New-York tribune., 1881-08-22
SUNDAY OUT OF THE CITY.
A CROWD AT CONEY ISLAND.

A CROWD AT CONEY ISLAND.
THE SURF REMARKABLY HEAvY--sCENEs ON THE
BEACH-CROwDED STEAMBOATS, ON THE RETURN
TRIPS.
From Norton's Point, Coney Island, to the
Manhattan Beach stretched long ue of bathers
yesterday, wading, frockng, turning us and
dsporng themselves like very agile water beetles There
was little chance for quiet in the water, for great
roller followed another increasingly and with tremcn-
dous force The heavy surf remarkable for Concy
Island almost equalng that at Long Branch. II was
the noticeable because outside the calm
and smooth Only little distance off shore lazy swell
perceptibIe, the rIppled slightly swelling
rollers began to FORM Their force noticeable the
iron steamboats, approached the pier The boats carened
and rocked There was sport about this for agated
old ladies' who exclaimed that they didn't expect any
thing like this except in midocean."
The beach each side of the Hotel Brighton been
given over to the children Scores wading and
dabbng in the water. looking a distance, with their
thin bare legs like Aocks of One mother, who
meant her children to have outrand-out BATH mpro-
vscd bathing house the beach from a couple of
breas. But energetic kick from of her offspring
upset the umbrellas and the naked light Of publicity
let in upon pair of equally naked children =
1t very hot all along the The scorchng rays
OF the sun beat down relentlessy unmtigated by
breeze Plank esplanades were abominaton and the
concrete walks torture unspeakable. But this was
of rejoicing for the dealers III blue glasses well
as for the bathing houses. This is puddin" said
Making money! Rather Our best time, you see, is
about half when the gets down 1t shines
in peoples faces It's mostly ladies and young people
buys tnem. Last year there eighteen boys ia the
business but this year there's only six regular. We sell
$40 TO $5 worth apiece good Caystnat is forty 10
sixty glasses; and We sell good many on cloudy days
ing Importance is that Of ticket exchanging. There
two agents who make business OF buying the tickets of
passengers who wish To return by different route from
that Dy which they come aud providing them with
ones "There are lots said VINO, If they get down
to the Iron Pier don't want back to Manhattan TO
| get home and the other way TOO The regular COM
panes look on us as scalpers though don't know why
tncy should"
At the Manhattan Beach Hotel the Rev. Thomas
Guard of Baltimore preached to large audience the
ycranda in the forenoon, and the usual concerts with
the inevitable and oftrecaled cornetpayers followed
| along the beach IN the afternoon. BY O'Clock the
crowd ali along the shore immense. II difficult
to iind place the buses TO Brighton seat ia the
Of the Marine Railway. MDc-aprOned bdrkceperB
flew about though jerKed by nyIsiDle wires aud the
hotel clerks the DIlllancy
their diamonds. There throng constantly before
the Manhattan Beach Hotel, watching the clouds OF
spray dashng over the breakwater and occasionally
drcnchmE an luCautiOus passcr.
But the afternoon concerts to a close and then
caue dinners and the general movement homeward.
One boat another lett Iron Pier crowded and
| black with human beings. A great multitude stood
aDlmed together the lower floor OF the pier awaiting
| TIC Cctus, > O'clock boat Take
my pocket" heard two three times fol-
! lowed by short but nyely disturbance. At the
crowd hustled It's board Every camp chair
taAen ana the seats along the sides filled. On
every deck people packed closely tnat al
| most impossible to move Men TIE roof of the
cabin and on the upper deck and others ess fortunate
stood UP. Come sit on my knee, Mary" said young
man 10 his fnr companion Amt too AeaNy Tor yon ~
Well, should smile" But the char collapsed
she sat down, and he smiled again. The carrying
capacity of the boat understood about 1000 but
IL seclred certain that that number was exceeded.