The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-06
WINTER BY THE SEA.

From N Y Home Journal, January 2sth, 1885, /
Five or six years ago Atlantic City was un-
known, except as a summer resort For a
feW months ia summer thousands thronOed
its beacn aud disported in its surf, but with
the coming OF autumn they vanished, leay-
ing the town TO sleep IN quiet through the
long months of winter. Wise heads how
ever, saw that there were midness of cIi-
mate, an equabiilty of temperature and re-
cuperative properties In the sea air. which
would some day attract as many visitors in
winter as IN summer. An enterpriSing hotel
proprietor kept his house open for one win
ter as an experiment. People came, few
at first, bat all experienced decided benefit
and the number Increased from year to year,
until its reputation as a great winter SANTA
rum is now firmly established. Last season
six or eight hotels were filed with winter
guests, and this winter others have ioined
the pioneers, and there will be ample accom-
modauons for thousands of visitors.
Many conditions combine to make the
! place great winter health resort. Its ia
I vorable location on the southern shores of
/ New Jersey at point, it Is said, nearer than
! any other section of this coast to the Gulf
! Stream, secures for it a gentleness of climate
/ unsurpassed on the Mort b Atlantic. Behind
I the town is a vast waste of sand, which alb
serbs the atmospheric moisture, and aids
/ largely in drying and purifying the air
/ There Is no body of fresh water within fifty
miles the soft sea breeZes, tempered by the
/ oceans waIm currents, bring 60 land the
| health of the sea, while the land winds are
/ robbed of their dampneSS in their course
| over the sands. These influences tone down
1 the severity of winter to degree that is re.
markable when the tbeTmometric obserYa-
/ tlons OF Atlantic City are compared with
those OF points of the same latitude further
inland. The medical fraternity bear over
| poweTing testimony to the efficacy of the
climate ia pulmonary and other kindred dis
eases, and their restored patients are willing
witnesses to the same fact
from these considerations ha
itself presents a number of desirable fea-
lures. 1t is a well-goyeTned, Land sOmely
built, and attractive city of some eight thou
sand permanent residents. All the accessO-
ries of city lie are at hand. There are miles
of handsome avenues, street railway, stores
of every description, churches, and an eX-
cellent market supplied with all the aOund
ance of the land The, hotels originally
built fOr summer use, have been recon
Structed and Tetitted with the appliances ne-
ceSsary for comfort in winter. Open fires
supplement the heat OF stoves and radiators,
while they add a charm of cheerfuness to
their bright surroundings. The houses are
built tp full view of the sea, and glass -en-
closed pOrticOs afford both prospect and a
promenade for the invalid toO weak to face
the eager air.
0ne's enioymen. of out-of door exercise
is perfect. The bright bracing air, charged
with the freshness of the sea, is a constant
temptation to walks, sails, or drives. For
/ the pedestrian handsome board walk along
/ the whole ocean front affords a fine field for
exercise. a splendid beach drive of ten
miles, and surprising variety of vehicles OF
all descriptions, offer fine facilities for uriv-
ing, while the inlet is famous as we'll for is
sailing as for its fishing. There is no need
OF idleness, il one cares to be active.
No epidemic disease has ever prevailed al
Atlantic City. Tue sanitary measures are
in the hands of a boa rd of health, the mem
, bets of which fully appreciate the RESPONSE
billticS OF their position Pure drinking wi
ter is Introduced from the interior, aud a
system OF sewerage is now being provided
which promises to prove q most potent fac
: tor IN preserving the health of the CROWNS
town. Tho topography of the town dOei
not admit of natural drainage, and formerly
, the refuse and waste were carted off by con
tract. This plan proved unsatisfactory, anC
1t was determined to employ some more ef-
" / fectlYe methods. "A commission was ap-
pointed To examine various systems OF drain
age, and devise the best possible plan from
, / such a5 had worked effectively elsewhere. -
/ The committee studied the question will
care, aud chose as the best what is known al
/ the West SYSTEM" By This method tn,
waste aud sewerage forced through
pipes TO a central reservoir. and theuc
/ pumped out to a point beyond the corporate
? | limits, wheIe, by the aid of machinery, TIT
/ solid substance Is converted into phosphate
and the liquid, purified by filtration, Is al
= lowed to now into the bay. This is a mos
effective method, and one that has beef
} / used with gItt,, succrSs in this country an,
- Ia Europe. The ~vrk of laying the pipes
| being pushed forward with vigOr by a New
York firm. and the early completion OF tn
WORK IS confidently expected.
In the matter OF accessibility no resort
D more favored than Atlantic CITY FroU
S Philadelphia 1t is a ride OF one aud a bal
= ana froa New York four and half hour
: by the Pennsylvania Railroad. To the res
dents OF the East aud North it offers tn
double lnducemeut of easy access and
= complete change of climate. In a day
1 journey they may pass from the rigors of
y Northern winter into the geniaity of earl
[ SpriUg.
4 Although the season is not considere
open until February the vanguard of tn
c0IhIng-srmy is already at hand, and the hC
: teis are rece living daily accessiOns to thei
] number of guests. Every Indication point
D TO a most successful season.