The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-14
SrNDAY CLANS AND BEER.
uou ru,nTr THOUSAND VIEW roRK-
rms DID CONEr ISLAND


.utno i,ms ever saw, the Ian to-day mas Wv"
the iamd,st. Fronting by my kno"lcuee VI '"o
,ovcra OF tho festive 81 I'M came uo"n 'e'
,,,ly. hoping to have the nrst car TO thSsen' ~
-, surtrlse the nrst train was long, ana every
car was packed. .,,,.
Wv what class Of people would you MINK
.n.tl likely to bo up and ready for the earliest
,,.,n 10 Coney Islands clam-sheled shoref
v,orv man was SUS-struck-New York SUN
and, to my utter amazement, many OF |
nam were reading DR.. Damroschs exhaustive |
,.rer Of waener's Nibelungen Ring.
Queer, isnt III
Thete were only nfteen women on the train.
Iuthe rest were men and boys, longing for a
twim
was curious TO SEQ what they would do when
they reached the island, and bet myself clam
fry they would, one and all, swash themselves
with beer before they swashed themselves with
foam.
lost.
The whole load, men and women, rushed TO
tho hath houses and "Once more unto the
beach, dear friends" like Henry FIN, they
cried.
by George, but this Is Patadlse,' said one.
ayes" replied his friend, Double skies"
They say IL isn't well to battle immediately
after ealing. Conversely conclude 1t Is quite
the cheese to eat just after bathing. SO AFTER
using eighteen OF tue Ittic rays Nhcb eiS
messed TO call towels, with considerable salt n
my hIr. | boldly approached clamuery and
ordered a double roast with hot rolls and
coffee
In bout an hour the fellow came back with
the roast and a glass one third full Of beer.
81 don't want beer" said I; Il ordered
roGee.'
1--WE don't got no coffee" said he.
"And not much beer" said 1.
He laughed, but didn't, for In about an hour
Experienced a change Of feeling, the worst
tver had. Other people eat clans and drink
beer, so called, with impunity, but for two
hours l was In mortal peril and positive an
guish
"why didn't get doctorf' because there's
hone to get.
It'sa veritabie and lamentable fact that on
that long and barren island not doctors shin
re can he found. In a crowd OF 1900 people
Ills quite possible that some time there may be
all accident Fits may come. Fights may occur.
At all events there ought to be physlci N here,
II he were TO be supported oy substitution.
me tell YOU II the quantity. No man lives VINO
can say on his honor that he ever had glass
full Of beer at I oney Island on SUNDAY.
II there is one he should he bired and ex-
hibited as a curiosity. for he is unique and ex
* a rule the sweaty walters bring the glasses
one.third allied with beer and two thirds Hooded
with froth. Let II settle. see Low much so
cailed beer you have. l think some mes the
beer sellers ate philantnropists In disguise. and
instruct the attendants not to poison the Tuesis
any more tnan they can heio. But severer crit
les mgnt Judge more harShly, ana set II down
~ greed ana lust OF pr nt.
HE dav has pas sed pleasantly The sun never
thnne more brightly. nor was he ever more law
ish wh ms nsa. was aae ,hot ds ~ '@e
CLANS. beer, rum, tohacco gin, uint Juieps, aud
Among the Visitors we're the well-known Ex-
tesior Chowder Club from Gotham. They drove
To the BROOKLYN de- OF In huge omn'husses,
and a H. D..
Rentry first made their appt arance, Ia ight caps,
white SHIRTS. stiped trousers and blue tells.
they were Jolly ana Jovial. Later III the DAY tney
were decidedly more 30, aud when the earlier
teamIngs Of the 81 vers moon lit up the jersey
shore. Ia concert with the 81 ril soprano OF the
lively mosquito aud the deep bass rumbling Of
the ever II wing tide, the hoisierous boys began
TO sing, canlnr comueis me To report Ia
evsa Danrosch and Wogner were relocated to a
back seat, and listened TO the chorus OF tue
"Little brown Jug with delight.
There's u subtle charm about real drunken
refrain difficult to an lyIe.
lie leader OF the Clue was very conhdentlal
aud told me that ne never enjoyed an all-ds,
dinner " So much In bis NE
What was the menuf' said /.
"What did you have to eatT"
"Oh, well, we had SAT- water clans, Littl
Neck clans, roast clans, clam chowder, mud
clans. deNilled clans, raw clans, ana beer.
d" Any belly achef
He Stopped himself on the spot, a royal slap
and laughed at tue very Idea.
Ordinarily, the people mere on sunday are the
well-Dehaved working people. VINO during The
week are confined in stores or by duties tina
keep them closely There are rude. loafersi
fellows, too. and occasionally women Of a ora
Eenisn is. e but IT must ue conceded that wnei
2OOo and sometimes S)OVO people gather 10
sether week bfter week, away from tue re
straints OF city life. and all tent on having
sool time, II Is to their great credit that M
rows. no Disturbances no breaches OF the peSc
Not even when the evening shades prevail
and n are filled with beer.
Today have been struck by the number O
Invalid. here. IT, queer day TOR tnem 70 con,
put. but come they did. One poor, pale fello "
VII 3D. had n.tN
through whose HANDS one cOulI almost see tn
light, was assisted SLOWLY 10 the steps to th
loug piazza, where seats aud little tables ar
provided. II was touching picture: Tue maj
was very tall very pale very thin, and emacl.te
was not well myself out gave up my ch 4
willingly, so that his friend might sit near MN
looked at the contrasts. lie on the verge
the grave. aud NOISY groups al about hun, read
for ANYTHING, from a picnic TO ntnt' .,s ~
two schooners Of lager-afier which l quieu
stole away.
In spite VI the Intense hest there un
usu. amount of driving down here oy the ne'
Boliey I'd aud tbs old UrOad roads. General
IpeAkiug me drivers own their horses but ther
tIe exceptions whies make axe men shadde
b, some 4 ne minor hotels, pretty good she
room at C4ne' aud tue best 5 elter and care
the Oceanic. Sow aud tn Il some man wi
knows tue "valy ~ peace add happiness" h
tie h rness taken from IA, morse anu treas biz
- a roll Ia Glursi s4nd--a tTr4t when dries b
hair, refreshes us Nerves. aud makes him .
enx'ous T. gei on,sidg - tor quarts Of q. |
d
get TO the stall. Many nogs 80 IRE ruined by IA
drive to the island, and there ought 10 Ne a la
prohibiting livery stable kccper5 from ettIi
out feaus to young men who dunk on he ro.
and have no certificate II natural DeneyD lruc
with the execution - the ylriung teams. Nv
or three rig, one hock Il gees. and a gang
noisy ducks there Is 10 live stock on the ISLAM
save the dogs. Every hotel man 5 a dog. an
the nan VINO can shave his dogs nair Ia II
most eccentric manner is Ell the best Il
low Consequently the dogs are tie cuuOsitl
Of the island, They seem 70 know It themselye
for however Loudly they bark, tho searcnii
glance Of "a well bred nan sends tho dogs I;
Immediately between his less, AID he walks
dlsconsolately IN his detection.
aud II very hard to read down here.
In the hotels there Is a constant rushing TO l
fru, Wild Kind OF enthusiastic pleuic going
All the time.
Also aies.
On tho piazzas the sun shines, the peoi
promenade and the children shout. On
b-ach the eyer-changing panorama dlstracts |
thoughts. and the effect Is lad on the eyes. i
fact Is, ~ not well for man To be alone d
here. lie needs wife and half "a dozen eli
dren T. Keep him busy II he Is alone he ca
drinks, ana smokes too much. III win a pal
Of lively ad-, it's more 50. H. however, be /
hWife and sa1 tOur, Or even six little ones, he
"a nHtf4 - III