HIGH WATER AT NEW YORK (GOVERNOR'S ISLAND). The high water tables are from the book prepared and published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washington. Oh. 00m. is midnight, and 12h. 00m. is noon. To change "Eastern Standard Time" to New York "Local Time," add 4 minutes. Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours slower than Greenwich Time. The height is reckoned at Governor's Island from level of average low water. JANUARY. A. M. P. M. A. M. Height. Time. Time. Height. HIGH WATER AT NEW YORK (GOVERNOR'S ISLAND)—Continued. HIGH WATER AT SANDY HOOK (THE HORSESHOE), N. J. Time. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. MARCH. APRIL. A. M. Ft. h. m. Ft. hm. Ft. h. m. Ft. h. m. 1 2. 07 3.5 0.10 4 2 12 25 3.6 0.56 3.9 1 33 3.5 2. 1 43 4.4 2 00 3.9 2.40 4.1 HIGH WATER ABOUT NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND, THE SOUND, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. (The following tables were prepared for the EAGLE ALMANAC by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.) To obtain the approximate time and height of high water at the following stations, add to or subtract from the time and height at NEW YORK (Governor's Island), as follows: To obtain the approximate time and height of high water at the following stations, add to or subtract from the time and height at SANDY HOOK (the Horseshoe), as follows: Application of the time differences will give 75th meridian time for all stations. U. S. VOLUNTEER LIFE-SAVING CORPS. Incorporated and organized in all the states. The Volunteer Life-Saving Corps of the State of New York, Pulitzer Bldg.. has 898 stations, and 7,400 enrolled members and about 2,300 boats. It has saved 3,574 lives in eight years; has awarded 970 medals for rescues from drowning. J. Wesley Jones, Pres., 63 Park row, Man.; Thos. Smith, Sec. The corps furnishes all crews with life-saving apparatus, medicine chests and life-boats, where necessary, free, and furnishes life-saving instructors to visit the crews. BROOKLYN DIVISION-Theo. Krombach, Com. Coney Island to Newtown Creek. Stations Manhattan Beach, Coney Island, Norton's Point, Sheepshead Bay, Plum Island, Coney Island Creek, Bay 27th st., Ulmer Park, Gravesend Bay Yacht Club, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, West End Hotel, River View Pier, Bay 17th st, Pier. 58th. 56th, 53d st., Bay 21st and 20th st. piers, Gowanus Bay, Erie Basin, Amity, Harrison, Baltic and Bridge sts., Catharine st. Ferry, Wallabout Basin, N. 8th st., Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal bridges. MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX-Charles W. Disbrow, Com. and Sec. Hudson River Division-Frank A. Koch, V. Com. From the Battery to Spuyten Duyvil; Eugene A. Reilley, V. Com., Whitehall Ferry to Hell Gate. Stations-North River. Battery Park, Barge Office, Governor's Island Pier, Piers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, Franklin, Grand, Morton Desbrosses, 49th. 50th, 55th, 61st. 83d, 86th, 1924, 123d. 124th, 149th. 151st and 155th sts.; Cinder Beds and Audubon Park front to Inwood. Harlem River-U. S. Canal, 162d st., Wyanoke Club, 153d. 165th st., Lone Star Club, 140th, 147th. 149th, 132d sts, Friendship Club, 125th, 98th, 92d sts. East River-E. 87th. E. 84th sts., Cygnet Club, E. 76th st., East Side House, E. 65th, E. 55th, E. 51st sts., Blackwell's Island Ferry, E. 49th st.; Recreation Pier, E. 24th st., Rivington st., E. 5th st., Recreation Pier, E. 3d st., Corlears Park, Grand st., Jefferson, Market and Dover sts., Coenties slip. QUEENS Jamaica Bay, Thos. Smith, Com. Stations-Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Ruffle Bar, Barren Island, Rockaway Beach, Broad Channel, Old Mill Creek, Aqueduct, Breakwater, Hammels. Springfield, Arverne, Edgemere, Far Rockaway and Long Beach. Sound Divisions-Ravenswood Boat Club, Clinton RICHMOND-Port Richmond, Elm Park, West Beach, There are 182 stations in New York, 48 sub-stations and 468 boats in service. Standard Time. The standard meridians adopted in the United States and Canada are exactly 15 degrees (= 1 hour) of longitude apart, and the mean local time of each meridian is used for a distance of 74 degrees of longitude on each side of it. West from Nearest Place. Name. Mountain Tahiti. 75 90° 6 hours St. Louis & New Orleans. 1059 7 hours Denver, Colorado. 120 Shours 14° east of Sacramento. 135 9 hours 1° east of Sitka, Alaska. 150=10 hours 4° w. of Island of Tahiti. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN STREET AND AVENUE DIRECTORY. SPECIALLY COMPILED FOR THE EAGLE ALMANAC BY TROW'S DIRECTORY, PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING CO. The letters following names indicate position of the thoroughfare on the Almanac map. Note that in case of long thoroughfares, important cross streets with corner numbers are given. For railroad connections, etc., consult the map. A* placed in the right or left column denotes that the thoroughfare does not extend to that side. A (E 4), Washington av. n. Atlantic av., 30th ward Av. X (D12), Stillwell av., av. Aberdeen (H 5), 1861 B'way n. Brooklyn av., S. to lantic av.-one block. Alton (F 9), Flatbush av. bet. Hubbard pl. & Overbaugh pl. N. E. to E. 40th. Amber (6), Dumont av., S. to Borough line. Amboy (G 6),1464 East New York av, S. to E. 98th. Amersfort pl. (F 8), Flatbush av. at E. 26th, S. E. to Germania pl. Ames (G 6), 1432 E. N. Y. av., S. to E. 98th. Ames la. (H 8), E. 92d, bet. (B 10), Parrott pl., bet. bet. Bay 49th & Bay 50th, Auburn pl. (D 4), 97 St. Av. A (D 8), Ralph av. at E. 87th, N. E. to E. 98th. 36th, E. to Remsen av. N. E. to Fresh Creek. Av. G (D9), West av., opp. Av. H (D 9), Ocean P'kway, S. of Foster av., E. to Av. I (D 9), West av., opp. 49th, E. to Ralph av. Av. D and Nolan's la., N. opp. 23d av., E. & N. E. to Fresh Creek. 724, E. to Ralph av. 77th, E. & N. E. to Flat Av. Q (D 10), Stillwell av., opp. 23d av., E & N. E. to Arlington av. (I 5), Ja- Av. P (D 10), 22d av., opp. av. Av. R (D 11), Stillwell av., av. Beach pl. (C 5). 22 Degraw. Beach 38th, 40th & 42d (C) av., E. to Newtown creek. av. Banker (E 3), 408 Driggs Bedford (D_4),53 Raymond, Battery av. (B 10), 86th, to Gowanus canal. see). Bay Ridge av. (A 8), 69th, Bay Ridge Parkway (B 9), Bay 1st (B 10), 8th, n. 12th Beach. Bedford pk.(F 6),bounded by Prospect pl,Kingston av., Park pl. & Brooklyn av. Bedford pl (E 5), 24 Brevoort pl.,S.toAtlantic av. Bell (E1),Commercial,opp. Clay, N. W. to Newtown creek. Belmont av. (G6), 469 Rock away av., E. to Borough line. to Belvidere (F 4), 879 Broadway, E. to Beaver. Bennett (F3),76 Kingsland av., E. to Newtown creek. Bennett's la. (C10), Kings Highway at 84th, Gravesend bay. Benson av. (B 10), 7th av., opp. 90th, S. E. to Stillwell av. Bensonhurst Beach pk. (C 11), bet. Bay pkway. & 21st av. & Cropsey av. & Gravesend bay. Benton (F 3), 40 Kingsland av., E.to Newtown creek. Bay 2d (B 10), 86th, n. 13th Bergen (C 5), 185 Court, E. av., S. W. to Dyker to East New York av. Beach Park. 467 484 Flatbush av. Bay 5th (B 10), 86th, n. 1377 1378 Albany av. 14th av. S. W. to Benson Bergen Beach rd. (G 9), E. 51st, at Av. M, E. to Bergen Beach. Bergen's la., Elmwood av., n. E. 2d. S. E. to E. 5th. Bergen pl. (BS), Wakeman pl., W. of 2d av.,S. to 67th. Berkeley pl. (D 6), 185 5th av., E. to Plaza. Berriman(15),3092 Atlantic av.. S. to Jamaica bay. Berry (E2), 72 N. 14th, S. W. to Division av. Beverley rd. (E 8), E. 2d, opp. 14th av., E. to E.56th. av. Bay 7th (B 10),86th, n. 14th Bay 43d to Bay 50th (D11), |