New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
MARCH GOES LIKE A LAMB
Palm Sunday Fills Churches,
BaImy Weather the Parks.
VAUDEVILLE ON THE MALL
Crowds in Gala Dress at Coney
Island and Atlantic
City.

Upholding tradition, March vent out
like a lamb yesterday. after coming in
Ike q Hon Earlier in the week the Hon
seemed 70 nave hacked UP for longer
stay With a balmy spring atmosphere to
encourage them. Palm Sunday found thou
sands at the various city churches and
induced great throngs to visit the parks
and beaches Fifth avenue showed 10
marked degree by its springllko frocks
what next Sunday VIII be If there is a
blue sky above and a moderate tempera-
ture.
The procession on Riverside Drive both
Of pedestrians and automobiles was typ
ical Of 2 real spring day. In Central
Park, according TO the police. there was
bigger crowd present than on any day
- since early last fall. People sat on the
benches until the sun hid itself and the
air grew chill
Those gathered on the Mall saw an in
formal vaudeville performanc" on the
bandstand at that spot a number ~
Youngsters some of whom had mouth
harps invaded the stand and Will" two
Of them furnished the music half a dozen
others danced. They attracted much at
tenton, and soon the pennies began 20
leave the pockets Of some Of the more
generously disposed and landed on the
stand, 10 be picked up by the thoroughly
surprised Youngsters The SHOW might
have gone ON :or some time had not a
false alarm Cheese it. the 'copsi' been
sounded by one Of the lads. With that
the minstrel troupe loaped the barriers
Of the stand and were lost in the crowd.
There was not a drop Of drinking water
In the park Yesterday, except tEat which
could he found al a hydraut in the base
ment OF the Arsenal Building. The police
said none Of the fountains had been turned
On. Overheated children begged for wa
ter after running about but they could
find none Those visiting the menaserie
s;ormed the Arsenal basement when they
found a hydrant there. and d long line
formed leading 10 it. one tin cup was all
that was available. The police said the
water was never turned on in March for
fear Of a freeze
Bill Snyder. head keeper Of the ne
nagerie had Hattie. the performing ele-
phant' going through her tricks in the in
closure back Of the elephant house. But
BIZ was disappointed He had hoped
70 postpone the performance until he could
sNe The pachyderm a coating OF neatsfoot
oil and lampblack Hattie's substitute for
po"oer ard rouge Snyder, who has a sta
uSucaI turn Of mind Of no mean proper
a0ns' thought there had been for:y-fiye
thousand Visitors 70 the menaEerie
III the aldermen only knew how popular
'nis place was they would give us new
eel OF buildings" he said
Ihere was a crowd Of forty thousand
VI more IN the New York Geological Park,
"hefe the inmates were fretful and impa-
uent % be IN their summer quarters.
ndicy the erudite simian. did his giant
eNhgs and skinned the cat" for an ad-
nrlhg audience. which had TO be kept on
'hs move 10 permit waiting line 10 enter
"e popular monkey house
fhe only Unusual occurrence in me park
was scrap" between two aoudads. which
"ss brought 10 4 conclusion o.. ..'....,...rlts
oeiofe II resulted fatally. one OF t.r
xnung scudads recently knocked keeper
o'ei fence when he had a square blow
al him
Nofe than SeNcnty-hye thousand per-