New-York tribune., 1886-05-31
MR. McoUADE ENJOYS CONEY ISLAND.
II.
now AN AID NMAN OF 1854 SPENT SUNDAY
CROWDS AT THE BEACH.


CROWDS AT THE BEACH.
Amono the crowd of 500 persons who went to
COuey Island Yesterday by the p. III. steamboat
from the Iron Pier No. l, North KlVef, was u
m,dium-si1ed man with sm0Oth-shaven lace curly
hair and furtiye gray eyes that r0amed mere ana
there among the p,easure-seekerS as If searching
for a friend Ii Arthur Mctlnade 'he junk
dealer of ThIrtecnth-st ana Jake Sharp Aidel,
man of the Board of lss4. who had man arrested
last week for calling him a doodle Alderman
On the way down the bay several ward pOltlciahs
on board recognized the eX-Clty Father and they
had a number of drinks at the bar. under the
yiyifyint influence of the settler and lemon
handed over the bar McQnade became communica,
five and told his friends the fact that he wanted
to take one long and loving look at CODey Island,
for III the present fevered temper OF tie pnolc ue
didn't know how soon he would ]oh Jaehhe IN
Sing sing. He wanted TO see the foam break on tne
beach once more before he was ent0lnbed III the
dark walls of the State Prison. emOn anu
settler was not dihicut to ma on Ihe isiaha ana
Mr. McQuade and his friends sailed III to nave
gooi time The Alderman tried " life on the ocean
wave on board OF the storm-tosse boats that
run 10y steam around pole 10 the accompaniment
OF a hurdy -guTdv. Finding himself getting niue
seasick he paid , cents tor a trlp on The 1yihe
Soup Then he rode - fleet ostrich ana tired how
many rings he could eaten on the point OF his TN
sword. The whole known round OF amusemehts
was gene through with by the rollckng p0lltlcians
and when McQuade came home on ths laSt lron
steamboat he remarked that he had had good
time and did not care if his bail was SlOOoOo IN
stead of a paltrv $4,000.
About 10000 people followed the example oi
Jake" Sharps Alderman and fled from the heat
of the clty to the fresh winds of Coney sland
The merry -go-rOunds were crowded all day ana the
hmrdy -gurdies ground di>cords fast ana furious
Two or three brave i!ttle boys barred their bodies
for a salt bash, but didn't 20 near the water. II
was cooler even than on the preceding sunday and
the surf running IN, on The beach a niue
stronger but the visitors dd not seem 10 NINA the
deprivation of bathing. There was the man III
front of the lO-cent museums who got hoarse IN
fleming lie thrOngS that they were " Just IN time
t. witness the wonders within tie tent. 1he awe
struck crowd gazed at the painted canvas pictures
of their old acQualntanCes " Jo-Jo the dog laced
man and the only living female mermaid" but
were sur rsed To learn tnat the Chicago elr with
the big lect who was alleged to have died IN the
Bow,ry last winter still lived to instruct and de-
Gght" the visitors to tie beach. The silhouette
man with busy fingers phed his trade with pleasing
results IN all cases. Persons with Llg noses ana
noses with marked and o5trusi We bridges on them,
with retrcatng forebca Is and thick lips were de
lighted to get an outline with dellcately rounded
nostrils hulging Oreheads aud proudly curving lips.
Irw was h lppy crowd. as all crowds are that 90 TO
Coucv island and the number and variety of babies
WAS "A study by itself Ibe people remained al the
beach TIL hong after the Highland lights naehe1
across the dark stretch of water like twin stars.