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TITE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. XEW YORK. SATURDAY. AUGUST 3. 1912.

The the City's Greatest Summer Resort the demands of tnn district for many ated all year, with the number of perma- AMUSEMENT CENTER AT ROCKAWAY BEACH. years to come. being estimated that li per cent, of the summer residents each year decide to make it their permanent home. The Propose a Driveway Across Jamaica i Bay. Another proposed Improvement Is i driveway across Jamaica Bay.

Such a I par with any of the smaller cities ot the country. roadway would be of inestimable value i How All Sections of the Peninsula Have Grown Since First Colony Was Established at Far Rockaway in 1835 Four Big Improvements for Rockaway Beach Projected by City Administration Will Go Far Toward Making It the Greatest Summer Resort in the Country. to the Beach and to the little towns on rr mm X- ft, i and the western end of the peninsula commenced along in the 70's and it had a t.ad Ptvwth fur tit in, v.i.ir. Tha lac. ten years, however, has seeu its greatest 7 i "TI-t' James Remsen-was the founder of Rockaway Beach OS a pleasure resort.

In 1864 KaobK a aharllf' a lltlll a tne tresue. The only means of getting cross the bay now is by way o( the Long Island Railroad. Automobiles and other vehicles to be driven from Brooklyn and Manhattan have to be taken I around by way of Jamaica, thence across the marsh lands to Far Rockaway, and along the peninsula to the Beach. The new roadway would give an enormous impetus to Broad Channel, The Raunt and Goose Creek, which are Isolated now, save for railroad travel. In the opening of this article reference was made to the early history of the Rockaways.

As far back as the latter part of the seventeenth century white nlng from Eldert avenue in what is now knnwn aa ITnitiinfla til HnCknwaV Inlet. A a mqc ir. i. One-half century ago the only seaside summer resort In this country was to be niitliuu VI Btrn uiiicb, a. aao uunv the first hotel, the Seaside House, which stood until 1892, when it was destroyed by fire.

The vnly means of reaching the beach thfti war hv ferrv from Canarsie. found on the Rockaway Peninsula. It no fi Ir i I In 1880 the Long Island Railroad trestle was built across Jamaica Bay, and from that time the development has been rapid. The last decade hits seen the vast stretch of sand piles from below Seaside ta Vannnait whlah lattnr anftinn nnT uiuu uifluu me peninsula ineir tiuiutr. me, first part of the big stretch of sand dunes, to be developed was Far Rockaway.

Jobul L. Norton, who owned most of the land lnj of trunks and bags almost mountain high; gayly dresed crowds nil the magnificent stretch of beaches: promenaded throng the boardwalks, enjoying on one hand the view of the tossing, ever restless ocean, and the cool salt-laden air from both sea and bay. From another quarter come the Joyous sounds from tne hotels, the cottages and the almost innumerable places of entertainment. August 1 finds the season entering upon Its second half, and never have the Rockaways enjoyed a greater run of success than this year, and at no time have the resorts appealed more strongly than Jvst now. Elaborate preparations were made this year for the entertainment of the thousands who are summering there, or for those who are spending a day or the week-end there.

Hundreds of new cottages have been built at Rockaway Beach r.n.l Rockaway Park since the close ot last season. A large number of new hotels, especially Rockaway Park, have been erected, too. There Is not a cottage unrented and all of the hotels have been filled to their capacity during July. Reasonable rates with unrivaled service, which has ever been characteristic of the Rockaways, still prevail, despite the high cost of living. the point of the peninsula, transformed Into the present beautiful Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor and Neponslt.

What Wave Crest, Uayswater and Ocean Crest are to Far Rockaway, so are the three new sections at the west of the beach. There are to be found the costliest homes and the best laid out streets. Itut it. la from Htimmola tn PnnkAwnv that section, interested a number of wealthy New Yorkers in the advantages of the place. They bought ffoin Norton a large plot on the ocean front and in 1836 the Marine Hotel was erected on the ocean front, occupying most of the block now lying between Central avenue and Broadway.

The hotel was the wonder of the time, and for years those of the wealthy who desired to spend the summer at the seashore, journeyed to Far Rocka doubt will surprise many to learn that long before Newport. Atlantic City, Aa-bury Park, Long Branch and sevenl other watering places that now enjoy a wide degree of popularity were thought of, the Rockaways were the favorite resting plape during the heated term for thousands in the North and East and for hundreds of the aristocracy of the South. In those days it was the elite who frequented the hospitable shore which took Its name from an Indian chieftain, Rek-ha-wa-ha, whose followers along in 1685 sold the vast tract extending fro.c Rockaway Point to Far Rockaway, for the Bum of J151.15. 'From the outset the resort became popular and during all that period it his not only retained its popularity but each year has found It Increasing, and today It Is the mecca for over 100,000 who sojourn along the coast from May to late In September and for hundreds of thou3- way. The hotel enjoyed great popularity Park that the leading restaurants and hotels are to be found.

For the great development of the Rockaways much is due the civic bodies, espe-einllv the Proeress Socletv of Fnr Rock until 18C8, when it was burned. Not until 1880 did Far Rockaway commence to show signs that its former pop ularity was about to revive. In that year other men of wealth of New York saw the advantages of the place for a summer away, the Board of Trade of Rockaway Beach and the Taxpayers' Association of Rockaway Park and Belle Harbor. These energetic organisations are co-operating with the borough authorities in their efforts to make the peninsula a second Atlantic City. residence, and a large colony was estab of residence.

Through the co-operntlon of Borough President Cou citizens of the Fifth Ward the mny Improvements needed will ub developments of the Rockaways to the lished In the Wave Crest section, with such men as the late Edward H. Harri- man, Whitelnw Reid, the luto P. F. Col BEACH AND BOARDWALK AT SEASIDE. PREMENADE AT ROCKAWAY BEACH.

i ts i -zrFfn iff 1 SffJT i in. ism 1 1 mi ii minn'ii i a dound to the prosperity of the peninsula will follow he walk. i i i Shore Drie Is Important Project. A somewhat similar but less Important development Is the contemplated bay shore drive. Along the entire snore of Jamaica Bay there Is nothing In the shape of a thoroughfare.

Here and there, where land has been reclaimed, there la a street close to the bay front. In the new sections of Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor and Neponslt, are a number, of new streets that parallel the shore and which give ready access to the water. The biggest part of this Improvement will lie between Fifth avenue, Rockaway Park, and Arverne. The drive will stretch between the Long Island Railroad tracks and the bay. Part of the route is covered by one short street at Seaside, but the rest of the drive to Hammels will have to be built.

At Hammels the street will cross the railroad tracks, continuing on to Arverne, where it will either swing into and become a part of the present Amstel Boulevard, Itself a made street, running through reclaimed land, along the line of what was formerly Amstel Creek, or it will parallel that thoroughfare, crossing a small bog at Edgemere, which will be filled in, and so reach Far Rockaway. The widening of the boulevard is another much-needed improvement for Rockaway. The builders of the village evidently had no idea that the place would grow to the proportions It has, otherwise the present main thoroughfare would unquestionably have been made much wider than It was. This improvement, which, it is estimated, will cost $500,000, Is not as pressing as the others mentioned, nor is it of such vital import as the matter of a new and big enough sewer system. The sewers of the Beach for the most part are privately owned.

Not only are they far too small, but endless trouble Into operation before his term cf office expires, and with their accomplishment the section will lie one of the most Ideal for an all-year resort that could bo wished for, After a long period of work the Topographical Bureau perfected the tentative map of the Rockaways, which on June 27 last was approved by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at Mr. Connolly's solicitation. The principal' improvements the" Borough President has in mind are an ocean front boardwalk, the bay shore drive, the widening of the Boulevard and an adequate sewer system. The plan for the boardwalk, which will reach from Far Rockaway on the east to Neponslt on the west. Is the biggest.

The plan is to have constructed a concrete walk of suitable width and of sufficient height above the water-level, which will extend past the hotels and other buildings1 fronting the ice-in shore. This will afford direct connection with the beaches from the hotels and cottage verandas. Present Boardwalks Are Not Connected. At present there are several localities which have boardwalks, but none of them connect with each other. The longest and widest is at Arverne, a little over a mile In length.

At Rockaway Park there is another, four-fifths of a mile, which separates the "treets and dwellings from the wide stretch of municipal beach now under the control of the Department of Parks. At Hammels and Hollands there are short Btretehes of walk. The plan for the new walk is not to connect the present, chain, but to erect one that will be fitting to the needs of the "Parlor of the Greater City," as Mr. Connolly has described the Rockaways. The tentative route for the boardwalk, as laid down In the map, Bhows that much of It will be built over the shore lying between low and high-water If the walk Is built as planned, other advantages than those which will affect the property owners will follow.

These advantages will relate to the whole resort. One large corporation, has stated that if the promenade is built It will put up a half-million' dollar hotel. Other business concerns have announced that oc.tain big developments which will re is mm follows when prcperty owners have to Her. Aueust Hpckacher. Samuel Cnrev.

GETS HUNTING LICENSE AT 85. apply for connections. William IT UnoTAmon rianava UlaoaO TT Borough President Connolly stated to an Eagle reporter yesterday that the matter of a sewer system Is receiving the N. Dlckerson, th6 late Robert Ingersoll, Samuel Babcock, Mrs. Paran Stevens, J.

B. H. Lanier, the Choate, Sloane and Twombly families, as the leading residents. With the development ot tin country farther out on tne north shore of the Island, the exclusive Wave Crest colony most serious consideration by' himself and the. Bureau of -Sewers.

have been- devoting much time to' perfecting plans for a sewer that will meet point they have reached, today have been undirected and uncorrected. Borough President Connolly hps 1 four great plans that he desires to have put When one has In mind the Rockaways, there must be Included also the unique colonies along Jamaica Bay, especially Broad Channel, The Raunt and Goose Creek, way stations along the trestle over gave way to rthose had -not quite soJ much of this world goods. The section however, has always retained the atmos SCENE AT ROCKAWAY PARK. phere of excluslveness, and today brings the highest rentals of any part of the Hale and hearty at 85, and still' an ardent sportsman and hunter of game, is the record of which H. C.

Hepburn of Babylon, L. is' Justly proud. Hepburn's sporting propensities wero brought to light yesterday afternoon, when he went before City Clerk Scully over In Manhattan to obtain a license to shoot game. It was with a shock of surprise that Scully heard the sportsman announce in answer to a question that his age was 85. Indeed, the cleric could scarcely believe his ears, for shooting licenses are seldom held by any but young men.

The well-set figure of the sportsman, together with his bronzed face and twinkling blue eyes, show that his seventy years of hunting have made his' years set lightly upon his shoulders. ands who spend a day or a week down there. Although ljoth are In the Fifth Ward of the Borough of Queens, there Is a vast difference between the two Rockaways Far Rockaway and Rockaway Beach. Both are Ideal seaside resorts, each having attractive qualities that the other does not possess. Far Rockaway, In a large measure, lias as Its chief claim for popular favor close to 800 beautiful cottages for both summer and winter occupancy.

Rockaway Beach, too, has fully as many cottages and bungalows for those who wish to pass the summer within its confines. And It has also many of the features for entertainment' that have gained world-wide fame for Coney Island and Atlantic City. Today the two resorts are at their best. At the several railroad stations are piles Rockaways. Bemarable Growth In All Parts of Peninsula, the bay.

In these communities many thousands spend the summer and to thousands of fishermen they are the favorite spots In which to allure the finny tribe from their haunts. At each of the places mentioned are a number of first class hotels, which throughout the season are always well filled. It only remains fnr the weather man to show a proper consideration for the Rockaways to make the next six weeks of the season the most memorable In the careers of the resorts along that coast. But the attractiveness of the Rockaways does not end with the summer. For a number of years past that section has been growing as an all-year place The other sections of Par Rockawnv have grown wonderfully, and where there were but ninety-five cottages rentable twenty-live years ago.

there are now over 800, one-half ot which number are ten- fete Where Advertising Power Comes In. THE CHARM OF THE SOUTH SHORE JT yv -r. .1 "XT hold a euchre, concert and dance In the Grand Ocean Pavilion. Friday evenlnsr. Au gust 6.

It is Intended to provide more than Telephone 425 Far Rockaway Ocean House and Belmore Hold, E. FITZSIMMONS, Prop. CENTRAL AVENUE Near Station and Beach Spacious Shady Grounds Large Piazzas Tennis Courts FAR ROCKAWAY, N. Y. PLAN MANY EVENTS IN THE ROCKAWAYS one nunarea prizes tor tne successful players.

The annual masauerade ball at the Puna- dena Will be held evenlnr. Aiisnst Prices will bo given the dancers whoe costumes are. judged -to be the most original ui tnw luuBi .1 Next Wednesday 4x men at the New Hi land will go flshfng In the atixllifLi-v varht fa. lombla. They will leave the pier at "Holland at 6 In the morning and will go In th noun Irene and Josephine Rellly and Joseph Cof-field.

Coming Events at Bockaway Beach. Mrs. John Doscher and Miss Henrietta DoBcher are arranging for the annua) masquerade ball to be held at the New Holland 'House, Rockaway Beach, Saturday evening, August 10. Beside the guests at that house cottagers have been invited to the affair. The ballroom will be decorated with flags, bunting and streamers.

Six prizes will be given the dancers whose costumes are considered the prettiest or most original. A campflre "entertainment will be held the hitter part of the nuinlh In Elderthurst lirove by John learning Post, G. A. It. In arranging the affair the veterans will be assisted by the Women's Relief Corps.

The event will be off Img Reach, where they will angle for Bai. in me party win De Artnur Hascn, Harry Sweeney, Frank Toole, John Bell, Dr. Coming Week Will Be a Busy One Among the Peninsula Resorts. vwinam imrrln and Dr. Clinton R.

Davlsaon in Motel arrivals include the following: Pasadena Miss May Behrend, Mies Anna Rudolf. Peter O. Ferguson, Robert A. "Shepherd, Miss Anna JWahood, Miss D. Middle-nlse.

Miss C. A. Kell. Mtss-Balrd, W. J.

Vaughn, Albert Grlnhert, J. Robins and F. J. Sullivan. New Holland Charles IHansel, Miss Marguerite A.

Thaesen, Mrs. Teresa Schaeffler. Miss May Rosslter, Mr. and Mrs. William Kreuzer, Mrs.

J. J. Swam, John ILee Lazarus'. Mrs. E.

McCarthy, Miss Mary Kenny, John Price and Mrs. McConnell. continued three days and each evening a fire will be lighted in the grove and near it a dance will take place on a platform. The parishioners ot St. Camlllus Church will Several social events have been arranged to be held at Far Rockaway next week.

Saturday evening the annual masquerade ball at the' Ocean House will be given under the direction of Mrs. 12. Fltzsimmons and Miss Elizabeth Kelly. Wednesday evening next an amateur entertainment and dance will be held at th and the same evening a progressive euchre will take place at La Grange. Miss Doris Gunther, who Is at the Clarendon, will give a sailing party next Thursday on Jamaica Bay to guests at that house.

At the Trouvllle Wednesday evening a cabaret show and a dance will MOTT AVENUE (Near the Depot) Always aGood Show and a Cooling Breeze ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BELLE HARBOR July is one of the two dull months in the year for newspaper advertising. In fact, it is dull for most lines of business. During this month wise advertisers choose the mediums they use with extreme care and deliberation. They take only those that they feel they can depend upon to bring them business, and thus the power of advertising is tested.

DURING JULY The Brooklyn Daily Eagle showed it was one of the papers that could stand the test. In the volume of advertising carried it not only strengthened its hold upon second place among all New York City dailies, but it showed a substantial increase over July, 1911, while the paper that was first showed a loss. The Official Records of the Four Leaders: 1912 1911 Loss or Gain First Manhattan Newspaper 828,717 854,472 Loss 25,755 BROOKLYN EAGLE (521,558 Gain 21,375 Third Manhattan Newspaper. .618,666 607,025 Gain 11,641 Fourth Manhattan Newspaper. .578,590 655,580 Loss 76,990 If will be noted that The Eagle's increase was more than twice that of the other paper that showed a gain.

THE 'f" 1 1 mm bn held. The fair In akl of St. Joseph's Hospital was Ifirlod Wcinemlny on the luwn about the Institution and was broiiKht to a close last evening. Hundreds of cottagers from all over tlm Itoekawfiys attended the event. For the benent of the Finltnrium for Hebrew Children at Huckaway I'ark, a concert will lie given Sunday afternoon, August 11.

at the Taekanouwhi. Mrs. Juanne KranKo 1b arranging: the affair. t'onunod -re Frank f'ronlse of the Rayswater Yacht Club has started to arrange for the annual Venetian fore to be hld sitnc time this month. Yaohls owned by members of the club will be converted Into gondolas and will ho sailed In Jamnlen Kay In the vicinity of the Clubhouse.

On the day the -fete Is held eot-ttixers In Rnyawater will be asked to decorate ANDREW McTIGUE DIVING FLOAT Mott Ave. (Opp. the Depot) LOAT Real Estate and Insurance Jg Bettimg PaVlliOn Office Tel. 138 Res. Tel.

503 gpot Rockaway AH LJAVMEQ Large and Cool Bathhouses i U. nHIllLU Magnificent Promenade REAL ESTATE Cafe and Restaurant iMCITPAMrF SHORE DINNER A SPECIALTY and llOUIvVl'IC Tel 14o3 Far nockanay, Specialist for Far Rockaway, Edge-mere, Lawrence and Cedarhurst. i MottAye. (Opp. Depot) ftnnfl OftnA FAR ROCKAWAY, N.

Y. fl uUUH A. L. NEBENZAHL For Cooling Drinks and laitrfCPHt Drpartmrnt Store on la. cEJiTniia av far rockaway.

Fresh Fruit Sundaes Visit Klobllhi 1879. -si'i-rsr- NORTON'S DRUG STORE Doolittle's Pharmacy Central and Clarke Avs. The Busy Corner FAR ROCKAWAY open am. night. Phone 181 MOTT AXD CUM UAL AVS.

1 pifcfe'Bf iff BR89Hp IllilllSliiliii houses. Miss Alice O'firlen of ilanhittan who is at the Is pnteriaining Miss Evelyn llverlv of ltldtrewood. A whist and a porch dance will be glvn nt the Helvedpre evelng. August 10. At th? Fnr Itockaway the ssine evening an entertainment and a dance will be held.

At the Klvone Park Hotel It has been decided to hold a dance every Wednesday and Saturday evcnlntr during the season. The following are among the recont hotel arrivals: Imiierlal- Mrs. r. Zlmmermann. Mr.

and Mrs. R. K'hlns'n. Mr. and Mrs.

William Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wnlte. P.

J. Ie, Miss Kathleen l.ce. Thomas Mullln. Eugene Walter. Hnrrv Murray.

A. H. P. Brown, N. p.

Hooper. Mr. and Mrs. .1. llrown-Ing, Miss H.

Harrison and Miss Mary Manning. Belvedere Tiwensteln, Miss J. Mrs Davidson. Mrs. 1 K'-hiillx.

J. T.oew. Joseph Klein, K. T. nibney.

Adolph Hecht, and MIhs Margaret Merrick. BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE THE NEWSPAPER THAT GOES HOME Ocean Hom Miss Mury E. Coleman, John' I Silverman, Ralph Rn--nfleld. Miss Helen Dalv, Mr. and Mrs.

M. rjall. Mr, and Mrs. J. Rutter.

C. Know. Mis Mary Murray, Mr. nd Mrs. James Mulhnne, M.

A. Nichols, Frank Darcy, Miss Alice It. lllley, tha Mlt.su.