The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-25
AND SWARM TO RIVAL RESORTS,
Public Opinion Thoroughly Aroused
Against Corbin's Action.
EVEN POLITICIANS OUTSPOKEN.
Hotel Men South, East and West Con-
denim the Discrimination.
JEWS NOT OBJECTIONABLE.

The crowd of people at Manhattan Beach yesterday
about the same in character and appearance as
the day before. which really the first test day III
regard to the result OF the Corbn crusade. And
making due allowance for the difference in the
weather, which was threatening on Wednesday
and pleasant yesterday, there was no notee-
able difference i'll the rush. Certainly fewer
people go to Manhattan Beach Hotel since
Mr. Corbin's famous utterances than went
before, and those who stay away are the Jews.
Many Jews. not very many. but quite considerable
number were there yesterday, and some were sit
ting the tables the piazza but the Jewish ele-
ment of the crowd, which was formerly so large as
to seem almost the predominant clement was lack
ing. The piazzas and proInensdes were. therefore,
less crowded. and for that pleasantcr to most
people. the effects the receipts OF the hotel,
of course the only source from which knowledge
could be obtained was from the hotel proprietors.
Mr.. Burnap declared that he perfectly salts
fed. He getting a better class of customers and
was confident that the hotel would make
money He said that the opinions of the manage
ment fully told in The HERALD yesterday
morning that it useless for him to add any thing
to that record. He had nothing to change. and saw
no new reasons for saying or changing anything.
The basket pavilion, which is the resort intended
for those who bring their lunches, and which
formerly crowded nearly all day with the jew
ish guests of whom Mr.. Corbin complained.
almost empty yesterday when the reporter passed
it three different times. The rest of Manhattan
Beach looked very much usual, with the eXcep-
tions already noted
At Brighton Beach there was greater number of
Jews than have usually been seen there Great num-
beers of Jewish faces TO be the piazzas,
and certainly u goodly number Of the owners of
these faces spending their money in most
satisfactory manner. The owners. Messrs. Breslin X
Sweet had nothing further to say about the matter
and while they expressed enthusiasm ut the
presence OF their customers they seemed not at
all loath to pocket their money.
DIVIDED OPINIONS.
Awell known sporting man, who stood on the
steps of the Brighton Beach Hotel, looking at the
crowd of visitors ON the pazzas and the promenade
by the music stand. said. while speculation cleaned
in his eye:-"I'l bet you to that the result
will show, inside of three weeks, that the Manhattan
people will scken of their policy. 1 don't mean
simply that they will know themselves that they
have made mistake but that tho public will be able
to plainly and the hotel people will be forced
to acknowledge 1t in some way or another.
They have certainly driven away the Jews
from their place. Anybody with half eye
can see that. Now, they say they don't want em
there. Very ILL., what do they want? They want
'hish-toned people, they ray. Well, the high
toHcu people Will pfoDdDly eOou Eiapy OF
them the hotel and will spend some money
there VIII it be much the aggregate of the
Jew trade they have driven away? No. sir. They
will find that their bar business will suffer greatly.
their wine sales will not greatly increase, and their
hotel will be pretty well filed. That's the most
favorable result they hope for, and they will
find it will be a loss to them
The reporter wouldn't bet, but jotted down the
offer all the same. Neither would gentleman bet
who here joined i'll the talk. 81 don't agree with
you he said 1.-The Jews killing the place.
They filed up the places that better payingor rather
more observation-disclosures wanted, and they drove
away good many that wanted to spend money
there. Corbin has made good move and will make
money by it,"
And SO the talk went on all over the island No
body had nything specially new to offer in the mat
ter. or il anything said the reporter failed
to discover the fact but alno everybody had some
thing say about it, and each of the two different
sides of the controversy taken by many.
What of Brighton Beach was true of
every other hotel of any magnitude the island
At Cables. Fcltman's the Seaside Hotel. Norton s
and other resorts there greater proportion of
Jews visible among the guests than could have been
Seen any day before Mr.. Corbin's manifesto. SO
far could be they behaved themselves much
like the other guests. No complaints were
malo against them for not paying bills or for
any othc, disordcriy conduct 80 TAR as could be
learned. and among the hotel keepers VEN
tured to complain. if indeed any disposed to
COIN plain. of the increase in his business
The great question. involving not simply the bar
ring Gus of certain persons from certain place bat
an important class distinction well. likely
to settle itself by the Jews taking their money
where.