New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-09
ENJOTIYG A NAY SUNDAY.
MANY VISITORS At COMFY ISLAND.
ALL TIKI RAILROADS WELL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


ALL TIKI RAILROADS WELL PATRoNzEo-rlIE PREP
ARAuoNs or HoIELKEEPrRs INADEQu ATE
ACCIDENT OK GUNTTg's ROAD.
Tho fine weather drew thousands Of pleasure
seekers TO COney Island yesterday. The trains oil
the different routes leading 30 the beach were crowd
ell early in the morning. They continued 50 until
late in the afternoon. The greater number OF
plcasure-seekcrs seemed to be Ncw-Yorkors az the
fcrry-boats were moro crowded than usual on sun
day morning. The number of vehicles OF every
description, from the hired buggy driven by the gay
ycnng man TO the slow pacing team drawing the
family coach WIS greater than ON any previous day
this season. The Ocean Parkway was lined all day
10y continuous stream of carriages all bound Tor
Concy Island.
Very few of the hotolkeepcrs had made prepara-
tions for the reception Of guests. People who went
down with the expectation Of having dinner az the
beach were in most instances compeilod to go home
disappointed and hungry. Here and there some en-
terpnsing person had laid in supply of beer. and
such places were the only ones at which visitors
Stopped Tie beach in front of the Oriental and
Manhattan Beach Hotels was almost dC- TO- "lr
the crowd confined it4h almost tAclN'lN'N y"
Conrv Island proper. The only point oi inicN NJ "l
Brighton Beach was the remnant oi the MIrthR l'y
il-i,tad Italian bark Aiae. Crowds g1ih,ltu
around the framework Ot the cihih
winch still remains uuhcldrd IN the sand. lhr DO"
.nrt few feet nom thr cabin. rises almost l"iIt
holy of ono of thr sal Tors washed ashore. Hu'
blanks and debris abound, and There seems To nave
boon mo- attcuV; ml,lo Co rcmoyc them. ,.
The larger hotels at the island remain clo"d l.Pil
winter shutters have not been removed !ci. lh'i'
outside though. seems 90 have undergone thgioith
repair. for on every side The sign of RANT 'l'I'
the visitor I'm the face. Most at the platforms "lh
plank walks in front of the hotels have hr.h -,
icuded and replaced where the winter storms hau
broken them. 4 number of pilcs have been ofiN'n
i'm front Of fhc bathing payiHon~ OF thr Ii9. y
lriehtonaud Doe Ocean Hotel ln then gl"Ihnpd OF
Cables the immense trunk OF one OF the giant ti'''
found in California has been placed. II lnris"i'7
about ihirty-thrrr feet IN diameter ANA was re-
moved iu ~rction.. the different parts nmg Joiurd
by iron riycts s door leads 20 the inside ana 3"
small spiral stairway to tine top. some tr l''t "'l'
the ground a mrrIl go round oi ne" design ""N
ing bc,clcs instead oi the usual forms OBJ hol -, -
goats ctr. and driven bv the RIDER, instead Oh '3
machinery. failed to attract CUSTOMERS .
The 600 %. 300. train un tle biooNiN1' h'.' 'i'
ConcI l-land Railroad met with an h'I"tHl q. ID
was returning from Che Island with nov Oh Cd I
.curcts. Tie trliu huI jG-t turned Inc '''ll
western corner of Greenwood Cemetery whch "A'
of the axle. of tho forward truck OBJ the nT'' I
broke End caused thp car Co. jump tlt 'I..'h.
train was moving 90 soW rat. inc "''hpi'l'n -.
the car were thrown from tbcir seats uut h' one wa"
seriously injured. Ihr accident cin~ o. % i.> ''
about su hour conductors ~ tlr trains rom ''''t
Island hriu. compelled 90 Y.ft al thr ll-l h''''i
i-f.i. being informed oi thc cause "hl'h $40 90. 'N
the utl fWarl- bound Train.