont av.20 283 Lafayette av., c. Adelphi..20 284 Fulton st., c. S. Elliott pl..11 285 Fulton, cor. Vanderbilt av.20 286 Fulton, cor. Bedford av. ..23 287 Nostrand, near DeKalb av.21 288 Nostrand, c. Lexington av.23 289 Marcy av., cor. Hart st...21 291 Nostrand, near Myrtle av..21 292 Willoughby av., cor. Wal.21 worth st 8 .20 5 5 194 Columbia, cor. Bush st....12 .10 293 Kosciusko st., near Tomp.10 kins av.. 21 ...10 294 Flushing, cor. Nostrand av.21 3295 Nostrand av., cor. Park....21 4 198 Baltic, cor. Nevins 1199 State, near Nevins.. |