The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21
OWE NONE SEASIDE RESORT.
WHERE Certain Wealthy Gcnti.mea PROMO.
70 Rival Coney leland Beach

Stimulated by tho SUCCESS OF the enter
prise which has converted The barren sandy
wastes %; roney Island INTO On" ~ the most
attractive seaside resorts on the Nlaniic const,
a number Of wealthy Staten lslandcrs have
protected series Of Improvements which ara
calculated. when completed to mako the Staten
l-uud cuHst the rival Of The Concy Island
beach.
Beginning n, Fort Tompk ms. at the extreme
southeast corner " the Island. and extending
about four mioa snuliw",'rrl, alorg h lower
hgv. +. ID -trip 81 a- nm N,nrh ne AN be- found
ou the ,oa-i. II f. owned h, hulf n doom
wcalthy rrr.on- living Ia some Of H.. adiiccnt
villa. Dwight TownAcnd. John K.tenns.
Go,rgc Barn"- John scott. and OH. ur two 9TH
"r-. WiNian H. Nauderait i- "a, pl tho largest
prrpriotnrs. 80 pat ot the hca'h mas been o (.
f-r,d Tor sale. and 40 attempt has n,en mnde Ia
improve ID until recently. whom some uf
Va. property ownc,- iJ1. a',.u stls in
me ilatt g.. The nc.i inir'vrnort projected
was VIZ" fulfilling cl grind n'"'r luulnyarl.
i.n i"'i wtl". from il"im h't'v "."w Font
tNta IA fhtlt ant four ltii .. ThiA Yiti,suv ha.
u.rHrdy h"Nn surveyed Hn' q lnr.n ipr'tf 90 mon
% !'W laws. s rils.of sand ~ in-it' bout a."
ont. f', ,ii-frn-' ilY' MAJ, ia" nHiUtTii course
ottnr iorl 4 is .lvrrd with O. lrivth pf I'M
lgr'ru-N. v'trl wll l." cut ,uwh an u-"d in
rll ns tl, hn!iaN-. Tire rondicd VIII 'r' form
,.,l pi 20 -fin clay laid over tn, sand and rolled
iu. H. Wl,i nak, a hard. drm -ir1nar. and
th" rnruu. soil underneath VIII ruNitlv absorb
GAINS amt nrr,rut u.iI. ihorc - 1.-Two .rndng
~ Dee inh' apd "n.' 'i.,, h,i'Ac-a li-M sirnr-
required. ! ln roe' ul The work will be- COM
raftfiv"l, small. and when il IT, flushed therc
M'il h" iNW mot Air' Nv lnYwh"r'.
Il will -urnusa iUp tonny Island boulevard IN
haN ing q h'auiiiul nf -ur"t inland. n- wo u us
sensible drives. Tn. green. wooded hills 81
~'u;on l-aud. .,t''el li"rr and irrt' with er-
giant uunirV ~cutr uut fNr intervening valleys
wth tn'r 's'ih.i"ld. nnd m"ndow- and old
tpplN or hard. ulHN"N landscape ui rare love-
.Ar-s. In. marine p.'iur" 90 rgDHily pleasing.
From fh" hilton terminus off tIr drive fh, vi.,,
ifh's n u long reach of the Long i-iHnd clr-t
tDr liNWiliUn, on The Ulpo~ii" Slde Vi the Mar
rows Bah and the mcielorlng Villages. md Il
plain IS Ni-ii.". short distance down the hay
Iir tn two pNrraniih" islands. with their
gloomy irlkins htuid.agS. Hn' IN the r"mutef
distance IA" whit" SANDS 81 sandy HOOK gli-ten
In ia" sun.
AZ N,N Dorp the 'ean trIye ends nenr the
Ngud"rh,lt and hi~ iri"ut- rtrrrl-e their roul-
st"rs. Now Dorp lane. which j. u pleasant dr've
10 the railway station, "a mile distant. ends here.
II lends to the old Richmond rond which winds
pn~i the Moravinn Cem"icry. through some OF
"a" finest portions OF IN 'sihnd. 10 the t'rry
Conoourse IL nm shed. Will bc rom Stapl'tOn or
NnnderOit- LANDING over this road to New
Dorp. th'nr' along the beach tp Cation. return
ins by some OF N" avenues e. the p.nce 81
riart,ns. .,.
NJ least Two me n0tels VIII % iNit carry n"Nt
season. One experienced hotel cooper has
huueht twenty acres Di land NJ Cedar Grove. "a
Ill" l.n" ~ 81" boulevard. ana viii hreHs ground
Tor large building ai ono. one uf the large
property owners viii alsu huiid ant furnish u
hr.i-eia-s hotel. Tn" gentlemen owning the
prpDerir are taking every prec.tutlon Ia keep
AWAY grogshops and low -cnss hotels, and Will
sell no lnifd ,Nc. pt 20 d. irnhln tenants.
fians have also hern Considered tor "stahl sh-
INK line OF oX, ur-ion steamers from Now
J nrk. landing passengers at the southeast cor
lur II III" ls'unl. some tii-tunr" yellow tie lower
iundiAg of tl" ferry Line. Fgr the drives. one
80 tir gentlemen engaged In the enterprise viii
establish Il linu OF carriages. which Will run
'r' "a Vanderbilt landing over the beach md re-
tlHu
uncof the attractions oi The new r. sort will loo
W. hnihlu-. winch ~ ursuru.r-' !. OIL staten
= AAt'r'. wro us"t ~ sport In 'hr waters be-
Zorro tre days Of bathing houses. iu-Ist that
tlr-c rs no such bathing anywhere. Tho DoG n
s.upr~ gradually down tovnri deep .wHtcr N"
surf u very g.n'lc. and thcr" IL no underfOw
Inthlng houses Will be- erected as -oon ~ the
boulevard aud hotels are opened II il expected
that the boulevard. for which tho name Of Van
derhilt avenue has been suggested. " III b. COM
Irteu In the spring. and that the other enter
prl~cs viii be- sufficiently advanced 10 permit of
the opening Of the resort TO the public next
scuson.