The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
AT THE BATTERY WHARF.
BRIGHT BITS OF NEW YCRK'S SUMNER
LIFE TO BE SEEN.
A Continuous Performance In which the
LounGer In the Park Cannot Help But
He Interested II He Has Eyes That See
Things-Views Of u steambo Ticket Man.

He Interested II He Has Eyes That See
Things-Views Of u Steamboat Ticket Man.
A lively feature Of New Yorks summer life
is the little awning covered wharf at the Battery,
where six seven different lines Of passenger
boats take turn at landing. From myriad
other points the water front boats are arriving
and departing all the time, but the piers and ferry
houses cut of the view and the street Younger
! sees nothing Of what takes place behind At this
Battery landing free aud fair view is had Of all
landing proceedings and the park ounger with
front seat has continuous performance Of water
life going on before him the live long day aud were
into the night
The park lounger gets to know all the signals
and ceremony attendant on boats coming in
TO moorings, when rival boat had expected to
get there before her: the signal that says Now
you are before me, but hurry all you can" and
| the other a series Of short. stop signals 10 be in
terpreted why don't you get out Of the way?
+ Don't you sec we're way behind time and our
people are anxious TO get Off" and yet another
the taunting toot, too toot, toot, OF big doubled
decked excursion boat when she has cut in
the landing time that belongs TO placid little
side wheeler and sounds the warning that might
| Is right"
The park loungers Don knows all the boats that
loom up In this particular locality about 8 o'clock
, OF afternoon and wait one behind the other
| for a chance to land, dipping and cuveting like
| a string Of impatient carriage steeds anxious
to get up to the doorstep OF hospitable house.
| He gets TO know the tunes that the bands play
the most the best each boat, and what route,
or to what place the boats have been. the kind Of
| OF people they carry. and in his day after day
| watching Of the commotion. he gets a very fair
/ idea Of the diversity Of things that the New York
| day at a time holiday taker elects to do for en-
| joyment,or pastimc Even the holiday flags Of
the different lines of steamers familiar 10 him;
| he knows when they put out colors or tack
| on new emblazonment and notes when
and additionally catchy sentence Is added to the
| the string Of excursion bids labeled on the
wharfs awnings and painted upights Soon he
becomes so acoustic med to the sights and excite
| ments Of the place that he notes when the
| barker gets a new establishment for his stock
sentences or when a new nohandled umbrella is
swung up at the wharf 'front.' indicating that a new
line hasleased quarters there Every ticket seller
and talksman Of the bunch has an umbrella can
opted stand TO hold forth from, because only by
this means. elevated above the common level,
| can be get grasp OF the mixed multitude to be
sorted and licked correctly for their different
destinations
This way for the Statue Of Liberty, Statue
OF Liberty! This way for the Sta tue!" sing out
burly spokeman in staccato utterance that would
made the goddess weep could she hear him. Then
he adds that admission to the head is free and
the view Misunderstanding like IL on this
Continent
New beach place open New line! Good band!
Everything there Is TO see! Boat in half hour"
calls another ticket man
Every body this way for round the harbor
excursionl Thirty miles open sea view for next to
nothing! No better way of putting in the after
noon" comes word from another voice
Meanwhile, neonle do~kip0 To al.
other boats, not being called and the number of
those waiting for friends waiting to embark
gets more dense every minute. The tented space
cannot hold them all and they over flow 10 the
walk and back up behind the little box of place
meant for the Liberty Statue passengers to
wait in. but which they considered too dull to
occupy in view Of all that is to be seen and heard
outside
How con you keep things straight and re-
member 70 whom have boon given tickets and who
have not had any. in such a crowd?" was asked
Of a warf attendant who was of duty.
The wharf is study in economy. There no
ticket boxes or rallied in paddocks for fencing
of the paid from the unpaid e2cursionists. Every
thing is conducted in primitive no red tape fash
ion, as must have been cutomary in first colony
days before things became complex and there
were more people going about TO more places than
the officials could handle What with tho strolling
harpers and the lusty peanut vendors the country
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gnu W. W. 'oo nanseieon eSoins proceed
niss.n 'no p.aoo nos al"ass inc or OF
same of the gypsy camp life of the beach resorts
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statue Most ~ N. r.on,. who oo,,. 10. ,.o
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note hooks are going IN the statue All ,hs r,inis