New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
SUMMER LEISURE.
FOUR NEW HOTELS AT LONG BRANCH.

FOUR NEW HOTELS AT LONG BRANCH.
Long BRANCH, Aug. 19.-The weather is
warm and pleasant to-day. with brisk south wind
blowing The bathers returned TO the surf In consc-
quence.
The plans for building improvements here the coming
fall and winter are more extensive than before
known Mention already been made OF three hotels
to be built by Mr. John Hoey, II. j. Dobbing ana JndSe
Hilton IL can now be announced that Arrangements are
being made for work at another point on
much more gigantic scale Messrs. Samuel n.
Lewis. Of 294 Broadway now occupying Colonel
Fitch's cottage Chesea-ave) and Dayii
Davies. OF the New-York Cotton Exchange Zoe
cupying his cottage Ocean-ave have the enterprise
In hand They are now examining plans for the erection
Of large hotel Hclmhold Block, which lies on
Ocean-ave. triangular plot OF ground between Foster
and South Man-srs. and Ocean-aye., and Immediately
north Of the Ocean Hotel. The structure will be OF
BRICK 500 feet long and four stories in height. and on
the side street 1t will present front of 400 feet on
Ocean-aye, and Will be three stories in height The
ground floor Is used fer The pr0prletors OF
the hotel have decided upon plans for six cottages
at Matilda Terrace and OeeanVe south Of the Atlantic
HOTEL They have also purchased tract of land south
OF the Eb Hotel having an ocean front half mile
in length and extending back 70 the Central Railroad
Ex-senator Murphy interested in this land and IL
working TO organize stock company 10 bullu large
hotel there and surround it with cottages something
after the ElOeron plan. whether the company Is
formed there to be 3uil hOtel anu aI edsl
dozen cottages on this land. Messrs. Lewis Davies
are also negotiating for the purchase of the Central
block from Mr.. Samuel Conn. Should they become the
owners the unsightly shantics which have dseraced
Ocean-ave for n number Of years will give place TO
handsome building
About 800 people gathered at the Ocean Hotel last
evening to listen 10" II. NJ. :. Pnafore by the fha-
delpha Church Choir Company.
The parade by the iiemen attracted considerable
foc IIOu
the Long Branch Commissioners, who headed the pro
cessiOn.
At the Ocean Hotel shooting gallery last evening Miss
Lillian Strait brought down with rifle at seyenty-fye
yards range bullets each threefourhs OF an inch
in diameter, suspended by threads.
Among the latest arrivals the fol owing!
West End Hotel-Lamoert Cuttings. A. Mclaughlin and
family BALTIMORE: James McDOnOugh and wife, st.
Baeder and wife, James Price and family A H. Mass
man II. VI. Daily and family Mrs G0rgas ana FAMILY,
PhIadelpna; Samuel Harlem, Wilmington, Del;
Geo 4. Andrews and vile, Kcnncld springs, n. T.;
York 4 T. Flower and V's' H. -"''1l'' anu S'' NSS
AbbevIlle >. c.; Mrs Emma Henry, Samuel X. Adams
ana wife, j. c. Bennett. Nrw-York
Piftsburg; j. X. Ketcham and wife. Mrs shoppers,
Philadelphia A. d. Moray. Miss Houton, G.. NJ. sper.
IT, Mrs q. NJ. speir, Miss spelr. New-York.
DaVtrs. ID. Mesem ~, New York
Utited StateS Hoet-C. j. Cannon, Bethlehem Penn;
p NJ Haman Joseph wheeler, New-York.
NOEL Brghton--C. II DUNCAN, Miss Grundy, Phladel-
pima the Hon f. G. Iennll, f. A: Pearsai jill Lyddy'
atlantic nOtet-Dr. I. l.. Lawrence, j. Hudson and
wiie, Nrw-YOrk.
Lynch r. Thomas H. Lee, Mrs. Haverty, Miss Haverty,
New York.