Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-04
OCEANS DIZZY MONSTER.
The old Sea Serpent Arrives atAtiantlc
CITY on Time.

City on Time.
There have been two notable arrivals
this week, says an Atlantic City n D.
snecial to the New York Journal
the Hon. John Kelly and the Sea Serpent
Neither was expected, but Of the two the
sea serpent was looked upon more as an
old friend than freak, while MI heIIy
il the attraction. The hotel managers
have been severely criticised for bringing
both features here at one time, as thS
sernent will soon 20 to Coney lsland
and Newport and Mr.. Kelly will go PACK
to New York, thus leaving this watering
Mace only the wooden elephant ana
connie of skating.rinks for attracuoas.
Shrewd men argue that the distinguished
guests should have been kept separate
The sea serpent has passed the winter
very pleasantly in growing heaEy OeaIu
and adding % feet to MS TAIL ne nov
challenges the world OF mOnstrosltles 10
an nvhtbition match of refined ugllness.
Hp has painted his throat bright VermL-
ion SO as to be in the height OF fashion,
and to offset its ruddy hue he has shaOed
his stomach witha subdued peaIl-grdY'
he has had his teeth filled and filled,
and is altogether so lovely and in such
nnrfpct repair that he feels lustlned IN
raising his price to summer hoIel pro-
prietOrs and in demanding a separate
table in a cOmmodiOus bath-hOuse' Inc
serpent adyertises that he mas many
"eXtras' this year, such as surprising
narties of bathers. coming up on the
hooks of fishing eXcursiOnists and lashlng
the waters while with his improved TALL
He is said to be practising on marine
rOller-skates to please the children.
While here the beautiful serpent dld all
in his power to make himself agreeable.
lie was hired at reduced rates, owing to
the earliness of the season. lie mas Deen
living in the st. Johns river IN florlua
all winter, and the change from lts warm
waters to the cold waves OF Jersey gave
him a severe cold in his chest. To give
him a warm bath the manager of the
leading hotel ran a large pipe into the
ocean and heated a square mile with
steam.
This touch of nature made the serpent
very grateful, and as the cold east
wind Whistled through his luXurlanI
beard he lay in his warm bath and shed
three tears of gratitude. He would have
been more generous but he was AFRAID OF
cooling OFT the water.
Only once did the sea serpent show any
sign of temper, and that was when Jay
Gould went by in his yacht, the ATLANTA.
The serpent had an idea that Jay, having
gobbled everything worth having on land,
was going into the marine show business
himself 1t did not take the big snake
more than a minute TO get up steam and
steer straight for Jay.
What transpired could not be told from
shore, but the meeting must have been a
cold one from the manner in which the
serpent threw the spray over the yacht.
Admiral Gould must have promised to
keep on shore hereafter, as the AtalaDta
was allowed to proceed on her way to
New York.
/ The serpent remained off shore till
yesterday, and then, his contract having
/ expired, he turned his tail to Atlantic
/ City and went southwark to Old Point
/ Comfort, where he viii remain till
1 May l, when he will return TO this
resort on a three weeks engagement.
Thence he goes to Cape May, and viii
then pass Atlantic City on his way to
Long Branch, the resorts along Long
/ Island, Newport, and so on till ne reaches
Bar HarbOr in August.
He expects to have his best time, as
usual, off COney Island, where he will
appear in conjunction with the fireworks.
lie has agreed to keep the Italians from
dumping the garbage scOws of New York
on the beaches, as heretofore. This he
does in order to dIsarm the criticism that
ne is not useful, if he is ornamental.
AT present his serpentine highness is
considering an offer from the Bartholdi
PEDESTAL Committee to exhibit himself in
a tank, the proceeds to be devoted to the
Goddess of Liberty. He is very favorably
impressed with the idea, but at the same
time he is indignant at the low price of
admission-25 cents-propOsed by . the
committee. He thinks he is worth 81
at sight, especially as he has been at
considerable expense to beautity his
I person.