New-York tribune., 1905-06-12
THE FORT GEORGE ORGIES.
CH4NCE FOR AuBLER Bull
No Limit on Sunday Lid--L'quor
for Minors.

n, chang. was apparent yesterday in the "iue
openr conditions at Fort George and its NOTORIOUS
resorts as detailed in last MONDAY s lii'u"~ :
Tours of inspection by Tribune reporter iast
night showed that a state Of affairs still exists
which IN several respects combines tne woIs'
features Of the old Coney Island and the f1eo Is'
district OF the lower East Side
Despite the lowering weather. this new Coney ISL
md at the end of Amsterdam drew q H1sll-
moth crowd and several scenes Of the widest
Sescr!ption were to be witnessed IN the IniohshI
hours The dance halls. which are one OF li!'
worst features OF the place still challenged theiF
archtypes at 14th-st- and sd-ave
with the Raines law hotels and so-caieo oahce
halls nscked 10 s1focation with adults and miners
Of both sexes and liquor flowing freely piekpock-
cts reaped a golden harvest. Eight OF these' IA
rniIiar faces to police, were arrested on sus-
ricion and detained at the $50 Precinct station at
.5es-st and Amsterdam Up to late hour
or1v two excise arrests had been made
ONO of those arrested was waiter in PARADISE
park caught serving beer without the customary
a..r-,onerty' sandwich. The other was waiter
an KeIly's Hotel Terrace. at Amsteroafn-aVe. anu
~S.tbst who was arrested fer The same onence
IT,, -,oIioe cornplain that the available force at
-ort George is wofuIly insufficient only eight men
teing detailed along the avenue outside the PARK
and four within.
In many Of the himsy wooden Raines law
xtructures-all grist for the new Amber mll-the
.,,.ee law was palpabiy violated yesterday
Al the Speedway Hotel, operated by sig
seraphine the reporter saw party Of eight with
only one sandwich before them
1t seemed TO be etiquette merely to break the
sandwich. and one hungry and unsophisticated Wis
e. ,vho attempted actually to it ceased sud
denly after one or two mouthfuls, and appeared
10 become i'll
The sandwich in this district is the familiar dry
bread and stale brown ham affair, except that the
nnddle is occasionally varied by disk OF ieatherS'
,discolored sausage.
Here as elsewhere the sandwich did duty Tor
several succeeding parties or individuals
Beer was again served yesterday in the hotels TO
snernbers of both who were obviously MINORS
There were many little children in the places.
The practice of the bouncer at the White
4ouse' as the Little Coney Island resort spread
over the ledge few rods down the hill Is called
eeemed TO be generally followed
Although 10 cents admission was charged 10
shis resort the bouncer's principal OCCUPATION
seemed to consist of clearing the gangways Ihat
"a 70 saw at the dance intermissons he permitted
no one to stand in the narrow passages or ABOUT
she dancing floor except at the entrance. driving
them 10 seats at the tables, where the walters
descended on them legitimate prey ana de-
rnanded their choice Of drinks.
Many of the girls seen dancing in the resorts
were plainly scarcely in their teens With the sub
way stalled below 72d-st-. there was mad scram-
bla for the southbound surface cars The "lld
orgies begun early in the night continued on the
cars themselves.
rsaziaents of this section are again complaining
~ the scenes daily to be witnessed in this section
As a typical instance, woman told the reporter
that her boy seven years DID, had run TO hef laSI
veel, and told her of seeing most revolving scene
Residents who live the avenue and It's main
iofshoots here declare that the din OF blown horns horns
snd beaten tin cans IN the early MONDAY morning
flnours makes sleep impossible - ,.,;
Numerous robberies in this vicinity have likewise
been reported to the police weekly but nothlhS
apparently has bean done - -. 49,
Captain Hapin, say the [esidents may + ta con @
lsit,ons have now grown ntolerable, and something
must be DONE and done soon