The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
IN And OUT OF NEW YORK.
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Silver RaINED ON THE STAGE.
Hotel Proprietor Gives Away Over &ooo.
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New York, June 1G.-lSpecal Correspond
ence)-Ernest PitZsch, proprietor OF the
Palm hotel Coney island. and the New
York hotel ct st. Augustine. Fla, went on
q spree today and made things mum at
West Brighton for q few hours.
He had been drinking champagne at his
hotel with some friends all night, and at
noon started out to Go the BoWeTy. Alter
making things very lively for everybody IN
several concert halls he dropped into the
West End Casino. He carried three large
cigar boxes filed with silver coin unQef MS
arm After drinking more champagne III
an upper box at the Casino he began TO
cheer. Soon the SnlilaX sisters, song anu
dance performers, appeared on the stage.
They had just finished their first song anu
were leaving the stage when a shower Oh
silver coins fell upon their heads.
Pitzsch had emptied one cigar poX. he
followed soon after with another box Inc
girls stopped to pick up the coins, while
the audience applauded III d WIN i'A'A
ner.
Ella Wesner. the old-timc male imper-
senator followed, and the spectators roar
Ell VIXEN Miss Wesner began TO s"y
Pitzsch. a am southern woman' now
is it you don't throw money at me-! she
shouted.
This was more than the hotel proprietor
c9uld stand and going out to the cashiers
desk, he exchanged 3 $100 bill LOT silver.
This he placed on q fire shovel ana, walk
inE down the center aisle, threw II over
me heads OF the orchestra 1T Miss WeS-
ner. The latter Immediately picked up
the coins and walked of the stage singing,
Hard Times Come Again 10 More.
Pitzsch then bought drinks for the entire
audience, which numbered more than oOo
people.
Pltzsch threw more than $500 upon the
stage.
I7dieon's latest invention, the kineto-
eraph is on public exhibition III Broadway.
The visitor looks through peep holes into
g. big box, where something over $50 photo-
grains showing progressive motion are
passed before the eyes within a period of
thirty seconds, producing the Illusion OF
actual life in the photographed figures.
He is showing at present the wrestlers,
contortionst, a cock fight, Carmenclta,
scene in a barber SHOP and a few other
equally wide in variety. He has long want
eC TO reproduce a genuine prize fight, and
for this purpose he a short time ago pri-
vately engaged Mike Leonard and cack
Gushing, professional pugilists, ana had
them fight to a finish In front Of his photo
arauhic machine in his camera room IN
Menlo park. He supplied g. three hundred
dollar purse for the winner. and another OF
500 TO the loser. Mr.. Edison had tive
guests. They were there for entertainment
and the wizard was there for business.
Every effort was made to nave the affair
kept secret, aud the prime movers were
successful. Even the boxers did not know
when they were to meet.
After waiting for a week to get sunlight
81 the laboratory to produce pictures OF
the desired clearness. both lads were awall-
eued yesterday morning a 5.i5, and at
o'clock they were in the ring. stripped ana
ready for business.
1t was explained to the men that they
would fight two-minute rounds until the
completion of the contest with & rest OF
three minutes, quite departure from the
usual rules.
This plan was to give the kinetogcaph
and its operators a good chance.
When the men shook hands they inlme-
6iately broke away. and Leonard, with
his usual rushing style punched MS oppo-
nent in the stomach and kept up these tao
tics until he exhausted his IlaAl. IN the
sixth round he knocked his man out.
building Gn Island.
When the steamboat Aurora left Twenty
second street and North river yesterday,
bearing a small party of promoters ana
capitalists and & large party OF gueatS,
1T was unknown to most OF them that they
Were going upon a trip which, in years to
come, may be in history beside the stories
OF Columbus and the pilgrims. 6ut such
was the case.
All that was known was that the boat
was going TO 1924 north latitude 73-37.3J
west longitude to select a site for an arti-
When the steamboat got to Il position
seventeen miles east of New Jersey, where
Navesink highlands looked like speck
upon the horizon, Captain Patterson or
dered that the boat heave to.
Mr.. Coen, the chief promoter, saluted
and. turning to the party on board, raid:
Gentlemen, there is 4 ceremony to be
performed which you have not anticipated"
Then turning toward the bow and ad-
dressing the waste Of waters, he sald:
Il hereby take possession OF the neutral
ground known as the Cholera BANKS ana
name it Atalantis In token Of which
plant in the soil the flag of AtalanUia.'
At these words Quartermaster Martin
Harris, OF the United STATES steamship
Bache, handed a flag with a metal handle
to EIr. COen, which he tossed over the
side. 1t was q flag with a blue ground,
which bore a white star and was surround
ed by broad red border.
Then red buoy surmounted by the flag
Of Atalantis was doated il the water over