St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-11

wants of excursionists but would afford
attractions to people who wished to pay
something more than passing visit to
Coney Island Beach, which is noted as
being one of the finest in the world.
Cables was successful and his example
was Immediately followed by other en-
terprising parties, who formed COM
pany and purchased a large tract OF
sand, upon which they erected the
Manhattan Beach Hotel. Two lines OF
railroad were built to connect this hotel
with New York. Manhattan Beach was
Immediately followed by Brighton
Beach and its hotel, situated little
east of Cables. Then the eyes of the
inhabitants of New York and the sur
rounding country were opened to the
fact that close beside them was a splen-
did seaside resort that could be COM
fortably reached in about one hour and
thirty minutes, at an expense OF fifty
cents, including the return trip. People
did not fully appreciate the new order
of things until last Summer. Then they
went to the extreme, as Americans gen.
orally do. They made continual rush
for Coney Island, and were pleased with
the feather and tickled with the straw
of Couey Island in every way, shape
and manner. l suppose L shall do as
every one else does to-day, that is go
to Manhattan Beach to see the fire
works and the big balloon eat dinner
that will cost nearly twice as much as
at any first-class restaurant in town ;
hear Levy twang his little horn, Che
twangs his Tyre only when he is talk
ing y take dip in cold Oceans saline
spray,n as TOoker would call it in his
Plymouth Rock advertisements, and re-
turn to my comfortable home late to-
night, hot, dusty and tired out.
Coney Island is very good thing in
its way, and it should be visited by
everyone who comes to New York
during the heated term. But in the
name of all that is sensible take it in
moderation. Don't try to do it all in
two, three, or four hours, just because
it is near New York. Most of the hotels
at the island are full of guests, and at
night their restaurants are packed with
excursionists. The little marine rail-
road between the Brighton and Man
haitian hotels is in good running order,
and takes in from $4OO to $500 day.
1t is run at daily cost of $50, and
$4,000 were expended upon its con-
struction and equipment. The time Oc-
cupied in going from one hotel to the
other by this road is just half minute,
but its great advantage is that it has
driven away all the hackmen.
The chief attraction at the island to-
night will be the fireworks. The "pyro-
technic display" as the man that sets
the fireworks off is fond of calling it,
will be the first of a weekly exhibition to
be given through the season. James
Pain, Pyrotechnist to the Alexandra
Palace, London, has been engaged to
direct the entertainments. There is to
be an Illuminated facade view of the
Manhattan Beach hotel, with the words,
"Success to Manhattan Beach )" this
design will be seventy-five feet in
length and fifty in width. Then there
will be representation of Niagara Falls
by stream of golden fire, the entire
design being sixty feet high and seven
fountain, in which streams of molten
gold and silver will be thrown up to a
height of forty feet. There will be a
in revolving will throw out the most
brilliant colors. An Aladdin's jewell
tree will spring up, magnesium bal
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will burst and scatter many colored
fires will be thrown up 100 and 200 feet,
spreading their contents over an acre
of space, and finally the exhibition will
close in a blaze of glory from the light
of one hundred rockets set off simulta-
neously. That's the way they do things
at Manhattan Beach.
The new iron pier in front of Cables
is a great success. 1t was opened to
! the public on Tuesday last. Six steam
boats land there every day. No difficult
ties are experienced from the surf, on
account of the great length of the pier.
On the pier there are 200 bathrooms,
with steps leading directly to the wa
ter, and there will be music on liberal
scale, the Seventh Regiment band, with
GIafulla at its head, having been en-
gagged. The capitalists who have put
their money in this pier are looking for
large returns. The letting of the res
taurant and other privileges will bring
in about 100000 this season. The
200 bath rooms will produce $4,000,
and ten cents for every passenger land
ed on the pier, will, it is estimated, pay
the owners $4,000 day. Stock of the
pier has recently sold at auction in this
city for 1919; at private sales it has
brought 1914, while some of it could
not be bought for $500. The COney Is
land pier is about one thousand feet
long. 1t will be most delightful resort
on hot day, when the breeze is off the
land. Its entire length will be gaily
decorated with flags by day, and illu-
minated by hundreds of lamps by night
Comfortable chairs will be found at al
points, so that the thousands of pleas.
ure seekers can sit cOOlly and comforta-
! bly, in the breeze, hear the roar of the
5 surf, mingled with the music of the
brass band, and sip their champagne OIL
lager, while they burn their mouths
with genuine COney Island clam chow.
der. Uniformed officers will see thai
S the throng conducts itself in quiet
, and orderly manner. You can LAND
from one of the six steamers that Iur
; daily to the pier, and without setting
foot on land, enjoy all the pleasures
7 that any reasonable being could desire
Food, drink, music, the flutter of gay
dresses, tobacco smoke and surf bath
ing. To get at the latter you have only
to descend flight of steps from the
D pier, and there you are, like piece Of
pork, floating in the brine.
In spite of hot weather, which is just
settling down upon us, just look at the
magnitude of the transfers, which are
indicated in a measure by the transac-
t tiOns at the Clearing House. The ex-
I 0iransOs on Tuesday last were Sf09,
526, 1882 and the balances were $12 ,5O5,,
l54; these figures give an idea of the
= business done on the previous day. The
total amount of interest paid in this
9 city on debts or dividends on July Isl