New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
COLD At COMFY ISLAND
Resort Has Conservative Tone.
Despite 10000 Visitors.
LIONS WEEKLY "STUNT"
Trainer Taken to Hospital with
Torn Scalp-Patient Fisher
man Goes Overheard.

Coney Island revoved on most Of its
pivots yesterday 10 entertain 10000 Of New
York's animal spirited pOpulaCe. The
merry-go-rounds and roller coasters picked
up increnents Of the mob that flowed slug
gishly through Surf avenue and the
Bowery. Popcorn and frankfurter vendors
barked necessarily at the passing throng
and peanut whistles whined in their mean
way.
But IL wasn't warm enough for that com
plete abandon on which the Island fattens.
Most pedal extremities felt cooly disin-
clined toward the rocky road and the dip
Of death. Instead. the days amusements
took on for Conev Island. a distinctly con
servative tone The big game hunters Of
the East Side kept tho shooting galleries
busy. pool rooms were well patronized. some
few couples slipped resnous beer. and one
or TWO rowdies crammed hot dogs" into
their systems, leaving traces Of mustard
behind
For the most part the promenade or
seat on the sands sufficed Benches lured
many families TO the brink Of the deep on
posite the little green park. on the Rrgh-
ton Beach waterfront men and women
sduatted in attitudes becoming or affection
ate or neither
They sure do strike some grand poses
remarked one sightseer from the board
walk who wanted company See that
dame spread out with her toes stickin' up
You'd think her corsets would hurt.
wouldn't yOuo CHEESE. there's another. half
o. her pointin one way and half the other
Easy there Irish he yelled. making
noeg7phone OF his hands. as a red headed
swain took an extra hitch about the waist
OF mis- mermaid.
Only two bona fde bathers appeared on
the whole coast. They swan around each
other off the Parkway Baths, bright red
arms flashing in the crawl stroke Free
Wssn%r and Tony PcgEi got i'm late, by
mistake
Il happened this way. and constitutes
probably The FIRST rescue Of the Coney
Island season.
Fred. who lives a. No 1917 HerNmer
street. Brooklyn. had been fishing from
the end Of the old Iron Pier during nine
mortal hours and he hadn't cot bite.
Then along came some fish which caught
him off his guard and yanked his line out
OF his hand In trying to recover u me
fisherman fell in.
Tony Poggi happened by and dived IN
after the patient Teuton. who had come
no blowing bubbles from the pipe "h''h
stiu neeped from under his dripping mus
tsche Tony pasted Fred between the ewes
and then towed him. pipe md all. TO SatetN.
But the fish got avay
And believe me-" remarked Fred after
ward she was 4 feesh
Another rescue. with blood. vas eteoteo
behind the scenes so 70 speak, N me am.
nal show al Dreamland number or
revsraper men and their wives and o'he'
friends Of Captain u q Farrari, who Is
conducting this wear an equivalent Of b'7-
tocks attractions Of former Years We're
attending dress rehearsal Of his animal
acts Vincent Rivero. a trainer OF giant
PROPORTIONS. had Just negotiated success
ful lion act when the announcements Na'
made from the arena 10 the ven h1'H
benches that Jack Bonsvita, the famous
trainer. would appear with black maheo
African lion recently imported
Interest was intensified by the appa rent
viciousness Of the beast which had been
pacine his cage necessarily Al the side of
the arena in full view. Attendant tired IN
vain for few minutes to drive him from
his cage 20 the runway; then suddenly the
animal dlved out the open door and dis
arreared from sight 20 the accompaniment
Of shouts and scream and pistol shots The
next moment Fivero burst into view. COY
cred with blood
The lion had hit the trainer on the head
elancing blow with his nav. tearing his
scalp. and had knocked him down and bit
Ten his shoulder In the midst Of A small
sized panic Rivero was rushed 10 the emer-
eencv hospital on the grounds. where Or.
Turner Of St Gregory's Hospital, Mannat-
tan. who had been one Of the audience ana
Or. Greenwald. Of the Coney Island Hos
pital. attended him, taking eleven sutches
in his scalp Later h. was removed TO ne
Coney Island Hospital. the physicians
feared conclusion Of the brain.
The lion IN the mean time had fed haeH
70 his cage with a mob Of attendants
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