Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

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mer resting places are taken into considera-
tion. But this city by the sea still holds the
| title of the queen resort, and will continue to
| do SO. The atmosphere during the past week
has been tride COO, but this hasn't affected the
ardor of the army of bathers and crowds are to
be seen daily disporting in the surf or patroling
the strand clothed in the phenomenal bathing
robes, which characterize the city; indeed it is
| a source of constant strife with number of
visitors as to who will wear the most attractive
| robe. and as a result the suits are quite hand
| some and varied. The petty burglares which
| have taken place here during the past week,
and which have been SO grossly exaggerated,
| have fully aroused the authorities, and several
detectives have beer secured. who will assist
Chief of Police Eldredge in ferreting out the
| offenders.
Among the several new attractions which
have been recently added to the already un-
| eQualed' list is a first-class amateur baseball
| club, which will play games frequently during
the season with clubs from the vicinity and
fine inclosed grounds at the inlet have been Sc
cured. The team promises to be feature in
the sports of the shore during the summer.
Another amusement now at its height is the
moonlight excursion out to sea, and parties are
made up from the hotels quite frequently to
indulge in them. Lawn tennis is also more
in vogue now than usual; and the sport is be-
coming quite common, courts having been laid
out in a number of the lawns of the principal
hotels. Bicycle riding is also leading pas
time, the safeties of course being the favorites.
THE GhOCE1tSs
On Friday quite delegation of the Pittsburg
Grocers' Association arrived in town. The ex-
cursion was in charge of Harry Smith, editor
of the PENNSYLVANIA Grocer. and the party had
already visited Baltimore and other places of
interest. The company were met at the depot
In this city by delegation of the local associa-
tion headed by Phillips Cornet Band. which
led the procession to the Hotel Albion where
handsome entertainment was provided, and the
Pittsburgers all expressed themselves as well
pleased with Atlantic City and their treatment
while in town.
The old whaling vessel, Stafford which was
stranded on the beach some time ago. is now
attracting considerable attention at the Inlet,
where she lies relic of past greatness. What
the Reading Railroad Company intends to do
with the large amount of valuable property it
has purchased and other lands on winch it
holds options is not as yet authentically known,
but il has signed an agreement not to use the
property for excursion purposes and it is
generally conceded that an immense hotel is to
be erected shortly, which will exceed all others
in magnIfcance.
The hotels all report an unusual influx of
Western guests, of which the Pirtsburg con-
tinCent forms an unusually large percentage
and quite a number are expected in town to-
night. This season of the year is really be-
coming very popular for Western visitors and
at the balls and hops held almost nightly at the
leading hotels they take an active part.
christening of the handsome yacht John e.
Mehrer, after the popular proprietor of
Schanher's Hotel. The yacht is considered the
finest in the inlet, and large crowd of visitors
and invited guests were present
Mir. James Mckenny, young man of about
Is years, employed in the ticket Office of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Pittsburg died of
hemorrhage at one of the prominent hotels
here Sunday Just after midnight. He had been
here but one week, and came down TO recuper-