The New York herald., 1879-07-28

greatly enlarged and improved and new restaurant
facilities added The bathing pavilions have heen
improved. too. and bridge erected from the bath
houses to the waters edge. A number of new res.
taurans aud payiions have also been erected along
the beach, all of which did a satisfactory busi
ness yesterday. There "a rurnor in the morning
that the town authorities had threatened to stop the
liquor selling Sunday, and the rumor was
probably not without foundation. No steps
were taken at the beach, however, as far
a.. as could be learned, and the howing Of
lager was AZ usual, unceasing The people came in
such crowds during the early afternoon that later on
II became evident to the transportation people that
The Long Island Railroad. however, sent down extra !
trains and moved them back at intervals unit
Rspublic carried more people than they had prob.
ably ever carried before Altogether the day was
evidence that the popularity OF Rockaway Beach 10
A STEAMBOAT scRrMMAeE
An AFFAIR occurred on the last trip up of the
Columbia which threatened at one time TO cause a
riot, but WHICH was checked by the boat officials
Had they interiered an hour earlier. however. II
and been more creditabe to the boat The boat was
crowded fore and aft Every deck was loaded and
about two hundred and hfty ladies' aud gentlemen
took refuge on the upper deck in front Of and about
the pilot house party of young rowdies. about
eight in number. planted themselves Just i'm front of
and under the windows OF the pilot house.
They amused themselves at first by chatting
each other and singing. but after while growing
bolder they turned their attention to the other pas
sengers. AS they became diunker they became moro
noisy and lnduleed in the most ourageously inde-
cent language. at times mingled with oaths and
shouts. This language was heard by all who were
on the deck ana the crowded condition Of the boat
elsewhere 1t was openly remarked that all this
went on under the very noses as 1t were. OF the
put upon it. Matters had reached such .
stage that several gentlemen had determined
to forcibly correct the outrage. when man some.
what i'll liquor who had been insulted by Of
tho well dressed loafers. promptly turned on him
and knocked him down. general fight was the
immediate result The deck hands arrived in mo-
ment or two and after some punching and the
dragging of two or three men below decks order
restored. The affair had such effect the pas
sengers that many of them left the boat at the Brook
lyn landing 1t was afterward learned that the un-
ruly young men were from that city.
FIVE THOUSAND PEoPI E VISIT LONG BRANCH
PER- a
The trip from New York to Long Branch is daily
becoming more popular. and while the time which
it takes to go there is too long for the place to be
rival Of Coney Island. yet it is not too long pre-
vent thousands of people from visiting it daily.
Sunday is. Of course. the great day. and yes
terday the Plymouth Rock and tie Adelaide
carried over FIVE thousand people there and back.
each making two round trips. The enormous decks
OF the larger steamer crowded the afternoon
trip down. and as she steamed slowly up to the
great wrought iron tubular ocean PIER it was
seen that the pier was overcro owded Not less than
four thousand people were on the pier. .threequar
ters Of whom transient guests, and they were
jammed in o solid against the fence in which
are the narrow gates through which all must pass in
order to pay the ten cents toll for going on There
WINS at least two hundred feet Of human.
ity, packed in way to excite the despair OF Third
avenue car conductor, and through this mass those
who wish to 80 ashore had to force themselves. sin
gle hle. with great effort and discomfort.
The pier is great pecuniary success. It has bc
come of the features Of . day at Long Branch
the pier for d time. and as the excursionists
by boat (who outnumber those by train
at least ten to one) all hive to land
there not ut all. the receipts 1T the toll gates
large. 1t Is estimated that the Pier Company
will divide not less than twenty per cent for their
first annual dividend. The prospect OF seeing the
pier entirely finished this to grow less
week by week but the company promise entertain
ments that will certainly prove interesting. Exhb
tions OF fireworks, "Pinafore," an explosion Of .
vessel Off shore. and the test OF rubber le-saving
suit the list Of prospective tor which the
public is supposed to be- anxously waiting should
the crowds be increased much, additional facilities
for insress and egress from the end will have to
becoming as sure place to ind missing friend AZ
Broadway is of an autumn afternoon. At every step
well know faces are to be seen.
LANDINGUNDER DIFFICULTIES.
The landings are now made regularly by the boats
that run to Long Branch. and even yesterday when
All unusually heavy ground swell was running In as
effect OF tho preceding two days storm. landings
made with some difficulty and little delay.
The gang plank OF the Plymouth Rock was run out
usual from tho lower deck ut incline Of nearly
thirty degrees. and the boat fell between the
waves passage the plank almost impossible.
An Improvement IN this partic uar il greatly needed.
II the load of the mammoth steamer ON the three
p. NJ trip down . crowd that on the return trip.
which was not made until seven p. NJ, was fairly TO
be called JAM Even after the memorable trips she
has made, when tie crowds were alarmingly large.
that Of yesterday was notable. Every seat every
deck occupied, and hundreds were walking
about, climbing their fellow passengers and
dodging each other in the saloons. 1t was Q
good natured crowd, however, and orderly one in
the main, though the music fsic) i'll the saloon in
the evening bordered on rowdyism. and quarrel on
the upper deck between two beerstrcken fellows
attracted attention enough to threaten disturbance
The really fine piano IN the saloon was tortured
and pounded unmercifuliy. and crowd OF
men howled aud shouted the choruses Of
various popular songs with small regard for
tune time. The noise attracted greater crowd.
Of course, and for half hour the place un-
comfortable confused noises could make 1t. The
to the city slow. for the boat IL cautiously
managed and extra risks taken beyond an
overcrowding that seems little hazardous, to say
the least. Starting at o'clock 1t was after ten
when she landed the last OF her passengers ut the
toot of Twenty y-second street.