New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-25
SCENES ON THE SEASHORE
RocKAWAY VISITED BY THOUSANDS.
TILE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE BETWEEN CLAN
SHELLS AND SAND.


THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE BETWEEN CLAM
SHELLS AND SAND
The beach at Rockaway becomes week by
week less and less sand more and more cla-she Along
tbe edce of the sea the sands still in the majority, but
higher ND the shells still have it all their own way ior
they lie heaped up in banks around every restaurant
and though the sand does its best to keep them covered
nm II is evidently getting tired out. and the complete
turoph of the camshess at hand And clam shells are
not the only things that are wagng war upon the sanu
for above high-water mark stretches broad belt OF
epty bottles hats and old brushes together WIN
motley collection Of cigar boxesJapanese fans and etc.
srch srauge articles which must puzzle the mermen
sadly wben they get washed out TO sea- Yesterday
rrohabv Increased the number OF these signs Of mans
holiday presence considerably, for there were larger
crowds at Rockaway than have ever been known there
in limo before The Long Island Railroad alone tooK
down over 900 peasureseekers and altogether there
mnst have been well over $4,000 there In the
course OF the day. But Rockaway Beach can accommo
ds:e 900 people with and except just along the
road running the station to the beach, and near the
| bathing place. it was by no means crowded. A tmh
sprukfng black figures dotted the level SAND close
along tue waterne away up to the hotel and narrow
wandering Of people tricklng across the whe
sand showed where the plank walks ram but
going west each restaurant or drinking place
was less thiekly patronized, until the rev
| last ones of all very empty indeed
the mnsres In spite OF their 1autiessy ugly SeV
Nd and the perfect lack OF harmony in their music
PLAYED the to audience of chairs, tables ana
walters Away at the end of the line the climax OF
was reached in the great hotel with it's sight
less windows and barricaded doors, looking Ike some
bedevilled keep Of farylore, or like the mysterious
castle city OF the giants where 0din and his fellow
gods from Asgard srievously outwued; andtne
dozen or 80 of human beings that sat In
| the shade upon the steps dixie so many cats shut
out at right only made the drearness OF inc
nile the greater Further east however, tho scene was
different and all the hotels and restaurants round the
station business heavy all day, and the Deach was
black with crowds Of spectators looking NJ the Dat
ers prominent among WHOM we're three large DlacK re-
| trieyer dogs, tumbng about III the surf
In spite of the size of crowds everybody was Won
derfuy quiet and we'll behaved and there was no sem
bance of disturbance OF any kind all day AT one time
q very small boy with very strong lungs caused some
commotiOn by managing TO lose his parents ana 'nen
/ running I'D and down among the throng TIL al Tue
wOmen elt sorry for him that he had enough candy
given him to tempt him TO lose his parents every sun
dny One Chinaman, too, had gone TO ROckaWay among
the 900 visitors, and the other l4999 we're consumed
with jealousy the sight OF his gorgeous umbrella But
they managed restrain their feelings and came Daok 10
the cy each one bringing with him In the ceases OF M
clothes his quota ROckaway sand that there shohu
now be nearly enough Of IT IN the city OF New YORK 10
make beach OF It's own when inc cAm sbels Ha'o q'~
| occultated the one at RockaWay