The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-28
CONEY ISLAND.
The Breeze, the Brine, the Breakers and the
Bathcrs OH the Beach.

The Breeze, the Brine, the Breakers and the
Bathcrs the Beach.
There was tremendous crowding and pushing
and pulling and Juggling, between men and women
and children, all In their Sunday go meeting at
tire as the excursion boat to Coney Island drew up
to the wharf and the gang pAnk was thrown ON the
DOCK with shout from the jolly captain that would
have startled even Rip Van Wrinkle out OF his lazy
sleep. Crowding why, 1t seemed as If every man
In the city who didn't live In Filth avenue and who
had the good ~ fortune OF having wife and q
bakers dozen OF children, had turned out
for the occasion. There was the man from
Baxter street, who brought his organ and his
Indispensable monkey along, which didn't pay any
fare by long odds; the dashing young dry goods
clerk from the classic precincts Of Chatham but who
looked so sweet ON everybody as he tripped along
the upper deck, and who evidently felt in mis- Utmost
soul. that, in the matter Of hghly-cplorcd necktie
ana frled shirt-bosom. he surpassed all creation;
the first class liquor dealer oil sleek and shining In
o bran new suit OF black and cleanly -shavcn face
with four or five brass rings on his subby fingers,
ma de rudy by frequent contact with cocktails made
to ORDER not to mention the irrepressibe young man
from the Eighth ward, with his white hat aud I'M
pudent stare. accompanied by his lady, with an OK
cruciatlny Grecian bend and lace and jewclry that
shone as brightly as gold ITSELF In fact the human
cargo on board the boat was something that can't be
met with every day in the year, and the boisterous
way the Young bloods took It into their heads every
meat Of some gentleman VINO dd not swear strong
enough to suit their Idea Of how the aristocracy
ought to swear was astonishing to the unsophistl-
Gated. The little steamer was literally packed with
the motley crowd, and the barroom, which does not
pay any license and never intends to- anu the big,
lat man from vaterland and his little vrow who re-
tailed cakes and ice cream and candy reaped rich
s sa doT the say IN M
the human drawbacks and by the time the boat
reached the wharf every man and good many OF
imbibed so much lager that 1t required no
little exertion on the part OF dislnteresled
parties TO get them sale on the sandy
beach. Then came the bathing. The crowds Hooked
about the houses and the proprietors rubbed their
hands gleefully But they were one Price men ana
50 there was pickering and growing and sometimes
interchangcs OF appeliations more loud than agree
out or cold water got himself into q bathing suit and
did hts particular best not TO swallow any more salt
among n he oreaser The men were not the only
bathers Tor the beach was lined with women In
''swaddllng clothes" VINO contented themselves
waves 20 Dash over them, except when
some OF the more daring OF the rowdy crowd
NJ 10 shoulder them bodily and wade out into the
breakers with them--which, being very modest way
OF entertaining the lockers on, caused good deal OF
snare AMI wondered wns the women did not Object
to the thing. Three card monte men also formed
great attraction for many who dld not know the ar,
turned up: and although the police smoked their
cigars complacenty, and warned the .'proprIetors"
can't see you, you KNOW" there were greenhorns
who got heeced, and men who laughed
In their sleeve most heartily, ana drank
cheap champagne with New YORK poll
ticians Afterwards. But everything worldly
has an end aud so had Coney Island festivities yes
teriay, violent thunder storm broke over the
island, just ~ the boat was waiting for people who
wanted to leave before dark. the whistle blew tu
shrtll blast and tho thunder rolled, and then came
the rain IN torrents but By no means a. q conse.
quencc OF the whistle People In the brcakers rushed
toward the beach, probably because they didn't want
to get wet any more than anybody else and me Ioixs
on the shore picked up their duds and rushed Tor me
wharf. Many OF the women pulled their clothes over
their heads and, In their hnrry 10 get out OF the
storm picked up somebody's child instead OF their
own, aud let Inc wan drop In the sand sans
ceremonie when they discovered their mistake Inc
men tried to shelter the with their coats the
women tired 10 shelter the children with ANYTHING
that came handy, and the children screamed IN
order to make people understand that they were
alive and Kicking, as they decidedly were. Finally
everybody who managed 10 don his own clothes or
somebody else's got safely on TIE boat and tne
steamer Piled rs way slowly up the bay. WINE tnc
said their devotons o. ploasly ~ usual
with their hands In Their neghbors pockets