The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
RESCUES AT COMFY,
BUT NO DEVILMENT
Plenty of Thrills When Canoe
Upsets and Bathers Are
Forced to Wet Suits.

Among the 100000 persons present at
Coney Island yesterday was John from
Hoboken-that was the only name he
gave the police-who was quite hero
and showed commendable presence Of
mind in the AFFAIR OF the overturned
canoe near the Municipal Bathhouse, the
only place on the island where the ocean
is free. In order to tighten the load in
canoe that was beginning to I'LL with
water which threatened to wet the bath
ing suits of the other four occupants
John from Hoboken leaped to his feet,
got his balance. and then plunged head
long into the ocean. But unfortunately
John caught his toe in something or
other as he jumped. and he took the
canoe with him.
This extremely distressing occurrence
threw into the water four persons.
namely. Magnus Anderson of 4 Fort
Greene place, his wife. Helen: Charles
Halstead of Brooklyn and Charles's sis
ter-in-law Mrs. Augusta Halstead, both
of Pacific street and Nostrand avenue.
Brooklyn, all Of whom got wet. John.
however. once free OF the entangling
canoe. swan Justify and successfully to
shore. He didn't hear any shouts or
screams. so he never knew until he got
there that he had overturned the canoe.
Ocean Swallows Her SIS.
Tho Andersons and the Halsteds
| splashed about in the water for n while
to the great thrill OF several thousand
| eager bsthers. and then Life Guards
Frank Crennan, Samuel Epolito and
John McMonigle went out and got them.
During the fight for life Mrs. Anderson
lost SIS, which slipped from where she
had Il into the ocean.
| E,oika xvhn xuapt dnur, 70 Copay N
yesterday with the intention OF being
| wicked and getting rid of some OF the
| devilment stored up in them didn't have
| n darned bit OF luck. There were po-
licemen and policewomen and things all
| over the place, enforcing the multitude
OF laws passed last week and passing
new ones to Mt whatever occasion deyel-
oped. 1t was case Of cops everywhere,
and persons who wanted to be wicked
and do devilish things had TO crawl I'M
| der the sand. and even then 1t was a ten
to one shot that the would be eviidoer
| might meet member Of the Police
Subterranean Squad tunnelling merrily
| along. 1t was reported that one citizen
was severely admonished and his name
| taken because he permitted his wife
to scratch his back on the beach, after
a bug had crawled down his bathing
suit and bathed in the citizens blood.
| Inc ponce were active
around Seaside Park, where Capt
| Byron r. Sackett stationed a number
of his most trusted officers, at the re-
quest of Park Commissioner John N.
Hartman. to keep people clad in bathing
suits Off the streets.
Not q Siren Allowed to Pass.
Many a siren came strolling along
| with a raincoat over her bathing suit,
intent on saving four bits by not going
near a bath house, but the cops were
adamant None OF them got by. No
| arrests were made. but lots OF folks who
thought they could put on bathing suit
at home and then walk along the street
| until they got to the ocean, found out
differently There was great rejoicing
among the proprletors OF the bath
houses at this stern enforcement OF the
| law
| Two policewomen were on duty at the
Island yesterday-Mrs. Madeline O'Neill
and Miss Kathryn Hyde. They paid
particular attention to the young girls
who were on the beach with men, par
| ticuarly young girls who were with
soldiers and sailors. Their system was
to approach a girl who was with q sol
der or a sailor. listen sleuthily to a
| little conversation and then Judge from
that whether their acquaintance was of
| long standing or something that hap
pened recently. If It was recent the
young girl was taken to the police sta
ton, the soldier was shooed away from
| there and then the mother of the young
! girl was sent for. And when the mother
and the policewomen got through leo
turing the young girl she usually prom
| ised never to make acquaintance so
hurriedly again.