New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-07
YESTERDAY AT THE RESORTS
NEW ROUTE TO COMFY ISLAND.

BRIGHTON BEACH, Aug. 6.-This has been q
day Of alternate shower and sunshine with the showers
prepOnderatiDg and settling this evening into steady
RAIN which looks as II were likely to break away
much before morning Nevertheless the trains over the
leading roads have arrived well ed and il Is estimated
that not much less than 10000 have visited the
island during the day. The pazZas have been crowded,
and the dningroOms here and at Manhattan Beach have
been well patrOnized
At the Hotel Brighton this evening there between
400 and 500 guests OF the Long Island and the Brook
Ign, Fatbush and Coney Island Railroad Companies,
who to-day publicly open the route from NewIOrk
over the two roads. large number OF invitations
sent out and at p. special train Of Pullman parior
cars was in waiting at Hunters Point Some of the
guests arrived by the Thlrty-fourth-st. ferry but
larger number took the steamer Sylvan Dell at
the foot OF Wall-st, HeWYOrk and proceeded thence
directly to Hunters Point There eight cars,
tanning 332 persons Many Brooklyn guests took regu-
lar trains at Flatbush-aye. The special train
made schedule time, turning tho sharp a Berlin,
west Of Jamaica, gracefully, until 1t reached Bedford
Station, when there was q prolonged halt. At this
point the Long Island Railroad connects with extern
sion Of the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Rail-
road which has just been completed IL Is about one
mile and quarter IN length extending from Atlantic.
ave- 10 the Wnk entrance 10 tho park the former end
ing Of the road Most OF this is built through deep
cut and the OF the rnng mad washed the banks
render caution necessary. The train there
fore delayed than hour. and reached It's dest
nation aDont p M and Ia the midst of driving rain
The soon sbone ont, however, and the weather
manned quite pleasant until about O'Clock.
IL Is proposed % run fourteen trains each day from
Hunters Point for the special accommodation OF
dents OF and visitors New-YOrk ParOr-cars VIII be
used every tram, and the fare for tue round trio will
be so cents Cabs viii he IN waiting at Thirty
Street Ferry the arrival OF each tran by which
be conveyed to part OF the city at the
uniform price OF 80 cents for single PASSENGER and %
cents for each additional passenger These cabs be
engaged lefOre leaving the hotel The guests ar
riyng this afternoon, received the freedom OF
the house. being admitted 70 tho upper balconies and
Thomas r. sharpe, Receiver OF the Long Island Rail
ROAD W. NJ. Laffnn, New-IOrk Passenger Agent. and j.
Cnittenden, General Passenger Agent Of the Brooklyn
Fatbush and COney Island Railroad, and by Messrs.
p. a banquet served Of which nearly 500 rs0ns
partOOk. Among them were eX-MayOr Schroeder,
General Roger A. Pryor, E. b. Hinsdale, James w
Hustled General Catlin. w. H. Weed. 3. A. Lathr0p,
General Tracy, JOHN WinslOw, Augustus Schell. W. A.
Darling and w. BiDmsmOre. The band, with Levy as
cOrnot soiOst, played au excellent programme during
the dinner. The special traiu started ON its return
at 1913
Fonowing are some OF those who engaged rooms yes
tcrdIy at the several hotels:
Hotel Brighton-A. Hu0er Providence, r. /. r. Glen
deunng, wife and three children, john A. Wright, John
A. DOdInan and Charles r. Willis, Of Philadelphia j. A.
Benedick, James Burt, i. S. Bowman, Major ". II.
Robert +. Thomas, wife aud 1amiy. OF Brookyn John
A Mccall jr., and 5. D. Ballard Of Albany L. s. Wat
and wife, OF Bridgeport, Conn.
Manhattan Beach Hotel-H. Clinton and wife, George
W. KeaTns. George d. McCrcery OF Philadelphia James
T. Hall and family. OF TarsyiOwn John II. Newman
and Francis Newman, OF Milton, y. " j. H. Dake and
family and r. Richmond and wife, OF NewYOrk; Henry
A. Sinclair, A Il. Morgan ana vile and &. C. Leigh, OF
Cables Hotel-w. L. Randall, OF Chicago; Brchard
Keeie of Boston; William X. French, Of Memphis,
Tenn G. ID. Herman. OF Toledo III. II. DcCamp, NJ. l..
G2veu ana l. L. COmpun, OF Plainhed, n. j. :. sner-
WOOD and H.. Q. WoOdworth, of WcstpOr, Conn.