The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-02
LONG BRANCH.
DELIGHTED ExcuRsIoxlsrs AT THE SEASIDE

DELIGHTED ExcURsIoNlSTs AT THE SEASIDE
THE HOTELS WILL FILLED.
There 10 q curious contrast between the swarming
thousands that visit Coney Island Sunday and the
select few that 60 down Long Branch. II has boen
by many people that4Coney Island has killed Long
Branch bat this 10 The TACT The sunday excur.
zion ele,icnt Coney Island has undoubtedly takor
away, and The aashy gorss Of the days OF yors
are undoubtedly gone from the '.Branch" forever.
But this very the seaside family
life greatly increased here, and tho hotels,
Is said entertained moro people than for years
before but at lower Long Branch has undoubt-
edly tic great and rapid rise Of Coney Island.
become more OF q family and cottage resort.
Nsvcrtnsisss the sunday morning boat has
been bringing from avo niue hundred people here
every nne Sunday aud many Of the rsionists
families with children The sail down the bay 10
simply glorious; there 10 other sail round New
York winch seems 10 afford such superb Vows, such
splendid breezss and such magnificent variety Of lana
and scenery.
Yesterday morning owing to tho lassness OF the
season aud the rather threatening weather. thcre
party OF only about three hundred and hity or
tour hundred on tho morning boat, which left pior
No. s az haif-past nine, and as about a hundred
and Sea Bright, onIy two hundred ana nity
or three hundred reached Long Branch.
b eas" sss uD,sr sunday
ISIS; among tnem were wealthy BANKERS. merchants
and politicians The boats on saturday afternoon had
brought out about u thousand visitors tho Sunday,
and SO Long Branch had quito AN animated aspe cs
yesterday. Most Of the hotels having already dis-
charged some Of their help, the dining rooms pre-
ssntcd some scenes OF lively confusion Tho Mansion
House was jammed, and there quito interest,"
lug political circle hore whose the New
YORK Mayoraity question-if they could only DO given
tor publicAiion-would be OF piquant interest
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Comptroller Kelly WAS the Mansion House
10 spend the duy with his wife ana baby,
and Park Commissioner b. Conover, Major Quincy.
Ordsr OF Arrest Cork; ). b. Cornell, W. II. oecor.
Governor Bedie, DAVID Mliken aud Andrew Mckin-
n,y, who we're at the same hotel, all less
Interested IN the subject and tried TO read every line
didats might be. Mr.. Kelly himself seemed as happy
and unconccrned II thero never 10 be other
election Tor Mayor In New York.
Al tho West End Hotel therc was quito q distin.
gushed party, composed of Commodore Garrison,
who was recuperating IRON his RAPID transit labors,
ex-senator Stockton and many others. Mcssra Hill
drctn ana Prcsbdry walked about DE-
from SIX TO seven hundred people, and now tho
hotel Ia we'll DlIsd by the very elite Of fashionable
society The many pretty young sdies nj this house
appeared In exquisite costume In their drives yoster
day. At the Ocean House there was also quito a
gooay company, but the hotels at Pleasure Bay
woodcock 81 apiece high priced Iuxuries
these days 70 be enjoyed by any great numbsr OF
pie.
Next Sunday will probably be the last Of the season
and hotel proprciors think that upon The whole
beon very good one, but they that people who
pay much as they did before the war stu want
Nil the extravaxAnt Iuxurics oi war limcs. While u
large number returned the tive o'clock boat iass
evening tho majority Of tho cxcursoniss will not 80
back TO New York until This morning.