The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-25
CONFLICT AT BATH BEACH.
TIE HOCHsTET1ERS AND CoENoLLTs
DISPUTE OYER THE OCEAN,

! DIHPUTb OIEh INN VNAAN'
Ar. Connolly Cissms Part of It ne Hts Back
| Yard-Mra. Hochststter and Her FOLKS
Refuse 70 Pay Tribute, and There IL
. Rattls-Charley Copnsrs 10 Worstsd.
The Hoehstetters and the Randalls have
given up their Bath Beach cottage and have
returned TO New York but not, 1t is stoutly as
serted on their behalf. because they were
worstsd IN their hsht with Mr.. William ]. Con-
molly Of Bath Beach and his minions. Indeed.
the partisans OF the Hochstetters and the Ran
dsTls declare that the victory was with them.
| The eonnct was over the right OF cottagers TO
baths In Mr., Connolly's rope enclosed SURF TO
| dive from bis Goat and TO bnst on his sands
| without having hired q bathhouse from Mr..
| Connolly for 10 esnts Blows and bitter words
were exchanged on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs noehstetter 10 the widow OF New
| York business nan, and. with her stepmothor.
Mrs. Randall. and Mr., Randalps daughters,
have lived in the Marshall cottage on Fifteenth
avenue. Bath Bsaoh. for the greater part OF
| this summer. Their friends said yesterday
that Mr. Randall found the daily journey from
his once In Manhattan TO Bath Beach too
| much for him, and that the cottage was given
| up yesterday In pursuance Of an arrangement
| made several weeks ago.
William J. Connolly II a man OF frail. almost
| Of fragile physique. He wears his short beard
with an air OF pathetic resignation that Is the
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r mse n 10 ',,,l VI I, IT, 49,, hinh'
tide line, wherein those who care not to wet
| their outsides may wet their insides, and there
| arc lighthouses and a restaurant To the west
I 80 - ia. s - -y,orn...
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4 ou 80 ut. 49, go th.t ,ha
| pdvjier. n, minalino with p.tron. Of his estab-
lishm emit 4, worth every cent OF the is cents
| he demands A an afternoon' a rent OF a bath
house Those Who herrudee him the IS cents.
| he asserts. have the privilege OF bathing in the
waters that pound the sands OF Dyker Meadow
| paw from nj, pleee clear to Fort Hamilton.
fnll mile He only nsks OF them to observe the
requirements OF decency.
| Mrs, Hochstetter's cottnre ia 40 close to the
| beach that abe has never seen any necessity
for using bathhouse. She and her household
could dress in their bathing suits in the cot
tare and nick their way to the beach without
| tho sliphtest dif,culty. carving vrappers to
| wear back TO tho cottage whom their vet gar
| msnts clupa 10 them go closely as to be en-
| barra.sinr 90 IL has boen the custom OF JOS
| ephine and Sadie Randall. giris Of 10 and II,
| and friepds visiting the house to ignore the
existence of the bathing house,
Going into the water from the park, they
| freouently AVIAN over to Connolly's life ropes
and to his doat, They were as often warned
d. al kh.k
below low tide line the sea was 40 much hers
A. IL vas Connolly's and instructed her family
accordingly, With NO gentle hands the life
guards At Mr.. Cunninrham's orders detached
one OF the Randalls from the rope last Sunday
and showed her several Yards toward Fort
Hamilton.
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49, ~ y" .s" 80 -. go W.ans.a.r 80
49, .t,t.S q. 80. ~ 80 VIII
NJ 49,, r. -.. .,.v,ns v,th NJ th. TO
p.nd.M .,r,. .nd to sn,.,,sr sh,,dr.n NJ,
dr,sssd IN thsir bathing suits. thsv want down
front Of Connolly's pavilion. Connolly has
never objected TO anybody enjoying the free.
dom az the sand. The two children had no
.ooner d,pned tbeiv toss IN the vater than
sroro baI,n.dozen p,sceas along tho yernnda az
IN. hon,. h.hind tha n,vilion dir.ct,ons vara
sh.uted 70 Charley Conuors. the boy who sells
batbina .bouse t,etsts 70 drive the children
ont Ne vent down and delivered A stern AID.
6rs.s 4, the Young one.. teIlinr them Ia cat
ont IN front Of the free beach
Mn Hocb.tstter told thar, "a s,av vhers
tb.y war, The children hesitated Mr.
Hoch.tsyt,r threw the vrapp.r which vaa
.hout hsr shouldsys ncross the fame. and
skinn.d qrvlv down Ia the v,ter. sh. Ia not
tai. hut The sbort al.eves Of her bathing anti
revealed mp,cnlsr a,ms Tbes. and look ~
nercs REORGANIZATION On bar ordinarilv snoiIino
oountsn,nce made vounr Connors nan.e, He
stood baok' and the fair widow aplasbed mar.
rily into tho water leading a child By either
hand. She was followed by Josephine and
Sadie Randall. sorely cast down Connors re-
| tired to his booth. Mrs. Connolly. who had
been Watching from tho ticket window. said TO
Connors, 60 back and take the gown or the
robe or the wrap. or whatever II 10 in Yeddlsh.