New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-26
PLEASURES At COMFY ISLAND.
THOUSANDS ENJOY ITS COOLING BREEzEs-PRoMsE
OF A GOOD YEAR.

THOUSANDS ENJOY ITS COOLING BREEzEs-PRoMTsE
OF GOOD YEAR
Although the temperature yesterday was
lower than Saturday It stll hot enough to make
tho prospect OF escape from the heated pavenents and
hreezeless streets a pleasant one to thousands OF
pcople The boats OF the Iron Steamboat
Company began making their regular trips. The
sea-Beach route which has made bold bid for popular
y by greatly reducing It's fares for women and charging
one almost nominal for children also largely patron
lied The Island itself presented almost rs gay and va
ried sight the height of the season Inc owners OF
shooting galleries yelled their Eoarse invitation to the
budding Captain BOgarius. The merry sorounds
whled their ears In monotonOus circles, laden with
young In sunday ramcnt and maidens in the daz-
cling apparel peculiar to summer The man with cider
doled It out in sticky glasses. but the weLknown COW
had suffered from the gales Of winter and looked
down with sad-eyed melancholy from pile OF lumber.
The left traces on every part Of the beach
which are not yet entirely oblerated
IVES, Brighton to have been more fortunate than
Brighton Beach At the latter place the worinen are
s busy repairing the platform and orchestra In 'front.' OF
the hotel The work il nearly finished as Is the new
track Of the Marine Railway. Neither OF the large hotels
Is OPEN however and it will probably not be until the
beginning June that the island will be IN full blast
from one end to the other At West Brighton new build
ng- have sprung up every side. That which attracts
attention and amused comment j. the gISan-
tic elephant. which, when completed, will
contain an entire bazaar and other sights to attract
the public. AT present nasS Of scanOlung ana wool
oil that is TO be but from distance the Cln
outlines OF Brobdignagan elephant with howdah on
and pOnderOus trunk stretched out in 'front.' or
it can made out. Paul B2uers West Brighton Beach
Hotel il omen, but the extensive alterations anu
cnargemeuts made during the winter are apparent
platform reaches almost down to the beach. The
old station has been raZed % the ground and 10
the Iron IIrr CHEZ J. 7. Mckane said yes
crlay that nothing had been reported 10 the station not
even a case of picked pocket He added: " You might
also say that viii give $50 10 any who show me
game OF faro ora gambling table in operation on the
island"
Toward evening the majority Of the pleasure seekers had
Disappeared. The crack of The rifle in shOOtnggal
leres grew less frequent. The busy walters found time
wipe their heated brOws without being interrupted by
the cry OF "Zwci laler." The departing boats were
every hour HGed until the sunk in blaze OF
and Ol clouds. and the last bOa which lett the Iron
Pier crowded every deck. As IL drew near the
city the had finally sunk. The ast FAINT flush died
from and the lights If the link between the two
cities twnkled against the daThening sky ike some giant
crescent of diamonds
There was a heavy travel to Far Rockaway, Rockaway
Beach and Manhattan Beach. Jamaica Bay was alive
with small boats containing fishing parties. The kOckR
way will open on Thursday