New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05
SUMNER RESORTS.
UNPLEASANT FEATURES AT ROCKAWAf.
srENcHEs FROM BARREN IsLASD-THE BIG HOTEL

UNPLEASANT FEATURES AT ROCKAWAf.
srENcHEs FROM BARREN IsLAyD-THE BIG HOTEL
TO BE CLOSED THIS SUMNER
The seventy stenches of Cologne are "a
sweet perfume in comparison with the utter, eonsum
mate and diabolically intense smell that pervsded
Rookaway yesterday afternoon. The wind was west
was Barren Island On forsaken spot menhaden
are made to render up what good there Is In then ana
defunct horses and dogs put to uses which IN ie
they would undoubtedly desplse But these cneer-
ful products, in which business has eVE
IDENTIFY been lively OF late, although dead
persist in living afterwsrd. Therefore the western
waited persistent reminders OF the
departed and visitors held their and laughed or
according to their several dispositions
Nobody went TO ROckaway in the morning; but the
blazing Of the afternoon sent small number down
by train, and the Columbia picked up about 400 on her
o'clock trip. Mr.. White pays $3.50 week for the
Columbias privilege Of landing at the foot Of Twenty
secOndst and $500 weekly for the privilege at
Pier No 6. 1t suggested yesterday that Rockaway
passengers would gladly make up during the season
enough paw the rental OF these piers for week If Mr.
White would abolish the aIpervading tramps
who annoyed the people the Columbia yes
erday by n0sily hawking about numerous palpaby use
less articles Passengers hustled and walked over
by fellows with repusve edbes, by walters with beer
and lemonade and by an exponent of tho prize package
swlnde, which developed In full force. At the
beach there probably not than 1000 people,
and the restaurants aud barroOms looked deserted The
visitors marched solemnly down the beach, hattened
their noses against the windows OF the dig hotel ate
clam chowder with air Of protest and started home
with an appearance OF relief Perhaps dozen donhed
waves that were breaking upon the Deacn: Prom
THESE dips they hastily emerged with SKINS
OF pleasing rOseste hue, and teeth cnatteng so that
they could hardly express tber eJOynento I Ine "ter
Rockaway Beach begins the season with only minor
hoie whcn ha7 oe.n me @ = o o G fSis sISmer
z hal aau [ hat he eued
land Of the Deagan House In Albany II Is now stated
thai the hoe viii not be opeRed uhu ds9S o 'n o
the house on June g. on SUIT or Cnares
Henry Ah 1sfs'o the Rocka~ay Involvement COM
pany and John Rice. That the affairs Of the hotel con
tinue enveloped in their haotuaJ uncertainty will be
from the following statements OF employees OF the
First cilzen-The hotel will be opened next week by
Charles Leland. OF the Deiavan House.
Second citizen-Tne hotel will be closed this summer.
Third citiZen-NeXt week the hotel viii be sold at QUO
Fourth ctizon-General Hustled. the receiver will
turn the hotel over TO tho company next week
Fifth cilzenHhe company Will go To work at once 70
paint mousse put ceiling Of yellow pine in the
randa and tiX tine grounds.
sixth ctzen-The house will remain just It is until
the fall next year.
The only certain thing according to the waohmen at
the hotel Is that everybody who visits Kockswsy Beach
insane desire 10 get INFO the building aud
what l. inside, and Is restrained only Dy maII FORCE
Despite the uncertainty expressed BY officers OF the com
pauy appears that tina MOTEL Will not be opened this
summer much to the regret OF tho denl1en OF hOcA-
away. one naiyely remarked IL they didn't make
money Oilt OF IL We "Ouii
AZ the upper end OF beach, story mas been added
u tue Seaside House. some additions nave been made at
DATES, HamcCts aud HsrpeTs, and a considerable
space sand been hidden under plank walks al tue
second landing. Just beyond the depot Is new BRICK
cottage wiki matched roof, used beer garden Of
which OrcnestIiOn Is the principal feature When
up yesterday afternoon, little white dog
was Ounglng uOHChalanuy IN front. AT tue crd5l he
turned his head startled look upon the machine,
and WITH desparng yelp drOppe1 bis tail between
his legs aud He'd II for lie running until he dsa-
peared the distant sand nils.
The Columbia, Grand Republic and Americas VIII soon
beu making daily trips 70 kOckaway without stopping
nn.u Inn