The New York herald., 1879-07-28
ON THE SANDS.
Perspiring Citizens Seeking Cool
ness at the Seaside.
BATHING IN THE SURF.
Unprecedented Rush to Coney Island
and Rockaway Beach.


and the exquisite beauty OF Sundays noon. This
was especially noticeable Coney Island where
the rain poured down In torrents driving the bands
from their bird cage stands forcing the hotels to
shut all doors and windows. and covering the island
with pail of gloom Cheered somewhat by the
HERALDs prediction of clearing weather. prepara-
| tions made by hotel and public carriers
| for busy day. Fortunately they not disap-
pointed. for the day on and old Sol asserted
his dominion this part OF the face of the earth
the city's population poured down to wharves and
depots and hed them thence to the city by tho
The carrying Facilities between the metropolis and
| its summer rival not often taxed they were
| yesterday. In spite of the rainy Saturday the
HERALD advertisers found their way to the publca-
ton office. and the announcements show that the
Coney caterers nticpated precisely what they
realized one of the profitable days OF the entire
season.
Naturally everybody looked to If there
any Jews in the hotels. In Nortons the severest
scrutiny failed to detect single Hebrew. but there
were half . dozen noisy Yankee yachtsmen. upon
whom the jolly ex-senator compelled to the
persuasive argument of his potent arm In the Sea
Beach Palace there were number of Jews dining at
tho table d'h6te. In Fettman's there quite
gathering Of them. especially in tho evening. In
Cables there were no Jews. In the Brighton Beach
Hotel Colonel Breslin was found discoursing with
venerable jew with superb black eyes and patri-
archal beard. On the piazzas there were mum
Ter Of the prescribed race, with some OF
whom ex-secrelAry Belknap was gayly laughing In
the Brighton Pavilion there were Jews by The score
They at the tables provided tor the picnic and
basket people, and seemed to enjoy the music by
the o. course it natural that the Manhattan
Beach Hotel should be closely scrutinized On the
piazza nearest the music stand u Of Jews
beg inning with = damsel whose haunting hat and
Supa'n wepa more jews on tue MsnGattsn tan Beach
piazza than anywhere else, and Major Burnap's
Golfers must have been materially swollen by their
patronage. The Smith line OF steamboats,
larged by the addition or two boats. with
winch supplementary trips were made to Nortons
Point. Nearly every trip was success-that is. the
boats went crowded all day long, or the thousands
carried that way probably ten thousand went
direct to Norton's house. where they were welcomed
by the ex-senator ana his band. The incoming tide
beat roaringly the beach, the bathing superb
and tn housands patronized the establishment This
part of the sland tho section that retains its
sembiance to the sand hills OF the Rip Van Wrinkle
| period now closed. But. with the coming OF Gull
vers Sea Beach Railroad leading through the sand
| hills, dashing through mosquito swarms past the
pacing bear and in front every depot until it
with the Prospect Park road at Cable new
| AT WEST BRIGHTON BEACH.
| At West Brighton gathered ADbotts Sea Beac
Palace, Feltman's the Clarendon. Bauer the pier
| and Cables. The road works to . charm, and
the dollar tabs dh6te is already Of the features
| OF the island. The arrangements of the Palace
most complete. and its patronage Is marvellous.
just beyond it is Bauer's West brighton Hotel aud
| the great iron pier On the night OF the 3lst the
Arion Society give their festival preceded on the
| evening OF the 3Jth by gorgeous display Of fire.
| works. All the roads will extra trains
| Thursday evening, and both the West Brighton
Hotel and the Palace will be kept open all night for
J the accommodation OF the Arons and their 10000
guests. 1t easy to accurately estimate the
success Of great enterprise OF that nature. but
thousands OF tickets already sold it is safe to
suggest that in all human probability there Will be
greater gathering OF people ut West Brighton that
night than was ever there before. Following in
their train comes the Liederkranz society, which,
| about the middle OF August. will give u midsummer
festival in the Palace. on which occasion Colonel
Abbott proposes to make his vast establishment
thing or beauty and or JOY for the night.
| BRIGHTON BEACH.
At ten in the morning Major Sweet was compelled
to refuse rooms to u Philadelphia party OF seven.
| every spot in the hotel was taken. great many
people 90 Concy Island Friday nights and remain
| till Monday morning, 80 that there Is literally
| room for transient customers There are accom-
modations in the hotel tor $50 regular guests. but,
as the dining rooms pressed into service every
night for persons willing sleep on COTS it may
safely said there rarely fewer than 6UO III the
| hous. independent Of the army OF servants aud
clerks The piazxas were filled, the esplanade was
packed. the vast picnic pavilion was thronged The
heat at noon was oppressive; at SIX it was intense.
magnificent panorama of cloud and co.or had disap
| peared the great silver moon slid from behind
magnificent cloud OF inky blackness aud shone in
splendor q Of ut least Ave thousand people,
| every one OF whom was singing
Praise God from whom all blessings now,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Prsss aIhss soos SON ys and nUy sss
| 1t is not often that u simple and yet so
| romantic, solemn and grand, be witnessed
| anywhere. The barroom filled with drinkers
not less than five hundred whiskey, gin. beer and
brandy guzzlers the long line OF the white topped
| breakers dotted with groups Of bathers, the
rant was blazing hot with sas andsstea but outside
under the vast blue dome of heaven. ilumtned by
the moon. stood or sat the crowd. and when
| Liberatis cornet began
'.Nearer my God, to Thee"
everybody stopped. listened and waited for the
| compartment serving . to the assemblsge.
which, in no wise loth took up the chorus and sang
| Superintendent Dcrwin reports the travel on the
Flatbush aud Coney Island road from both Flxtbush
precedented on . Sunday. 50 great the rush
that he adopted the plan OF despatching trains ~
fast as the iilled. This course was abso-
utely neuessary later intne evening when the crowds
began to disperse, as everybody seemed determined
to take the first train that offered. In consideration
of the push and drive and exactng unreasonabeness
great u crowd the fact that seriously
| incommoded and that accident Of any kind oc-
Cured speaks volumes for the discipline and order
| OF the road. er.
| AT MANHATTAN BEACH.
NAV nave ,n,S mac . sa'a MAJOR DIrnap;
| seven O'Clock last night train OF thirteen cars
drove in and unloaded at least twelve hundred moro
| guests. They were mainly from New York aud Of
the ''midde Glass;" as generally the sun
days. At this time. when every room in the hotel
| occupied and Cr1sug himself could not have
been accommodated. the amplitude OF the esplanade
far too small Tor the accommodation of the pub
extent Of the piazzas was the necessarily ply.
| seal limit OF the tremendous gathering. The
| band playing. Tie restaurants in the Man.
haitian were busy places yesterday The waters lad
| more put upon them than ordinary men could ac-
conplish. particularly as everybody, opened up
| discussion of the jew question, aud embarrassed
the waters not little. 1t may be safely asserted
that there was better bathing than that fur
| nished by the surging surf in front OF the NAM
| moth bathing establishment on Manhattan Beach
during the day. At all events the people seemed to
regard 1t with great favor. and three clock
till eight the whitened breakers were dotted with
heses and arms that ducked or waved rs the roaring
| surf rolled in.
The road from this point too taxed to its
uttermost. In fact the Bath Sea Beach, Prospect
| Park. Fiatbush and Manhattan roads had all that
they could possibly attend handle expeditousy
| and safely the immense bodies Of people that be-
sieged their several gates and clamored to 40 home
| The pier was so uncomfortably crowded yesterday
that walking aud promenading were burdeusome.
| The police at Brighton unnecessarily rough In
handling intoxicated II the barkeepers stopped
| selling sooner the police would have less to do.
| GREAT RUSH OF PEOPLE TO RocKAwAY BEACH