The daily gazette., 1879-07-21
bIIRTH EDITION
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ocean city
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1As 81 =, a. 1880 o'clock on sstnrdsy
snp''y yy,s.r.ion ~ n.i train consisting Of
$ tue l..sassr sa, cars, lett the P. W A e. b.
p's'en,S,, :. mi, city for Ocean CITY.
dsp.' ~as - the first excursion that
h's wa, ~, y mia city for the Maryland
''si T.. ~, . saturday su night, y was some
y o. 'a,.lty. The fact of the e1cur-'
- n.su noticed by the ,I, newsPap%ee s.Ip Per
naa o,v vI and when the Train am h.'n5rsd ,e,' r
BE- cny .nyrs we're at least TWO h1.o.
o' lne.a nassnt 10 see II depart; IL wa
ons pre-, pss,, surprising to see the large
the leSs ,as,,,,.ss men who TOOK ad7
pOer o, Of the opportunity and were
tage OF ". sn' train. When the train
bep' ou ,ars .ar we're about two MN
1e,o aod any ou board. Ihe run 40
sau,ls snu WAN made in few minutes
shOrt stop was niAuc auu -.
ere . .sons sno', rot on board among the
en pe,,,v pen,va Bounty Treasurer Her
poet Oo, ssvsral business men. NIX
.ua teve ,ns next stopping place, where
d wS .ne nes avain Augmented by the
o ,ion of several persons. ..,,.a .
ISSn han Middletown was ,h leauI"- hs,l
no. no. of the excursionlsts disemDas.
os. ,bs Il ,ra,n with the expectation OF
!oln ~. ann OF coffee, but the resta'lr-
lns c,a.ed. I and Mr.. Smith the pro-
waI alarmed all VINO inquired ~ TO
iof ini'' Mace was closed re-
VI. he did not sx-
a"S su" dawn. aud lie also thought
Nv Nv one would desire anything 70 eat
y, time. having left home but ashort
NV, % hs informed them, that he
y, Vns ns ready for them on their return
nor leaving Middletown no stop was
unul Uiayton, q station twelve
.a,nw Here, ~ well as at the 9th
canning places several persons got on
N M among them being severai Iahles.
novsr. eight miles further down
.,sl more pe-s0ns took advantage OF
,,an IN visit the sea shore without
,Ts,ipe % with their daily avocations.
S,ng Dover the next station below
omI,p. & was 10 ,chei, and the number
ymnloulsts was again Increased. NO
~ stos we're made until FELTON, was
.bsJ I and then Harrington, Seaford i,
,sI and Delmar. AT each station adj
IN, vsrs made to the already large
rher who were on the train.
Lrayiup Delmar he train proceeded
uutl The WicouIicO x PocOmuke n.
vss reached, when 1t tswitched and
cse,led leisuroly along that road until
an CITY was reached. ~,
nj as day was dawning tn ose on the
n began TO smell the salt air, and
ming their tired eyelids, gazed OF
Ihs windows, and as they did SO, found
4 they were crossing the bridge over
pepuxent Bay, and that with the ex-
buop of narrow strip of land upon
Oh Ocean City, is built. there wai
lore them the grand old Atlantic
an. When the train stopped the ex-
klooists soon disem barked and wend-
their way to the hotels which bes
Ied their iancies registered, and then
eneral washing and brushing up wa
all around. Alter having performed
biz ebulitons agreat many immediat,
bought the peach aud strolled up ant
wn breathing into their lungs the pure
hvsphere, while few daring one
bk a plunge Int the ocean. The ris
Of the sun, as it seemed to come W
m the depth OF the ocean, was looke'
bn by a great numb Of persons, ant
luy were the expressions or adinira
p.
After breakfast people amused thtm
yes as best suited their inclination
krly Calholic services were held in tn
FlOr of the Atlantic Hotel, which wa
II attended, and the Baptist service
1O.30 o'clock, held at the same plac
rs crowded, the singingk being led by
or Of the Filth Maryland Regiment
the music furnished by one Of tn
fuet players, of that Regiments band
At II o'clock the hour for bathin
bre was a large number in the break
Fhe special train from Baltimore con
ting Of three parlor and two passeI
tars arrived shertly after z o'clocl
the one from the same city by steam
70 Crisfeld and thence by rail arrive
Dttly after O'clock.
The camp of the Fifth Maryland wa
sted during the day by hundreds {
visitors, anu the guard mount ut
FLOCK was especially admired.
lhe tram from this city was greeted ;
ery station where 1t stopped by larg
owds, and at some of the stati 10 NJ
pen II left was cheered. The ride do "
pln this city was delightful one, bt
exempt from the heat and dust ,
quay 10 one who was well know
The train sleep was impossible, as h
ends would play all manner of tricl
neveral Wilmingtonians are registert
sae Atlantic among them bai nR, 1.
faoo, Esq, II. X. DUPONT, Esq. :, DR..
ptsper. w. A. LAM otte, aud Mai,
A. Macalllster.
ills evening a grand ball will be gi W
nonor OF the visit of the Fifth Mar.
~, and this afternoon the Regime
" % reviewed by Gov. Carroll al
~ anu aovernor John ". Hall
NoIhlng occurred during the day
81 lhe pleasure of those who were
eiesort, except the sad drowning
ipt. ID: .. Ford, the details of viii
~ oe found fully reported in anoth
plumn. o'"
aug ne Wilmington excursionists arri v,
Ine Isn' ~ AZ y 10 last night, tired but W,
'sa'ed with their trip. y