The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-20
COMMUNICATED

A TRIP TO ATLANTIC CITY.
few days SINCE a party of gentlemen, thirty
five in number, received an invitation from Mr..
FELTON,, President of the Philadelphia and Bati-
more Railroad, Mr.. Broadhead, President of the
Camden and Atlantic City, and Mr.. McKibbin,
proprietor of the United States Hotel at Atlantic
City to be an" at the closing of the season on the
18th inst.
merrier party never started on a three days
holiday than entered a special at the President
street depot on Saturday morning. In some re-
spects, the company might have been termed
promiscuous. There were lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants, manufacturers and respectable loafers,
statesmen in office and statesmen out of Office
Breck's and Doug's, Straightouts and Reformers,
with few who "looE toise and say nothiEg'-all de-
termined to let the world wag py itself for few
days, and bent on having general good time
while it lasted.
At the Philadelphia depot the party was met by
Mr. Broadhead and escorted to the depot of the At
lantic City Road at Camden, stopping for few
minutes at the ola Pierre" to give the company
opportunity of inspecting the ground floor arrange
ments of that admirable institution. Leaving
Camden in special train at 2 O'Clock, and passing
through country, not interesting Just now but
with promising future, and over road which
looks as If it had just left the contractors hands,
such is its perfect order, in two hours we found
ourselves before the door of the United States Ho
tel, distance OF sixty miles, where we were re-
ceived by Mr.. Mckibbin in a manner that made us
feel at home without further ceremony.
Dinner over, all hands turned towards the beach
the great point of attractiOn-and what a mag
nifcent sight here presented beach, ten
miles in length, smooth and hard that carriage
wheels scarce make an impression on it. One days
ride on that Shore with the pure air of old ocean
blowing over you, and the waves curling and break
ing at your feet, will bring up the wear and tear of
a month of city ile-in fact, some of the old 'uns
felt rejuvenated an hours time that they at
tempted to race with the breakers, but got sadly
whipped.
Atlantic city is destined to become the greatest
resort for those who seek for seaar sea- bathing
on our whole coast. While its facilities for bathing
are equal to those of any other point it presents
attractions in the way of fishing, cunning, sailing
driving, &C., not to be found at any other point on
the coast The iriat opening rniia ahova tho
gives inside bay ten twelve miles in length
Astounding in fish, while the island which protects
it from the ocean swell affords ample occupation to
the sportsman.
The Omitted States" the headquarters of the
party, has communications for six hundred-the
other hotels in the aggregate accommodate thirty
four hundred The President of the road informed
US that $4,000 people visited the place during
the past season. They must have had lively
time when it was ''high change"
After "doing" the place as thoroughly as our
limited time would allow, and expressing our thanks
to Mr.. Broadhead and MIR. McKibbin for the plea
sure we enjoyed, which very happily done
through Judge Mason and Col Spencer, of Annap-
oils, we returned home Monday our only re-
greet being that Atlantic city is not two hours from
Baltimore instead of Philadelphia.