New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29

Lsng Branch-Is Hotels, Cottages, Summer
Residence, Capacities, History, Tspss.

Lsns Brunch-Is Hotels, Cottages, Summer
Residence, Capacities, Histsry, Tspsss
rsphy, &c.
The wonderful improvements which have been
made Long Branch NswJsey within two or three years
particularly within the present year. make 1t worthy OF
special notice IN The TRIBUNE a. one OF the great seaside
Summer resorts Of New.York City.
Before occupation Of the country by the whites the
Indians had their yore seaside resorts but this was not
one Of them the given just what makes aVor
ito place for the wheshe land too high Indeed mn
remarkable this account The Long Branch % mAu
creek which gave to the locality runs northWaa'
parallel with the seashore quarter mile distant and the
land rises gently from this stream till Il terminates In al
most perpendicular bluff IS feet high composed OF such son
materials that II has been known TO Dc fang INTO the sea ~
the rate Of one or two feet year or hundred years OF mo
sea from the edge of the present bluff the top OF which is
rich oamon which grass corr or any crop
high tide might leap from his field down into the surf at
between the bluff and water which affords the very Of
delight TO seabather who have their little rooms
under the bluff completely sheltered from the land breeze
and out sight of tho hotels standing some hundreds OF
feet back. .,,,,
whole sea coast OF America All Others are sterile rocky
shore with dangerous slippery rocks beneath the bathes
feet or the boats keel or else wide nat saooy nns
this miles at Long Branch from Cape Cod to the Ko
Grande.
discovered that the sea opposite this high blum wa.
Of the best fishing grounds upon tne wn1e coast dnal
representation has since maintained III not qncom-
look out upon hundred hhing boats which go
out early in the morning and return s0OuI bssss
black bass q These are Immediately weighed ana
packed boxes shipped by the noon train and arrive New
York q hours During the bathing season here
immense consumption OF these resh rus OF the
by the guests Of the seventeen hotels when ne is
Cor nearly mes some Of which are OF immense Sue
The Continental has piazza $50 feet along It's 'front.' ana the
Of sTsh aonHd oot and ends The
feature all the hotels to be the most prominent one
Of ground by piazza oor Of any watering place In
the world in proportion to the number Of guests
The increase hotel accommod ons for the present season
very great Several OF the old houses nave been doubled
size and Steson House. entirely new structure OF
az VT House which has sS
sorDed The dining rooms oil the stesoh ana
are said TO be the largest in the world
We are told that the capacity all these seaside hotels is
equal TO the accommodation OF loVO pernanept ooaaes pc
side Gsn mt se0 pcpeo Of the Mansion House
which the leading one previous TO the erection OF ne
mammoth rivals Setson aud Continental told u.s. the last
OF May that his we're all engaged and we were assured
that had been made In al the OLD hotels oeyona
any previous year AZ this Gate. -, - , .,a
they were built g,
been built and building in addition to all that were erect
ed last wear these the hotels and private boarding
viii S sssrs on BY the s
tan and Delaware Bay Railroad and It's boats from Pier No
81 North River at IL and o'clock 49,
Th mode Of reaching the seaside Is very different from
that OF 10 years ago BY Shrewsbury River boats which could
and from which there was tresome
stage the hotels Those who knew Long Branch then
would hardly know Since It has been connected with
New or. ana nd e1irsy Changed the character Of
Theh the permanent Summer boarders were gen
and the number Of permanent small compared to the
transient visitors Now It the reverse and thousands OF
those who 60 there do whole summer residence
Many families Of the wealthy classes OF Eew-York and
Philadelphia whose object is not only health but pleasure
One OF the objections to Long Branch is the lack OF shade
trees Those have owned and the plateau OF
h. thab nsai
,tepsof the great American destroyer IL Is this de-
srac,on OF that causing this high bank to tumble
into the rapidly II the earth fall OF tree roots II
would tumble In answer to this objection that
there are no IT sad and ssa wv are 80 Sh and M
from the water and sandy beach that we never iee us
There something in this and IN the afternoon when shade
h most needed they the advantage Of the paza facing
eastward then the outlook upon the ocean with view
every approaching leaving Sandy Hook Is res
As the place now the start has got is destined to
become great fashionable waterngpace for New York CITY
the Of property there will md TO their interest," 70
plant trees and that IN spite Of horthEat winter STORMS
oam which shows, wherever green SAID mari has been
used most uIuSa crop Of lava grass ana hscs pe
have often heard nothing but sandbank Indeed
Th. vii grow proved BY the fact that there scat
tered Ssd ssry u .ns s ,. eSAsf tsss nov
cred forest at the time the Indians used to resort
1894 and subsequently, up 70 period OF less than 100
Inc bn as wind breakers TO their farms little way back
every learn lesson from the wicked destruction OF
trees where there necessity from the result here
Besides causing the loss OF hundreds OF acres OF land
which, in its place now would be worth g. 900 to e. 900
acre thousands OF the cut down 10 clear the land
now standing, would be worth slO0 each.
Active efforts were made FOR the first ms last TO
improve roads and establish good dryes that families
could keep enjoy their carriages This carried further
and carrageway to be opened down to the
beach, through natural ravue. about mile south west OF
the hotels There sarways NJ various points for the
accommodation Of the sea bathers
Tho portion of Long Branch which stand the long line
Of hotels and Summer residences is designated
The Shore" THE Village" located distance back,
and contains the stores shops churches doctors
&C. make up the country village There another vii
ge further north along the shore mainly inhabited by those
who fishing the principal occupation Of their lives unless
include drinking OF the occupation Of some OF
class OF Jersey Democrats To the south OF Shore
Deal sight place which has long been seaside resort
quito thrown into the shade by the rapid strides OF
Long Branch gentleman who purchased some land on
The Shore year $3.50 finds ready sale for
bunting SITES OF TO ten at ST. 200 TO e 500 an acre
The land sold - years ago at 90 an acre IL was
desirable then for CITY gentlemen to buy for Summer
residences their families for then they could not
by lines OF ralroad and boats our
beautiful NewYork Bay daily their city business In the
morning and return at evening