New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT ROCKAwAY.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT ROCKAWAY.
The people wac lett the simmering city
raot In yellow haze yesterday for the clear, cool ar
aud tambhnc surf Of RockAway Beach were numbered
by the Ten thousands. They began going By the first
trains and boats IN the morning, for 1t evident
at an early hour that would be n fine day 10
be the city, and the throngs OF pleasureseeAsrs
bound hither taxed the utmost all day The different
transportation lines the beach. When the crowds OF
young and old, pretty and ugly, weidressed ana III
dressed people reached the beach, they scattered In all
directions among Of sand airy houses OF WOOD
and stunted groves OF pine They sat ON wooden
benches under the trees, perpred freely ana drank III
the same manner They danced the sanded noors OF
pavlOns and partOo& oil fearful and wonderful mixtures
called clam cnowd rs. They investigated the wonders
OF dime museums that described IN glowing terms
by funny ticket sellers they tested their lungs, tired
their weight had their fortunes toll and oct their
mon y Oh bObt allied 8ags that went Dy machinery
Thse VINO were engaged IN these e1hl arathg OcCu
patIons strOed tns beach, DurrOWed III the sunu anu
y w. cioudless and OF deep blue throughout
80 a. 1hr stIn orat down derotly upon the great
se 81 sand HAT orms tIe D. aci but its heat
tempered by the cool salt WINS mat came ps
over the white caps Of the darR Atanuc Inc breahers
c.nne rolling in-great, white-pum ID baJtaliOns mat
rtched for miles along tue eurVing shore ue W..
vas u rally alive with bathers, rOunS ana lumpuuS
80 in the white SURF. They spl3shed the
salt water nj each other, ducked each oIhe1 ou ~
n air with medley OF screams and yells lhe variety
limited IN the bathing was simply asJouhdn.
In -a l 4c-, piayf u sons aud aadghters OF Neple
80 -randng 80 tuckly That the huge OreaKef@ "a the
rolled 10 vrd the shore broken and they re@eAeu
the beach 10 utterly demoral]ed cohu'sloI' ~ hoob
II 70 80 crowds OF people WAC ttrongcd the Deacu
and s different places OF amusement were hos such s
are called arstocraIe; tney Nou.d De o'4-l, ~
- " contnpu." Most OF them looked - II t1e5 "O'Ac4
nsr durn The week. Bl the mothers aud laIie.s anu
,le!r t.oupes OF rouckng children an elgoytu tnT
a. yea thGror gnly, and tHat was all they went 70 th
1e,cn FOR it was estimated by tne rIliruId
49, s,,en,boat officials that nearly $4,000 people
visited tnr place. sunday Il hEocS'"A! sIean
oav tue average number " visitors on me "tdiSl
lava III the week being only about c,VOO On rii9yS
Nv neopie 20 there. reason given Tor this pheuo
1o e Common dislike that people have Of making
even a sl1rt Journey lat dAy lhose VINO nave pc
IN ee.r In lucAaSay say tnat me season nus
f,r Das been prosperous. AMI they nave hopes ~ ~
brighter days year, when the big hoI"I Il ~ Oe
Oyen,d again. ,-, ,,,o ,e,,t IN
Lar.e numbers Of the plea9ure-seekers Wuo "en ~
the beach Dy rail returned 10 the city Dy Doa'' W
n,nth E6ck lef the KOckaway Iron Pier al O'Clock
i'm ne evening and every ayaIaDle place upou IL va
o..ti ned by "a passenger. The steamer 5" cpt lLl o
f,tn tne tumblng d oil the AtlanIc raF-ns d
broad shining wake. Then II turned ana wen u
tfrn1 n m. Narrows where the hills OF : aJen l5Eluu
,Scre flooded with the purple light VI sunset.