The sun., 1897-06-07

Wave OF Prosperity Rolls In on the Beach
o,OOO Visitors Yesterday.


Coney Island was the Same yesterday that it
has been ever since the heterogeneous collection
of saloons. concert halls. side shows, roller coast
ers, aerial trolleys. and rrankfurter stands
sprang into existence, supplemented later by
the shoot the-chutes. aerial bicycles, and ORR
entail diversions.
Al these were going in full blast, and the
froth.capped beer and the spndleshanked fe-
male burlesq uers in the concert halls were
bravely exposed to the view of the $4,000 or
more persons who visited the island Tho
cool and cloudy weather did not deter
the crowd OF pleasure seekers from patron
izing the various places Of entertainment
in a manner that made the proprietors rub their
hands with Joy and forget that there have been
other summers warmer than that OF '97 has
been thus far. To the political economist, having
the welfare OF this nation at heart, the Sunday
crowd at Concy Island furnished ample proof
that there is prosperity in some form in this part
Of the country.
The throngs at Coney Island are the same
season after season. made up Of the laboring
classes OF this city. Brooklyn. and surroundings
and, along with the present cheap fares
to the island, came the gratifying evidence
that everybody down there yesterday seemed
to have money enough to satisfy their peculiar
fancies. Business is on the boom-not bum. as
the latter word was interpreted last season-for
the Coney Islanders. and this can be taken an
indication OF prosperity elsewhere.
The police apparently did not worry them
selves about Raines law violations as. although
there was evidence on every side of beer
a-plenty, no arrests were made for the dispens.
ing OF 1t. Games OF chance and the shRrpers
who practise them were the game the police
Although most OF this business is done behind
closed doors at the island nowadays. the police
an alleged crooked poker game behind the shades les
OF Fred Nana's Senate Hotel on Henderson 8
Walk; They arrested William J. Wilson and Al.
accused OF ringing in a "cod deck at poker on
Harry J. Bryant an unsuspeCting young man
from 81 Huntington street, Hartford; Bryant
was picked up on train 10 the island by q glib
tongued young fellow who Introduced him to
the IN the fp6% snffs o. @
his watch and chain and then complained to the
police. Wilson, when arrested. tried to dispose
bill wrapped around a roll OF newspaper clip
pings. The alleged gamblers were held 70 for trial.
made no pretension to hold their game Of chance
under cover. They say they have only been In
the country short Tine 6qt Il they Sesm ta to have I'VE
They got permit TO run a ninepin game on
was sns Rnook.d % S DOWN e dime at throw Defective @ tive
Vachris came along late IN the day and discov;
hsr @ idea OF e the PERMIT and offered dmsss for
the overthrow OF each pin instead. They had a
special arrangement between the pins and the
sand which deceived those who tried to bowl
tho pins down. The detective took n chance
and when he found the Ftzgeralds were gam
| bling he locked them up.
Victor Roditi, the man who runs tho Streets
of Cairo show, said yesterday that he had offered
| 81 900 for the front wall OF the Tombs in this
city, intending to transplant II TO Coney Island
II he got IL for that price. Contractor Carlin, ht
| said, had the offer under consideration. AS the
| Aldermen in this city have before them peti
| tiOn for the preservation of the Egyptian from
OF the TOmbs, IL is probable that Roditi will moi
| get IL.