. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. onBlackwells, Wards and Randalls Islands, by Fort Schuyler into the Island is a charming, picturesque summer resort, with facilities forboating and a dny spent here will be enjoyed. Long Branch has long been a famous summer resort. It is about 30miles from the city, on the Jersey coast, and can be reached via Iron Steam-boat Line from the Battery di-rect to the Iron Pier, by boatand rail via Sandy Hook, byPennsylvania R. R., or NewJersey Central R. R. Numberless hotels and cot-tages d
. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. onBlackwells, Wards and Randalls Islands, by Fort Schuyler into the Island is a charming, picturesque summer resort, with facilities forboating and a dny spent here will be enjoyed. Long Branch has long been a famous summer resort. It is about 30miles from the city, on the Jersey coast, and can be reached via Iron Steam-boat Line from the Battery di-rect to the Iron Pier, by boatand rail via Sandy Hook, byPennsylvania R. R., or NewJersey Central R. R. Numberless hotels and cot-tages dot the shore for beach is abrupt and by nomeans firm, very hard to walkupon, and impossible for car-riage riding. Ocean Avenue,along the bluff, between theIron Pier and the West EndHotel is the favorite drive, thefashionable hours are between4 and 7 P. M. The rates perday at the hotels are from $3 to$5, and are most entirely onthe American plan. South of the Branch isElberon. It consists chieflyof picturesque cottages andUnion Square Hotel & Hotel Dam. pleasant Illustrated Guide to New York City. 83 AsBURY Park, about 7 miles south of Long Branch, is a temperanceresort, no liquor being allowed to be sold within its limits. It abounds inhotels and boarding-houses, and the rates are moderate, ranging from $7per week upwards. The entertainment is chiefly bathing in the surf, boat-ing on Wesley Lake, with music and dancing in the hotels. No trains stophere on Sunday. Ocean Grove is on the south side of Wesley Lake. Large numbers ofMethodists, gather together here every summer, and hold camp local regulations are extremely strict. The sale of intoxicating liquors,card-playing, Sunday amusements, etc., are entirely suppressed. Thereare numerous large hotels and boarding-houses, where prices are the summer residents, many of whom live in tents, there is a perma-nent population of about 3,000, but iu summer nearly 30,000 people congre-ga
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