New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-17
SUMMER LEISURE.
CROWDS AT CONEY ISLAND.
A COMPARATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURE on THE
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A COMPARATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURE on THI
SEA SHORE.
Although it was exceedingly warm in the
city yesterday. the hermome the yerands of th
Manhattan Beach Hotel was up TO ninety at any
time The day the for business OF the week &c
far, and the was yariousy estimated az from
$4,000 to 1OO, 600 The different lines carried follows
Manhattan Beach Railroad. $4,000 Brighton Beach
Railroad, 5000 Prospect Park and COneY Island Ral
road, 1900; the boats to the pier 1900 and the
boats 10 Norton Murrays pier. 10000; the old Gun
ther Railroad took many, but tue not known
Many 81 Norton & MUIR ,y's visitors consist OF cx Oh
Gals and sheridan Shook he there day in
the week
The ron pier tie universal OF the visitors to
West Brighton Beach until Cables began,
when The crowd braveS he ing TO hear the
strains o. DOwnng's Band and Arbuckes oornot. The
Restaurant the pier. which opened yesterday,
was decided success and If Mr. BurDap does
an equal amount OF busiGess every day ne Will
soon make fortune. rhe baJhers from the
pier were very numerous, amounting to about 1850.
twenty or thirty electric gh-s in addition 90 the Kos
already tGere, vii be placed upon the pier in short
Lme. The carriages from ysnderyecr's TO Hotel
Brighton carried crowds all day, and the few who
walked Ole way thought 1t 70 ride back
There Is 60 be a grand pyrotechEic display az Hotel
Brighton this evening under reetion of T. Brock
q Co., from Crystal Palace, LoudOn, who nave
brought the and materials from Europe for the
special purpose OF giving series Of exhibitions az
Brighton Beach. All Oi these displays will be FREQ 20
visitors. come OF tue prine.Da pieces will be fol
lows: The ascent OF large balloon which win discharge
fireworks IN mlaIr; the hght o. silver tour balloons
which Will produce OF Ire both In ascent and
descent; and cascade OF fire. forty eet long and fail
ing forty feet viii produce sound similar IL the
Niagar1 Fails.
At one time yesterday afternoon during the concert;
by the Philharmonic Band 5000 persons we're IN mont
or the stand and 900 listening the notes
OF GIlmore's Band at Manhattan Beach. There were
5000 Dathers Brighton Beach, and at time IN
me afternoon the supply VI batn uc-ats gave Ous. ana
The sea Reach Railroad viii make rs hrst trip to-day,
but tie road will not De IN thorough working
order ABOUT week. Toe hotel a. tne C0neY Is.and
cho % t1c rO4u IS Jhe hO'e5n,ucat VA'iliHg winch
WAS used at tue Centennial Exhibition. IL viii ul-
doa9ted{ be ln&saiGeeAt hotel ana great Improve
Manhattan Beacon HoJcl had its usual Swarm yes
erday aud entertained the visitors Ia tts usu9 manner
Al $50 II. very table IN the Ro'ei aud pavilion was
pccI pied ana many WrDt home without supper.
The crowds lad just begun TO gather around t4e muoc
stands when the occasional n@shes Of iighinlng tod
them that hey could not stay there with mpunIty, and
when tle storm burst the scattering and running Tor
tle hO,es almost cquaued IA OF me nghJ OF the FOURTH
/ oi July. There ba hers here tnan at any
other place IN the island, VIZ: Also men anu 1'750
| women.
Tie great number which on pleasant days battle
at Manhattan Bcscn must soon render ~ necessary
10 increase me number Of policemen III 'front.' of the
| Am ph theatre and within the bathing grounds. Il
would a gOOG Idea II some OF these officers we're ln
banning costume which would indicate their authority
and could 20 INFO toe water 70 eject uuruy men. On
Tuesday oyergrOwu and drunk roydIes annoyed
ladies VINO bathing with young boys au1 children
laughed threats % eject arrest them. Yes
terdsy t~O drunken men VIVA SUCKS sep DatheIs IL
terror tInc bat attempt was made 10 remove
/ TIE two nUIsances. The prosperity OF the bathing
pavilion depends 50 largely ON the secusou quiet and
order 10 be- maintMne1 that 4 may De safely assumed
Lnat the Manhattan Beach Company VIII a. once lool
into ana remedy the growing evil which eIsa nirequeu
! visitors observe.