New-York tribune., 1880-09-28
THE SEASON ON THE SHORE.
THE SUMMER AT COMFY ISLAND.

! LIE SOmMCh Al IONf1 lSLhNDs
| A RETROSPECTIVE vIEw-BUsINEss OF THE HOTELS
LARGELY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VISITORS
APPROVING cLERGYMEN-INTEREsTIYG STA
TIsTICs.
Manhattan Beach Hotel wore deserted
look yesterday After breakfast was served the last OF
the departed and the doors closed for the
| season. Employees OF the hotel were busily employed
during the day putting the building In shape tor the
| winter The desolaton of the place little re-
loved by FEW visitors who stroled up the beach from
| the Hotel Brighton.
The season has been highly satisfactory In every re-
spect" said Mr. Burnap yesterday reporter OF The
TRIBUNE. The guests have expressed themselves
much pleased and have lgnihed their intention OF COM
ing back next Four five pages OF order book
already filed with applications for rooms. There
was crush during nearly the entire season, and for
weeks together not able to accommodate
one in ten of those who applied for rooms by
telegraph. The place has been entirely free from dis
order-so much so that not single lady visiting the
beach has received an insult THIS is owing In large
part to the admirable working OF the police force We
have had twenty-five OF Pnkerton's employed and
force OF private detectives In the hotel in addition.
One of the greatest improvements that made dur
ing the summer I'm the OF the hotels of the
Manhattan improvement Company To take the place
Of the which emptled into Shcepshead Bay new
one was built that opens INTO the ocean at
distance OF 1000 feet east OF the Oriental Hotel.
There longer for complaint by the people
living OH sheepshead Bay"
"what the ratio of increase of this years business
over that Of last season1 T.
Just 80 cent We opened on July 10. 1877, and, of
course had only half The second year bust
two and half times that Of the first
last year there was an increase OF 30 per cent
1873; and this season. as I have
said. there was an increase of so per cent
has been the religious services SUNDAYS number
OF the best known cergymen the different denomna-
tons preached, and the meetings have been conducted
with the greatest decOrum. These services have afforded
cergymen opportunity OF seeing the outpouring of
the people Sunday and of observing how the day IL
spent 70 the seaside. Without exception they have
pressed delight and approval at seeing The enjoyment OF
the crowd who left the hot cities behind them 10
get fresh sea air These services, which were In
contemplation at the very inception of the enter.
prlsewi be conducted In the manner next
AT the Oriental Hotel also the business exceeded the
prOvemens To be made next The grounds Will be
better graded and given more OF an AIR OF complete
ness"
An idea Of the number OF guests at the Manhattan
Hotel during the may be obtained from the fo.
lowing statement OF expenditures: For fresh meats
S5s3l0; smoked meats. S3677; poultry and game,
Sl5137 fish. SlO,7lOi clans ana oysters. >G,329; soft
crabs, S2.7sS fruits and vegetables $l3,23O milk ami
S6,474; coffee S2s6l butter and lard, 20 52l
eggs. S2,7S6J groceries, Sl06sS lemons and oranges
II sol; salad OIL $727; crackers $500 soap. II .O6l
10 these figures about wO tins should be ad ed for the
Oriental Hotel ana one fifth for the Pavilion aud Point
Breeze Hotei.
At the Manhattan Bathing Pavilion the season did |
not teriay vary from that of last year The whole !
number OF tickets sold 25l0O0 August the |
best month. After September 1 there was a marked |
last day. there only about 200 The greatest
Der OF bathers In one day was 6.0JO