The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-30
IN COMFY ISLAND BREEZES.
THRONGS ENJOIIAG THE SEA And THE
SUNDAY CONCER7S.
Gilmore aud Scidl at Their Best-PlenHures
at Other Resorts 60 y singular Sp'r"'
.,.uc,pro urInr Erected 1T HockRwnY.

Gilmore and Scidi at Their est-Piensures
at Other Resorts a singular Spiral
Htruetnro being Erected ut Rocknw"r.
Twas n glorious day nj tho seaside. Coney
Island was ono continuous stream OF life. De-
liRhtful bree2cs from the ocean ood the air
md tempered to Just the right degree tho rays
of tho sun, which shone in II cloudIess sky.
The water was only n triilo too cold Tor hntll-
Ing Nearly G,u0O persons rompod ana roled
about in tho breakers. Toward evening tho
wind frc shcncd up little 1t was calculated
by tho railroad officials. tho hotol managers
and tho police that there we're fully $1,000 souls
nj brighton and West Brighton Teaches yester-
day. The number OF visitors to Manhattan
Reach was placed Mt 20OUO. Teoplo began to
arriyc early in tho morning on the Iron steam
boats md the half dozen railroads from Brook
lvn and BAY Ridge The island seemed TO
swarm with bicyclists and trcyclists yester-
day. Nobody knew where they all came from
but IL was not an uncommon sight 10 see u pro-
cessiop OF twenty or thirty young men and
women gliding along the Concourse.
The Seidl concerts at the Brighton Beach
Music Hall in tho afternoon and evening were
devoted to popular and sacred music yester'
dny. The afternoon concert opened with
Eicolai's choral overture. Fine feste Burg list
unser Gott," and included Grieg's suite. Peer
Gynt." in four parts. Saint-Satns' symphonic
poem, "Phnaton" and the overature to Ros-
einIs william Tell" most interesting
feature of the programme was harp solo by
Mr. John Cheshire. The selection was IAN
tasia on Verdi's -" Trovatore." arranged by Mr..
Cheshire himself The lighter melody was
lost in the yastness OF tho big amphitheatre
seats seal MIR. Cheshire PLAYED without accompan-
lment In tho evening me pr9E rs beS SSh
ria IL
TS nIIst 4 music ndeS from Massanets cd" an
entr 'acte Gavotte for string orchestral aud
the Sserse5S no the Brighton Beach
Hotel were taxed yesterday. me large GROVES
which attended the sed nd s n once In
In the evening several guests went about will
ng to pay for sb seat w a "a a Sa cd Rand
IN sons unHeCoun,ssSle way to to please 'sG
doWH yssSrd aSa AAm rs sm 6s
SoSrdan. Mr. Mrs. and Mrs; X QHntard. ri. +
NdIsE Nj TsS iSnson Mr. n Tn MiIs Mr. Mr.
Patrick s: Gilmore. smiling and chipper
with ali his oldtime ylgor yesterday: When
his company arrived in town las; last r week,
e eS9n' from fs Of tds ' Isreo heat witch they
had SEASIDE Hs wsS they A a
day that he never felt better in Ills lilo. He
conduct ted his orchestra through an interest
men se' a,'S schG6ers s' Reroigne
st faasifs2&n austrian %aTsh NJ! yso %nder;en
who is playing his TSs season %ith Mr Gin
the TeI; in delightful basso voice Miss
Iaa kSS singing 81 tho was s"e eueSfes
several times. In the evening the con.
overture to Tam hauser; An interesting iea-
ture was a sax4phone solo by Mr.. Z. A. Lefebre.
Mr. BsstSd yedb anaSs
Ida Klein. Messrs. William; LAWN. and Z: J;
O,Mahony sang "a trio Serdls e!ual IoluttaI
rapidly filling with summer guests. Among
those whose names are in the hotel register
MA. ex- Gov: Samuel T., Houser, OF Montana.
and Mrs. Joseph hay " He HHHrPsr, John
+ at os today x'A re- rsRu
summer hops will begin tomorrow and It is
expected that this season will be one Of enjoy.
20 R sS pB Beach was black with people yes
They moved up and down Sea Side avenue in
o solid mass. A breeze from the ocean was
somewhat chilly. Several persons went in
4 curious looking structure which is being
built opposite the Seaside House, on the site |
of the tower from which Peynaud made his |
dives into net last season, was an object OF
skeleton tower 1t is built Of iron, with
a wooden runway sixteen inches wide
winding on the outside from tho bottom
TO the top. 1t Is to be twenty feet
wide at the bottom. feet wide at the top, and |
80 feet high. The length OF the wooden rum
way Is $50 feet from bottom to top. A piece OF |
ironwork resembling rope, runs 30 feet out
walk up and down this spiral runway tent on
tho 50-foot iron extension on wooden globe |
28 inches In diameter. 1t Is expected that the |
tower will be ready for the first exhibition by
July4
There was a rush OF pleasure seekers to |
South Beach, on Staten Island yesterday. En- |
ployees OF the railroad company estimated |
that more than 10000 persons visited the
beach. There were many from New Jersey In |
the thronRs. Lots Of people spent the day at |
other points on Staten Island, where picnick- |
ers have tho. privilege OF wandering In the |
woods on Sunday. These visitors usually take |
their own provisions with them.
Between 10000 and 10000 pleasure seekers |
took possession OF Bowery Bay Beach yester- |
day. Hotels and places OF amusement over
flowed: Extra ferry boats and horse cars were |
afternoon. Preparations are being made for |
opening Wild Vest show. |
About l2,OOU persons passed yesterday in |
quiet manner at Glen Island. Tho Davids |
Island Government band and the band Of the |
6eventy-tirst Regiment furnished music. |
About twenty seals and two or three sea lions |
are expected this week for the menagerie at
crease its Sunday steamboats, from seven to |
eight