New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
NARRAGANSETT PIER.
ROUGH WEATHER OF THE LAST WEEK.
NEWCOMERS WHO HAVE EN-
Gagged COTTAGES


Gagged COTTAGES.
Narragansett Pier. R. l.. July 1.-THE princ5-
pal event OF the week was the fierce northeast
storm of Wednesday, which kicked up a
heavy that only two persons braved the surf the
bathing beach that day. The float supporting
the engine and pile-driver used In building the new
steamboat wharf went ashore during the heavy
sea, first knocking down several Of the piles near
the end of the pier The storm severe that
steamboat travel from Newport omitted. BY
the way work upon the steamboat pier is going
on day and night and II is expected that II will b
ready for excursion business by August l.
Cottages at the Pier taken earlier this year
than ever before. and are now nearly all occupied.
y list of the New-York cottsgers and the names Of
the cottages occupied follows: HopewelL
c. H. Hitchcock; Emmett Cottage. Frank 3. Mar
tin: Kinney Cottage. f s. Kinney: What Cheer.
Mrs. George Place; Bonnie Bourne Park the Rev.
w d. Buchanan; Wigwam. Edward FIRTH Rock
hurst, John II. Watson; OvercGe. II. l.. Griggs;
Farlawn. C. II. Pope Indian Rock Mrs. NJ. A.
Wilmot Suwannee villa, Joseph Pulitzer: Lions
Head. George w. NJ Sturges: Dunmere. r. q. Dun;
Rockledge, J. i. A. Clark Hecker Cottage Mrs. 4.
w Hecker: Morningslde. Mrs. W. II. Osgood; Idle
Wild r.. /. Coste-; Willow Cottage, Miss Katherine
Manice; Shinglenook. Professor Brander Mathews;
Ridge Lawn, III. b. Kane; Homeiegh. Mrs. Scher-
merhOrn; Sansea, Mrs Witherbee: Krkea. B. ].
King: Latasa, the Misses Bouvier Sunnymead. W.
T. Snepntrd ElDerOn, MIS- I. -
Cottage. +. S. Matthews; Castle Comfort Ms. J.
X. Connolly; Sans souci, W. IL. Lane; Gladstone
Lodge w. H. Falconer; Breezecote. W. p. Ward:
Summerstay II. De Coppet Taylor Cottage, Mrs.
W. S. Chaplin: Cottage No. L., Quidnesset Grounds.
Mrs. c. Noble Earle Metatoxet Cottage. George r.
Seward Moulton Cottage. Mrs. VI. Wing; liver
thorpe. A-chibah c. Gunter; over Yonder w G.
Hall; Wolf Cottage. Charles Duggin; Cherry Cot
tage d. George c. Jenkins; Cherry Cottage f. J. B.
Haggin; Sherry Cottage +. ". Shileto; Breezes. W.
NJ. WINS.
A notable event OF the week has been the arrival
Of the Russian Ambassador, Count Cassni, who
with his family and suite have rooms for a time at
the Mathewson. and who has now, II is under
stood taken a villa on Boon-st. for the season.
Count Casslni's secretary is with him. and also two
secretaries to the embassy 1t is understood THAI
the business of the Russian embassy will be trans
acted at the Pier during the warm weather.
Tho first TO by electricity the Sea View
Railroad operated Tuesday over portion
Of the route
Casey ". Scott. OF Savannah Ga. fell through
the panking of the new wharf on Tuesday, break
ing his leg. so that he had TO be removed to the
Rhode Island Hospital. in Providence.
Joseph Banigan. the Providence millionaire, who
IS low lying in a critical condition. had leased
cottage here for the season. and had expected 10
occupy IT with his family.
Professor a. +. Buck. Of the University OF Chi
cago is a guest at the Metatoxet
The officers OF the South County Golf Club were
all reelected at the annual meeting. Mrs. L r.
Robinson is president. Mrs r. G Dun secretary,
and Mrs II. b. Kane treasurer The club expects
TO hold tournament soon
Robert Hudson. of Syracuse y. Y. now guest
at the Metatoxet. was formerly chaplain OF the
cruiser Charleston.
Lieutenant ". S Clarke, United States Navy. -
at Green's Inn
The SaT R@a fSw yss @q?nps
William * Vanderbilt tr.: and two friends came
in his yacht Carmita from Newport on Mon
o' The schnbert Orchestra now gives daily after
noon concerts the Casino Plaza. These occur
from 1880 to go being timed to begin Immediately
ira plays from $50 TO Il 80. except on hop nights;
The third OF the summer series OF dances at the
Casino took place last Saturday evening, and was
a mo-e than ordinarily brilliant occasion. being well
attended by the cottagers and others Many beau
The Mathewson House has fine concert every
Sunday evening Frank Robb being musical direc-
tor and Nine. Van Duyn the principal solost
There is always good attendance at these con-
certs. >....
ire of frequent occurrence OF course, part or the
way has 70 be passed by means OF the FERRY 70
Justice Street OF Toronto with his family. has
arrived at the ogss I sat tns Army re-
tired accompanied by Mrs. Starring Is at tho
Colonel Kitson. OF the Royal Military School at
Kingston. Ont, with his family Is at the ooh''-
r c. Dun has contributed $50 to the Red Cross
fund >,...
House became postmaster OF Narragansett PIER on
July TO- 49,, - 49,. a..
on calm days fully sixty feet OF the new pier ate
built daily The spies more than thirty ieet
In length and are driven into the beach bottom
with a depth averaging fifteen feet Inc pier VIII
be- about twenty feet wide and 1900 feet long. AT
low water there will be a depth Of about twenty
feet at the end of the pier. A building or station
erected AT the shore end OF the pter ,
Dr. W. II Abercrombie. Of New-for tormerry
United States Consul in Japan. is at the Mathe"-
SON ,., -. ~. >,i
Among recent arrivals al the hotels are the ioi.
lowing: Gladstone-K VI Murchison. MI ana
Mrs j. r. Jesup. Thomas a Phelan ana
family Mathew son-Colonei 4. Piper. United states
Army: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Ness, oscar
l. Richard. ]. f. Leech, Mr. and Mrs G. n.
Downing Mr. and Mrs. d. 9. Conner Z. +. res
well and family and John c. Eastman ROCKING
ham-Dr and Mrs Leonard F. Pitkin Mrs Charles
A Carlisle. Mrs. Estelle Carlisle, Mr.. ana Mrs
Richard D. de Ronde Robert A. Wasely. Metatoxet
Allen Granz Mr. and Mrs L. II. Gray Mrs NJ \.
Bronson and family. and Mrs. N. Schermerhorn
Massasoit-R T. Backus H. c. Darling. Cornelius