Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17
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special correspondence OF Oazettc ana JOURNAL
REHoBoTu. Jniy 1.-the season is now
on mere and IL bound to DO n Ego" by ac-
tual count there nre moro people here at
this present time than there were during
the middle OF August last year. thia latter
period being always considered tho very
height OF the season. on this beach, az least.
The bright house has In tho neighborhood
OF 100 guests aud tho HonlOpen closely fol-
lows with 80 or 90, and both OF the proprie-
tors OF these hotels are correspondingly
elated at the prospect OF an unusually pros
porous season, accepting this early Influx
OF guests as n harblnger OF still larger
one lately. In this they are Justified, for
with the exception OF last week there has
yet been little weather to drive people in
mad haste to the sea shore, and II will take
only one more torrid spell like that OF last
Tuesday to ill ell the hotels here ard
wreath the proprietors' faces In smiles. So
It ID indeed a very Ill wind that blows mo-
body good. As II is at present here the
weather could not be more delightful. For
several days last week 1t was unoom-
fortably and unseasornbly cold and
people kept indoors, slept under blank
cts, etc, but 1t ia difre rent now.
A southeast wind has generally prevailed
during the past three or four days and
wind from this quarter is always pleasant.
On Saturday evening there was brilliant
electrical display many miles out at sea
there was every prospect OF hard storm
on shore, which Sussex county is now so
sadly In need OF, but 1t passed without rain
fall. Sunday was cloudy and gave pleas'
ant respite from the SUMS direct rays. The
surf on Sunday gave every Indication OF
the heavy storm at sea the night before.
Tremendous breakers came rolling In all
day with ceaseless activity and resistless
force. pounding down on tho beach and
occasionally catching some unwary bather
In their mad embraces aud sending him, d la
Mcdlnty TO the bottom OF the sea to grovel
for moment in the sand, obtain an over
abundant supply OF salt water In him and
then appear above water somewhat mad
dened and confused. This happened not
once but many times during this day. At
high tide In the afternoon (Sunday) the
surf was dangerously high and no one
dared to enter 1t, the waves coming In such
rapid and tumultuous succession. But 1t
was beautiful sight, indeed and the day
was passed In watching 1t.
Rehoboth has been somewhat changed
externally since last season, especially
along the beach. Arrivals here first notice
that the Blight and Henlopen hotels have
been newly painted In attractive dark
colors. On the board walk they are first
made aware of the sad damage done by the
great September storm. the same which
drove 90 vessels ashore at the Delaware
which old residents declare was the worst
storm for the past 80 years. Those who
were fortunate or unfortunate enough to be
here al tho time, say that 1t WAS most APP
palling to sea the force and fury o. the
water as 1t hurled Itself ia seething, foam
ing, huga masses high upon the shores,
tearing md wrenching away portions OF
the board walk and quicaly undermining
the pretty bluff which has always been the
pride OF Rehoboth. Each year the encroAch-
ments OF the water are plainly dlseernlbl9
on the beach but this yeur Tho damage Is
worse than ever bstnre IN many places the
bluff has been cut away 90 feet or more aud
this has ne0essitated tho removal OF the
board walk to point farther away from
the beach and the curtailment Of the for
merly Wide Surf avenue from 60 TO 20 feat
FOllowng are some of tbs rocent arrivals
at the Bright House: Mrs. Il. L. Stevene, the
Misses Steveng, hirs. +. w. Motif, Miss
MONT, Miss Mabel MONT, James .. Davis
aud family, Mrs. Frank Burton and family,
Mrs. NJ. Q. Slmpkins, Miss Davis, o. II.
Herring, Esq. and family, w. ]. john
son. Esq., and family, O. O. Cole, Esq.,
aud family, Il. p. Goodrich and family. Mrs.
@. W. Lamer and family. W. 7. Bingham, 8.
J. Abbott aud family, Mrs. II. Nj. Schooley,
Washington, d. O.; Thomas L. Fleming.
Mrs. o, O. Helsler and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. +. Mathes, Miss Mathes. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. L. Mathes, DR.. Fl. II. Hickman and fam
lily, Philadelphia; Mrs. X. o. Anderson, tho
the Misses Anderson, John b. Anderson,
Dayton, o.; Mrs. Bowen, Paris, France; A.
A. Gibson, Danvar, Col. A. b. MeaFS, Gar-
mantown, Pa; ". d. Macy, Baltimore; DR..
II. II. Houston, Robert G.. Houston and
family, Georgetown; ]. W. Oausey.the raw
]. Leighton, bieKlm, Milford Judge Hous.
ton, Dover; dRorge y. Marshall, w. s. Heis.
Ter, Wilmington.
Following are the arrivals at the Hotel
Henlopen for tho last week: Mr.. and Mrs.
W. s. Gavan and children, Mira Gary y.
,Tatem and son, Dol. @. W. Green, John q.
Robinson, Miss Maggie BargRr, Miss Clara
Ferst, MIR. aad Mrs. +. II. Fisher and
children, Mr.. aud Mrs. Joshua d. Taylor,
d. Peytou Bsvans, 7. L. Omohumdro and
family, II. Tine Smith and family, Baltl-
more; Calvin Satterfleld and family, Mrs.R.
l.. Walker, BITS Katis Walker, Miss Sally
Walker, Miss Virgie Sstterfield Gteensboro',
Md; MIR. and Mrs, Robert W. smith, Mrs.
Enoch Moore and daughter, Mr. and hrs.
John 3. Pettyjohn and child, Mrs. Thomas
Lewis, Miss Lewis, Wilmington; ]. II.
Primrose, Philadelphia; Gen. q, R.Kenney,
Mrs. II. Il. Ksnney and children, d. E.
Harlan, Il. Meredith. Dover; j. W. Causey,
r. L. Small, Esqs., Edd. Renuolds, Frank
Davis, John Welsh, Theodore Townsend, II.
L. Paige, Milford.
NOTES.
Services were held twice yesterday In
Scott NJ E. Chapel, IN the morning the Rev.
W. +. Tompktnson hud In the evening by
the Rev. J.. j.. K0Kim OF Milford. The
latter was an Episcopal servloe.
Mr.. Cutlno OF the Hotel Henlopen is about
| to Introduce new idea In his hotel hops
here by giving hops at stated intervals IA
honor Of guests from certain towns In he
State. On Saturday July Goth the first will be
| given III honor OF Milford; on Saturday
| August I'd In honor of Dover and on Angus
9th IN honor Wilmington. These will nc
doubt be very successful. The regular hoI
nights at this hotel will be Tuesday and
Saturday.