New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-01
SUNDAY AT THE BEACHES.
FALSE R,yMoRs OF A RIOT AT RocKAwAY'
A cpyAr CROWD AT MANHArTAN-doop s0"'
ryrRYwHERE.

A cpyAr CROWD AT MANHArTAN-doop e0"'
EVERYWHERE
.v,,,;,o day. smiling landlords and happy
nwd characterized Rockaway Beach yesIerdaay'
The number Of visitors w Ss the Snderow
strong OF a riot that was reported In BROOKLYN ~
the evening. the great majority knew nou'ng un,
,en99rters as they aghted from cars or boats
Near Patty Wech's place is the Grand
Opera House O1Sh Pni together ct The w shore p ss
RECALLED with minstrel shows and performances oy
1.-The One-Legged Man" In order 10 keep thelr
tables and drink beer. Yesterday the minsIrG t,
were singing the same old songs that negro uaa
stres have sung since burnt cork Was htst ~
tpee1es from the ocean weIc Hot able TO freshen up
and the audience was striving tn drlNo s"T ~.
blues by drinking beer: tl1a,y os s" so old that
n belonged 10 former geological period, ana was
not Recognized by the audience. some 81 WHO'LL un
svrn,;sed and Indignant Such thing had never
occrrrcd before he addressed the audience and
raid We uns is paid for making ioo,s OF " %hi =
selves and we don't want you tolkes 10 Ianghh:
The audience mistook this ior aho' ,ta
ioLe and laughed again. whereuIon INC
one-legged man and the negro MINISTRIES 1escen9tn
DIace in a twinkling Two mon, who stopped to
kpish their beer, were set npon ana severely
sounded for the il-tImed levity of the others
some timId person seeing the disturbance. tele-
nboned M 10 BROOKLYN for police. saying that
not was gong on, , anu tead The
noIce of BROOKLYN have been summoned TO Rock
AWAY Beach to Quell riot there"
Sunerintcndcnt Campbell. who received the
message sent TO Brooklyn sent officers TO all the
railroad depots where Rockaway Beach roads
terminate and had conductors, engineers! oraNe
@ sSg5 and ,b pa''' Alleged ot 30 news of
such thing could I've obtained ho"e Nnn.
aud the mater was GTHppf the supernon
dent said d" should have had no authority to send
a squad Of men to the Beach, as it - ont oi NY
Jurisdiction, although tried to verify the message
hy All possible means The proper official iof mem
to have communicated with would have been the
sheriff. The uews travelled rapidly aud mauy sn1;
5 1IGs ' at the Beach ycr anxiscuslly
inquhine wherever was likely that news OF the
state of afiaits could he obtained ,
When The mercnrv reached 80 at noon, and the
pporle saw he clear Skv with no suggestion ~ ram
IN Il. aud lclt The soft breeze they c'mmnneu WIN
thenselvcs saving " lis good day !" 90 70
Manhattan beach aud listen To- Gllmctes tenCcu,
AID jhey went rtewdins every tram aud hoat
until acrnt,ltpg to Superintendent Fttth neatly
~ 900 retsaas had passod through the depot gates
nj tho Manhattan Reach Notcl It's wonder
where They all dtted Ia" oaid President Ryan - lac
bon " Tho, havr been pouring though here al
Gay - you grain running through vhuls
This has heee the greatest dpNot the season Say GA
Trains have come Ia every houI aud all loaded lhe
-roous have 81 dunea better business IMAM
to-day, II is proposed 4" continue NE J me
day ana saturday The weather baked ITS success
somewhat last week only giving us a lew good
DAYS" Everybody seemed delighted with the
uu.ic aud everybody wanted a programme Mi.
RYAN aud his wife became exhausted cary In ths
afternoon telling people that !he rsn oo oni
Msssrs. Cunningham Dart and Rand, were
tired almost beyond endurance by inc qnGs,
the morning the Rev Robert Collyer preached to
large audience on The piazza OF the Manhattan
Beach Hotel. The bathing was good although the
water was somevh hat cold. and about 600 persons
Al Long Reach there was much fun among the
batbers Take the case of a young man. He looked
prescniablc not 20 say stylish. In his brown tweed
tuit: but IN one Of Nh SouthGate's gTay fannel
that his best luend wouldn't have known
HIM All the same be waddled down TO the
beach and stood before the crowd r HnIpe1S,
the sand about his feet and tho spectators !" AL
tire him. As for hls logs, they looked ike barrel
fencc crack. lie went out into the waves and
duckcd under aud he rose 10 rub the sat out OF
iis ewes a huge surge broke in his face. The next
thing seen from the beach was pair of legs dangl-
ing in the air then they begdh 70
ppm round Like top ., in o the ,s grlaGil
land and following healthy furrow IN tle sand
were lcft high aud-not dry on the beach. pain
iuQ-suit and head all full of sand ana SAT- ap-
peared a. the waters rec"ded tIen ne Nhoie mug
drew ITSELF togei her and picked tSei mp alhld lHe
ripping Of the r'treatng waves ana tIe SulI VI
tIons of he hundred and more brothers andsis,ers
who couldn't help looking on al the circus. ne
abused victim looking black IN the face, cast an
imprecatun at the laughing sea, Teileaied TO the
shower bath and his brown tweed suit aGl SWoie
60 the next man that he met that the bathing was
splendid. ILL.,,
Tn in the hotel there was more quiet and less
hilaritv and many people found that 10 their taste.
Mir Fcld did tie work of ten mon answered a d9zch
questions at once, ard became h"9r-e with ealing
front" al Gay. Numerous SAILS stood close IN
shore and reelected the sunlight across the
sea. contrasting finely with the low black hulk OF
The four-ma >tcd City of Rome, that plowed her way
portVard dropping a veil of smoke IN her wake.
There was service IN the little chapel by the Rev.
Dr. Moore, of Hampstead, i. J.. and Theodore
Thomas's orchestra pla' ed in the afternoon ana
evening. The ride over the Long Island Railroad
was one Of the enjoy db features for there as no
dust and the pictures from the car-windoNs were
An tAe living tint OF fast approaching autumn.