New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27
LONG BRANCHS AWAKENING.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SUMMER.

LONG BRANCH, May 24.-This place has held
for high rank among the Summer resorts Situated
on the NewJersey coast SO miles from Nowiork, 1t can
be reached by city residents after journey OF IL hours
by boat and 20 minutes by rail- The boats and ears of
the Ncw-Jerscy Southern Railroad now In excellent
order. Tho Jesse HOyt will take her place on the line
June l. The boat has been thoroughly overhaed hay-
ing received new engines, furniture and upholstery ana
been painted. The boat Is built very strongly, and can
carry 1000 people. Tho Twilight new boat built
expressly for this line Is still larger These boats leave
Pier No g. North River. The residents Of this place
very busy present The landlords OF the various hotels
and boarding experimenting the work of re-
construction; painters carpenters and scrubwomen are
everywhere to be putting the buildings In readiness
visitors The authorities OF the village frightened by
the disaster which beel the Helmbod Block last Win
ter, when 10 buildings burned have bought steam
fire engine The ground formerly covered by these build
ings has not yet been built upon Louis j. Phillips the
OF the property. refusing to build until the state
laws are repealed by which nonresident of Monmouth
County doing business here for the season. Is taxed
double the amount permanent resident Ia taxed Many
of the owners Of the cottages have arrived
Tho Clarendon, Pavilion, and SansSouci Hotels
are open, though their guests are few in number,
and the hotels will be ready to receive guests be-
tween the LIST and 18th day of June.
Among the many improvements this season Is the build
ing long wharf out beyond the surf in front of the
East End Hotel by Smith, proprietor Of the hotel
1t Is to be $50 feet in length The piles have already been
nut down. The wharf, when completed will enable the
numerous excursion boats running from the city to land
their passengers at Long Branch The NewJcrsey south
Railroad Company pushing forward rapidly the
extension Of their road to Ocean Grove over 200 labor
ers are at the road and it Is expected that it will
be completed by June 90 Ocean Grove, seven miles from
Long Branch has become during the last five years
popular Summer resort well as of The ccf camp
meeting grounds OF the Methodist Episcopal denomna-
ton The surf bathing and the fishing are excellent
Already village OF about 100 inhabitants has grown up
within three miles of the campground Many families
reside in the Grove throughout the year between 4OO
and 500 cottages have erected and during the past
year the walks have been improved Ocean Park, adj
Joining the camp ground from which Is separated by
Fletchcrs Lake, is becoming permanent place oil resi-
dence. When the railroad Is in running order the Grove
will be visited by thousands of persons who would not
otherwise 90 there. The first meeting will be held about
July 10.
large increase OF hotel patronage is anticipated, in
consequence OF the opening of the New-fork and Long
Branch Railroad "a branch Of the NewjeIsey Central
Railroad which will be In running ORDER 1t is hoped by
June 90 The distance from New-York to Long Branch
by railroad will be reduced from 100 miles, as nj
present by way of Monmouth Junction, Freehold and
Farmngdale to Al miles by way Of Jersey CITY, Eliza
bchport and South Amboy. The reduction III distance
by railroad will of be attended with reduction IN
train time, in greater proporiion because II
will be operated a through line, whereas the route by
way of Monmouth Junction is broken into links Of rail-
road which are not all controlled by company, and
are operated according to different timetables III Is
moreover fortunate circumstance that even though the
New-York and Long Branch Railroad may possibly com
pete with the steamboat route of the NewJeiSey south
ern Railroad Company by way of Sandy Hook, Will at
! the time open outlet by rail for the lattcf
Company to New York, and thus make ii part of new
through route, all rail- from NcwYork to Southern New
Jersey by way of Vne!and and BrdgetOn and through
| to Delaware Bay. The distances to Long Branch py
the new route are: Ncw-York to Elzabethport, lOl2
miles: Elizabethport South Amboy - miles; South
Amboy to Long Branch, q miles; total, New-iork to
Long Branch miles. The running time Will be one
hour and thirty minutes The Long Branch depot VIII De
situated about onefourh OF mile back from the ocean,
| between the Pavilion and United states Hotels the
railroad company having bought 90 OF ground Tor
the purpose.
Charles Leland proprietor OF the Ocean Hotel has en-
| gagged j. b. Johnson the wclinown swimmer, to teach
the guests OF the hotel the art of swimming and TO be
present during bathing hours to rescue the drowning
Mr. johnson is in England attempting TO arrange
contest in swimming the English Channel with Paul
Boyton, in the latter's lfe-saving suit He Will return
| To America about July l.
Very few Improvements and changes In the hote nave
been made since last year The indications up 10 the
present time that there will be more visitors TINS
than there before, and amer and
better preparations have been made to receive them
majority of the best in all leading hotels hayea
ready been engaged The first building which attracts the
Of visitor is the Ocean Hotel property
| of Charles and Warren Leland This hotel issituaed
| on Ocean-ave., and with its grounds occupies IL
acres of land covering entire square of the town from
avenue avenue Ii is very conveniently situated, only
o short distance from the village, and from its pazzas
grand view OF the and beach is had. The hotel
has accommodations for 200 guests The length OF the
pazzas which surround the house over 1000 feet or
more than one-thrd Of a mile long. The internal ar
rangemens of the house complete as 1t is possible
for money experience and enterprise to make them The
proprietors employ $50 walters and % cooks. In the
hight of the season 900 pounds Of fish, 1900 OF meat
and barrels OF potatoes required daily. large
bowling alley for women and well-llghted billiard
rooms are attached to the hotel The band will
be increased in number and will furnish music daily
on the lawn the drawingroom for dancing in the
evening The lawn is left free from shrubbery that the
ocean view may not be married but in the largo court
ward behind the hotel go shade trees dorn the grounds
The house has undergone extensive improvements
the past year. new carpets been put down. the cell
uc frescocd and entire building has been cleaned and
painted The Ocean Hotel will be opened June 10.
The next house OF importance the West End Hotel
Here are Washington politicians foreign ministers Sena-
TORS and REPRESENTATIVES The building has frontage
of $50 feet is shaped, and is furnished with all mod
ern improvements, including electric bells gas, bath
rooms The dningrOom l2Oby 60 feet The office
reception rooms and par0rs not surpassed by those
any other hotel at Long Branch The property owned
stock COMPANY and Is leased by Isss mast rGsD%y
hotels in the place 1t situated about mile from
the station and village IL accommodate 500 guests
extensive, and embrace nearly 10
acres l. T. Meyers band is engaged to furnish music
during season. The hotel Will be opened june r.
Next in order is the Mansion House OF which William
L. McIntire is the proprietor THIS house, having the
hest ocaton on the beach the and Is within
five minutes walk bothrailroad dcpOts IL has large
lawn in front, and spacions piazIas fxlen9 entHsy
orArnd IT, The house has accommodations FOR more than
500 Gus 1t ia fortunate az to retain its patrons from
year to yeaf Downings 9th Regiment band has been
parors on every evening, aud concert on the lawn in