New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
CONEY ATTRACTS 100000.
One Droaoming accident = Eighty
Children Separated from Parents.

Cooler weather brought three hundred thou
sand visitors TO Coney Island yesterday, nearly
one-third Of whom were children Crowds came
early in the morning. and the usual sunday
afternoon rush from the city TO the seaside fell
off greatly although the steamboats, were al
most crowded beyond their limit until evening
when a general rush for home began. The pub
lie beach ct Seaside Park resenbled an army
encampment Saturday night, when several
hundred slept on the beach in preference to re-
turning to the hot city.
The ocean Parkway was congested with auto
mobiles and carriages and not few machines
were detained on the roadside between Prospect
Park and tie ocean by minor breakdowns. No
serious accidents, however. were recorded up to
evening when Captain Dooley sent an extra
squad Of mounted police 10 guard against prob
able automobile speeders. The beaches were
densely crowded by bathers, and not in the his
tory of Coney Island have so many visitors been
recorded at the bath houses.
At Brighton Beach line was formed early
in the morning by those who desired to take
dip IN the ocean. At noon the line extended to
the Brighton Beach Hotel, and It with diff
nculty that the police, under command Of Cap
tain Lndemann, Of the Sheepshead Bay station,
could prevent the crowd from sweeping through
the ticket line The special policemen were kept
Eubsided. Extra life savers patrolled the beach
from Sea Gate to Manhattan, while representa-
tives Of the United States Volunteer Life Saving
Corps carefully guarded the inland creeks.
The result that only death from
drowning was reported. Albert Pugh, Of No.
ia 14th-st. Brooklyn, was bathing near the
Sea Beach Railroad bridge He left the water
20 rest the structure, when. frightened by an
oncoming express train, he dived from the draw
into three feet Of water. striking his head
against submerged pile. Halle Shutz. a
Coney Island boatman, attempted 10 rescue
Pugh. but the body carried far out CT his
reach into deeper water, and it was several
minutes before he recovered the unconscious
man. who died soon after he was taken ashore
and before the arrival of DR.. Clay. Of the Re-
ception Hospital.
SUPPLY OF LIQUOR SOON EXHAUSTED.
Liquor flowed freely from one end of the
island TO the other although the excise law was
fairly well observed Unusually lean sand
wiches which served as meals, made it possible
for the hotel men quickly to exhaust their sup
ply Of cooling beverages. Only one excise ar
rest was made Coney Island. Patrick Healey,
Of No. 139 East lSth-st., Manhattan, who is a
bartender in the Luna Park restaurant, was
charged with violating the Sunday law by Po-
hceman O'Rourke, who said that he was served
with two glasses of beer at the bar.
The Coney Island police station resembled a
kindergarten at o'clock, when eighty children
were huddled in the squadroom awaiting TO be
claimed 10y their guardians In the deskroom
scores Of mothers and fathers were frantically
calling for their lost little ones who had not
been found by the police. and for time un-
usual sight prevailed when the rightful relatives
of the youngsters appeared. Acting Sergeant
Brown introduced q new method of taking care
OF and returning the little ones to their guar
dians. Seats were placed in the squadrOom in
the same manner as at school and the children
were placed in row. making it comparatively
easy Tor them 10 be found Princess Montglyon
the wife Of Captain Jack BonaVita, ordered
popcorn and candy sent 10 the strayed children
nearly all or whom were taken away before
o'clock Il was the greatest rush ever oXperi-
enced in the COney Island station, where scores
OF lost children are taken every Sunday.
At Dreamland the visitors witnessed thrill
ing fight between an ostrich and William W
Ford, the owner, who. in attempt to curl
the rampage of the bird, bady beaten and
forced to apply 10 the Dreamland Emergency
Hospital for assistance. His left and thigh
were badly bruised and torn by kicks from the
ostrich which WAS finally captured by attend
ants from the Bostock show and returned tC
The Enclosure.
BONAVITA UNABLE TO APPEAR.
Captain Jack Bonavita. stin suffering from
the wounds inflicted by Emperor, the beast whicl
attacked him Saturday night, unable Il
perform with his group Of lions yesterday Hi.
left hand was SO badly lacerated by the anima
that it was feared amputation might b.
necessary. Dr. Frank Smith who is attending
Bonavita. bathed the wound several times anC
viii recauterize IL today.
Manhattan and Brighton Beach closely ri
vailed COney Island in attendance. At 'Th
Boer War S00G0 visitors. were present at tn
four performances Bombs containing fifty ad
mission tickets were hurled from the higl
into the air. where they exploded, releasing TIL
coupons, which fell among the prOmenaders OF
the boardwalk. who greatly enjoyed the scram
bic for free admissions TO the evening perform
ance
Luna Park reported unusually large at
tendance, which was swelled by several out o
town excursions. The lost child squad KEEP
busy until late at night. and no less than thirt,
children We're reclaimed by their parents in tn
administration building up to s O'Clock. Tn
Fighting the Flames and "Trip to the Moon
shows were well patronized by those VIII
crowded the resort.
The Bowery and Surf-aye. were again con
gested in the afternoon. and extreme precau
tiOns on the part of the police prevented seriou
accidents there. A strip Of asphalt which wa
removed several weeks ago when sewe
Improvements were started, and which has no
yet been replaced. left the street in a dangerou
condition for automobiles and carriages. Water
which has not found drain added TO the ba
condition OF the avenue.