Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-08-31

els. The dancing lasted till half-past one
o'clock, but the carousing held on till break of
day. The cost of the Ball was $500, and the
receipts some $4,000.
Friday morning paid my bill and started
FIR Atlantic, where l think you will likely hear
| from me again. HOTEL INSPECTOR.
ATLANTIC CITY.
UNITED STATES HOTEL, Aug. Is, 1866.
Editor Journal:
The time allotted for my remaining in this
"City by the Sea, has about run out; but be-
fore leaving, shall try and furnish description
of its beauties. Atlantic City is sixty miles from
Philadelphia, at the terminus of the Camden d
Atlantic R. R. 1t is on an island of sand, seven
miles from the mainland of New Jersey, and
separated from it by the salt meadows of Abse-
con, and the Great Thoroughfare Inlet. The
place was founded by Mr.. Leeds, whose re-
mains repose in a lonely spot on the north side
of the town and marked by four cedar posts
1t has Just entered its "teens"-the foundation
of the first building having been laid in 1853.
The voting population numbers one hundred
and twenty, with Union majority. 1t is beau
tifully laid out in squares, wide avenues and
sandy walks. City passenger cars pass through
the main avenue every ten minutes and run to
Thoroughfare Inlet, where fishing tackle, fine
sailing boats, with experienced captains to man.
age them, and all the other articles required for
jolly sail can be obtained at prices highly re-
munerative to the vender.
The track of the @. d A. R. R. extends along
by the principal hotels and the trains stop at
each hotel long enough to let the passengers off
and thereby save them the expense of back
The hotels are rather ordinary. Two are for
the Germans and there are some half-dozen
Lsger Beer Gardens. The United States is the
only first-class establishment in the city. The
sleeping apartments are large and well furnish
ed. A car is run daily, to and from the bath
houses for the benefit of the guests, and the
bathing houses are very much superior to any
that have yet seen. Of course the bill of fare
embraces the choicest viands, and their wine
cellar is filled with the best imperial brands.
One daily paper keeps the community in
formed of the arrivals at the hotels. The drives
extend nine miles along sandy beach. 1 have
not seen private turnout here. The hacks all
have wide tires and look very much like road
wagons. The people visiting here are mostly
from the Quaker City, and like Jacobs cattle,
are spotted. Every grade is represented, from
the boot black, always ready for "shine-up,"
| to retired street missionary.
The hotel proprietors have not much of har-
| vest this season. Last year one hundred thou
sand people resorted to the place, and prepara-
tions were made for great many more this
year; but they have not yet arrived. The bet
ter class of people are deserting the place ac-
count of the great number of excursionists who
come down from the city and carry everything
before them. The houses that entertain the
latter, arc making money, and their dancing
halls are daily and nightly crowded with the
B'hoys and Ghalls of Philadelphia, ready to
shake the foot, or square off for free fight.
On Tuesday 1 visited the Light House. Two
hundred and forty steps winding around an iron
column, lead to the top of it. The top of the
tower is framework of glass and iron, covered
with metallic roof with small chimney pro-
jectiDg from the apex, and protected from the
birds by wire gauze extending around the
outside. Inside of this is large dome made OF
prism shaped glass and held together with brass
bands. The floor of the dome is iron and di-
| vided into chests which contain the tools and
heating apparatus. The lamp is placed in the
center of the dOme-resembles an old fashion
lard oil lamp-has glass chimney, four circu-
lar wicks, the smallest one inch and the largest
three inches in diameter, reservoir capable Of
holding two gallons of oil and is wound up like
clock with weights to keep it going. 1t is
gallons oflard oil is nightly consumed. A large
silver reflector to the landward side of the light
sends the rays forty-five miles out upon the
ocean. Three men are employed to tend it,
The head keeper receives 5000 and his two as
sistants $500 each with what oil they steal
thrown in, per year. The dome cost SIS, OOO
and the whole structure $4,000. A magnificent
view is had from the top of it. To the left rolls
theever restless Atlantic with "white-caps" gaily
| frisking over its surface. On the right is the
Great Thoroughfare Inlet dotted all over with
beautiful yachts and craft of fishermen, and
threading in every direction the salt meadows
of Absecon with silver veinlets. At your feet
lays Atlantic City. Its numerous hotels and
boarding houses, surrounded with beautiful
groves, presents an appearance of islands amid
a rich green sea, and the sweet music f ON vari-
GUS bands vibrating softly through the all
makes one almost imagine that he is gazing on
some enchanted spot. The wide avenues are
| lined with hacks-trains loaned with precious
freight are departing, groups of witching maid
| ems in petroleum colors are holding sweet
converse on the corners, lonely young men are
wandering around, anxious to be taken in and
done for, hundreds of bright eyed children with
their small buckets and little shovels are play
| ing on the sandy ybeach-excursionists are bold
| ly striking out with reticule on one arm and
| a pretty maiden on the other, Quakers in broad
brimrned hats and shad-bellied coats are quietly
admiring the grand old ocean, innumerable
bathers in suits and few farther down clothed
in natures basket are enjoying a dip, the
whole presenting grand combination view that
ought to be photographed by some enterprising
artist.
Nearly all the fashionables and the beauties
have departed and am now taking my farewell
look at the place, have packed my trunk, lined
one vest pocket with quarters to sooth the
wounded feelings of the servants, and at four
o'clock will be off for Newport.
u, uOTFT TNCpECTnp
Tile Washington IN. CO. Dispatch thus
corrects an assumed mistake:
"We can tell The Press frankly and truly
that not one man in five hundred at the
South qUho has the manners or appearance
of gentleman, is anything else than a
good ex-Confederate. On one question,
| fba Jooont ,oortion of our pOnuIation w ne