New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-12
Atlanta. of DreamIand, Escaped
Flames and Lived on Fred
ThompSon'S Hens.
STORM DRIVES HER OUT
r0rrari Threatens Legal Fight
After Vain Effort to Recover
One of Survivors of
the Big Fire.

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,advced 10 ashes recently. ana FRED
70 Thompson. owner Of Luna Park
,he two persons most intimately
.,rpad in the solution of the perpleN-
.,,cstion. III TO the time of gong
.oes Thompson had the better an
.,.er 10 the problem.
a., saturday afternoon Jack fe'IiS' 1"
..h,,an employed in Luna Park. was
.,;,g tour of inspection of the big
snlsbeads under Luna's foundations
,t.,sd inst stepped from behind huse
-, when he was thrown into MT OF
a.beltes'' BY the sight of honess
,,...,,, in his path. The jungle beast
Id hack her upper lips. displaying
-. If keen teeth. and Ferris retraceu
-. stsns with almost unbelievable speed
u-her bA burst into Thompson = office
81. evAs we're protruding from theT
.,..,s like those Of 3 fiddler crab lie
.,-e,ed inarticulately for few moments
I'D then managed To blurt out deS-
..,,,,or NJ what he had encountered un-
A., 1nna.s boardwalk. Thompson de-
.,s.d IN immediate action ana, arinlnS
h,,oself with a rake and seeing that ms
.,on,oves were arrayed with spades
,oes nitchforks and other garden i'm
,,sn,ents. led the attack under the board
vek Thompson thought Ferris might
hs seeing things. but had decided TO give
nj. nress agent q chance.
Animal RepuIses Hunters.
The lion hunt under the boardwalk
continued for upward of an hour. but the
savage besst-there really was one
Thompson found-refused To he corralied.
Tbompson then decided to adopt another
plar. In a corner Of Luna Park was
lsrge steel cage. formerly used by Hag
snheck the animal trainer. Thompson
ordered Il 10 he carried to the lair OF
ths Uoness. and attempts were made 10
drive her within its shelter. she refused
again. with sundry growls. Just then
the storm Of Saturday night started IN
and Thompson suspended operations for
The tins being.
When the storm had spent it's fury
another sortie was made against the
queen of the Jungle. That was about |
o'clock Yesterday morning. and 1t proved
successful The beast was covering IN
z corner. frightened by the thunder and
lightning and was easily induced 90
enter the cage
AS soon as he caught full glimpse
Of the lioness Thompson smote his fore
head with clenched fists and great
light shone in his eyes. He recognized
in the animal before him the thief which
had been stealing the priceless eggs laid
by his prize White Leghorn hens. 1t
appears that three weeks ago Thompson
bought two dozen hens. built chicken
coop in the rear yard of Luna Park. and
then went home and counted the de-
licious eges ne would enjoy every
morning
About tn DAYS ago the faithful hens
began 10 disappear. Last Friday the
Original flock could only boast of six
scared looking hens. and they were too
shocked even 10 attempt to lay. Their
owner thought at first that it must have
been 3 weasel. only he could never ind
the carcasses. When he looked the
lioness in the eve he was certain that
he saw guilt therein, and the mystery Of
the eggs and the hens was dissipated.
Thompson placed the lioness on eXhi-
bition I'm Luna Park Yesterday and
thousands viewed her. Among the on
boxers was Colonel Ferrsri. who acted
in manner most distressing. lie alter
nately tore his locks and spoke to the
lioness IN soft tones. calling her At
lsnta. When Thompson. smiling and tri-
umphant. strolled by, Fcrrari demand
ed that he relinQuish the beast, saying
that he recognized the lioness as his pet
Atlanta. thought to nave been burned
10 death in the Dreamland fire on
May q.
Squares Ferraris Demands.
Thompson politely ignored Fcrraris
demands and said something about his
precious eggs. After gazing soulfuny al
the ioness again, Colonel Ferrari de-
parted, saying he was going TO apply foI
a writ Of replevin TO gain possession OF
his pet. Thompson responded by saying
that a lioness IN the cage is worth two
under the boardwalk" and there the
matter rests.
Some one suggested that Forrari
Thompson and Atlanta go into vacant
lot together. and that Thompson and
Ferrsn each call the lioness The one
she went 10. it was explained. could thus
establish his ownership. But neither
liked the plan.
Inspector Dooley and Captain Murphy
paid visit 10 COncy Island Yesterday
and inspected the principal concessions
ioning them down" az II WAS explained
lhey announced that things must be rur
according 20 law rr there would ho
Trouble Commissioner Waldo was A
INC resort on Saturday and oppressed
himself As satisfied with conditions.
Two boys were locked up yesterday in
'he crusade against car IOWdies. hut
vherwise the police had little 10 do. An
automobile, owned by John Cooney. Of
rain Beach, ran into . wagon driven by
aaron Barheld. Of Brooklyn. throwing
out barreld and a young woman. but
"either was seriously hurt.
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