New-York tribune., 1882-08-14
VARIOUS VISITORS AT RoCKAwAY.

ROckaway Beach had not aS many visitors
Yesterday last sunday yet stranger would have
been oath to believe it; there were such
crowds everywhere. The trains and steamers
took fan loads Of passengers from the city
until late in the afternoon In the morning there WAS
close muggy The poured its hot rays upon the
beach through thin leecy clouds. and the white sand
ret ,cted them back into the faces Of the promenades
The glare distressing TO the eyes, ana the vendors
OF smoked glasses reaped rich harvest Later ia the
day fresh breeze spraDg NJ aud the temperature be
came all that could be desired. The gray line that
marked the horizon gave place a delicate pink haze,
which lasted for tme and ally
the sky became one great arch OF blue.
In the distance white sails held the sunlight and shone
IKE The wings Of birds they fitted on their way. Anon
An ocean steamer appeared, M rrst small black peck,
scarcely nj c"nlhc bUt gradually growing clearer anu
more distinct and plOughug through the wafer at a
The sIrf was excellent and the bathers reycled in it,
ola young women and men, good looking aud plain
peope arruycd themselves in grOtcsque bdthug-suis
and yamboed about IN the wafer and on the sand TO
their hearts content Their antics were watched oy
long lines of people, VINO stood al the lwater line
or stretched themselves out upon the dry sand,
preerrns TO laush az the oudes OF oIHtIs Iauef luAh
10 display there pecuartlcso Of person ana manners
in tue water E1ch set round eiuai enjoyment IN It,
ont It, TuOec on shore delighted TO Dlt sand ca -s
dig deep trenches. "hlch th9se III the water ond
equal pleasure in dcmolisning All were go0dnatured,
and tleir childish prattle caused many slid man to
In for large patronage. The museums containing the
greatest curio5ues on EARTH the photograph
galleries where pictures guaranteed with
qnickuess and dispatch. as well as Of e0-
ccleut dnisn; the comicai Ministries; each
and nd found patrons in abundance 4 large crowd
could al WAYS found 20 laugh at the cccentrctes of
NJ Punch, and To applaud his marvellous enors 70 an
nov and revenge hlns II upon his cnemle- Nnie as
fCn the mermaid, could resist tue pleading o. her
MANAGER 10 pay her visit Z
Many OF the visitors to KOckaway however had come
down for rest and they took 1t III sensible manner.
They aunered quietly about the SHADE or sa on ne
yrrandas the uotes l0ed on benches on the iron
pirr and conteuteG themselves win observing the
aolngs of Otner people whose temperament more
inclined 10 activity Many had brought their n-hng
rods and lines, under the shade OF umbrellas aly
MAYED Tor FISH others To be found IN couples,
lender aud symPatnetlc, forming delightful symphonies
in black ana blue. gray ana pink Young men win
canes and oyrgasses and pgnt trousers eyed these
4" -DooneyV oues with only MALI cOnceaei CON
,r,Inf. but that mItterrd not SOFT nDin-
ings were whispered into not unwilling ears aud
me little comedy y-tragedy Of Ove-mak continued IN
dlsturt-d Az the sun went down. the h4tc towers
th. -r,,f new aud unopened bOtel were Hooded with
crimson ught aud the pier the huge pile looked
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