The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
DUKE ENJOYS CONEY
Abruzzi, with EIkinS Party,
Takes in All Thrills
LOSES HAT AND ALL CARES
Insists ON Repeater on scenic Rail-
wny-shOots the Chutes Like Real
AdmiraI-Loses Hat hut Fails to
Get Crown Back-GUards Watch
Him, but He Does Not Know.

New York, June 4.-The duke Of Abruzzi
went down to Coney to have a real good
time tonight. He had il all right, for
while he and young Stephen B. Elkins Jr.,
and the five young women in the party,
one Of whom was Miss Elkins. were do
ing about everything there is TO do at the
island, the duke romped about Ike a
schoolhoy with d stolen holiday He shot
the chutes, took in every ride and scenic
railway he could find, swung around in
the airships. and fraternized with the
Moroccan bandits IN The Orient"
He had 10 chase his hat like any ordl-
nary mortal too. after a ride on a scenic
railway. but only royalty could smile as
graciously as he did when all but the
crown was restored 10 him. CHS Dalton,
the oldest frankfurter man on the island,
kept that as a souvenir.
The duke. Mr.. Elkins and his two sis
ters, and the dukes flag Lieutenant went
through Dreamland, remaining there un-
til the park closed
How exhileraJIng.' lie cried the first
time the party shot the Dreamland
chutes Lets have another
The duke insisted on riding on every
scenic railway. When they dipped the
dips and shot around the curves o1
plunged into tunnels the duke whooped
and the women squcaled just as Mamie
and her "stedy" do every Saturday after
noon.
"Let's Do 1t Again"
This is great-what you call bully,
the duke announced after he had taken
Il swing in the airships Let's do IT
again"
But the ladies wanted 90 go to the
baby -incubators. so the duke and Mr..
/ Elkins could see how cute and cum
ming the precious little things were. so
there" The duke incauuously admired
one and Dr Fischel rose 10 the occa-
sion 10y promptly naming the youngster
/ Luigi Amedio Giuseppe Feriinaudo Fran
/ cesco dAbru2zi John Smith
But the duke had fed and was az
Hell Gate by the time that Or Fischel
had reached Ferdinand lie enjoyed the
descent i'm the maelstrgm, and then Insist
ed on taking in oil the other attractions.
and when the park closed be and Mr
Elklns were ready for the B0Wery. The
duke took every ride and slide he could
find. ard looped the loop with "a pleasure
obviously not shared by Air. Elkins. who
gracefully declined 10 have another
Lost His Hat, Then.
Then the duke took a farewell ride. and
/ lost his hat and didn't get the crown
/ back. so Tor the first time IN its history
| Yitzof Oshcoiorovsky notions and dry
goods emporium in Surf avenue had a
I royal customer. on the strength Of II
YItzof told his staff OF polite clerks, Wolf
Leyenstein. TO mark up everything Il
/ per cent.
The party then went 10 Steeplechase
where the duke slid down poles and had
/ "a fine time, but he baked at the human
roulette wheel lie said II was time that
/ he was getting back To New York any
I way.
We've nothing like this al home Do.
said. "and if we had I suppose I'd have
no chance % enjoy them 1t wouldn
/ look we'll for a cousin of the king TO do
| these things. and thered be too many
people and guards and things around
/ any way. Now, there hasn't been al
/ officer near me at all tonight
/ But Inspector Harkins had had TIVE
/ men following the party at a discree
/ distance all evening.