New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27

cao nm NJ the time Of the departure Of the later boats
their loads were lighter, and the three last tram, on %
In manv cases four sat in the same seat, ana tne
standing room in and out was wen 1917, ~, ,nbn
Ii is difficult 10 get exact idea OF tne nu,oeI ,,,
snent me day nj the Beach, nut taking estimate from
the oketagents report OF the week before; nc tbe
count OF the smaller steamer LOADS an" noof
careful estimate OF the trains. the whole numDef Ssh
fan FAR short of $4,000 people About IOOO OF .nos
were carried on the cars. and the remainder WeIe
crowded on seven steamers, making in al niue TRIPS e"o"
way. -. -, ,,- - -ernorted one OF the
officers OF the Prospect PARK and COney lsIahu -
to a TRIBUNE reporter last evening am We naae ~
pacitv Of the Company tested 20 its utmost ma oo
frequent excursion trains. until late ~ e s "a
10 give ample promise OF accident Inc Inauf he
the Gunther road were equally cgo" oSep This
tween 900 and 1000 persons passlhR 90 o'C ~,
line II was estimated that over 10000 persons .n
visited the beach during the day' any Aside
ing the crowd was particularly houceape. -,
from those going by the steam cars, many VII
by the street lines and the rnas wetS d an eTbero
bcIcs of every description. The hotel sheuH tNcll
were filed and IL difficult to ma @
for teams The excessive heat yesterday seemed an &
naI nnentive 10 bathing ANA during the ate noon anu
i'm the evening when the moon gave To me pet .
tie ibtness Of daylight the surf merry win those
~ hat5ine, costumes All the hotels were crowded tnu
the rereshmcnt tables were taxed heaNly gicC -
of the Central Office Brooklyn who mas had charg o. INC
naiica detail stated 90 TRIBUNE reporter tnat nog-
wifhstanding the immense crowd not Hhslo -
ance had been reported or anything that caleu Iol
ofcia notice The returning trans al night were even
more crowded than those Of the day everyone seeming
braeze In 10 the last however accident occurred
The steamers D. r. Martin aud Norwalk made ho.Iy
trims 10 Bay Ridge Yesterday. carrying people neelne
from the city TO Manhattan Beach Long before the
arrived the piers were covered with crowds OF Peo
Die eager the excessive heat or the city Inc
tlr0ugs were impatient at times that many persons
rsked their limbs In jumping on me boats oeIorS ,pSy
were securely fastened great was the croWu tl't
ample accommodations could not be be provided on e
boats. Seats at premium. and many "ere
Obliged themselves with seat on the rallnS
A half hours sail and the passengers were dropped
At Bav Ridge. where were taken 10 the bcach
When viewed the top of the large hotel the Dtaeh
presented mass Of moving human forms; From
5000 10 10000 people scattered aDou.
the beach no one time. There were people VI
81 descriptions The majority OF them baerl-
feed elegance for ease The greatest attraction
was the surf bathing and all day until nearly nine
400 bathnr-suts on hire were hardly allowed time 20
get comfortably dry and many persons grunDied az
being obliged wait long line for the next Dathng
suit that comes in" The Manhattan Beach HOtei was
crowded by pleasure-seekers and the aDlIles ana
resources OF prOpret0rs were heavily taxed 70 nee'
the constant den lnds OF the hungry visitors.