New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-20
THE SEAsoy AT GOMEZ ISLAND.
MORE VISITORS THAN EVER BEFORE.

ELECTRIC LIGHT
The season of 1879 at Concy Island was
premaure'y brought 20 close By unayorable weather
nbou' September 30. notwithstanding the large NUM-
Der Of cool or rainy days. the most sue
ccs,ful n the history Of the island. The accOmmoIa
lions for So af the Manhattan Beach Hotel aud &C
Hotel Brighton proved lar TOO limited during The greater
part ~ the summer Many were turned away every
day, and HUNDREDS Of applications fog rooms. hy mail
refused. The registers show the guest. 10 have
been from every state IN the Union. and cou-'i-
cradle number ~ them were flon abroad. Although
the facilities Tor reaching thc bench have been large
increased. the various railroad trd Steamboat lines
hayc had large increase Of ffanr over abe preceding
year
crdnl 10 The statement. o. lr Burnap one of tho
ic.cc, o. tho Manhattan Beach Hotel the fnlnca. result
Of tie a that hotel wa. go per cent better ilnn
That oi l-7~. ffthe weather had boon good f-L
year. be said tine business would certainly have been
doubled. June was backward month, July proc
piuon--iu fact tA- only good month. AUGUST cDnfag'
"a number ~ unpleasant days. aud september VS.
wholly nflyoraol.. Tae season AZ Manhattan Beach
formal opened May -. and closed september 20
reaching ST. nc GIN ABOUT july -, .r ~ou no; Alfc
occurred uitl August lad ile si-.or been anal
one. The great day at tae beach was &C. l'h 90 1lil
when fhc crowd was estimated af $1,000; $4,000 4
these dncd no the hotel and l-.o,d pavilion. ,afa-
day and sunday following Boz ~ s.-o holidays. hro h5
immense inuutndrs - tie bench. There are sleeping
accommoii .o,s FOR go person, hut O. c demand
AWAY. geiirr than tine supply. Nh burnap sI. IrlG
sion guests come down 10 al hours % .hc dav, Dai
largest numbers az O'clock m thc evening. on nn o
diniry summer night the NUM- or - visitors
5000
EiFECI Oh IHT JIWG~d CHI ~ADF.
Tno ,y. lu,o,. 90 the Hebrews con.rla.l Nh B.iran
was successful bG-ine.. measure. l.. - wa, ..-
M diateiy shown by quacrgr * of re aipiicl'loas
for roous ana hy tho arrc increase Do ihc Iunlrl OIL,
visitors i Not ,rae thai the rcsp,ctahe class o. Iic
brews continued to resort g., la beach. 20 we- not
tended to N.d. tn. class. bur tic Hebrew, 0ut 70
beach a- race. u i- difficult @. state Loa many rco.e
served. hit lca clu Doe opt'Iu-i from roc
cost of palt of ti-e table ,unpl,- TIE uei5 bills
amounted 90 e3-.Ou) n,h, $1,000. poultry. $1,000;
cam-. $1,000 VIM. -iO.olJ; groceries 100000;
masking .l al toout ~i75o0O. To- s.l-fooi pavilion
was popular iiliA- tAr season.
4 great . Do. been .omp' she'd thi. vear toward
carr, .s cat rar policy OF the Nausatan Beach Hotel.
which is o. make home 'or thc h,f class Of n.ori.
and l- pio9o--d 20 lmrr1ya .fs tone still inJsc u
season. T. a.i.d to make 30 -iorr tr r' ia
the good -.lsc 90 tie word, t-at i., place ~ ~r
ladies pld eLi.t..u cau ,i'Ai i.t Har vtfou- 10
least danger - he'us mole,ica. A. fDe Nauna rln
Beach Bathing Pavilion zoe 600 haiAin- tickets we're
odd. This number does not y.el .aat OF ar on
bIt COMPARISON ol corr .pon l- wl.il dlf, .or
ia,re.s. o.. ltuoD4 OF oailci g in.u 81 o. - ler
conf. The hlI.iu- ,cl.pu opened jlu. IS. b.t t.tre
Wr.e tess baii before tnc -nf; ana 4 closed on -
a 10 p
-" T. pr. -h,f' 'N 30 ''N . ''.'I " h- N'i won VI .,
ike thai DO iir ~i.u.r 90. j. ,5 would l.tc r., te
receipt. i'n 7'n."Do 80 c"o0lp About 2l'0o irs-
SOUS were aflnIffrl ro fhc ain. nIfActfI.
Tho Nrn-lofA.l i .iaILAt'.i Beech railroad clir't
numb, r was 1 loOoo Toe pre.rut cqapucut VI ne
road consists o! 100 eH'ur-en car, H. p-ior cars
the time - trans were rua over inc line eacA Wy
every dav.
PROSPERITY IF THE HOTEL BRIGHTON.
Hotel Brighton was OPENED formally Oh jane ], a
few days over month earlier than last year Although
the weather COO during the month. there a
good many guest, AZ the hotel, and Large number Of
visitors The beach. The became fairly opened
by July l. aud continued without ANY decline uu'l
was gradually closed A. At Manhattan. the accom-
modatiou- for sleeping go guests were not ample
cuuled. The influx of visitors at tins part ~ the bacl
began usually about 800 O'Clock anl continued rnil
sundays than on other DAYS: saturday came nsXr n
point ot numbers. Olc'euhg> on " ic irc-w'rh> wrie
art or be island Al such times. % has been estimated
a. many as 40 900 PERSONS have been on the Viazzi and
rronnCs ~ ihe hoieL Eleven fhoss,rd Ier.1ns A =
stated. have dined az Hotel BRIGHTON at one time
Many Improvement, are tailed at Tor next >n by
the board of directors. one or these Increase
~ Of the hotel hndiug 50 - Go he able o Ife,nuo-
lessee, oi thc hotel said that arFane, hal en
yet made for music. but % was thought thar onui
musicians would Dee secured t"m abroad lie all" >i.!
tne company proposed 10 introduce nump.r q
uoyeltias, and make the beach a. attractive o. tle
public ~ possible.
IN. secretary OF the BROOKLYN. Flaibush ond C,rcy
Island Railroad stated that tnc business OF that IoHt
much better than for colr,sI onciug month, il,t
year. TIE equipment of The Enc consists ol h'y-ufe
coaches and seven engines trains wcir fuu back afl
TORN every lew moment, dutinS me dly ana eNci z.
The new ROAD, TIE NcN-luis and Brighton, cxtcna =
from GuutEci's Dock to lri-Aton bc.ci. ronn"r,n-
win steamers from Ncw-forh, viii be IA operation next
From v,nderyecrs Cables, aud rhe othc. hotels AMI
restaurants az West BRIGHTON. rrpor- are received or
pros perul, season az hat Ygr al Tie beach. Tie
%. the date Of opcnin. IN, road The culver Rai had
a much larger Traffic ihan ia auy former yeas tte
NJ pm MON FNIH.
perrin mt, proved succ, -. nOtwlt standing
tnc competition 0f The Ncw lron Per.
svccISs OF TIE riEcrRic LIGHT.
Tho first practical uf-loor illumination vicinity
OF tins city by OF the c, ctrc .h look place 10
Manhattan Beach IA the summer Of l>7s. less than
eight en- months Ago. although previous that
dcsultory exhibitions OF tn light hat been given at
various places with Indifferent The continuity
the electric current could or p" nairtincd amt te
lights were hickering and uncertain. The public -aw
the lst time. on The occasion mentioned, practical
illustration OF the beauty and power Of illumination rom
electric sparks. The dynamo-c,ctric machine which
produced light Of $1,000 cindep over. and In short
time No 81 her machines added. The beau iu White
gt. unlike any other artificial ilumnator u,, AID
resembling more closely than any other the hr ituey
the sun. Immediately came INTO popular favor During
the three years ending september. 1873 only twelve
machines had Deem used IN al Earop,. mi montH'
later 10 new machine we're pat ~ operation Do "lctt
Britain.
Tho next notable exhibition IA tns country occurred
nt tn West BlElton Observatory, VIXEN wallace 1914.
chiuc used 20 -D0i cn-ct Toe intensity of tar twO
lghi. ON tAc observatory Was SEQ great thar sty
chi- lnri- while far out - sometimes u-tnok
them f'r nr beacon ~ th' highlands ia" lSh, Nefo
Icaous seen az BArnega tut. and engineers on irAn-
could distinguish hen twenty iulit- away.
10 to tins time me lighting htd ali heen Tor " 1lu'r
purposes, ana bad been ln . ns 1~ni'. tNp'umcNl''
1ir hrs tll 81 The 1871. Tor insld Illumination occur
red AZ Iursrl's dN.upt- store lu Iuit"n-s. btnuhNn
rh- micaiae whieh supplied the ignt was ma'le aud
furu by Cicvcaui nn n worked wei euoush 10
establish ITS n'ur.s ior aa Inside permanent u-h,
nf hon-l some cary fults 20 CONSTRUCTION Cause
.innal suspension OF the electric current, aud cnns
.-rfN .rAsnis al darkness ihr~' troubles nave
now rcmcdrl; and With tu' proper Maf lnr, aAn
GOOD mana .cn .nt toe -ht ls made as continuous aud
An. form l, tl other Then came short interval Narn
llt lo.r.s- WIS made until Nic1ll the tailor pf mo