Rapid Transit. James Howell, Jr., elected Mayor. Work on the Bridge. Passage of "Single Head" Bill. John Fiske on the "Brooklyn System." Seth Low elected Mayor. His Interpretation of the "Brooklyn System." Reëlection of Low. Opening of the Bridge. Bridge Statistics. Ferries and Water Front. Erie Basin. The Sugar Industry. Navy Yard. Wallabout Market. Development of the City. Prospect Park. Theatres and Public Buildings. National Guard. Public Schools. Brooklyn Institute. Private Educational Institutions. Libraries. Churches, Religious Societies, Hospitals, and Benevolent Associations. Clubs. Literature, Art, and Music. The Academy of Music. "The City of Homes" 167 APPENDIX 235 INDEX 271 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME II VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN IN 1816. (From the Village Map of Jeremiah Lott, 1816, and the Map by Poppleton and Lott in 1819, showing Pierrepont and adjacent Estates) _Frontispiece_ EARLY FERRY ADVERTISEMENT. (From Historical Sketch of Fulton Ferry and its Associated Ferries, 1879) _Facing page_ 28 FERRY PASSAGE CERTIFICATE, 1816 40 FULTON FERRY BOAT WM. CUTTING, BUILT IN 1827. (From Historical Sketch of Fulton Ferry) 62 GUY'S SNOW SCENE IN BROOKLYN, 1820. (From the Painting owned by the Brooklyn Institute) 70 FAC-SIMILE (same size) OF LETTER BY WALT WHITMAN IN POSSESSION OF CHARLES M. SKINNER, ESQ., BROOKLYN 90 CRUISER BROOKLYN, BUILT IN 1858 122 STATUE OF HENRY WARD BEECHER IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. (From a Drawing by H. D. Eggleston) 140 STATUE OF J. S. T. STRANAHAN AT THE ENTRANCE TO PROSPECT PARK. (From a Drawing by H. D. Eggleston) 180 STATUE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN FRONT OF HAMILTON CLUB HOUSE 200 APPENDIX CHART SHOWING EAST RIVER SOUNDINGS AND PIER LINES 262 HISTORY OF BROOKLYN CHAPTER IX BROOKLYN AFTER THE REVOLUTION 1784-1810