The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
STRAW HAT PAYS ITS
FIRST VISIT TO COMFY
With Expresses and Bathing
Pavilions Operating. At
mOsphere Is Summary.
DANCERS GIVEN FREE REIN
Crowds Find Everything in Full
Blast Except Luna Park
and Saloons.

Straw hats and express trains on the n.
r. T. put finishing touches on Coney Isl-
, and's second big day Of the season yester-
day. The crowds came big and quickly
F, and the frequency with which those high
crowned straws with dimple In the top
bobbed through the long lines OF sight
seers gave a summary Aspect to every
| thing.
There was something in the feel of Sat
urday that promised grand day for
Conveys business men yesterday. Police
Commissioner Woods made a tour Of the
| resort and dropped n word here and there
as TO what would be expected OF every
f, body who wanted TO get through safely
until Mardi Grss week. owners Of attrsc-
| lions painted and fixed In ante ipntion OF
| many dimes. Everything was ready at
sunup for welcoming the crowds. and the
| crowds came
II was estimated that 1906 visitors
| crossed Coney Island Creek yesterday.
| Promptly at midnight Saturday every
saloon Ind closed its doors. Inspector
| Thomas H. Murphy and Capt. Sam Nc
Troy were about during the day TO see
| that they were kept closed. An extra force
| Of cops patrolled the streets for the hrs'
| time this year but they had little to do
| No arrests were made anywhere.
| INSPECTOR Faurot was there. running his
! rhotographic eye over the throng and into
! various amusement places Just TO see that
| none OF certain men Of his ACQUAINTANCE
! was there He also kept his eye peeled
for excise violations. The proprietor
/ have been told that they must not sci
I liauor on Sunday and that their places
must close promptly at | o'clock every
/ morning Crooks of every sort VIII bc run
J out of tho ISLAND just as soon as they are
found The word has gone out that Cone>
/ NAY dance as II peases this year. nut tha'
/ ther. will be no tolerance OF N1o'atlohs oil
I the law.
| Every place Of ainusemen; vas open OK
! cen. Luna park. where carpenters anc
painters are siill busy getting new attrac'
! lions into presentable form one or Luna :
features this year Will be tn" castle
/ House, where all the new dances VIII %
! danced under the supervision OF persons
trained by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle
| That folks may not forget that there are
| other attractions besides dancing. capt
| Louis Forcho. an expert deep sea DIVER
! who will do stunts in "A tank - Luna, an
rounced that he had offered his services tf
I the Government In case they should ~
b needed in the Mexican campaign. Inc GOV
eminent will not require his services. 80
| ne has been Informed, and he VIII be apl'
accordingly to remain al the isIahu uur'ht
-
Bathing pavilions at Coney We're opened
for the .irst time this year and while non'
| OF them did land Office business IN
managers felt that the prospects we're en-
couraging. over at Brighton Beach ther'
! we're 900 swimmers
THE brooklyn Rapid Transit Compan!
nut into effect its summer Schedutc "h'
EXPRESS trains were run over the Bflsh'oi
I line. a., 81 rA
LoNG BEACH. l.. J. May lO-Th
Nassau Hotel WAS crowded last night Wit
~. r.sor, to meet friends to-day. Ff;ee'
hundred automobiles We're parked aroun'
Mn. hotel AT one time to-day and IN
beach took on it's first festive appearance
/ of the season
Diamond Jim Brady wore straw ha
{ with an altitude breaker crown. Bernar'
Earuch looked over the new convention
hail and dancing pavilion ana oti" u
Kahn visited the site recently purchase
nv S-w York society folk for cluhhous,
polo field and golf course