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along the asphalt. Commissioner O'KeeiIe
continued TO do his share Of steering the
stream until relief happened along.

along the asphalt. Commissioner O'Keefe
continued to do his share Of steering the
stream until relief happened along
HIGH PRESSURE WAS Low.
The fire officials we're inclined to wax
indignant over the lack Of force in the
salt water high pressure plugs when the
men under them attached the hose to the
plugs during the earlier hours. Deputy
Chief I.aly said later that there was not
more than twenty-five pounds pressure
on the salt water mains when his men
fret began to fight the fire.
If we had had the IL" or i,j pounds
pressure which We are supposed to get.
said I.ally. I'VE could have not only Kept
the fire inside Drcamland but would
have prevented the flames from getting
far from He'll Gate"
SOME PRESSURE AT LAST.
Al the high pressure pumping plant ont
on the meidows no one would answer
these charge. and the head of the pumping
~ alton refused even TO give his name.
william f. Dickey. vice-president OF III"
Goulds Manufacturing Company, makers
of the pumps used AT the station. called
up the newspl pers last evening TO say that
othing had h1ppened 10 the pumps but
that he had learned az the station that for
part Of the time yesterday morning while
IN" fire was hottest one Of the three gaso..
lene engines which run the pumps had
been Temporarily out Of commission.
Tho pressure began to grow stronger AZ
daylight and by o'clock had reached las
pounds, whore il remained during the rest
OF the day.
We had TO put our fin gers across the
weak stream as II came from the nozzle.
one Of the firemen said. when we first
started in. Just as II We handling garden
hose. SO that the stream would shoot
further"
MAY NOT REBUILD DREAMLAND.
Senator Reynolds yesterday said when
asked whether his company would rebuild
Dreaml and that he would not be able TO
answer until after the meeting Of tho di-
he surveyed the fiat black ruins with a
grin smile that psrhap ~ the city would like
to take over the property for park with
ocean frontage.
Fred Thompson and Manager Fred
Mcclellan Of Luna sought out Manager
the fire started and offered building
in Luna TO the Dremaland folks for offices
free Of charge until the Dreamland force
has a home Of its own again. Dan Smith
of the Brighton Beach Motordrome also
sought out the Dreamland and other con-
cessionaires who were burned out and told
them that the side lines and the centre
OF the big Brighton field are theirs for the
asking until they gel on their feet again.
CROWDS VIEWED RUINS LAST NIGHT.
A big crowd filed Surf avenue last
night and did it's best to see what was
left of Dreamland A special detail of
police kept the people away from the
side where the fire was and had trouble
doing that Every few minutes group
OF souvenir hunters would get through
the line and scurry for pieces OF twisted
! iron or whatever they could ley their
! hands on before the police sent them baC k
| Toward the ocean good blaze was
/ left and the firemen kept four streams
, OF water on il BY midnight il had pretty y
we'll died down and only showed itself
in column of smoke where the big tower
had been and An occasional spurt OF
| flame Near Surf avenue the debris was
cleared away and some OF the smaller
concessionaires were putting up wooden
shack TO open their shows to day. just
outside the Dreamland line. where Pike :
I Peak was, Harry Tarr was arranging a
photograph place. and where the Dream
land ntrance was corps Of workmen
were busy fixing stand for an Africa
Dodger" concession.
ConraC and James Stubenbord set up
temporary bar beside the ruins of q
chimney and were serving refreshments
TO those who got through the fire lines
They said they will erect temporary
/ hIdUtl tHtTe III lle iuiI T'di' a uioueiii
fireproof hotel TO he the finest thing on
the island
The meagre remnant Of Ferrari's ami
NAL show. only half dozen lions and a
few monkeys. will give an exhibition to-
day. and the management was busy
last night putting down shavings and
setting posts for "a tent on the front OF
the Dreamland site
The rest of Coney Island went on at
though nothing had happened.