New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-16

HE LARGEST CROWD OF THE SEASON fhrN PAR oN
TIE BEACHEs-sOME or THE AMI sfNiI.N1s.

INF LARGEST CROWD or THE SEASON Thus PAR oS
TIE BEACHEs-sOME or TIIE AMI sENn.N1s
Row. Of small boys sat on the fences along the
Fl0thu.h and Concy Island Railway yesterday alter
noon cXuting yiibly over the passengers VINO
whizIed bV holding ON their hats Win one hdhl
and dlug ~ Ciudcr, and gravel from their eyes IN
the other. There va. plenty of amusement Tor the
small BOYS and plenty oi ocCupdu'h l"i ih' liNs'-
gers for the summer schedule was VA I"i't 4t0lr'-
dav and wcll-hllcl trains left Prospect Park Tor
Brighton Beach every hall hour dullh- tHe "il'I-
Why people went 70 Concy Island when the
weather vas comfortable and even cool ~ N"W-1 Oh
was iupO-sible to dis over. bu the largest crowd
thus far this SEASON faced the keen ocean hrtcIr,,
and BRIGHTON and West brighton presented = like
ness To- last Summers scenes "i aumali'h' II vas
noticeable that the faces 80 nearly h Use maze pas
srngcrs assumed grained expression nh chi'IIn{
The. Hotc Brighton. A. one man they h'afcd sifhs
of relief and. with looks of antuluti"u Ndni'htd
tLrou.h a screen door % tlc night. Reference to ihc
railway time table explained tIl~ phenomenon ~
the statement that tile friit~iu'it i"""S "l li'
Hotel Brighton are uow open. which, beng lht'I-
urctcd meant that tue first step of e season. o d.
Inc the harroun had been .cce.-iuf uP!ishr'.
This was duiy approcaicl' Tor, OWING q" 10, '1"l
weather yesterday, many preferred To HHlth 10 inc
cllukiug of glasses n The large bArroom rather IMAM
TO tho voice of the wild waves on the beach
The West brighton Hotel was thrown opcn and
in the large diniur-Iuoin bras, band hIgd 10y the
uroprctor struggled tO keep VISITORS from drNouilhs
their chowdcT, lille q pcJcciul game OF poor went
quietly on IA corner Tue ot'Na''i9 ~ 'no ""I
Kept constantly Running with full loads. Inc Only
Rhode Island clamba,c ou thc island was ~ illl
blast AMI 20 dance was ia vigorous progress 10 the
east of he lruu Pier.
At Brighton the familiar ysages Of the artist IN
silhoucttcs the fortune teller and Tine dealer III s'a
she'll, had reappcarcd. Tables were placed on the
| veranda o. the bathing pavilion, aud iOamng beer
was prOcurable at cents % FOAM just 10 the west
| the amidshps cabin and broken malnmast of the
! wrecked Aiacc were propped up on the beach. A
| Conev Island clam digger gotten up a. a cross be-
| tween a taTyy mariner and Buffalo Bill was en-
| deayoring to make money out Of the disaster by
selling pieces of the wreck cents, painted pieces
| at various prices.
MANY persons wandered down the beach to the
Manhattan Hotel. but there difficulty was cncoun-
| tered in the shape of the brcakwater. Inc only
way up WAS two slippery pauks at the top OF
which hcartless crowd collected. The suHcIlnSs
of young women were awful 20 contemplate. 4
futlessiy clad young man sailed braNcly up nearly
to the ton There he began 10 slip, and wave hls
arms and bend himself almost double AID claw the
ar. until he suddenly came emphatically down
astridc the plank his yellow kids clutchng its wet
and sandy sur.acc. Meanwhile, two innocent pco-
ole we're wandering down below the breakwater
band.in-hand aud they only realized that the tide
vas coming IN when a wave hllcd his shoes and
vrnught havoc with the ilOunces of her dress.
Nothing has been done - yet toward opening the
| Manhattan or Oriental Hotels, the vcIandas Oi
which are boarded up.
The last train nov leaves Brighton Beach at SOC
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