Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-27
CARNIVAL HAD
AN ACCIDENT.
Tier Of Seats Gave Way During
a Performance But NOl
zone Was IHurt.
RED men DREW CROWD.
Po Ambo Tribe in Charge of the
Event Last Night-Had Big Pare
ade Before Going to Grounds
All the Amusements Were Crowded
-Firemen Have Scheme for Rais-
ing More Money Tomorrow Night.

ing More Money Tomorrow Night.
While the vaudeville tent at the
southeast corner of the carnival
grounds was filling up with people
for the final performance of the eve
ming about 10 O'Clock last night,
section comprising two-thirds of the
entire length of the tiers of raised
seats, similar to circus seats, coli
lapsed, and the ten or twelve persons
who had already taken seats on the
upper rows, several feet from tho
ground, sustained hard fall. Women
screamed and for a minute 1t was
feared that someone was hurt, but
the most serious results were found
to be general shaking up and the
dropping of a bracelet by young
woman who found 1t again shortly.
All the latest wrinkles in hosiery
were visible for few seconds while
the stands were falling. The mishap
was caused by the splitting Of one
of the slanting supporting planks. At
tendants rushed in and the painted
comedian made some Intellectual att
tempts to put the seats up again, a.
nally giving 1t up in disgust. He
dropped his watch once or twice dur-
ing the operation, and, losing his tenn
per, hurled the timepiece against.
the canvas at the side of the seat
The biggest part of the audience had
to stand during the performance, as
there were only few seats down In
front 1t was announced that the
seats would again be In position for
the performances this afternoon and
tonight.
Red Men Drew Large Crowd.
1t was Red Mems Night and large
number of members of Pc Ambo
Tribe were on the grounds in full
Indian garb and feathers. Boil
schweiler's Union Band escorted the
Red Men from their lodge rooms in
the Jefferson building u .ass6. carnival
grounds, after which the band rem
dered several selections. The band
men gave their ser. r.aces free and the
hospital board tenders its apprecia-
tion to the musicians as well as to
the various lodges which have help
ed on various nights, and the firemen
and Young Ladies Social Circle, city
officials and all others who have
given their services. The Young La
dies Social Circle aided greatly to
make Monday night the success 1t
was at the carnival when they serves
at the ice cream tent of the Ladies'
Auxiliary.
The crowd last night was one of
the largest since the carnival opened
and every attraction did a rushing
business. While no one mistook a
real Indian for a Red Man, still the
many-hued garments and feathers of
the Pc Ambo tribesmen were pictur-
esque and unique. The Red Men
made good barkers. from Freeholdea-
John Hanson at the sacred snake OF
India's tent to Bill Poulsen on the =
rostrum in front of the handcuff
fIhow.
\ The carnival will be open this af-
terNoon and Saturday afternoon.
commencing about 2 o'clock
Tonight Braga Society will help:
tomorrow night the firemen will be
there; Friday night Dana Society VIII
send large delegation and Saturday
night both COURTS of Foresters OF
America will dotheir best. .
Bring An Extra Dollar.
The following is ptAlished today at
the request of those I x charge Of the ss,s
carnival: Es
Everyone should be sfno3nrS2s bing an
extra dollar to the carnivais snk sshurs-s
day night and deposit it with Ssrf 'tye-
men at the special National Dax.bA
booth. All who follow this advice \
will receive the equivalent of five
dollars.
The tiremen have arranged to take
subscriptions for the "Woman's Ma
tional Daily" new eight-page daily.
to be published at 81 100 per annum.
( Inc first issue will be out some time
in July. Among the valuable fea-
lures of the paper will be the mar
ket reports of the nation, telegraph
news of the world, daily letter from
Washington, D. c., by a government
Official short story each day. for
eign correspondence and editorials BY
men and women of special pronii-
nence. All sensationalism will be-
studiously avoided.
Although published especially In
the interest of the women of the ma
ton, 1t can readily be seen that the
paper will be equally well adapted to
men who are not welded to the ''yel-
lows" 1t is expected that the paid
in advance subscribers will number
| 1 900, 900 on July 1st, thus giving
the paper an immense income from
advertising, hence the remarkably
low price. Being national in scope.
it will not be a competitor to local
papers,
Twenty-Five cents out of every dol
lar received will go to the hospital
fund. Can4you think Of any way in
which you can possibly spend dol
liar to better advantage? You literal-