New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05
THE SUMMER RESORTS REAP A HARVEST.
VAST BUT ORDERLY CROWDS THAT WENT OUT OF
T0WN nor AMUSEMENT.

TOWN FOR AMUSEMENT. .
Coney Island was the Mecca yesterday FOR vast
multitude of pilgrims from this city, who sought 10
cool their enthusiasm with the Islands bcezcs and bad
beer as well as TO flee the noise of the crlebre
ton here The American flag must have foated over
100000 visitors to the beach during the day; the rail-
road men, tho steamboat men and hotel clerks agree
on that point. There better or more
good. nat urcd crowd, either, than that which TOOK
possession of the island yesterday. There were no
disturbances only two arrests being made; no accl-
dents happened, the great multitude being handled
with perfect ease by the railroads and steamboats,.
From sunrise sunset people were coming and going
IN regiments and 1t was late when the hos'S sho"cu
signs of being thinncd out
People seemed to feel sure that 1t was not going TO
rain ycsteray-at least those who going to spend
The day at Coney Island. AS carly as @ 30 O'clock
trains began to bring people to the beaches Most OF
these had baskets they intended TO be sure Of their
three meals by 10 O'Clock all the railroads were
running trains short intervals and then the hotels
filled UP in a way that made Manager Cunningham,
of the brighton Holel. predict the biggest crowd yet
But Il was moro of a picnic than celebration. Oc-
cassonal Hrccrackcrs and streaming banners were re-
minders of the day. "Charotta,' good-loohng
young woman, kept up the tradition and made a
balloon ascent
A good audience hoard .dr seidps orchestra play
American patriotic airs, sandwched between Wagner
and Weber compositions, and multitude listened TO
8" Pats Gilmorc's mon. The Manhattan Railroad car
ricd, according to its officials, $4,000 people, making
1O4 round trips; the Brighton, 10000, the culver
routes, $4,000; Sea Beach, 10000; West End 5000,
and the Iron Steamboat Company, $1,000. There
may have been larger crowds on the island than that
of yesterday. Some of the hotel think that the
record was broken. Manager Cunningham OF the
Brighton, says So the Manhattan and oriental people
DO also.
STATEN ISLAND FAIRLY OvERRUN.
From IL O'Clock in the forenoon people began pour
ing into the grounds at Erastlna devoted to the pur
Ar x,.o,
II announced that the rs performance would not
be given till 80. by 1 o'clock there could not have
been less than 10000 people tho grounds. Al
O'Clock about 10000 had entered, and the manage
meDt was compelled to close the gates and shut out
several Thousand At night 10000 newcomers at
tended tho entertainment. The receipts of the day
were the largest ever taken by Buffalo Bnls Wild
West
At the Saint George end, where Imre Kralfy's gor-
geOus spectacle is TO be seem fully 900 people OF
the better class occupied all the good dead
of tho standing ROOM II the largest attendance
since the opening. Altogether the big exhibitions
had brilliant day, and people, 1t calculated,
visited the island than before I'm one day OF its
history.
Every day is the Fourth of July at Rockaway and
yesterday was only little so than usual. A
great crowd was there, being varousy estimated al
from $4,000 to $4,000, but they spread out along the
big beach, and everybody had elbow room. One OF
the more important features Of the day was tho for
nal opening OF the Avenue HOTEL at the eastern end
of Eockawsy Beach Tho Avenue is In tho cot
tagc district, to the east Of the more
densciy populated portion of the beach, and is de-
signed especially for the permanent summer trade
The police reported the day one Of unusual quiet
1t was a red letter day at John II. startns popular
resort, Glen Island, yesterday More people visited
II than on any day In its history. The boats running
direct from the city carried 1000 people and about
1000 came by way OF New Rochelle. Eight boats
were used instead Of four the usual number and
fhsueh each boat carried It's full capacity every
rsssenger had q seat Not single accident was
r p0ft1d.