New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-25
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rnB OCEAN DLUB, ASH MARKS M FSTl8EbY
ORIGINAL OBSERVATION ABOUT Tub sBA-cIET
sHoRr-Hl SHE'S IN 0HB TAyBRR-KBBPER A rHE-
NIX, AND GIyEs soME PRACTICAL sTATIsTcs
ABOUT BOARD, WITH THAT MEMORABLE QUOTA
TON From BYRON
LONG BRAAcB. N. j.. June 20 1865
"A sit down to writo with the blue waves rolling
before me- he] chersblng the impression that Long
Branch retains bc al prestige Tho mere fact Of tho blue
waves rng Las rotg do with this impression any more
than the shining the c TAGGING Of the foam into
gittorng sSels te licking Of the drinking sands wish
opcscen surf has to do with it II is not nor can
cay that is Ill Of these things put together The scene y
comparatively qaict yet Ny opens on he first door
pOroo and Is O'Clock in te afternoon. bit he tramp Of
about ssbdued and The voices Of The children not
Ioad and III TIE dopostages to wheels Of which hear
Yet there iu sufficient hbbnb intercept wiis the
OF the lac bluffs sng which the nine or Ton hot Of
Long 81 arch range and toward which swoId extends
shut ont but do intercept Che glimpse Of
many shining sail Il is tho hubbub cftho carpenters nail
and lammer which tho spirit Of tho it prophecies
it speaks o. Che coming season it peoples bathrooms that nov
are vacant sets hundreds Of mouths Of work ~
dozen paeta dnngooms tbrong the no along the bluffs
with caupaces euds shouts and mghtcr from The waves
which eager FOR unarriyed guests hls Che pleasure
houses with duo aAd os which inone Che delicate muoio q
Irritation SETS rammas and coerone work in boudoirs and
dressing rcoms makes tho CRY for mint inep loud in many
vacant bar eilicn tc Of proproios who have
pended their thousands and have only filth 70 live
soud hoah aud 7goF into tho of the debltacd
aud dcspang and the nib that writing wish wcrc
Glib explaining why Long Branch oven st ths in
cipcnt joyous and fu OF promises Of Ii,asurc
Several poouiariiles about Long Branch dsnguish IT
foo every other watering place They can be detected IN
glance frou te very wadow at which writing. Tho
waters are very deeply bae au1 the cut they make with tho
SKY sngalary sharp aud we'll defined They arc studded
with sails from t night fcaaTs which adds greatly
70 tho interest OF the view small as fret sight it nay be
thought Tue sands loose and marsh Ike nature and
preclude drives This the unpleasant feature fot Long
Branch tho distance along Che line which ho
hotels no u the sght Of The surf and breakers Is shut ont
By high bluffs Unless walks upon the very ridge Of these
bluffs ao lace with which tho breakers embroidered
entirely hidden the wat appears indeed like Mil
oceancam whose serge sounds like he voice Of the
tide M infinite Ike These blag, arc laid with greon
entirely FREQ from unduotions forming rsasan' gar
fronting f.s hotels and dcoted VITA quantity OF Sam
morhou ss, suggestive Of the plcasurodomo which Kubla
khan erected M himself in X,nadu homo Of these peculiar
tile other watering places most Of them are ploas
aui and only Of them is decidedly dsasrceabe oa,ro
members with regret the purple sands Of CAPE MAY when b,
recalls the dIiyelcs5 beaches Of Lorg Branch.
Almost every loe. proprietor is busy engaged ia preparing
foF The that fresh upon hc The sound Of ho Lam
IS beard from end Of the sea girno not "aoagr'
that is too suggestive Of Old Long Islands agir shore
b. -e9boUndbns 70 Tie other One two Of thc,c pro-
prelor indeed snoh solid and established regulations
TINT any and yea cycro1 upon their part io
th coming would 20 argue in dparagcmeut OF
t1 good Of llat portion OF he Community which
par,nized q en- hitherto. When public has remained
long satisfied would bo dct acting from its Judgment
discrneDt provide whore had discovered nothing
M 20 wish for 50 these propreors wrap themselves up 10
OK prestige Of past ucooSs o1k witt confidence toward
the eight niue weeks which 60 send then their old
encs back again SIN tie gres. majority Of pFopro,ora
have been hard a. worh. The CoanenI Hotel TO- instance
holding rcraap the finest place the Dr. Of the mo-.
rcr,lc instances f tls. The Continental Is pa'l..b
phrnlE which hl ifon o a, o. other ?honiEcs
the Naoal and Congress Hal Helcc'rf.h neither
National nor Congress Hal exists at Lolg B-oncb
bat the C0uil.atl includes boil b5ilg erected on
he site Of each. and covering The ve.y con
siderable space between 1t is tie most impcsias
cdfee at To, Island It's ser, sho suoient 20 impose
upon he casual visitor The length Of e ionse TO- at
Tho porcoes which the bedrooms open spacious AID
their entire length is 100 feet Tie dnngToOm l. 900 feet
by 10 al the paTlor % by 80 The house con rooms
and is olicu lted 10 accommodate 200 people bu and
gas Introduced into every aud tic furniture has that
degree which geye say ID be expressed
By no other term tian spickaldspo To Conilaeuia.
opened on Saturday.
interesting OF fcs might he Cleaned If any iad
vilua could DO found entirely dntsTe5ted
pass week Of each Of the hotels Of any watering place
Long Branch Coz example To place Lo would give The
palm Of arsiocacy H. woad say there met ~ eqoal;
associated With people ny condition; hesc the ars
ocracy conorted" o. another place Nc w0nll sny there
could take my family AID live again the parafoia life
with 10 molest make afraid thofe mbbars
congegsted around ovcaoving bars nor did tie f1r
sherry cobbers mingie with tie o. the ocean OF td
Place lie might say there found usd and sendoI much
show and little oldiiy there charged Eve dollars per
day; then exclaimed Low little satisfaction Il possls
TO got for money" But Of each be wcld say that
ITS merits Even uss and spcndOr belong to certain order
q Der They satisfy certain demand paftcg.
lar need which portion Of the community feels and there.
fre acceptable IN the pure atmosphere Of nature and
seaside bathing Only when goes 70 watering place
pleasant know that the wo Of security al before Lin
tochoose and that at Long Branch he will be
no losstO detect the presence Of Sew.York shoddy.
There at Long Branch a dozen hotels have 20 doubt
that of them pretends 70 be htclas The order in
which the principal Visible drives along the
bluffs Is Howlands Green's Pavilion United States Man.
son Continental Metropolitan and Atlantic. Such additions
have been made to them that it probable about 300
DO accommodated this than have hitherto been
accommodated here From - TO 90 cottages have ike
wise been erected beside number Of fancy and drug
These fancy stores necessary feature in any
munY Ike that Of Long Branch during the regular
Their always marketable and they deal in much
that the elegant city provide 1t will Likewise be
oonoatory the fearful 10 know that the drug
hand We never think Of Doctors except when we are sick
or they send In their bills and soourners at the watering
places ought feel thankful In anticipation that the druggists
have thought them and gone down Long Branch
bunch pleasant think Of such ugly thing
illness when bent being we'll But it pleasant TO
douby TO 20 to certain place for the
purpose Of keeping well and TO find beforehand with you
the kind whose business is 10 make living out Of the
chances Of having the COMMISSIONS or the crampl
The average Of permanent board 50 per day. In not
fifty does than person occupy
'front.' room TINT facng the Such thing