The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-24
The Greatest Skating Excitement Of tho


season.
sKArrNG oARHIvAL-FIFTY-FIv THOUSAND re-
pEsTyIANs ON MONDAY, SIXTY THOUSAND ON
rrvsnAy SEVENTY THOUSAND YEsTHRDAY-PIvE
THOUSAND cRINOLINEs-DIANA VERSUS skArri
CALCIUM AND C0.-EEARLy TWENTY THousAFp
PERSONS PRESENT AFTER DusK-FIRsT sEkiooS
ACCIDENTS, ETC.
Different persons have different opinions on the sasO
subjects and so IL was on Monday with regard 70 shs
Central Park pond Some persons thought the ice coa
not have been better, and others deemed u unsss
Among the latter the worthy Inspector, who tnere
fore did not have the ball raised But what matserea
that9 The people found out there was skating, ana
before three O'Clock p. N. twenty three thousand
pedestrians sixty equestrians and eight hundred
vehicles were counted having passed through
the gates. These numbers were increased by nine
O'Clock pedestrians equesrians CO. and vehicles
loo The numbers on Tuesday were ofncaly given ~
follows:-A7P. M pedestrians ~ 900; equestrians S.
vehicles 500 and at the close Of skating, pedestrians
60 GOO; vehicles 1850 Among these on both occa
sions 5000 females, who scattered them
selves the whole Of the pond, 30 that the eye
could embrace any, small space without seeing
crinoline" Several Of these ladies were elegant
skaters and the handsome gothic wooden bridgeNo o.
crowded with spectators watching the motions OF the
the beneath Many of these fair creatures
were on the ice AZ early O'Clock A. M and stayed
TIL very late at night Not only on the brage, gu.
along the border walks Of the Rmble, on the hills ana
on a ns ~ the
/" spanking breeze" which blew stiff and cold both
on Monday and Tuesday. nautical gsntleman-not on
skatesad the quarter from whence tue WIND came ON
Monday was !" West northwest and by westhah west,
and little westerly of that'' but by ght il shifted
round further north in which direction 1t kept the whoo
| Of Tuesday. The breeze played curious FRANKS WIN
ladies' dresses and gentlemens bats and IN the n.er
case generally selected novces To fat old ger'e-
| man run after his hat on WINDY day Is iadrf az
enough, but to see man who can hardly stand Oh IN
dark Pr Grant, with his calcium lights, Rp-
peared the Diana had been trying all d. -
kick up a shine,n and had at this time succeeded
4 in getting up a sort Of gmmer, when
calciums put her OUT and as she looked down npo
earth with one eye spe . seemed me as sne a ao
Biana but "Big thing on ice is caciums A calcium
placed each END Of The
the other and destroy Kosks eighteen feet high have
been built for sheltermg these lamps The style Of the
ne es Of the shs wss good and sa
cessful, and il lamp introduced as COM
be desired BY placing light each Of the following
places viz-the Circle western hill ho rays pointed
The rays striking upon the ladies' reireshinent
BOOTH, the whole Of this part Of the pond
an experiment One thing is certain, the moonlight IS
nowhere when the calcium is lit up and the danger Ian
and RaafoIa
skating by this light and loudly expressed their satisac
when the csIciums are be used the following notice
board appears during the day" The ice will be lighted
this evening Another notice board states Skps,ng
will be permitted until half past ten this night. Tho
Park will close and the ice be occupied for cleaning 81
eleven p. M
l SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Mr.. Frank Winchester, of this city, was on Tuesday
thrown violently of his feet by persons skating too swift
ly behind him. lie fell with great force his left arm
breaking two of the bones above the wrist each in three
places, making serious compound fracture. The suf
ferer taken into Radford's tent where the limb
set: Mr.. r. gratuitousy supplying baDdages, &c. Mr..
Alexander Archer, Of Norwich, Conn was also thrown
down 10 like manner breaking the radius bono close 10
thou nr Cavv vhoh IA ho
In both Get the limb without taking pay for the
opeI alton. lady struck the left foot
by one OF the skating chairs, and received nasty
wound Several persons got gratuitous bath much TO
their annoy One man was looking over the divid
ING fence at the ladies when he suddenly disappeared
from view. The crowd THAI usually gather this spot
also disappeared when they found 1t dangerous
While on the subject Of accidents 1t Is necessary for
toseverey condemn the practice OF swift
skating and proYeling Of chairs when the Ice rs
skates. One gentleman few days since, had the point
OF one OF the latter kind Of skates driven ioe
more into his thigh and Is seriously III therefrom
skating societies prohibit the If such skates, and
why not the Central ParkY II person should fall and
| skater following with such skates should strike the
Frustrated person IN the spine face very
| result might ensue
The Official returns Of visitors yesterday up TO Eve
o'clock p NJ wssPedesrans, 63 600, eques'rians, no.
| vehicles, 1850 The estimated number I'll close of
skating was-Pedestrians 10 ooO vehicles, 5000 Tho
ate arrivals were much smaller Last evening 10 Goose
quence o. the cicums not beng III up, AMI much dis
| a'sfacton existed relative 10 this deficiency The
principal attraction yesterday fancy skater
named Fuller, from New Haven who skated friendly
contest with Enger OF New Jersey The crowd that co.
Tested around the contestants sepsbv danaerousy
affected the ice that the police had stop affair
Fully many II not more ladies' we're present yesterday.