The daily gazette., 1877-06-28
TO THE OCEAN

this city.
The time set for the starting of the
train shows the good Judgment of those
who are managing the affairs. as it is
early in the morning, and arrives at its
destination before the heat of the day
commences.
When the train left the depot in this
| city there were about thirty passengers
on board, aud the Ci y Cornei Band.
THE RIDE DOWN.
The ride from here to Ocean City is al
most without parallel. The scenery Is
beyond doubt beautiful, and every few
| seconds you pass by large and well cul-
tvated farm, with rs waving wheat fields
and 1t just being ripe, presents a very
| pfeetty sight in the morning sun, AS the
| winds gently wave it too and fro. The
large and carefully cultivated corn fields
show that our farmers are we'll up to the
times in farming. The wheat has not
yet been cradled hut now and then the
passenger would catch a glimpse of field
| that had been cut and the harvest gath
cred and stacked up in small shocks
ready to be bauled and slowed away in
the barn, there to lie until threshed, and
really for use.
| With the readers permission we will
| follow the train To It's destination. The
tram moves slowly out of the ,city, aud
when beyond the city limits the speed is
gently but very perceptibly increased un-
I'll We are running at the rate of about 10
miles per hour. We soon leave the tracks
of the p. w 81 b. r. r., at the Delaware
Junction, and are then upon the Della
ware Railroad. After crossing the bridge
| over the Christiana creek, we ascend a
heavy grade until we reach Hare's Cor
ner where the grade descends until New
| Castle is reached in Ia very short time.
a l.n fnnfN .l, II.
| the band strikes up tune, but upon ar
| irving it was discovered that there were
| no passengers to take on board, and that
there was only one person near the depot.
| The trail is continued on without stop
ping and the stations ofState Road, Bear
and Rodney are soon passed, near which
places are situated some ofthe fineStIfarms
| on the peninsula The next stopping
place is kirkwood, at which place the
| number of eXcursionlstS was augmented
by the acquisition of three persons.
Rushing on with a slight decrease in
speed for the purpose ofScrossing q canal
bridge, we are soon at Mt. Pleasant, but
no passengers stepped on board. Con-
tlnulng on past number of, very large
and Extensive peach orchards, the
whistle of the locomotive is sounded,
which causes most of the passengers to
leave their seats, and start for the doors,
and no wonder, we are approaching Mid
dletown, and one can Scent breakfast
upon the morning air. The passengers
aight, and with one accord rush into the
restaurant, and endeavor to get few
mouthfuls to eat just as some of the
hungry ones had seated themselves, and
had given their order the conductors cry
OF all aboard, is heard, and the train be-
gins to move slowly off and the poor un-
fortunate passengers rush out in frantic
haste, falling to get anything to eat AT
this place as far as the eye can reach are
situated large number of the finest
farms in the State, and beyond doubt
1t is the finest stretch of fground Here al
so within sight of the road are the largest
peach orchards in the State, among them
| those of His Excellency Gov Cochran,
Mr.. Eliason, Mr.. S. Townsend and others
After rushing through two deep cuts and
out upon and across a bridge Townsend
is reached, here several persons are
| awaiting the arrival of the train, among
them Mr.. Samuel Townsend and John
ID. Carter. No passengers, and we are
quickly on our way again and soon reach
Black bird forest the largest in the State.
Hereifor the first time the splendid odor
| of the magnolia, is gently waited on the
morning air, and into the car windows.
Leaving the forest we approach Clayton,
where large number of persons had
| gathered, and nine persons stepped on
| olrd. AT Dover the next point reached
| the number is again augmented and af-
| ter the engine had been fed with water,
the train moves on, and in a few minutes
reaches Wyoming, where the train was
run off on a switch for the purpose of al
| lowing the up passenger train to pass.
| While waiting large number ofpersons
gathered around the car containing the
| band and in Difference to their wishes
| which was expressed on their races they
1 10, ,.n1. airg Va. Il.
/ ing the section of the State containing
the pines, and large trees. All along the
| line from the above station to FELTON, the
| woods may be seen on every side as far
as the eye can reach. A slack in the
speed is made for FELTON, but there being
no eXcursionists the train continues on
and reaches Harrington, where several
get on board and two more, passenger
| cars are added. Passing ON through for
ests and cultivated land stopping at Far
mington and Bridgeville, Seaford is
reached, and large number of the in
| habtants of that busy little place, are in
waiting. After leaving Delmar, the train
did not stop until reaching Salisbury.
] Leaving Salisbury the train runs down
the Wicomico and Pocomoke R. Il. to
Berlin.
| After riding for few minutes the train
rushes out upon plain, and the first
view of
| OCEAN CITY.
| is obtained, AS the train approaches
the city it crosses Synepuxent Bay, be-
tween which and the Atlantic Ocean it
| is situated.
| From present appearance it Is destined
to be one of if not the finest summer re-
sorts in the country. 1t faces directly
/ upon the Ocean and has an unbroken
beach from Indian River inlet to Chin
colleague Island. Immediately in the
rear of the city is situated the beautiful
bay of Synepuxent, forming one of the
safest for boating ,and fishing that can he
found any where, and also for bathing
| for those who are TIMED about going in
to the Ocean, the water being just as
| brakish.
The bathing In the Ocean at this re-
sort is considered safer than at any other
summer resort in this country. As one
stands upon the beach and gazes out
upon the Ocean, they notice about the
800 yards out dark line beyond which
the wateI has the appearance of being
green. This line is naturally formed,
and Is called the safety line. At the
demarkation the surf breaks, and all in