New-York tribune., 1878-07-27
SUMMER LEISURE.
HEAVY SURF AT COMFY ISLAND.

MANHATTAN BEACH, July 26.-As general
thng sea-0atng along the beaches at Coney Island s
placid enough. But to-day the most ambitious surf
bather must have been satisfied There are no very old
lnnaDitanfs here but according to the oldest in
Summer time has such a surf been seen along Coney
Island as the one enjoyed this afternoon. II
under fair headway last night. but to-day
strong wind from the southwest set In about 2
O'clock and from that hour until D. M. when the tide
was hgh the foamiug breakers rolled in rapidly. AS
faf as the eye could reach white caps were to be
The surf about O'Clock must have been ten feet high
After the tide turned slowly subsde but even at this
late hour III p MI it still rolls with considerable
force.
The wind has been strong all the afternoon Ordinary
people said it was blowing gale nautical people said
1t was only stiff breeze At any rate, 1t blew rather
TOO cool for comfort called by either name. Not over
5000 people have been here NewYork was breezy ana
comfortable, 1t WAS said The people who did come,
folded the drapery of their and shawls them
when they sat down TO pleasant clans the verandas,
where the full force of the wind felt Tie mercury
the thermometer stood at 100, however at Two
thousand people bathed, If the bahhOuse boy to be
Deleved-whieh he isn't always Those who did venture
In seemed TO enjoy the sport immensely except those
unfortunate tghO did not the breakers right
and were accordingly thrown heels head upon
sand There ladies among the bathers but just
many it would be hard to tell AS far appearances go
In crowd Of seabathes, IL is only guess to
This evening Manhattan Beach really deserted
The calcium light shines brightly from the top of the
poe and the effect upon the beach and the surf Is beau
niul few very young persons in shawls to be
seen at intervals listening 10 the music Of the band and
each others chatter The mercury in thermometer
stands somewhere about 60o
AT the Hotel Brighton, the number of people gathered
on the lee side OF the muscsand is very fair. During
the day not many have been there at Man
haitian Beach. thousand people bathed, according to
the general report circulated about the bathing pavol
The hotel itself was well filed the propretors say
considering that it is Friday, which is always bad
day.
Cables has been a shadow OF ITSELF not more
than 1000 having been there, according to the
most hopeful statement This evening however it has
animated appearance any of the other hotels
It's broad piazzas comfortably filed.
Among the arrivals at the various hotels to-day are
the following:
at Manhattan Beach-Sirs. r. c. spalding, MOntclair
N. j.; John d. Hyeth, f. Nichols and II. IL. Wilder.
Lowell, Mass; George q. Granger and family A. Good
win Mum, jr.. wife children, NewYork B. F. Ran
dan and wife, Fall River; Mrs. f. II. Magdeburg MIL
L.. 4. Seaman, Westehester; Isaac F. Wood NewYork;
r. j. Fisher, Fort Wayne, Ind, Joseph IL. Tooker and
C. d. GOrham aud wife, Fort Wayne, Ind A. L. stesOn
and party, Jersey CITY George NJ. Bramha and Miss
Burse, MOnteair; W. II. Shays, Troy; Arthur Brad
shaw, Merden, Conn; I. II. Lee, c. n. Lee NewYork;
Il. b. Lee Denver; O. T. Sneyley and John r. Emerson,
Brooklyn; N. s. Easton, j. l.. Macauay, New-York; ;
Judge Lewis L. s. White ). Chapman, W. Root Water
barry Copn.; g. G. White, ir, Brooklyn; r. N. Oakman,
IT,, Mass: C. 5. Lauders, Conn; r. II. johnson. j. W.
Wilton, H. d. Opdyke New York; W. Phillips, r. z.
Cushmdn, X. Fay, Monson, Mass; NJ. G. COyel, Mama
rOneck, N. y.
At the Hotel BrightOn-R. Hamil, wife and niece New
Jersey John a. Burr and family Brooklyn; W. Henry
ArnOux and FAMILY, Rew-YOrk; A. j. smith, Miss T. j.
smith, j. COn0it, c. B. Outcalt, W. Field, c. L. Aeker,
New-York d. L. Hogan and wife, Louisville j. smith,
Brooklyn; W. w. Cross. Boston: f. 81. Kelly and wife,
Mrs Wallace, CHILD and maid, L. NJ. Sho cy, G. f. Walker
and wife, NewYOrk A. Z. True, Mrs Gibbs. Miss Gibbs,
Newark. III. Il.
ROwen Hart, Rocnester; C.. Z. Wemple NJ Kronheim.
j. c. COmstOck, New-YOfk; II. T. Smith. j. b. Ferry.
Orange Nj r. Corbin Now-Jerscy; r. p. Huntington,
RhiEeOeck, N. u; h. A. Merritt, j., Potsdam +. ].
Merritt Colorado Springs +. c. Norton. H. NJ Lausen,
g. L. Lausen George A. Enkenbrack, Onn Benedict,
New-YJrk W. Wales, EnglewOOd. \. j.: H. w. Cutler.
Chicago; j. r. White Buffalo; J. Is. Kingsland, j. II.
Hays Franklin n. A. BOynOD and wife and the Misses
L. and NJ BOyntOn, Brooklyn
At Cables-W. u. Wright, New-Eork; i. j. PaysOn,
AnsOma Conn; II. A. Brame, New York; W. X. French,
Memphis; A. Il. Gibbs and wife, Mrs. Anson, Newark;
T. Lee, Orange ]. a. Chiids, John j. Harr5on, Jrb u
Waterman, NeW-IOrK.