New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-14

Me-saving station east Of the Oriental Hotel which
only a small proportion of the usual summer crowd
OF visitors saw. but which 10 those who ola see II
was something to be remembered as an example OF
the sharp contrast afforded a small stretch OF
land in a short space Of time The motley crowd
OF ba theirs who dressed all the fantastic garments
which people who were deficient in taste but had
an abnormal desire 10 gain money could fashion.
had tramped In and ont Of the water had stretched
themselves on the sand in attitudes Of ease If not
Of grace and wading out TO about middle depth had
grabbed ho,d Of ropes and there danced up and
down under the mistaken idea that they were ba tn
Ing had all passed away. In place OF the gently
rolling waves which delighted these people, and at
the same time afforded profit to the keepers OF
ba hing houses, there came rushing in on the sands
great combing pillows, pushed forward by the re-
sstless force OF a mighty wind. The bases where
The swell Of the waves began were Of. dark brown
color which gradually shaded off into bottle green
near the top then suddenly breaking into mass Of
foam the pillows chasing ca en- other ike rae
ing horses. their tops curving toward the lana uht'
cohesion was overcome. and the great waves Dreah-
ing with roar into tumbling iroth started on a
wild hunt for their lost centre Of gravity. W I'm
hiss and a gurgle and glide, the great masses OF
water went sweeping up the slope In weI-meaht
but futile endcavor 10 wash away the iiimsy strict
ures which had been placed just above the high
tide mark as shelter FOR the ers'"hhe
crowd Of bathers Ever defeated but ever returning
the place where the summer bathers had disported
themselves would or any day last week have been
decidedly dangerous for all but those Of the soutest
nerves and strongest arms
This was at the bathing beaches however. The
full strength OF the mighty masses Of water when
hurled against the land was shown more
plainly when one had started on wax eastward
and passing under the iron trestle work which
supports the short elevated railroad railway
running between West Brighton and BRIGHTON en-
tered the grounds OF the Hotel Brighton ana
there saw the wreck and ruin and general mess
o. things which had been caused By the surf. in
from, OF the Music Hall. from which Anton Seidi
had sent such sweet strains out the salt-a'!en
air In the summer Just passed. mixture Of broken
t'nbers. pieces OF piles shattered panks "tt
sand, broken pavements and miscellaneous mass
o. hotsam marked where the sea had broken
through its bounds and fairly started on It's win
ter's career OF wreck and damage. not 20 say
disaster. At the eastern end OF the Marine Raj
way. a small fence built across the board-wak
gave warning to the general public that no pas
sage was allowed between the Brighton ana Man
haitian hotels. There were those however VINO
TOOK q short cut around the renee ana ON % "a"
bsstiorm OF the deserted station OF Inc Mare
ground. the most beautiful spectacle was shown q
any portion of the beach ne 90 pe on ,h io
o. which the tracks OF that little bu, ahcee'.,i,5y
which The SURF beat snd rounded in reckless
Behind IL the tracks OF the railway, bent. twisted
ara tipped up ali sorts OF angles showeu Mheae
even this buffer had been overcome. ana dhihase
wrought slight bend 10 the northwa.[u, me- ,be
eastern end presented concave surface 90 ~ .,e
plllows, and they struck against its ense, Wv.
started on rush westward which was cons. aa
succession of beautiful effects. Forcing men va
IN between tho piles % the old structure they VIZ
met by wall of rock with a further Dachlne ~
piling. and when OF them struck that oDs'acIr,
seemed az though some Titanic force hah .aS".
gigantic feather bed. and with rush an"
swish started 10 blow II skyward. Al times ne
see.hing cloud Of white foam completely ma ~. i
Manhattan Hotel from observer standing az we
eastern end % the railway. Again there would pe
slight hull in the waves, as though they wet Were
weary OF their efforts to conquer the shore. anu
rereating and apparently resting for few mo- no.
ments they would seemingly gather strength TOT
: renewed charge and; with believing nun,
oerous beat. renew their contest with the sahu!
slcpe and the rocky wall. only TO again NEE, ne
ieat and again recover strength for new charge.
TO the peop.e OF Brooklyn who do not know the
nsauty o. lts sandy shores in or after
s,ofm. the suggestion Is made that n new
phase OF nature viii be shown to them.
rev leaf in the worlds great book will he turned
sssr ,or their inspection new experience viii De
oa susa and for those ai.ing possibly new Iease
An mfe obtained by trip TO the island as soon
!. Ter the next storm OF winter has passed as IL
S,re sa,e ior them 70 leave the house The IN
isoia,ng effects OF the salty air the SHARP 81 ms
ssn OF the spray In the face, the glory OF the