The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-19
Where They Went and How They
Enjoyed the Sabbath.
90 Ely ISL A n d {.
Delightful Trips Up the Hudson and to
Rockaway Beach.

hour crowds Of pedestrians arrived by the great
avenues and poured into the Park huge rivers Of IN
many. But still there nowhere any great crowd,
for the people scattered and hid themselves in shady
hooks wandered among the picturesque sinuosites
Of the Ramble along the more prosaic pathways.
The number OF children present notable, and their
pretty costumes gave an air OF gaysty to the
scene which was pleasant 10 contemplate. The young
people, with that peculiar indspen dencs which be-
longs to their age set defiance the absurd rsgula-
lions which prevent The people from enjoying Toll
tho grass, and in u great many instances there
we're gathered the green grass under the shade OF
spreading trees little groups Of young children,
IN fancful costumeS looking as though they had
walked out from Of watteau's compositions. The
older people contensed themselves with sitting on the
penches which literally scattered along the paths.
and as the was just warm enough TO make repose
enjoyable every seat had It's group II WAS
only the ROADS that the Park looked little dull
appearance from time to time OF melancholy lone
horse shay" nired hack drawn by tired out look.
Ing nags The day was essentially peoples day, and
their eujoy ment OF II real, though quiet.
In the Carrouse the young people enjoyed them
their hobby horses and armed with miniature sabres,
rode round and round, amusing themselves thrust
ing at the ring IN true xn'gsIy 'as sams
Of the youngsters showed themselves at the sport
AS was perhaps quite natural the girls proved them
relves adro securing the rim IS, and some OF
the young LADIES' carried of = trophy at every thrust
Otner preferred the swings but all OF them
evidently enjoy ed themselves thoroughly and heartily
rhe Mail was crowded with promenaders. and pre-
rented n brilliant and animated scene, and the SER
vices OF the Doamsu the lake were In constant de-
mand.
In the afternoon tho number OF visitors received
large from The city, consisting chiefly OF
family parties. The failure OF the Metropolitan Rail-
road trains Sunday Is serious drawback to
the convsnience citizens voyage by horse
from the lower portions OF the city Is slow and
tedious and NO doubt prevents thousands IRON avail
ing themselves OF the health inspiring breezes oil the
Central Park.
CONEY ISLAND.
Between Coney Island and Sandy Hook extends
the lower bay, dotted with Duoys which mark
The sinuous snip channels leading to the inner
harbor Steamboats, their way from New York
10 the island lend animation to the scene How
much numerous these vessels now than in the old
iimes when steamer used TO carry all the Sunday
excursonists Coney Island, starting tho North
RIVER IRON pier l. Then the land approach
through Brooklyn by horse cars, past Green wood
Cemetery and along the shore OF Gravesend Bay,
by the way Of Prospect Park exclusively.
Five shell roads built from the ancient
town OF Gravesend, which founded in
1910 by Quakers from Massach usetts under the
direction Of Lady Deborah Moody. All these roads
still used, but the King oil drives in this direction
Is Ocean pathway, that broad splendid boulevard
which, forming tue iavors carriageway from Brook
Ign rough Prospect Park, rivcs richest
Long Island toward tho south and depoucnos on this
httle Island out at You can discern Il from the
observatory stretching away To the north straight
\ arrow, a broad yellow stripe reaching across
green fields and under noble trees and filed with
iquipages that reduced 70 pgmy size by the distance,
l0ok like procession OF an Is.
TINE REPUTATION
But these merely carriage routes. Besides
these are the railroads. First comes the Prospect
coney Island Railroad--both steam routes-in ad-
iiton the old line from Brooklyn. These,
who wished to come in former days when, as the
chronicles have II, you 'encou uttered among The
muon uncoutn and scsndaIous behavior In
Iced, the haunts on Coney Island, right under the
observatory. were once ON time III ireouented On
Saturday nights and sundays the Five Points OF New
York, tue siums OF Brooklyn, Jersey City ana Will
iamsburg. were habtuaily forsaken for Coney Island
In tho phrase OF veteran tavern Keeper along the
way, GAN hell emptied here" Fast horses, fast
women, champagne supperr, whiskey dcbauches
gambling, dancing, hghting-Coney Island saw these
until us SANDS were saturated not more with sea
water than with SIN What sights the moon
has deserted upon the smooth beach that fronts the
Atlantic here for three miles. In some places the
surf packs Tue nnc sand hard that the retire.
ment OF the toe one may drive good team close TO
the water at fast gait. Their heos rebound
IRON elastic pavement, and the wheels oil light
buggy leave scarcely a trace One night some Twelve
years ago, pair OF horses ana some wild work
this hsrd packed road. rich young fellow from
Brooklyn had for some time been wasting his
ing. mostly In the society Of a meretricious
woman OF his own age, who at length proved no
sIthf al to him. IL was case OF such outrageous
gratitude that II seems TO have made MIN desperate
ROMANTIC TRAGEDY.
Unaware OF discovery had made she
eepted an inv tation from him 10 drive 10 Coney
Island one sunday, as she had often done before.
Alter a supper, NJ which both drank deeply, they
started Tor rdc along the beach, rho woman alter
ward told the story OF what occurred.
II was not quite darE. me moon was full and nish
though obscured y clouds that were threatening a
storm. sun there was no wiud except tho hight
breeze that had sprung up toward sunset and as they
drove out toward the there OF bancrs
uill lingering IN the surf
"From the moment struck the beach, - said the
woman, she and tue horses seemed TO he crazy, YET
"a hal WINS a uCt % | Was ken
II 10 myself Tor Tear OF irritating him. as IL was always
easy 10 90 when he had taken too muen TO drink. l
thought lie would drive OF his excitement after n
wh.le, but | was mistaken. Al first he kept them
gong as close 10 the edges OF the waves as
turn tho buggy trying to get out OF the
way oil the water me team all tie while trotng as he
never made them trot before. gave one two
starts, aud once | touched ms arm, bat he glanced
sideways at me and saw he was ugly; SO thought
ever 80 Tar on from The ROAD aud the landings the
people. men he struck the horses with the whip
They had never ieIt That before aud ono
OF them nearly jumped over the pole. but he
wrapped the lines around bis wrists ana got them
down aud tnrnCd them on to tue beach again and
struck them twice more, ana growicd, Go, Damn
youl COZ They ialriy snorted with anger aud beg IN
to run. Then Was frightened. oh, Georgop
cried, what you doingr Who're are you going y
He tarned round aud looked at me. I'm going TO
hell, Il you want 70 know said he, and L m going TO
take you wan fnel''
zADoKSKD by JEALOUSY
with hat according 10 the womans story at the in
quest he turned their heaos straight to the sea !
knew then that he was terribly drunk or crazy
tricd snatch tho lines He LEI 40 IN gave
the horses Two or three cuts with the whip, nd
ing them cosr into the surf Then he threw
The whip away ana turned on me. | saw
VAS murder. "DoD't GEORGE said. as quietly as
could. "Damn you'll" he cried out, lac old Of
me unoer the arms, you've got 10 come win this
time, sure He kept on pulling me ielt the buggy
rock. The water was all up around US. ! was too
scared to speak; all l could do hold keep
Tim from pulling out OF the seat ana drowning
Suddenly one OF tue horses Ny
toward the shore Then the buggy ca
roenod. As u went over he let 20 oi me. found
myself In The waior went uBdcT, but managed
10 catch hold Of thc Top anu get dragged lar enough
ana there tainted. I didn't see him aiterward
did not hear aim call "
"a rumored al the time that ystorious scrap
oil paper. recovered with the young man boJy, con-
tanned words which at least partially confirmed the
womanis story. Al any rate she never arrested.
Tragedies on the beach wore not Then so very rare
To Is day this has It's hcrrors The attendant
at the Observatory pointing dow to one oil The numcr
nus salonns the sur red ONLY last re-