New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03
CHANGES AT LONG BEACH.
MIR. coRBiN COMES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE HOTEL

up coRBlN COMES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE HOTEL
Peace and prosperity reigned at Long beac Yen
YESTERDAY and no external sign made manlleSt ,he
Change Of ownership of the Long Beach Hotci from
iirexel Morgan a. Company and John Patton "
COMPANY to Austin CorbIn. Manager fleld was ias
happy, for there were 200 more guests ~
and the honse was as full as 1t comfortaoly couI"
be. Governor Hill and two OF his stan, kindlS en-
CINE red by State senator hieioa the comfort
and hospitality of the Queen Anne represen atlVe
of architecture. Robert g. lDgersolI ana Ills family
Colonel Ingersoll makes this hotel his permanent
summer home Governor hill will abide there ior
time after August 8. -. Oh. botal
bv H's Austin Corbin, Mr., soqthgate said :
II have had in mind the purchase paG t6se
of the property myself eI. hnay wonid prevent
this. Mr. Corbin has bought the hotel, and ne VII,
run it W ith his usual thorough business tact ana
ea1e. aside from his housand Isle House
tired in the Hotel Brunswick. he viii open That
light and intends to conduct 1t on the best plan
Known to the hotel interest HIS heart Is engaged
in that project so be determined 10 ioiego 'n0 pur
Mr. Corbln has been seeking to make the pur-
chase for some weeks and Mr.. Patton has con-
Quoted the sale for the two banking nrlns wn,Gn
bonost in the house at the foreclosure sale made
by the United States Loan and trust Company.
Mr. Corbin made strenuous efforts to purchase the
land also which is OWneu ny tho .o"h .ioinP
stead. but the ninety-nine years lease to the
origIna, Long Beach Improvement Company stood
in the way Mr.. Corbin's desire. however, 10 con-
tiuue his Long Island conquests ana develop
every nook and corner OF III IN con,
nection with bis abroad system, leu
him finally to make the purchase. The sum PAID is
fixed now on good authority as S3OO,0O0 at the
highest. The banking firm bought the property In
at Sls5 900. Mr.. Corbin will probably conduct the
hotel through company which VIII soon DC
formed, and he will expend good deal OF money IN
The Long Beach Hotel, owing its origin 20 the
Tile Club, has passed through several financial
of the Hampstead Improvement Company. thence
going to Drexel. Morgan a. Co.. and Patton q Co
Among the presidents Of the companies are Messrs
Sharp. Smith, Conrad n. Jordan and >. Bayard
Backus The property has been twice IN the hand,
OF q receiver. The sum expended on the hotei anG
the railroad was originally $laoo,oSV9 OF oo Whlc,
$500. 600 was on the hotel. Then $lOO,OOO wal
mt on in improvements and the road was sold u
the Long Island Railroad Company:
Mr. Southgate has been interested In the manage
ment and i'm pr0vemeDts suggested ana carried GU
by him-such putting IN cottage suites ant
utilizing space for 200 extra roOlns-pnt the h0te
on paving basis. This has been Its most prosper
The Hotel Brunswick, however takes him thither
Yesterday the hotel was thronged with guests ant
Bernstein's Band gave sweet music: Among tn'
guests besides those already mentioned are. witt
their families Hamilton Harris and William NJ
Whitney, Albany +. and X. Brandreth. Sing sing
William J. Florence. Dwight Townsend, r. Waring
Pittsburg; Peter Ward Newburg and also II. W
Breyoort. j. j. UDonobue. w. A. Atwood, Buffalo
O. f. Livingstone Roswell Smith. w. X. Soutter
William Rhinelande John Patton, Melville Z. Day
DR. Israel l.. Kip Mrs Barney Williams ant
daughter and Mrs. Oakley and son.