The Morning herald., 1876-07-25
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'.,a, " correspondent Of the HERALD
OCEAN CITY, Md, July %, '76.
While svelteriug under the excessive hea
"A " selecting for its escape some cooler re
nu ~ 'I ,ef me- Suggest to your readers and Il
CiI, ,inotonians inv in particular the new ant
,mmodious hotel at Ocean City. 1t 10 sit
% otsd in Worcester county, MARYLAND, 81
IoS noS from Berlin, and about fifty mile
,ntH ,tH Of Cape May, ON the upper end of
ou.n ..nw neninsula from forty to fifty milei
a'lu" ,s"gth hemmed in by the ocean in from
ID Linz in the rear washed By. the waters of thu
asutifil Synepuxent Bay. This bay, thu
.ass ssat nerhaps on the Atlantic coast, iron
hont uo1s fbree hundred yolds wide and foul
M W, deep at the hotel, gradually deepeni
wv eynands TO width OF ten miles towards
lin"otravue a and Cobb's Islands, forty
ias below: perfectly adapted Tor sailing,
nj ' with its waters well stocked with fish,
rahs and eama of all kinds, It offers de-
"htful M and endless source of pleasure for
srhing aud fishing in summer, and duck
nv in winter. Sand snipe and willet are
hot in large numbers on the shore,
The bathing is grand, the surf being equal
/ that of Cape May, and the beach for the
I'M leugth of the peninsula is hard,
reu and pleasant for walking or
rviug on. Nightly it is crowded
[tth CAV promenaders, from the little chill
rao and Youthful lovers, exhiliarated with
he |, sweet thoughts of loves young
reams to the sober matrons and affection
| te mothers. Even the crusty bachelors
Iurrepdcr under the influence Of the saline
Itmosphere and virgins smiles, and feel
|her hearts beat kindlier while lulled to
Inmber BY the never ceasing roar of the
|lrging deep.
The air though salt and damp is not near
L. so damp as at Cape May, and one can al
Esys enjoy sleeping on dry sheets, which
\ the latter place is rare luxury.
The atlrac ions at Ocean City are, and
! III be, the bathing and sailing. For the
Iecond named above this site cannot be sur
bassel No such bay is to be found along
|he shore.
In addition, the secluded location and
lack of outside amusements offer no allure
hents tor the rough and sporting elements
bf society, and tend to keep this quiet,
misunderstanding, seaside resting-place-a
PARADISE for children in hot weather.
1t may be said ca passa'st, that Ocean City
how less than Two years old, is at present
large hotel and about half dozen small
buildings within s'ope's throw, including
drug storeap them svitable soda fountain.
The city is prosp.t..Vs, awaiting the erec-
lion Of coJiages by the numerous and
wealthy holders of lots, into which the site
pf fifty acres was divided and sold last
September. The improvements, however,
ihis year over last are marked; one OF the
most important being the completion Of the
pier across the bay, over which the cars
bring visitors now to the door of the hotel.
Many of the lot holders will probably
build within the coming year, and II the
runor that the P. W. u B. r. r. Co. in
end erecting here by nsxt season another
and elegant no, el, be confirmed into execu-
ion, young and charming city will in
ieed spring into existence on the ocean
'l0re.
The hotel (The Atlantic) is spacious,
with comiortab Die rooms for more than
hme hundred guests.
The proprieiors, Messrs Tracy 81 Dough-
srty Of Salisbury, the latter formerly frc IN
v Wilmington, are gentlemanly and kind to
Acr guests, and as they say down East
'Anow how to keep hotel" The table is
Well supplied and good, and the walters and
Employees are excellent well" and partic-
llarIy attentive. AS gentleman remarked
he other evening ''the only hotel at Cape
Way that surpasses this in convenience and
ccommodal ion is the "Stockton House."
In The evening the large dining room is
!eareu OF The array of tables, and "the
lalcers dancing in tune" to good music,
urllSh scene of gay delight till late
lOur
-Four good bowling alleys are well patron
1eo by those who wish for innocent and
Muscular amusement.
lhe Wicomico and POcomoke Railroad,
with the Eastern Shore Rail-
0a1 at Salisbury, runs directly to the
l"eI, and by means of the P. w. g. B. and
ue Delaware Railroads affords easy &C
ess e Tor all parts Of this Peninsula, making
'vcah City by natural advantages, the sum-
ny! Net resort OF our people. Its visitors are
,tl from Wilmington, Baltimore,
ta; lliaIe phia and the surrounding country !;
noush It's advantages here have been jero-
talnied tal abroad, and the Register chroni-
NJ IN 'Ie arrival of guests from Iowa, Indi-
Ia, Ia, Louisiana and other Western and
vusnern y" States, not to omit one sojourner
', ra q week from the metropolis of France.
.i. ilc society now here to be found would
3pv''ate n, the most fastidious.
,d5 i,e Hotel is nearly full, about three hun
sIa persons being present, and its success
,'raa y summer Sea Shore Resort seems as
"'o' W.