New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-30
ELBERON.


THE OPENING SEASON AMONG THE COrTAGERs.
rFRov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'l
ELDERoN. n. J., June 27.-The cluster OF COT
tapes below the handsome iron bridge over Lake Iaoh
anasse on Ocean-aye., Long Branch known oli'o :"
Browns Park, il called Elberon. Lewis d. Dio""'
of New York, was the founder of Browns fark' "no
the New-York and Long Branch Railroad was Duilt ME-
John Taylor Johnson was president OF the Oc' i'"'
road of w-Jersey which virtually owned tho FORMER
road He had always shown great taste In seIeolhS
names for stations Miss Fannie Woods name was gwen
To a station which Is known as Fanwood' lho n"'' "
Miss Ellen Dunn called out daily BY the erakemeh VINO
shout Dunellen the trains draw up 10 pretty ''o
town in the center OF the state All sorts OF names were
sucgesed for the station here but Mr. Johnson quickly
settled the matter by coming L. b. Brown into Eoeroh'
SINCE becoming cottage resort Eberon has been very
exclusive and tho cOttagcrS here are all won Alo"
Tbere ia no regular hotel here but there Is large sized
cottage known the ElberOn where the cottaBeFs '
their meals and limited number OF persons nave rooh'
during the season. the opposite dc OF OceanaVe'
and only stones throw from the Eoeron' sahds hho
Ensconal Church. On Lincoln-ave, between Ocean
ave and tho railroad station is large Early EnSSh
building the Elberon Casino. Wide' lever lawns sur
round the structure which Is entirely devoted 10 te use
OF the cottagers Here concerts are given by the fn
REGIMENT Band OF New-York twice week during the
season. and there dancing assemblies muslcaes anu
other entertainments. There are no stores at hOsron
and vet it ia no near West End that 1t takes Dut 10"
minutes TO secure needed articles
Tho cottages At Eberon are all kinds OF architecture
and they are noticeable for their large ana vel kept
lawns The cottage OF Charles G.. Franckyn. in which
President Garfield passed his last hours stands near the
edo ~ the blnG few feet south Of the Elberon inc
marks made by the ties the temporary track can s
be seen in several places and the cottage remains I'M
changed The correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE VlSiteu
the house this week. Tho room in which the Fresdeh
died s kent as IL was at that time and the dent made by
t,.fnr NJ ~
he ,s heng carried into the bedroom is ~ fresh as II
were only few months old. Hundreds OF persons VSit
Elbcron daily during the summer season 10 LOOK at 'lc
cottage in which Garfield died
During the last weeks the cottages here have been
overbaued cleaned and put in thorough order for the
season The only cottage Is the one now being
erected on tho south side of Lmconave by Charles T.
Cook of the firm OF Tiffany & Co.. the YORK jewel
ers II Is very quantity designed cottage and will be
one Of the finest here The EbcrOn is open for the sea
SON II has reprinted and rerescocd ana new ear
pets have been placed in all the rooms TIC number OF
rooms has been increased by Al addition 10 the hru
floor New gas have been placed throughout the
house and connection has been made with the mains Of
the Long Branch Gas Company The pavilion on me pun
, hon cnIar0ed and new bathing houses erected The
beautiful grounds and the pavilion VIII be IShed Win
Awon e.s recently registered are Russell Hoyt,
lanes ~ Brown. &. l.. Coon John D Wood A. l.
Thomns ana Mrs. James T.. Suettcr ana ther iIhlcs:
Thomas g. Rick Miss Van Wrinkle. Mis- Bussins and
John A. c. Gray. all OF New-York; john W. Garrett and
family ana G. W. Bowdoins and family, of Ba!timorei
land Gaptain Henry Mctcalf, United states Navy.
Among cOttagcrS already settled here Tor the sea-
son are II. Victor NcwcOmb. James ~ Garland Ben
amn g. Clarke. dn the Henry A.. =, lNyIor c9%t1f".'
John SLOAN Richmond Talbot, Mrs. Moses TAYLOR
Arson W. Hard, General Horace Porter. George Il.
blanchard vicc-presidrut Of the Ncw-GOrk, Lake Erie
and western Railroad, Arthur b. Graves, Dr. Meicali
John +. Scott. J. U. Iraey, and Franklin Harper ana
their families all Of York; Clarence t. Clarke aud
family Of Philadelphia; Thomas T. Kinney ana FAMILY,
OF Newark y. j. ana Dr. Andrew II. smith ana H. J
Mouton and their families of Ncw-IOrk. Augustine
smith and family Of New York. aud h. Jacqueln smith
ana family, OF lOrristOWn, y. J., are occupying the
Franckyn cDttage and George y. Miller ana family OF
Ncw-York have rented the cottage occupied by James
blaine " he here with President I'arhcld
other cottngers here Calvin = BrGe ana family OF
Lima ohio; General Thomas Hubbard, John W. Auch-
iucloss T. II. y. Whiting, George a. Morrison, Hehly
f. Cavity and their families ~ Ncw-for charles ~
Greeley and n C. Chapman and their families, OI st.
Iouis: r. J. Cunning aud family, Ot stamford, Conn.
and j. ShipYith GOrCcn and family, OF Baltimore
number Of elegant little dinner partle. ana recep-
ti0ns viii be- given the ElberOn during the season C.
r. Homes the proprietor says the demand for rooms Il
very heavy and the will be an unusually brilliant
nd urospCrOus