New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-15
NEW JERSEY.
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Correspondence OF The ~ Y. Tnbuns.
DEAL. y. J., Friday. August 5 1883
II the facilities of this shore for luxurious bathing
were better known to our citizens they would flock here
in crowds during the bot days OF sumner more de-
lichtiul retreat can hardly be found yshere Gentle
men and ladies' Who have gone the rounds Of SIMMER re-
sorts between Cape May Newport. Saratoga aud other
places say there is no place like Deal Aud yet to the
majority of New Orkers its existence IL perhaps entire
IL unknown Let me eblghten them by has'y sketch
Of cur journey aud stay hlther.
Right glad were 10 escape from the pestlental az
fuya Of the City streets, On Saturday, July 30-Thc
steamboat Golden Gate landed party at the Ocean
House in two and halt hours from RobnsOnst These
Stages waiting for passengers to Long Branch and
Deal The boat made an intermediate landing however
at The Pavilion. beautiful hill and sea shore retreat
inside If Sandy Hook There the pier we're assem-
BLEED crosd of expectan wives, waiting for their hus
bands Nurses Win children ia their and sporting
around them, pointed OUT the dear psrs the boat
neaTt the wharf: and week separation Was forgotten
in tbe happy greeting stages with nearly as many
husbands IN each ef the Ocean House for LOug Branch
and Deal. They wound alopg the sandy and devious
road now on the edge Of Shrewsbury inlet and directly
close Ia the shore where the everlasting surf was
breaking With its sbe foam and musical roar The pa
Iy and freshness Of the air the more delightful IN
contrast with that We had just LIT We saw new and
picturesque objects also. Fish hawks flew by home
ward bound with fresh FISH IN their taOns, for their
uestpgs supper IL is curious tOsee them swOOp down
and seize in al Instant the unfortunate perch who has
shewb himself too the surface The laws Of New
jersey forbid the shooting Of these birds who feed only
On h.h and keep off the hen hawks Their nests are
quite hume rOus aud generally in the branches OF dead
tree near the grOundthat IT, not more than from II O
80 feet above il and you may frequently Old Daddy
and Nanny Hawk sitting the edge Of the nest or near
IT, while the little heads Of the children are visible over
the paIapets. A gentleman who had been along the
same road pursuing, said, We shall come
To Crane pond directly, where | near hundred
"uhe cranes assembled in council" The driver inform
cd Us however that those birds egsated before break
fast and were ~ be seen in the evening. 30 IL
proved.
We Travelled rather azy in the broad wheeled Jersey
wagons The drivers lad understanding not % pass
each other and the leader of eight stages had pair
Of lazy mules We third 10 the line, aud the i'm
patient husbands keptcTyDg out 10 Bob, 70 go ahead
10 which be paid little regard. Sigh; omission OF
point OF stage etiquette gave our driver an excuse 70
whip by On good opportunity, and were soon drop
g one husband here aud another toere the several
boarding houses on the Branch, until solitary one
Ohe wrifer) renisned and he with wife and daughter
was booked for Deal about iourmes further on. Now
the boarding houses were less numerous. -Four ladies'
stood at the entrance ~ lane which led OF 10 OF
them They evidently on the lookout for shelr
husbands and for 4 moment contemplated the POSSIBLE
y Of being claimed by all az once as we were nov IN
the evenings dusk. Happily. escaped, and We soon
found Ourselves al the house Of Tommy Borden, Just II
tine for glorious supper Of fresh hsh and lobster for
tho.e who liz I'd t. chew the article YourcorespOnIenr
6scbevst
Were you ever al Tommy Borden'.l No Well,
doubt you Will be entirely happy man ti yOu can
say tes Tommy is a friend, technically aud socially
He is an active sensible, wide awake man, and useful
for beyond bis vocation farmer and cost. But this
hereafter The house i quarter Of nile from the
leach where Neptune shakes the foam from his locks
II surrounded By abd woods excepting over one
field 10 The eas and there the red clover Il now in
bloom vii In fity yards of the salt sea. Corn fields
wave In The very If his bTny Majesty, ani from
the Louse Westward stretches thick forest OF noble
trees Thi- il great advantage over the Long Branch
houses which are generally treeess and shrubess IN per
petusi sun.
SUNDAY morning after sunrise, was rolling 10
tie suli-llxuIy long 70 b. remembered! About II
NJ those Of the boarders who did not 90 70 church
tive miles dist8nt) mad. for the beach Although you
know all about tie excitement Of sea-bathnHg. must
ia pose On you short description OF our method and
II meantime You ating IL an editorial caif you
10, all the better appreciate the comfort 0i ths drhV
iul renoy aiion OF the outward man
AT the proper state Of the tide Asher tine charge oil
hi. e1r rings the bathing bell The gentlemen
ct thir dresses from the line take each Two towels
rom tie paincs and walk 10 the beach the ladies'
rdiUg Own in ouuibuses All disappear ia the copy
hou.s prepared for the purpose and 10 few moments
YOU se- the whole company srrayed 10 their fancy
dte.s.s standing on tie edge e the su Some Of the
la1i.s have blue boomers beltci around the waist
s1me ere Ia red some IN gray; some il all colors, with
stfaW has iied u.der ne chin ne gentlemen are
scarcely ess GLc'iul wth plaid pat. bltroDei o-er
q blue " rel SKIRT They vale u through BE r)iling
fau AID Immediately yoU s.e fben diving and SWIM
r. n AID tD7uiog sumeIsefs ia Oh dTeci0us. Dr. less