New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-02
NEU-YoRK As 4 SUMMER RESORT

TIE ATTRACTIONS OF THE METROPOLIS BEGINNING
TO BE APrREcIATED-EAsY ACCESS To 1HE
SEASIDE. WITH MUSIC AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR
RAINY WEATHER.
In the pilot-house Of the steamer Plymouth
Rock as he was on her way Long Branch Friday
morning sat two gentlemen. The elder was from 81.
LOUIS he WIS about fifty years OF and his di2ned
and rather sclsatsfed ar showed plainly tnat be had
been succe sful In life. lie was evidently man who
bad made his fortune and was now enjoying IT, Inc
other was a bookkeeper who had two weeks vacation
and was going spend two three days OF IL al Long
Branch.
81 don't see" said the ST. LOUIS man, why people
want to leave New-Yori in the summer time II IS the
pieasantcs place to spend the summer have found and
nave been pretty nearly every where"
WHAT do you find TO 40 hcrel' asked his companion
- have no trouble in disposing of my time Every day
make It point TO 20 somewhere. When think tlat
there will not be much OF a crowd. 20 to Manhattan
Beach Sunday when there is sure to be rush there
90 to Long Beach or 10 Staten Island. nave room at
a European hotel that find It quite a. cneap as II
would be at watering place have more variety than
I could get one watering place. Inc weather Is
no hotter in NeTYOrk than IS al sara oga Newport or
Long Branch. You get as good bathing Rockaway
as you can anywhere The music you have is certainly
better than at any the watering places and then If il
rains and the weather is unpleasant, you have the
choice Of gong TO the Metropolitan Garden Roster
Balls or one OF the three theatres that are open
arn not the only one VINO thinks New-Hork Is good
place in which to spend the summer II You Will III
ouire ut any OF the hotels railroad Offices you will
ina that adays there are great many peope who
come TO New-Yogk IN the summer and spend week or
two simply for purpose OF visiting COney Island,
Long Branch and the neighborin- seaside resorts"
HIS companion laughed somewhat mcreduously, and
was evidently not convinced that New-YorB was "a
pleasant summer resort
A reporter Of The TRIBUNE who heard the cow rsa-
tlon called B. Meeker the general passenger agent
of the New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad.
Mr. Meeker sdid
New-York is the future wateringplace OF America.
Where can You find better place spend the summer
stay all day my Office where 1t Is always comfort
able at least In the evening, by riding on sreet-car
ten or twelve blocks, get steamer and take a
delightful sail down the bay The people beginning
to realize TINS Four or five years ago we used to take
six or seven passengers to some waterngpace IL New
England 10 that came TO New-York Now fully half
the Western people who come East 70 spend the sum
mer come NcwYOrk, TO spend at least four or five
days. Some acquantances OF mine from VIE
cousin were in my office yesterday. They
intend TO spend two weeks at Manhattan
Beach. friend of mine here this morning, who
has u beautiful place 100 InIles up the HUDSON He has
been here four days. He says New-Nork is a good
enouQ- ~ place for him. Our summer business has IN
ere ased wonderfully during the past four years Part
OF this is due good times, doubt, and part TO the
fact that the facilities for travelling have been improv
Ing every year, but l think good deal of tins In
creased business is attrbuiGb to the act that Coney
Island ROckaway and Long Beach nave become sucl
attractive places. or course New-York people will
ever remain city during not weather but think
the ia not far distant when the New YORK hotels
VIII be null the whole summer" 49,
John ~ Abbott. the general passenger agent of the
NewYork. Lake Erie ana Western Railroad, said The
passenger business has Increased wonderfully during
the past three think great portion or
tins due to the opening or the seaside resorts near
NewYOrk can't give You any statistics as 10 tins In
crease, as l haven't them made OUT: We sold l,eOO
tickets however 10 Rocka|AH alone last mo IN on me
Eas, Division OF the roaGthat Is from Port JARVIS
Jersey CITY, These were not cheap excursions; SO
think that TINS far example OF the business THESE
resorts bring On Thursday an excursion party from
Rochester numbering $50 persons passed through here
| M their way q Manhattan Beach"
MI wech, " tine st. cholas Hotel, said: - don't
think business during the summer has increased
very inuch great many iHoIe people come 70 W
York in the summer than formerS hut quite number
OF tdese stay the seaside and come up 10 the city
every day. We lose regular customers that
way but make this no through the larger number OF
travellers. Our hotel Is quite td out We Always olu
good summer business"
James Adams head clerk OF the Metropolitan Hotel,
sad tnat their perhaps ttle larger than
that OF former He said that t was noticeable,
however the full season for NewYork hotels be
gan earlier account or the seaside resorts
Western merchants. who used 10 come TO New York In
the part OF August The first OF September TO buy
fall stocks. make IL point 10 get here early
| in August, AZ well az to stay here ionget
CLERK at the Fifth Avcnu' Hotel said that lts sum
mer business was the best 1t had for number OF
years. and that large number OF ITS guests went 10
or two after they left the hotel An inquiry at the
windsor Hotel Astor sturteyant Houses
ELECTED similar answers.
| Charles Hasam, manager OF Niblos Garden said
Two-thrds OF the audiences every nignt consist OF
PEG pie town, the the weather the
nrger the crowd, When rains they won't Coney
Island, and they all come here. You remember Thurs
day night, July ~. Ii raned pichf0rks When came
down the theatre at O'Clock IN the evening there
were hardly hundred people IN the house. Before
O'Clock the house was filled ana our receipts were
! nearly the largest OF the season"
The assistant superintendent at Stewards said that
their sales 10 transient customers this were
| larger than they had been before FOR years
At Central Park Charles II Kelly No. 126 OF the Park
Police WAS stationed ZOoogcal Garden. lie
watching with interest some pretty g,rs, who
were looking ut the monkeys
DO you have many visitors to the park this sum
mer I" he was asked.
More than ever taforo," he replied. " The country
men come here droyes Why, last Wednesday, there
were 80 many that ddn't know what 10 do with
| them."
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