The evening world. Newspaper, May 27, 1911, Page 2

PP KA SET A ROE TIE ER Rs “ 2 rr ‘THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, MAY 27 INCUBATOR BABIES SAVED AT CONEY gai TMimenwésa. | HOW FLAMES LEAPED ACROSS THE STREETS [ates io buna as] Bago Fp Gare nLite Pipe aflame. ' ' TOWER COLLAPSES WITH CRASH. (Photogralied’ Espactilly for The Evening. World.) “don't koow wnat stacted tie ace, tched, and Pained Him So Badly Dreamland’s great tower, that pointed skyward like a finger of light We had no 4 wore vers Mother Could Not Rest. in the night and was visible for twenty miles out at sea, burned with a i hed by port : .- roar like that of a volcano, At 3.0% o'clock ft collapsed, and from the ees tte to gea'’® Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment wreck went up-a pillar of smoke and flame 1,200 feet high “a and Eczema Disappeared. No fire ever happened which carried more dramatic contrast than the never be without sand keep ft does not know ira Oitit attempt to save maddened wi mals from the Ferrari building at the northerly end of the great Dreamland plaza and the rescue of aix helpless Cutie infants from the incubator exhibit, less than 100 feet away. t wide of the ‘tok nly a short t Drea Marshal Blames Water System “But there was a delay of ten avi more, When the firemen lett lev mache and dry vusing the Hell Ga the r ment, and bet |my baby's my neiglibe Policeman Krink, a doctor and six nurses united in aaving the pink tasping, helpless Mttle babies, In leaving the park they carried the mite past the walls of the Ferrari building, behind which Itons roared, tigers + Uh wonder? cured amed and other animals utiered blood-curdling cries as they dashed a he bars of their cages, Firemen will never forget ghting the Dreamland blaze. A company Mo ib ih tacks r@ ct them, directing a Hne of hose at the easterly entrance of Dreamland, But even ¢ [a where the flames were climbing over the herofe figures advertising the Die etre: ir iter had'bove cafe : i ow “Creation,” fell back as out of the dull red background of haze and water prosute. Bethe yt a7 smoke shot the figure of a lion, with its mane ablaze. Policeman Nooney In the rush ioe tinder-fed flames but d there were a hundred ree i killed this animal in the Rocky Road to Dublin building across from the Mnealsent Boll t j nd entrance. for dayw. he ree eal, i a eet " saving of the widow of Kennet | i DANGER FROM FLYING BULLET. erland, her ister, Misa Anna Hiouid not be Athi ; ‘As the flames swept through Dreamland and spread to the east and | bord: Mise Abna et, the owner of quick relief and aE i the € at Atlantic hy Marry T west and roared the length of the old Iron Per and the Dreamland Pier, | Pea GRagrGE LIN: CHERTION. & i\e tens of thousands of cartridges In shooting gallerles exploded, A dozen Fourths of July could not furnish such a fusilade. It is a wonder that firemen, policemen and volunteers were not shot by flying bullets, Pavilion was destroyed. This was the eastern limit of the fire. On the west the blaze extended to Feltman's immense garden. t i ; % morning what #tarted it or how. It = The new Giant Coaster in the enclosure formerly occupied by the Loop the spread with a flash to the other bulld: | | y destroyed. The fire raced up and down the| Within the park and those whose property was destroyed outside. Louls Sternberger, secretary and at- | ready to make another start. Architects |Ings of Dreamland. nland Company, ;are already busy on plans for replacing! ‘The fire swept from Hell Gate ride the loss by fire more {mportant structures. The | through the lightly built fabric of rides na | would reach $3,000,002, without taking |little losers are starting up in tents|and theatres and moving picture shows the whole stern end of the island would have been wiped out and there} in the josses on various concessions. {and under temporary board structures, | until tt reached the ocean, and then, un x ” {a no telling how far the fire would have extended to the westward. There | Ue id the city assess: t on the |in readiness f he great rush of sight- Dr. Jobn W. Plerce of West Eighth street, Coney Island, who had} was only a light breeze and it blew just right to ald the firemen. | ny's property %,00 and }eeers of this afternoon and to-aiorrow. | charge of the incubator babies, flve in number, was in bed when the fire “1 hope and believe Dreamland will be rebuilt. If it is we will make ite capital stock was $1,00,00.| Fred @chue, who kept a cafe om the Sternberger placed the insurance In| walk leading to the old Iron Pi ot xd. Hoe jumpod ‘nto his trousers and ran for the incubator house, | {t fireproof and so inaugurate a new fireproof Coney Island tm which | force at $90,000, ig: HOMMELGHA Nie bas Gut UF the Ya Jobn J. Kiinck of the Coney Island precinct had fore-| fre will ndét be the bugbear It now Is.” Many Without Insurance. he fire reached him. At $ Senator Reynolds, president of Dreamland Corporation, did not hear| 1 was stated that mans of the had opened a new place on | of the fire until 8 o'clock this morning. He immediately left his home| ¢ssionaires were not able to & of the old under the she thing in good ord There were two shifts of nurses, one remaining in| at Long Beach* and started for Coney Island. | ‘ e aren antes insisted i" ee nm and was deing a ru the day oa Tn eatis “If L have my way,” said Mr. Reynolds to an Evening World reporter, Thyou, hen Not Enough Pressure. One of the nurses of the night shift Is the mother of one of the in-| “there will be a Greater Dreamland and it will be built at once. I shall | o Amusement Deputy Chief Li 8 the com: cubator infants. At the first alarm of fire the nurses took the babies from} call a meeting of the directors as soon as possible.” ea id | plaint of property owners that ther the incubators, wrapped them in blankets, and were ready to leave when Interested with Mr, Reynolds in Dreamland are a number of politicians | Ree NA apes tee ero meh ite Catan caper Sorgt, Kiluck burst 1 to tho rescue, He carrted two of the children in| #4 business men of Manhattan and Brooklyn, Otto Huber, the brewer, | caped with a broken leg after saving the life of his wife, and Jack Bonavita, | who was nearly burned to death while | ainly trying to drive the lion Black ¢ out into the street. he fire started in the Hell cente vay. Nobody knew at 6 o'clock this Balmer’s Bathir 4 Cuticuta Soap and ott lei treat Loop was parti “ ind: wi : ctor of the slopes and inclines with the speea of the cars that have been making test | It Is @ good thing the wind was not high. If there had been spch jrector of | the nd were to have bedm turned oveF to passengers in a|® Wind as was blowing when Steeplechase Park burned four years ago ’ 4 * meoqen, tok yg : - spoon b “aed campeele Sop Py Iteack don't ook, o ‘That boy will hook K doren spoonfuls ‘more. trips for a week fews days. (Continued Page.) Police Serg No “perhaps” about them. Campbell’s Soups must be pure and good. They could not be otherwise. scaled him, and was the first person to reach the place, He found every- » and the other all night for the|The engineer of the high pressure ason for} pur the at Neptune avenue and has a heavy interest. “Big Tim" Sullivan and Wugene Wood, the lobbyist,| a rental of $20,000. | Wes h street advances the unique his arms and allowed the nurses to foliow with the others. are also partners in the enterprise. ih nal man, placed hi | dete nse that there were too many en- T Rheingold’s Only the purest and BABIES NOT HURY AV ALL. CITY MAY ACQUIRE BEACH. . The list included the seven | He saya ibeb tea heaces lil pear Wadi choicest of ingredients They hurried to the home of Dr. Pierce, where the Infants were found ‘The destruction of Balmer’s bathing pavilion gives the city a chance | ! . " | baht ee sh fred Viditord. Wei Want arc used in to have suffered no ill effects from their removal. All were put together) t4 annex an additional 220 feet of neach front adjoining the new municipal ag, Reveral bears, one named | tw WARNES Ae everyone to know on ope cot and protected properly with blankets in a warm room until 6) baths. The owners would probably sell, but they place a valuation of| for ‘Theodore Roosevelt; wolves, a a monkeys, dogs, they drained the the care with which o'clock this morning, when they were taken to New York Hospital in an | $1,000,000 on the property. . leer ee ee pipe tiaiets ee tes Pama ne era Ait we protect the automobile. J. F, Balmer ee the baths rate ves a ee died two year! an employee of one] A pathetic feature of the fire was rity a delight- wi widow an rn scued th on cub e bh .ittle Hip, c e- he incubstors hed to be abandoned in the rush to save the children, ) "6° 04 the property is mow owned by his widow and three children. At » rescued the Hon cub! th 1 of Little Hip, a talented el fal taste of the time the Dreamland plan was in process of promotion Balmer was | Marguerite, which was named for Fer-| phant known to tens of thousands of Soups offered $600,000 for his property. ‘He refused to cell at that figure. rarl's five-year-old daughter. New York children, who have been pet- PALE RIPE e ad no ‘0 ing hi ariou 8 5 ars, i! 1, orderly manner In which the Mrs, Balmer says her bath house business netted her $80,000 a year.| ye rs non, eager blah adl Bai igesana pop gh irate nealal They are prepared with a nurses arose to the situation in a time of great danger and excitement. | She carried $67,000 insurance and ‘ pipe and ring a bell and walk on a RHEINGOLD q scientific care and extreme man Was moving globe a do other tricks, but i stimates her net loss at more than | yy Ferrari, the av Incident piled on inetder bi | daintiness that would not be 0 aad the employer did not! his wisdo! t so rapidly that spectators were unable to| $150,000. There were 40,000 bathing suits in the ble building, 15,000 of | cea? sRink: wi ew. er’s Pavili rr 7 a |named Ru failed him when he smelt S. Liebmann’s Sons, asi i carry more than a hazy recollection of kalledoscoptc excitement tn thetr| Which were brand new. Balmer’s Pavilion had accommodations for 3,750) 0000s the tact saat he hac not shown | the smoke and felt the fire, Forest Stree! Brooklyn, pomiblen ity the nee bores ond the nurses lost all (heir cloth!n id other effects in their lockers, The doctors and police praised the ¢ ¥ 4 ; yeople, « ee) nee - tadiontion Duk Oa Waal Shave nee eid is steriliz BRreeR anes ieT are coer cue OkCi THe Wak Yet tnat the: Jeb. pres: : Dreatinhd Park has a water frontage of 850 feet. The fire wiped out | Riana hcas oe Shad lB yey edge (= Lepsadel ie seit eae Ane ees noes jes sure system did not come up to expectailons’ because one of the pumps 10] 4 the Dreamland leases. An opportunity presents Itself now for the clty| Fishermen Aslecp on Pler, | and fright. Finally they shot him and $1 0 case—24 bottles. ai reli andi whclesocis and Pp eeanion eave Outs to acquire this strip of beach which would make Surf avenue the northerly | A number of fis: cmen were sleeping | left his carcass to the flames that In Greater New Yor ahi Bx US AT Five alarms brought fire engines and fire-fighting apparatue from all limit of a park extending from the present park at the foot of the Boule- | 0" one of the plers. ‘They were aroused qve them stooping to sate re and vicinity. nourishing as ye over Brooklyn. ry fire company in the borough either responded Girectly to'the alarms or moved into 5: afd respond direct , ry 7 by policemen, and one, known as vard west almost to West Tenth street A ; lo cates rw Fa “Capt, Anderson,” with his wife, was) ns vacated by companies that)“ “Corainly the land can never be acquired for a cheaper price than it is|taken from the pler by @ patrol boat held at to-day. The Balmer and Dreamland plots command 570 feet of | The fishermen \ ed the ple was put up. 21 kinds 10ca can { Justadd hot water, : the start of the fire nt the engine house in West Elghth street. He had previously learned that from whl CHIEF DOOLEY NEARLY lILLED, frontage both on the ocean and Surf avenue and run through, he wae. tenon tee SE RET tant pale Galt sit) bring to a boil, Battalion Chief Dooley h n a scape 7 * a aren . - i x Tele ane Sspaeaill Peay Hag eee wit ‘ak thes | . engine in § i" i sratic boss of Philadelphia, wh of their sleeping comrades | jen had bee » tar | a reached out and got a grasp on the collar of one of the horses, The driver Lvs AAR, he Daraaesetle Ose adelphia, who is associated with |, feature of the fire, unusual and and felt Josurn Caserast, a lot of politicians in that clty in amusement enterprises, is a loser to | terrifying, was the dense cloud of scald- Company in, a tinsmith and roofer, | : | the extent of probably half a million dollars. He {6 one of the men inter- | ing steam that drifted from Dreamland West Fifth street, Coney Bohn Syphon « bey terity that would do credit to a circus performer, yanked himself to his! ea 4n Dreamland Park, out over Surf avenue and beyond, This | Island, the man who had charge of the Look for the feat-and to-one side out of danger. In addition he is a half owner in “Creation,” a part of which ts owned | Soom Was felt as fer away as Coney) work of water-proofing, was the first] red-and-white Samuel W. Gumpertz, amusement manager of Dreamland, was asleep! ny senator Reynolds, He ts also heavily 4 pe Taare: Creek, Wiiieea “CRUSG SR ERIC HS DRG ALBEN S| e ri erators PR aicanrer wapomment. mankees.ot Dreemland, was. by Senator Reynolds. He ts also heavily interested in the Yellowstone | 1 came from the great lagoon in the | of men at work and had engaged to! label ce i aon ide Mok tank , started, A watchman) amusement Company, which owned the coaster known as The Great | middle of Dreamland. The water in Sen ainsc Ue saanane to ad} | a and his frst task was to Assure himself that all the em-| pivide, and in a new racing coaster that has Just been completed inside | !4600n literally dolled a a he butte aint a complete system of canals for tefr mer hy aoe, tH Han thus nat the park, Mr, Ryan left Philadelphia for New York at 9 o'clock this | ‘ewes, Inlvsing 4 rue morning, > pulled up his (cam, and the Chief, by a demonstration of strength and dex- the blaxe | the boats might be ready for business| to-day. Secure Health BLA tie . oft ia as ght hea paces aided by fresh paint, re “None of the men were smoking,” said ieee te oe wires a the ensuing darkness hampered us} Harry Tudor, manager of Creation, had a narrow escape, With his wifa [io al paris =. tho buna 4 wes lone oe a while you may! ‘The first good criticise tho city authorities, but 1 must say that If welena daughter Isla he was asleop in his apartwwents on the top floor of the | "4 never looks! p canals tacking some waterproofing 9n alan LL Ga fagulaie the achat water pressure we have been promised the park might have| creation Bullding Hinst night, « few ho the aide. Our pitch was brought from a| sep ‘i . “We turned on all the lights we could,” said Mr. Gumpertz, “but the your sluggish bowels by early use of Beecham’s Pils |There was a fresh ch ness about Its y expan that was 6 400 fect away. y wife was helpless, suffering with a broken ankle,” said Mr, Tudor Bee een eae ca lek Meare EL had to carry her out, ana my little daughter trailed along behind. It was |pe Pe ee ee pawn Wl yere dark and mighty hot when we finally got outside. By that time. the City Bath House Lecaped western side of the park was ablaze, and the flames had crossed the lagoon| Investigation showed that the new . Jand were sweeping up the tower municipal bath house escaped gerfous Rowe reat’ rerrigurator ie hen ‘youl wi how. the Ho! uidenly T heard what sounded lke gouy' phy for itself in the saving nt an explosion near me, 1 looked around and found a blaze in the canal. 1 ran) WHITE ENAMEL REFRIGERATOR | water st was very meagre. ae like Coney Island should hi The whole park was atire bef ply of water, ide and called a watchman and he | | the alarm, Then we tried to put CO. OF N. Y., | | STIMATES LOSS AT $3,000,000. | orge Considine and his associates, who owned the restaurant and | Gumak®, Ht Was sootsied some strong [tele out with rags and the hose, Duty West 42d St. = + New York The original investment in Dreamland was over $2,000,000. After aj ballroom on the Dreamland Pier, are heavy losers. ‘The resturant had just |¢rom the southwest the | bat es . lew Yor! survey of ail the damage that bag t I should say the actual loss | been put into shape for. the opening of the season. Jim Young, Considino’g | house would have gone | manager, puts the loss at $100,000, | With true © } “a rT) would come close to $3,000,000. In this 1 include the loss of concesstonaries | Just Say oa : sonata any an d cieubstaitk cela liad ORLICK’ LEASANT DREAMC |... REMAINS OF DREAMLAND’S PIER AFTER FIRE PASSED nom, ad port Sz lag! Kills All House Bugs. Original and nuine ees e (Photographed especially for The Evening World.) ALTED MILK WA 8 OS mA Food-drink for All Ages, °**itadulisen flick carter THE RED F LAG reo tu More healthful than Tea or Coffee, 3:1), nt!®.0r, (orrde. 21 that bargain hunterseflock around, Agrees with the weakest digestion, ee WEB? 3 Delicious, invigorating and nutritious, =~: Rich milk, malted grain, powdes form, AIR BALSAM A quick lunch prepared in a minute, ann Med, eum ca te hate lwauriait otnas ete. Ae ues "Others are imitations, ; NEW PUBLICATIONS. | _ NEW PUBLICATIONS, _ | What Waldo Will Do With The Police Department. 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