The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-16
CONEY ISLAND IN WINTER.
Hattenina Up the GREAT Hotel. and Giving
Them over TO the Watehmeu.

CONEY ISLAND IN WINTER.
Battenina Up the Great Hotel. and Giving
Them over TO the Watehmeu.
The wind was bowling and whistling
sharply about tho Brooklyn depot of the Pros
poet Park and Coney Island Railroad rs n cheer
less bobtail car of tho Vanderbilt avenue line
stopped at its door. The exclusive occupancy
OF the car for the last half Of the tedious trip
from Fulton Ferry had boon enjoyed. though
the transit was made ut that hour when tho
" rush " for Concy Island is tho greatest. 1t
was expected that tho groat depot would be
shared with perhaps a ticket agent and three
or four train hands. But four women, three
men. and two children were awaiting the de-
parture OF the next train. Tho exterior OF tho
Isolated building WAS deserted. The long row
OF ticket windows facing tho street toward
which. In the long summer days eager lines OF
persons impetuously press were battcncd up.
Every sign Line forms on this side. -" This
way TO the cars " Beware OF pickpockots " and
other silent guides to travellers. seemed to
mock the few who struggled by, whore. only
ley weeks before. thousands had hurried.
IL would be exceedingly difficult to estimate.
with ANYTHING like accuracy. the thousands who.
NJ some time In the season. llnd a days recrca-
Ton On some rnrt Of the popular island. yet it
would be even less possible To approach accu-
racy in estimating the proportion Of these thou
sands who over give u thought ns TO how Coney
nllhihs winter months. IL may he that now
and then one of the thousands reflects. in pay
ing tribute 81 remembrance TO the scene of
past pleasures. that this resort has proved too
entertaining 70 be enjoyed for "A day. and then
forgotten until another summer warns 1t into
At length the party of ten were told that the
train was rendy Passing down through the
spacious and almost deserted depot you SEE "A
score or moro % large open horse cars closely
packed away. They arc the prcdecess ors Of the
noDNlls, IN which you may freeze by inchcs in
la oh "A
window number Of engines are se'n housed
Tor the winter, No long line u open summer
two small coaches stood half way out of tho
only open door Of the depot and TO them
snnll engine. quietly steamina, was attached.
rue Tour women. Tour mon. and two children
having entered one Of the cars the train started.
y wnlrlrl AZ rapidly down ne grade beside
summer ana a thousand persons eager for tho
cool sea air were bcl ind the active lttle engine.
AZ braVeseud Two bright girls. hardly In their
teens. with biz rcd hoods cnmc aboard They
we're Just from school. md quilted the train at
OF the ten who took passage Mt Greenwood
i.ur continued their journey e the island.
one was met by a tremcndnusy big man in
butchers dress He deserves first mention be-
cause oi the hearty reception accorded TO him.
IL was as'crtained niterNHrd thut he cgme
down to buy lot, aud the fact TINT the bug.
butcher looking man was the prospective seller
dctra Yea somewhat from the honor Of the
cordial greeting.
No.2 disappeared and No. 3. a woman. van
!sh"d. Ohseryntion intensified the feeling Il
loneliness. The surf looked cold amt uninyit-
~. and its roar upon the beach was chilling
Ih" wind shrickel through the iron tower IN
front of Cables and whistled through all tho
luudines II hurried the snow clouds across
tle bay from Staten Island and Jersey. ana as
soon Ms tho frequent squalls broke over the
island drove them away towurd Rocknwny.
Turning toward Cables. where You usually get
81 10 hearty welcome" n" door were all dis
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