The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-06


Multitude Passed the Anniversary OF Inde-
peHdence.
From Our ODn Correspondent.
CAPE ISLAND, N. J July5
Last year the West Jersey Railroad Companies
placed their afternoon fast express train between
Camden and the seashore on the timetables about
the 10Th OF July, and that date marked the opening
OF the season at Cape Island This year, however,
the railroad companies determined upon taking time
by the forelock, and, accordingly, they announced
that the full summer complement Of trains would
commence to run on the 3d. The result Of these
facilities for reaching this delightful spot, combined
with the curious freaks OF the weather during the
past week or two, and the coincidence OF the Ami
versary of Independence with the weekly day of
rest, were very manifest
There was great scrambllng for seats In the cars
ON Saturday, and when the train finally started on
its way few minutes after time in consequence OF
the difficulty in getting enough cars together, 1t con-
tanned over five hundred passengers. For three or
four days previously large numbers had arrived and
when the eve OF the Fourth of July closed in upon
us, there were by some hundreds more people on
Cape Island than before in its history at the cor
responding period of the year. This fact was 80
marked and singular that it elected universal conf
ment and testimony especially from the affable gen.
tlemen who presdes over the destines OF the great
hotels, none OF whom had ever carried about with
them more benignant and-shall l not say so?-
benevolent countenances The upshot OF the whole
gurated fully two weeks earlier than usual,
and under auspices which give promise of
more than the customary activity. BY the erection
of the monstrous and magnificent pile known as the
Stockton House, additions and Improvements to
several OF the old establishments and the almost
magical springing up OF about fifty and elegant
cottages the facilities OF the place for slowing away
swelterng humanity have been extended altogether
sufficiently for the accommodation of about two
thousand people, Last summer, when the heat in
the city at the highest, and Cape Island was in
consequence, most crowded, elbow room, both at
the table and In bed was sadly lacking. The great
increase in the accommodations to which have re-
ferred and which will note more in detail here
after will happily suffice to relieve the discomfort
which rendered sojourn at Cape Island last sum-
mer vertable pursuit Of pleasure under dificul-
ties
Sunday, as revealed to those who had escaped the
glare and noise OF the CITY, was quiet sober orderly
day. without anything to mark it as being the ami
versary OF the most momentous event In the history
OF the nation. Strolls upon the beach, tussles with
the breakers, hearty and well-consldered dinners,
groupings in the shade for purposes of gossip half
waking siestas, half-heard sermons, and all the
nfinitude OF phases which mark the quiet Sabbath
by the seaside, made up the day-a day less burden
some than most OF the days which fall to the lot
OF men. To-day has been more hilarious The Sabbath
restraint is no longer upon us, and to a man-and
woman as well-we' embrace the freedom OF the
occasion to make ourselves merry we may.
Yesterday only the wayfarers ventured to take
bath The staid people who are here for the sum-
mer can afford TO let the ocean alone on Sunday,
while the hasty sojourners OF a day cannot or think
they cannot and consequently do not But to-day
everybody has made the plunge, some with shiver
and shrinking fear, II the monsters OF the deep
were standing with yawning jaws, ready and eager
to engulf them; others with a bound as free and
reckless that Of the frollcksome porpoises which
disport themselves just without the motley string OF
bathers.
Spasmodic efforts to observe the day with some
regard to its traditions have also been INDUCED In
Every now and then the ear is santed by the un-
welcome and discordant report OF the fre-craeker
The children rush pell-mell to the scene, and con-
tribute their shr voices TO its sputterng notes. ana
raise great hubbub, and natter themselves that
they nothing II not as patriotic as were their
fathers when they children before them. And
them about high noon steamer dying "Hudson'
from her stern, and "Phiadephia" from her bow,
and fairly loaded down with pleasure seekers sweeps
around the Cape, and swings up and down along the
pDs VI bathsTs, nlaAlpg the day hidsoas with the