New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-27

bulkhead all along the line III e besiegng army
and at places found their way through openings be
tween the piles The especial point OF attack ~
present seems to be the shore line between tine
Manhattan Beach Hotel and the Hotel Brighton.
She's booming up pretty close said n man ~
tho watch-house on the Marine, Railway. "shc'
been n cuttln' IN and cuttln IN"
How DO vJu account for it "
swell, You see, they carted mp a lot of sand to
fill in for this road, and that started It, After 10 got
started once il went right ahead at it, o course"
The explanation appeared to the watchman TO be
entirely adequate and satisfactory.
Last fall after the close of the season renewed
efforts made to protect the beach. Stones
were lowered into the water about 400 feet from
the bulkhead so rs to form wall. and i've addlc
tional jetties were made by driving triple row OF
piles. These jettes project 300 feet. d. =. C0rDln
was asked If ANYTHING had been gained by these
measures we have q prospect OF having Detter
beach than we had last year" he replied. flrst
the sand was washed away at the east end OF Inc
beach and in front of the Oriental Hotel but OF late
the encroachment has been toward Brighton Beach
If it had not been for the bulkhead and jetties the
Marine Railway road bed would have been
washed out. East of the Bathing Pavilion, where
the cutting away first took place, 1t began some
months ago to fill mp. 1t also seems to he getting
shallower at the bathing grounds ana thln n Ilio
bathing will be better at Manhattan than 1t was
last summer" o.
"Do you expect to have the beach made up as it
was originally 7"
I think it probable" ~ =,
when will the Manhattan Beach Hotel be
opened~ o-..., IN 80. to
opened until the latter part of June" -.
"What is the outlook for the season Y
"As far rs we can tell early as this: the pros,
pect for business at both hotels is good. There viii
be no change in the management. The Oriental
Hotel will be conducted for permanent guests as
before Concerts will be given every afternoon
and evening by Gilmore's Band, and exhibitions or
fireworks by Pain will take place as last season:
The Japanese fireworks, which were so popular last
summer will also be given by Momotaro Sato. We
will have religions services on Sundays Our rail-
road facilities will be about the same. We nave
found that some of our engines are TOO small 10
pull a long train OF cars over the grade OF the
t;reenpOnt Branch and six large engines have been
built. This will make the equipment hrSt-cIiss'
Boats will run to Bay Ridge rs usual"
George Scott, president OF the Iron .SteanDoaaI,
Company said that better accommodations would
be furnished by that line than last season The
boats themselves are in better condition ana VIII 10
better service "a, ,,
awe will aim to have a boat start to ana from
Coney Island every half hour. We have the ex-
elusive right to land at the Iron Pier ana AT inc
new pier and passengers can land at either one.
This season We will only land at Pier No. III thls
&IiyilI you run any beats to Rockaway7"
"No; but We will probably run to the Long
Branch pier" -,
Last season we carried l,200.0OO passengers
We expect a much larger traihc TINS summer
"Will concerts be given ut Pier No. this sum-
mer ~ 49, r.
aquarium on the new pier al COney Island.
AT West Brighton there will be as many side-shoWs
and catch penny entertainments as ever. Inc
owners OF the small hotels and huts that are clus-
tered about the Iron Pier at work tinkering up
their premises fOI the summer business. The
mushroom growth at this part OF the beach VIII
probably be extended over little more ground by
the opening OF the season. ,
There viii be no material changes in the railroad
routes to the Island. Trains will run on the
Brooklyn. Bath and Coney Island Railroad Gun
TIERS road, and on the Prospect Park and Coney
Island Railroad lCuyers line as heretofore The
New-YOrk and Sea Beach Railroad Company has
not completed its arrangements, but will have a
steamboat connection Mt Bay Ridge as before.