Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
ATLANTICIN WIDwIyTER.
A Rsstful and quiet City by
The waves.

The hosrSe roar of the surf dashing upon
the smooth sand, the sighing of the wind a.
it eddies through tensntless booths and
pavilion~, and the quick step OF the pedes-
trian along an almost deserted plank walk
these are the sounds that Distinguish the
| Atlantic City OF December from the great
playground of July. The shrill music of
merry-go rounds, the loud calls of hurried
walters as they rush to and fro bearing cool
I ing beverages, the appeals OF dealers in sea
shells, the cries of children At plav, and the
surge of crowts-these are the sounds that
| are noS remembered as but an echo of the
past season, and they are thought of only as
what will be heard in the dog days oi 1888
Those who have visited Atlantic City only
! in the Summer have seen but halt its beau
ties They have ses n swarms of people on
the beach and ia the streets, the hotel par
lors, billiard rooms and corridors crowded
with cots, a stir and hustle everywhere,
and several thousane men and women bath
Ing, moving, talking al day, and hugsing
the delnsion that they are getting a we'll
earned rest All this Is changed ia Decem-
ber- There are few on the beach, and
abundant room ia the hotels for all who
may como, and those who are able to take
a few DAYS from business and drink in the
sslt air at Atlantic City derive more benefit
from a brief stay in the winter than in a
iortnight's sojourn in the hot days of sum
mer.
To call Atlantic City a SIMMER resort
does not cover the ground. Many of the
hotels, and all OF the best ones, are open
the year around. This fashion was set about
ten years ago By the proprietor of the Ho-
tel Brighton, and has bern kept bv him eye yer
sine and copied by most OF his neigh bors
The experiment has proved a perfect sue
Cess, and II many people tbe charms of
Atlantic City in the winter are more at
tractive than the sllurem-nts of sea bathing
and music in the summer
N@sriy every body spends the day on or
near 'h+ boardwalk. a tramp on he ho-ris
or a srs"'i ~ ride along the qcach At low
tide are the regular events of everyday
hi-- SOM ~hv do not care TO walk or ride
sit n Ire glass enclosed .un pariors and
i"' : ~ The ship saIlir 2 far out on the sea,
or ocCEpy their time in the less poetic
Sc-uselE"nt OF Watching ulrn Dig clans on
the .hore. 1t IL wonderful how the Clam
digger msnages tn tiud the happy clam do
not mean one OF Frank Siddan's clans, for
be L. not hard to had anywhere, but the
surculvut, salt water shell fish. Tho digger
walks near the edge OF the waves vi, h hoe
In one band ard basket in the Other, and
whenever the hoe dcscrnds il = certain a
clam has been found. The CLANS are used as
bait in the cod fisheries.
Occasionally there j. storm, and the
grandeur ot = winters storm At sra Is some
thing that cannot ne conceived oi by those
who have only seen a summers gale. The
great breakers come rolling in, their crests
tipped with a line of snow-w white foam and
dash mad sgainst the wooden bulwsrks,
throwing volumes of water high in the air.
Then the waves slowly rec-de TO meet an
other torrent OF water susning in, aud again
the wh'th spray Is tossed on high. The
board walk shivers under repeated blows st
its supports, and fortunate is It If several
iNhE iho h'a
There is a certain b.lnIiness pecnliar 10
The air of Atlantic City. due, in the opinion
Of scientists, to The proximity OF the gull
stream, which DIVORCES slightly to the east
ward alter passing Cape May. The innu
cnCe OF this warm current is distinctly felt
here where the trend of the coast exposes
the shore 20 its full IF ct. The rigors Of a
winter climate are moderate the air is brac-
ing, without beng sharp, and the winds and
( trreL-s pleasant, not penetrating. Physici-
avs claim thai the atmosphere is a specific
certain cases OF throat and lung troubl.
aud no coubt many people suffering from
these complaints have been greatly benefit
ed by = sCJourn here. However, Atlantic
City is not an infrmsry by any mran., and
the large majority of winter visitors ar,
those who desire a rest and want 10 enio,
il at place where they will be free frou
annoyance and care, while not being 80 fal
away as to be unable 10 reach home auickl,
in case OF emergency.
The hotel sccummod ations are excellent
At the Brighton, which is regarded As i,
=
A the coast, there is every convenience 70
msSirg ii- pleasant, known TO the guild O
hotel keepes The proprietor VS. the pio
:, neer IN the winter business and he has le
:, from the nrst. The house is comfortable
: the apartments roomy, the attendants We
trained. and the cuisine of III. best. The,
. are other hotels open, some of them Yer
:, good. noue Of them poor, but the Brighto
is generals Considered about tue best.
There are ample rsiIrc.d facilities Il
J reaching Atlsn'ic City. Fast EXPIRES, trai,
wiih psr'or cars attached arr run over ii
West Jer-,y sud Camo IN and Atlantic n.
rUEds. co srI.g the distance from The Del
var river ." Ihe ses ~ nin, " minutes. II
tTavei'r 'rJ'ys pleasant ride across q
er Jer>ey fvIcs sud through the pine fore.
a until ~ last be sIigh,s in the long depot.
:. he'r 'beIosr ~ ed ocean sounding in I
10 ears, and to draw into his lungs the oraet
e sal, simcsphsrs tha, has crossed a do.