The New York herald., 1878-08-25
THE NEWEST SEASIDE RESORT.

NESS INTO hLdION OF NASNiFlCENf
HOTELS AND HANDSOME corTAGEs-A LARGE
ARRAY OF DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
SPRING LAKE, August "a. 1878.
Perhaps the greatest marvel OF summer resort
growth aud development. to Os found in lnis country
is this lovely little nook. called Spring Lake, about
ten miles below Long Branch, on tho Jersey Central
Railroad, and about an hour and halt IRON New
York by express train. In speaking of Spring Lake
necessarily include Sea Grl, mile and hail be-
low Spring Lake, another delightful lIue SPOT whose
growth has scarcely been less wonderful. Here IN
Spring Lake there only Iumb.s-down
old shanty four summers ago. II was
perfect wilderness Had anybody pretended
TO foretell that In few years u
would be summer resort, frequsntsd by hundreds
anu hundreds OF the fashionabls and exclusive
visitors, tue prophecy world have met with u shout
OF dsrison. Whore the magnificent, i've story hiIn
Monmouth House, with ts ocean frontage OF 400 ieel,
steam elevator, electric bells and teepnonic com
municaton with tue Beach House at Sen Girt now
stands there was only shallow pond tour years ago.
which ducks aud goose disported themselves with
waddling delight Thirty.iour handsome and orna-
mental cottages been built Spring Lake alone
In this snort space OF tims which rented, fur
nshed, at from s175 to $500 per season, some OF
these entertaining numerous summer boarders, while
others occupied BY gensee amt quiet families from
New York ana Philadelphia. Besides the Monmouth
House there are several other notsls-the Carlton.
the Lake House, &c but the old barn, which WAS the
emily building the ground four years ago, is stiil
preserved as curiosity and pointed out as such 10
visitors
COTTAGES
The attractions OF Spring Lake and Sea Grt, which
account for this astonishing success-probaby IN.
eQuallsd IN the history OF summer resorts IN this
country-xro manifold. First Of all would put the
moderate rents OF the cottages Aprstty, comiorta-
Bile, cosey summer home with fity feet frontage,
may bs bought Tor $1,000 or 81, 500, or rented
Tor from $500 or $3.50 season. rnen there are the
hotels Everybody. knows that the first question
asked by people when they hear OF new resort Is,
"ls there good hotei?" Hence the Spring Lake I'm
prsvsment Company when they bought this tract
OF wilderness for mere song deter.
mined to erect ho;el upon 1t, which,
both In structure and equipment should rival
the finest caravansares the Atlantic coast. This
done, II is amusing 10 watch tho utter amaze.
ment with which most visitors arriving at the tiny
station expecting tho usual enlarged rustic boarding
house iouud In country hooks Of this SORT behold this
solid, spacious and handsome summer palace, called
the Monmouth House, aud | was astonishod myself
when first that, 'just Tor fun' watched tho
facial expressions Of those arriving alter me. The
structure Is IN the form OF an l., tho upper point
juting out almost into The sea- while the lower line
faces the ocean. Tho interior is NO less surpris-
Ing, the appointments being luxurious enough TO sat-
isiy even one coming from the United States or
the Clarendon AT Saratoga. l noticed, as part OF
the completeness OF tho house, iitIls print
Ing ofics where q solitary '.devn il engaged all day
N acting up the elaborate daily menu tor the cuisine
is French extensive any hotel In sara
toga Long Brancn. There are Two very large par
lers one In crimson velvet, where tho band plays In
the morning, and the ''ocsan paror" whore dancing,
rcctaIions and other amusements take place in the
evening
The situation OF tho Monmouth House Is delightful
for II lies between the sesan and Spring Lake. very
pretty sheet OF water about three OF mile
In length, with we'll wooded, shady banks, and dotted
all day long with sail and boats. manned Sy soil
tarv ladies, loving couples or jolly family parties
whose rockipg laughter resoupds from overy side.
There is yonder tender mother, Tor instance. who
holds the baby the side OF the boat,
90 that its plump little nLssrs may bs enabled
to play with the crystal rippies OF the lake.
tion the iltle girls In the rowboats are picking up
walsrlilies all day, hcrc this cool inlet under
cent iIos xxiiy a his craft, rcadinR ior hours the
newspapers or the last novel. There Is q liItie
man is rewarded wi,h picxerel, suuash catfish, An
eel = black bass The lake Is undoubtedly never
ending source OF delight to nearly all the visitors of
the place.
The patronage when has rewarded the enterprising
men who have transformed this desert into q lash
ionabIe resort has been large this season that
already now Two new large hotels arc talked
2. II. Monmouth Reuse $50 with a.on: Il: 300 rooms
cheated wave, and even In tho present cool weather
about three hundred visitors still nger In the hotel
These are mostly wealthy families from New Yorx, Phil
adslphia, BaitimOre &c the Philadelphia element be-
ing particularly prominent was fortunate enough TO
notice n large number Of very pretty young ladies
Tue ,ransieni rates Are 81 day, reductions being
made Tor parties engaging board by the Week. Among
The season were Jssss Hoyt, W. W. RninsIandor and
family, Philip Stuyverant and family, Robert Bonner,
George II. Daniorth, \. ID. Hartshorue; aud among
others were Judge Wneaton. OF Poughkespsie; W. T.
Catte president Lafayette College, United
States Bank Examiner Drew, OF Philadeiphis. The
Carlton House has also bcsn we'll 1ed. and of
smaller house, DR.. Giibert OF elevated railroad
iame has been spending the summer with his family
SEA GiRT-rHg RgAcH HOUSE.
Let Us take glance Sea Grit rhs Beach House
here Is probably the most unique hotel on the Allan
t,c coast. II Was once the residence OF CONNIE
dore stockton, tatbsr OF sx-UnitSd States Senator
Stockton, VINO ID now summering Ut The West End
HOTEL LsDg Branch The quaint little, old-issn ioned
one story home Of ths Commodore mas been trans
formed into y hetsi, aud side oil It towers up
spisnuid modern i've story wing, erected our years
ago In furnishing ths house II has evidently been
Intended 70 relieve the eye o tho traveller who has
been by The monotonous speudor OF fashion
able hotels by something entirely new and strange
And thus the two parlors have been fitted up in the
daintisst lghtsst and most deghtul Eastlsks style
probably out Of England have heard entDusias-
ladies, who affect taste Ia art and rococo ur
niturc sny that IL Was worth coming all way
IRON New York or Philadelphia to see these quaint
parora The Beach House Is built upon high bicn
very edEe of the sea, and lew steps will
take tho bathor into the seething surL fhe ocean
expanse IN front OF the house is magnificent, and
there Is strange air Of novelty and romance about
the wLole place. From one or the top windows q
superb view may be had Of Port Pleasant, Barnegat
Bay, Squan River, SQuan village aud the lovely
wooded couo,ry surrounding Sea Grt tor many nilss
The Beach House ~ sea Grt, aud the Monmouth AID
Carlton House At spring Lake are all managed by Que
mau, Mr.. L. W. Mutby, OF Baltimore, formerly idcu-
ed with he Maitby House At Baltimore THIS gen.
tleman certainly displayed remarkable enterprise.
lie connected the three hotels by telephone 80 AZ
to bs always IN speaking comm unicaton
with his clerks and sub-managers and even
the superin lendsnt Of the stables viii receive
orders for carriages by telephone from either oi the
three houses. From SIX O'Clock In the morning until
o'clock ns ht Mr. Maltby may be feupd driv-
ing ndeatsaby from Que hotel 70 another 10 see that
every minute detail ruus 10 perfect order. stage
line conducts passengers IRON sea Glrt to Spring