Daily Republican., 1879-07-09
FROM OCEAN CITY.

l. s.7 FROM OCEAU CITY.
The Progress " this ResOrt-The
COWveniences-BOri0g for wslsr-
1. "Aas ylsnA's Tstss sAnxi~usIy
Looked For.
Special Correspondence of the Republican.
/ OCEAN CIrY, Nd, July Sth, 10.
Five years have passed since Ocean
City's facilities as Q watering place
we're announced to the public. Since
then it has been growing in prosperity
until, judging from the prospective
successful season before US, it bids fair
to b. rival for peoples patronage with
the older established resorts. The
property upon which Ocean City Is rs.
tablishsd was formerly owned by a
gentleman named Tabor, of New York.
1t was then looked upon with favor and
. determination seized upon several
enterprising individuals, who, forming
themselves into company to issue
stock and build up a seaside resort
Among the most active was Mr.. Robert
Fouler, State Treasurer Of Maryland.
The site being available to Baltimore,
Washington and Wilmington they un.
derstood the nature Of those advantage
attendant upon this fact. The stock
was taken In large quantities and
about the time the scheme was to be
put into execution Mr.. Fowler died.
This was unfortunate as with Mr..
Fs. decease disappeared the knowledge
Of = great quantity Of stock that it
seems had not been properly registered.
Other gentlemen concerned in the move
ment, among whom was R. J. Henry,
Treasurer of the Wicomicco raj road all
interested more or less in the develop.
ment Of value In real estate and rail-
road property, with what assured stock
they had went to work at building, &c.,
the lands having been ere this donated
to the company.
This in point is the short history Of
the place which has, within the few
years of its existence; given evidence Of
unusual vitality. This season instead
Of being an exception will be an unpre-
cedented one. The Seaside, Allan
tic and Excursion houses are filing up
and the proprie'ors are making extra
ordinary sxsrtions not only TO please
and to entertain, but to obtain comfort
and convenience. The Seaside Hotel
gives musical entertainments every after
noon and evening, while the Atlantic
House has secured the services OF por
tion Of Hassler's orchestra Of Philadsl
phia, and Professor Webster OF Will
mington.
As to the conveniences they are natu-
raj and the only draw back seems to
be dearth Of water. This the railroad
company is trying to remedy. The
artizan well recently sunk by it was an
abortive attempt, but notwithstanding
this the members of the company are
determined to continue. As It is the
drills were worked to depth of near.
ly two hundred feet, when through
some means or other they snapped and
all efforts to remove the broken pieces
were failures. There is no doubt but
what good fresh water can be obtained
and consequently the company is en-
couraged to 60 on. An attempt will be
made to remove the pipe, but should
it be unsuccessful another spot will BE-
chosen and the boring will be renewed.
This work is being done at the rear of
the Excursion House.
The Excursion House built by the
company for the entertainment of tran
sisnt visitors is kept by Mr.. Coyls we'll
known as q successful hotel manager.
The Atlantic House is under the same
management as that of last year, Mr..
John Tracey's. The Seaside House,
Messrs. s. J. Massey and 7. H. Rooms,
proprietors, las been remodeled and
refurnished, These houses have all
made reduction of rates from those
of last year, and excursiOnists can re-
ceive accommodation at a low figure.
The event of the season will BE- the
Fifth Maryland Regiment from Balti-
more which takes place about the 18th
inst. They are to camp upon a hill
little this side of. the city. They will
be under strict camp discipline. The
edibles are all to be cooked "al mill
tar-:" by the light of their camp fires,
and in no instance is to be departed
from, SO it is said. Arrangements are
about being made by the company with
the proprietors of the Seaside to fur.
nish all supplies. Evening hops at the
hotel will be the order of the weeek
and the ladies in consequence thereof
are looking longingly for the expected
influx of "the pets"