Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
D0INGS OF MORE THAN ORDINARY
INTEREST AROUND NEW YORK

Special correspondence OF The Herald.
NEW YORK, June 25.-while the sea
serpent may be playing dates at other
places, Coney Island is not to be left
behind In publicity, and so the other
day there was a real tidal wave that
crashed down all along'the water bath
ing front. Dozens of persons were In
bathing at vsrious points, and all es-
capped without serious damage, al-
though the press agents In the de-
vastated section insisted that the wave
was "a solid wall of water fifteen feet
high that thundered like artillery as 1t
swept on its relentless way"
Despite the fact that earthquakes
usually go with tidal waves nobody felt
any trembling of the ground, perhaps
because one of the 10-cent attractions
already In operation Is q reproduction
of the San Francisco disaster
According to all accounts the wave
was at its worst along the beach from
West Twenty-fifth to West Twentieth
street, and the most damage was done
to Seeeys hotel and bathing pavilion.
Patrons Of the establishment who were
swimming were taken off their feet
and knocekd about until heroes popped
out of a dozen nearby places and res
cued them. Every window In the hotel
and bathing pavilion was broken and
all The glasses on the bar of the hotel
cafe were broken by the shock of the
wave, while bulkheads and jetties con-
nected with the establishment were
pushed out of plumb. Lifeboats along
the shore were smashed.
Maxim's Magic Sphere
Coney Island is to have the newest
mechanical marvel-Maxims magic
sphere-designed by the famous in
ventor, Sir Hiram Maxim. The magic
sphere is hollow, revolving globe, con-
tanning a parabolic or curved floor,
which revolves with the globe. Some
what on the principle Of the circular
cages in which trick bicycllsts ride in
vaudeville performances, the globe and
floor will be revolved at such a speed
that the centrifugal force about equals
the attraction of gravity. The most re-
markable feature of the globe will be
the optical illusions that appear of per-
sons walking within 1t. While it is
revolving one may walk up and down
and around the sides, top and bottom.
The person thus walking or standing
seems to himself to be constantly in
an upright position, while all around
him are persons standing at various
angles from the floor.
Negroes for Spoilers
Negro spoilers on the elevated roads
and negro choppers" on the subway
are the latest innovation in this city of
strange doings. The employees of the
81" roads have learned that for some
time there have been employed negroes
for spotters, and have discovered to
their sorrow that the new men have
been doing their work in thorough
manner. Since the negroes were placed
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have been almost wholesale removals
of guards who have been found guilty
of infra ctions of the rules. There is
no chance for knocking down fares, as
the tickets purchased at the ticket win
dows are deposited in the choppers"
before the passenger boards the train.
However, there are many rules that
the company insists shall be obeyed,
and many of these the guards find it
easy to overlook.
Must Pass on Naughty Posters
Another delicate and difficult duty
was added to the list of Police Commits
soner Bingham's responsibilities by
resolution passed by the board of alder
men. commissioner Bingham is made
the censor of naughty posters displayed
on the billboards of the city. 1t Is now
up to the commissioner to decide
whether the posters that verge on
naughtinesS should be suppressed
The resolution is sweeping one and
provides a fine of not less than $40 and
not over 800 for any person who shall
post any advertisement of any show,
any indecent print or any picture tend
ing to deprave the morals of individuals
or shocking to the sense of decency.
Fireman Shows Heroism
One of those acts of heroism which
have made the New York fire depart
ment famous throughout the country
was witnessed on upper Third avenue,
when the driver of a fire truck, with
out moments thought for himself and
the seven brave men on the truck with
him, turned his horses into a big ele-
waited pillar in the middle of the street
and prevented a collision with a troll
ley car loaded with men, women and
children. One of the two heavy poles of
the truck was shattered by contact
with the iron post, and part of 1t
struck the car with sufficient force to
tear away the rails at the side and
injure two women. The driver of the
fire truck and another fireman We're
painfully bruised and had narrow es-
capes with their lives. They were
thrown fifteen feet from the truck to
the pavement.
Grammar Accused of Non-Support
The wife of Riley Grammar. the race
track plunger, of Lexington, KY, for
merly Daisy Dixon, an actress, who
has stood by him through all his
periods of temporary i'll luck, had|her
husband arraigned in the Coney Island
police court, charged with abandon
ment and non-support. That the for
mer actress is most bitter against the
plunger was shown by an incident in
court, when, after some persuasion on
the part of Magistrate Voorhees,, Gran
nan offered to give his wife SIS. He
took a fat roll of bills from his pocket |
and offered his wife $40 and a So
bill
mo, 1 won't take it from your
hands, said Mrs. Grammar, angrily.
Put the money on the table and I'll
take it. Goodness knows, need it."
Better take it, advised the magis-
trate, and Mrs. Grammar finally con-
sented to take it from her husbands
hand
Grammar refused to say anything in
reply to his wife's accusations that he
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