Daily Republican., 1885-02-23
Atlantic CITY In Winter.
n an Occasional Correspondept

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From an Occasional Correspondent.
The friends Of Atlantic City are ac-
customed, and with good reasop, to
boast themselves OF the delicious WIN
,er climate Of the place, but Just now
they would have 70 be very reticent
about Its balmy air, and q Spring. like
aspect. Tie air blows,a write, keen.
ly and sharply from the North, and the
ground is covered with snow and ice,
while Q leaden sky hangs over the
ocean.
Last Saturday, February 14th, the
heaviest snow in the memory OF long
residents fell, making the streets al
most impassable for the day. The church
goers we're, per force, very few and in
some Of the churches situated off the
main avenue, services were suspended
at night. The cold weather has con.
tinued longer than has been known
here perhaps ever before.
In spite Of the arctic weather there
are . good many guests In the various
hotels. They are seen walking and ait
ting In sheltered places on the board
walk overlooking the ocean. Indeed
on the o0ldest days one finds that there
IL different climate there than will
be found o hundred yards or no away.
Our cold winds ars from the north and
northwest and when one, eas he east y
can, gets out OF their sweep and is beside
the ocean he hardly realizes that there
Is ang special cold very near him.
have been walking on the beach rejoic.
ing in the sunshine and the balmy air
and thinking that the weather had
suddenly and pleasantly moderated
but on turning inland and walking a
square or no toward the North, have
| been made fully aware that IL was only
| the ocean tempering the air.
The peculiar position Of this plact
makes this at any time possible. The gen
| eral trend ofth. NewJersey coast is near
| ly North and South, but here the coas
| line faces the South. IL is difficult TO
| me to become accustomed to this. II,
naturally considers the ocean as Ess
and is compelled to school himself {,
understand that he looks southward
when he looks over the ocean. so /
IL that our ocean winds are the warme
and genial winds that we welcome II
the winter as they come, ladeDed will
the warmth OF the gulf stream, jus
as in the summer we hail them as the,
bring with them the fresh coolness O
thousands of m lies of ocean waves.
There are q good many foolish an,
extravagant things written about ou
winter climate az If It were mild an,
warm as Florida, or the Bermuda't
lnvalids ought not to be IN isled b,
these perhaps Interested representa-
tions. 1t has been cold here for a su,
cession Of days; frequently this winte
ihe thermometer ranged from 81 to 20
during one or two days.
But this Is very unusual, scarcel
lever known before; the cold soon model
ates, and the air while cold has almos
none of the piercing sharpness Of a fe'
miles inland, and is in very strikin
contrast with the atmosphereof Phi
adelphia or New York.
The hotels have never been 80 we
fitted for winter guests m now, an
! persons seeking rest and change of nj
, can be sure Of accommodations entirel
, to their mind, well warmed hOuseI
: glass er closed piaz1as, coDveDier
r walks. parlors overlooking the oceai
/ with every convenience for readinl
1 writing, chatting and ruminatinI
a And what is perhaps best Of all for u
Y invalid the ever pi esent feeling that !
: Is not far away from home. IL
8 grows homesick or needs this comfor
3 and cheer of home, be knows that
o few hours will bring him to IL. So
{ do not wonder that 30 many find the
o way thither.
| Your Wilmington citizens understan
3 the attractions of this place. We we
r glad to see week or 30 ago Mr.. ar
o Mrs. He nry Seidel, Mr.. and Mrs. VIZ
o Candy, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner her
I and to rene the friendship and a
r lquaintances OF many years.
;. The late storm. which did 30 mu'
# damage all over the country. did nj
|. exempt this place. 1t tore away
/. some places the board walk and d'
q stroy ell some bath houses al d pavilion
@ but the destruction, while serious al
o Idiscouraging loss to the owners OF the
o properties, was not Of an extensive al
a general nature. A.