The daily gazette., 1880-07-12
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LIFE AT ATLANTIC CITY DURING THE
swELTERING DAYS OF JULY.

LIFE AT ATbANIlO OUhlN6
swELTERING DAYS OF JULY.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June IL
Life at Atlantic City is now at its best.
The hotels are well filled, the oot-
tages occupied, and the daily prone
nades along the beach are enjoyed by
thousands of people. to :,
On Monday last, 28, 600 visitors were
here, in addition to the city's usual
quota of inhabitants. And yet they
were all accommodated and fed, saw
lots of seaside life, and went home at
night tired, but happy.
Three roads run from Philadelphia
to this place, and it taxed the capaci-
ty of all of them to handle this i'm
mense crowd of summer day visitors.
But they did it. = '1
Atlantic City is different from most
seaside resorts. The greater part Of
the city is out of sight of the ocean,
and several Of the leading hetels aIe
fully mile from the beach. But its
nice place for all that. The streets
are wide and cool, and shade trees
abundant. Street cars run from the
depot to the Inlet and various other in
teresting points on the island, while
'busses carry parties wheresoever they
wish to go for the small SUM pf ten
cents a head. Beer is five cents a
glass and the glasses are only mode
rately small.
But the beach. To one more accus-
toned to Cape May, Rehoboth or
Ocean City, it looks queer, but Ito my
mind its the best beach ON the Jersey
coast. Its dimensions are ample
enough to afford good promenade for
half million people, while it recedes
SO gradually from the waters edge as
to render the bathing just as complete
ly safe as it is possible for sea bathing
to be. A broad, well-lighted plank
promenade is a wonderfully attractive
feature and is crowded nightly by the
gay frequeniers of this jolly resort.
Drives on theNbeach are always in Or
der, and are becoming so fashionable
and frequent that promenaders are be-
ginning to complain, and think they
should be allowed to. occupy the beach
during the bathing hour, at least,
without being annoyed by the con-
stantly passing vehicles. ''i-
To-day WAS one Of the city's big
days. Philadelphia sent down several
Thousand visitors by the various trains
on the three railroads, and number
also came from Wilmington, by way
of the FELTON, and the West Jersey
road. Among the latter noticed s.
r. Belts, of Adams Express Company,
JacobPusey, of the Kennebec Ice Com
pany, l. L. Adkins, of the Internal
Revenue Office, r. Harry Young, and
several others, all drinking in the fresh
sea breezes and enjoying the manifold
Fattractions of the place. Ex-Council-
man Thomas johnson, happy and
smiling as ever, was also here to-day,
having dropped over on his way home
from New York. 7.
Philadelphia politicians are here, as
thick as the green-head flies that bite
the horses on the beach, and some of
them are just s.mean and "onery" as
the flies. i',
Dave Mouat, whose fate is now
trembling in the hands of Philadel-
phia jury to determine whether or not
he shall go to Jail for ballot-box stuff
ing and other political offences, has
been here off and on during the dontin-
uance of his trial. Office-holdefs are
numerous, and among group Of these
lucky fellows, this,morning, noticed
the shapely form and handsome fea-
lures of Ex-Governor, now Postmaster r
and expectant Collector, Hartra anft.
Between fi;s4 and six hundred peo-
pie were battling in the surf at one
time, this morning. Gracious, what a
sight it was, and what a variety of
shapes and forms were displayed to
the eager eyes of thousands of pecta-
tors.
Let all who can, come to Atlantic
City. 1t will do them good if they on
ly stay a. few hours.
The best route to reach here is the
new line of the West Jersey railroad
Though it has been opened but few
weeks it is already enjoying a large
patronage. 1t has good road bed,
first-class rolling stock, and runs fast
express trains daily, that make the
trip between Camden and Atlantic
City in ninety minutes, To reach this
line, take the boat at Market street
ferry Philadelphia
The "lnlel," about mile up the
beach, is a delightful place for an
hours rest.
Oysters are plentiful here, but crabs
to-day, were as scarce as hen teeth
although there was great demand
for them. Y -f - As.t W.