New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
THE DELIGHTS OF LONG BEACH.

There could be no better preparation IOr
The des oil Long Beach than Is afforded by the Long
island Railroad. After the dreary mud nats ana uA
slightly buildings OF Long Island City, the view oil the
ocean and the picturesque buildings on the Oeaeh is
doubly pleasing aud lungs which have shorty before
inhaled the foul Of NewtOwu Greek the ffesh sea ar
Is as grateful as the sugar plum 10 the cEld after bit
ter draught After leaving Long Island city the road
however runs through pleasant country Most OF the
vsy there are thick woods Oh either hand where the
tnrerlocking branches and tangled bushes and ferns
make twilight At MONDAY. Now and then there Is
bridge across brook and IA tbe train thunders
aes il there come from amd the alder bushes tie
hanks Of the stream the fash Of DrOwn-mDei boys IN
water The stretches OF open country dotted with
pleasan farms and and then village with it, prlm
white lneetins house and shaded streets. The country
yesterday looked its best and evidently had on It's sun
day clothes behavior. The cool breeze ripped the
wheat that they broke into waves In respectful
imitation OF the neishnorng ocean, and the Whole
picture was one Of peace and prosperity Nearly 1000
people visited Long Reach II the course Of the day and
enjoyed the delights Of The guests at the
hotel and peasureseekers from the city sa 10 gronps
the piazza aud listened dreamy 10 the music OF the
Orchestra and the monotone OF the waves
few bathers disported themselves In the waves
in front Of the bathing pavilion. In the hotel
oring-room, where the s-s-ereeze came through the
open windo ~ TIE OF sounded aDOye
the chatter OF knives and forks the waters nvild 10
FasronODic a. ats with tempting Gehcacrs that
few there who stood aud fell not The restaurant
too, well patrunzrd, ana the be ID
cOnspracy with the hotel proprietor 10 induce people
70 eat There long Inc Of seats the edge the
beach. and, tAe tide came H. would md
then move a bench nearer the water. and play King
Canuie with the old disastrous results
IL wa neither too cold nor too bot at the beach The
day could have been lOveGer II II had been made 20
order The darsly, deeply, beautifully blue"
aud The Ky opal winch, a. IL grew pear SUNSET
became flushed with al the TINS mat were
Land on to tue southwest the highlands
OF Navesink lay like cloud the horizon,
but south and there nothing Out the
WIDE 81 unDllug waters aud the spec knew,
be IL, nOi fOrg tteD his geography that lie sailed
tway beyond the horizons purple RIM he wOUlG Drug
up IN the domains Of Dom Pedro the Cape de Verde
Islands East the eye could reach the
flashing Dr. Ike The yellow sands over mead
e" clouds hOed Ike rudderess ships IN aerial ocean
1Ay came from and hOated out over ne ocean.
EVery thing al Long Beach Is ~ prosperous cDud-
uol. The foreclosure or the mortgage the properly
VII not affect lease Of Mr. oGtl-d M SC relueTs
Orchestra frO Berlin has been engaged for the season.
kno vii lend their aid 10 make things pleasant.
1ue hotel dlnug-rOOm, As wen the
restsuranl d. omen 10 plcasure-seekers guI every
thng Is arranged Tor comfort and pleasure There are
now 500 guess a. he hotel Among them tue toll
loving Nathan Chandler and fam ~, the Rev Dr. Dix
snd family, George W Ely anu family, iona g. Emo and
Aanhy Ge re A. FauEhaB ana iainllJS l. haintfMey
tLl family, ". d. GcDnard aud IA My tnr Rev Dr.
Aai4Ory and family, ID. h. Quincy EanklD, william
hAiAeIander aud family, Charles stokes Aid lu'Iiy'
nes 5tru and fam I1eOd Jre smith dnu n1lJ'
sOAn + IOwusend and family, Francs l. " AL anu ram
~ Andrew ID. Whine and islii1. George ocherncr-
,,aunly, a. ".czAALn and Mrs Vanderbilt Cross ana