New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03

management OF W. b. Duryea. The attractions OF
the place, aside from the fine drives and the good
air the ,tin and surf bathing
Bayswater. popular fishing ground. is on Jamaica
Bay. and the fact that about hundred cottages
now stand where three houses stood ten years ago
shows that the place Is receiving favorable at
tention.
The Bayswater historian tells grewsome story
about the finding there of number of skeletons, all
of gigantic proportions Each skull bore the mark Of
the murderous tomahawk and out of the story have
grown others. till with little Imagination one when
hearing them might fancy himself living in a coun-
try still overrun by the wlelders of the tomahawk.
The favorite pastlme here is boating, the land
locked water being peculiarly adapted to the sport.
Wave Crest is Of the points which draws the
attention Of passing vessels because Of its high
grounds to the natural beauty Of which much has
been added since $780, when several capitalists pur-
chased large plot OF ground which they inc,osed
and improved and then built cottages. for which
they have always found occupants The view from
here Is most charming. embracing the ocean from
Long Beach New-York City, the New-Jersey
coast the Highlands the Navesink in the distance
and nearer by Rockaway and Oceanus
AT NE-BY-THE-sEA.
Arverne-by- the-Sea has only recently been added
to the list of Long Island summer resorts, but its
delightful situation on the its pure air and
its accessibility have already made the place popu-
lar beyond the expectations of the New-York capl-
talists who begun its development The ArVerne lio-
tel is the nucleus around which the colony OF beaut-
full cottages has sprung. most OF which are occupied
during the summer months by the owners who
come early in the and remain late. The hotel
has ample accommodation for 450 guests. has broad
piazzas all around the house from which there Is
an unobstructed view upon the ocean, and as If
TO keep the great deep constantly before those in
search OF rest the have been so arranged
that every one commands view of the ocean
Broad avenues lead to the lighthouses on the
beach. which the hotel company erected Tor lts
guests and nothing which could conduce to the
comfort Of the Arverne people has been LETT undone
by w. johnson Quinn. the manager OF the hotel
The west end of Arverne, formerly hammers
now Oceanus has gained great popularity not only
on account of its delightful situation. but because
of It's superior ho;e-the West End. This house
and its cottages can and does accommodate OVo
guests l.. LEM. hotel veteran. is the mana
ger and the care and entertainment OF his guests
are his constant study During the season private
theatrical entertainments frequently arranged
by the West End people and other entertainments
are given in which frst-class talent takes part
Leaving the head of the island and going along
the Long Island Railroads south line. you come to
Pearsals Rockville Centre, Mlburn. Freeport. Mer-
rick. Bellwood and Wantagh. all having accommo-
daons bo iSr hnre good ASKING ali along the
| line. and after days sport tidy room q sotpI
! found at good boarding houses and small hoie's
Pearsas has four little public hoHseS Cantre
| twe.ve houses public and private, have room Tor
| 100 and Milburns four places can ACCOMMODATE
! about sixty people.
WHERE THE RIUEFISH ARE
| Freeport. Justly famous for the buefsh and the
| Rockaway oysters which are taken there. has two
hotels and three boarding houses in which seventy
| five guests can be accommodated Merrick' Ben
| more and Wantagh have each one little hotel Inc
station at MassapeQua, which Is the next Iate On
ton brings out more forcibly It's beauty , one
wonders why so handsome a sta ol shouu Iva "a
| cd at IS
| house in sight But a few minutes walk towatI
! convince one that there are houses worthy OF the
station at Massapequa. on both sides OF the broad
avenue known as the Country Road are large Su', ~
Villas all occupied q shS5 and rooyn
Massapequa Lake is near by anu jus. no "a - ,rr
| Massapequa Hotel. which - one Of ihe mos. pa
tentous hotels on the island Inc Nasal hot,I
accommodates al least guests. 1t has provisions
for %ms s aGifmg fIfC Cottage in the immediate
neishborhood OF the hotel Al the P}ind he's
Billard-r ooms bowling alleys reading C9s
II IS the first hotel Of Importance reaches after
leaving Rockaway going east on he Island, s, ana
seekers may stop when they reach his place .
| The hotel overlooks the Great S0ubh BAY u
| short distance away. Visitors to Massapequa nnd
through pleasant country - places Wn'ch n1ces
fan to interest the stranger One OF th,5e P'lCg S
Improvement company has given the place a boom poo,
| by erecting large hotel IL has also iald ont r
s sirea,s leading to the Great south Bay; .
Like many Of he towns 1 sT@s ' ana sst water
bathing for fishing ana sailing ana i" OiI II. ming
duce people to come tnerg' a arg ,be bav 'front.'
In It's prospectus the company says: st,''3 ,ose
her citizens preferrng 70 give sresing to c Re98e
! OF moderate CIRCUMSTANCES WIZ o''
| rather than style
| MODERN IMPROVEMENTS HERE
The New Point Hotel. fitted to entertain 800 guests
| h,,I Hat
from the waters edge. and is lighted with electric
| lan,ps Many OF its rooms have private bathS' 'ls
parlors and sttingrooms have large hrepiaces' ana
boating fishing and bathing hin deS b1se s In Amy
| vile al which $50 boarders can be taken care o..
or b. 'n the Germans this little place h
ty-four miles from New YORK. WAS known 10 10
| lau IL has three little hotels ana at some OF 'he
| homes summer boarders are taken .. ,,o .ar.
From Lindhurst It Is only three miles by NE ran
along the South Bay In the fall Of the year ana ha
gun II would take long to cover NE thr ar ms
lard ducks and Wild geese abound ana lure , tn,
man from business and from home ana tempt MN
70 BABYLON has metnes been called The NewgoT;
| the evening train comes IN from New-i 0rk Slly
would jnsy, 9 dressed women nd highly
respectable oachmen and foomen assure one etr rn
""fashionable' class babylon is not Of recent date
the Village proper Is old and has nearly 300
nhurcbes and schools. and all that goes make
up prosperous village. and hard by IS the com
| naratlvely new cottage colony which embraces
| pnlatial homes and grounds Of artistic beauty me
| Westminster Kennel Club preserve Is only rev
! miles from Babylon. place notable for the hIg en-
class pointers and reviewers bred there. Fire
| leland with It's famous lighthouse, whose flash re-
joices the hearts OF returning Amercsns from wan.
| derlngs in foreign lands and bids them welcome
| home is opposite Babylon. and the old lighthouse
keeper has frequent visits from the summer guests
| who listen eagerly to his wcll-spun yarns.
beautiful. SUMMER PLACES.
Beyond the Kennel Clubs place are the summer
| homes Of August Belmont. Austin Corbn and n
| number Of other wealthy NEWCOMERS. who seem
10 vie with one another as to whose place should
be the most complete and the most beautiful The
result IS highly satisfactory one, for II has made
| that portion OF the island Ideally beautiful