The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-22
Bathing in the Lake.

Through the courtesy of D. E. Burley,
general passenger agent Of the Union Pa
CHIC, special train was run to Garfield
Beach yesterday afternoon. About sixty
i've of the Pennsylvania Golden Gate ex-
curslonists were aboard, together with a
number of distinguished people, who en-
oraced the opportunity to sec the famous
waters OF the Great Salt lake.
1t was little after o'clock when the
special, consisting of three coaches and a
baggage car, hauled out. For six miles
the train made good time, the track along
this portion of the road having been relaid
with heavier rails. A gap OF several miles,
West OF Iii Dorado, was in bad shape and
the passengers felt their joints every time
the train struck the joints in the rails. This
passed, the train slid into Garfield ON
smooth rail
1t was not the intention of the party to
indulge in bath, the belief prevailing that
tue water was too cold. But ON arriving
at the beach the man who cares for bath
ing suits told the crowd that man from
Philadelphia had ''broke the ice'' yester-
day and that this same man said the water
was warmer than 1t was at Atlantic CITY in
the middle of June.
a counsel of war was held and Freight
Agent Browns blue checked suit was ac-
copied as an anemone of spring. Baron
Sommerhoff, of the firm of Woereshoffer &,
Co., New York, and w. Watson. ir.. who
are In this city in their special car-also
relt OF the water and pronounced it good;
though the baron, when it came to the
strip" backed down, disdafning to pass
muster under theigrand stand.
rms was great disappointment to the
laales OF the party who were greatly taken
with the baron's fine physique.
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room, and thirteen suits were let out to as
many bathers. Browns fine form was
adorned in sorrel-red suit that caught
him up sklmp, and the auburn hairs of the
Rio Grande foated Enthusiastically on the
bosom OF the unruffled sea, while the
grand stand spectators opened their
mouths and shot their glasses to catch a
glimpse at the passing whale. Mr.. Wat
son, who is member of the New York
stock exchange is an athlete and as 1.-THE
as sea serpent E. E. Walker, the Bur
Lngton new man, is as chubby as a cat
nsh Though not as horny, when adorned
in one of the Garfield loose-fits. He
fell into the pickle on all fours, and
scrambled around like crab in the shall
low waters, afraid to get his clothes wet.
Conn Studs, the tourist agent, had curves
on his legs that would make fortune for
base ball pitcher-if they could be thrown.
They made the hit of the day. THE HERALD
reporter was not seaworthy and did not
venture in beyond his depth, but kept the
old hulk going at pace that stranded the
ocean steamers when it came to skinning or
the sand bars.
After twenty minutes of salt sea bath.
ing, the party returned to the bath rooms.
There was no fresh water in the showers.
and many of the bathers came out with
their ears full of salt, which thew kent
picking out, grain at time, all the way
to the city. All enjoyed the bath immense1v.
and the hardwood Of stealing a march on
the season added zest to the sport
Strange as it may seem, the water was
not chilly, and the air warmer than If
frequently Is in June. The lake was ner-
fectly calm, all the warm sunshine of YES
terday went to warm the surface water In
the deep places the water was intensely
cold, but about the grand stand the tenn.
perature was not at all frigid, registerinp
I'll by the thermometer.
Miss Brigham, the chaperon of the party.
was kept very busy in preventing the
young ladies of the party from casting shv
glances at the bathers
Mrs. George r. Blanchard, wife of Rail |
way Pool Commissioner Blanchard was
among the excursionists and enjoyed the
trip greatly.