New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-11
LONG ISLAND BEACHES.
low THEIR CHARACTER CHANGES.


GRADUALLY GIVEN UP TO TRANSIENT PLEASURE
eEEKERs-ROCKAwAY BEACH AS CHEAP RE
SORT POR TIE CRowp-LONG BEACH QUIET
RESTING PLACE NEAR THE CITY-CoMFORr,
PEACE AND ELEGANCE COMBINED
To one familiar with the ea-shOre pleasure
NewYork the interesting feature
of their varied fortunes the constantly changing char
Of They change with each recurring season
completely almost II they were newly established
and they change in respect to management ana
policy as in every other regard THE TRIBUNE, a fort
night ago. spoke of the changes at Coney Island In
the other respects and word or two as TO the effect OF
change OF policy and management on the character of
Long Beach and various other places may not be unn
that people finally deciding to
out of town for the delayed and abbreviated
Coney Island, in all its parts. has been so overdone
to have become a complete and perfect Babel Of
a place. Where railway formerly suficed,
IT now less than twelve distinct and
rival railway and water lines OF approach. All of
these costly and Jointly capable transporting
100000 100000 people each day Sharp competition
has resulted in the reduction of fares such low rate
that only those routes doing business their cat
pacity be said 10 be paying One may go by
cost of less than two cents mile and by rail
less than this sum-n fact, about Il cents mile To
add to the attractveness of routes admission to
places at the island, for which charge formerly
made, Is thrown 1t thus happens that the
rivalry of too many lines is not only injurng the trans
portatiOn part of the great summer traffic, but
1t Is interfering also with the entertainment
half Of the business.
This the place Of a Babel than
ever Austin Corbin manfully battled in former
years against the tendency to make Man.
haitian Beach of the character tho rest
Of Coney Island His idea when he opened
his beautiful beach make 1t elegant and excl
sive for the rich Metropotans who could
afford to pay almost any price for the combined COM
forts and conveniences of and yet quiet seashore
But last year MT. Corhin's company into
possession Of the Long Island Railroad. and people
snsy that they & that that ssy Of the o R
words the Railroad Company wants the crowd. which
pays 1ST a 'ai this s h
humber Of permanent guests Who desire DUET and how
to satisfy both problem which the various propre
peraSen guests certain priveses and TeserSing Darts
Of the hotel for them and Mt Corbn trying this
tenn; but both are experiments just vet.
triumph Of the rrcad nteres and coHey Island ' be
to the see as com
and and as RocSaway probably always viii be- 1t has had
resort maintains itself rival to Coney island
by s o %s for %s be
One may there ny sea, distance OF nearly II not
Hcts is not likely to rov % the Se place ei S
a reS s for fSs ssen IT is ever that
above It's first floor Residence there will be
which undertook the work to have done nothing
M ny s S Way, TO y the new nas ans Of
Broadway-the "Rockaway Beach Improvident Com
pany."
WHERE QUIET MAY BE FOUND.
SO, If one wants anything like peace and quiet with the
natural entertainment OF watering place, must
further than either Corey Island Rockaway
beaches Formerly he had no alternative except Long
Branch or Fire Island, both at least two
hours and half away. Between Fire
Island and Rockaway two beautiful islands, with
fine, broad beaches aud unobstructed valzng
uncontaminated breezes, but wholly neglected
year. Henry Havemeyer seized of theln-Oak Beach
land undertook to keep private hotel exclusively for
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popular place for invited guests The Long Beach IIa
Sa d for Se rest and and quiet to which
class hotel one may safely go, for this ut least
peasurescekcr Tits just enough tho city
in 10 e mann OF and esnr to whom an hour on the
not sacrifice Of time and wear and tear of patience
likes 70 return late at night thereby making of the
the management Long Beach was partly interested
b. the TRANSFORMATION n part of the scheme. and
50 cents This year the corbin ipanasonisn, 'o Of
20 for the trip, which exact accord with
the general schedule and only 20 cents higher than the
Long Beach indicate that the Increase of fare
hed Than injured them Il has c%t OF great many
persons that is clearly appareut but i, ia just appa
beach have thereby Been INJURED Deer fne place h s
and out OF 4i5 rooms in the hotel only sixty are enty
All the cottages fun. and more building and win
Ex.M Mayor wlckiam, who occupies cottage with his
ties Of Long Beach It is the oy QUIET raoe HnoM Of
near enough to New.York Tor left Brighton he
rest ill; too close New York aud BrooklyI Why
Bresiin is only ten minutes the the third
am an hour ana quarter from New York. Igct perfect
quiet Keep house i'll cottage, keep servants.
market AT the butchers the hotel bay vegetables
breakfast bacs %hc %as cangh sS s er Sy
NY * by a hs II 1e IN se sa e,
and beach, and get brown berries. am able To
70 To business each day, return night make q
handsome profit in stocks of any body thinks Gar
held IL going to die"
MI Soutngae, the hotel lessee stated that in two or
tniec uays the railroad management would add
number of trains This Is probable because the new
COMPANY knows its own interest ana besides it
De 'hat ~ mas SHOWN conIendtbc desire TO
accommodate where 1T doesn't profit There
are grounds for great many complaints run
.lg OF Trains 10 Long Beach and various other points,
but the management is and the turns out to
have heeu uncominonly old for its age
Descriptions OF Long Beach common; TO be
and the Garbage Fleet OF ne, cr venured
SO faf 10 To be visible from rear aI
proach by rail ealt marshes is attractive
pecaiy AT low tide; but these marshes really bayos
Uf Jamaica Bay, aud at high tide the largest
liz them aud by taking a short from the hotel
Yachting or si!se parties beat cut to to
schools OF bicsh and welksh and Spanish mackorel In
few minutes The beach for bathing is long shallo w.
smooth, with this double advantage, there is "A run,
cling inlet between IL aud hotel which p,ye
clean, saltwater oathing. There is music--of kind
but uuhaDpiy for the muititudcs aesthetic Young
German leader has idea Americans cali uopIi.
lar music sinonton--he of ourthst Turkish
persuasionaSked the conductor, too out
iandish ana uncertain trust TO conposi,ors 10
set at late hour to play monastery bells" and
n double encore followed, nluc. to the Amusement
another occasion he was requested to pmt
'wLtn the swallows boulevard ily tlc programme.
But II the dialect the music did not and
another opened his eyes tho familiar
more acceptable than nuBnown classes TO
the ordinary American pleasurC-scekcr.
Anne style great fireplace Win ioubIe trout s.uds
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