The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-16

,ur Nru ATrRtCTTONs THtT ARE IN
ygOCESS or CONSTRUCTIOM


pEOGESS or CONSTRUCTION
rier Straight Out l"to the Ocean that l.
,..eoJrd 90 Eclipse In It's Length, tts Situa-
non, and It, NpPointme any OF those
n, the Fnmou. EnTIish Seaside Resorts.
vtb fnr autumn months the ropulat. on
s,r,n, Branch drops from $1,000 to $500
,of the residents claim 3 800 hut this In
A,ilfful It certainly would be- bard to imagine
or,ti.inr more depressing than the appearance
~ tho town Just now. The long array of empty
l,,os with closed windows. deserted plazzns.
o,Jtennutlcas court ynrds. is ono Of the drcar-
tcsi Of spociuclcs Nothing stirs about these
Abandoned hostclries. The silence and the
GLOOM are as profound as though they had been
cloacd never to- he opened
The cottages that flank them and MI MP the
lang line II Ocean avenue are equally dead
s,rus ~ white uine are nailed across tho
tichily fastened blinds 10 keep the winter gales
from blowing them on the hinges. The scanty
turf ~ The lawns is brown and weather beaten
ardtlcs catered clumts II lonely cvcrgrccns
md struggling naples lurk behind the houses
fr shelter from the ocean blasts.
"Yos. we feel it badly Station Agent Wood
wari ~ The Now Jersey southern Railroad
tad "Thry'vc cut the trains down on us and
lcfu. high and dry 30 soon that We can hardly
rca,.1r it. 1t ~tuns us. you know"
u seemed only yesterday that thousands
nNI the broad platform and scores OF car
riqco4 cabs and omnihuscs throngcd the open
srarc 300 the rear OF all OF these there were only
or. faded. old hotel carryall. ono rumbllng and
r. sei, hack and one dilapidatcd farmers
WAGON remaining The drivers noses were
bne and 'ho.r fingers stn with cold. but they
noun shrl Oh 30 whips in the old fashioned way
Il 1.
train loal oi passengers had dcbarked
luthr Hrroom q the railroad house across
H. way % Knot of villagers were discussing the
hst Whaling adventure i'm the water ofr West
End Three daring fishermen were hauling
iu moss buns, r. ono frosty morning when they
discovered o. t.'y-fuot whale cutangied In their
no. Tie whale tried 10 dive and drag them
under iG. thr net prevented. whcrcupon he
started Uut g. sea 90 the rate ot fifteen knots an
hour dragging the terrified fishermen after
lm aal alH.D-t -wamping their b1at. Tho
J. fon thr heads of the anglers stood ont rs
III a- though they had been charged with
o.. 70. ify. fud 'hc.r hats were carried TO wind
ward with 'ishtiW velocity. Finally the fish
Grimm with the most presence Of mind be-
Il uelt himself Of his jackknife. ana cut tho
raIn thf; l'ual them o. tho lrvnthan. The
great lI-A shot nh'nd, carrying With him nets
rs-lil. aud tackle. the boat 81 the frightened
fr,i inru 81 nDing On the waves in hie wake
-i Ht carried thc visitors ~ the blum
ruc.' thrN 4i-uo united and strollad along tho
s' 't i"r itc space of mile and hull
b. rit % CD" d'-n r'od Clarendon has been
wI-i"l rf.v o. uu un- iEntly extent. Dark
a-u- u' mu IN earth cape ia whut was. once
..ttii tu'rl lHuN % green. Lonely sum
hNr. l-"-. ',IIl. frozen. and tnnntes~. rcured
b. d. .tiDd ."rus at short Intervals. Piles
3. r."f~ Wui er,i NJ tue bluff about the SUM
@. =. HiI nr"k'n lott"~. cld shoes. and