New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05
COMFY ISLAND ALMOST DESERTED.


The Coney Island habitue was tind dur
ing the early part OF yesterday He otered around the
piers until the whistle Of the steamboat sbreked and
then hurried on board with his eyes tue sky over
head. When Lit up the water he smiled and put
on his glasses aud when the clouds came again
with their gloomy shadows no soowed and looked IN
happy thought the % cents spent for the glasses
premature Investment. He felt lonesome board the
boat and more lonesome the Island Nothing had a
charm for him. He smiled cyncsy at the children who
were too young to know that the day dLsappOint
ment and persisted III being happy He sneered at the
tinerant musicians who wont to entertain him !;
they cutched their nddlebOws ike clubs lie said and
rasped their Instruments II they were hired to
the oat-ct into pieces. lie noticed that his few fellow
passengers were in the real Coney Island mood
they read newspapers and avoided conversation AT the
piers they sauntered azy of the boat and glanced at
their watches it not time TO 20 back home
I'd to o'clock in the afternoon. than 5000
people were the Island, and they were spread 80
thnly over the place that looked desolate. The music
OF the handorgan attached the whirgig blatant
and hollow mOckery and thros children sat on
the beach and dig holes through to China; the
carriages spashed thrO ugh ponds Of water on
the Boulevard the sky looked heavy and the breakers
broke sullenly on the sand Gilmore and his band at
Manhattan Beach played the long-metre doxoogy,
which, thought the habltue, just festive
enough tor such sunday. 1t Jared less on the feelings
than The Torpedo and the whale which Conterno's
band was blowing at the same time.
The aggrayating thing about 1t al to the habue,
that there was no sufficient reason why the holiday
sbonld not have been perfect one. The air warm
bti MOI TOO warm the breeze refreshing aud just
lively euoug 10 bring the sdlOu3ts ana send them
-cudluy aud punng the genGle swels In the bay
the clouds ghtened the thousands INTO staying
al home prevented the glare when Is so
trying TO the eyes left the ocean deep,
dark beautiful blue. Al these elements
were yora bic TO day OF pleasure but tie fear OF ram
cried checkmate, and in those who ventured out the
M ctlry of festivty remained down in the bulb only
on man Island seemed To think that lie was en-
rowing himself holiday fashion. lie mad been passen
ger on the Perseus. of Iron Steamboat Company ;
Line and he in the bow during The IMP The
had,e of his holiday Inclination he his hands in
the shape OF white KID gloves and Was ne from tue rural
districts that thought white gloves appropriate To the
oc,.aonl , Plainly purpose had been 10 carry de-
sruction hearts or the far ones, ana Thought
Irresistible even when COnsOrted Win
cheap business and worn By the seaside He car
rir a me and had pOmpous air ana II ne was Cl5-
appointed AL II must nave been because tnc lar ones
we're 50 few cOnquests were Of necessity limited
uuuID,r
About o'clock IN the afternoon the wind freshened
and hlew away the scOwl rom Natures face the sun
came ont smingly, and thereafter the ELECT was
roceable IN increased patronage or the railway
trains from Ridge aud Greenpont and the boats OF
tu iron steamboat company But II was too Late IN the
IN To rtye Couey Island FESTIVE aspect. At Brighton
and Manhattan Beach hotels the Motel clerks reported
uif week with fair number OF transient guests lie
oriental Is s boxed II II were about 10 De shpped
INNS side I'd care Among the arrivals Last week
AZ the Hotel Brighton tho following persons VINO
engaged rooms Tor the Earl c. Bacon aud ian-
Iy Mrs. Thomas Caruigee aud family, Ir. and Mrs H.
A. llurlDu j. ii. Tucker IL. A. Tucker George IL MA't-
lock lud Miss J. D. MnltlOck.