The New York herald., 1879-07-05

Pier, 1S1 900 all told. Or these vast number
naturally attracted to the Brighton and the
Manhattan well as to the central part of the
island, to which trains brought from 700 to 800
every minutes for at least eight hours of the day
There more bathing in front of the several
pavilions than usual, even in proportion to
the number OF guests. From twelve NJ TO seven r.
NJ the surf was gloriously high. and the invitation
to bathers delightfully."- pressing. At time
every bathing house was taken and every suit was
III service--getting drenched dry. The passage
way along the front of the pavilion was pic
ture of Vanity Fair. Such crowding. pushing
and jostiing has seldom been seen and en- en-
dured before. 1t was no place for sick chill
dren. though the beach was lined with them
The fierce rays of ti sun beat without restraint on
many brain scorthed baby. and the tantalizing
ticklers OF sand flies added the tortures
OF many hungry and waing child
At quarter after seven o'clock as thousands
were listening to Neuendorf's Band little
cloud ioomed above the horizon. It was as
larger proportions. until with gust Of
fierce and dust pushing wind IL broke and
often witnessed. Hundreds OF umbrellas went up
but the wind was too quick for them aud they were
lowered instanter as u. score of thousand-men.
women. children. digniaries humbugs. peanut vend-
ers. candy sellers. fan pedlers-made rapid transit
to the hotel the piazzas the pavilion and the bath
ing houses The in the hotels beegar descrp-
ton In an instant every table was occupied. The
corridors. the pazzas. the great writing room, the
depot, the ladies' room. all not only filed but
packed, and every packee was as hot a grddle
cake ought to be. 1t was great day for Brighton.
and the experience convinced the proprietors that
The throng ut Manhattan Beach duplicate of
that ut the Brighton. Perhaps there u greater
and more miscellaneous rush of New York people
there. because Brighton 10 much affected by
the better class of Brooklynites; but what
ever they were they multtudnous.
and when Levy encored it as
though the waves of the ocean had thundered
for him. The great hotel was filed and applicants
tor rooms were turned away by companies 1t is
doubtful if ever In any previous twosdays there
such demand on the culinary resources OF the
tablshment as rushed and pushed for food
for the patrons OF the Manhattan that the
company controls such vast area of
as yet unoccupied territory. They appreciate
their popularity and are prepared to profit by it,
The monster balloon did not attract much interest
because the wind was too violent for ascension.
It was evident however that II ut any time its
ayers were to announce ascension united and un.
trAmmelled the popular interest could easily be
transmitted into almost countless shekels. The
Marine Railway made trips from brighton to Man..
haitian every i've minutes and carried 300 passengers
each time. M 14f
To say that the boats on the old line were crowded
is feeble expression. With those who have been in
the habit of going to coney Island for many years
no newly established route compares with the boat
line ''the Point" and that the Beach branch
OF the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
from the boat landing to the centre of the
island thousands are finding out tho desira-
bility of the route. Very many thousands
did ind it out yesterday and the consequences was
thousand people went by the boats. and probably
half OF these stopped at Norton's Pavilion. The
missing leg and one missing arm between two veter
ans was not to be gainsaid' on the Fourth of July
The fortune teller who sits all day long in little
tent near that walk peered into the secrets
of destinies than she had done before in
week. Hundreds OF tons OF humanity sat on the
scales OF the try-your- weight for-fve-cents man.
The swings in motion all the time. The tin.
type gallery and the obscura house were full
And the lager flowed in mctaphorical torrents down
thousands of thirsty throats.
On the broad piazza OF the Pavilion itself and
women stood waiting in crowds for chance to sit at
the tables. 1t was good natured crowd aud every
body ready to laugh at himself, ut the heat at
the crush at the feeblest attempt at joke. The
walters earned their wages and their tips right
in line they do at the savings bank
windows, during run. Every bathing suit in the
establishment land the propr etor says he has $1,000
was used and over again. and every bath house
had at least dozen occupants during the day The
surf was particularly fine in afternoon and the
wafer The beach lined with crowds Watching
those who were reckless enough 20 make spectacles
themselves by donning the absurd bags called bath
ing clothes At the West End bathing quarter Of
a mile further up the beach the scene almost
the same Nobody cared for appearances,it was
cool. so that the bathing went on constantly. No
better day could have been desired by the pro-
pretors for business purposes 1t was hot enough
to force people visit the island, and it was hot
enough when they got there to force them to spend
their money freely. As aconsequence the beer was
kept flowing.
Along the beach tho wagons and stages-clumsy
the interior of New Jersey-were packed. "Doing
driving tradel' said Jehu in the morning lie
him ns nop 1' ns
Railroad paid the cost OF its construction by
the days traffic alone; At least. SO said
a civil engineer who looked closely at the
work and made rapid calculation on
q card, and thousands of people walked along the
beach even while the sun was at the hottest. They
did not walk so much after the rain began. At the
smaller places between the point aud the pier trade
was more than good. No fear Of business disaster
h,.H 1,l.1 90
keepers the Island since the season be-
gan; but the question of Of possibility was
now s,nse ths island becae Mace M ever
One thing noticeable the absence OF the
detonatIng small boy. Boys there were by hum
dreds but they succumbed to the inevitable and
respected Mayor Cooper's 'ofhciai" ntterances
enough to forego firecrackers after they had
got beyond the city limits. A few callous youths
fired revovers from the boats into the water; but
even this firing WIS not as prevalent rs 1t is COM
monty on the glorious Fourth. Beyond few tor
pedoes that snapped along the plank walks there
was very little explosive patriotism.
The Locust Grove route. like all the other routes.
a ns p
the pier and the observatory. Here mine host Cable
had all he could do and more to entertain his many
friends. Bauer's and Feltmans enormous build
fngs were crowded, the latter being the
point of attraction for those who would
dance despite the heat, while the former drew,
as it always does, the majority of the German
visitors At every place on the island there WAS
music. and the musicians. who are hired by the
none drew such crowds as that ut the Observatory
Plaza and here 1t not much the excellence OF
DowninR's Band as whole that drew. as IL
ArhuckIes silver tuba At Fetman' s the pedestrian
fever ragged and the match between Tobias and Miss
Marshall was literally patronized. The former
ahead early in the day.
At ten O'Clock at night it was seen that many peo-
pie would inevitably be detained on the Island. and
dining rooms were lined with COTS Twenty thou
sand passengers besieged the gates ut the
Brighton. The waiting rooms were packed
and 5000 people stood out in the rain The mercury
stood at ninety degrees. and the suffering was in.
tense. Trains. of from eight to thirteen cars went
of without standing room. the last starting from
the island at two o'clock this morning.
BoCKAwAY BEACH,
Rockaway Beach literally swarmed with men. wo-
men aud children yesterday. and the public houses
were taxed to their utmost TO accommodate the de-