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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY. JT'LY 29. 1907.

MISCELLANEOUS, MAP OF THE FIRE SWEPT DISTRICT AT CONEY ISLAND. Till 001 BRIDGE Pirl OF CONNECTING RAILROAD A Vi the Area Covered by the Flames. WoTttTTfSZ? m3ZT i SUffF Municipal Art Commission Object to the Architect's Decorations. SETBACK FOR HORNBOSTEL. Lindenthal's Engineering Plans Are All Eight, but the Art Features Are Tabooed.

The Art Commission has turned down the plans submitted for the big bridge which is to form a part of the New York Connecting Railroad, spanning the East River, between Queens and the Borough of the Bronx. The commission does not pass upon the engineering features A)f the plan, but It finds fault with the arV tistic features of the bridge, which were prepared by Palmer Hornbostel. Former Brldga Commissioner Gustave Llndenthal prepared tho engineering fea- tures of the bridge plan and his friend, Henry Hornbostel, was commissioned to 1 supply the decorative or artistic features. mwmmmmmsmmm coney bowery I SB 1 Sr liS i 1 i of the Ore all day He was peacefully sleeping at his home to South Brooklyn when He was awakened by the ringing of bis telephone. He arose and answered the I call.

The person at the other end or tne wire was a friend at Coney Island wb Informed him of the fact that the post-! office building was in flames. Mr. Hag-i gerty arrived at Coney Island about 5 I o'clock where he met United States Dep-: uty Marshal Mayhew, who informed him that he (Mayhew) had entered the burn ing building and removed everything of value to a place of safety. Mr. Haggerty thanked him for so doing and in conversation with an Eagle reporter yesterday said everything bad been saved.

He secured temporary quarters in a store on West Eighth street. Just above the police station, and the office was doing business last night. The mail was sent out as usual to the main office. The police, under Captain Langan, cannot be given too much credit for the masterly way the fire lines were maintained. The quarter of a million visitors were given every opportunity of viewing every point in the space swept by the flames and were permitted to stand on the north side of Surf avenue as long as they desired.

There was not the least bit of congestion at any time and Captain Langan was congratulafd bv Insner Harklns for his good work. The fire was out at 8 o'clock in the morning. Inspector Harkins. who had been on the scene since 6 o'clock in the morning, went to supper at 7 o'clock last evening, and his face was very much touched up with the combination of sun and close proximity to the fire. The police were relieved at 2 o'clock In the afternoon, at 8 o'clock in the evening and again before the crowd finally left the Island, and almost perfect order was maintained.

Souvenirs on Sale Early. The small bny was about early in the morning and when he could sneak up behind a policeman and get something In the way of a dish, knife, fork or anything else that had not been entirely con sumed by the flames, he would dart away and rig up a souvenir stand where he would dispose of the souvenirs of the fire. There were other older boys who were found In houses that had not been entlijely consumed by the flames and they were arrested, providing they did not prove to the satisfaction of the police that they were connected with the owner and occunant of the house. The police look every precaution to prevent looting of houses and they had remarkable success, too. The fire in many ways followed the lines of 'Ji great configuration November 1, 1902, In that It started very near to Tilyou's walk, took a southesst-erlv direction and wound up at the foot of Henderson's walk or thereabouts.

The firemen kept streams on the ruins, until early this morning, and they were a very tired lot when relieved to-day. There will be considerable actlvltv about the ruins to-day. as it was said last night that many of the lesseees will build again. Mr. Tllj'ou would not say whether or not Steeplechase Park will be rebuilt now.

STRIKERS RAID FACTORY. Violence In Brownsville All the Work of Union Men From Manhattan. Strikers from Manhattan yesterday invaded Brownsville and nearly wrecked th? shop of the Marklls and Silzer Skirt Manufacturing Company at Blake and That-ford avenues because the employes of that concern are not in sympathy with their cause. A fight In the street re-resulted and seven men were arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. Most of the strikers wore formerly employed by the Royal Skirt Company of 273 Broadway, Manhattan.

They thought that if they could enlist the aid of the Brownsville skirt makers and force a strike, it would result In a compromise that would be to the mutual advantage of the strikers of both concerns. The Brownsville workers would not Join with the others so the Manhattan men beean to demolish the shop. They smashed the windows, pulled out the gas, fixtures and broke the machinery. A-gen-eral free fight resulted. The police of the Brownsville Precinct put an end to the battle and took seven of them into custody.

In the New Jersey Avenue Court this morning four pleaded guilty and were remanded tor sentence until this afternoon. They were Hyman Applcbaum, 22 years old, of 103 Madison street. Manhattan; Samuel Lou, 26 years old, of 220 Thatford avenue; Samuel Bergor. 23 years old. of 636 Eleventh street, Manhattan, and Isador Schwartz, 30 years old, of Thatford and Lavonla street.

The others: Hyman Marklls, 42 years old. 404 Sutter avenue; Charles Silzer, 32 years old, of 273 Watkins street, and Benjamin Markowitz. 23 yejars old, of 307 Du-mont avenue, were held in $500 bail until August 5. PAINTER KILLED ON Was Painting Manhattan Structure and Did Not Get Out of Way of Train. A south bound elevated train on the Second avenue (Manhattan) line ran over and killed Olaf L.

Swanson, 30 years old, a painter, at the Seventy-second street station of the road this morning about 11 o'clock. Swanson was Instantly killed and his body was badly cut and mutilated, three heavy cars passing over it. The body was wedged under the last car and was gotten out with difficulty. The motorman, O. H.

Palmer, of 148 East One Hundred and Twenty-eighth street, Manhattan was arrested charged with homicide. Swanson, who lived at 149 East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Man hattan, was engaged in painting the top of the ties and the girders at the northern end of the station platform when the train came along. Motorman Palmer said afterward that Swanson was facing the train, that evidently he saw it, but that he seemed to hesitate for some unaccountable reason too long. As he was momentarily expecting the painter to get off the track Palmer had applied the brakes only as usual to stop the train at the station. The speed of the train was somewhat reduced when it ran Swanson down.

Steeplechase. To ItH Good Friends, the Familie of Brooklyn While a part of the Park hns been scorched, the best remains, including the beautiful Beach Bathing Pavilions, Pier and nearly all of the attractions 4 are open. Foxy Grandpa Gives Free Toys. Free Autos Leave Surf Avenue Depots Steeplechase Will Be Greater Than Ever. GEO.

C. TILYOU. 1ST REBUILD CONEY Continued From Page 1. alarm recorded from the special building -box in the park did net come in until 4:20 o'clock or 27 minutes after the outbreak the Are. Frost says that after he turned In the alarm he returned to the blaze, and with a watchman by name of Michaels tried to check the progress of the flames i with fire extinguishers.

He also said he had climbod the reservoir tower and turned on the water from the huge tanK. The theory of the Are department of-; flcials seems to be that lighted cigar or cigarette stubs had been swept up with other refuse and deposited In a number of barrels that were located under the steeplechase stairway. They are in-' clined to censure Frost for his evident carelessness in not pulling the box prop-' erly so as to sound the alarm. It could 'not be learned who pulled the box the second time. Fireman Miessni, the only person who was seriously injured during the progress of the fire, is not expected to live.

He is now lying in a delirious condition at the Kings County Hospital. After receiving his injuries Mossni was removed to tho Coney Island Reception Hospital 'in Chiaf Lally's automobile, and Dr. Hall, one of the fire department surgeons, attended him. The latter ordered the hospital authorities not to move the In-jured man. as it might endanger his chances of recovery.

In spite of this order, it. is claimed by the fire authorities that Messnl was moved from the Coney Island institution and taken to the Kings County Hospital, and they are inclined to attribute his precarious condition to the transfer. Tilyou Will Not KebuUd Right Away George C. Tilyou. owner of Steeplechase Park, has not fully made up his mind as to what will be done this season.

He said he will wait awhile and would leave the situation as it is for the present. Tt was the first big fire that ever visited Steeplechase Park and Mr. Tilyou said he is at a loss to know how It gained such great headway in so short a time. What is left of the hlg amusement place will remain open for the season and probably something will be done with the burned part in the fall. William G.

Ferris, who owned the Ken- niaglirn miii-i, ni nt-iisi OKI un w.tlK Him Bowery md who has been three times a victim of fire Is already arranging for rebuilding. Ferris lost everything in un a uir aim man in jiiuviwiirf onh, out he also hobs up again. The big Trocadero pavilion, owned by Herman W'acke. will be rebuilt this year, and Its owner declares he will he ready for busi ness In a very short time, too. So fur an could be learned to-day.

th district burned along the Rnwery will be ro-. built, but with better buildings. There will be no more gypsy shanties or one-story affairs along the walks leading to beach from the Bowery. All of the land between Kensington and Stratton's walks, the Bowery and beach is owned u'lLiifiiii i'J i.rvu ill 1.1111-t- tBLHICS, 11 not one of the small buildings that stood there before the fire was owned by the occupants, but simply leased. The business mn do not want another park, but instead a return to the regu lar business section.

Every one of the big bathing pavilions which were con- I sumed by the flamo3 will be rebuilt immediately. Louis Stauch said he Intended to rebuild his big pavilion as soon as possible. Regarding the alleged failure of the salt water mains to check the fire, the statement was made by firemen to-day that the pressure was just as high at 5 o'clock in the morning as it was dnrini the height of the fire. The famous resort was verv nearly swept by a conflagration at an early hour yesterday morning, and nearly all the buildings on the south side of the Bowery were swept away. Beautiful Steeplechase Park is no more, that resort being entirely wiped out- Hundreds of women and children were rendered homeless and all day yesterday many of the unfortunates could be seen roaming through the board walks, wringing their hands and bemoaning their fate.

The business men who suffered by the fierce blaze are the identical men who lost it. the three previous conflagrations wilh-in the past fifteen years. Louis Stauch, proprietor of the big restaurant and dancing pavilion, is again one of the victims. This is his fourth experience. Inaddltlon to the loss of buildings, thousands of dollars worth of clothing and merchandise were consumed.

There was a quarter of a million people on Coney Island in-a very short time and the entire day was in of to ty the as for the had In. 146 No. to all ita Shaded Portion. Shows II flight breeze blowing when the alarm of- fire was sent in at 4:10 o'clock, but In a tew mimitos it stiffened somewhat and the flames sped swiftly toward the Bow-cry entrance. Then they turned directly west and in a short time had licked up all the attractions in the north end of the park.

The race horses and the big Post Office building, formerly the residence of George C. Tilyou, were burned and then the wind took another turn south and cleaned out tho entire park. All this was done In spite of the firemen who were doing tho very best they could under tho conditions. A third alarm was sent in and more engines and firemen arrived from Flatbush and Parkvtlle. Fort Hamilton and Path Junction.

At last the fire got out on tho Bowery, at tho Steeplechase entrance and then the ex- perionced onlookers and many of the firemen, too, knew that nothing short of a miracle would prevent the flames from extending along the length of the Bowery and further, too, perhaps. Tho firemen, who were now becoming desperate, were reinforced by those who responded to a fourth alaim. Try as they would they could not stop the flames and the big building occupied by William G. Ferris and known as the Kensington Hotel at Kensington walk and Bowery was ablaze. In the hotel at the time were a number of guests and employes, all sleeping.

They were aroused with considerable difficulty and were barely able to get out with what scant clothing they had on. A big concert hall opposite tho Kensington Hotel, and owned by Louis Lent, was next to go, despite the efforts of the firemen and natives to check the flames. Both Ferris and Lent worked hard to save something, but their friends were finally forced to drag them away from tho buildings to save their lives. Say Salt Water Mains Did Not Work Well. It was declared by some of the business men that the salt water mains were not doing the work expected of them.

Several declared there was very little pressure to be had from the salt water mains. Police Lieutenant Samuel Hammond, accompanied by two patrolmen, was passing through the Bowery when the fire was working toward them, and Lieutenant Hammond thought at. once of the many people who had not been aroused, but who were asleep In the many hotels and one story buildings on the boardwalks leading to the beach. He headed his two patrolmen and dashed for the walks where a number of poor women and children been housed since tho beginning of the season. The officers pounded the doors of the buildings, and when they succeeded in getting them open, carried out twenty persons to points of safety.

In less than fifteen minutes tho lire had licked up the small buildings and the unfortunates who had been taken to the beach as a place of safety were again driven to another haven, as the fire had then reached the beach and 'had completely destroyed one of gloom and ixciternent. One fireman was perhaps fatally hurt and four other persons seriously injured. Several ambulances from the Reception Kings County and Norwegian Hospitals were there In a short time. Four alarms wore sent out by Battalion Chief William Rogers and fourteen Arc engines and hook and ladder companies responded. Two hundred policemen were drafted from the precincts in the borough that could spare them.

Tho fire started in Steeplechase Park the strm turcltnown as the Cave of the Winds, so far as can be learned. Proprietor George' 'C. Tilyou, of the big amusement place, had turned off all the electric current some time around So'cloi yesterday morning, after the big crowd that had been in the pleasure park had gone to their homes. There were no lights with the exception of two or throe in the park after closing time and the watchmen were making a general inspection erf every building within the vast enclosure In order to see that everything was secure. Where the Fire Started.

About 4 o'clock one of the watchmen whoso duties took him toward the entrance to the park at the western terminal of the Bowery, noticed a thin line smoke coming from the Cave of the Winds. He lost no time In running over the cave and as he entered a cloud of smoke and flame burst out at him. Ho saw at once that the situation was one that could not be handled by his assist ants and himself with any degree of safe with the park apparatus and he ran to signal box and turned in an alarm. Proprietor Tilyou had not left the office he was busy with the receipts of the day, and he immediately did what he could to prevent the flames from spreading. It didn't take but a minute or two the firemen (o arrive.

Engine Company No. 144 from West Fifteenth street, almost directly opposite tho big place of amusement, was the first to get there. Then came the double company from West Eighth street, where Battalion Chiel iRogers makes his headquarters. The flames by that time had eaten through sides of the Cave of the Winds and driven the employes of the park to shelter. There seemed to be no way of checking the fire just then and Battalion Chief Rogers ordered another alarm sent That brought Engine Company No.

from Sheepshead Bay. No. 154, fron Gravesend avenue and Neck road. No. 143 from Eighteenth avenue, Balh Beach, and 153 from Eighty-sixth street and Twenty-fourth avenue, in the Benson-hurst section.

All Coney Island had been aroused by that time and a groat crowd gathered in the vicinity of the amusement park. The cry went up that Coney was doomed once more by fire and the Coney Islanders formed a body and ran every hotel and pavilion within a radius of a half dozen blocks and warned the Inmates to flee for their lives. Steeplechase Doomed in Thirty In les3 than thirty minutes big Slceple-chase Park was doomed. There was a ji 1 7 II I ill. I 1, HENDERSONS RESTIUfiMT 1 illy dent street, wa3 another victim.

He had crawled Into a small shanty at the foot of Henderson's walk for the night. Tho flames finally reached the shanty, which was the last building burned, and the heat aroused the lad. He realized at once what had happened and started to get out, hut he was painfully scorched before he reached the open air. He also was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Hodge, and his wounds were dressed at the Reception Hospital. The Coney Island people, who are always ready and willing to contrib tite toward the comfort of an unfortunate victim of fire, hastily sent out bedding, clothing and food to those poor who Just managed to escape with their lives.

They were taken to some of the hotels that were outside the fire limit aud were pro vided for. The Police List of Losses. The police obtained a list of the build ings burned and the losses or a figuro near to them, as follows: William G. Ferris, Kensington Hotel, at Kensington walk and Bowery. $30,000: George C.

Tilyou, Steeplechase Park, $1,500,000 Samuel Frischman. photos, McCulIoch. astrologer, $400; Anthony CI-leno, grocer, Kensington walk and Bowery. Thomas Blylhe, grocer, Kensington walk and Surf avenue, T-jy Polakos. restaurant, Tilyou's walk and Bowery.

George Hoch, hotel at Oceanic walk and the beach, Arkanau Brothers, pavilion. Oceanic walk and beach, Victor Olsen. hotel at Kensington walk and the beach, Louis Lent, concert hall, Kensington walk and Bowery, Harry Kojan, pavilion, Kensington walk and the beach, Axel Young, hotel, Kensington walk, $7,000: Buono Broiken, hotel, Kensington walk and the beach. Albert Latto, hotel at Kensington walk and Bowery, $2,000: Meyer Zach. pavilion, Kensington walk, near beach, Jacob Weiss, pool parlor.

Oceanic walk, George Serano, hotel, Oceanie walk and Bowery, Albert Buschman, August Wilson, Belvidere Hotel, Tilyou's walk, Bunl Benso. Kensington walk, near Bowery. Joseph White, Rosehen Hotel, near Schweickert's walk. Louis Stauch, pavilion. Stratton's and Schweickert's walks.

John Kunz, Bowery, near Tilyou's walk. Herman Gould, hotel. Bowery, near Kensington walk, Moseley Feucht's scenic railway, adjoining Wacke's Trocadero Hotel, Bowery, $50,000: Herman Wacke. hotel, $15,000. There were Just three things left In Steeplechase Park after the fire had burned Itself out, and they comprised the "Park" of yesterday.

The big wheel, a swinging wheel and one big tower. The giant see-saw is a thing of the past. Mr. Tilyou declared the Park, or what remained of it. would be open in tho afternoon, and he was true to his word.

The regular barker was on the lob on Surf avenue and was doing very well in tho line of selling tickets. A sign which was tacked un on the one remaining wall of the post office building attracted some notice. Neatly painted on it was the following: TO INQUIRING FRIENDS. There was lots of trouble yesterday that I havo not had to-day and there is lota of trouble to-day that I did not have yesterday. GEORGE C.

TILYOU. Post Office Contents Saved. Superintendent Tom Haggerty, of the Coney Island post office, was at the scene BY MUNICIPAL Mr. Hornbostel has had considerable experience along these lines, being the architoct who designed the beautiiul decorative fctures which arc to be a jijt of the new Manhattan Bridge whsa It is. completed.

lu view of the reputation whih Mr. Hornbostel lias achieved in this particular line of work, the stamp of disapprovl which the Art Commission has el von to his plans for tho New York Conneullug Railroad bridgo has caused considerable surprise. The committee of the commission which passed upon the consisted of Robert W. DeForest, (he president of the commission; Walter Coolt.Uha architect, and Howard Mansfield. The report submitted by the comaiitliie and approved by the commission, riveting the plans.

Is as follows: "Tho nrnnncoH Wnll data RrMoi. im monumental structure, which will be visible, from far and, wide. It fumtuUds an unusual opportunity for artistic treatment. Tho plans have been preparoa by a distinguished engineer. Gustav Lludan-thal.

Had these plans been purely structural and had the treatment of titta bridge In ail its parts been strictly utilitarian, your committee would nevertheless have recommended the approval of the plans, though they would havo regretted that this opportunity for er-tistic treatment had not been avilod of. They are quite ready to accept the Judgment of Mr. Lindcnthal on all engineering or structural questons. "It has been attempted, however, to give decoration to the towers and to tha bases of the towers. This attempt not, in the opinion of your committee, been satisfactory from an artistic polut of view.

Your committee cannot approve these decorative features, as they would have been ready to approve a strictly utilitarian construction, or. better still, a scheme of ornamentation which would seem to them artistic and appropriate. "They therefore recommend disapproval of the plans without prejudice to their resubmission with a flifterent treatment of the towers and their baaes." The action of the Art Commission Is final, so far bb the plans are concerned. The railroad company has no other alternative but to submit other platts which cover the objections contained iri tne report or tne committee, ine construction of tho bridgo, according to the provisions of the charter, cannot be undertaken until the architectural features have been approved by the Art Commission. While the engineering features are not disturbed, it is not likely that the railroad company will go ahead with the construction of the bridge until favorable action Is taken by the commisison on the other.

features of the plan. It may result In a delay of months. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. Curnd Accused of Bold Holdup In Withers Street Home. Amelia Manzo, 15 years old, was alone in the apartments of her parents on tho second floor of 220 North Eighth street, yesterday morning, when James Curnd, 30 years old, of 3 Withers street, knocked at the door.

When the girl responded Curnd asked if her father was homo, and on being told that he was not he scizel the girl by the throat and threw her to the floor. He secured a loaded revolver which wa3 hanging from a bVft post and threatened to kill her If she made an outcry. Curnd then broke open a trunk and took possession of jewelry valued at $16 and then left the house. The girl told her father on his return, and the two went to the Bedford avenue station and reported the circumr stances. Policemen Reilly and Travis after a search finally located the man, who was recognized by the girl.

He was arraigned in the Lee avenue court this morning and Magistrate Iligginbotham remanded him in $1,000 ball pending further hearing. BROOKLYNTTES IN PABI3. Eagle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon. Paris, July 29 The following residents of Brooklyn registered at the Eagle bureau to-day: Henrietta J. Barrow.

May Bigley. Bessie Bigley. Others registered are: Charles Cape-hart, Manhattan; E. F. Knox, Philadelphia; Miss E.

I. Knox, Port Simpson, B. Miss McMillan, Toronto, Canada. WOMAN THROWN FROM CAR. Elizabeth McPartland, 20 years old, ot 370 South Third street, attempted to alight from a car of tho Broadway line, last night, t.t Marcy avenue, while the car wa3 in motion.

She was thrown to the pavement and received lacerated wounds of the scalp. After being attended by Dr. Vogt of the Williamsburg Hospital she was able to go home. ho several big moving picture and bathing pavilions. When tho fire reached the south side of Oceanic walk and had wiped out the big scenic railway known as Drop the Dip.

erected this last spring, tho wind shifted to the north and the flames went around the Trocadero Hotel and headed south. The hotel named is owned by Herman Wacke, and adjoined the scenic railway. Lieutenant Hammond and his two patrolmen also did good work in getting a number of employes out of the place. Tne arrival of Chief Lally seemed to put more energy in the now tired fire men but. very little more pressure in the streams of water that were being thrown on the fire.

First Deputy Police Commissioner O'Keeffe and Second Deputy Hanson also arrived on the scene, and Inspector Patrick Hnrlcins and Captain Langan had one hundred additional men in a jiffy. Deputy Fire Commissioner Wise was also present earlv in the morning. The one hundred additional policemen Immediately established a lire line which stretched from the foot of Henderson's walk north to the Bowery, thence to Ocean walk to the north Bide of Surf aventfe. No one, not even those showing police and fire badges, was allowed to go inside the lines at one time, so great was the danger. Big Bathing Pavilions Go.

In two hours time the flamc3 had reached tho mammoth bathing pavilions owned respectively by Louis Stauch an I George Hoch. and situated at the foot of Stratton's, Schweickert's and Buschman's walks. Louis Stauch has a fire fighting gang of young men employed who nearly lost their lives in the fire in 1002. but they were upon the roofs of the bathing pavilions long before the fire had reached Hoch's place. They fought splendidly, and it was in a large measure through their efforts that the Roseben Hotel on Schweickert's walk was saved from total destruction.

They were unable to save the bathing pavilion, however, and the structure, valued with contents at about $65,000. was completely destroyed. The numerous sleeping rooms Stauch had over the big dancing hall for his help were licked off the brick structure, and the owner was forced to hire rooms last night for his employes The crowd of people who had been advised of the fire through Eagle bulletins rushed for the cars early in the morning and many of them reached the island lust In time to see the last building burn. That was situated at the foot of Henderson's walk. There were many sensational rumors that reached the downtown section of the borough to the effect fhat Dreamland, Luna Park and Felt-man's were doomed; that two persons were fatally Injured and that thirty-one were more or less seriously injured.

One Fireman Seriously Injured. Geofrey 'lessni, a fireman attached to Engine Company No. 145, on Coney Island, as driver, was the only person seriously injured, according to the police reports. He was doing his best in Steeplechase Park to prevent the flames from doing any further damage, when a huge beam fell and struck him on the head. He was rendered unconscious, but was dragged from the ruins by several of his comrades.

An ambulance was immediately sent for, and he was removed in a hurry to the Reception Hospital by Surgeon Hodge. There it was said he had sustained a probable concussion of the brain and a fracture at tho base of the skull. He was in a critical condition at a late hour Little Sylvester Mead, 12 years old, a newsboy who said he lived at C85 Presi CONNECTING RAILROAD BRIDGE PLAN, REJECTED ART COMMISSION; 1.3 i.