The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-03

OF drunkenness, and nearly all the prisoners as |
proach Of the Centennial. Boys were tried for
stealing Centennial noes, men and women
plead ed guilty to "Ct ntennial drunks," and one
man was fined for decorating bis house and
getting drunk and cleaning out his neighbor-
Risy R2Sd 'is %e.ss so!husas sad ISSse SSs smith
seedy hummer, whose htAy clothes, sodden
face. and draaeling looks showed that he had
known no other bed than paving stones and tue
park seats for many days, rolled no to the bar.
" wnat have you to say ABOUT your condition.
wear ter day, wash'en cros'd the Delwar, an"
Never mind the Declaration OF Independence
sent % you Of on the spree sT "fhst S need es.
me Gouie tsG an snd ter SSee sSs Ss
patriotic" said the Judge. You were decor q
ing your house, no doubt, ond celebrating TIE
down your throat You ought to have waited
day or two you are too early In celebrating
the Fourth. II 1t had been a day OF two later
might have excused you. As 1t is. you Will have
q spend tue Fourth and the succeeding eight
days on the Island" He'll" exclaimed Mr.
Weed, that's aler mon gets furr pa,rotism.
done carer dam. Rah for CentenL"
HOT SUNDAY OUT or TOWN.
six thousand people sought yesterday the
sands of Coney Island Ivy the new Prospect
Park and Coney Island Railroad, white ~ many
more took tho Gunther line aud the horse cars
At the new depot tho stream OF people, good
natured and jolly. kept pouring into the station,
keeping seventeen large roomy open cars con,
both sexes predominated, and nearly every train
pufed out to the tune OF popular songs or amid
laughter and gleesome banter. A more good
n ltuted multitude IL would he hard to mud In
any land. AT the beach the sands were alive
with men, women, and children, like a tremen-
dous army, marching and counter marching to
anu fro. From every place where II could
hang the starry emblem huttered in the refresh
for the bathers had tn little red white and blue
| Hays. Here n large family Of three generations
sprea ad and the luncheon divided there Punch
and judy m II made crowd Of children veil
| wi. b delight; further on a band OF burnt-cork
minstrels cracked their Jokes. while still fur
ther on AN old negro hddled for the amusement
| ~ dozen boys. 1hUusd nds plunged into the
| breakers, rolled on the sands, and buneted the
| waves far out to sea.
Near the terminus Of the new railroad Is the
| Ocean View Hotel, Just opened, with frontage
on the ocean Of $50 feet. From It's upper piazza
the view embraces Fort Lifiyette, tue Narfows.
| the Highlands Of Neve sink, Rock way beach,
| and the Lower liav while the seetuinR metrop-
oils is Just visible In the mellow hazy distance.
| since i.st year many new structures have been
added. ami the island has the appearance 81 a
strasgins village. gay with uanslent ,,in Ne M
| W. Engeman 10 adding new steamboat land
ing opposite the railroad depot IL VIII extend
tOJ eel INTO tue rce n. and workmen are labor
Ing upon II day and night 10 complete II by the
Never before in the history OF Coney Island
WAS he steamboat travel SO great "a Yesterday.
| he Idewild, sap. no, and L la Hancox were
crowded, and an unusual number OF trips were
made. rwo New York thieves de raid on
the Z yiliou hotel's bathing houses. Ex Sena
| tor Norton cAptul ed them, and after exhibiunl
them to the multitude, turned them over ~ the
All ihe boats plying between New York and
Rockaway beach were 1lled yesterday. LACE
beer and music flowed with equal freedom ant
tisfsction to the travellers, who sttolled sbou
on and between decks, or sat as near the rail Al
possible, W atching the pc orpoises tumblinR sbou
In tho waters, and dinkinR In the refreshing AR
Yesterday haes were abundant ana pltrioti'
of nearly ever, man, woman, and child. The
walk from the boat to the nrst hotel was fright
faIla hot han a la ~ nj M IN
fans could Hssuage the intOleribie tenn peratuI 9
which pricked the skin as with countless needle
with almost boiling water. There must hav
been at least p 800 persons In the SURF and lar.
| proportion OF them were women, many OF whom
In the face Of the fact that water travel !
pleasan!er ~ hot Weather than iS9rineIpS e, !
| every wind W aud door, the trains OF the Lon
Isl nj Rsilro d were crowded on every trip yes
| terdny, Al noon there were at least 5,UOO visit
IN Il. hEGs L % ood md when IL
intense heat mad yielded somewhat to toe soii
: | thronged for miles.
large gardens on Union Hill, N j., drew ou
|. but small attendance A vast array OF empt
y Der ches were To be seen instead OF the usu'
: crowds of festive Germans. The propretors
: the gardens gave as reason for the deere ,se "a
: fact tuat the money is being s,ved fer ID
= festlvals take place. The excessive heat n
= | DOUBT deferred many from leaving their home
lne mum Jer OF pleasure seekers at Fort lie
a was not yesterd y 30 gre Il as on other SUNDAY
= this season, only about fifteen h1ndred per ot
4. going there for lager and fresh lr. AS the win
:, W y blowing from the west aud was cOnsequen
N ly intercepted by the nigh bluffs the greater pa
r. OF the day, the weather was excessively war
n and oppressive, out higher up on the oluns
n cooler temperature prevailed.
"a Even with the thermometer at ee' In the shad
9 the cool retreats VI High Bridge proved vel
a attractive. ana no. less than i've thousand pc,
4 pie visited that locality during the day: ~
n Harlem river was almost entirely deserted b
- he tatiyes Of the boating clubs WulC
M usually eniven Its surface with their slend'
p shells and eaily-unlformed crews. the intens
- heat repressing even their professional ardo
n Astoria, IKE It's fellow suburbs, slept in Il
- sun yesterday but efcelled its neighbors
"a Offering one cool point of refuge from the brol
- Ing heat. That was Gen. Newton's Golfer da
1, and the galleries which had been blown out
~ him from under Haetts Point reef. The da
N l. generally overrun with visitors, especially
DIe efowa The s"e little posi- ON
,e Of Astoria has on IT'S roof nfe-sze phntins
WashingtonI surrou9uea oy mult'auue
a. we'll garni.h with the hation. colors al
patriotic devices.
d decorated, and also the CITY Hall. The saloon
10 private houses, stor S, express once, shippin
a and factories are tolarably gay, and the two ia
10 rmai depo,s are handsomely dressed with II
Of tioDal emblems. Long Island City, whlch
~ cl lIes hotn Hunters Point aud Astoria, "
h. not indulge IN fireworks on the Fourth. Tbs
in Is no money IN the city treasury. Ine New Y u
a city public buildings on the Tver ISLANDS are
id | undecurated, but Will hoist their h-gs tome
VI. row.
ay Yesterday was the hottest day OF the seast
Eli thus far. rhe sun shOne down pitilOuslH, al
sd the heated atmo tpheTe WAS not stirred by G
ie | slightest breeze until late In the afternOon.wn
al a strong wind from tue BAY 5pring ~. reffes
K, ing tue painting citizens. OF the past we
to tuesday " As tue hottest DAY. The thermome'
oil | reached 90.
a. The f,liowlng we're the changes in the tel
le | per lture yesterday, as indicated by the IN,
d, | IN meter at Hudnut's; y. Me- 15'; IL NJ, VI
10 | 3 Z. NJ, 95s o =. M, ele.
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