New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
BLOCK ISLAND WAR GAME
THOSE WHO REMAIN AT THE HOTELS
MUCH INTERESTED IN
MANCECTRES.

Block Island. R l., Sept. (speciaD.-The hotel
season at Block Island >.ways closes early and this
year is exception t. the rule. Large crowds
spent Sunday and Labor Day at this sea girt isle
and the NewYork steamers were crowded as they
carried the people o and from the island After
Monday a great acrease was noticeable. both in
the number of summer visitors and the attendant
entertainments and social Incidents The Ocean
View Hotel closed Thursday. but the other houses
will remain open for another week.
The cottage season. however. lasts later in the
year. and many OF the cottagers are planning TO
spend the whole of September. which Is one OF the
most beautiful months Of the year. here at their
summer homes.
The fact that Admiral Hgginson has made Block
Island his base OF operations and has stationed his
battleshps here for the last week has attracted
many guests. About three hundred and forty OF
the marines. under Commander Magill. are in camp
on Harbor Neck just at the entrance OF the New
Harbor. while their places the ships are filled
by the States naval reserves. The regulations Of
actual warfare rigidly observed. and those who
have driven over to visit the camp have been in
formed by the sentry that no visitors allowed
at present" The catboats have been doing a rush
Ing business taking parties around the battle
ships In the evening the play of the searchIghts
and the signalling interesting
The guests here who witnessed the visits Of the
hearsarge and Alabama in July. when they en-
camped here for practice in pitching and breaking
camp nave been eagerly anticipating other visits
during the naval manCeuvres of August and Sep
TEMPER and now they feel greatly favored and are
duly appreciativc. Every here has been in
tensely interested in the mimic war and anxious 10
near the result Of the contest.
The season on the whole has been fairly s,,ccass
iul' ana BLOCK Island has suffered less from the
dlsagreeaole weather OF July than have many Of
Her SISTER resorts Although the profits have not
equaHed those of the preceding year which was
uiuSudHy successful. still they much larger
than the hotel keepers predicted in july and there
mas oeen no thought of panic or of the closing
of any of the hotels
Great interest has been shown in tennis. base
ball. golf and ping pong. and some very interest
ing matches have taken place The batbing has
been fine.
The steamer Block Island made her last regular
"Trip from NeW-London and Norwich on Monday
On Wednesday she brought an excursion, Marty
non MladIetown. which made brief stay al
the island.
Congressman Melville Bull visited the island on
sair.
The Right Rev Dr. William NJ Mcyic,ar
Bishop Coadjutor of Rhode Island conducted CO..
vices and administered confirmation at the Fn,s
copal chapel. St AIMS -oy-the-Sea last SUNDAY
He he was assisted by the Rev William Pressey. OF
a6d MFs eSfse Gserff E H the Misses oqenp
guests al the Woonsocket House summit ~ D. are
The arrivals Of the week from New-York and its
yeE HoteiJ 'F?s F. Dam, 5af t0o%ns j. Ashton.
FEhRF Ha9sz A?i@ ngs Martha n and p2as fs
Ihomas w: Pr1tsch, Mss Conner Mrs NJ l.
Sl'mbrout: Miss Gumbrout. Mrs Spencer w f.
sdn sg5nGs Georgs G Fegs.oS Fg9ss william
wife. James l. Miller and wife F. Alden Miller
E. B. Arnold, K: P. Dow and wife MIR and Mrs
F. F.. Soaring. Henry steiger and wife, Wilifam
u calvin and wife. Mr. and Mrs. G. ]. Swager
Knight, William ]. Hawson. Dr. c. s. Kneer
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B. Cohen Mrs S. A Drewrv'
Ilr. William Warkive. Miss C.. l.. White Miss
E. Williams and F. J. Sloan. -
sprIng House-H n Brown Mr. ard Mrs. Frank
Edward simonson Hail Mr. and Mrs F r
Cranch. Mr. and MIS- j J. Crane joseph Haicht
Mr and Mrs G: a. Bicknell Mr. and Ms w r
Garter, w NJ. Case a. Linton II NJ Ricbmo1d
Mrs. Richmond. F. A Moore. Mayne E Chlds C.
Bertha Ghids. Grace Ashley George D. Foster
Manisses Hotel-N Guipp, Miss McRse Miss
Agnes McRae; Mr. and Mrs H. T. Jackson W
W Martin. Lille V. Malaney. c. X Darrow Mrs
c K Darrow. Miss Jennie barrow Mr. and Mrs
Mrs. w. c. Cornell Mr. and Mrs Carl Abrnke
Burney, Mr.. aEt Mrs. c. D Tiffany Henry TovIe
Cornelius Huth Fl. G. Wintgan, F. M Clements
1 NJ s. Basch, Or. L. Cohn, Dr. ]. Wolff George
Eow1ey j. T. Pike. c. n. Pike Gordon pike and
Ida NJ. Angevine -' -0 N''
Woonsocket House-Mrs. George III Hodeupyl
the Misses Hodenpyl George H HodenpyI ir r
Robert F. Wall. Rietta A Monbert Mr. and Mrs
Gardiner Stewart, Mrs William Isrundaee Miss
Pistrapi. ~ ~ -S
Vail Cottages Mrs j. D. Rutter the Misses
Kutter. j. WOOD ftutter, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Muir
Jewett. --.cs K. Adams and H c. Newman