Daily Republican., 1879-03-22
CAPE MAY.
The DAY Town Arising From Iis
Ashes-New Buildings mud Grass
Plots To Cover the Burnt Sites.

Plots To Cover the Burnt Sites.
Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
CAFE MAY, N. j., March 10, 10.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-The improvement,
here are Congress Hall which is o.
brick, four stories high including the
mansard roof. Its location and form is
like the old house, though it is but
half its size and nearer the sea. II con
sists Of wing on Washington street,
which is cut through to Congress street
100 feet long, 40 feet vide, but it stands
down the lawn nearly to the flag staff,
and its western gable is opposite the
West End House, but does not reach
half across the lawn. This wing coll
tains the entrance, Office, reception
rooms, stairways and has u handsome
approach on Washington street. The
wing on Perry stree. extends toward
the sea as far as the former house did,
and is 200 feet long by 40 feet wide.
The dining room is in it instead of its
former location. 1t Is so feet in on the
lawn, to admit the building of kitch-
ems, bakery, billiard saloons, ETC.,
which are in a pretty one story strnc.
ture opposite where the Ocean House
office was. The house will have 200
rooms and hold 400 people. The forw-
er had 800 rooms and held about $50
with its cottages. 1t is going up rap
idly, the second story joist being down
and nineteen brck-layers wer. in sight
at work along the Perry street wall TO-
day.
Brick houses are rare here, as we
have but two--the former bank ad-
Joining the Presbyterian church, and
DR.. Marcy's residence. None are built
because there is no brick clay nearer
thar. MelyiRg,i4 40 miles north Of us,
and 1t cossa heXly as much as the
bricks to freight Them from Philadel.
phia, Wilmington or Chester. The West
Jersey railroad bring all material down
free tor Congress Hall, and have lain
track from the winter depot to the
building down Perry street, horses
drawing the cars through town. The
city have exempted it from taxation for
five years.
To encourage the rebuilding Of the
city, all new buildings are exempted
Tor different terms, according to value,
those of $50, 900 or more being free five
years, and those Of less cost being
shorter time. The railroad has granted
an abatement of forty per cent. from its
freight tariff on building material to
June lst. Building lots will be sold
from Washington st. opposite the new
hotel, which cuts through the property.
1t will be handsome house, very pop
ular and well patronized.
Congress Hall hot baths were not de-
stroyed, and will be in operation. The
pavilion over them is uninjured.
The ocean pier will not be rebuilt, it
is said. A heavy sea knocked it down
one morning early in September, and
We viewed the destruction and saw the
waves tumble the posts and timbers on
the beach. A dozen spans will stand
from the board walk seawards.
The Bluff cottage at foot of Congress
Hall lawn will not 60 up again. The
Avenue House or B-irn's cottage facing
the sea at the foot of Perry street is re-
built and is ready for roofing, larger
and handsOmer than before a. the
roof o7erhangs the sea porch
and makes broader floor. Its outlook
oceanward is one of the best here,
wholly unobstructed. Mr.. George T.
Doughty is to be proprietor again.
Mr.. Geo. Fryer's cottage foot of Perry
street is also rebuilt on its former bean
tiful plan. 1t is ready for its roof.
Mr.. Jere. L. Mccray has rebuilt his
cottage on Jackson street next the site
Of his Centre House. These three are
he only buildings on the whole block
which once held the Centre, Ocean,
Atlantic, Sulkes and a
lozen cottages, and no others are con-
at present there. II
Mr.. VIM. King has rebuilt his cot. 6
age foot Of Jackson street, opposite the 6
Atlantic, enlarged and changed and is i
,uite as beautiful as before and the r
,est located home here. His hOt-sea- c
water baths are going up across the
OF from Jackson to Decatur street, in I
ear of the cottage instead of on Jackson d
It,, as before. de is building hand t
ome stores, facing the sea on the v
,taGh drive, one Of which is for Gil \
'ert d Bacon's photograph gallery, to h
eplace their burned. The bathrooms 4
re back of their buildings and not 81
onspicuous before. Mr.. King il n
a brick laundry for dying n
ath cloths, new and very excellent /;
dea. v
Mr.. Victor Drnizot is replacing his Il
ottages aud bath house foot Of Decatur u
treet and will rebuild his ocean pier o
'hich was knocked down by the tenn o
est of October on the sea end, and
urned down on the shore end SO only
alf dozen struggling charred sticks
emained standing. The timber is or =;
ne ground and prepared. His new r. r.
ouse is fourstories and quite large be- =, !,
,g for hotel purposes. !.
Beaver Cottage foot of Ocean street =, t.
nee called st. Charles Hotel by Chas. ~ ~
IcShane is going up, the contractors nf f
re- now preparing the foundations. w
Mr.. II. D. Wolfe's cottage, next it is n,
ell advanced already. Here the skull Ia Ia
the Camden Steamer fremen stayed Il,
10 flames finally, and saved McCrea- W, w
rs two splendid cottages, Stockton p,
lace Row and tn, noble Stockton Home. m,
lie cottage was more than three fourths n.
sstroyed but The fire was nevertheless 90
here. in
Two of the Stockton palace Gotta p,
IS were on fire in roof and upper stor- Cr
3, but were saved and aie restored.
Col. Sawyer has added a wing to the 81
halfonte, 10 feet long. 1t forms an
lgle to the main house and faces the an
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