The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09


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have 100 sleeping apartments and to accommodate
abou, Two hundTed guests.
THE ROWLAND HOUSE.
Mr.. Milford, OF the new managers OF tho How
land House, under he direction Of Mr. Dobbins. re-
ports lair, steady business but not crowded Tho
hotel contains 2s5 guest and will hold 400 peo-
pie Ii will close TOR the season tomorrow They
have a fair clientage at This house, wealthy families
who stay through tho whole summer and who bring
down their own horses and carriages every year IL
long the OF rich Phadelphians ana IL
reflects their quiet responsibility.
The West End Hotel has been the most successful
house al Long Branch this season. Its manager, how
ever reports that the receipts this year Will be
$780, GOO, against $40 coo IN 1877 IL has the cream
OF tho transient trade, which ID very profitable IL
averaged, according 10 their fgurss 52l persons per
reach the figure 1t contains All and will
hold $50 people. Their visitors include the most
parlor are the richest toilets at the Brsncn They
have great hopes here also OF next year on OF
the proJeGteS racing ns manager csa as an a.
had stabbed as many as $50 OF their horses ut time.
For projects they mention new Yves; End depot on
The Central Railroad and, possibly, the erection OF
some cottages the Elberon plan. This house will
close on Thursday next
THE ELBERoN.
II is a mile along tho Ocean road from the West
End to the Elberon which lies beyond the long line
OF cottages The Elberon is u successful experiment
OF combining cottage ana hotel hfe al Saratoga,
saving aud excepting that al tho American spa the
cottage Is the small circumstance overshadowed by
proper, although it contains sixty rooms for 100
guests really the heart OF cottage system. There
are twentysN cottages connected with the hotel; and
the occupants OF eighteen OF these como TO the MOTEL
for hoir meals 1t has steam heaters, telephones &C.
1t feeds altogether some tnree hundred persons, and
every thing about the place has air OF luxury and
exclusveness almost 10 isolation. The cottages are
rented from Nav TO October, and iboard is charged
SIT so each per week. 1t costs about So day 70 live
here however simply and yet the proprietor reports
capital business at time when all the other hotels
wero reducing their rates. He had NO anxiety.
p0OD0 coming IN instead of going
TIRE MOON
Not SO was 1t with the gentleman who hailed the
writer az he returned, anu said conhdentlay, s'Bo
sure you mention tho moon; that's a great al
traction She's not big now, but ws'l have her right
along, getting bigger ana Keeping up longer every
UP THE HUDSON.
The excursion steamer Long Branch made her
twelfth and last Sunday trip to Newburg, stopping
on her way at Yonkers, Iona Island, West Point
Cold Spring and Cornwall. Brooklyn, New York and
Yonkers contributed to the crowd that filed the decks
OF the vessel and a delegation from the Aldermanic
boards OF the latter two cities added the interest OF
tho DAY. In addition to the music furnished by a
stentorian band located on the upper forward deck
and a mpany OF negro minstres there the man
with the electric machine, the prize package boy the
restaurant, and last. but most patronized, the beer
counter Twelve hundred people divided the three
hours trip in giving their attention to the different
entertainno ntS ouered ana upon their arrival had
hour TO spare IN strolling through Newburg.
While the 0ulK OF The passengers were thus enjoy
ing themselves chosen hundred the personal
trends OF Captain Lynch sat down to dinner at the
United States HOTEL There Is telling what oratory
lost 10 the world by The ringing OF the steamers
bell at point IN the festivities whore speeches
should have begun, and although the faces Of our
Aldermanc representatives spoke volumes their
tongues uttered not word They took
occasion the return trip to congratulate Captain
Lynch the successful termination OF the excursion
season OF the Long Branch and themselves on the
manner In which they enjoyed the day. Party lines
were thrown overheard and Messra Bennett Bigiin
Foster, Jacobue, Keenan, and Waehner were upon The
same sidc OF every question that arose during the
day. The return TO New York accom- plished lust
the moon rose high enough 10 light the way upon
the water and tempt one back again.
t.tt. THE PLYMOUTH ROCK.
There WAS quite rush OF passengers to the landing
places OF the Plymouth Rock which was annou need
10 make her farewell Indian summer trip on the
beautiful Hudson" BY the time tho steamer had lett
Twenty.second street pier about eighteen hundred
people thronged her saloon and decks Clouds OBJ
scarcely was Yonkors reached when the sun came OUT
Ia welcome way to give more life and warmth tho
handsome scenery OF the Hudson. Never did what
the Indians once named the River oil the Noun tains
appear in greater magnlncencc, ana the lists
seemed 10 DO in nttng humor for enjoying it, There
good musical entertainment in tho cabin. The
steamer reached Newburg at three O'Clock and left
again at four, stopping at West Point both ways,
though but small proportion OF the passengers gos
off there.
Tho Plymouth Rock may possibly make another ex-
cursion up the river should tho weather warm
enough Yesterday's trip was the one hundroth made
this souson, which It claimed there carried
over one hundred and fifty thousand people without
an accident TO Life or limp.