The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-02
ONCE MORE TO THE SEASIDE.
THE RUSH TO CONEY ISLAND AND
OTHER RESORTS BEGUN.

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The season at Coney Island was formally
opened on Decoration Day. but comparatively
| few persons assisted at the opening. The pub
lie got wind OF the fact. and gave the island a
Fourth Of July appearance yesterday. The
stampede was 50 general. under the pressure Of
the holiday and the heat combined. that 1t is
| quite likely the island would have been thronR-
| ed in spite OF all formality. from sheer force OF
habit. The atmosphere OF the city was sitting.
| the sunshine blazed In the streets and there
was not air enough stirring to turn pinwheel.
| A day Mt home for those who could escape was
out OF the question. There were six add-
| tonal ways to reach Coney Island BY
way Of Greenpoint and the Manhattan
| Beach cars; by way OF Bay Ridge
and the same cars by the steamboat Hampton
| to Locust Grove and thence by railroad: by the
| steamboat Sylvester, via Locust Grove: by the
| Prospect Park and Coney Island Railway,
which was opened for travel yesterday; and by
the sleepy. sweerinR horse cars. Nearly all
| OF these routes carried passengers to the island
at least once an hour. and every load after
| o'clock in the afternoon. at any rate. was host
in itself At o'clock in the afternoon Hud-
nuts thermometer registered 929 above zero.
| The passengers by boat were famed by hot
land breeze. and those who went by railway had
a hotter gale created for them. and found II pep
pered with sand and dust. When they reached
| Coney Island they found the mercury NJ az
| the city. An hour earlier, sun reporter. who
| had been mopping his face on the boat and
wringinR out his linen COLLAR on the cars. turned
| the corner Of the Manhattan Bench Hotel just
in time to see waiter chasing bill OF fare that
had blown from the restaurant across the piazza
| house. The exercise was not unpleasant for
the waiter, as the breeze was delightfully."-
cool; hut the writer lived 10 hear the breeze
pooh -poohed by the proprietor Of another hotel
who promised his guests that If L grew too cold
for them overnight. he'd see that fire was
1t was not until OF o'clock in tho afternoon
that the full effect of the heat WIS seen on the
island After that, time standing room was
everywhere the rule. There were not chairs
enough for those who wanted TO sit or wagons
to carry those who desired TO move about. Hun
dreds OF people footed it from house TO house.
but even with breez, blowing on the water
Coney Island is n decidedly hot place TO n per
son who tries TO navigate the deep snnd under a
broiling sun. Although the improvements on
in the matter OF roadways the island is far be-
mind every other watering place In the country
to the Brighton Beach Hotel Is the only road
worth the name and that IS going rapidly 10
| ruin. Yesterday the thousands who found
themselves at the Manhattan Beach Hotel and
wanted to 20 anywhere else were obliged to toll
through the sand all the way to the concourse
and beyond that lay the sand again.
narrow-gauge railway. to be opened for
travel on the 18th inst, will connect the Man
haitian Beach Hotel and the Hotel Brighton. the
fare being set at five cents. and the duration OF
the journey less than live minutes. Another
latest on the lOth il>t., will run from Cables to
the point Of the island whereon Senator Norton
entertains his guests. This will be Il single
track. narrow-gauge road. running trains every
niteen minutes. and charging ten cents Tor the
| Journey. Ii is a branch Of the Coney Island and
Prospect Park Railroad. 1t is all complete ex-
cept the stations A new saloon. which Ia to
have theatre attachment. was opened. yester-
day. and the aquarium aud great observatory
entertained their visitors.
The hotels are not all open yet, Senator Nor
tons will open on Friday The Hotel Brighton
will open formally on Wednesday. The r-stau-
rant is now open, The proprietors are Br slim
s'on OF 50 by 300 feet on the eastern end Of their
building. This gives them eighty more rooms
design of the hotel T6e house Is To-
be run on both the American and the
Innovation in connection with this house
is It's new music stand. II looks Ike n Swiss
chalet behind. but in front 1t closely resembles
half an exaggerated clam shell, In theory IL is
huge sounding board. in which the orchestra
is 10 SIT and by means OF which the music thnt
along the length and bre1dth Of the great front
piazza. There is nothing ike II in the world.
| Adulph Ncuendorn now in Europe hunting up
4 cornetist who is 10 leave Arbuckle and Levy In
the shade will lead the orchestra in the new
There IS no music there now. though there will
be in few days. The music is the most back
ward feature OF the island. Downing leads his
band in front Of Cables. and there is a large
orchestra in the West Brighton Beach restau-
rant. This orchestra gave a sacred concert
Yesterday afternoon and ulayrd such hymns as.
III was TIE King OF France" and ." Wine.
|
AT the Manhattan Beach Hotel there havo
been extensive improvements. The hotel is en-
arged by AN addition OF $50 feet on the south
ana l6O feet on the west. This increases the
rooms by 100 and adds guests parlors and
dining rooms. and fresh water baths toilet and
dining rooms for the public The bathing
taolishment, in IA separate build ing. hus been
doubled in size and is said to be unparalleled in
It's dimensions. Ii contains 300 rooms for
men and $50 for women. besides hot aud cold
salt water baths IN the building. There is also
| Muuhuffvn
Beach Hotel was opened on Friday. Cables is
proved. Vanderveers is likewise ready for the
The " Government Building" which was re.
! moved from the Centennial grounds after the
Exposition and set up beyond Cables. where II
has remained idle ever since. is said TO be likely
this season closes. 1t will be the terminus of
the Sea Beach Railroad, which + 10 run 10 the
foot OF Thirty-sevohth street, Brooklyn. and
there connect by boats with this city.
Yesterday was by lar the busiest day Of the
season AZ Long Branch. Several eXcursiOnists
went from New York. Brooklyn. and Jersey
City. There We're many equipaees on the ay-
shuss m ,s ana Ine n1w & Eer %as M ys 'gd oy nearly
forced
The steamboat Harlem carried an unusual
number Of eXcursonsls 70 College Point Port
Morris. City Island and New Rochelle In the
forenoon the scorchng sun shope upon the
and the heat rejecting from the water was so
oppressive to the eXcursionists that many
afternoon fresh breeze caused the water 10
ripple. and the yachts danced over the waves at
merry pace. There was much yachting on the
| Sound
Swetering throngs Of people gathered on the
piers where excursion steamers were Advrr-
fused TO stop on their way 10 Rockaway yestpr-
day, and waited patiently for more than an
hour after the advertised time A strong. cool
breeze was blowing over tho bay, bringing the
relief they had waited for. The shipping in
the harbor was flying bright many 80 .ored
bunting. and steam yachts and small sailing
craft carving pleasure seekers dotted the
water. on Coney Island q school Of porpoisrs
appeared rolling their backs above the surface.
and then slowly sinking out OF sight.
II WAS a gaia day ut the kockHway beach.
Between 5000 and 600 persons were there.
In Central Park lhe most profound devotional
feeling could hardly have made the thrungs II
Sunday visitors more quiet than they We're.
Except in u few breezy spots there was no per-
ceptible difference between the heat there and
in the heart OF the citv. Nearly every srut
along the Mall was occupied. There was very
little driving,
Greenwood Cemetery attracted a larger num-
Der OF visitors Yesterday than on any other
sunday this season. smn detachment Of the
Tenth Division Ut the Grand Army visited the
cemetery in the early part Of the day 10 deco
rate the grave ot "A comrude whose tomb mad
accidentally been overlooked on Decoration