New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-25
A PIIILADELPHIAN'S SUMNER
THE SEASON AT ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC Cry, May 2l.-There are some
novel features this popular and rapidly
resort which impress the visitor very forcibly. upon
coming here for the first time he IL puzzled ny I've u-
certain delays the railway tran which stops repeat
eddy in tho most unexpected places In all parts OF the
island and finally backs up the main avenue OF the VII
ape the OF which are not at
all improved BY the tracks in the middle Upon leaving
the train the stranger is astounded Dy he host vi h'e
Summer inns, which seem 70 cover very large part OF
all the available space There are great many neat te
cottages for Summer residence owned manly by Phiia-
delphans, htio hotels appear TO almost equal
them in NUMBER while they hardly srpass them In size.
The prosperity and the growing favor OF TINS watering
place proved by the newness OF great part OF the
cottages other buildings over 100 structures have
been put up this little city-a city IN summer s
small village in Wintcr--spce last Summer, than
onehalf Of which pleasant Villas not am
bilious in siz', which generally have rather
diminutIye plats Of ground about them, and
are only occupied In tho SUMNER Atlantic
City has grown fast that In some sections
there been little time to care Tor the beautiful
There is a tumbled. unfinished appearance about some
of its sreets-notably Atlancaye Just now-and sand
heaps do greatly abound bat Pacihe-avc. and several
of the avenues which cross It bordored by many
comcy Estates and form delightful ground Tor sauner
ing or driving The which run down to the sea
shore named after the several states OF the union
and some of the shorter loaded down with the
Atlantic CITY, IL not altogether eiiy OF magnificent dis
tanees like Washington, is certainly city OF magnificent
intentions Its attractions are patent ana very invt-
Ing It's air is remarkably saubrious Philadelphia
doctors who know most OF its advantages sehd miner
many nvaids whose health is too delicate to bear the
damp air Of other watering places. Ii Ia hard 10 ac-
count satisfactorily for the singular dryness and the
beneficial snoothncSs OF the atmosphere IN place so
encompassed by water, but there IL no question that 1t
does possess these qualities, aud Atlantic CITY people
are not all dident IN celebrating their virtues and
I'm CRYING down all other watering-places The kindly
influences OF the air supplemented by the abundant
advantages for bathing. The beach Is broad and
very long, and the residents mere say that the
surf is perfectly safe and without more undertow
than at any OF the most favored bathngpaces at the
coast They assert rOundy that only intoxicated per-
sons or suicides drowned at the beach Parti
sans of Cape May tell ugly stories OF the Atlantic CITY
undertow but their tae-bearng is here attributed to
envy malice and all unchartableness. While the
beach very fine at this place. the approaches to
IL are all allurng. The roads leading thithcr are
generally very heavy and sandy, and wide belt OF
salt marshes which runs behind the shade Tor good
way restricts the rambngs OF promcnalers. For this
reason most OF the hotels considerably removed
from the sea- but not so that the fine views fail
the brisk brlezes loso their refreshment. From the
largest hotels rails laid TO the blthnghouscs. and
car rams for the guests fit hours through the day.
PLEASURES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
For the great multitude VINO DO not ike the SURF, nut
desire salt water baths large and well-provded
bathing establishment erected, ana proved I'M
Inc nscly popular last season. Its capacity is
sderably increased. Besides bathing and healthgving
air, Atlantic City provides some pleasant drives and
unsurpassed sailing and fishing At the Inlet at the
north OF the island, great number OF sail boats
and rowboats are kept and the ladies' well the
| men spend much Of their Summer idiencss upon the
water. The tall lighthouse, too, is constant source
| az
Q a. m to noon and from its top an immense
sweep land and water scenery ~ laid before the eye
1t is almost unnecessary to state that Atlantic City
offers great store Of the common fashionable recreatons
OF resorts dancing, music aud other pleasures
such the presence OF several large hotels with many
wekept Ones beside the legion OF lesser inns cannot
fail supply. The attractions of Atlantic City do not
90 unimproved 1t ia claimed that ts growth OF late
years been swifer than that OF any other we'll
known seaside resort on the American coast. Real
estate enormously in value here within
seven eight years Eligible lots sold today for
ten twelve, and even fifteen times what they were
held at in 1865 The panic has hut Atlantic City
very little the number OF buildings There
hotel of fair size, several of the old ones have
been much enlarged. and scores OF Summer cottages
have been bnllt Most OF the cottage building Is by
Phlladophians, and their city also provides big share
OF the occupants Of the hotels bat Baltimore. Washing
ton and cities In Pennsylvania and the West pretty
well represented NewYork hitherto has sent very few
pleasureSeekers TO Atlantic CITY, but the people say
say that IL NewYorkers only knew what varied pleas
ure Atlantic City offers they would be nJcking here like
| unto the Philadelphians II IL, however, long and
roundabout way from New-York. II there a d.
rect line here and the eyes Of Manhattan could be
opened these modest Atlantic City folks declare
that Long Branch would be left howl
ing wilderness. Express trains reach here from
Philadelphia in little less than two
hours At this time before the express trains are run
ming Is tedious and sandy ride the distance being
upon the island from Philadelphia and elsewhere
II Is said that treescore are already arranged for this
season. special line of track, as at Cane May takes
the excursion parties directly to large excursion hotel
by the beach, 1t is intended to run street railway
the cars TO be drawn by hOrscs-frOm the excursion
h0el 10 the inlet distance OF abont two miles. This
VIII nass Through Ss either Atlantic or Pave Tns
last year, and the streets nave been improved at
outlay Of several thousand dollars.
COTTAGE BUILDING AND RENTING.
The cottages which been built last Summer
include very graceful te'mansions prettily set
but the majority of them not OF costly kind as
some belonging to previous The most note
worthy Of the cottages of this are the following
the cost being an approximate estimate without refer
TO land furniture: @. Byron Morse Of Phila-
dephia has built villa costing $500 at NewJersey.
Ideiph has , rat in Cdts WIN
e lest Cottages N Atlantic City on North caronaa9 So for
s12 600. At New iampshre-ave. and Atlantoave. john
!. Roberts Of Philadelphia has constructed cottage
$500 John r. Rees of Philadelphia has built 5000
cottage in North Carolina-aye villa of about equal
buildiug for Thomas Bacon OF Philadelphia at
South CarOinaave. and Pacilc-ave VIM. l.. Adams OF
Philadelphia has $500 cottage in Pacific ave be.
low Indiana-ave Paul Wooiton Is building two cot
tages III Delaware-ave and smaller ia North
Caronaaye. The new villa of Henry j. White of Phil
dephla in Oho-aye, will cost about 5000. At New
York-ave and Atlantic Henry Dison Of Philade.
phia building 81 900 cottage for Henry Coward DR. F.
A. Is. Penrose Oi jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia
erecting handsome villa IN Kentucky ave, near the
beach which Will cost about $1,000. At North
CaroIina-aye. AVID Pacitc-aye.. A. B. Cooper
OF Camden is building $3.50 cottage, aud
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