The Sunday herald., 1886-10-03
FALL AT AMERICAS BRIGHTON.
A CHARMING Late Season on Absecon Beach.
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A CHARMING Late Season on Absecon Beach.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 80, 1886.
Those who have been able to remain at the sea-
shore for the past week or have been fortunate.
They have enjoyed about the plcasantest time OF the
year for bathing sailing and the other occupations
OF coast lfe besides getting the maximum OF benefit
to health to take home with them. Business for the
men, and school for the children, OF course robs
most people OF the opportunity, and those who are
here are mainly invallds ordered hither by their
mixed with a few connoisseurs In the
charms OF the sea shore, who make II point TO enjoy
the very last Of the season. Fully half the hotels
and cottages cosed the electric lights no longer
Hash along the avenues and "board walk" and three
railways are reducing the number Of their trains,
AMI there are more departing than arriving guests.
Yet to many II Ia not unpleasant to see Atlantic City
without he accompaniment OF noise and crowds,
now that the daily Invasion OF cheap excursions has
ceased, and nature resumes her sway to great ex.
tent over this barren island OF shifting sands.
AS to the bathing, 1t Ia we'll known that the ocean
does not get thoroughly warmed up until near the
emil OF summer, and lately It has been almost ex.
actly the temperature of the air, that Is TO say
little over 20 degrees. A constant sea-breeze has
aided In this result by bringing In the warm surface
water OF the ocean. Rash bathers remain In the
water an hour or more without apparent injury, and
those who are content to be more prudent enjoy
luxury far beyond the baths In July, when the water
Ia often chilling, while the sun is scorchlug hot.
Though the lIfe-gaurds are withdrawn (rather pre.
maturey, 1t would seem,) there are no such accl.
dents as are recorded during the height OF the sea-
son, when the large crowds seem to encourage some
bathers to be foolhardy.
There Ia not much to distract the visitors atten.
tion from the panorama OF sea and sky. The life
saving crew at their station near the big lighthouse
have gone on duty for the perous season OF storms
and wrecks. and their three drills each week attract
the early risers among the population. Some climb
the many steps to the tall Pharos and are rewarded
by an extended view. The prodigous carrousel or
merry.go.round run by steam with orchestri0n &C.
compliment s still In operation, and has become
point where the promenaders on the board walk
most do congregate Children OF larger growth
than those for whom II was intended are often to be
seen riding upon ts hobby -horses, and wildly trying
to capture the brass ring that entities them to free
ride on the next two.mlnutes' whir. Deluded BY
glowing posters, some last week journeyed to Egg
llarbor station, twenty mlles back on the mainland
to attend the annual fair Of this county. There Is
thrifty settlement Of Germans In the vicinity, who
have largely devoted themselves to making, and
something interesting might have been expected at
the fair. II proved to be very disappointing, being
small In extent, rather slmy attended, and not at
all characteristic OF either the place or the popula
ton. The chief feature seemed to be the assembling
Of young Germans to drink beer and waltz In the
The county fairs business Ia rather over,,one In
this State, there being number OF them occurring
al about the same time as well as big State fairs,
which attract most Of the attendance.
The "prophecIes" of Virgins, the Canadian
weather Mahdl, had bad effect even In this corner
OF the world. Some high tides AMI lively breezes
made tmid people look out nervously for the 29th,
and some even fastened their departure to be out OF
the way OF any earthquake wave" TINT might send
the ocean sweeping over the sand dunes and wash
us all up to Absecon or Pleasantvle. Some OF the
newspapers are now attacking Wiggins and de-
mandinR his discharge from government employ at
Ottawa-which seems to give some offlclal sanction
to hlsravingi. As matter OF fact, the whole fault
rests with the newspapers In the United States
which have given such prominence to this silly as
trologer. and have printed columns upon columns
OF editorials, special articles and kilograms about
him. until 1t Is no wonder that readers who expect
some sense and discretion In responsible editors
were highly wrought up, and spread the panic to
the ignorant, who believe all they hear talked about
Apart from this newspaper notorlety, Virgins
would have been as harmless as any other idiot In
or out OF an asylum who predicts the Day OF Judg-
ment or similar calamity to occur at short notice.
One Of the conspicuous figures to be seen here
and on the trains to and from Philadelphia has been
Mr.. Smith, the impeached Mayor Of that city. Why
he should be called 'dandy" Ia diicult to tell, 80
far as personal appearance Ia concerned. lie ls the
usual stocky, paunchy type Of ward politician, with
broad face and short whiskers of fierce red hue.
He takes his impeachment by the Philadelphia
sobranje very cooy and It Is said his friends pre-
ferred 1t even to 80 light punishment as vote OF
censure, as his term Of ONCE will expire before the
trial can probably be concluded, and the proceed
lngs will then terminate In something like farce
Philadelphia Is an impressive example Of the results
OF thoroughly partisan city government. Its people
are 80 hag-rdden by the Idea OF high tarlY that
they are driven like sheep by a few designing men
In the name OF the Republican party, and the
rings" that result, by their closeness and tenaciy
put those OF New York to the blush. The result Is
that the narrow streets are paved with the worst
OF pavements, rough and filthy cobblcstones; the
street car companies dominate the whole city and
levy an enormous annual tax on the wages Of the
working class by their sx.cent fares; the Gas
Trust, which ought to be blessing to the city, ia
said to be nest of corruption, and the waterworki
| are no doubt tending In the same direction since
COL Ludlow was crowded ont by men OF the Mayor
Smith stamp.
bit of gossip about the possible Intentions Of the
great pennsylvania Railroad, which may have In
terest TO Washington readers, Is that which con
Germs the project OF q railroad bridge across the
Delaware River from Bristol, Pa, to Burlington, N
J.-less than twenty miles above Philadelphia
This would be mainly for the accommodation OF the
Immense summer traflic to the resorts In New Jer
bcy. Al present passengers from the SOuth Tor At
lantc City, Cape May, etc, must leave the cars q,
Broad-street station, ride mile across Phlladel
phia, and take the ferry to Camden. The only
alternative is to take train all the way Trenton
In order to cross the Delaware, the bridge there
This was actually done last summer with some ol
the excursion trains, Including that conveying the
Washington Light Infantry. A glance at the map
will show how roundabout il this method. A
bridge between Bristol and Burlington would also
open up new connections with northern New Jersey
by way OF Mount Holly and the Long Branch route
and would greatly relieve the rather crowded tracks
about Trenton. There are four tracks from Phila-
delphia as far a. Bristol and large island In the
Delaware there would make bridge construction
easy, provided Congress will consent. and the rail
railroad company thinks the idea feasible.
number of Washington faces have been visibl.
among the strOllers on the beach lately. Among
them were Mr.. h. II. Warner, Mr.. II. Ross Perry,
Mrs q. d. Raum, (who IL recovering slowly from
severe lness,) her daughter, Miss Raum and others
Another visit from the Washington Light Infantry Il
anticipated BY the Atlantic CITY people With pleas
ure. Their behavior here agreeably oontrasted witt
that OF the Maryland regiment, whose ranks seemet
To be ned with recruits for the VISIT and whose
noisy camp at night made sleep Impossible TO thoss
who lived near IL. The only criticism on the LiRh
Infantry was that they did not bring nearer their ful
quota OF men. w. II. ID.