New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-05
Coney Makes Room for
100000 and Bathers Set
Record for Season.
COW STUNG BY FLY
HALTS AUTO TRAFFIC
Country and Parks Get Share OF
Merry Throngs-Many PicnicS
and Boat Parties Held.

swcltere- roasted thousands from ten
cment. apartment and home 90 snif
the sea breezes, bump the bumns and
cavort about in varied apparatus Of
pleasure which clever promoters have
erected TO draw the nickel from peck
cts. At Atlantic City 100000 sought
amusement.
The new Brooxlyn Rapid Transit
subway was jammed from morning till
late at night, and made thirty-minute
runs back and forth each trIN Hun
6reds Of automobiles chugged along
the turnpikes, bearing the more fo.;u-
late 20 scenic railway and dance pa
vilon. No tne IN this immense crowd
was injured that Is. no person. A
pet COW of somebody, had injured
feelings. however, and blocked traffic
or Highway Avenue for half an hour.
A Ay had stung her outrageously and
she was clean disgusted-sO disguised
that no persuasive words could entice
her from the road. Cars a mile back
were Dlocyed, and their occupants won
dorcd what tragedy had happened so
far Up the line Of waiting motors. But
Traffic Policeman William Major under
stands COWS. lie wheedled himself
into her affections somehow, and finally
induced her politely 70 leave the road
and allow New York City to celebrate
the Fourth.
Everybody was most willing to spend.
j is estimated that more money was
taken in than ever before. Anyway,
some deft thief had chance to splurGe
$500 which did not belong 10 him.
Earlier in the afternoon Il was pos
secsed by Michael Goldska, Of 334
Flushing Avenue. Brooklyn. He flashed
his roll at one Of the parks. and a pa
trolman warned him to-take care.
Care however. was his least worry.
lie tied his riches 10 a string and
fastened the other end to his sus-
penders. The bills danglod down near
his feet. He took step or two, aNd
the above mentioned thief was pos
sessod of the greenbacks.
Coney. however, was not the only
place of celebration. Clason's Point
was crowded with amusement seekers,
automobiles scurried out into the coun-
try 70 all the neighboring places OF re-
sort. and the Hudson was dotted with
sails AID RULED with pleasure craft
along the Palisades an4 even 70 the
Highlands.
Picnics were held in the usual shady
spots where ants crawled over white
cloth spre.d on the grass Central Park
was filed with those who preferred
the country IN the city 10 a long trip
out Of town Van Cortlandt Park was
crowded with golfers. cricketers, base
ball and racquet experts. lp Inc
Bronx an unusual amount Of children
fed peanuts 70 appreciative beasts.
Suns inc made 1t all possible. 50!
smiled all day, not once being dlmmed
by clouds. and finally sank, big red
ball IN the West, when the children
had about run their legs off and were
ready 20 20 home and = bed.
II is estimated that 100000 persons
celebrated the Fourth Of July yester-
DAY by taking 70 the surf at Coney
Island From a. m. until after sun
down there was the spectacle OF men
and women lolling about the beach IN
bathing suits-a spectacle recently CON
demned By Father John L. Belford, OF
the Church Of the Nativity, Brooklyn.
Policemen who patrol the board
walk and hfcguards who keep their
eyes open for unusual sights along the
sands united in a general denial Of the
charges made by Father Belford IN mis-
church paper, "The Mentor" He al
legged that the bathers at Coney ex-
hbitod "a degree Of undress that is
positively sinful"
i wish the reverend gentleman were
down here this afternoon, so | could
take him around a bit" exclaimed
lfecuard who had just been relieved
from duty on one of the jetties. "Ot
course. we permit men and women 70
lie about on the beach. As long as
they behave themselves why should
we interfere with them? And, believe
- . or, alt
with three or four cops looking them
over.
81 defy any man 10 find an immoral
costume on any bather along tins
beach" said the lifeguard. as he read a
clipping embodying Father Belford's
statement about q degree of immoral
ity that IS absolutely inexcusable.
OF dancing on the sands, another
amusement condemned by the priest,
there was very little yesterday after
noon. BY actual count three couples
were seen attempting a tango before
they plunged In the surf, and one Of
these couples lacked masculine part
ner A few square feet of sand We're
al premium near the retaining wall
which supports the boardwalk. Hun
dreds Of bathers were snoozng
Soundly. with a covering Of sand TO
protect them from the sun. In the
shade of the boardwalk family picnic
parties were in progress.
10 sensational bathing suits ap-
peared 20 attract the attention Of a
crowd ten deep that lined up against
the railing to look down on the beach.
They were watching the antics Of
bathers indulging in water baseball.
leap frog, tag and other games that
brought them i'm and out of the waves
10 dodge around among spectators,
scattering water wherever they ran.
Nine-tenths of the bathers confessed
their amateur swimming abilities by
STAYING within the limit bounded by
the ropes Only a few ventured out TO
the floats for a dive. Children by the
dozen piled their shoyels in the sand,
making luscious. juicy mud pies.
Authorities who had patrolled Cone5's
beach for years hesitated to estimate
how many bathcrs had been in since
morning. Several finally agreed that
100 600 was not too high figure. 1t
was Conveys biggest day of the season
there was no doubt about that, they
said.
100000 at Atlantic City.
Atlantic Citv Y ] JulV d. Almost