National Republican., 1881-09-01
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
LETTER FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
What the Cyclone Did-Clinging TO Wrecks-A
Washington Reception Among the Break
ers-The Lawn Concerts-A Ran
away-Hiss Annie Story.
special Correspondence Of TIE REPUBLICAN.

Special Correspondence Of THE REPUBLICAN,.
ATLANTIC Cry, Aug. 20.-Although a
slight portion Of the cyclone predicted by the Sig
nal Service Department reached Atlantic City
during the week, the weather continues delightful
and the wind although from the east, is not blow
ing the usual unpleasant gale under such circum-
stances. On Thursday evening and Friday the sea
was higher than has been known here In years
The view of the ocean from the board walk was
grand beyond description, and hundreds were
promenadlng TO and fro TO get good view from
this or that point Breakers were visible mile
and half from shore, and many thought the
board walk would be washed away. Three years
ago on the 18th OF August q schooner, the Flora
Curtis, was wrecked of the coast. The excitement
while efforts were being made to save the crew was
intense. Finally, afler boat had been dashed to
pieces and the two men who had attempted to
manage her were
CLINGING TO THE WRECKED SCHOONER,
another boat was successful in reaching and saw
ing all. The wrecked vessel sank. and was em-
bedded In the sand about half mile from the
shore. The heavy sea Of the past week raised the
wreck and brought II much nearer shore. Colonel
Howard, proprietor of the pier thought II would
strike his pier and entirely carry away the outer
pavilion. Between eleven and twelve o'clock
Thursday night the wreck Of the schooner was
washed on the beach several hundred feet from
the pier above lowwat mark. Many persons visit
the old hulk, and wreckers are busily working to
secure the chain and lot ofron. The damage to the
pier will amount to several thousand dollars and
already the work OF tearing down the outer pavil-
ion has commenced. II was the intention of the
proprietor to have this pavilion removed later in
the fall for improvement and enlargement, but
large number Of visitors do not come until Sep
tember, and had II notbeen for the unusually high
| sea the work would not have commenced so early.
On Thursday morning, Notwithstanding the sea
was even then much rougher than usual, stretch
| of the imagination might have enabled one to
suppose
| A WASHINGTON RECEPTION
was being held in the surf in front of the Claren.
don Hotel Stepping into the sea at that point
found Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin, Judge s. W. Johnston,
his sister, Miss L. b. Johnston, and HIS daughter
the popular vocalist; Miss Annie Story, Miss Nellie
| Tory, Mr.. 0lcott, jr., Mr.. Knesker, Miss Mamie
Cromwell, Mr. Lockwood Rines Mr. Frank Ship
| ley Mr.. Smoot, and n number Of others from the
metropolis. The breakers rolled In with such
| power that the bathers were considerably tossed
| about, and much merriment was caused by one
after another being knocked down, II not noored
Nor Is the surf the only place that one finds
Washingtonians enjoying themselves here
this week. They arc seen attending the
States lawn concerts, the many pleasant
| en- tertainments at the Colonnade, sailing
|
ings since phantom hop was much enjoyed at
Mrs, Rincs The evening before q party of young
gentlemen arrived from Washington, among them
Mr.. olcott Mr.. Spencer Mr. Johnson, Mr.. Knesker
and several others. Mr.. Rnes Immediately seized
upon these young gentlemen with view to trans
forming them into phantoms for the evening only
not at all desiring, however, that they should re-
turn to Washington with ghostly appearance after
the plentitude found at the Colonnade. The garb
| was donned, and by combination of
| WASHINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA GUESTS
forty eight spirits appeared. Both sexes and all
sizes were represented, and, being formed in a
platoon, were commanded by Captain Andrews of
Philadelphia, who was so tall himself and wore
such q tall chapeau feared the equilibrium of
the chandelier would be disturbed. One OF the
spirits preferred to hail from the lower regions
and personated Lucifer, character which seemed
very natural. The whole entertainment was n
success and as pleasant as any given hero this
season. Miss Annie Story and Miss Nellie TORY
met with an accident few days ago, which was
| fortunately not so serious as at first supposed
The two ladies referred to were driving with
Mrs. S. II. Coke, of Philadelphia, whose turnout
was considered one of the handsomest on the
island. The wagon Of the Dennis Cottage crossed
their path, and the driver pulled his team in sud
denly, causing of the breast straps to catch on
the rear wheel of tho baggage wusuri, aud
| consequence the horses sprang round upsetting
/
Miss TORY, who occupied the front seat The
coachman held on to the lines and the horses
dragged him four times round the angle of the
two streets, during which Mrs. Coke managed to
get out,
But MISS STORY DID NOT,
until the carriage brought up ageinst a lamr
post, when the horses succeeded in freeing them
selves and dashed OFF in different directions All
three of the ladies were severely bruised and Mrs
Coke was found lying insensible afler the accl-
dent. One of the horses was caught on Pacific
avenue and the other on the beach near the pier
Notwithstanding Miss Story's bruises, she enter
tanned a crowded audience at Mrs. Rnes few
evenings after, giving six or eight recitatons
There Is an old negro candy-peddler who FIRE.
quents the beach at Atlantic City whose face
Is familiar to those who have been coming
here for years. He is short, always smiling.
with a basket of fruit and candy on each
arm and large bell in his hand. Very few parents
refuse to open their purse when they hear that
bell, for the children all know "old Williams /"
and think II the height of injustice not to patronze
him. When the old man thinks he is being neg
lected the bell.ringng ceases for moment and
one is accosed,
I" DID YOU CALL ME, MARM?"
or sab" as the sex requires. Another peculiar
character here of African descent Is an old man
who owns horse and cart. He is so very careful
of his very unshapely animal that to protect him
| 'oh HospuilOcs Hc HAS uctuully
his legs In pantaloons gentleman tells me that
some years ago this old man. whose name is John
son, owned stable just opposite his residence,
which was burned down. The morning after the
fire the old man asked him for five cents to
begin, as he said, "another stable" al can.
not give you five cents, but will give
you twenty-five" said the gentleman. Meeting
old johnson few days since the gentleman no.
ticed that his horse was, as formerly, clothed in
pantaloons How are You and the horse coming
on, JohnsonT' "Why bless you, sab, builted a
new stable, little by little, on that twenty five
cents you gived me- and both horse and myself
are quite well, thank you, sah." This queer old
man is at least seventy years of ago. C.
BattIc-Scared.
The Valley Visitor, published in New
buryport, is by no means complimentary to the
heroes who fought bled, and died" in the late
struggle to uphold the supremacy Of the Stars and
Stripes. In its issue of Saturday last II says:
The Natarans nf thn Ninataanth aeaaoI,uu 20