National Republican., 1883-05-28

Pennsylvania system), several miles were
covered at the remarkably high rate of fifty
three seconds. Tho condition in which the
tracks are kept and tho scrupulous care
with which everything is watched,
make this route as smooth and as
safe as tho ordinary twenty-five mile gait.
The trains on this occasion were such as are
commonly run on the Pennsylvania rails,
which is saying that they had every known
appliance for securing the highest possible
conditions of comfort and safety. The riding
was so easy that very few of the passengers
were aware of the rate at which they were
moving.
Tho accommodations at Cape May City,
Cape May Point, and Atlantic City have been
much improved since last summer. At the
point electric lights have been put in and the
walks and drivoways repaired and extended
so thoroughly and so far that most of those
who knew the place as 1t used to be would
scarce recognize it. The approaches to the
beach here have been made very easy. Tho
beach itself and the surface are quite as
fine, though the stretch is not so great
as at Cape May City. At the last named place
the piers have been repaired and the walks
renewed. A great deal of building is now in
progress, both of cottages and public houses.
| The Stockton has been renovated, and will
have new annex. Mr.. Gosche, who con-
trived and carried out the very magnificent
music festival at Cape May last season. is now
arranging for q series of orchestral concerts TO
continue through tho summer, upon the plan
that ia observed at Brighton Beach. The
beach is broader and safer, and tho bathing
facilities better at Cape May than at any
other point on the shore of New jersey. I'm
der the vivifying influence of the Pennsyl-
! vania company the place promises to surpass
anything in its own brilliant history.
Atlantic City, where the train was held
three hours, has become permanent and
prosperous business place, not at all depend
ent upon summer custom. IL Is q real city,
| with suburbs. at one Of which u Mr.FitZ-
gerald has made extensive improvements,
and erected an observation tower that
reflects credit upon his ingenuity. 1t is in
the form Of an elephant carrying q canopied
seat. The floor of this seat is some seventy
five feet above the beach level. From the
back of the structure splendid view of the
beach, the country, and the sea is to be had
| The beach itself, with its fifteen miles of hard
white sand, offers such drive as very few
points in the world possess. The Atlantic
| City people have constructed fine promenade
some two miles in length along tho city front.
and have ballasted and improved the streets
so that there is no more of the driving dust
that used to make every place back of the
beach intolerable when u breeze was on from
the sea. The new water system has been
fully perfected. The water is of fino quality.
! No sanitary arrangements NJ remain incom-
! pleto.
The excursion was accompanied over the
whole route from Philadelphia by Mr.. Woods,
the general passenger agent Of the Pennsyl-
Bowen, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Park, OF
Washington. Nothing was forgotten or
neglected by these gentlemen that could add
| to the pleasure of the company.