New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23
MOIST CROWD AT COMFY ISLAND.

r,,vv ON ro1.R THOUSAND VISITORS Al THE
pv.cu-DRIvEN TO HAsTY SHELTER BY TIE
RAIN.
Taking the rain and beer together, II was de;
cijedlv moist crowd that came up from ConcN lslllm
last night The fccting burst OF sunshine III inc
carjv mart of the afternoon induced perhaps thre OF
four thousand people to turn their faces toward nc
beach, and the trains were wei nlirn up 20
The Young man who lies IN loud voice LOT me cot
fcati0n of his fellow passengers was Wen lepI'-
sented. The down on his upper lip testified to the
passage of about seventeen snineIS ,;,ne and his
thin neck oscilated within huge collar protrCt'd
by blazing scarf. He hung on the steps oil irnS-
meet Park car pulled cigarettes ana 'onNer~d WIN
impressive elegance and vOluhihty and a touching
disregard for truth d" and Jack are g0ih 10 enter
IN that race next month" ne said, after showing
his familiarity with sporting affairs. Jhck goin
to push me right along. and II n" sees IN sac mes
COIN TO fall back ana let me win: l'ut II there
any other Teller that beat me, Jack il 90 ah' al
and take the race HIS companions appeared Drop
crly impressed. Jack can beat any n"dN' NJ eau
He walks mile in six minutes hitN-elghl "cohuS'
easy" clerical-loohlng passenger turned q EVER
gaze ON the Young man, whOcOntinued dcprecatngIi
II can only walk mile III about seven minutes am
half The passengers Locked al MS piP-sFh I'H2
and clayey face and there was an audible smile,
while the Clergyman was understood 20 muttcr
something about Ananias and Sapl,hira. The smile
became more audible, and the athctc Suuu'hiS
concluded TO leave the car.
beach although the opening OF the restaurant III
the Br ghtOn Bathing Pavilion attracted many rom
Nest brighton About 1 o'clock dense gray log
crent slowly in from the SEA aud settled
down over the water From the Brighton 1t was
i,upossible to see the Oriental Hotel aud even the
Manhattan seemed half cnyelopcd III ileecy cloud.
TO the west the top of the iron pier wa l"st IN
mist The tide was high and the breakers rolled lar
M on the beach and dashed angrlly the piles before
the paviiOus Only short stretch OF Dlack wafer
relieved by white caps was visible Ill front ana men
the fog shut dOwnllkc wall suddenly uark oDJrct
was seen now appearing and again lost 10 slg Close
in shore Others came into view, attention Oh
the crowd at the Brighton was attracted ~ hl2c
animal leaped clear from the water. several pOr-
noises were gambOllimg and and rolling about almost
within a stones throw OF brighton bca'h. IlElt
| ar ten ploughcd their way through the wafer III
single file their triangular dorsal ms OnIS III sigh
| occasionally varying the order OF their iarch ny
| series of sonlcrsaults. For some time Their ailcs
| afforded amusement 10 the lOok"rs-on, untll they
| foundered and tumbled on toward the east emu 81
| the island. -, -,
anpesrcd in tho west, oycrshadowing West
| brighton, and the muttering OF thunder told
! thc speedv approach Of shower. The Iortuhc-tel-
Ter took heed 10 the present instead oil Inc lUtuI
| and The sea-shell man rapidly slowed away his
| W.rcs But there was "a stream Of raNelcrS between
| the BrightOns and the rain caught them nall way
The hackmen yelled aud dashed their st"cds INTO =
| run and the people OF foot took To their heels. "A
| crowd hacked Nandervcers Vcranda, and applauded
three very portly women who were cigaRri III 20
as-yOupease race for the nearest shelter ihnl'llH
| were al a premium The rain drove into the oinni
buses Children wept and walled, and Then parents
| lost their tempeTs. The steady doWnpour 0i the
rain soon covered the uneven pavement OF thc Con
course with pools of water through winch the 0lnnl-
| buses splashed much to the detriment of the pas
seugers The rain had driven INTO the open cars oil
| the Brighton Beach Railway 40 that the sa'S'
though possessing the adv anage OF GOODNESS, were
| damn and unpleasant. The blinds wercpullcd down
| however and the passengers made the best OF the
! situation.