The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-17
SUNDAY PLEASURE SEEKING
Bathers In the SURF The First Drowning Ac-
cident Of the Scnson-OpeninV Great Ger
man Fe.tivni-The schuetzen.fcst Concert.

Bnthers In the Surf The First Drowning Ac-
cident Of the Scnson-Openipv ~ Great Ger
man Festivni-The schuetzen.fcst Concert.
From an carly hour until late yesterday
the boats and cars providing acccss to Coney
Island wcro crowded. aud the turn out OF vehi-
cles on the Ocean parkway was large enough to
astonish and delight the hotel keepers Tho
throngs swarming on tho beach in the after
noon were the largest Of this season. There
was great display Of bunting. Every hotel,
every BOOTH every unfinished building was dec
Grated with one or more flags. The Stars and
Stripes predomnated. but there was a copious
sprinkling Of English. French. German. Span
ish. and Italian colors. The Emerald ensign Of
Erin was conspicuous on several buildings.
Whatever may have boon the purposes OF the
visitors 10 the island yesterday rs 10 surf bath
ing when they started, the bracing. almost cold
breeze which greeted them on arrival there de-
cded tho case against the lessons Of bathing
suits In a stroll along the beach. extending
over a mile. the reporter could count but sevcn-
teen bathers. and Of this number two only were
women In fact, the water is too cold. MS yet
or. II IL Isn't. summer is not sufficiently nd
ynnced to suggest a header In the surf as
| pleasure.
Dismissing, however. all thought Of bathing,
the folks who went TO Coney Island yesterday
seemed determined to enjoy themselves. They
nte clans and drank beer at fearful rate:
| They rode the donkeys. The grand drama Of
Punch aud Judy" was repeated TO delighted
siGhtseers. The fortune telers. who. know SO
much about your past, present and future
| did thriving business. Nicely dressed mon
! and women reclined upon the white sand. chat
ting. joking, and flirting unquestionahly with q
firm belief that the sand could not iniurc silk
| or broadcloth, Quiet dccorous enjoyment was
The, spicy Coney leland Herald has boon en-
larged and improved.
About four o'clock in the afternoon Mr.. Peter
Long. steward of the ocean steamship City Of
Richmond. Thos. sullivan 9nd Chas. sabner
| went into the water together. Peter Long
in the Lead and guiding himself ,s by the
| entrance. Long and sullivan won't 10 the end Of
the rope In short time they were both strck-
en- with cramp. or congcstiyc chill and were no.
ticed by those On the shore to be drowning. Mr..
Slherer. who had not Nentured so iar from
water. as he thinks The three were taken from
the water by bysianiers who saw their peril;
Peter Long was unconscious, a crowd gathered
about him. iound barrel rolled him over II Tor
quarter oi an hour, and then gave him ny for
dead sullivan 9ad ntCt y2mitippg 9nd seemed
Justice ol the Peace Voolhies summoned a Jury
and held nm inquest. the verdi being that
Long was accidentally drowned. He lived In
leaves rS UpVl vile % and one dhS "' " '0"'' 0'1 anu
=, There was an onipouring TO r., k9,way, md
Island Railroad. which advertised 10 run three
trans r,aIy & r4n SIX or 7eye Ian ana tnyrS were
every houror 90 with eager and hungry throngs.
Persons who have not stirred around much
would be surprised Dy Visit 70 the old beach
II is not long ago when two or three houses be-
gan and ended the show OF haIitatlons. There
was Ederts and the Sea Side. and no more;
with hotels and tho carpenters are putting up
more Of them.
Mr. John ID. Nolan has begun the publication
q n pquant weekly newspaper. entitled the
Rockaway Register.
day the scene OF hilarious fcstivity. II was the
opening day OF the third National shooting
mn anu VVet ZVpv persons men "o-
The Park lis'r was fragrant WIN iresh bloom
ne noweIs. IN. uroai avenue tht ieads from
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