New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
SEASIDE RESORTS.


GUESTS.
The Long Island Railway began running trains to
Long Beach on Tuesday. Alter June ! trains will
he run through without changing at Pearsalps
The hotel at Long Beach will be opened about June
10 and after the opening there Will he fourteen
trains daily each way. At present work IS being
actively pushed on the alterations IN the hotel
The first floor has been entirely changed. Last
year the main part Of this floor q large open
hail This space has now been economical. Mid
way on the south and seward side OF the floor is
the dnng-room, where the Office last year
Just above l. the Office. the right of the entrance
from the railway and at the west end of the hotel
next the railway station, is the parlOr. Opposite
the dining room in the center the kitchens. and
the remaining eastern half of rhe floor is occupied
by cottage sets on the front and single rooms on the
real There are ten of these sets on the first hOOr
each of SIX rooms. bnllt ont upon the veranda,
which - therefore only half as wide as before. But
the sets alternate. Ike large bay windows, 80 that
each has private veranda in the space between the
two les. On the second floor about 100 new
rooms nave Deen ADDED IN sets OF three, extending
out upon the veranda, with space tor "A private
piazza between each two. while IN front there Is
room Tor passing the whole length of the hotel.
although the utility OF the upper vcranda rs "a place
OF prcmcnaue is lost. All these rooms are lighted
from the outside with windows looking upon the
sea. Altogether about 100 new rooms have been
added To the hotel. On the second floor the set IN
the southeast corner, WITT better sea AMI beach
view ilau OF the other smaller SETS, has been en-
gagged by the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. while Mrs.
Sutter, his mOther-n-aW. Las take the adjoining
set.
The winter gales have wrought havoc with the
grounds IN front OF the hotel The dry fine sand which
abOunGS along the shore has been blown over tie
various attempts at horticulture anu dulted INTO
fantastic dunes. The little pai ere when blOoned
near the band stand last summer has been hail
concealed by sand. and the evergreens look a. If
Scorched by the breach OF tire ~rocco. Bat the 'and
Is TO be swept away and leveled off and another
effort made 10 coax green shoots from the brown
turf At the east end of the hotel where prOtec-
ton 10 afforded from the wind and sand
the little terrace Is green and dotted with
dandel0ns. The sand on the beach above
high water mark has been drified into eccentric
mounds, and the little bar in front OF the bathing
pavilion behind which the children used to ENJOY
themselves shallow water, has disappeared.
This. 1t j. SAID Will come again, however, when
southerlY winds begin. An army ot carpenters are
NJ work now completing tile changes IN the hotel
ana the ravages OF the sand AMI wind on the beach
and grounds are being rapidly repaired. NrhreLer,
Band has been engaged for tine season. lie motel
viii again be- under the management OF L. II.
SoutLglte with 4. T. GladWln IN charge OF the
rooms. OF the 600 rooms in the hotel over 100
have already been positively engaged. Among
those who have taken rooms. besides Ir. DIX, are
Iohn +. Townsend, William -. Thorn, H.
4. ecker Banks, 7. L. Draper. T. v.
Evans. George W. Ely, John G. Emo, George l.
Faushawe. +. ID. Hartman. Washington Lee. j. b.
NrtcalfW H. H. Moore l.. a. Kent. Samuel Biker
" liam x. suffer Chaes STOKES, Thomas \. Nyse,
Dr-.G.B Fowlrr,E. Gurlec Rankin and Morton, Ross
All OF the seventeen cottaees al Long Beach ana
the 10 at East Long Beach are engaged Tor the
season. Among DE occupants oil tine cottages III
Long Beach Will be the hnichcIhocker C4HD, I-N-
Mayor " II. WIckhaW Colonel Robert a.. lnCersOll b,
Conrad " Jourlan Henry Graves, +. y. Harding
and Mcs5rs Dos P4asos Drake >letaon ana Porter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. At CONEY ISLAND.
Coney island ,warned with peasure->erkers yes
terday and took on it, wouteI summer appearance.
Though a cool wind blew MP from the sea and
chi led the ce-crcam mans trade. tue other vendors
OF questionable dcAcacias did good
business. At West Brighton the paper-
mache COW, her attendant mIlknads
and their straw hats had All renewed their youth
The restaurants which last year sold Rhode Island
clam-0akes now attract customers by advertising
Jumbo clam-ballcs." The merry-go-round where
children rode impossible ostuchcs and pr po-teroua
goats. was well patronIzed, and crowd
Wa, always in front OF tine lItte stand where on
of tine Fatcs, disguised rs an under-lZrd
man with a blonde mon tache, dealt out destiny IN
se ied envelopes. Daring tue Tor noon the weather
was mIlu and pleasant. lhe ears from br'oAIth
and the boats oil the lion steamboat Company came
down loaded and went back empty. ont on tue
ocean merchantmen went by TO distant poit-, ana
yachts, with cleaning sails and graceful nuns,
could Dee seen running over toward HIhuy HoVA or
back 20 tur Narr""s. \ purple maze Ee4rG the
highlands If the Ntve,uk, anu completely ND the
To- reaches Ol sandy dOok.
In the afternoon, the wind blew stronger from the
south and Occis oual showers and th. tculug skies
sent many poop 90 tAc city. In,te was con-
sIderaUle Of sea on. and the "combrrs
came IN IN tine style. sending tner
spray far up the beach. Tho tide Wa higu ana Tue
U.,v-, began c. break over lac Marine alWay be-
tween Brighton and Manhattan Breaches. stop
pInG the running Of trains. The crowds on
tine DoAts and at Tie beaches were orderly. On the
boats tucre Was generous spirit OF enua-
tion A. u who should occupy TIE
greatest number If cuairs IL was wonderful no"
many seats An euterprsug man could h'hYp'Hze.
There was one 10 ia, one Tor I, un1r.I la. Que
for each 100, one IOr al emergency. Inc omen
were not "a ~ bio behind the men.