The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-13
JUNE sur AND sorr snEzsEs
Set Collars wntisg and Entseea Ns.y
People Go the Beschee.

Officially. that Is. according to the thermom-
| otter in charge Of Uncle Jerry Rusk's able rep
| resentative on the Equitable building. yester-
| day was one degree cooler than June l, when
the aerial temperature was S5'. but accord
| ing to the heat measurers down on the side
walks. whore folks have q reprehensible habit
OF walking. IL was the hottest day OF the
season. The town persplres by the unofficial
thermometers. aud when their red spirits
climb up the glass tube and touch OF.
everybody in the town who can afford IL
takes boat or a train to the seashore. The
multitude that cannot get away. arrayed In
light clothes. goes to the parks. Thus 1t hap
pened yesterday that the long distance ferries
to Staten Island. Bay Ridge. and South Brook
lyn were crowded. and the steamboats, took
thousands TO the seashore. There was gentle
southwest breeze. and It took some OF the fer
vor out OF the bright. warm sunshine,
only. as every seat. whether in the. sunshine
or under TIE sha De- OF the rustling trees was
ihe, lower wards. with their natural;
to tho swnssn %nyys s ssofsS
gathers 70 drink IN the stimulating TIM:
M us and the sss'' D ssadns this SE' S
msne there are n ely
battery sea wall is one OF the healthiest spots
on the continent. besides aiIording a view OF
marine things unsurpassed in any harbor OF
Those who were willing to sit quietly. in the
terday. The extremely iisht breeze feit erate
iul to those VINO were passive. but was not no.
ticcahlo to those who moved about under
on THIS rs opening day, as It Is usually In the
thn dls OF with t the hOrdes
yesterday crowd slim,
Until late in the atternoon there were many
piszzns t o the ih
tors were few. The Brighton Beach and ORR:
entail Hotels were shut up tight and few visited
brighton and Manhattan ar" Beach an and things
began to look lively, Only one dining room IN
tables on tie Easzas ' were deserted. The he
band played on the main piazza and the mu-
The i a@% aSs"f ShsSS pleasure
Place miisamsr " ppear"nse " Extra %v trains ms
were run on the Long Island Railroad to ac-
the beach we're open and in full blast. <
number Of bathors appeared to enjoy the cool |
surf, Al the fishing stations along Jamaica
wit boats and fishermen.
:, There was II, big crowd, also at Rockaway
Tho latter We're principally summer residents.
who took their first trip 10 the place to put
tii.lT summer MONIES In OTucr
- Twenty thousand people went to North
Beach yesterday, and the place was crowded
from the Grand Pier to silver. Spring Horse
capacity. Many went in bathing. A cool
ties sought sheltered hooks. where they
spread thci- luncheons and had small picnics
10 them selves.
, Forty thousand people. it Is estimated. spent
he day at South beach yesterday. Train after
train rolled into the station carving the thou
sands. who seemed comfortable and happy.
scattering over tho grounds. tho people en-
Dyed themselves until it was time to start for
nome. and then there was n decided
:hange. Tho depot is ahsurdly email for
crowd such as that OF YESTERDAY.
cunning out from the depot nre two long
Platforms enclosed by high picket fences Into
he depot the crowd forced itself. and. after
'welt ering until 1t was almost unbearahle. the
,eorle gradually forced themselves out on to
he platform: There was poor train Rccommo-
intion. ard the people stood penned in on the
platform. which In tho dark seemed like u
'mnll stock yard. The men swore. the women
ooked tired and those who brought children
owed they would not do it again. The crush
It 1915.
The crowd at Cararse yesterday afternoon
vas so great that there was hardly room to |
move about. Trains II seven cars each were
un every twenty minutes. and those going to-
yard the beach were full OF passengers up to
o'clock.
On the return trips after that hour there was
great crush. The fishing was good in ia
lnica Bay. and Just outside OF kocknwny Inlet !
!ueiSh were caught In large numbers.