The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-05
MAKING NEWS" AT CONEY
WITH THE PUBLICITY AGENTS
on THEIR BUSIEST DAY.
while More People Than Ever visited the
Resort Before Spend Their Money the
Manufacture OF ''stories" to Amusc I'M
Lure Goes On Behind the scenes.

Manufacture OF 'Fstories" 10 Amuse and
Lure Goes ON Behind the scenes.
When all the lost babies had been found.
returned TO their mothers and spanked.
when young Fred Thompson from the
top Of Luna Park tower had got through
telling Bill Buttling what a Moe tinfe all
the boys and girls were having in Luna
and Bill Buttling had informed young
Fred Thompson from the top Of Dreamland
tower that Luna was like the woods pasture
on the old farm on a quiet Sunday compared
10 Dreamland. and all the lights had winked
out and the rattle and roar and shutting
OF feet in Surf avenue and the Bowery
and all the little byways had ceased, Coney
Island breathed a deep sigh Of relief, pulled
down the curtains and started to count up
the days take. IL must have equalled the
cash reserve in a national bank.
Not since Fred Thompson and the late
Elmer Dundy. along with big, silent. efficient
Fred Mcclellan came down from Buffalo
and with Senator Reynolds and other men
of push and ginger and vigor tore old Coney
to pieces and built 1t up again. has the city
OF fun, frolio and frivolity seen a day
like yesterday. Attendance records were
smashed from the very start. Nobody
could walk along the main thoroughfares.
one merely drifted slowly with the I'M
wieldy crowd. Getting food in a restaurant
was merely q matter OF accommodation
on the part Of the sweating, leg weary
walters. There weren't enough dog sand
witches on the whole island to feed half
the people.
Perhaps the merriest gentlemen in all
Coney, when the days work was over
some time this morning. we're James Pres
grave Shesgreen and Philip Percival Shader.
hctionists OF Luna Park, and Eduardo DOM
inico Broker and Bill Hull, the top notch
dreamers Of Dreamland and Bostock's.
The floors Of their Offices were Uttered with
broken novels and wrenehed c0nsonants,
with here and there a split infinitive groan-
ing and writhing in helpless agony. Half
the keys Of their typewriters we're knocked
clear out Of the machines and the apparst-
uses we're wrecked beyond repair.
IL all started just before noon, when
the crowd was turning and twisting into
Dreamland. Bill Hull, in front Of Bostock's.
told about the escape OF a twenty foot long
boa constructor. That made Luna turn
pale and Shesgreen said:
pathetic incident occurred at Luna Park
to-day. Among the visitors was James
Malcolm. a good old man who halls from
Wilkesbarre. He was In quest or his long
lost daughter Bessie. Bessie ran away from
home and parents two years ago to visit the
fair at Steelton, Pa. where she caught the
show fever, which eventually led her TO join
Buffalo Bits troupe. Bessie became an ex-
pert ~horsewoman. got acquainted with Tom
White Ia gle, one of Buffalo Bins Indians
from the Rosebud reservation. fell In love
with the mutt and married him. Old Nal
colin. wandering into Luna Park yesterday.
beheld the long lost Bessie astride an Indian
pony, riding in The Days OF 10 parade.
lie chased through the gates,
Hello there. doorkeeper! Stop that old
mani" cried Steve Turner. the spieler.
Back, man! Back" cried Malcolm, You
have my daughter here. / seen her. ! have
been chasing her for two years and by heck.
Ill have her now"
Bessie recognized her old father and jumped
from the bronco. throwing her beautiful
arms around his old and withered neck.
Father. " said Bessie, drawing her blushing
husband to the front. this il Tom White
Eagle. my husband. and my Indian name is
Gray Fawn."
The old mans rage was pitiful. but Billy
Lytell, staR manager Of the show. effected "A
reconciliation.
When that story got TO
Brecker got Zala-Ziz, the lady mesmerist.
on the Job, submitted to her ~manipulations
and in a few minutes had this tale in the
bands of the newspapers Coney Island
special SITS:
There was a terrible accident to-day in
The Feast Of Belshazzar." The horse which
Cyrus, the king, rides got sick and II was
impossible to Ct another. and Mr.. Ellis
ordered CYRUS to ride a mule which usually
plays disguised az a buckins bronco. The
mule cooked both ears TO the limit when
Daniel interpreted the handwriting ON the
wall. Then he heard the thunder. which Ia
a signal for the walls OF the throne TO fall.
At the same time the Modes and Persians
began the onslaught.
The mule, unaccustomed TO all this excite
ment. believed himself to he a real Persain
and followed the swordsmen over the fallen
scenery, at the same time delivering a knock
out blow 20 Belshazzar. lie 1.-THE mule. not
Bell few into a wall which rumbled before
him az he landed in the dressing room OF
The End Of the World" show, Through the
hole In the wall the audience saw the angels
clad Ia heavenly attire rush in every direction
as IL fleeing before the devil himself. The
mule broke his foolish neck.
Nothing would do at Luna after that
but a hurry cali Tor young Fred Thompson.
There was a brief conference in the press
Office and the biggest news Coney has turned
out in years was handed to the reporters:
Wilhelmus Churchill this was the story
brought his COW to Luna Park to-day. claiming
| right OF pasture ge for the animal by reason OF
| the grant made by Gov-ernor-Genera william
Kieft in the year 1916. Nobody would credit
his Astounding claim until he presented to
MIR. Frederic Thompson an ancient document
which was undoubtedly legal and authentic.
IL stated In part:
Il, William kieft, Governor General OF
this Prouince by vertue Of We authoritie above
said q with we advice and consent Of ye Coun-
cell OF State here established have given and
graunted by vertue OF these presents doe
give grant and confirm unto We Honoured
LADY Deborah Moody, Sir Henry Moody
Barronett, Ensign George Baxter n Sergeant
James Hubbard theyr associates. heyres,
executors. administrators successours, as
sIgnes, or any they shall join in association
with them, a ~certaine auantitie or peel OF
Land, together with all ye hauens. harbours.
rivers, creeks, woodland, marshes,
and all other appurtenances thereunto
belonging. lyeing a being upon a about
We Westernmost pRrte OF Longe Island h