New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
THE DAY AT THE SEASHORE.
MANY VISITORS AT ROCKAwAY.

MANY VISITORS AT ROCKAWAY.
THE TRIP By THE RAILRoAD-INCIDESTs OF THE
DAY.
There were 5000 people at Rockaway Beach
yesterday. OF this number more than 5000 went and
returned on the New-York, Woodhaven and Rockaway
Railroad. Their chief reason which commsnds
Itself to the American mind-to save time. trip to
Rockaway by boat occupies nearly two hours while the
journey be accomplished by rail in forty minutes
On the journey down in the airy, smoothly running
cars passengers OF philosophical medtated upon
the conquest OF the country brick blocks they
whired through the suburbs. Further on, the casual
New-York cowboy" Who happened be taking his
some other mans sweetheart TO ROckaway, allowed q
softened and benignant expression to creep
over HE rugged features his eyes fell
upon feid Of osbbages with which The
cigar stump in his fingers claimed kinship-
There were smpses % srainhef rpped b. the breeze
as tie train sped OF shady orchards and OF hSldes
where the ripe with heads already turned to
set by the warm kiss OF the showed amid Its brown
the plumes Of Towering weeds aud eathery blossoms
such "a Boughton painted in his earlier works, and
which Murphy reproduces in NewYOrk exhibitions year
by year. Then came the long stretch Of salt marshes
with the wonderful PUPPIES and green's that
blend among the grasses.
new country entered nexs-a land where It
the end and aim OF every mans existence TO fish Short
men with tall rods fat with Big baskets red-nosed
men With black bottles scurrIed from the LraiG a; Ell
dertB and rushed brethren OF
the gentle craft On went the train the trrstle
work which il cost 100000 20 build, while the passon
gers looked down into the either side and
Joyed the eoci SAT- breeze IL vas pretty DJ OF water
scape That came into view the train swung across
Jamaica Bay. A Perfect swarm Of small boats dotted
the smooth surface OF the water here with solitary and
mlsanthrOpc man with thoughts only for his
padding about gained tie ~ Of all as2 GHn Iy
their peas OF laughter To tho left stretched the white
sand Ot the beach and the line OF bui dugs terminated
by the shapeess OF the big h0ei, while IN tue dis
lance, misty and uncertain, loomed up the shngle
pnlaees Of Coney Island. Hammel's and Seaside
to stop ia the new depot. Behind the biz aoei Here
are large ear-sheds, just completed and pretty and
spacious depot, tasteuly finished IA hard pine:
1t has grown to bc the proper thing with all the pas
sehgers 10 ~ 10 the END OF TIE ROAD ana theu Walk
UP along the Deach. Yesterday hlhe-tehtns Of tne
passengers always excepting the hshormen faithfully
followed nus programme. AiterWard they Collected
about the LIFE lines aud watched me fe" scorrs IL
people who bathed. none Of whom was so good swim
mer or so plucky rs wise OH Ne"ionndl1nG dog VINO
enthusiastically swan OUT beyond me breakers Tor
sticks, and then riding triuGpnauty Ia their
crests. The dog, however mad No toilet to make Dut
there was small boy less conveniently placed Ills
mother, thrifty soul had not bought ticket TO tie
bathing house, bu stood on the beach aud held
her sons wearing apparel "hle ne dISpoited hnseH III
the wa;er. When ne came out h. dried himself by the
simple expcdient OF roll in the sand. Then ne sat
down on Og directly before me crowded hOJei Fern
da, and with contempt for clothing worthy OF walt
Whitman, proceeded to peel off his bathing suit, and to
slowly insert himself INTO MS clothes Me1ntlIne pory
and innocent woman shad appeared and taken seat
all unconscious the other end OF the log Hearing the
boy behind her breathing hAFti iDe was having
struggle with his shirt sac looked ii OGnd at critical
moment
ing very red IN the aud spreading her sunshade be-
tore her eyes she backed OF under its protection
10 was pleasant spectacle 10 behold the fishermen re-
turning on the ate afternoon trains. Some payfully
swung huge horseshoe crabs by their tas others bore
baskets o; clans, while GJher- sun carried strings OF
nne glistenng The Dlueush are running new, and
a few days ago a boat brought into Kockaway $40
pounds III them caught oil Long Branch
ON Saturday next, the New-GOcE, NOOdhaven and
Roczaway Railroad viii begin running hourly trans
from Hunters Point and Flatoushayc, and On sundays
there Will Dc trains Oaek icoM the DCacn ever! Aaun0r