Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-26
THE VISITORS ARE TRANSIENT.
Cape May Hotel People Complain, but the
Railroads Arc Prosperous.

hotel men, but as far as the railroads are con
cerned they are doing a much better bust
ness than the past two years. The arrivals q
the cape this season are about equal to thos
| of last season, but the railroad business ha
increased S0per cent over that of last season
The exceedingly high tides of the pas
week at Cape May Point have caused mucl
interest. The President and family go night
ly to the scene. The family usually sits dow1
to tea between and $50 o'clock, and is on
at 7. The family generally pairs Off will
President Harrison and little Ben, and Mrs
Harrison and her niece, Mrs. Dimmick, in the
lead, and the visitors are so used to seeing
them that they hardly go out of their way to
meet them, except to pass the time of day
Another Grabbing party was enjoyed by tine
family this week. Colonel William II. Crook
was visitor to the Presidential cottage this
week He is disbursing officer at the White
| House.
While the Epworth League of the Methodist
| Church was in session last Tuesday evening,
Private Secretary Halford dropped in upon
the assembly unexpectedly. He responded
to an invitation to address the audience. AS
he is local Methodist preacher, he is an at
tendant Of that church while here.
1t Is proposed to have grand bicycle meet
| here next Saturday, under the auspices of
the Cape May City Athletic Club, Of which
Congressman John e. Reyburn, of Philadel-
phia, is President and George W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, Treasurer. It is ex-
| pected that several riders from Pennsylvania
and New Jersey will take part.
The Popular Past;mes.
The favorite pastime of the visiting belle
and her admirers just now is a long tally-ho
trip among the forests which lie just outside
of Cape May, or to take long evening sails
on the sound these moonlight nights. The
tally-ho parties are made up OF about q
| dozen young people equally divided as to
sex, who enjoy either in the morning or in
! the afternoon from two to three-hour ex-
cursion over the quaint old roads that wind
through the woods and lead them to old
farmhouses situated in the beautiful coun-
try district about Fishing creek. The start
is usually made from either the Congress
Hall or Stockton Hotel and an hours drive
brings them to the country resorts, where
they generally enjoy a melon lunch, which
Is generally washed down by something
stronger than water and little more costly.
These moonlight evenings are delightful
for sailing on the sound, the old resort for
fishing and grabbing, which has been sailed
over by yachts bearing statesmen, who were
powers before the Rebellion, and siace then
by two Presidents, ULYSSES s. Grant and
Benjamin Harrison. The parties for these
sails are made up of from II to ~ persons,
the evening, taking with them lunch ap-
propriate to the occasion and return to their
homes just a little after midnight. The
course of the sail is usually from schel-
lenger's Landing down the creeks to the
inlet opposite Sewells Point, and then
through the sound, returning over the
course on which they sailed to the place Of
starting.
Speaking of prominent visitors. it ia a fact
that Sir Henry Hudson was one of the first
men to see Cape May. The bold navigator
In l9os set out from Amsterdam in the sleop
Silver Half Moon on his third voyage to find
a northwest passage to India. He sailed
north until the icebergs drove him to turn
the PROV of the ship to the south. In July
ha bod Mo-. .fr,,r n 11n r~,Nl1
coast of the New England and Middle States,
and on the 2Sth of the month he entered Del
aware Bay, and barely escaping shipwreck,
ran the Halt Moon inside the bay and an
chored around the point of the cape, prob
ably opposite where Town Bank now is. He
spent q day in exploring the cape, and then
not until ID years after Henry Hudson re-
turned to Amsterdam that this peninsula
was named Cape May: In 1923 the same com
pany which equipped Hudson's party sent
out Cornelius jacobson Mey, who entered
the Delaware Bay, and being highly de-
lighted with its position named it in honor
of himself Cape Mey.
Some of the Prominent Visitors.
Secretary Charles Foster, Of the Treasury,
arrived Thursday noon for q weeks visit.
While his visit is for rest, he will also CON-
sider with the President several matters
important to the financial interests of the
country. Deacon S. v. White, of New York,
spend some time in consultation with GEN
eral Harrison and Mr. Foster. General John
w. Foster, OF Washington, who was recently
here states that the President will soon is
sue his proclamation concerning the reci-
procity between the United States and
Spain, which General Foster SO successfully
negotiated.
Monday afternoon Lieutenant John W.
Parker, of the navy, who is the Presidents
naval aid, on duty at Washington, accom-
panied by his wife, who is niece of Mrs.
Harrison, went to Rock Bridge Alum Springs,
Va. They will remain about three weeks,
after which they will return to the cottage
here and pass balance of the season.
Mrs Eaton, of North Bend, o., sister of the
President, who was recently hurt in run
away accident at Cincinnati, while the Pres
ident WAS on his i0,0O0-mne journey, arrived
Wednesday afternoon to make long stay,
as the guest of her distinguished brother.
She is mending rapidly under the healthful
influences of Cape Nays air.
Among the recent arrivals at Congress
Hall are very. prcminent party OF Pitts
W. Rankin the Misses Rankin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Brown.
J. W. owen. the popular Pittsburger, is a
Mrs. Henry Irwin ana her accomplished
daughter, Miss Irwin, are among those from
Pittsburg vino are delighting the guests OF
Congress Hall with their presence.
The newcomers to the Pittsburg colony at
the Stockton include six popular men, in
cluding +. X. McCance, j. D. Hartman, Alex.
L. Arbuthnot, W. S. Arbuthnor, Il. Robbins
and c. W. IZer.
mir. and Mrs. Adam Appel, prominent
Pittsburg merchant and his wife, are passing
their vacation at the Wyoming.
Mrs. James Reese and her pretty daughter,
Miss Blanche Reese, are summering at the
Stockton.
party Of Alleghenians at the Stockton is
made up of A. S. Wall, Miss Bessie Wall, |
William III. Jamison, Miss M. Presby and
Miss B. Mcclellan.
c. c. Rinehart and wife are still among the
PittsburGers at the Brexton.
B. S. Johns wife and two children have ar |
rived at the United States for the season
Three attractive young men at Congress |
Hall are: Martin NJ. Ballard, Samuel Mus
grave and j. Anderson Barker, all of Pitts |
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