New-York tribune., 1880-06-21

| good that yOu viii he married right away,
| shouted the photograph man as he duckct
| his head under hrs cloth and arranged gTOnr
ThOuGh the demand for laGeT-beer seemed unprecc
| dented, and the ia bles filled with customers
vet the crowd was very orderly through the day
No disturbances were reported FamiIy GROUPS lH'
| small picnic parties were numerous, ana oecupt'
tables in nearly every pavilion. gro hhhslIcIS
string and brass bands filed the air with dlscordan
sounds, while to and trO along the beach wandered
the crowd Of men women ana chiIdleu All "J'P'"i"i
as if fully enjoying the day.
There were many bath rs. and each group wa
watched By a large crowd 1t was said at one hath
ING payilion that between 600 and $1,000 per
sons had procured bathing suits during the DAY
Early in The afternoon Tie surf began 10 riS" UNI
sualv high and TO cause much INCONVENIENCE. INC
first lndlCariOn of thus the RAPID rolling OF
wave so far up the beach ~ To cover the feet ol
several men and women standing near the Steps ni
one of tho buildings. Low shoes and coored st0ct
ings were suddenly at discount. Following thIl'
each rose trie higher, until soon It was a.
most impossible 10 pass along the beach, ASscVelal
buildings are fenced ill., a portion Of tie crowd was
prevented from visiting the eastern end OF the
beach 81 haven't sern the surt 20 hign TINS seq
SON." said of the residents at the EASTERN emu
adding: 81 believe 10000 persons have beeh pre-
vented from coming up here hy IT,"
The greatest crowd at one place was aC me new
hotel All day long crowds pTomcnahrd from one
end TO the other of the long building The eXlecta-
tons are that this hOrel will be opened one weeK
from to-day 1t j. possible that the 0wcr floor VIII
be thrown cpcn earlier. OTdrT To furnish accom-
mediation for the 1874 Regiment OF Bfooklvn, when
is eXpected at Rock away this week. Inc
roof is SompetEd the iPnz2 anE +"
many upper rooms is nearly done. Although
il ~ said that many wOrkmen on the hcw motel
have not returned since payday. which was June
10 yet over one thousand men are now employed
upon the building. These mostly carpenters.
and ~ they sat upOn the pazZlS of the different
hotels YESTERDAY. dressed in their working cl0htS
bIonZ,d by exposure, aud many of them smoking
pipes. the contrast between them aud RockaWay ;
Sundav visitors. who were dccked ont IN holiday
attire, was very marked. The excavation for the
70 Ets =.
and the foundation woodwork has been laid It's en-
tire length When finished there VIII be fine
stretch Of beach for hathng the length "a the h0c
1t is said that a small army Of clerks. bal-kectrS
WATERS, cooks and c!ambermaids have been en-
gagged, and are waiting without pay for the opcilnG
of he large hOtr'.
At til" wrought-ron tubular pier the work is
nearly finished, the most that remans 10 be done
hclrr to ,uppy lh roof to the portion ut the ocean
end of the plcl. Handsome coorcd lights, each sup
porting Il flag, ornament the sides nt the pier, and
seats are placed along the edges. The LANDINGS are
made quickly and easily. The EaSi End Hotel has
been rcmOdrllcd and enlarged and has now front
on the ocean of 1u3 feet. 1t las been leased for
several years by L. Steen, formerly OF The Arlington
House Ot this city. In short time lighted buoy
will mark the entrance to Jamaica Bay. 1t is sail
thar this Will be the first one usrd bv thc American
Government. 1t Is necessary for the steamers max
ing nightly tlirs.
The number of New-Yol< and Brooklyn residents
already registered n ROckaway is large. Among
those of yesterday and last week ut the seaside
House, conducted by MesSrS. Rrm>en y Vain
wright. ana sad to Gc tie Oldest hotc! at the beach,
are the following:
-York--IIcnry Merritt and wife, JOHN W,
Heath and wife, Charles Norris and wiz, }. :. Bar
ron. IL. Henry Dr. Charles McCann, C..
E. Cox, G. ". Tlldcsy and family. II. A.
boyd ana family, Aichibad Harris. NJ
Fiske and Hatch Henry 4. Thomas. irooklyn; /;
Oliver Titus, of Long Island; John Dunn and
wife, or OSwrro; +. G. Batter and H. ". Gortou,
Of Newark ArXander smith and wlf-. of Jersey
City. Among rlose who nave engaged looms at
the Seaside Il0tei ar ex-senator John IL. Coe and
family, and Coroner Nolan, of brooklyn, and cX-
Ianiaca. At Ruland's the following are ou the
egistrr: William scott, j. Mead, {. ;. baldwin,
.nd wife. OF Yonkers; Edward Wild. of Albany.
Last week the h~cl WAS visited 10y forty members
OF the Puck kegel Club.