New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
,,pcr CROWDS AT RoCKAwAY.

COMMODORE NUTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W"
MANY PERSONS ENJOY THE BAihiN"'
an ho,ds stand bv." roared Commodore Nut',
rs the steamer Twilight swung round the heau -,
,bo nevy pier at Rockaway yesterday morning. ~"
hands man the eang-plank," was the next s'cn'o-
rian order. and the holiday seekers roared WIZ"
very laughter As they landed the Cominouo'o
shook hands with MANY. ana was ~"
nercifullv chaffcd by many o'hers' ou'
he bore himself with the dignity becoming 10 n''
handsome uniform He wore sun Vi u"iN '
will, gold facings, the commodore stripes s'' y"
the arms and a gold-laced cap. WIN ioiueo MINIS
and stern official look he watched the movements
IF tbo n,cr hands I" / have left the show business
now y he said to the reporter. at the same time
sententjously stroking his chin; have left the
show business now and commodore OF TINS
line and pier Of course / shall grow a
heard nova long beard, like the oth0r
commodore who isn't commodore anyway. ana
never was-only he likes TO be called So" And Com
modore Mutt stroking his imperial beard, strutted
away.
If was not sc hot in New-YOrI yesterday as on the
previous Sunday, and there did not seem TO De so
great rush to the seaside. To-day being hollday
doul.ess had some effect on the number of pleasure
seekers But at Rockaway there was even greater
crowd than on the previous Sunday, the announce
ment of the partial opening Oh the Uranu
Hotel attracting q large number. How large
the crowd was it is hard to estlmate.
The reporter took a tide in one OF the beach wag-
onettes. 1t was drawn by three very ancient and
SADLY dilapidated horses. They were covered with
white bathing dresses. and underneath they were
covered will sores. " How many people are there
bera9v repC.ted the driver. "Well, there
are lots more than there was last Sun
| dav. | should saw four or five thousand" The
clerk at the pier entrance said that there might he
from thirty TO forty thousand, certainly not much
| ouer forty and a Rockaway policeman gave MS IS
innate at 10000 This was possibly about correct
| The policeman mentioned too, that although
| there had been large crowds OF Visitors
| every day during last week. not single
case of drunkenness nseemly conduct had Deeh
noticed and not a single arrest made III is very uii-
usuaI he said for the police to have to interfere,
| and he added. " they are more ornamental, pouS
| fha1 The broadway sduad even." There might have
| been some complaints from the thlrst lew
who trudged through the SOFT sand TO ne pls hoci'
| and then found no sign OF the bar that was an
| nonnccd to be opened yesterday. but these were
soon forgotten. The managers now announce t lt
thev will he prepared TO feed the multitude on SAT
urd9y but from the appearance of the building ths
seems scarcely probable. ~ $1,000
The bulk of the crowd first rushed 10 the res,aur-
anfs where high prices and small returns were the
| rule The smaller hOtel-kcepers thlnk that When
| the Grand Hotel opens their occupation VIII pe
| gone so they are hastening 10 MAKE nay Wnhe inc
| SIM shines After satisfying Their hunger the peo-
pie strolled along the beach 10 INSPECT the photo
| ggranhers the ornamental pe-drver, the popcorn
| manufnctory and other cheap wonders.
| IL was a delightful day for bathing ,yesteI-
day. and more than 5000 persons bathed
Dnring the afternoon Miss Benhardt, assisted by
Messrs Kelly and Long, OF the New-YoFk Volunteer
| Iife-Saving Corps, gave an eXllOltlOn Oh SUP
| ,nar,ne diving and other aquatic teats
from the pier In the evening the many
| coIOred lamps on the pier were lIt Tor the
first time and the beautiful effect was much at
| mjred The orchestra, Commodore Mutt says, is to
| placed on platform swung from the dome OF the
ppoviIion' ana there will probably be dancing: An
atrnIno il TO be stretched the whole length of the
nier during the hottest part of the day.