It is not unknown for a separated wife to say she's a widow, however, since L was a deck-chair attendant, he probably died before the advent of the plastic garden chair.
A deck-chair attendant would usually be employed by the local council, but a top-notch hotel might also have employed one. You could make inquiries with Scarborough council to see if he was employed there.
Your note implies that L died at a hotel. He could have been living there, if he was wealthy enough, or employed there, living in or out. He might have died on the premises while having a drink or meal. He may also have collapsed or been involved in an accident on the street, taken into a nearby hotel and died there.
From your note, it would either be a hotel in Scarborough or a hotel named Hotel Scarborough.
As a point of interest, did he have any family connection with Scarborough? I did see an obituary for a Leonard Smith who died in the Scarborough area in 1889.
Best wishes.
