The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-25
GRANT AT LONG BRANCH.
The President at hurch-The Hotels Over.
crowded and Hundreds Turned Away for
Want Of Accommodation Gorgeous
rs Equipages and Brilliant Toilets
,lF Music in tho ARA Fine Hop,
%. but the President Absent
gt- Watching for the Yachts.

r'df- rf LONG BRANCH, July "a. 1870. b
President Grant has remained most OF the day
quietly at his cottage. He had given it out as his
intention, as mentioned I'm yesterdays herald, to
attend the forenoon service the Methodist church.
and Tor this reason this place OF worship was
favored this morning with an unusually
large attendance. If this throng OF curious
people, whose ruling passion Keeps up its
strength and persistency with the Thermometer
even at blood heat win only keep mp their church.
going at this special sacred edace long enough they
are not likely 70 be disappointed many Sundays for
the President VIII attend this church during his
sojourn here when he attends any, special pews
having been set apart here for the use OF himself
and family. He remained at home this morn
ing, however, on account OF the excessive
neat, and certainly up to noon the SUMS
rays come down with an oppresslvey blazing
Aerceness suggestive Of o repention Off the
unprecedented heat OF last Sunday. Fortunately
cooling Ebreeze sprang up and the thermome-
tered mercury came down. and as write this
the extending expanse OF the ocean is crested with
white caps and the dashing waves. madly lmpelled
forward By the rising wind, resound maslcally upon
the beach, and there is music In IL, -, 1919
The rich harmony that sailors love,
and poetry and giadness thrilling nerve ana brain
and every pulsation OF body and soul.G .a i. -g
inc last boat from New York On Saturday EVEN
Ing brought down an unprecedented rush OF visit
ors Filled with guests as nearly all the hotels were
De1ore this, such an ngress Of people from the city
such an Assyrian host coming pouring in 80
suddenly, put to o most trying test the
strategic talent Of the hotel proprletors to know
what to do with thom At the West End Hotel the
Eiltn avenue Of the Branch, the old building IN the
rear formerly the Con0ver House, but for long time
IKE NE ppe without lnhabitant, the poeI aicnuoiis
rapidly e Ellp 4a9lng We7 mrsI cfaMmed full, and
s,lyn :SSSMsd ta.l,i5s away OF applicants Alto
gefher 1uiiy thousand people were given accom-.
Yssss ~ hSEs l I'M aa, ' 1s5a
81 suI!cent tranquility to hang a doubt upon, can DC
called accommodations However, all were content
Ma na s no s' Sy sG q sss s e5 er
1 Ans Tast 20 gs SysnES g.. ~
carriages 81 all kinds, the GROWING gory oflhs
ySGS aa display y Of eourss beng ue trepgespe
' the 0s sns n s and nE TIM gay sae tS1n
ousS and ine toilets, save the roads tha
the drives IN Central PARK before the Night RON the
e " as s ee was s 4 asY "A Ana ns
Hotel piazzas We're thTonged and the summer
houses were threneed and all gay and happy. Later
in the evening came The hope at which all the non.
respondent butterflies OF fashion assembled.
1-A Thrice happy he who, after survey
Of the good company can win a corner,
door that's in or b0udoir out of the way, ~ =
p Where be may FIX himself like small Jack Horner
And look on as mourner . scorner,
~ Or An approver, or u mere spectator.
Yawning little as the night grows later. But we
viii not essay to describe the glittering sea Of
gauze and tules and gems and pearls ana silks and
may myths OF fashions fabrication. 1t was ex.
peceo that president Grant would be present at the
mop at the West End Hotel, but he aid not come.
Inc mop otherwise was Certainly one OF the most
brilliant and enjoyable Of the evening
Here as all the way down to Sandy Hook there is
ant anxious looking after tho expected yachts
me spanking breeze OF this afternoon has gwen
extra stimulus TO this watchfulness.
II Is announced that Mrs. Grant will give her first
reception on Wednesday evening.
General Frank Blair was among yesterdays
arrivals.