The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-11
Nswspapsr Men !. cays May.

Correspondence Of the Republican,
CARE MAY, Nj j.. July 10, 1889. Tho
excursion Of the newspaper men to
thla place, under tho direction Of
Messrss Boyd and Barkesdsle OF the
lPennaylyanja Railroad Company, ar.
rived on Friday afternoon at four
O'Clock, and the party was soon domi-
ciled at the Stockton hotel, where am.
pie arrangements had been made for
the entertainment OF all. At seven
O'clock an excellent supper was seryt d
to which ample justice was done. The
evening was quite cool, as the wind
wns blowing from the east, and there
was no disposition manifested on the
part OF the excurslonlsts to take o
bath In the ocean. At q seasonable
hour the excurstonists generally retir-
ed, and the majority passed tho night
in pleasant Rlnmber.
! On Saturday the different members
OF the party amused themselves TAX.
ing ride over the electric road. in
fishing, carriage riding, and strolllng
along the beach or through the va
rious streets. A few visited Cape May
Point. took an outside view OF tho
Presidents cottage, which IL now ten
anted by his son Russell and family,
but ITO call was made on the inmates.
A party awaited the landing of the
Steamer Republic. and after the pas
sengers hal come ON shore, went n
board and after Inspecting the ma
chlnsry came away fully snti fled that
she is tho model craft, AMI deserves
the lile:al patronage OF oil pleasure
seekers.
In the evening hop was given in
tho large ball room at the Stockton,
and the young folks enjoyed them
Sol IA
their feet to the sweet strains OF the
orchestra. The young ladies' were
handsomely attlrsd. aud the young
mon contributed to the best OF their
ability to tho enjoyment OF tine oeca.
sion. At midnight the. music ceased,
and quietness reigned until Sunday
morning dawned bright and clear, and
rather warmer. tine mercury marking
at Z O'Clock 66 degrees.
There are In the town, Methodist,
Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal and
Catholic Churches, but few OF the
excurslonists visited either OF them.
all appearing mora anxious to pass the
day In seeking heath aud recreation
than In adding to their piety. A num-
Der went cut at an early hour to take
sail and engage Ii fishing. with the
usual luck OF amateurs. Alto O'Clock
the orchestra played various pieces of
sacred music, and the minutes passed
pleasantly away.
The sensoni thus far has not proved
profitable for the hotels and boarding
! houses. none of them being half or
quarter filled, and the prospect ahead
Is not encouraging. With as fine q
bathing shore rs can be found any
where the place appears to have lost
its former attraction for visitors. At
.lantic City, Asbury Park, Long Branch
and other places have been gro "
ing In popular favor, while Cape
May has been standing still or retro
grading. The proprietors and others
Interested should wake up and put
forth additional efforts to attract vlsl-
Swallowed, and its advantages disre-
garded. IL Is but two hours ride from
Camden over an excellent railroad and
as 1t isalso visited daily by the steamer
Republic, Its hotels and boarding
houses should DO filed to OVERLOOKING
durinu August. The representatives
of the different Wilmington papers,
as well as those from Chester, Bal
. timore. Washington. Philadelphia and
other places have all chi ed this out
Ting so generously awarded them
by the Pennsylvania railroad corn
pany, and will all return to
their respective homes on Monday af-
ternoon prepared to enter upon the, 4
varied duties with renewed energy
and determination to make their In
: lluence more forcibly felt In the pro-
motion OF the principles OF truth, JUS
tice and good government.