New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
RECORD CROWD AT C0NEY
OYER 800, 900 At ISLAND.
Bathing Season in Full Blast -FezO
Ercise arrests.

The warm Sunday brought 300 COO visitors to Coney
Island yesterday. and Brighton Beach and Man
haitian Beach visited by almost equally
large crowd. The throngs. who came in on the
West End Culver and Brighton Beach lines rushed
TO the seaside long before the attractions opened
for the day. Police Captain Lindeman of the
Sheepshead Bay station had extra patrol at the
eastern end of the island Several rescues from
drowning were reported. but ambulance calls were
few. The amusement resorts were crowded for the
first time this and many thousands OF
bathers gave the surf an old time summer appear
1t the opening day of the bathing sea-
son. and proved record as such.
The only serious accident reported to the police
was during the early afternoon, when Edward JEFF
frey, eleven years DID, of No. 1S1 West Houston-st.
was struck by of the Fifth-ave. division of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit while crossing the
West Meadows. Forty passengers saw the boy
hurled from the track His skull fractured
and he was removed TO the Reception Hospital
where it said he would die.
Luna Park was closely packed that many were
forced TO wait until those already inside had an
opportunity to leave. At Dreamland the crowds
were handled with great difficulty. The bathing
season at that place proved of the star at
fractions Special. performances were given Bos-
locks where the crowds surpassed all previous
entertainments. Nine MonelH and the leopards
were introduced in new acts The Boer War at
: tendance exceeded that of any other Sunday to
date.
The excise law at Coney Island was little re-
garded by the police, who detailed six men to make
arrests In cases where violations could be found.
Ihree walters were charged with selling liquor and
not serving lunch. They were William Healy of
Nonan Hotel, Surf-ave. and West 16th-st. Charles
kesse, of Petersons Hotel Oceanic Walk and
Surf-ave.. and Henry O'Brien, of the Clarendon
Hotel. on Surf-ave. and West 16th-st No attempts
We're made by either Captain DoOley or his men to
enforce the law making it necessary for a bar
room to be exposed to the eye of the public Several
places of reputed bad character were permitted to
continue business
in which of the places or the Bowery was
doing business was deserted by the police for
nearly half an hour
1t was impossible to find a policeman within
two blocks of the place an hour later while
1t was stated at the station house that men are
stationed at regular intervals along the Bowery
1t was said that the captain had been told of
the places which were complained of three weeks
Particular attention given to the baseball
soner MeAdoos order The bapaTeys estbersd
a6d at t9s G0ney Island Field Club at West lOthst
81 saefPshsad fbs Bay baseball the
victory Tor the Milwood Athletic Club, visiting
team The score was 10 to 5
vbsitors bt pr AT at that resort The bird acted well
The ostrich will be driven on the track as "ften
as to ecnsom nit It to the
shooting gallery. Luna Park in the afternoon
on any Of and 6s ro
was doing rushing business with mis- rifles. when
a snort. swarthy, black mustached man. with & de-
cidcdly foreign accent. stepped up to the gallery
and asked to te allowed to try his hand With
the man was tall blond woman who wore a pc
culiar smile as Wild Burt" ha 1ded her companion
gun The first two or three shots at targets re
suited in bull s-eyes. and then the little man di-
eAl his fire at the clay pipes ducks, glass balls
his repeating rifles the little man emptied them
and with every shot there d crash of
thing breaking.
1t was several minutes before the crowds in Luna
Park learned what going on. but when they
did. the greatest number of people that has ever
assembled around the shooting gallery since Dis
trict Attorney Jerome gave exhibition of his
prowess week ago crowded the inciosure where
Wild Burt" holds forth The pop of the little
mans rifle practically a continuation of sound
SO rapidly did he fire. When everything breakable
in the shooting gallery had been smashed still
cool and unconcerned, the little laid down
his weapon and. with foreign bow handed wild
Burt bit of pasteboard which engraved
Colonel CASTOR Bordeverry, New-York Hippo
drome.
Records in attendance were broken at Luna Park
yesterday 1t being the biggest day the park has had
since Fourth of July. last year when ll0Co persons
passed through the gates From Philadelphia alone
on special excursion. the letter carriers Of that
about the steamer Cepheus having come in
three special trains over the Philadelphia and
Reading road.