The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-23
.C0NEY ISLAND OF THE SOUTH
Ocean View. As-lt Appears Under
The New Management.
This Resort Will Compare F~avoraolY
With Amy Place in the Country
lnnumerable Improvements
Made and More in Con-
temptation.

duu HhSuluSCut why's. II IA y
of old ocean, is situated Ocean View
Hstel, on Chesapeake Bay, eight miles
from Norfolk the future metropolis of
the South. Spread o u III broad ex.
paase as far ns the eye can reach nro
the waters OF the Chesapeake. Not far
OF eau be seen the gray battlsmcnts OF
Fortress Monroe, at ono timo The
Gibraltar of America and ct not
much greater distance is "Ihe Rip
Eaps"-Fort misunderstanding like
some deserted old castle, n relic of
other days. Looking seward and
looming up in the distance can be seen
Capes henry and Charles, guarding
Nirglnia's magnificent gateway 10 the
ocean," and beyond Is the %tireless sea.
Perhaps ne more beautiful situation
could have been selected for a summer
resort than thst of the Ocean View
Hotel. The Chesapeake presents as
pretty O sheet OF water as ever mans
eye looked upon. At times 1t is as
caln, and serene as summer, with moth
ing to mar its mirrored loneliness ex-
cept hero and there a tiny wnve. Sit.
thug on the pebbled shore, ana famed
by u sweet refreshing breeze one hears
music as If from some far of wind.
harp, sweeter THAI the richest strains OF
Tuscan softness, and the wonder IS
that man cannot live on here for
ever.
But it must not be supposed that the
Chesapeake is always at peace. There
are times when, like old ocean, its bIl
lows roar and roar; when white.
capped waves in their fury chase one
after another as il in mad haste to
reach the shore, then recede again only
to be dashed to pieces. But whether nj
peace or turbulent. Its waters IRE al
ways beRuti full. -
REVELATION,
To those who have been visitors to
Ocean View heretofore the changes
made by the new company is u reveia-
ton. The hotel building has been SO
enlarged and beautiied that one fails TO
recognize the old place. The frontage
o measures something i'll the neigh.
now measures something in the neigh
borhood of 800 feet. An additional
story has been put on and III rooms
added. In addition balconies huve
been put all around the building. The
dining room, which Is to be one OF the
most beautiful in the country, ele-
eant!y frescoed and painted, covers an
area of 1000 feet and the house has
been r%efurnished from top to bottom.
~ 10 iibihCu 4 cICGtElCll1s uB
rooms are light and airy and hand
somely furnished. rather moro so than
Il usually finds at a resort OF his
kind.
The hotel is furnished with hot and
csld water throughout and has an Gle
CANT steam laundry connected there
with. The water for the supply of
both the hotel aud laundry will be
from clsterns aud drive wells, that from
the latter being forced by "a water tower
forty feet high. This tower has "a
capacity of 49, 900 gallons and tue
engine to do the work is sixty horse
power.
What was once the bar at the end oil
the east pavilion has disappeared, and
now stands in It's place one of the most
elegant restaurants with n capnc.
ity 10 feed LOCO people and yet not
be overtaxed. MIR. Thomas Macdonald.
OF New York, is in charge Of this pnrt
of the business, and the good things
which ha prepares makes u feast for the
gods. Here the prices are reasonable,
she service complete.
On the right of the hotel the con-
pany haze erected two hundred extra
bath houses. with all modern convent
ehces, which gives a total OF three hun
oNhA hulliCltIIl
to supply all demands. Over the res.
taurant is the banqueting hall, and it
is O marvel Of beauty, taste and ele.
gance. This hall in size ls 5OxSO feet.
The bar is fitted up in grand style,
IN q large room with the counters in
the middle, shaped like IL square, aud is
approached, ii You have any money,
from four sides. The hotel grounds are
being laid off and planted III s~hrnubcry
and the wslkways are limolithic, the
work of Mr.. ), l.. Foster.
THE ATTRACTIONS.
In addition to the attractions already
named the company has engaged IL fine
brass aud string band of musicians.
There is to be an elegant toboggnu
slide, merry go-round. ten pin alleys.
echuifie boards, pool aud billiard rooms,
and the hostelery Is~to be up to date.
There are two fine pavilions for dane.
ing and picnic parties,
Already there are seventeen eycur-
e!ons booked to visit the View from
Richmond and along the route between
that city and Norfolk during the
month of July. The hotel buffet.
just inside thu hotel proper, near the
Office, will no doubt be "a plnce largely
frsqpented by the guests who want a
quiet time and the many good things
viii oh will be dispensed over it's beauti.
ful counters.
This place Is fitted up in antique oak
and is OF splendid workmanship. Just
at tubs time the fishing aud bathing is
OF the best, and hundreds nj nanp1a