The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
SIGHTS ON COMFY ISLAND.
Il PLACE OF SUNDAY GATH RING
FOR THE POPULACH.
TWENTY Thousand Pleasure Seekers on the
Beach-Mr. Luce's Queer Mistske-Au Re-
centric Exh orter-A Leafer's Punish ment.

Twenty Thousand Pleasure seekers on the
Beach-Mr. Luce's Queer Mistske-Au Re-
centric Exhorter-A Leafers Punish ment.
Three card monte men were on the Coney
Island beach yesterday. They evsded the eyes
OF the local police greatly to the ente -tsinment
Of some OF the visitors, and apparently to their
own profit. The breeze which famed the island
made the beach a charm and bathing delightful.
Every sunday thus far this season the place has
been thronged, but yesterday was exceptionally
favored In that regard. In addition TO the reeu-
lar boats and frequent trains, four large excur-
sion boats packed to their extreme capacity. II
is estimated that not less than 5000, and posi-
bly, 5000 persons we're on the beach, and at the
various places OF resort, between A. VI. and ii
p. NJ. All the hotels we're provided with extra
help, but all were overrun aud unable to supply
the demand. CLANS and lager beer are the sta
pie articles OF consumption, ana the quantities
OF both sold yesterday were astonishing.
The accident Of Saturday evening, being the
second In ess than week, has caused a great
deal OF feeling against the management OF the
railroad. The com plants are that the cars are
overcrowded, that good order Is not always
maintained by the conductors, and that home
ward bound passengers are almost ir variably
covered with cinders and smoke from the en-
gines. II would be easy TO add one OF more cars
to every train. even II It necessit .ted an extra
engine Conductors can ALWAYS silence rude or
boisterous messengers by putting them ON the
sancs can readily be abatod.
or the 10000 persons on the island at o'clock
yesterday, probably four 1fths were working
men. with their families. Perfect order was OBJ
served among them, the police not having to
interfere save In one Instance, when party OF
young men were disposed To be overfree in their
bathing eccentricities, and In another when
entertained bvstanders with a free disclosure OF
domestic difficulties. and light was threatened
by the woman. There was very lively scene at
one Of the bathing houses, however Mr.. James
Luce OF this city and several fiends hired
bathing dresses aud enjoyed the water. On
their return, Mr.. Luce and a woman accidentally
changed houses, he going into hers and she into
his. After an interval Of a few moments the
passers by were attracted by a towel waved
vigorously from the little aperture In Mr.. Luce's
house A. nrst none paid attention TO u, but
a atter a m.t. sun reporter appToaoned me
won't YOU send the bath house keeper here.
I've made mistake. I'm In one OF the lsdy's
dow" or course the lady was In the same TX.
Fresh bathing suits were brought and put on,
after which they exchanged houses.
Later In the day Young man with two hats
on accos ed n woman with baby in her arms,
near Delane's lager bier place In an insolent
she looked at MIN IN amazsment, and was go
ing on without speaking when man In his shirt
sleeves grabbed her bv the arm and wanted 10
know what bad been said to her. She told him.
Turning ON Mr.. rwohats, the man told him he
was the womans husband, and n he didn't
apoloClze he'd whip him Ia vain rwohats tried
to explain that he meant nothing. A great
throng < thered about them. aud It was evident
that ngnt was imminent, when MIR. Twohats
aopro fched tue woman, and, amid the jeers OF
the throng, apoiogiked to her. Then he tried TO
move on. but the crowd desired fun, and for ten
or fifteen minutes walled him In and badgered
him.
John Marcher, a negro pickpocket, living near
Gowanus. was arrested bv one OF the local po-
lice, because he had a silver watch In his pos
session, for which II was thought he ought to
give AN account. As his residence Ia known,
and no loss had been reported, John was al
lowed to 90.
Considerable sport WAS occasioned hya man
who carried a small transparency on which WAS
printed, " Ten reasons why an Methodist"
He walked up snd down the beach for about
half an hour, carrying this banner, and followed
by hundreds of men and women. Then, halt
ing bank near the little cove. he took q
small hymn book from his pocket aud sang,
I'm grim,
1m stranger,
can tarry' can tarry but niyht.
At nrst the people were disposed to be jocu-
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