The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-07
DOWN TO THE OCEAN.
The G. A, r. Excursion.

The excursion to Atlantic City, last Sat
urday, via the F., W. Il Il. and Camden n
Atlantic Railroads, under the auspices of
Creswell and Wingate Posts, &. \. r., was
probably the largest that ever passed over
these roads 1t was the first excursion from
this county to that far-fained " City by the
Sea-" whose name and fame has become n
household word in this section, though but
comparatively few of the people of this
county ever saw it before. Considering the
magnitude of the excursion and the great
distance traverscd, the affair was eminently
successful. About 600 persons, from all
parts of the county north of Elk River and
Back Creek, and - few from Chester and
New Castle counties, participated in it.
Messers Heileman and Mackey, under whose
auSpicies the arrangements We're made, in
formed the writer that the excursion was
the most orderly one that ever passed over
the road
The train reached Elkton few minutes
after seven A. NJ, where it was joined by
large number of the citizens and people of
the vicinity. Nothing OF Importance hap
dened till the train reached Wilmington,
when it unfortunately being few minutes
late was compelled to jog along in the rear
of an accommodation train all the way to
Philadelphia, which caused the loss of near
ly an hour. But in due time the Delaware
was crossed and SOON the happy crowd were
again speeding towards the place Of destina-
ton.
After run of about two hours through
the barren sand and scrubby oaks and pines
of Jersey, the train emerged from them
and entered Il still more barren section of
country which skirts the Atlantic coast of
the country of the Sand Spaniards, which is
the ulta mathule of poverty, and owing to
its sadness produces nothing but Il crop of
short grass peculiar to salt marshes. Be-
yond this, perched like Il seabrd on tus-
sock, stands the far famed city on an island
whose further shore is washed by the waves
of the salt salt sea, and whose surface is
ever famed by an invigorating sea breeze.
Some seven hundred other pilgrims from
Media and other places had sought refuge
from the torid temperature of that sultry
day within its hospitable precincts; and as
nearly all of them took 4 bath i'll the sea,
the bathing ground, which is one of the
safest and best along the coast, presented
quite an animated and picturesque appear
ance. Somehow we Numbered into bath
house No. /, which is Il number one estab-
lishment, kept by Vim. y. Lee x Son, who
will furnish the incest kind of bathing suits
ut the moderate price of twenty-five cents
each. We made known our wants and the
proprietor handed us 4 suit and we We're
making off with it when he reminded us
that the price was quarter, whereupon we
apoogiZed, and stating that we were mis-
cradle Bohemian, slipped the glttering coin
into his hand. With 4 slavity and COM
placence that would have done credit to an
English lord, he handed us back the money
and babe us welcome. We mention this in
cident to show that the Sand Spandiards of
Atlantic City are a pretty good sort of peo-
pie and quite different from their brethren
who frequent Philadelphia ond Wilmington
markets.
Indeed they are quite hospitable, and have
erected a large building near the beach for
the use of excursioniSts where they can get
u good dinner for the small sum of fifty
cents and have an opportunity to dance all
day and part of the night for nothing.
The train which contained seventeen cars
left on the return trip at precisely 5o'clock
T.. NJ. but owing to the fact that the return
ticket on the Jersey road stated that it would
leave ut six o'clock, some thirty or more of
the excursionsts were left behind. They,
however, left on the next train and Captain
Wilson, with admirable forethought, made
arrangements at Philadelphia which enabled
them to reach home in the one A. NJ. train,
without additional cost. \ short detention
occurred at the landing ut the foot Of Wash
ington Avenue, caused by a surley old Eng
fish sea captain from Yarmouth, who had
anchored his ship across the dock, which
prevented the boat from properly getting
into the wharf for some time. But no acct
dent happened-eNcept that the SEA breeze
Invested n dozen or so of the eXcurSionists
of their hats as they stood on the platforms
while approaching the city, and sent them
whistling away across the salt marsh, and
the excursionists reached Elkton 1T eleven
p. NJ. somewhat fatigued, it is true, but full
of pleasant memories of the sights and
SceaeS of Jersey.