New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-21
GLEN ISLANDS REAL OPENING DAY
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE FLOCK TO TIE PRETTY
RESORT.


RESORT.
John H. StaIn may cherish the idea that
lis picturesque little Glen Island formally opened
for the season last Wednesday Indeed. some such
statement was generally promulgated in the public
prints bat the great NewYork pubic bded its time aud
waited until yesterdly before stamping With it, mp
prevail tie favorte summer resort the Sound. No
yachtsman the uf a great regatta, no small boy
the night before the circus strikes the town. ever
watched the weather indications with anxiety than
did the than 2O.OOD PEG lie Saturday who had
made up their minds 70 spend sunday az Glen Island
Early hourly arriving steamers discharged
thronss eXpec,nt pleasure seekers and 10y uoon tn
Island was crowded The sturdy German with his wife
and children innumerabe took ha-ty glance at the
gores of bronze lions parterres cockaioos,
loud and o. voice 0uses and other trivatcs
dear Gallo mind .o botook himself straight TO
tile confines OF Little Germany" Here In shady
alleys beneath the SPREAD y trees Hans could pun
vigorously at his long pipe. drink beer warranted to
direct the vlterand and casting his eyes
Heavenward in the ecstacy OF each delicious gup. see
the German flag noatinc proudly above his head Or when
dreamy with many patriotic potsons he let his glance
rest tile MISSY ruined tower most artiscaly ruin
and the work Of pa'nstaking Irchltecu he couh
fancy himself the banks of the i'm mortal Rhine and
listen FOR the syren voices of the Lorele. Had Hans
he could have seen syrens bcwitcnne enough 10 pior
well the faoled deeds Of their sisters OF the foamng
pile of rocks that makes ~ Little Germany three MN
sitcs OF the Fashrrlaul sfrlmmel merry on Uthrrs
Patriotic considerations may nave det-rH ncd ire choice
OF hut they stopped for the boh-
day making prefers the airy melody OF Peek a
hoo or the last thing from Ermiiie 10 IN"
sonorOus radcnres Die Waclt Rhine y or the
other stock airs OF fhe little German band
But with AL charms Little Germany is small part
Glen Island and it, hrotI irsular eXpanSe the
crowd rOamei "A Will Boating claimed the time OF
some, hathing Of few. and scientific observation OF
lie habits o. wild animals viewci IN their NAIVE
c,g-s was oi course. dered matter o. duty by all
The Glen Island band aew strrIDg strains oi tue crowd
tn 4 packed bic hall while the Dtvids lland
Military Band. rc-IenieBt III gold lace and while helmets
thun erred martial airs at the patrOus Of the Gaze
Alto-etnrr II great day and every se-res pecng
the hundreds who came hacs on the late boats
cried IN DISCUS leaving Glen Island. Parrnthr tiraly
he observed that certain infants performed sim-
vUcal while the island but they neither
respected nor seil-res ,ecting.,
fnIs week the island WI be the OF military test
OF Ihysica endurance b-In- marching contest entail
the contestants such fatiguee would PROBABLY
he incurred IN tine of Among the committee" IN
charge Professor ogden DOremus. who Will deliver
q address las, Colonel EmmDns Clark Colonel
william a. Church. Thomas q. Acton, General Josiah
Porter and Edward Pays0n Weston. director general.
pr paratons have been made for the contest at
GlenwOcd. \ track has been laid Out and STANDS
erected The contests Will begin a p. NJ to-day