New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
CoNEY ISLAND VIM FEW VISITORS.
SCATTERED GROUPS YESTERDAY WHERE CROWDS
LISTENED TO GILMORs on THURSDAY.

| SCATTERED GROUPS YESTERDAY WHERE CROWDS
| LISTENED TO GILMoRs on THURSDAY.
1t was said yesterday by an official of the
Long Island Railway $4,000 persons wcrs carried
| 10 Manhattan Beacn Thursday TO attend ne Gin re
| Jubilee Tue Marine Railway counted 10000 ucAeb III
It's cancellation boxes early yesterday morning But the
scenes about the island yesterday were fr different fo
they The day before IN tead OF the rush
ing and struggling crowds. fsnung every inca OF
| vantage ground, wildly scattered groups OF
| people with baskets and hamP rs o. fo'd' Inc
ocean seemed TO recall the melodies wnich had swept
across ii such wealth OF sound Tor tree Gays ana
soobed and oaned as The breakers and fell upon
the emoanknest II regrrttng its loss The fireworks
at brighton drew crowds there IN tao evening bat prop
ably there were more tnan G0OJ persons Oh the
leland at any during the day.
Constable Herbert Grey OF tho Coney Island Police,
was arraigned before Justcewisms IN Tue morning. on
the complaint OF rscd, sId tat some time sro
Grey came to INN and told HIM that he had warrant
for his arrest on the cAarge OF keeping
disorderly house, but that II he
| would give him $50 he would not serve
IT, Tfsch offered him -. but Grey refused II. say
ing that ne wanted give Chief OF Police McKane SO
in order "to quiet hiln" Tsch dbl not give him the
money. A few days sfterWard chef McKane in
formed OF Grey Overture' and red" Ilsos house
The Justice he testimony committed Grey TO
await the action of Grand Jury i'll default OF $1,000
bail.
A swimming match ia 20 take place to-day between
Captain George Wade, champion OF America aud Cap
tain James Farrell, Of Australia from tug stationed hy
mi es Beach to the shore The stakes will
amount TO so 600 The will enter the water at 4:3O
p.
The mellow light from the great chandelier In the
sc pavilion at Manhattan Beach streamcd out into the
anaee between and the hotel ThuIYday night and
brought TO view a scene which impressyeness has
probably been surpassed at oney Island twenty
we had assembled ON tue lawns ana bal
Of the motel ana were waiting Tor the arrival OF
MT Gilmore raise his baton and give life to
the OF his band His mus rest rose oi OF
a ,nonnd of flo Hers and he stepped the platform
| he was greeted with applause the sound OF which
drowned the roar OF theeakers tat swept up rom te
sea The Wide range OF the ocean extended lar bcyont
tine the eye and the SLY was agow with rockets
ana bombs the sound OF heavy explosions which came
IN with the from Brighton, and the unceasihg
flow people from tue trains combined To MAKE Tue night
one TO remembered beyond all others OF the season
Tuesday the day which the GILMORE jubilee began,
| was cold; Wednesday Was made dismal by the hraTy
thursday the listeners in the midst OF July day.
famed by gentle southwest Ind ana shooed oy ie"
| light clouds that chased each other beneath the sun
The first piece PLAYED was Suppes Memoirs ",i 8, OF
clarIonet 1t was Lot uol the afternoon concert AZ
$3.50 O'Clock. that the crowd began TO gro" large 30
when H. Stanley sang Ambrose Sy sn I'VE
about 1000 listeners. Theodore lioch played trumpet
| obligato and the Soldiers Chorus rom Faust was
sung by large chorus The Dream was given by b;
q Bent ON his cornet and then Madame de Carlo sang
innes rendered the Cuckoo song and the Anvil Chorus
from II Trovatore gwen by tue band and chorus
Melodies Of scotland by Godfrey A little girl
dressed In blue silkheD 20 the place where Mr.
| Gilmore stood sud presented MIN with gold-headed
cans' The child was thanked with Kiss. +. N.
Times PLAYED q ombone solo which won Tor him three
| eDtbusIastic recalls, ana then the strains
| Of The Star Spanged Banner Heated out TO
sea as the music interpreted by Miss EDiy Spader
| and Mr. Stanley The chorus OF tue National air was
male additionally impressive by the rolling OF drums
and the rapid firing of cannon. TDe regimeDta band and
drum corps OF the 22d Regiment played the wenty-
second Regiment March and scene from III TrOya-
tore tine Miserere" sung by Miss Spader AMI Mr.
II
reached in an exhibition quadre In which 'w0 brass
bands drum corps, NUMBER OF bag pipes cnoTns Oh
mems voices and ten field took part As Inc last
note was given 10 the listeners bu OF light came from
the eastern portion OF and shy was bgh-
tened again by the display OF ihnumerabIe nreWOrks
| which brought the third and last day OF Gilmores
| Ju Dilee 10 end. - -.
Tnere nave 670 children sent GU excursions TO
Coney Island since Monday by The TRIBUNE Fresh
1 Air Fund.