The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-27
Large Crowds Flock to Seat
ties Coney Island.
4 GAY GATHERING ON THE BEACH
Thsasaaas Y1oek - DuwaHish
Head fer Enjoyuent-Nany DatA-
ers In the salt water.

Sunday demonstrates. and the gaf2anns
that the people OF this city hung on the
door Of Its neigisb Dor across the bay yes
terday WAS an ample evidence that IN the
opinion OF che visitors. the place was wesi
worth pstronixing.
There Is already, scattered along the
beach and on the biuf from Dawamish
head TO Aiki point. a colony OF campers.
principally Seattle people. whose presence
and the arrangements made for their
summer comfort add q pbcturesQueness
70 . scene that IN all its aspects 10 at
tractsve and unique. Some OF these peo-
pie are perched up on the sides OF The
bun. far above ehs heads OF the crowd
that passes In continual reysev along the
beach. their tents and shacks being
reached by sinsous paths that straggis
upward in . spirit Of MISUNDERSTANDING
entirely In keeping with the res, Of the
scene.
Down on the beach the crowd D. per-
petuaiiy moving and soon loses its In
dT.fuaaity. being swallowed up in the
long reaches OF the beach. II Is reinforced
every hour by the boat loads of people
who come TO add another DIT Of color or
some characteristics 10 the picture, and
rtsey IN turn are lost again. With the
stamp OF popularity, constantly growing.
there IL little doubt that another year win
justify the name Of 'coney Island" which
In It's incipiency as a pleasure resort 1t
Is now beginning to enjoy.
The Rash to Coaey Island.
The boats that commenced to run yes
ferday morning were well patronixed. and
by 8 o'clock were crowded. In some cases
It was necessary TO refuse passengers.
and this condition prevailed until the noon
hour brought a iull, only TO be revived
u~ hxS s.sr~ hA sr.n
along Railroad avenue TO the ferry land
ing was taken up. The O'Clock boat re-
fused passengers again to the number of
a couple Of hundred. and each subsequent
trip brought the boat. loaded to the gun
wales with rieAsure-benf humanity. TO
the wharf at West Seattle. There were
all sorta and conditions of people on every
trip. The people who know how to enjoy
their holidays. with no preienSs to dress
and with sensible Old clothes and heavy
shoes. rubbed elbows with another sort
of humanity that always goes to ptcnics
and outings arrayed in Its best bib and
tucker. Those of ahe last sort. 1t Is safe
to say. did not enjoy themselves In the
care necessary to protect their raiment
from thu dust and dirt of the sidewalks
and paths. In the earlier part OF the tour
from the landing to the beach, and from
the wet sands on arrival At the destina-
ton.
As the crowd streamed up from the
ferryboat to the plank walk its charac-
tertistics were noticeable. and It's inten-
tons as to holiday became known. One
man with sleeve buttons made OF so
god pieces asked of an entire stranger,
Where are taie games?" Then the other
man told him, and the remainder OF the
was lost in the hubbub 4 OF
the hurrying crowd. Another man asked
where he could get q drink" and the
place was pointed out to him. There were
a number who seemed TO know just what
they wanted. and they directed their stess
to a two-story frame building. near the
landing, above which hoated the stars and
stripes.
A Procession 70 the Head.
Tho rest OF the people. many OF whom
didn't know what they wanted nor where
they were going, were borne along by
the crowd that knew just where they were
headed for. down the plank walk as far
as the club house OF the Seattle Yacnt
Club. where plunge was taken into the
dust. Trousers were turned up and skirts
raised a triae. and then everybody hur-
ried on along the paths as far as the
head. where the first glimpse OF the beach
was obtained. After that the proportions
of crowd were lost and people scattered
In every direction. That Is she way Ii was
almost every boat load. The picnickers
and campers had established themselves
all along the line of march from q short
distance from uhe ferry landing around
the head and for a distance of three miles.
One particularly jolly party on the land
'ngs OF thu steamer would range them
selves out In q line and welcome uhe new
arrivals with the screaming OF a con-
~ l. - n.
twanging OF guitars The procession,
however. didn't stop. but banteresi the en-
tertainers and pressed on to new excite
meais.
AIlurements OF the Beach.
The principal attraction at the West
Seattle beach Is the surf bafhing-without
the surf The water IL there !n abundance
and II Is salt water. and even II the treat
ment Is heroic II is enjoyable. A couple Of
weeks ago there was q tent with a few
bathing suits for rent. Now there are
half q dozen substantial buildings for
dressing. ana bathing costumes In album
dance and OF sizes that win At. There are
many reSresAment stands and one PARTY
had set up a croQuet game on the sands.
A few blcvcle riders rode along iaboriously
and tried 10 look easy. but It was q
failure. All sorts OF nudity were en-
from the toddling infant dig
ging In the and. to the fathers OF fam
lilies who perade6 their proportions 20 the
OF their relatives and the dis
OF those OF pra3.sh minds who
insisted npon being obseryant. The ma
jorsiy OF the stroliers men and women,
passed and repsssed. however. without
comment. acce pting the conditions as they
were found. Those who were erray'ed In a
Jack OF raimens did not appear 20 feel I'M
modest and as their operations were most
IL confined 20 the water and ifs edge. fully
500 feet from the promenaders any corn
plant as 20 dress was surerfuous, the
only opportunity 20 give onense being
their leaving and entering their dressing
rooms. which were across the prone
nace from the beach. A few boider ones.
however. insisted II Joining their friends.
decoilste
Ore rrolicsorne crowd ~ bathing had
erected a pos; abou; flfty feet from shore
with inches marked upon i. whtn a par
tsca,sr,y fat maa or woman entered the
water they would bet on the rise OF the
tide Whether any difference occurred or
rot th~ party would scream and laugh
ard the losers would pay forfei,s OF wa
raous kinds ehe most popular being that
or being tucked by the rest
A Permanent Pleasure Resort.
A ruuor gained considerable currency
Yesterday asenx tA5 t~aSo inst S8S NesS
se.ft,e Lana Company wogle move the
Seattle Yacht Cubs house around 20 the
hesrh and permanently establish the pace
a a Measure resort. The t5es as project
80 "a eaa9 TO be fne floating OF tire build
ire around TIRE head an1 erecting Il upon
substantial p.ling far above the reach Of
the highest tide. There viii Re arpse
space unsernearh for dressing rooms and
the upp@r part will be re-arrsnsed tnto o
castro vita o restaurant AMI refresh
inert roonsS a mace VIII Re provided for
music al. a csncing platform - also pro-
sasrfNs Around such . Quilting would
ESTABLISH all Of sAe thousand ard
che side attractions that conErseu1e 10
80 sfe and variety of a bathing bach