The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-30
PRICE TWO CENTS.
CONEY ISLANDS PLEASURES.
ALSO THE DiNGrRs THfT T,fpERIL
1HE LIJIS or JJSIIORS.
Trains In CoIiision ut Pnrkviiie Crossing-Scv-
erai Passengers Observation-Disclosures Re
suiting from the Rivalry OF the Railroads.

Train. In Collision ut Pnrkviie Crossing Sew
erai Passengers Iniurcd-Rcckiessness Re
suiting from the Rivalry of the Railroads.
In additions to the routes to Coney
Island and their tcrmini heretofore do
scribcd in THE Sun. the advertising columns
announce two routes OF which the public
viii BE- glad TO hear. Ono is. new route to
Conoy Island by steamboat and rail by the way
OF Locust Grove. Two jolly little boats. tho Ar
rowsmith and the Minnie II. Chds. leave sum
dry piers on the North river at convenient
hours, and nftor pleasant sail down tho river
and across the harbor land their passengers al
Locust Grove. where eX-Mayor Gunthcr's cars
take thcm to tho beach, The terminus Of this
road is about Ave minutes walk from Cables
and less than two minutes walk from the surf
Yesterday THE suns announcement sent hum
drcds that way, and mono had cause to regret II.
Another novelty il the time table operation Of
the now Bay Ridge road. TO which passengers
arc taken By the Martin and the Norwalk. This
terminus Of this route deserves special men,
ton. On the 1st Of April last the end of tha
island whcrc the depot stands was a series Of
sand heaps. To-day nearly two millions Of dol
lars are invested in a hotel as imposing as thd
Fifth Avenue. and u series Of railway buildings
the size Of which is phenomenal The 500
acres Of land and two and half miles Of beach
on which this property stands belong to several
CAPITALISTS who intend to mako il family re-
sort Norton's is for people who care for CLANS
beer, and bathing. Cables Is the great centre
Ter transient fashion. promenade concerts. and
HE. Ihe Manhattan Will Oi necessity become
equipped for that purpose. with $50 excellent
rooms and all the appointments Of n nrst-clnss
elty house. under the immediate care Of Charles
II; Shelley formerly Of the Brunswick.
These added facilities in the public interest
naturally attract unusual attention. and yestcr-
gay polh routes were well patronizcd and the
Battling was almost universal Yesterday. and
queue as letters are delivered from the Post
Onic". Now buoys and line floats have been
put out recently. and there Il very little danger
ble sport was made by the keeper Of IA little bit
OF an elephant which hc troitcd NJ and down
Jlst inside the breakers. Several men rode
NOR hors - into the wuinr-wlhch was moro
enjoyable To TIE horses than the hathcrs.
:. Consideralle confusion WIS caused On Cum
Tiers limo hy a lark OF intelligent gu des. Pas
s'ngef7 w.rc constantly getting on the wrong
trains and finding i ont from grum conductors
alter reaching stit ton from which they could
rra. ID the boats ty a ung walk only.
About 6 O'Clock lisi evening. - tho train
from Bay Ridge on ihe Manhattan Bench Rail
road. was Iassin- tio rarkyle Junction. an
9Nrr'fs Tram IA th9 r. 0s.p,.i Park and Coney
l-hmd road dashed up the track. and struck
the Manhattan Beach tram about the third cur.
kno king i irelh the ira. k. There were seven
cars on the Prospect iark, line. contaning
train had tAe same NUMBER Of cars but had few
passengers. This train stopped as usual ut the
crossing, ana. AT a signal from the ilagman that
AL was right. moved ahead. Tho train on tho
buck
The engineer and nrcmen jumped from their
places Just before tho crash came. Tho passen-
gers. who saw that n collision was imminent.
tried 70 Jump of. but the speed WAS too great TO
permit Of 1t without greater risk They arose
II m their seats and clutrh"d Tho framework Of
the ear. and stood in terror. The locomotive
sfru X the third the Manhattan train
smashing 1t and the two adjoining cars to
pieces and creating n terrific shock. Tho en-
Elnt founded from the trH X ana turned almost
up-id, down. Tho thrco cars dir,.tly heh nd ths
Disabled engine suffered from the full force II
the Rebound, aud several OF the =, ats IN III" first
car were crushed To- pieces. The wreck WAS
cg,n,plct,r Ihcrc wrre no pass nscrs IN the car
Other INK No. rdn. r VI Hoi.i-s. iho brake.
h4h "n u" ManhMidn Hri'i tram was the
onlJ person lnjurrion that tram. llodgis~ was
tnr"~h ~. AMI received serious informal in
lufi'-. Ftr or SIX pd-son.:rr- in tho first car
On TIE Pros -l't IarN In" wcrr injured. most oi
III M ~ 1hr n}.n- -l!ntefs from the broken
Mrs. lIauElcyof 3l5 Tenth street, Brooklyn,
her hp was dl,loaiei. Mrs. O'iIarn of 45
Nyckyn street received two slight scalp
wounds. ,oihcr persons injured did not require
MIS-. O'llarl Were taken To- their homes in rar-
rias'~ provided ~ ~. rmlrond company; The
locomotive of the Prospect Park road and three
.1irs un tho o,h'r tram wcr" totally wrecked
H. mot intense "Nrllrm,nt Prevailed. and
lnih RAILROAD 'otlpani's were loudly denounced
hr i'rs s-ii''- uhi inlSinahscln"nL
IlH q lEirln WIS blamed iy the oili 'ors Of thu
when lr MUST huNr known that th" otl"r train
W., dU'. Charles Peters. eng Iirrr. au tho fire.
man IN tAo Pusict Park and Con.y Island
train. WHO saved th"ir lives, and tho officials 4
thr Manhattan BrNeh road. say thnl they haya
hnl constantly to Wd;'h the "r,'--in- at Park
ion t. ID, arciu. Al ihc Bay Ridge depot. an
officer said ths, az tho Bay k.i;' unI Jamaica
road WAS "a through routH. tulNcr's trains were
ItllllItN 'ftf ID InIt tx,