New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
LONG BRANCH.
THE TOWN SUFFERS FROM THE NATIVES IN
ACTIVITY.


ACTIVITY.
Long Branch, n. j.. July % (SpecaD.-The hotel
proprietors are struggling hard 10 keep up an ap-
pearance Of enterprise and prosperity, put are pat
ting against tremendous odds. II they had their
way no doubt exists in the mind OF any man
that this popular resort would again TAKE HS
place among the foremost watering resorts on the
continent, but the fear is entertained alike among
hotel propretors and property-owners that the
place is doomed At only one OF the hotels are there
any signs OF activity while on every side may be
seen tenantless cottages. At the West Emo some
little show OF life is visible. but It's only little IN
comparison with former years.
Much OF this condition OF affairs with rs painful
evidences of Long Branch decay Is directly charge
able the apathy. parsimony and greed OF the
native population who dictate a policy OF mastery
inactivity" toward pushing public improvement
particularly with regard TO the protection or ocean
drveways The logical result OF this suicidal course
has again during the week been made lamentaoy
manifest. when great chunks OF the bluff were
eaten away by the and high tides near the Hotel
Brighton and the cottage property OF Mortimer
Hendricks Messrs. Martyr and Edgerton. pro
prietors of the Hotel Brighton. who have sustained
the severest blow, declare that their pust I S
been ruined and that the only hope for redress anu
restoration OF their property lies IN an ac''on
against the municipality for heavy S daag gycr dur
ing the week at the Hote Brghton This i hotel
eaEestrians who are summering here. Among them
are Miss Mabel HOLSTER Miss Emma McCormack
Miss Minnie Morton Miss Florence Handy ana MIS-
r. f. Handy. ,,,,,..
enth annual proprietOrs ball. rendered ny Messrs.
d. NJ. and " T. H.ldreth 10 their guests OF the
West End Hotel The next big social AFFAIR at ms
house takes place August A. when the tWeh!t!-
fifth annual subscription ball 10 Ernest Meyer eaue,
OF the music Will be rendered by his friends ana
guests of the hotel. -,
The latest arrivals this week al the West End
Hotel are Mr.. and Mrs. G. Greenhut. Miss X Could
ing Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Allen. MI and Mrs
p B. Hayt. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dougherty. Miss be4le
Mrs s p Hyman. Miss Hyman Miss A. LYMAN
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hess. Mr. and Mrs J9nn a.
Herman Louis Beck c. y. Peet. Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Sweeney. Mrs X. a. Mannion. Mrs. j. T. Ma.oney.
Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Manning. Miss X Manning.
Miss A. Manning Miss NJ. G. Manning MISS NJ.
William c. Freeman. DR.. : r. Bril- r. A. Iowen,
thai II. :. Bril- James NJ. Leopold Mrs. Wil..am
Conner. Mrs. Virginia Sage Miss Georgia sage;
Mrs julius Becker. Miss Y. l. Mosier. MT ana
Mrs Adoph Strauss and the Misses strauss, OF
New-York and Major A. 5 Kimball l. 5. A. and
At the Hotel Brighton are Everett Case oscaT
A Hoffstadt r j. Handy. h. A. Sheehan. Sol
Deuzer, Richard Waiter. Mss f. NJ Walter @ Il.
Walter. A Kingston Handy. VI. Mccormack Mss
Emma Mccormack, Harry r. Mitchell Mrs Maoel
HOLSTER David Crow. Nj. and Ms A. Smy;n j.
Levy, Mrs D. T Pulslfer. s. g. Davis. A. Silver
stein and Max Myers and family. Of New-York.
Howland House guests are Mr. and MIS- + ,old-
stein. 5. Lehman Miss Plass G. r. Tompkins
Fred L. Loeb. Mr.. and Mrs A. b. Fox l.. seiden-
Piper George Schenck c. z. l. Henderson. Mr..
and Mrs Henry Smith. Jacob Freund and family,
Miss J. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs F VI. Comsiock
and Miss Ella Comstock. OF NewYork.