The daily gazette., 1877-09-19
[Correspondence Of che G XzErrr. %
Letter from New t'zI Y York !,
., New YoRK, Sen. 4, is7'

Mr. EDIToR-It1 lis probable that the
readers Of the GAZETTE have seen SO much
in the newspapers about. Long, Branch
Ocean Grove. Asbury Park and other Sea- eel
bathing places as 10 be led to the conclul ~
sion that these grand resorts are the onlyii7
ones ne this, city; for itis a long time
tince l have seen any, mention Of Coney
Island, exceptfn an advertisem eit, And =
yet the beach on this unobtrusiveo Iittleo1o
island lis one Of the oldest, safest and most
pleasant, a-bathing places in the country, a
IL was opce the resort Of the wealthy classes
as we'll as the middle and poorer class, II
is reached by steafhboats and rail- cars and ~
islonly thirty minutes ride from the city...1
During the bathing season it,isthe resertef O..
tens Of thousands Of New Workers daily, Il b.,
and the Sunday Schools and pic mic parties
md great enjoyment IN bathing, fsfifhE, -
and such other amusements as they ises III
PROPER To introduce, as they find inbwhekea ~
else 80 freely and 80 chsaply. lThere, ,isso -
little OF the day taken up in going to and
coming from 'Cohey island that full days d
pIeasure may be had without the fatigue d d
usual In excursions toipla1es situated at &oo
greater distance from home., The houses
on the beach are very ordinary in constitute
tlonl; but several of them are very com
m odious and AFFORD all the protection that q
is desired, wita profusion of refreshments
as cheap as In the city, while large barrels
of ice water, with cups chained to them are ,o,
found convenient on the balconies free to,
all who see proper to quench their thirst
without calling for lager or anything
stronger Coney 4Island is part Of Long
Island. The beach extends eight or ten
miles, and the surf, although not so strong
as at Cape May lis very fine. A popularity
of the place Is seen in the long ropes that
are run outon the zach fora considerable g..
depth in the water, and fastened to stakes
in front of nearly all the houses. These
ropes are great aids to the female bathers
and children who clingto the lines and pass
into water much deeper than they would
dare do without the ropes to sustain them
as the waves roll in and break over Them, Il!
The ride on the steamer down the Hud-
son. across the bay, and past the Battery
and Governors Island, and through the
Narrows to the ocean, is a beautiful and
ldelightful one and the return by the cars
through the farms on Long Island, past u
Greenwood cemetery, and through the city
of Brooklyn, is very pleasant and divert
ing. TOT 4i.fi' .'t '-'ll 'f''l7' y
Those who stop and take drivethrough
Greenmount never regret it.. The ceme- q.
terry at this season is very beautiful. The
elegant and costly monuments are so nu- ,
merous that it would be almost impossible
for one to mention more than a few OF the ID
noteworthy ones. The amount of money
| spent here is immense. Many of the adorn7 ..
ments of the lots costing far more than ele-
CANT buildings would-$20,0J0 and $4,000
are moderate sums, and several lots are
known to have cost S75 900 and 500, coo! A o.
| small lot about one hundred feet square, &.
not far from the entrance, was, greatly de-
sired by the late A, T., Stewart, and he Of
fered the Company S85, 900 for 1t. but the
Company declined to selIslt for less than 10
| 800, 900. 3 The large receiving vault of the
Company has a capacity for 800 bodies.
and any one who desifes to purchase may
deposit rem aims In the vault until he has
the time to select a lot. % De- -5tt 'i
Monuments are erected by numerous So
cieties that are truly imposing. Among
these may be mentioned the soldiers monn
| ment, the pilots monument, the monu-
ment to the fireman who in saving the life
of q child lost his own one to an Italian
girl who was thrown from her carriage and
killed, at seventeen years of age, which
cost S29 900, although executed in Italy.
In returning from Coney Island you
should take the Fulton street ferry, which
is so near the great suspension bridge across
the East river that it appears to be above
your head. 1t is vast structure and will
form a part of one of the most Interesting
drives, VIII n completed, to be found any
where. 1t is so far completed as to allow ~,
those who are curious enough and venture
some enough to walk over it.
For ordinary use bridge here is a fail
ure. The ferry boats are safe and so chea
tuat no bridge can take away their Gus
TONER'S. For two cents you and your bag
gage, box or baskets, are carried over fai
quicker than you could walk or be carriet
over the bridge. But New York wanted
a bridge to complete the connection betweej 1n
herself and Brooklyn, and what New Iori:
wants her people rarely fail to secure.
.Ily. 81. ":=-e 10 f..sp.J url
A Misunderstanding. ..,......