The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-01
THE EFFECT OF coSEY ISLAND GIN
sunday SCHOOL Excursi onists Upset One
Killed aud Many Wounded.

Every year, Tor many past seasons, the
Union Methodist Sunday Schools Of Parkyille,
Flatbush, Flatlands, and Sheepshead Bay, l.. l.,
have celebrated an annual holiday on the shore
OF the sea. From every town the schools, men,
women, aud children. went forth In large
ket wagons belonging to neighborinR farmers,
and driven by farm hands. Several heavily
loaded teams rolled out OF Parkylls on wednes-
d ay morning aud Joined with the parties from
other Sunday schools a mile or two from the
Village. Then the united band. nun bering over
four hundred persons. were driven to the shore
at Bath. Mr.. Samuel Dunn, Secretary OF the
Methodist Sunday school In Parkville, was
grand marshal Of the day.
The party scattered over the beach. and at
noon sat down to n feast 10 the Bath Hotel. at
Cedar Park. The Bath Hotel Ia temperance
house, and the drivers Of tho excursion wagons,
ali OF whom are rouRhs, went down the beach TO
UnIonyllle, and there they became drunk on
Coney Island gin. Late in the afternoon the
party started for home, and all the drivers were
so intoxicated that they were unified TO drive
They were placed IN rear seats. that they MI mt
sober on, and some OF the excursionists took
charge OF the wagons. In each wagon there
were no less than thirty persons, and the high
seats rendered the vehicles TOP heavy and dim
cult TO manage. The Psrkyllie people filled two
wagons, one VI which wasiunder the guidance OF
william McMonaeie, former Of New Ctrecnt,
who owned the team. Another wagon was
driven by James Barber who was 10 advance as
| the two wagons went into Parkville.
AcMonagle had been too drunk to drive since
leaving Bath, and one of the party. Mr. Miller,
had hold OF the rens. As the teams were
| driven into Parkyille, Barber. who was ahead.
| whipped up his horses, and McMonagle, who
sat on rear seat on the rear wagon, spfang to
the drivers seat, took the reiDs from Mr.. NJ er,
! aud gave the horses a sharp cut. The ami N ais
| dashed wildly around the corner at Lawrence
avenue and Ocean Par kway, toward the MethO-
| dist Church of the Rev. Mr.. Ashton,
who was among the excursionists The
| wagon upset In AN instant, and
| long upon the hard roadbed. Mrs Mary Nicnols,
| who was about IS years old, the wife Of a car
penter OF parkyille, FELL upon her head aud
| shoulders, and her skull was fractured. She
was borne insensible 70 the Raven Hotel, across
the street, and thence to her home, In which
| thing was done for the wounded lady by the
| prOprietoTs Of the hotel, and two physicidns
| attended her. MIR. Nichols was wild with grief
and, running to McMonagle, shook bis nst IN
wife for7 II was not a Christian, I'd blow
| your brains OUT The driver, who was Wild
| with liquor, accused another man Of causing
| the accident, and the two men came nearly TO
| blows. and the woman lay dying ON the ground.
| The flowing named persons are more OF less
| seriously injured: Miss Bell, cut on the head
| Mrs. Miller, Dangerously Injured on the head
| Jonathan and Mrs. FOTber, serious wounds on
| the head aud bodyi Mr.. Nichols, seriously cut
Miss sarah Stevens, slightly Wounded; Mrs. Jaue
| Dunn and Miss Reed, sightly bruised; Mr. Mil
| Ter aud the driver, Mr.. McMonage, slightly hurt:
| McMonagle's little child, seriously hurt. MIR.
| Forber vas terribly bruised about tho head and
i Is thought that he may die; He nas been
delirlous since the accident. Several children
were badly bruised. 1t was said In Parkvllle last
| evening that McMohagle would be arrested, the
| people being greatly excited.