New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

York Infants Hospital, in Manhattah'
where they were reported to be ali
doing we'll" One of the five babies
six-months boy. was born at O'Clock
the night before in Manhattan.
SO far as is known this very young
man has established a worlds record
with respect to trips to an amusement
resort. He started for Coney Island
when he was one hour old, Just three
months before an ordinary baby lets OUT
his first yell, and after putting In night
there which stretched into the wee sma
hours OF the morning, as many an older
boy has done. he went back TO Manhat-
tan in the early morning. Those VINO
were with him reported that he seemed
TO he perfectly sober, although II was
admitted that he was even then heavy
drinker
Policeman Rescues Nurses.
Sergeant Fred Klinck. Of the Coney
Island police station, arrived in time 20
see the little procession Of five incubator
babies start for DIR. Pierce's, and went
into the building TO see II there were
any more. He didn't find more babies
but he did yeoman service in the rescue
Of three nurses who, on account Of their
hard work. were sleeping soundly, obliv-
ious Of the danger that was swiftly roar
ing toward them.
DR.. Fischel raced back 10 his incu-
bator palace as soon as he had con-
Quoted his wards to safety. and he de-
clared that after making the trip OF two
blocks 70 DIR. Pierce's and return he
found only two lines Of hose at work on
the blaze a that time.
, There didn't seem TO be any pressure
at ALL" said DR.. Fischel. and I don't
think the streams they were throwing
could have reached up one flight"
Many Of the other property and show
owners. as we'll as disinterested specta-
tors. policemen and even fremen, cor
roborated and amplfed this story Of DR..
Fischel and Coney Island as whole
believes that the Dreamland fire would
not have been the costly disaster that
II was had the water service been up to
standard.
Deputy Chief Lally, who arrived on the
third alarm and sent in the "2-S' call, said
| tina. he found a twenty-five pound pressure
| on the water. where il should have been In
/ the neghborhood OF 100 pounds. He sent
a man to the high pressure station. AT
! West 18th street and Coney Island Creek,
TO beg for more water, and that started the
4 of "a IuCkr hV conflicting
| stories as to the responsibility.
The fireman reported back that one of
the three engines Of the power station was
out of commission temporarily. and specta-
tors OF the blaze declared that at about this
time the pressure was So -ow that the fire.
men could not get near enough 70 The blaze
! TO do any real service.
Joseph johnson. the Deputy and Acting
Fire Commissioner, who arrived a few
minutes later said he had no criticism TO
make. and that the fire Department could
take and use only what power the Water
Department gave il.
O'KeeHe Outspoken in Matter.
Deputy Fire Commissioner OKeeffe. In
charge of Brooklyn WAS more outspoken.
He said that there had been serious trouble
with the high pressure system
1T failed US completely" said O'Keefe.
and from what / have heard from Gremen
and other trustworthy witnt sscs the first
hydrant gave Us only "A trickle of water
when turned on. instead Of IS to 100 pounds
we should have. If we had seventy-dve
pounds | believe We would have held it to
Dreamland proper"
Acting on the numerous rLm0rs OF com
office sent inspectors 80 In" scene Of the
fire during the morning, and their report
stated merely that there vas 30 pounds
pressure at a. n. ami that all c)ndi,iJrs
seemed to be satisfactory.
In spite of this, the Water Department
seemed TO be enough stirred up about the
matter to send over Chief Engineer l. NJ
de Varona TO inspect the charts OF the
Coney Island high pressure station late in
the afternoon.
The charts showed a series Of fuctua-
lions beginning at the time OF the fire and
continuing through to about $50 O'Clock in
the morning Before O'Clock in the morn
ing the charts showed steady run OF
CO pounds pressure. Just after that hour
the pressure shot up TO 80 pounds and in
the succeeding minutes up TO O'Clock il
dropped to 40 pounds went up 10 20
pounds. then to 100 pounds. and then down
by gradual stages to 50 POUNDS. at 3
O'Clock. Between and i30 o'clock the
pressure went steadily down. until IL
reached 20 pounds. and half an hour later
at o'clock. il had climbed again to 60
pounds At 6 O'Clock il was going up be-
tween 50 ard 100 pounds. and at $50 it had
reached 10 mounds
Mr.. de Naronas explanation was that 100
many hydrants had been opened and the
system had been taxed beyond it's capacity.
lie claimed that the Water Department
had done everything in its power TO give
the fire force pressure to fight with but
declared that the hydrants had been ! Is
handled.
Blames Fire or Police Department
He made no definite charges. but said that
4, was either up 20 the Fire Department
for bad handling OF the hydrants or 1t was
Up 10 tho Police Department for failure 10
protect other hydrants just beyond the
radius Of those being used by the Fire
Department. Asked to explain this. he III
timated that an investigation would prob