The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-22

remarks about their appearances when
going in or coming up from the waves. The
one side Of this amphithcalre, the eentlcmens
on tho other. and the attendance and all the
facilities and conveniences both In preparing
Tor the bath and dressing after II are faultlcss,
Within the last three days the Marine Rail
way, two miles In length, has been completed,
and its open cars with little dummy engines
(which do not make as much noise as the sixth
avenue trains dol take passengcrs from tne
Beach Payllon along the very llp oi thc sea; ; TO
the East End Pavilion ut tho entrance Of the
inlet To- Sheepshead bay.
Mr.. Austin Corbin. tho President of tho COM
pany that own Manhattan Beach and the rail-
way that connects it with Bay Ridge and Green
point. have found their enterprise SO profitable
S%S pT as % and RS Rnyy yra%SS F%SS % Il @ the
beach hotel. 1t was open TO the public for the
place had not been decided upon last evening.
Stages run every half hour from Manh9%ttan %
carriages, Just like those in Central Park, and
other vyhiclcs run from the Brighton 20 Cables,
and a. Other Stages again from G tm@t otsdn op1nt
and ten cents. The Marine railway round fare
IL also ten cents, making tho whole round trip
from one end OF the island to the other md
back again eighty cents. The observatory fare
IL twenty-five cents. the camera ten cents. and
and all other bathing places except the amphi-
theatre. costs twenty-five. At that place
you must pay nifty. but the comfort and pleas
| urc Of a bath there is worth that much more
| than anywhere else TO sensitive persons, who
are able and willing TO pay for greater privacy
Chowder is as cheap on Manhattan or Brighton
beach ~ anywhere else on the island or on any
other beach. for the matter OF that. The bakes
| Mr.. Nanpel explained the reason why they were
better. They are placed in gridirQns made cs-
SSif Sin Of '0r tho 1s sRS no, at" the H mouth % Is
| placed downward. In this way the fire does not
STS SnI around %d The clam. which il thus seeihed in
| its own milky juices. MIR. Naupel IA his own
| chr de cuisine. and understands his profession
| chez at the Park Avenue Hotel does his;
The plGasantest pari Of Lhg driye along me
| derveer's 1t is along the asphalt paved Pros
| pect concourse. The carriage bowls along as
Il rolling over velvet. and the promcnade ior
| foot passengers. also paved with asphalt ana
| protected with posts and chains on each side
and thronged with men women. and children
on almost a dend level with the ocean all the
way from the Easti End Pavilion Il Murray \
and check every fcw minutes The marine rail.
way run is very exciting The little open cars rock
on their very narrow gauge as II ihey were
hcaying with the swelling ocean. You would
feel uneasy perhaps II you were whirlcd nong
as fast IA and AT such height as On our clb
elevated railways. But the whole affair is So
much like a playthng with it, little nolseless
engine and low; lying track on ihe sands. 20.
and bounced into the very breakers.
| In the diagram all the houses Of entertain
ment that there are along the beach are not pu'
|
| around the observatory and below Cables
| and one or two others near Nortons. Flag:
| aud peunons. streamers, and all sorts ~ hun'
| ners and baunerets wave from the top OF eNcrS
! building along the whole line ~ the beach
From the observatory, 2s9 feet above the sea
tn mingling oi the coorsd idss nut
Ines Of the ' waves dotted with baiGers
and the shore alive with pedestrians an,
vehicles make M the middle line of picture
| bound 10y tho ocean On the south, and wide
spread view northward. dotted with towns vii
| %
New York bay. Southeast is onG Branch. an,
westward Far Rockaway and k9e kaway beach
| both visible TO the naked eye. and perfectly dis
| tinc through the long telescope OF the Centen
NAL Observatory.
any previous day this season. despite the un
propitious weather.
Leo yesterday. number of picnic aud ex
cursl0n parties stopping there At Ileasanl
Valley. however. the Attendance was slim. and
Hotel was not nm enthusiastic one. The kev
Dr. Gess, the principal speaker. said that th'
storm had prevented the siugers coming from
the city. and besides a great many of thcm had
gone on their vacations. After singing for one
hour tho season Of song WAS ended. Tn,
Fort Lee boats Were crowded with passengers
Big drops Of rain began To- pattcr down JUS
fifteen minutes before the Plymouth Rock was
TO start from Per l., North river. On her triI
yeslsrday W the Hudson river.
This Is hard luck. Commodore Tookel
said. cycling the overcast heavens with distrust
This means 81 goo less in the treasury than
| tltfc ought 70 De-
But fate was not altogether against the Com
modore. for among those who seamperet
| aboard the Plymouth Rock To escape from
soaking We're scores of plensurc-seekers who
| had sought the Battery 10 take the steamboat &
| Rorkaway Beach. Their boat had not arrived
and they were compelled TO seek refuge in th'
spacious saloons of the Plymouth Rock. So
greater number Of passengers than usual wer,
taken by her from the Battery. But AZ Twenty
second street landing hundreds Of intending
passengers hurried homewards to save them.
selves from a wctiing while the Plymouth Rock
WAS coming up stream. 4 goQdly number
however. who had thoughtfuy brought UNI
brcllas, remained and swellcd the throng o
passengers 10 a thousand
| The sight Of storm on the water fascinated
the Voyagers. They deserted the saloons. anC
| crowded the decks. Gusts Of wind drove rail-
in their faces. from which the wooden awnings
We're powerlcss to protect them The storm
came 10 a focus as the Plymouth Rock ap
preached the Highands about West Point. II
the saloons Of the steamer II was dark enough
70 make lamnlight necessary. although 1t wac
| high noon. The sublime sight was enjoyed by
| the spectators from the deck. apparently for
getful OF the rainy gusts that blow ticrcer thar
ever in their faces. one woman was frightene,
at the frequent flashes ot lightning and, hold
| ing baby on one arm, she laid the dlsengagcl
| hand on Capt. Martin . coat sleeve.