New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-15

experienced or more tmid lades 20 in With gentleman,
each casping the others elboss and il often requires
the beet efforts Of both TO stand against the breakers
Sm. of the ladies expert swimmers and float
the rollers IS es,y As ducks They seem az much at
home as if they were daughters Of the old With the
trident The less experienced do Dot keep their eyes
open always 20 the breakers they roll in and
observer en- the banks they must offer an amusing
spectacle Now comes in . huge wave silently, and
strikes with immense force when Il breaks, the
uLvatchfu wight. Over be goes, and rolls up on the
sand He struggles 20 his feet ard ventures again. amid
ruars of laughter. But be has soon to JOIN In loud
chorus huchter some Of those who have rejoced
at his isortupe Thus 70 hny or sixty people all
At once struggling in the foam aud the experience
ID often prostrated by huge wave, is an slmating
1ht assure YOU The IarHry of Sea bathing is not %
&c told IL bOvstes tie itebe IN health restores the
diving 70 life and sccamulaes new capital OF vitality
herevifh 10 go through the business oi another year
We shall then come bach again 10 Deal aud Tommy
BoId,ps Having been here last summer, speak from
personal experience. lt is quiet place, II you want
cu, lou can 90 20 the woods snd subsde into forest
n,edituons or read sbook-perhaPs Alexander Smiths
Poems which Mr. Z of our company is fond OF doing.
You can ST under an Dor the shore and sweep
with your alas. more than halt the horizon Of ocean,
with hundred sail 10 sight. Stesners pass every day.
On stage ride down along shsre three Of these pad
ding monsters flew by in close proximity From the
entire sei-circe constantly up mssthesds sails,
bulls from one quarter and down they 20 in the oppc
site bulls. sails mast beads specks. nothing. These
messengers commerce and OF world mo
peDsry ministers If peace aud amity smong mankind
They destroy barriers between na,ioos. They marry
natous each other Paper treaties ropes OF sand
compared with these coujngal ties.
There are other objects vi interest and curiosity along
TIE shore Sometimes the porposes and another fsh
csed the horse mackere may be in full chase Of
,chools" Of smaller fly, which take refuge among the
breakers and frequently driven ashore IN great num-
b.Ts The bahefs have several times pitched them
he sand whence they nd themselves gu the table.
- cut OF the trying psn into the IRE.
We have witnessed to-day the experiment of throwing
hail and rope from the mortar provided by Govern
u.rt to assist stranded vessels The apparatus is sim
Die ard cite ti,r Imagine Sma Fat dos citing on his
launches and YOU have good idea OF It's general torn.
IL s csSug in piece, weighing not more than 100
pounds. be- bored part, represented by the body OF
the doc has elevation If an angle OF forty hve de-
arees perhaps with ibe base aud not than six
teen inches long The bore turned sth accuracy to
receive 2pound ball. TO which is attached by an elias
tic spiral wire quarterinch rope 300 yards long. AZ
tie bottom Of the bore is sus scoop IN the center,
over which is the touch.hole THIS is filled with pow
der and fired by the Of slos match. Mr. Abner
Allen neighbor 70 Friend BIrdrn. conducted the
experiment The precision with which ball and
rope may be thus thrown is astonishing dozen
gentlemen who bad never before seen II took tho
rapge and pronounced where II would fall. The match
WAS it, and off il went with its long tail. describing
splendid curve drawing on, the entire coil and striking
within tew feet of the point Indicated. Ine mortar
wns thrown back, recoied about ten feet Two men
carry this apparatus and IL can Do hred on IN h'o
minutes About year since twelve persons we're saved
b, it in terrific Storm the second shot throwing the
rope across the wrecked vessel and establishing con
necton with the shore The Government has placed
these mortars all down the c"ast. miles apart.
Ave Ga strong souh-easer with lightning and
crashing thunder and rain, prevails NJ. IL becomes
north Easter L. NJ. increases in violence and lsshes
the sea into anger It is beautiful and grand 10 look nc
the broad margin Of white foam breaking on the shore
as far the eye reach either way, while the black
bey ond s covered with white caps Not vessel
il in sight
Your city belle who loves excitement may think we
are dull such day when confined 10 the house, and
ON these mooness nights Wrong We have charsies,
sbeaux fancy balls, buresques, cotlons, concerts,
cards chess domnoes &c At one Of our fancy bslls
Young gent possessed himself Of Friend B0rdens PLAIN
coat and broad brm and the OF the meeting
we're down on the renegade Qusker for dancing The
mistake was easily explained, and Tommy remains q
mber in good standing
With one paragraph about the usefulness Of friend
Tommy and his neIghbor, Abner Allen must close
this long letter At their expense they kept uD q
patrol on the beach and hawses ready assist wrecks
when the Government neglected the coast entirely.
They have saved lives at the risk Of their and
durtd the ha dhp of exposure in mid winter receiving
only in return the grateful ockh0siedments Of the res
cued This went on year after year. Now the Govern
meut has done something but it provides money u
pay for the labor and Of the mOrtars leaving every
thing to the direction OF the inhabitants the coast
Have said anything about the eating down here
Any nan VINO os-atsned With Oh" fare NJ Amer Al.
lens or Tommy Borden's must be pampered gour-
mapd. or no better | commend their houses TO all
lovers Of wholesome living and tn all citizens who do
light in esbathng Along the whole coast the surf IL
delightful IS