New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19


ner.u He confronted everyone at once. His hand
was on every shoulder and his ticket before every
eve And above the crying of babies the scoding
of parents the inquiries of strangers, the universal
anactemas against the heat and the orowd-aDoVe
every sound that filed the arr his strduous voice
arose. rs earnest as on oce-seeke and as reiess as
an auctioneer This side. this side, sirl Only
boat to the Iron Pier' Here you are. SIR, hnest
boat on the riverp "Don't mind that fellow
He'll cheat your ewes out p This side. sir, you
don't want TO go on q TWENTY-FIVE cent scow'
Oh, dry up over there! Your boats nothing but
mud-scow p What wonder that, with a dozen
men believing such cries into his ears, the passen-
ger should halt in utter bewilderment, and yield
himself an unresisting prey to whichever runner
secured the lghtest grip upon his arm
The steamers were, for the most part, crowded.
not merely filed to their lawful capacity, but
packed and damned until seating-room was no
longer thought Of and he esteemed himself fortu-
nate who could stand where no rude elbow would
puucture his ribs or ruthless heel crush his tonder-
est corn. Yet, despite such dscomfors as are nev-
liable in a crowd, the passage from the dusty, over
heated city TO the pure air and bracng breeZes OIL
Rockaway Beach was a very ENJOYABLE one. III
general the Gro wd bore it's minor ills with great
good-nature and there were few stronger COM
plants than that of pethoric German, who, after
vainly seeking for chair, exclaimed to his spouse:
Katrina der next time, if dcre isn't any chairs,
we brings some or else We comes VIC stays home,
don't it,"
Hotel men at the beach declared yesterdays
throng of visitors to be the largest OF the season.
Not only were the six large steamers crowded on
each trip, but thousands went by rail and IN other
WAYS The iron pier was extensively patronzed ny
persons eager to see Commodore Mutt ana the
swimming feats of professor" Bibbero. There
was not heavy surf running, and hnnareus
embraced the opportunity to battle The bead OF
the New-York Street Cleaning Bureau would
scarcely have felt himself fattered however
had he heard the comments made by
swimmers who came in contact with the
odorous refuse that had been dumped close at hand
from the scows go in bathingf Go in thereT
exclaimed a gentleman on the pier. as he eazed
downward al the drifting masses Of decayed vcge-
tables and other garbage that befouled the water
mo street When | want to 90 swimming IN
swil!-tub I'll find one nearer home than this
don't want TO come way down here to encounter
the remains of last weeks marketing"
The new hotel was OF course. the object OF great
est in crest to visitors, and thousands wandered
about its vast piazzss and seemingly endless nails
in amazement and admiration both at the magni-
tude of the structure and ITS arrangements Tor the
convenience and comfort OF guests. Aithougn % IL
vet far from bong finished, the changing tOOls OF
more than thousand wOIknen gave promise itat
the time of lts completion would not be lnuch
longer deferred. John A. Rice, lately OF the Ire
mont House, Chicago, who IS the general manager
of the hotel was present. and spared no palhs III
showing visitors about the premises. we nave
never as vet" he said TO TIE TRIBUNE reporter
made any positive statement or promise regard
ing the time of opening the hotel. The steamboat
COMPANIES may have made some such ahnOuhGe-
ment but il was wholly without authority. we
bax vah l.t.N X,
will be finished a. soon Is compatible with care
| full and thorough workmanship" e.
= Are the gas and water-works yet ready LOT
"Oh. YES. The gas-works are finished. and most
of the fixtures and burners are IN place to4etueT
with the electric connections Ior lghtng lhe gas III
! the halls and saloons. lne water-wOIks also are
| finished They cost us nearly 100000. We have
| now facilities by which we could give an ample
! water supply to a city of $4,000 nhabItants.D 49,
"When viii yOu get the furniture III, DIT Rlce
well, the greater portion OF 1t ~ ALREADY mere
! stored in the basement. The rest OF It lSln New
| York ready for Shipment, and Will be delivered
| here in two or three days shall set the carpet
LAYERS at work tomorrow or the next day. anu nave
MI the furniture put IN place as rapidly as the rooms
| are finished" --.. ...,..
As 70 that. do not wish 20 make q positive
statement but my expectation Is 20 have the homse
opened before the close OF the present week toF
that matter we are ready to open IL now for tran
sent guests | could feed thousands OF persons here
at a few hours notice" 49,
! " Have any rooms been engaged aifeany I ,
Yes but cannot say eXactly how many. rs that
bnsiuess j. all attended 10 ut tue Office IN NeW-loIk
believe. however that about two hundred rooms
| have been taken"
! four OF inspection through tie hotel shows
| II TO he very nearly completed. Some carpenter
work Is yet to be done IN the upper res and much
| a. fhe woodwork is still unvarnish d. But at the
/ rate al which the work was advancing Yesterday II
Mil be easy for Mr. Rec TO fulfil Lls expectations
of opeuiuC The house 20 the public this week. From
the towers of the building, which are ahout
ninety feet high, may be seen vast
expaIse OF the ocean, the New-Jersey coasl, Coney
| Island and It's envIrons, Long Beach Jamaica Bay,
| fhe mains of Long Island, the roofs OF cw-IOrk
and Brooklyn. The Tribune Building and tue pier,
| OF Inc East River Bridge The hotel ROOT, a. one
| looks Down upon IT, appears more IKE the covering
| ofllalf dozen city blocks chan OF single buliclng
and the piazza roof is as wide as broad city street. o
| The bathing pavilion, winch Is 10 contain 8 3OO
| advancing rapidly as are also the grading and lay
| ing out of the grounds The New York, Wocdhaven
| and Rockaway Railroad Will have depot III the
| hull1IuQ.