New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-03
READY FOR GUESTS At LoNG EEACK
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ENJOYED THIS sKAs"N-
THE NEW CoTTAGEs-NO SUMNER WEATHER as

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ENJOYED THIS sFAsoN-
THE NEW CoTTAGEs-No SUMMER WEATHER AS
YET
There will he an improvement in the means OF
reaching Long Beach after Monday next. Direct
trains will leave Long Island city al :" lo ana
A. m and hourly from 10 III the afternoon. he
running time will be fifty minutes. Although the
Immense Long Beach Hotel, the largest and hand
soonest at any seaside res RI, was opened Tuesday.
preparations are not entirely completed Tor the re-
ception of guests, and there have been as
yet very few visitors. 81 the "U
engaged, and the manager. X. III. SOnthgate, who
built Congress Hall, at Saratoga, and mas been for
the last four years in charge OF the windsor li"te
i'm Montreal considers the prospects of the hotel most
favorable. At present retittng and Teiurnhhlng
with Eastlake furniture are actively IN progress
There has been no warm weather at the beach as
vet and the spacious inter OF OF the rs moor when
forms an immense hall with sides entirely OF
glass windows and doors, offers more ATTRACTING
promenade than the breezy verandaS. These with
third floors apparently offer room enough
for the evoutions of regiment, as
the hotel is l 600 feet in length The south end of
the first floor is occupied by the regular dining
room next TO which is the restaurant; In the centre
of the hall opposite the Once, y 'he mug cnlih'y
212 feet in length has been removed 10 the nolth
side of the first floor, while the basement Is occupied
by the billiardroOm and bowling wlnc-ccIlar
refrigerators storcroOms aud bakery. The water at
the hotel is pumped from East Rockaway, "A distance
of six miles, and the house is amply provided win
hose and precautions against fire.
The bathing pavilion, with LOO hathhousrs,
will open about June 10. The sand IN front OF the
house is being tuTfed over and transformed INTO
lawns On June Is SchTeiners PrusSlan band on
sixtv-fye pieces will arrive from ltamburg-thc
same band which was brought over last season al
an expense of $30,000-and the band Stand before
the house, which Is similar 10 those AT CohS Isip'
is now in readiness for use.
Among those who have engaged rooms ~ the
hotel are +. +. Morgan, James K. Townsend, James
Somerville, II. l.. Cole, Charles Holt, lie Grand
Lockwood, G. NJ. Waite, of the Brey0Ort House, W.
William Amory jr., A. &. Gorham, H. NJ. Brooks, B.
H. Bristow, Washington Lee, n. ID. Higgins, f. r
Clark James b. Beal, j. A. Bliss, Samuel Rikcr, r.
| l. Van Winkle j. G.. Emo Lewis A. Hall. Mrs. j. A.
Drake Mrs H. Berry, and Mrs. Chandler, with thelr
families.
on the beach which are OF a subdued Queen Anne
style, are already engaged new one just building
next the hotel has been taken by the University
Club and the KnickerbOckeT Club has taken an
other The other cottages have been rented by
Henry Graves, Dr. q. q. WheeOck, ex-Msyor W.
]. Drake the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, Frederick Rob
insOn, A. A. Low, G. NJ. Jordan, +. Payson, John X
nos Passos III. b. Bacon, George Ingram, H. L. w ar
ner and j. II. Work. Eight of the cottages are al
NV texture Mt Long Beach is the railroad just
built running four miles a. ong the beach from this
hotel TO the east end of the beach here ten cottages
and a hotel of sixty rooms now in progress OF
Construction and will be ready for occupancy by
JnIv 1 Among those who have taken cottages arr
Conrad n Jordan, DIR. Charles Bliss, A. A. Marsh, 4
/, frank w. Ollifie Edward Schmidt and Charlie,
Timpson. The land at the east end has been lease
| from the Long Beach Improvement Company, wheel
owns the large hotel and the entire beach, by the
| Long Beach Construction Company which hai
erected the cottages