The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-18
SUNDAY BY THE SEA SANDS.
GETTING TNrO THE sruuHR RUSH TO
CONEr ISLAND BEiCH


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CoNrY ISLAND BEACH. juno l7.--Thcrr's
nothing like it on the face Of the earth. It's a
kaciio s"opie curiosity that's what il IS. and t.
describe it is m imro-sibilty. drove down hy
the Boulevard. having tried the cars and been
tried by them TO my hearts content On the
broad Boulevard trccs have boon planted boy the
thousand Some ofthom flourish. others droop.
/ ana many are dead. The sirocco of reform has
had It's little way in Brooklyn. as elsewhere. and
per consequence no effort s made to revive the
feeble or replace the dead.
There are twcnty-eight hotels" on the road.
As q rule they consist Of a small reception
room. n largo barroom, ana a quarter milo shed
for horses AMI carriages. You can get all you
want to drink but nothing TO eat. You can't
find u hccistcak. a lamb chop. or even sand
wch in these roadside hostoines. but as much
rum. gin. whiskcy and wine as you can pay
for
To people who have not been at Coney Island
/ since last sunday the place IS phenomenon Of
change.
Two immense now structures arc nearly COM
plcted. which then were not even bcgun-onc
( depot and restaurant. the othera restaurant and
| hotel. Where the mania for now hotels will end
/ it would Doe hard TO say. II is understood that
sheridan shook and 20 party OF cap .taiists pur-
pos" PUT ng up "a perfect iuuust z % hotel and
! road.
The incursion to-day is simply enormous.
/ No D. rnn picture the scene as IL was pre-
/ s"ntad to the ev" from 3 o'corN To- T. 40 " ter
/ ing place the whole earth roull could furnish
/ IT. parallel The broad o'eun street he'd out to
we Minute ~ waters Of the dc pest ulur. Ine
tide VII on the rush uf flood. and the wlite surf
/ roarrd us il boiled upon the sand. From tur
/ lar emf OF tho asphalt con curse to the
/ iurtl,st limit oi tho beach the hroai cxpanse.
/ hot ANA radiant with the hnZiug fires OF the
| sun. Wus tIruused with people. Every hotel
D. / b.
/ iis banner g. the hrceze. AMI every peanut
/ stand proudly Haunted the MAJ on'- co'ors.
" NAT %" you supp'sr Ia" people did
Tu"y walked, talkcd. squuttcd. weighed them
selves laughed at Pun'h. wondered at the
lugElrr. Eat peanuts. guIp"d lemonade. rode the
/ d'ne ~, swung. danced. drank much beer, ana
/ went Go tine Aqutr um.
Tue Aluar. Ilu. ty tle way. IA the novelty II
/ ". island Its two wlt' whales. ono with Two
/ holes. bus companion having only one winch
| M'rr So well described some w'"hs sin 4 IN
~ ~ \, are lu lrrp iuaI STAT. ot souirr-
! sIult They turn and turn AMI turn a-aln.
Dow ns ami Wh""Ing anu rioutng ~ lr,"ly
a. when th"y splusnci 10 th" waters Of IAhra-
7 dor \ great deal 10 lun WITS excited IS % uum-
Der OF cranes and ~rrretari"s-Iueer look ing
b binds. Win long sim. rcd lrsS and cpni.ii
heads. They Walk anal strut and pOmpuu-Iy
Z ptrAd" themselves. looking Tor au tie WOrlI -
brother 81 lu-utNu docs N lis most exalted
key. wArreat huudr'. ie oi cAlldr' u t0Jci's. 1t
May %. ''ail 4"lf s. deserted ilat two moro sole
eUn par hts were never hl' ~-sd Nltn a more
ui tAl '>ou- cn.ld. Franks AMI aeruhutl' ,i--
plays. 10 tAHH NNutu4 H-Nll. and tAtr.4. binary.
li- .lnHte Ca" "Ne and rN't tue utt.if. uii. liHi
every lew ui nut Nl' TRIO ri-' 40 tufir drpIHry
AMI stand un thnir heads IA "a worry ecstasy %
iuA. ! I-uUrrNW tArre l- 90 Dee "a formal olr.n-
Ius of tuc Aquarium wlth MUSIC. crpuHnt~.
/ ani ru .np'.r0,t~ tut there's material ciou-u
pa % az uiy q instruct tAe learned and teach
Al Fetuan y JouNe's dancing was begun at
1'4F'N. Jones = MN.Hi uh. rs 81 tltlfy cN'lts-
n,nt- are uut pat % 90 th.- l4l -ultoi cner-
Instruments brass. the music glUy. aad tue
Z ilii iufi Us. Nilar' ian rs. round dances.