New-York tribune., 1867-08-17
ATLANTIC CITY
EliE STORM ALONG IGE JERSEY COAsT-FsI-
NG-SAILoR GINGo-A SACK RACE.

Of August J. and of which every day brlngg
of ships laundering at sea, was q very differ
ent thing at Atlantic City nom the same storm in
Park-Tow. Here the thing was got up in magnif-
cent STYLE L assure you and the display
grand. There contest between the wind and
waves, and the ocean grew furious with rage. Far
out 20 sea, could see ridge after ridge of white
topped hills rising if by magic out of the bosom of
tho deep; then from their SUBMITS they would
throw up masses OF flashing spray, which would fall
again INTO tho dark, rolling waters like driving snow.
And over 70 all hung the black sky, and sheets of
dark RAIN. During the night 1t blew great guns 1--WE
are nothing nero II we are not nautlCa ana the SURF
Numbered upon the beach III such way that knew
i. meant mischief. could not sleep; for my imag-
nation rampant the storm. i fancied the
waves creeping nearer and nearer to our hotel. Oc
casiOnaY III tho pauses OF the wind instead of the
usual tbundeTous UpToar could hear hard crunch
ing noise ike the gnawlng of great teeth, and knew
1t 10 be the hungry waves deyouTlng everything that
came in their way.
And there were our precious bathing-houses OF
course they were already swallowed, and soon l
would hear that toaTtulI crUnchiDg under my very
window, on the hotel piazza 1t was some satisfae-
HOn TO be certain that four or hYe hundred people
would bc drowned at the same time with myself;
and there they lay sleeping all around me- and APP
ever, Hardicanute would stay the waves in time.
Even now he might be on the piazza; astrlde the
balustrade, brandishing aoft buoy for a scepter.
and Queling the rage of ms refractory subjects 1t
was useless 10 alarm the sleepers, and tell them of
their danger; for escape into the back country
doubt impossible for by this time the marshes must
be oyerilowed. At this point of my meditatons
great wave thundered close to my ears, and was
When next opened my eyes, and recovered con-
sciOusness, l did not find myself in the gorgeous
homo Of the devilhsh, nor yet upon branch of red
coral with bouquet OF seaweed IN my hand nor even
sitting upon rock Combing my hair with a comb of
gold. and dismaly surveying my scaly. neither ex
fremitcs No was lying ON a bedstead, and hair
mattress and the first object saw apOor black
India-rubber comb lying on the bureau With the
single exception of the comb, however, my condi-
tion was preferable to that of most
drowned persons: and, thankful that l had
feet 10 walk on, betoOk myself to the window. and
found that the rain had ceased, but the wind CON
tinued and the waves were still keeping up a tre-
inendOus uprOar. There was, IN truth, an excessive
food tide and the level part OF the island was GOV,
cred with rushing waters The general water-level
seemed greatly raised, and had the appearance of
beng higher than the island. Much of the wide
space between the hotels and the beach, being very
low was flooded, while just on the beach strlp OF
sand lifted itself above the tumult, but was covered
by the surf of every wave Upon this strip were the
bathing ghOuses, and as they were built on piles, the
water passed haTmlessl ly under them.
The scene upon the beach that day beggaTs descrip
ton. Everybody was out of doors watching the
waters, and wondering what they would do next;
and when the tide reached It's highest, and some OF
the clearinghouse suddenly began TO reel as If they
had taken advantage OF the unusual state OF Things,
and had been imbibing freely OF the Bourbon that
HSIdicanute always keeps hidden away somewhere
In their innermost recesSes 10 be produced when he
considers proper, rle excitement became intense.
The houses grew more and more tpsy and hnaIy
toppled ever and away they went, riding on the
waves far out to sea- and returned neXeImoIe.
AS the waters had subSded dhttle, so that
1t only seemed dangerous, but was not realy So an
newly formed inlet to the bathing Tor no OBJ
ject that could discoyer'but TO see the waters roll
under the houses. Now, hack drivers appeared IN
numbers upon the scene, and cut came purses, and
women and children were packed INTO carriages ana
driven across the shallow places, but lhe many
seemed To prefer the cheaper method OF crossing,
always popular with boys, and which may not map
propTiately be styled "cTaniugD Fun for the boys,
aud for the little girls who had nothing 10 90 put
take of shoes and stockings and splash night IN, but
rather inconyenient to the city bellies with their
tranQ,robes However, they gather UP their trains,
gk theirs nd under
in they 20 in high glee, and emerge on the other sae
with bedFaggled skirts, and perehance q sh9edeIt III
the bottom of the inlet. Never mind! They have
crossed the RubIcon, and wen the great 1eIclty OF
seeing the waters rush under the bathng houses
Some ayailed themselves OF the broad back ana ui!-
Wearied good nature of Our fine wateT-gOd IlaIul-
sanute aud lac rudged back and FORTH heavily laden
each way. ~,
DO we have good fshingi should think 50. Did
wenot go ont yesterday and spend the Whole day %dayj
One of our party caught shark. 10 De sure ~ " as
very little one, but shark is shark; ana the 1Ol-
tunate fisherman has been the non on O OioI eaTr @
since, and has completely cut out the man WHO saw
whale, even as nc cut ont the man WHO knew man
who caught halibut. The only other non We nave
Is a daTk-lOOkng, melancholy woman VINO wears
DER cngnOn low, and always appears III SNORT Cesses,
and who. il is mysteriOuSy whispered ABOUT the
bGuse writes" What she writes no one has as yet
been so bold as to affirm, but from the solemn eX,
preston they ali put on when the nysuc WoIu
writes is whispered IN ones ear, presume I sile
composes eptaphs, OF poetry 1or 'ne i4'' ~
But to return to our fishing. The, place where
c.
hotel and yoH would never guess how we got tneIe.
Hacksi No, indeed. a newspaper correspondent III
q hack would feel ike mudtmue on crimson
velvet sofa. Why we went IN passenger car 10 DC
sure-a good, cheap, comfortable way OF getuhB
along, which never saw IN any country place DuI
this, begging the Mayors pardon If 1t Is an actual
bono f06 CIV. .
ingin this preposterous fashion and the fact is
never did get to them uGaCe them 10 come 10 me,
unless toad fish and eels fish, and If none OtsOur
party had possessed any greater persuasive powers
than nIVself the advice Tom Flood gives amateur
fisherman viz: 10 take a bottle 10 put the fish in,D
would have been applicable IN our case. But they
were coaXed into the boat somehow black fish, and
blue fish, slNeT-gfay, and speckled, 50 that your
correspondent Is enabled 10 certify 10 the lact Jhat
6sh do exist in the vicinity Of Atlantic City
Ii is amusing 70 the airs the OdTesldents assume
over strangers. On our fishing party overheard "a
scrap of conversation between two-weeks resident
and one who had been here bnt two days.
Says Two Weeks: DoyOu see that schoOner-rlgged
Ehp standing out TO sea That three-cOrnered piece
Of canvas on the top Of the nainmast IS tergaEn-
s' aud that big piece Of wood al the bottom OF the
sail is a tafiIail, and the the top is yard
royal. II is that the young .midslipmen have 10
stand, and il is a dangerous service
Mercy on US, says Two Days they must newt
ably fall Oft when the wind blows baTdp
oh they get used 20 il, and know how TO hold on.
SeeSnow, how the water IL rushing out OF her lee
scuppers"
Two DAYS opens her eyes in amazement at so much
wisdom, and meantime the three-masted schooner
. What is agalIr r Gays Two Days.
Two Weeks Is nOnplussed, and answers rather con-
fusedly 1t IS something used steamships, be-
lieve Do you know what those ladders are called
that go up from the deck OF that ship to the top
mastf
They are shTouds, and the rope that holds the
Httle-bOat is a tarpaulin"
What makes porpoises leap out Of the water that
"5Tbaf is their,nethod of pgino r,,, ; ,re,,