New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-05
SUMMER LEISURE
MIDSUMMER AT ATLANTIC CITY.

EVENTS AND RECENi At'iI N-N"9 n
PIIIA's CONEY ISLAND"
tyRou An OCCASIONAL coRREsPoSpENf OF THE IlsuNG'i
ATLANTIC CRY, n. j., Aug. s." rms Is
watering place without any water" rem-Eeu INC
station-rnaster as alighted FROM the tram Ine oVoi
evening No" said the baggage-man, " It's 6o' ""e'
enough every " here but drop to drink was .h
creduous at Grst, but the eomPaceht shiioe '"' -
,,insA the cyuntenauces CT all vendors OF peer ana
kindred beverages-and their name here is
frrnee the story. The fact Ia u at TINS popular SUNNY
resort il suerin from the effects OF pfotracte"
The light sandy coil of this part Of the state soon pecne
~, az an asb.heap The wells dried up springs brooks
on. fresh water creeks failed Ad III the absence OF any
adaouate system waterwors the CITY, WIKI us alEe
I'D immense transient population suuere" e
nancs of thirst And IL still suffering those psngs Ana
atiu the heavens brass sG the land oreezes from
OF a. arid sand barrens OF Southern NewJersey are as
The breath of a furnace And the worthy inhao'ah'S
WIZ few summers ago held prayer meetings. 10 st"S
the anxious eyes upward WIN an l
uloring cry for rain" Hoo long, LoTu ho" long
u the unregenerate stranger hies him to the fehuy
saloon LAYS down nickel qua the frothy lager ana
laughs defiance at derelict Jupiter Pluvius.
But even that isn't all suppose the frequenters OF
+hs ally enjoyable seaside home could i've the season
through with no other drinks than such as are com
onnded by the brewer the druggist and their teuo"
,rorkers II isn't pleasant, however, to wash ones
face and hands In beer, or water the streets
with cider or all the laundrytubs with 'lehy
or Apollinaris. And enjoy life here ire
of linen are Indispensable And so it happens that
while the hotels are full and the SURF ohariu-
ing and everything-save one-merry as wioie cIiie
of marriage bells. the people are not happy ior HeSn
water is no longer Nor are the landlords nappy'
for they must pay roundly for the water that thelr
.uests demand Sunday the pastor OF one OF the
churches preached from the text that describes tue
drawing of wa ct rock by Moses But Atlantic
CITY has no rock and no Moses
II has however water-carts, like city mk-cars, that
como from miles inland and deal out the mpid huid Tor
a cent gallon, or If they can get it, And on hot
DAYS they usually do get IT, The proprietor Of the Man
sion House by no means the biggest hotel here pays
$50 per week for for his guests A heavy ram
would be q godsend. But 1t doesn't come
Meanwhile the streets dusty Temperate people
are thirsty OF the largest and finest watering
places in America is in danger of having prosperous
season spoiled-for whats Thereby hargs tale thai
win not fully unfold because 1t would be too long FOR
either the columns OF THB the patience OF It's
readers Suffice say that deep beneath thesasace
of the popular clamor and righteous Indignation over
the state OF affairs lie black charges ana counter
charges oi obbery and official corruption In fact the
has got into politics. ana VII DO INC main 0ea'
issue az the polls this fan.
The last City Council before the present one II APP
wears Oh the last lay ~ its existence, "rairoaded
throu-h m or-ance providing for the construction OF
an elaborate system o. water works and granting the
contract to a company without giving any OPP
nortuuitv for competition That was Democratic
Council Next day Republican Council came into
oower The contract could not be abroeaJed, but its
alleged corruption pointed out II provided for the
placing of Hreplugs per mile than there are In
New-York or Philadelphia and 1t charged the city an
exorbtant annual rental Forthwith number OF prom
ineut taxpayers made an appeal, pending TO the
State authorities demanding that the contract be broken
and new and honest one made or course, all work
was stopped and the city will not have any wsterwork
until the appeals passedupon 1t is popularity believed
that the best and only satisfactory solution Of the prob
em Ia for the city build its waterworks, but that
cannot be done yet The is In chancery, and no
one but the Chancellor when Atlantic City will
be enabled to free itself from impending peril and
he won't tell
Messrs Disston and Lippncott Of Philadelphia, are
here occupying their cotagesf that be applied
to mansions that cost 100000 apiece. All the other
cottages on the island are occupied also.
Driving is popular here this year than hereto
trotng and racing Is among the probabilities Of the
future.
The proposed new railroad three miles long, running
across the Brgantne Beach Ia causing consider
able excitement among holders OF real estate in that
direction
Among arrivals at the hotels are the Hon
George Dallas of Pennsylvania, who spends most OF
his waking hours fishing; Governor Jackson OF West
Virginia; Distrct-Attorney W W. Ker, of philadelphia
who leaves this week voyage to Boston; Miss
Ella Chamberlain, popular eociihonist; the Rev A r.
e M gaa Mes 81 j. caTk and sn
the Hon Joel Bailey, of Philadelphia.
A large majority OF the guests are from Philadelphia
and vicinity. Atlantic City than ever this ye
deserves the OF Phlladephias COney Island" So
often given IT, Its location resembles that Of Coney
Island very mach, and does its social complexion;
only it much larger resident population OF
1t Is much further from the city, but ii has three rail-
roads TO Philadelphia, with dozen trains day each
way some Of them RAINING through, sixty miles, In
ninety minutes And excursion tickets only half
dollar, which Tor 100 miles, is very cheap riding, i'll
deed