The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-01
SPORT ON 9th ST. EEL BANKS
APARTMENT HOUSES REPORT
FINE CATCHES ALMOST DAILY.

r n Corona and the Frentenac Fish,ns
Parties Captured Six IN Two Weeks
Two BlgKeSt cost Only sl3O to Sub
due. but Are ReckOned Cheap nc That.
When m apartment house has hot and
cold running water it cannot provide good
fishing too II a lavish proprietor tries to
supply all the eel angling that even the most
grasplng tenant could wish there is bound
to be dissatisfaction somewhere. For in
stance. up or West Ninety-ssventh street.
over near the river. Ernie T~ribelhorn has
been having all sorts Of trouble because
some OF the people in the Corona and Fronte-
a apartment houses aren't as keen anglers
as some of the others. And that in spite Of
he fact that Nlnety-seventh street il billy
right there and cells can be had up from the
river only with difficulty.
The fishing season opened about two
weeks ago. and the first strike was made up
in Apartment PIX in the FrOntenac. After
the janitor and a plumber had worked for
about two hours they managed TO bring to
land the finny prey-perhaps that isn't just
The way to speak of IN eel. IL was a beauty
which measured when dead eight inches.
After the eel had been taken out Of the pipe
at the head Of the bathtub water was in cir
~culatiOn once more and public confidence
was restored.
Convinced that better sport could be had
with bigger fish, the management put on a
special attraction. another contest on the
other side Of the Frontenac. DTS a twin
apartment house-fourteen families to the
side.) After whipping the stream for nearly
four hours the angling party came upon
two cells which from every indication had
been in the main pipe for some days. The
two measured on an average VI inches
and were rather thick. They had made
bathing impossible for some time in that
apartment.
However, in order that no one might
feel slighted, about two days later Il was
impossible to get a drop OF water at all on
one side of the Frontenac. Fourteen
families without water, my friends, and
living within sight Of the river, at that.
The same old rod and ~ club got on the
Job and worked and worked. After about
half a day at least It was found that a ten
inch eel had worked his way through the
service pipe into the Frontenao and then,
tired out, had passed away. with his body
In such a place that water could not get
by. This fourth eel was rather a subject
Of pride TO the Frontenackers. Without
putting IL in so many words, they init
mated that the C~oronaites weren't able
to charm the chilly souls Of the sels.
That superiority wasn't long to be
vamnted. Il was last Thursday week
ago yesterday-that just about dinner
time the water failed entirely In the Corona
house. Not a drop, not even half a drop.
Panic. Fishing banks closed for lack Of
currents OF water. Terrible time. After a
long while a party OF four private plumbers
and their assistants were set TO work ia
the street TO dig down 10 the service pip
connecting with the main. The Corona
having q patent eel valve, Il stood to reason
that the trouble was In the street II any
all right. The diggers had been at work
about half an hour whom a policeman came
along and asked for their permit tOr street
opening. They had o Exit the party
70 the West Tooth street police station.
Mr.. Atkins, who lives In the Corona. called
up John O'Brien and told him Of the terrible
times. A party OF workers from the Water, !
Gas and Electricity department came |
RallopinR over and worked until midnight
to get down 10 the main. They quit then.
was no water for dish washing in ths Corona, |
no water for bathing and NJ water for
drinking. The bellboys had to 10 around
the neighborhood with cans-oh. no, not
what you think at ALTO borrow water for
the e~coentrio persons In the Corona. who
regard water as useful for purposes other
than navigation.
But seriously, IL was no Joke when the
workers put In all day Friday without
getting down 70 cases. One bellboy with
a presidential name toted 200 cans Of water
In that period and almost persisted Of the
strain. But all things must come 70 an
end, except the circImference OF q circle,
and II was early on Saturday morning that
the diggers came 70 the tail Of an eel, who
having laid himself down TO sleep at the
.ctr.nca 70 thu .ervica nina Ualva had haan
drowned or something. And oh. no was a
big eel. Twenty-one inches from tip to
tip. IL a millimeter. And. oh. how deadI
What with one thing and another hat
20 dig 'em up through the street. But IN
those days much must DO done to amuss
the fat dweller.
You may think that that IL the end. Not
yet. IL wae Just two evenings 6 that