The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
MANHATTAN EEACH.

Coney Island absorbed large portion OF the popu-
htion OF Now York and Brooklyn yesterday At tho
hour Of tour O'Clock the afternoon there might
have been, perhaps, seventy Thousand people scat
tered along the beach ana seated on tho vas, bal
oones and pavilions OF tho big hotels Great such
q host bulk may sppesr--and probably no bathing
ground in the world had SO large q swarm of
humanity on 1t beore--the immense capacity OF the
beach appeared equal 10 the easy accommodation OF
Eve times number. In old times Coney
Island looked small, but with the I'M
proyements that have been recently mado
there It's extent appears surprisingly great and the
mediation Tor visitors Is something that no ono
dreamed . few years ago would ever be realized. The
broad of desert ssnds have been reclaimed In
many places and tho chances are that tho young
plants and trees that have boon put down By the
thousand In various paris OF the island may yet shoot
up high aud yield grateful SHADE
The Prospect Park and Coney Island road, which
usually sends train Of two or three cars. was
yesterday compelled TO increase the number TO six
and seven; the Brooklyn, Fiatbush and Coney Island
road was under the same necessity the Manhattan
Beach road from Greonpoint had to enlarge It's accom-
mediation from six TO hiteen cars; tho Brooklyn, Bath
and Coney Island road had to extend Its facilities Tor
taking passengers down from three cars TO nine tho
Culver road IRON two 10 four, and as for tho
boats they loaded 10 their utmost capacity. The
drew TO themselves tho great bulk OF the visitors.
Cables, which tho pioneer hotel OF the grand and
nabe ana marvel TO people at tho timc It
was built by comparison with the ancient obstetrics
OF the island, is thrown completely In tho shade
by the Two hotels just mentioned. These are con-
Quoted on q perfectly colossal scale. II feel"
SAID Manager Burnap, OF the Manhattan Beach
Hotel, .'aI the responsibility OF man IN command
OF army directing the concerns OF this hotel
M N u have a q AZ
many as $4,000 people"
CLANS DEvoURED.
"rne consumption OF clans Is 90, 900 week; oil
meat, 5000 pounds day; OF fish, 500 pounds day
OF potatoes, 10 barros OF flour, As barrels week.
and 100 quarts day OF cream Tor making ice cream.
ihc operation using up a ton oil ice. We bring our
wafer from we'll mile ana hulf away, on the dry
solid ground, by a sixinc pipe, and then, with
steam pump, it Is brought to tank III the rear OF
the mouse when holds $1,000 gallons. The engine at
the rear Is Kept constantly at work driving this
water TO ali parts the hotel where IS needed, and
the consumption per day is IL 900 gaIlons."
Perhaps Que OF tho beet features Of Manhattan
Beach Is the Pavilion. large, ornate wooden struc
ture about two minutes walk from the hotel. Here
there is grautous accommodation Tor That class OF
people who 10 the beach with provisions OF
their For tho women there is an airy and au-
pie sitting facing the ocean, aud if tney choose
TO purchase anything from the oil oil fare they mud
u down cheapiy as In any average restaurant IN
the city. The kitchen IN thus pavilion rs
the best hotel IN the land. In fact, all the
provisioning arrangements OF this great hotel
such scale OF amplitude and method TO sstonisn
The visitor who is allowed The privilege OF inspecting
them. The laundry, whero 1000 pieces washed
and roned in day, Is au Interesting study In ITSELF
with the labor saving machinery u contains; hut tho
kitchen Is perhaps. tue most fascinating attraction
Hero nearly hundred people employ Oh, thirty
oil whom attend exclusively TO washing cups saueers
plates and d,snes, and tho rest are en-
gagged at two immense cookins ranges aud
IN various other culinary dunes Not the
slightest faint OF impurity eau DO detected
In tho atmosphere of inc kitchen. IL has windows
on all sizes, through which the ocean brcezes are
constantly blowing The prices charged Tor meals
reasonable whcn 1t rs taken into consideration
that dish or plate Of anything invariably contains
that when Two persons diEo together the cost to
each Is only half the amount on the printed
bill oil fare. They manufacture their own
gas and use between and eight thousand cubic
feet per night. Tho hotel has all occupied
and appears 70 the nigh road TO prosperity. To
such places these Consy Island owes all her great
good fortune.
Al Norron's end OF the island therc was a large
throng OF visitors who came down by boat There
hundreds In the water fronting the pavilion and
hundreds Inc beach looking on. The boats
returning In the evening to the ciiy were n
comfortably crowded. but NO accident vas reported
having happened.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
II was the same old story at Brighton Beach, Concy
1slsnd-crowds the morning, more crowds At noon,
immense crowds at night All day long people
sreamed through ths railway gates and roamed along
the wide corridors and balconies Of the hotel The
railway officials stated at nightall that thor returns
showed that upward OF fifteen thousand passengers
had made Brighton Beach their objective point over
ba ratw.v which m a hotel alone