New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-06
SUNDAY OCT OF TOWN.
CHANGES AT ROCKAWAY,


SEVERAL THOUSAND VISITORS YESTERDAY - I'M
PRovEMENTs AT THE BEACH PROSPECTS OF
THE BIG HOTEL
The only discomfort experienced in going to
ROckaway over the New-YOrk. WOOdhaven
and ROckaway Railroad from Long Island
CITY is OccasOned bY the smells that have brought
Hunters Point into unenvable notoriety. After
the bad odOIs have been left in the distance, how
ever, the train passes through pleasant sucees.
sion of green fields and growing gardens until IT
reaches the shore of Jamaica Bay. From TINS point
TO the beach il gdes along treste that stretches
four and half miles over the bay The hrst stop
is made at fishing station on an island IN the bay
Several other stops made at intervals along the
beach before the train reaches the terminus OF the
road at the big hotel.
Several thousand people visited the beach yester
day by rail and boat They distributed themselves
over the beach at the various hotels and peviions
and eudeavOrcd to enjOv themselves IN the usual
fashion As yet the water is too cold for bathing
and Yesterday there not more than half dozen
who had the baTdihOOd to brave the breakers. The
weather was delightful. For part of the time in
the afternoon the sun glared too strongly upon the
sands but under shelter the temperature, tempered
by cooling breeze. was neither too cold nor too hot
The visitor at ROckaway for the first time tins
season is impressed with the improvements that
have been made since last year. In front OF the
Seaside Hotel green slope has snpplanted odrren
made at the side Of the hotel fronting on Jamata
Bay. Other prOprietOrs have also realized the I'M
portance Of having surroundings agreeable to the
eye and have turfcd over part OF their grounds
But the most noteworthy unprOvelnent-bccaus
tending TO give better tone TO the beach than IL has
hitherto had-is the erection of a number OF cot
tages at the eastern end of the peninsula. This
week club house will be put up on horse Island
in Jamaica Bay, by the Undine Fishing Club.
The principal stimulus TO these improvements Is
the increased facilities for reaching the beach by
the New-YOrk, Woodhaven and ROckaway Road
across Jamaica Bay. The terminal stations are at
Flatbush ave. and Bushwick ave, brooklyn, and
Hunters Point. At Glendale eleven miles from the
beach, the three branches merge into one line, That
part of the Long Island Railroad between ROckaWay
and Far Rockaway will he used this summer as a
marine railway, with trains IN both directions every
few minutes.
pearance of the outside Of the big hotel. While
there is much vet to be done, IL has begun TO
air of completion. Going inside II looks IA though
active preparations for opening It's doors to the pub
lie had been suddenly arrested. Bureaus bedsteads
ture are piled up III the great parlOrs and halls. In
the kitchen the ranges, ovens, steainng pans soup
pots etc. are ready for the cook. and have capac-
ity for turning out feast for an army IL Is said
that in two weeks the carpets could be put down,
the furniture arranged and the hotel opened The
embarrassment is not owing 70 the amount OF work
remaining to be DONE but to the fact that the per
SONS interested have refused 10 agree. j hcse a!e
the stockholders bOndhOlders, those holding liens
and book accounts and two classes of persons hold
ing receivers certificates The exact priority of
some of the claims is matter OF difference OF Opln-
ion. IL is claimed that the house would be made
Of from $4,000 to 100000. and all
hut $4,000 Of this amount has been offered
by those interested. Those who should supply
$50 900 have held back. This has caused the delay.
Action has recently been taken i'll a court at Kings
ton by sOme of those holding claims against the
property To secure the appointment OF new re-
ceiver. Should new receiver be appointed II Is
thought that he might succeed in opening the hotel
this season. There il also talk Of the mortgage
being fOreclosed, in which case the opening would
IL all probability bs deferred until next summer.