New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
BLOCK ISLANDS HIGH SURF
THE SIGHT ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS
TO THE BEACH-LIVELY con-
CERTS AT THE HOTELS.

Block Island r. l.. Aug IS (speciaD-The sea-
son here continues very lively. There are more
guests than usual. during August
The most popular social incidents Of the week
the orchestra concerts at the Spring House
Manisses and Ocean View. These were given for
the benefit of the house orchestras, and were all
successful.
The third golf tournament of the was
played on the Mohegan links last Saturday. the
match was an 1S-hoe handicap. Miss Dickson. OF
Scranton. won the first net prize. and DR. Oastler.
of the Ocean View Club the second net and first
gross prize.
Last Sunday night an unusually fine sacred con-
cert was given at the Hygeia Hotel The regular
house orchestra assisted by Mrs. RostoH.
soprano, Of Hartford.
Monday was the toughest day of the here.
The Providence boat late. and had great difh-
Guilty In landing her passengers The surf on the
bathing beach and at Mohegan cliffs was unusual
Iy high and called out q great number Of people
to witness the sight
II. Wallace Bancroft and Richard L. Peard. Of
Hartford. have been spending their vacation at the
National
Captain William IAttleheld formerly connected
with the Iron Steamboat Company. of New-York
has been spending few weeks at his summer
home Bonanza Cottage.
Many sailing parties have been organized 70 take
advantage of the moonlight nights. One evening a
party OF young people from Vail cottages enjoyed
straw ride to Clay Head. They went in hay
wagon drawn by four horses. and had refresh
ments served on the deck Of the wrecked vessel
Namoose.
Among the prominent arrivals at Vail cottages
Sarah L. Stowell Miss A. E. Marble of Bos-
ton; Anna Z. Wlsner May e Wisner. Mary San
ford, Mrs James Welch and son. o. II. Raftery.
Mrs Mantle Fielding. Helen Stone. Of German
town. Penn; Mary H Stone, W P. Jewett and
wife. of st. Paul. Mimi: Mrs. c. II. Cheney, Miss
NJ H. Rich, Eleanor VI. Cheney, Clara E. Barnes,
Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Woodcock Alice Mccoy.
James P. Dickson. Charles F. Hunter. Henry G..
Beatty, Anna r. Aiken, Isabel II. Aiken Rosetta
Aiken Gladys Aiken the Rev Dr. Taber Knox
and wife. of Warwick y. Y: H. ". 3. Howard.
Lynn; Webster Muskins. DR. and Mrs. ]. E.
Shepard, Nellie NJ Dunn. of Brooklyn; Miss G. E.
Hale. Burrell w. Hyde and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Wilton, of Brooklyn.
Recent arrivals the hotels include the follow
ing:
The National-H. Wallace Bancroft. Richard L.
Peard. Annabel T. Sherman of Poughkeepsle; J. C..
Cooper, of Brooklyn; Lieutenant H Plumb E H.
Jones' Thomas F. Riley II. F. McCusker Julia
A. Powers. Nellie Nj. Raymond B. A. Powers Mrs.
w. g. Gale. X W Morris, F. a MaHalieu and wife.
W. f. Mallalieu, of New-York: c. w Osten and
PARTY. r. j. Plumb and wife. ]. r. Brazil. Charles
Wegner, jr. Frederick Williams Mabel Williams
Mary Sugrue, Clara Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs w. E.
McI1oud, Joseph P Ferrigan. Miss Ferrigan Miss
l. Ferrigan, D. E. Charles J. ]. Reilly. OF New
Spring H9use-Mrs. J. D, Denny. Of Buffalo; Mr.
4nq Dryea MRS H. ts C. RS Rgyea Helen Dr{fa B
Joseph Wadsworth. John Grimshaw Anna NJ Null
yey. the Rev William Heakes. Edward Simmons
Hail. E ]. Cross and wife, Walter w. Sweet Mr..
and Mr. II NJ Gowles George TownaeEd. g; W
Bailey Charles L. Siebert and wife r. L. Richard
son and family, F. B. Nourse and wife and R E.
Cluhy.
Hygeia Hotel-E: P. Bugbee and wife. c; S. Mead
SGfSp3 %fS Mrs. g Rynn n B 8rr W. Thomas M d g. a
sidey and G. Dion, Of New-York Mrs Julia Adam
E. o. Ars poremns, F f. boFemus % Charles Da1l:
Mrs. H. j. Warren, Mrs. W s. Thomas. Gertrude
Thomas, Mrs; J. Macy A 4 Lofts. Of Chicago ego
Charles F. McCfns George Dart and wife, Mrs
r. a. Weed. Dr. z. z. TiIie and ]. NJ Williams.
The Manisses-J. NJ Brooks, Herbert L. Baker
s r Stewart l.. NJ Bond. d. K. Annable. H. f
Gallaghan George D. Proleyi Mrs. G T. TinkhaIn
Mrs. Charles Kendall Vinton Kendall E r. Cooke
George Keefe, James II. Shady and son.--J- j
Sullman and j.. d. Lucy. all of New-York.