The evening world., 1911-05-27
TOWER COLLAPSES WITH CRASH.

.haG to beg the nremen 10 turn a stream o n IT,
TOWER COLLAPSES WITH CRASH.
Dreamlands great tower. that pointed skyward like a finger o. light
in the night and a visible for twenty miles out at sea. burned with a
roar like that of a volcano. At 800 o'clock 1t collapsed. and from the
wreck went up a pillar OF smoke and flame 1000 feet high.
No fire ever happened which carried mored dramatic contrast than the
attempt to " maddened wild animals from the Ferrari building al the
norheny end of the great Dreamand plaza and the rescue of six helpless
infants from the incubator exhibit, less than 100 feet away.
policeman Krink, a doctor and six nurses united in saving the pink.
easpng. helpless little babies. In leaving the park they carried the mites
past the walls of the Ferrari building, behind which lions roarcd. tigers
screamed and other animals uttered blood-curdHng cries al they dashed Al
he bars OF their cages
Fremen will never forget lighting the Dreamland blaze. A company
OF them, directing a line Of hose at the easely entrance Of Dreamland.
where the flames were climbing w the heroic figures advertising the
show Creation" fell back as ut of the dull red background OF haze and
smoke shot the figure of a lion, with its name ablaze. Policeman Mooney
killed this animal in the Rocky Road to Dublin building acros from the
preamland entrance.
DANGER FROM FLYING BULLETS.
As the flames swept through Dreamland and spread to the east and
west and reared the length of the old Iron Pier and the Dreamland Pier.
NJ of thousands of cartridges in shooting galleries exploded. A dozen
Fourths of July could not furnish such a fusiade 1t is a wonder that
dremen, policemen and volunteers we're not shot by flying bullets
Balmers Bathing Pavilion was destroyed. This "a the eastern limit
of the FIRE On the west the blaze extended to Fetmans immense garden
The new Giant Coaster in the enclosure formerly occupied by the Loop the
Loop was partially destroyed. The fire raced up and down the
slopes and inclnes with the speed of the cast that have been making test
trims fol a week and were to have been turned W. to asseng in a
Jews days
Dr. John w. Pierce Of West Eighth street, Coney Island, who had
charge of the incubator babies. Ave in number, a in bed when the fire
started. He jumped INTO his trousers and ran for the incubator house
Police scrgt. John J Kiinck of tho Coney Island precinct had fore
sailed him. and was the first person to reach the place. lie found every
thing in good order There we're two shifts of nurses. one remaining In
the daytime and the other all night
One of the nurses of the night shift is the mother of one OF the In
eubaor infants. At the first alarm of fir. the nurses took the babies from
the incubaors. wrapped them in blankets. and were ready to leave when
serst Knnck burst IN to the rescue. lie carried two OF the children in
his arms and allowed the nurses to follow with the others
BABIES NOT HURT AT ALL.
They hurried to the home of DR.. Pierce, where the infants were found
TO have suffered no i'll effects from their removal. All were put together
OF Que cot and protected properly with blankets in a warm room until 6
o'clock this morning when they were taken to New York Hospital in al
automobile
The incubatos had to be abandoned in the rush to v the children,
ond the nurses lost all their clothing and other effects in their lockers
The doctors and police praised the calm, orderly manner In which the
nurses arose 10 the situation in n time of great danger and excitement
Incident piled O. incident 81 rapidly that spectators ere unable to
carry more than a hazy recollection of Kaleidoscope excitement in their
minds. They recalled, after the excitement a overt that the high pres
sure system did not come up to expectations because of the pumps In
the station gave out.
Five alarms brought fire engines and hre-nghlng apparatus from all
over Brooklyn. Eevry fire company in the borough either responded
directly to the alarms or moved into stations vacated by companies that
did respond directly.
CHIEF DOOLEY NEARLY
Battalion Chief Dodey had a Sensational escape from death. He was
knocked down by the team of a fire engine in Surf avenue. AS he fell he
reached out and got a grasp on the collar of one of the horses The driver
pulled up his team. and the Chief by a demonstration of strength and dex-
terity that would do credit to a circus performer. yanked himself to his
feet and to one side out OF danger.
Samuel w. Gumperz, amusement manager of Drenmland. n asleep
In the administration building when the fire started. \ Waterman
awakened him and his first task as to assure himself that all the en-
poyees we're safe.
spread Of the fire ut off the wires and the ensuing darkness hampered us
do not like to crticse the city authorities. but must say that II we
had had the water pressure W e have been promised the park might have
been saved.
The waters supply was very moagrc. 1t seems to m that a place
like coney Island should have every sort of safeguard thrown around It,
The whole park was ahre before there as anything like an adequate sup
ply OF water.
LOSS AT So. 600, 600.
The original investment in Dreamland was over s2OOoOOO. After a
survey of all the damage that has been done should sal the actual loss
would come close to 100000 In this include the loss of concessionaries