Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01
THE BEACH.
Bathing in the Surf at the Long Branch
Of Texas.
The Beach Hotel Moonlight Scenes BY
the Sad Sea Waves.
Corre.pOnaence OF the Gazette.

Pile via the Gulf, Colorado a Santa
Fe railroad one is at once IMPRESSED
with the beautiful country along this
line OF road, which, by the way, Is
one OF the best equipped roads 10 the
state, and its road-bed is In fine condi-
ton, with set of officers and en-
ployes that are gentlemen. Small
farms well cultivated are the rule be-
tween Temple and Galveston, though
large pastures with herds Of
fine stock are among the features to be
noticed. Ones first intimation of APP
preaching Galveston is when you
enter upon the long pier or trestle
work that crosses the bay. It was get
ting late. The moon only little
above the horizon, shining dimly
amidst v smoky atmosphere, threw q
long quivering line Of light over the
surface of the dark bay. Looking
down into the water from the car win.
dow one was almost instinctively re-
minded OF that terrible Tay bridge
disaster. All ut once the car, although
the wheels were whirling, seemed sta.
tionary. The water and other darkly
visible objects seemed sweeping back
ward. Shutting my eyes and then
looking back into the car the Illusion
passef OIL
arriving into the city about 10
O'Clock p. M, your correspondent felt
some regrets that he could not have
seen it fret by daylight. A street car
was taken ana "A few moments found
me down ON the beach. Getting out
on the SIDE oil the car next the water
ana being anxious 10 get my hrst
sight oil grand old ocean, 1 took no
note OF my surroundings, al
though L did hear beautiful
music near by. passed out
through ana beyond the bath houses
on 10 tne pier, clear 10 the END OF IL,
ana heard the roar OIL the SURF ana saw
the huge waves roillnS ana breaking
INFO white foam oeneath my f.et. NOT
thinking Oh seeing human oeing IN
those roaming, raging waters, what
was my surprise 10 see Two ozark oo-
lects rise up out OF the water forty feet
oes onu me ana give one mucous yen
as they were swept under by an EN-
counteripg wave. l could not see plain
enough TO tell whether they were
Inhabitants OF the sea or human be-
lngs. III the latter, ! concluded they
were gone sure; thought Oh nier-
maids and sharks. Imagine now
green felt when L tound they were
simply pathers sporting In tne waves
The average d.pth OF the wafer where
they We're being not over three laet,
they came up soon, ana watched iof
the coming OF me next monste,
wave, when, Win plunge ana
a yell, they went uhoer again
The reactionary erect upon my m'ho
and Imagination when iounu then
10 be simply pathers reduced my
Ideas oil the general situatioh an,
caused me to turn ana look shoreward
where l beheld n sight so fascinating
and beautiful that l now reJolced u
think l had come to Galveston IN th'
night. Somewhere In former days
have seen picture, or u may nav
been scene upon some thealer stage
of the clouds breaking by moonligh
and giving the spectator glimpse
the grandeur and beauty oil aTchitect
ure In heaven-s palace dimiy out
lined and framed roubu ABOUT witt
dark but fleecy-edgsed clouds, tht
moon shedding us silNery ilght upon
the scene, giving 70 eTery lea.uie
sort of visionary, etherlal appearance
| Rut hare bafore me AZ If moving OuI
netla COO Z. , structura on com pIetely
g,i i ths heanest annreciation of IN,
ha.ntif,,I thar for n moment one is LOST
i'm wonder and nleasant astouishment
Ths whola from of this mopnificenI
a,,u,,rro L. ho,had In eIect,ic iigbt
s ,L., ,;'.is, 20, e,,o,n,ant to enhanc,
hS ,ha da,L,ess bid
Wv. ~, , ,,'i.r on,,rsst laavina nntbino
esneiy uH Sar ,ha sya m rssl
uus oenu'J " e., nrssanted :,
upon ~ @ prn,n,atrioa
u ,a " bn, t,nn soo S Soa;n ,n taka il
who,e, uu' YIN M, SOL go hI,, ,na.na -,
.ne ue.aiis; sia my so ,.;,t Da Ia 10 W.
the OCEAN Is niieu W., 'i, US tan,,t,f,,l
erins your view oa VI. - o ,,,,nn
crowhlne uohies 'He ~. eta 'po ni
ihc three tiers VI nhe's in,s , Sa
iefies, DeibB very wiue anu oVIi ST.
hundred ieeo IN aeelsea.e a.,
They form no iiltie paII ol tue nool
space OF the Duiiding. Ihey are nov
thronged win Drllilah, eathe,ine
guests ana spectators III neh. Az.
pretty summer costumes; prohei
fragment OF poetry nitted ACROSS my
memory, suggested by the scene:
Hast thou seen that lo4diy castle;
ihat cn ISL ~. ~ ,nd
The Clouds fioat gorgeously."
The snacious grounds. too. are filled
with a large concourse of people
.n,ijInv and hanny. come are moyina
ahn,t 9thers are resting comfortabl,
mon seitees or arm chairs. Crowds o.