New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-10
JUNE SMILES AT LAST.
STILL 4 BIT UNCERTAIN.
But There Vas Fine Sunday, and
the Nan zcith a "GroucR Lost 1t.

juno, that tickle Jade, smiled yesterday-just
a wee demure uncertain smile Clouds swept
across her face now and then, chasing the smile
away. with threats of April showers. But still
even that slight favor made all New York happy.
after having suffered 80 long from the Icy
gances OF May and the clouded face of June.
Quick to take advantage of her favor, all New
York hOCked backward and countryward, Dust
clouds hung along the country roads TO mark the
passing of the unbr0ken lines OF automobiles and
carriages. Those who could not go out 10 Ards
ley or out Lakewood way in their own rigs took
TO Central Park where may enjoy near
nature for small price. II possessed of sufti
Client imagination one can lOll back on the
cushions Of hired hanson with an air quite as
satisfactory and a feeling of opulence quite as
great any one may have behind a high priced
imported mechanic. whose chief duty is 20 ex-
plain why the machine broke down that last
time
About fifty thousand others went TO the park
on foot and had just about as good time The
rest Of the city, however. allowed itself to be
herded into trains and cars and crept down TO
Coney Island and the Rockaways on the express
trains. Even the Man with Crouch went
down to Coney Island, along with about five
hundred thousand others.
The Man with a Crouch went 10 bed about
a. m, AFTER he mad explained 10 MS VIE tnat ne
had been kept out all night TO meet late
steamer. He going to have beautiful
sleep. He did until about $50. when the young
est young man came In to show his new drum.
HIS practical demonstration of its sonorous
qualities was stayed abruptly but the young
woman across the airshaft who sells ribbons six
days week and on the seventh practises her
five finger exercises. began work. She ran up
one scale and down another. tried both at once
and then began in the middle and went both
ways. She had to stop for breakfast so the
curtain with the long tassel and loose roller
began to bang about in the draft.
Scales again. and the sound OF church bells
mixed with the slammlng Of the side door around
the corner. About this time the man with the
monograph got out his largest horn, put his
unsupported feet the window sill. and let her
go. Joe Bush. the bugler OF Troop c.
started of practising calls against the phono-
graph, which prompted the young man in the
fat below To teach his parrot how to swear
The Man with Crouch got up. The parrot
could have learned more from him than from the
young man downstairs.
on the way down to the island a woman
poked him in the eye with parasol while
somebody else dropped a baseball bat his
foot He tried to move, and Sadie. the Division
street millner called him "gonof' and no
heel planted his instep.
When he had to wait in line for fifteen MINI
utes in the bull pen" at Coney Island,
where they collect the second fare, he was al
most happy He had discovered the Quintessence
Of discomfort. 1t was hot, and he jostled
and maued and trampled upon. The great un-
washed embraced him lovingly, and the odor of
garlic smote his nostrs, The mingled music of
a brass band and a calope, and the raucous
megaphoned invitations Of the ballyhoos COM
mtted similar assaults his eardrums.
1t took a complete tour Of both Dreamland and
Luna Park to get him back into happy and
civilized mood One week ago Il was too cold for
a steamboat to take any one down 10 the island,
but when the Man with ii Crouch saw the ex-
pansive smiles Of the showmen and heard the
clink Of the gathering silver, he got almost
happy. When he wandered about Luna Park
with somewhat more than hundred thousand
others he was further cheered by Fred Thomp-
sons grin. for Fred had Jus, been counting up
the last four hours receipts and had discovered
that more persons had entered the park between
4 and S o'clock than in any other four hours in
the history of the park.
Across at Dreamland he found Just as many
looking for pleasure. There his last remnant
Of crouch was joited out OF him when he shot
the exaggerated "thank-y ou-ma'ams" Of
the slide which Just opened Bostock
had something new to show. too-a muzzle for
his big cats. It makes them look feroCious and
keeps them from hurting one another by acci-
dent.
When the Man with a Crouch went to Steeple-
chase Park he found good many thousands
ahead Of him. They seemed TO be having good
time with the human roulette wheel" and in
watching the antics of lot of diving dogs
There We're plenty Of other places TO attract
the crowd. To Canarsie and tho Golden City
It's really white one-l50.00 900 persons hocked,
enough TO show that the amusement park
IS going to be a worthy rival of Coney Island.
1t has the advantage Of being inside the Ave cent
fare zone, the effect Of which was shown by the
crowds. Tho trolleys on a one minute
Roadway and the elevated trains every five min
utes. but even then the transit facilities fell
short.
All trains the railroads advertising excur-
sions went out damned with passengers for all
points between Atlantic City and Shohola. Fiji
teen thousand left the Battery on excursion
took $500 passengers up the Hudson. Another
thousand went down to Long Branch, while the
three fishing boats went out so heavily laden
that there room for q fish, had one been
caught. Some forty thousand more went yacht
ing the municipal ferry boats bound for the
resorts on Staten Island.
Just q few mishaps, of them serious
marred the day. In the afternoon an elevated
train on the bridge dropped a shoe and tied
things UP for while. Two small boys started
10 play ball in Central Park and got arrested
They were Joined in the Arsenal by three Greeks
who started peddling peanuts the park
entrance.
MANY HEAR PROSPECT PARK MUSIC.