New-York tribune., 1903-08-16
ON TOP OF CATSKILLS.
Al Parts of Range Filled NTH us
-UniformIu Cool

Kaatcrskiu. n. Y. Aug. 15 CSpecaD.-This Is the
/ height Of the Catskiil season. and it Is believed
that never before in the history OF the famous
mountain resort has the number OF summer vis-
/ tors been SO large. Reports from all parts OF thu
range show increased patronage for August ana
/ the people are stiu coming in
| General Passenger Agent sims OF the Ulster ana
Delaware Railway system. says that on August I
/ the company was short OF cars To convey the IN
coming crowds mountainward- He also admits that
the traffic Of the line is greater this season than
| ever before
II cannot be said that this result is due 20 IA
| Voraoie weather. for it mas been uniformly cool.
| win mucn rain and cloud. and outdoor Hfe has
oeen less attractive FOR these reasons But the
| fact is. this Catskiu summer life has now become
the vogue Of the period. and people hock IN among
| tne NILS regularly, with little regard TO the
| garles or the weather which important q
FACTOR IN former years Most OF the hotels
fitted with indoor comforts and attractions. which
/ counteraet the effects OF bad weather more efeo-
| tually than in the past.
| The Hotel KaaterskiH is crowded. Last sun
oay, MI Fitchie there 81 guests IN the
| house. which means few vacant rooms eths- In
| the main building or in the annex Only once Or
twice IN IT'S history has this been exceeded
r A Woods, manager Of the PittsburE Offices OF
the Equitable Life Assurance Society brourht N.
| sixty OF his most successful Pennsvlvania as.-+.
| Tor an over Sunday outing RaaterskIu Noun
| tam Few OF the party had visited the CaGs-
kills before. and all seemed delighted.
Miss Sophie TraUbman OF the NIetropolitan Op--z
! Company. is at the KaaterskiH Mrs CoghIan yvfs,
/ o. the admiral, who is summering here win toiu
MIS- custer. widow OF the general. at the close OF
the season FOR trip around the world. Mrs Custer
| IS now emoag the cottaEers in Cnteora Park
\ minstrel and vaudeville show in EaaterskflI
| Music Hail on Thursday evening was among ths
/ indoor affairs Of the week II was followed BY a.
/ humorous cakewaik. Another vaudeville entertain
Hent was given By Mrs Namm IN aid OF the
Brooklyn Hospital last night. Athletic sports vsera
also greatly enjoyed there being baseball Eames On
Wednesday and golf tournament yesterday ana
| to-day Cup prizes for the tournament were pre-
| sented by the hotel company. The lawn tennis
| tournament is set for Wednesday and Thursday OF
| next week, cups to be given by the KaaterskII
| company. The committee is composed OF Mr.
tdtchie Albert BlumensteiI. I. Fl. Fisher and 8 VI
/ Barnett who promise a brilliant contest.
Through the influence or Miss Helen " Gould.
| VINO Is now at her kirkside cottage. IN Roxbury.
long distance telephone facilities have been fur
uished in that little village. The Western Union
poies We're used from Grand Gorge With Mss
Gould are two of the Castellane children whom sha
is introducing to the Roxbury people and encour-
aging them TO mingIe with the native children iu
their simple sports.
The village Of Hunter on Schoharie Creek. claims
to have two thousand summer guests within fts
picturesque borders which is much in excess &C
| previous seasons
| Tannersville Is another popular -egion which Ia
now overcrowded with visitors.
The old CatskilI Mountain House has been fun
almost ever since II was opened There is talk of
installing steam heating plant IN that BE-
Portable for autumn guests and during cool summer
days and nights.
! The Cairo people say they have eleven thousand
summer visitors. without a vacant room. which IA
success unheard Of there IN the past and gives
some idea of the immense traffic handled by the
The Grand Hotel on Summit Mountain. Is stiII
turning away applicants for lack OF daily
+ is said a That nTe @ @ Ss Pn5y OF ToSm a. ne ne
dining hall which viii be greatly enlarged and Inn
| Grand of 1904 enthusiastic over what IS pro-
for. and that no money viii be spared to make L
the finest hotel in the CatslxiIls.
/ Paul Laurence Dunbar the negro poet. who -
| recovering from a serious Illness In Chicago. Is
soon expected in the range, to remain soma weeks.
on the advice of his physician.
some IoIr huldreu chlIdIsH nave DesIl
the expense OF the Tribune Fresh Air Fund. and
sympathy among the people OF that region and
Among recent arrivals are the following:
Hotel kaateTSkill-Mrs ;. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs.
P. Obendorfer. Mrs Frederick Duchs Pauline Levy.
| " Y Jacobs : 4 Jqcobs Mr. and Mrs s Adler
Julius Krajeer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stern. Henry
sl A7 NJ F.hr5oT p SIar5-, Tsrol V-o1S
s+1,,b 49, II l, l ss+-zeiSl5 II n tIS.1
berg. NJ NJ. Mrabeau, Alexander kaufman
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. Siegbert Miss Ray Walter. Ms
NJ H. Hayman. Mrs. ; Doctor NJ and MIS- y
c. CAM Miss Alice v. Wenheimer. Joseph Lever
" ISL. -Jr NJ Dr5 Nc y Ss,Vavze NJ
Bair Mrs NJ Holman. Nine. 6. T. PatzOwsky K
Heuue, NJ Heune. Howard Eoru 5. J. Leonard.
Levi Hirsch. Belle Klein and VI Marks
Laurel HOUse-Mr and Mrs Z. ID. Collier Dr. =.
r. HoughtOn. John Sanford Anna ]. Mackin.
Florence jenkins. 5. r DOwney. John Hil. Richard
BrOse. J. BOCkar. Andrew BrOse. Charles Aldrtch.
ensma 81 M ha4df dfmaa mss Srr sac C. FoT Mrs 4 @ Baadns S
I ton. Dr. A Booker, Miss Belle Levy, Dr- (Iaed1ke.
Irene Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs. samuel p Weed. J
F OInsky. Mr.. Kuster and Mrs n l. Grunbaunl
The AutleTs-CieOrge Lampert Warren Wooer1ft.
E H Sotheru, Edward CathCOre, Josephine Wood
| ruff. Weston Snyder. Florence jenkins. Margaret
| rfl Mr. and Mrs Richard Spillane, Itala Nada,
Mrs ~ Bergman NJ BrOCkman. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Payne, jr-, c. J. johnson and Mr.. aud
Sunset PARK fnn-Nfr and Mrs BedeH Parksrs
| Miss Wilson. 2. 3. Smith. Miss F. r. ode. Mrs
| p C. Wendt Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Gardner. r J
| Atwood Miss 5 Z Townsend Mr. and Mrs W i
I Brown. r F Cartwright. Mrs Frank Alordanfs
Miss b S DOre, the Misses Paynter and W. Il
| Catsliu Mountain House, Fl. Aatrich. Drs =
| T2Osenbaurl. Mr. and Mrs J. SchWab z HorlE1s
Mrs. Rheinauer. Mr and Mrs W, p " aLsh; Afs-
| r " Laurence Miss SlOser, 3 Flsner n T.
| kinney Henry Roth. y. n Roth and Louis Levy
FrOspect Park-NIrs- NJ a NcCOrnb, Mr. and hrs-
| W butcher Mr.. and Mrs John A Brennan. Lsouls
| FerzOE J. J. Larkin. Marie Cromwell, g y Young
I Mrs ri j Weluuau. I L Adler. Miss y Mahoneys
| IIolstau MYRTLE Solomon and Mrs O. l. Berring-
| Grant House-NIr and Mrs Hugh Reilly. Ar arld
/ Mrs John J. Thomas May = forget. W. II Key
/ uOIds Mr.. and Mrs G. n Williams. w o. Eauieys
| W r Chase Mrs A s. Valkenburgh the Missess
/ STREET. Rose Hicks and George w Hicks -
| Kaatsberg-Mr- and Mrs. ]. G. Finger. r. -
/ Allen. Mr.. and MIS- Fnilp IaeEii7It E-ulH-@ ~
| Schwarz and Mr.. and Mrs F. j. Werneck
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