The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28
sunday Ar CJNEY ISLAND.

The worlsinGman's Watering Place Fresh
FisI, sea breczc and Clam SbOw.cr Tor
the Multitude.
Thanks 10 the energetic measures taken by the
old metropolitan police, this popular breathing
place Is comparatively ree OF the rowdes gamblers
ana scoundres generally who once made 1t their
Sunday retreat 1t is now safe and pleasant, and
there Is not more beautiful beach within fifty
miles OF New York, or better bathing to be mad
anywhere. But 1t Is not fashionable Just now,
though 1t may be again. who knows
tnat Long Branch Will not fall In the
est nation OF Shoddy and class with
Coney Island, While the latter regains its Old time
position? Though the fact OF lis nol being fashion.
able may, and no doubt does, bear hard on The
tavern Keepers, bathing box woman and the other
dollar-graspIng people VINO live, move and have
their being ON the island, those VINO cannot afford
10 10 fashionable and who work hard during the
week and who delight to
MAKE A DAY OF 1T
on the shining sand, will not regret its pebian
Character Ii Is something to We able To eat meal
OF clans or hluedsh with your coat
or to throw away your collar II 1t
inconveniences you, and TO do pretty much as you
please while enjoying the invigoratin9 breezes OF
the seaside. 1nls Is what AL sensible visitors to
Coney Island do. and what the long Branohers
cannot, so the pIeDlans have the best OF It,
steamboat and 10y car. The former Is Infinitely
better than the latter, and Is OF course much pre-
ferred. 10
GET To THE ISLAND
10y the cars one has 10 cross over 10 Brooklyn, swell
ter III a slowly hauled vehicle Tor three miles, wait
Oh the road durlng the pleasure OF the conductor
get into another vehicle, and at length, alter two
hours Oi suffering get out o. the stopping place,
heated, tired, disguised aud ready TO 40 anything
but take the same route BACK. The 6oais make
several trips every sunday, aud are last and com.
n NJ, tav nrpt oo,,
as we As the proprietors OF the steamers proEted.
VERY LITTLE DRUNKENNESS,
and no rows worthy or mention. The day was
spent In bathing and ealing. II was really wonder
basket OF CLANS were made to disappear W hearty
couple IN the tavern near the DEPOT. No ceremony
important business OF hlling their stoalacns with
THE DELICIOUS BIvALyEs,
utterly regardless OF what anybody thought said.
Ana then what bucketsiul OF chowder were con-
sume1 during The day Every man, woman and
chlld-and there could scarcely have been less than
I've thousand On the island dufDg the day-wanted
clans.
the ballInC was very good. a fine breeze curling
up the waves and rendering the plunge beneath
O'Clock, when the throng on the beach Was greatest
was very
10 look upon. Tue weather threatening 10 break
out early In The afternoon, most OF TIE people Lett
W me steamer, and deuded few returned IN The
miserable cars Of the ,oney Island Railroad.
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DEATH FROM R0pGH AND TUMBLE FIGuT.-A
nght, which resulted la The death OF one OF the par
ties, TOOK place on sunday, tho 10Th inst, on lama
Island In ths county, about i've or six miles ABOVE
mo CITY. ~ appeared from the testimony before
Coroner Haw tnat there had been for some time a
pad state Of lceilng between ReVlo GAYLORD and
Jonn Batey-Dotn young men AMI acqliaint ances
from cnlldbo0d. About noon on sunday they were
at or near the house OF George Patterson. Young
Gaylord was heard 10 say that any one who wanted
TO whip him might come on. Bailey threw of MA
coat and tpe hight connienced, aud continued with
striking, Kicking. &c, until they were separated.
Gaylord went lno Mr. Paltcrs0n's house. mis- nose
was bleeding slightly snd lie complained That
his breast nurt MN terribly. lie Law down
on the moor and In O little time wa, dead
posi-inortem examination showed Ihat
death probably ensued from rnptuIeo spleen.
Inat organ was very mncb enlarged and showed
signs or "A recent break or rupture There were
some external bruises on the bo1y, but none OF an
apparently serious character. Gaylord's father
Testified that though unusually strong and healthy
| he had Decn SICK recently, and Complained after
getting round again, 1hat he was not we'll lie WIS
twenty.oDe years Old last lday. -Bur1i.ytoa fowa
LaHk Ege, ~ kst ~.