New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
LARGE CROWDS AT RoCKAwAY.
TIE FIRST SUNDAY AT THE HOTEL IMPERIAL-MR.
BURNAP'S PLANS.

FIRST SUNDAY AT THE tOAEL lMfEl'iAL-1hrS'
BURNAP's PLANS.
Tho unproptiCus weather yesterday morning
detained many peop pie the y, but at midday when
the Sky appeared to be free nom storm clouds thousands
went to the TO escape the heat The rush
to Rockaway in tho morning was not as great as On
ay S9ldays but the afternoon trade was greater
than it has been any dag this summer. The announce
rlent that the now hotel had opened saturday drew
hundreds to the beach who had never been there
before All the afternoon the corridors and Nerandas
of the hotel packed with people. Trains
consisting OF from fifteen to eighteen cars arrived
ut the beach hourly. Tho travel So great
thai there not enough cars to accommodate the
people Msy persons left Hunters Point DISCUS ted with
tne railway arrangements, and the majority OF those
who waited could not set scat in the early afternoon
tr .ins,
The old hotels and pleasure resorts at the beach suf
fered account of the opening OF the big hotel
At end of the beach the gamblers were around in
fu force and did thriving business with the unso phis-
tcated AL kin Is of devices were running to cheat the
unwary. One OF the gamblers arrested, however,
and the fact became known his associates in crime
worked more cautiously. Bathing, dancing and beer
drinking ndnged in to great extent ana il the
peope were noisy their actions indicated that they
en- loving themselves. The heavy rain in the evening
however greatly nerfeCed with the pleasures of the day.
ard caused niue crowGg annoyance and discomfort on
the return trip
The centre of attraction during the day the I'm
poral Hotel O. G. Burnap, its yesterday stood
iu the corrdoc welcome many his old acqnaptances
from Island. He pointed with pride To tho vast
work he plishCd In entytwO hours.
lgstSudav, said Asr. Buruap, the public had no
idea that this nOtel to Dc opened to-day We were
{ust beginning think IL ourselves. When the now
RECEIVER Yves appointed he wanted TO show those who
had invested money the enterprise that it would
eventually pay Wednesday started To work. and
ct that time the hotel about the
same condition that it he'd been IN for
long dime past. There hardly enplOye in
the building cooking Utensil in the kitchen; the
siveIwace in Aerids q. Conn, 0uC not purchased
the carpets were a broadway store aud the building
was generally bare. Here we to-day entertaining
guests willing and ready to feed an the hungry per-
Ms who COTE The beach, Lat night had fifty
1Jtcd fOr guests and all oI chem were Occu
ucd We have forty 80 work night and day, aud to-
night we shall fifty ready. BY WStnCs-
Ga night 24C viii be IN good order and then
shall stop this There 6lS rooms in tho
building We have had kilograms and letters engaging
tho rooms as they ale completed. Our
dinnc-rOOm is in good running order
nod iast night we fed 200 persons
It was get good force in the kitchen, because
was il secured, however, the ser
vices the president the COCkss Association and h
obtained "a full force OF men FOR me. We give a>tab
dhote from t. 730 Z. m. Tor 81 So We intend also T.
orcn a lunch where sand Yichcs and sIch tGpG
may be bought. Tho hotel is open to every body VIII
behaves hiulsri and shall make discrimination il
regard nationality. There is 8 detective and pole
visitors Within u $40 batl-hOusCs VIII he read
batESrs aud by thai time think that small be abb
10 compete vita She other seaside rcs,Its."