New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19
LAST DAYS AT COMFY ISLAND.

A SUNNI CROWD ON TIE BEACHEs-ANIMATEI
SCENES ALL ALONG THE sHORE-HOw THE Ho
| Tells AND RESTAURANTS HAVE PROsPERED This
YEAR-wHAT IS PROMISED FOR NEXT SUMMER
There were few indications at Coney Island yes
terday that the season is nearly over. 1t was Wis
tied by between twenty and thirty thousand people
ami all the hotels from Paul Bauers to the Oriental
did good business. There were few visitors at the
Island in the morning, but as the day adj
vanced, and the mercury kept rising higher and
higher. people forgot that summer had ended three
| weeks ago. and donning their hats and wraps fed
away from the sunny streets of the city The shady
seats of the iron steamer which left the foot of
Twentv-third-st.. North River, at p. m were all
occupied before her hawser cast Off but at the
pavilion at Pier No five six hundred more pass
sengers taken on board
The trip down the bay was an unusually pleasant
one The sun was not warm enough to make the
decks or cabins uncomfortable, nor was the wind
strong enough to make Que hold on to his hat, OF to
blow out good cigar. just above Quarantine the
steamship England, from London was passed with
its decks covered with its passengers. Off Fort
Hamilton was tug of the Street-Cleaning Depart
ment with tow of four scows heaped mp with gar
oage. There was heavy ground swell. n remnant
OF the storm of Thursday night. and the little tug
had all IT could do to make headwav. Au hour and
DALI later in fact, 1t Just off the Iron Pier On
board the scow there was the usual number of Ital-
lans. and their woe-begone faces "a they felt the
motion OF the sea, were plainly visible from the
steamer. IT evident that n dollar and a quar-
terra trip would be little temptation to them if
they could have reached shore. When the steamer
arrived at the Iron Pier il was found difficult
to make landing owing to the swell. When the
gang-plank was IN position even. it something
of trick to maintain "a foothold on it, for the
steamer kept one end swinging in kind of circle
Tn" passengers 1.405 in number. finally
rapidly landed
There only 1900 or 1,4OO visitors on
the Pier yesterday In the season Just past
about 100000 persons have visited the Pier This
is considerable increase over last year, and the
company expects that business will he greater next
summer az the iron steamboats, become bet ter known
Another steamer is to be bult and the Pier will be
improved. The band still furnishes music every
day. aud the PIER will not be closed un til Octo-
her l. Tho Pier OF the Brighton Beach Com
pany, of which John Hoffman is president.
was opened July l. Owing to delays
caused by inunctions against the company.
IL was only abont half done then. and Is not vet
entirely completed No restaurants have been
opened on IT, although the band has given concerts
there every afternoon. The largest patronage il
including the R"rkawav line, run 10 it,.
ne sea, foach Palace Ho cl-the Agricul-
t tI"sna a "1, of the Centennial Exhibit"p
ritt. and until this has been used exclusively
"a n restaurant II lisa kind of annex Of the Union
square Theatre. apparently for is business manager
and its nus zeal director Henry TssIrgtou are both
from that house. The hotel is said to have done
FAR business during the summer. Eastman 81
Arhnckc and his band. that furnished the music
this they did last. boxed ND their horns ON
September 4. and ~ this CITY clerk
said Yesterday that the hotel did not do a.
we'll this year, as in 1850. Mfr. Eastman told
the same TRIBUNE reporter in the spring that he
los money last year; 80 It IL probable that he did
not carry much gold back TO the city with him
The Brighton Beach hotel has had prosper
ons season Mr. Brcslin SAYS that 1t is the best he
has ever had, aud oven TO outsider il seems rs II
hi business had been much larger than last year
Yesterday afternoon the seats IN trout of the music
s sI we're all occupied, and the piazzas We're
SANDING while many of the dining s ~1 were ~ Gre
cnpied early IN the afternoon. At the bath house
was ',mp@fHS.'," to get sat- and people wer" m
October l. Mr. Breslin has the lease of the hotel
for next season.
There were between six and seven thousand
visitors at Manhattan Beach. and the two hotels
tn had much patronage Watching the waves.
dons force, throwing their spray fifteen
twenty !eet,, seemed to be the principal
stop almost to bathing. and the lovers OF tho
surf contented themselves for part with sitting
o. the BENCHES aud gazing at ihc breakers. The
Marine Railway was again partially washed away.
The storm on Thursday destroyed about 100 yards
of tho track near the Manhattan station. This was
brush and gravel having been poured into
the cavity made in the cmhankmenf. and
The waves however went in with terrific force
carrying Every thing away with tAem. About half
PAST four, the trains were stopped. One track was
still untouched. bat the waves mirht have made
their way mp To II ut any moment not TO use il was
thought 70 he The safer course. Men will he set To
WORK ~ soon possible, and bulkhcad will prob
ably be- built similar to the in front of the ORR
entail Hotel which wristbands the sea perfectly.
The season, has been profit able one for the ORR
entail and Manhattan Beach Hotels, The
Oriental Hotel has been conducted on the American
plan for the tTst time aud il has cen found TO
work admirably. II has been quicter in con>e-
qncnce. and has been much more attrat tive to per
mancnt guests. During the summer Major l}uruap
la provided for his guests n series of entertain
mcnts Monday nights there usually "A
CONCERT; on FRIDAY there was generally "a reading
or miscellaneous chtt Ftaiu ment, and on Saturday
there was always music for dancing. The hotel will
close tO.day although 1t has sill ABOUT 100 guests
The most of these, including senator Cameron and
ex-senator Platt will go TO the Manhattan Beach
patronage warrants it,. The largest business ever
done Ivy It was on tho day of prayer for the Presi-
dent, aud the second largest day the season was
July 1. Some idea OF the work done there at times
can he gained from the fact that on Thursday 800
people were supplied with food in threequirters of
an hour.
Tho display of fireworks is to he much more ex-
tenSivo next year than it has been in the past and
~ proposed 10 Introduce set pieces elaborate
than ever have boon seen in tins country GlImores
band Will be at Manhattan during all this week at
least aud IT VIII be there next year. The half hour
trains 10 the beach will be discontinued.
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