New-York tribune., 1875-07-26
SUNDAY At CONEY ISLAND.

THOUSANDS FEuN NEw-YoRK AND BRooNLyS En-
JnyiNG THE BREEzEs AND THE BREAKERS.
IF that part Of the world that went to the
city churches yesterday could have the other part
tina, DISTORTED Concy Island the former would doubt
less have been unplcasany surprised. for the ushnct-
fcd portion of the population was discouragngy large
Steamers Mt down oil dry, hour after hour, from the
New York nlers black and staggering with tho loads or
,ople fleeing from tie hot places Of tho metropolis and
without ccaslng Mayor Hunters dummies Fastened
around corners anl sped recklcssiy down grades with
trains swafDng with people from tho 'eneucuts oi VII
linn,sburg, and the novels OF Gcwanus. At early
afternoon many thousand pedestrians were scat
:orcd along the three miles more of beach.
and IN and about every Of Tho innuIneialo public
b,usas was n dense crowd. The "Groye," mansion
which rises from tho sand with many as 1--WE dead
aror vr trees nailed to the upighs of liz h"'p'ioe
uazz 10 ,,sfy ts naran was crimncd top and bottom
and dancing music was heard from tho pavilion in the
uppcr story with many other houses which 1t were
useless to enumcrnte. Why tho Union House. which
aloBo bnd real consisting OF four living afchcs
"a big as currant bushes to- protect t guests from the
ocean femprsts was alone deserted Il perhaps ques
ton for the advocate Of tree planting to solve
Possibly II was because II stood Tar back from
tue shore. Al any rate. there was crowd GROWING
upon crowd and every boat and dummy brought new
one from NortOns which terminates tho western part
Of the beach to somebody elSes which bounds on the
cast c.an-chowder aud lager flowed in unceasing
strcan, Tho most skiulul enimcroT could not fly tho
number OF the scattered muiti,udo-but 1000 would
probably ho leRs than hail
Active elements OF vice thrro were in the crowd no
doubt and active elements OF good not few afd-facrd
gamblers representing the one AMI the indonliabe
Christian Association singing its hynnson tho sand amid
the rabblc the other Eat the crowd In general w;a
active ncitacr in ono way nor the other.
hut jaded encryard aud passive anxious only 10 walk
ia lie sin Ia" b,srii-o free ligi frOn the loaded
atmosphere which be hot ddy hunginS Ia
ffnt cloud the two great cities anh
breathe in instead the o-gi,ing winds which blow
from the sparnps ocean. Many OF them The strctrsl
church goer could not have ba'ned Pale nOh,rs nyhg
for t not themselves. hut for pal children young
girls piug air, with swollen fuin over
work; Oil mechanics auI operatives yellow with
iaundice, cmaciated with dysrep-ia sick or lame;
paitses ~ scrvant-gi'ls with their cscoris decent.
rsIrctaho fellows every Oue-al these were to hc
b. hnd a siugc of Mayor Hunters dummies. Aner-
ward the hait-wOrng and women could be 81. IN
thousands all along the b. 1ch. uXuriat ng IN The tie-
air or rolling in The kindly breakers Vastly ihcy all
serned to enjoy it, and reluctantly they crowded
on the bcais and at night 10 rctun Ia frr
homes. No crowd could be more orderly No gambling
apuarcIt the beach AID the wOiHt exhibition Was
raity of negroes making NEST hilarious vocal racket oi
!. no Dari and " III Dtrl" with accompaniment al E'e,
guitar yOlGncello tainbC;iBe. and r jJ OuiJ QUE uin
WIG con slr,ouly drunk -cnbic looking oid gen
tirian blue th wbo crava and oven he retained
engh sosc f piOpriey t. shake hands with everybody
the boat coming up. and to beg them Win
many hicoups Not tJ tell his viic.