The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-30
ON THE R0CKAWAY BEACH,.
AN OBSERVER AMONG A MULTITUDE
OF PLEASURE SEEKERS.

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Pleasure Boat-Jimmy Remsen's Dance.
Last Sunday morning spent three hours
riding donkey Il could not get a horse) along
the edge OF the surf that lies between the Surf |
| House and the eastern pavons above the Hol-
| land House Rockaway Beach. The surf and |
| sand were spotted over with human beings. BY |
| taking that donkey ride obtained what never |
had before often as 1 have been TO Rock |
away-s comprehensive view OF that three |
| miles Of beach. saw the numerous streams OF |
| men, women, and children, as they came over |
the sands from the piers where they had landed |
on the bay side OF the beach. The head OF each
line came with an arrowy rush out OF the fringe
of cedars, bent their eager steps to the surf lne'
only few, comparatively, going first Into the
pavilions where the French and German bands
were disooursing such eloquent music. After
they reach tho most Of them turn back and
go to the bath houses for bathing suits, take
their dip In tho sea, come out as hungry 90
sharks, and then, as soon as they can change
their clothes rush to the pavions or the
groves to get a table, and plunge into their
luncheon baskets and call for ohowder or baked
clans and lager beer Whole families, no mat
ter what their nationality, initiate the Germans
and drink beer, babies aud all. saw mothers
surrounded by their little ones, and with babies
| In their arms, treat tho family group all around
from the same mug OF lager. The baby who had
lust been imblbinR from natures fountain,
snackingits little lips and turning from mothers
milk to lager with unmistakable relish. The
larger children and the young folks generally
dance. The weather Is never too hot for Ger
man girl to dance as II Is never too warm for
her male kinfolks to imbbe leRer.
All along that glorious bench before noon
was speckled with promonaders, white In the
water sported the bathers. As the tide went
out the boys and girls in their bathing dresses
seized large clam shells and dug for the small
clans that bury themselves In tho sand as the
tides ebb each day. Yesterday the surf line
looked Ms ~ It had been spaded or plouGhed. or
Little piles Of sand broke the dead level q the
shingle, reminding one OF the gopher NUS u,
| Georgia Mountebanks and Rymnasts, lottery
men aud fortune tellers, Punch and Judy, aud
snerifs few three-card monte men also
gathered their efoups ana made tnelr money ,es
out OF the sight seers and pleasure seekers the
a silly and the unwary
FORTUNES TOLD ny BIRDS.
y rode up to a German bird fancier.
!; mn in cSs.-ave cents fortune. He said
J, he had learned to train birds to tell
fortunes In Germany, but had trained the
:. four he had-two roldinches and two s,skinsI
a in Now York. The NIUE fellows were wo,,
" taught when the bird carrier opened one OF
/, the four gates through which the birds could
IS thrust their beaks; he would cal 70 'ns shi.
n ntssIy la aST' s' good '0 ioT'"os b.c&S
y pick 1t out, that's good fellow and and
y null out with his little beak small red, blue or
white paper ON which a fortune Tor woman,
, groups we're collected, however, wherever there
a was any game OF ohance-and there we're too
y. up with the tide a week ago had all disappeared
sa yesterday. There was not trace OF them, poi
30 of any annoying insect, sand ny, mosquito VI
-, As M donkey tfOtted along I saw younu
20 man, tanned and freckled, wearing fancy blue
'n combination flannel bathing suit trimmed Win
"a "a red braid. lie carried rubber hfe-savlne Al
- the other. lie showed me how ne used ma
'o' apparatus ON drowning person ne Is an e1
st sacs, which is circular, 10 his nand 10 1t on,
lSs end Of the twine Is attached. man GU shore
or swimmer re iches the drowning mao, he catches
M MIN he rises, Or dives Tor Nun II hsl1 sinH'h
no nts like a collar around the drowning man
tx neck, keeping his head above water raeI
"a experts name) aids him, u necessary as w
III man on snore draws hun III. when he reache
"a this way three have been snatcned from TIL
~ Imminent peril OF watery grave this summer
n. proprstors. They al agreed tha the wave o
~ prosperity that they had taken on the ebb so
NO TO lead 10 their good fortune this summer date
. back to two summers ago, when InE sun ha
Is drawn the attention Of the general puoiic I
on working womens picnic, and to man an
eu woman they said they were ready 10 DO III
- New YORK. Nj Magerus suSsested that Frida
'u' SATURDAY woHd be the oest Gay for az ehcni
his said they shOuN ave all the chowdeT and oati
-. log facilities his place could afford; MT. Wall
toes should visit the beach and systematiLe u
whole thing. 80 tnat the entertA inmsnt " ~
working women might DC equally disttloute
among the hotels. .payons., and oainir
houses. Capt. Samuells OF the Neptune Hou'
declared they should have every thing ms nous
ore Afforded.
on The women brought good luck 70 g
tho Deach," said the widow Holland, and u
nly beach ought to giyo them grand picnic Mlt
in a Holland did not say a word. lie lsa your
bacnelDr six feet tall, rudy and hlue-eyed
not hlushed AUD looked unutterable Things, heyI
ana Grobe. Sehmeelk and Mienaslls. sald
ing "Our payiliOns aud bath houses are AT u
zns service of the working women for one gay
These gentlemen are among the nehters VI VI
Holland Beach property.
lad THE SUNSHINE.
u" left tho beach at T. NJ, returning on Il
she sunshine, a boat which makes the twelfth ru
mn ming to RockAway Beach. She was not crow
IN her proprielOrs are scrupulously exact III t'kl
not a single passenger more than the Law pc
iad mits aud no intoxicating drinks are allowed {
In board. W. had charming sail back Schoo
49, OF great BLACK PROPOSES were playing arou'
the boat es we passed through the inlet TO &
sav outer ocean; the huge black monsters seem
us'r ~ be Inspired bJ the music, and frequent
no - leaped entirely out OF the water close 10 I
sx vessels side 10 the infinite amusement OF /
children and their motnors
ara From AN Intelligent gentleman on board I
ook cOastwise aud nautical matters, learned III
ave accurately mapped out by the United stat
sses coast survey, from thirty To forty feet dee
y I'M most OF the water surface 81 the bay, howeN
az covers the sand only few feet or incnos AS I
NV lido is in or out. There Is now pc
nan lion before Congress, which win probit
and and take the form OF bill by tne n,
"N session, make an appropriation
,ba tie Improvement Of Can irsie and Jam .icI ha
ara for the purposes Of haroorAee. He remark
" that the abatement Of the Barren Island nu
and ancs only question Of time. Inc g
'"N formerly sold the dead ANIMALS that are the
converted into compost and soap grease, to
proprietors OF the Barren Island factories nc
r,ca IL gives tue carrOn away TO get rid OF II,
Ia 10 said that Il cost the city less to creini
soS IL in properly constructed furn ices, WIN
80" should consume ali the gaseous matters "a "
',rod Ms the solid parts, than II does 10 ifanspOrt
'NN offensive stun IN scOMs dOwL the uAy III II
cTemAted not only would barren Island
sha mace habtable, but a great nuisance would
.,nas removed that now frequently posons the WIN
,tpo1 | shore from the Battery TO RockawaV Oei
- | as the carton laden scows pass q
anu lady at tho Holland House told
ri tnsi as sue va.,o -" .cy fystyhtsI ~
liars uuiio, $500, NO t.' Ii,h ~, mis- ',ei the
Ii nau seated her to "A degreO that caused heI
vomit Tor twenty four hours. The wonder 10 1
the wealthy Inhabitants Of that charming Iol
Ivy, Batn, l.. do not exert themselves 10 Ii
. - The nuisance aOated. Hut the putTld carcAssei
u 3d. animals uOt tine only sources Of dir puls
al