The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
M.fNIIITTIN BEACH IN 4 BLOW.
An Eastsriy wind Raising the Highest Surf
Known on the Island for Months

Not since Manhattan Beach has been
Manhattan Beach has the surf run so high as II
did between 10 o'clock on Friday morning and
after the moon rose in the evening. The tilI
has been as high and tho water has rolled
further inland. but not accompanied by such
giant waves as swept In upon the beach on that
day. a strong southeasterly wind. bringing
drilling rain spray up at about 10 o'clock
in tho morning. increasing In force until az
about o'clock in the afternoon. when il
chopped around TO the south and wost t.
breeze made itself manifest long before tho
surf felt ii, blowing SO strong and fresh thst II
the doors Of the hotel were closed and "a y
until late in tho afternoon. not because q 10
temperature. but because Of its strength. Tia
white caps could be seen as far out 10 the So g
the eye could reach.
Then the surf began to Increase anil r-lI
higher and higher. some OF the cres's raising
themselves 10 tho height Of a,,een Or twcA.Y
feet before they broke.
Bathing was not nearly So general as & II
usually there. but large number u l.orsou NJ
least 80 or more wore in the water whom tAa
surf Was az It's height. A. they 81 ll uud.r-
meath the huge waves rolling I'm uIln them,
they seemed as though standing In thr mouth
them up, All " the hathcr- wrr, uuauimous
IN their proicstations that Il was the most eu-
loyahe day they had ever had Tho water ~
ing considerably warmer than the air. added -
their pleasure.
After o'clock in the afternoon. the wini
having settled down 10 a blow from tAe west.
the force Of the surf became somewhat nhfcl,
YET rolled IN hugo waves all the latter part 4
the afternoon, ana liz greatest beauty was fn-
served for the evening after the great I'll 'ifi.
light WAS Tit and the moon rose. Such an rNhi-
hltlon rs the sen ma le then II unvnr g0t up ID
order and cannot be- advertised bcforohunl ~
tho proprieturs oi the beach. o.se would tloir
aerommodaiion be insunlcicnt for th0s" who
would come 70 sec. la the west. just moving
huout me horizon, narrow strip ~ warm .lur
llnsernd long time after dusk. Above il and
oyer the whole heavens were black clouds.
Toward the south was the ocean. sprinkli
over IL whole -urinrr with white spots of foam.
markipg the crrsi- of the wave and nearer n,
Ia the beach, the breaking surf moro aueryuud
mst"ss than u was cyir soon There before.
Ihch Oh" numerous bright lglt- ~ the hotels
scene.
Each. .oeeedng wave seemed larger than tho
one heinr" II, ana then seemed to grow smaI Z
uhtli an immense one would gather itself ii. D
remind us mates that they had forgotten W-It
A. the evening advanced the wind grow 1'ier
anu hursher. and. although now Uui ia
groups or couples or single ipdiyidut- %
Zee seen here and there upon tho beach W-- 0..s
Lhn waves with moro or less Of awe o.. ~ 40
800 or .OUO guests Of the hotel lrcfnrr.f tls
s4rlt,r, 81 the broad yerandas ana tl. nI-i
OF dratulla, aud oven there the women ~. 20
wrapped IN their heavy shnwl-. uL o.. ...ut.c-
hnnn wore their spring ovrro.ais.
a., ne waves in front of the Brighton lIr' no.
ally inviting, tossing tucme .,>r- up ittrl
beach rs though in an ec-ia'y of q .II-lr 1921
wiling 70 impHrt IL. ono cOup.. nr.y tHi'H
out, hut they seemed lonesome boz lI,
I@e 9trilMsged Pests. their slr lasted lt "a
Lqerin The evening ihcwIrl lolaway ne
tlrcly, the clouds vanished. Oh. ul..n. l.l RIO
sky 90 herself The air hn.lnr uUd ana o.
umitlrss. tgc lights of Nh" TNIh .-tlr. .Hr..
milrS AWAY, of iho Not.anl anl tho
looking to ho ALMOST within Co.,, hn'l
cam" from tu" hotels tn 'uluv iNn u.-'fa' -
luoh up'n su'h "a rur' a. NN -"l