Evening journal., 1893-07-05
LIFE BY THE BREAKERS !
The Editorial Tourists Pleas
ures at Cape May.
THE P. R. R, CoMPANYs GUESTS.

The bulk of the Wilmington contin- |
gent on the editorial tourist to Cape
May returned home on a special train on
Monday. They we're very much pleased
with their soiourn at the Stockton and
were more than ever impressed with the
pleasures which attend a party which
has the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for its host and such men as
Messrs. Boyd, Barksdale and Kennedy
to act as its agents and see that nothing
was left undone that could contribute to
the comfort of the newspaper men and
women
The special train which stopped here
at II SO on Friday morning reached
Philadelphia at 10 40. The guests we're
lunched at Broad street station restau
rant and at the conclusion of the repast
took cabs for Market street ferry. A
special West Jersey train awaited them
on the Jersey side and shortly after 2
o'clock the train pulled out on its long
run down the Jersey peninsula.
Cape May was reached about 4 o'clock.
Carriages were waiting and the guests
were whirled off TO the Stockton and
assigned to their rooms. After short
stroll on the board walk the party took
supper. Hassler's orchestra discoursed
select numbers until nearly midnight and
the tired tourists crowded the seats in
the lobby and listened to the music
1t is impossible to write up the doings
of the party as a party. Each individ-
ual was as free to come and go as If be
were there by himself There were all
the provisions of pleasure and comfort
and all person had to do was to avail
himself Of them The guests divided
into small groups and hunted for pleasure
In their own way and as best suited their
tastes
why the Yacht Party Broke Up.
As for the Wilmington party, on Sat
urday morning it took carriages and
drove to Schellingsr's Landing where a
large number of yachts we're moored
Selecting one of the finest at the wharf
the guests were soon sweeping down the
thoroughfare After a run of three
miles the ocean was reached and then
became seasick and pleaded so pitifully
TO be put ashore that the yacht was run
up to Sewells Point wharf before it had
crossed the bar.
By the time Sewell's Point was reached
several others had decided that they
could not get their sea legs in one day
and all hands disembarked and took al
electric car back to the city.
Danced MerrIly at the Ball.
The rest Of the day was put in in
bathing, tand resting for the ball which
5 took place at night
3 One hundred couples were in the ball
room during the evening and some Of
the costumes were very pretty. The
weather was Just cool enough TO make
1anafnnr r,laoanra pr0HnfIu o. mid
= night the dancing ceased and Sunday
morning ushered the merry makers Il
their rooms.
, In the Embrace of Neptune.
On Sunday the breakers had roya
sport tossing the Wilmingtonians from
I billow to billow. It was fine fun unit
n a man had to hold up a thirty -toi
s breaker, two women aud himself; bu
o then it became a hardship, a delu siol
. and snare.
9 At the Cape May Light.
On Sunday afternoon the Lighthouse
]. and life.saving STATEN at Cape Ma
u Point were inspected It was a yer
tiresome climb up the 213 steps to tn
lighthouse lamp, but the view from tn
top and exempliiication of the working
r Of the handsome French apparatus we
n repaid the fatigue
Baby Mckee Not DiscernibIe.
y President Harrison's cottage wa
rs almost below, but neither he nor Bah
Mckee were discernible. The Whining
" tonians walked out on the platforI
40 ahead of the assistant light keeper.
"a Cared No Longer for the View.
d Two of the women were leaning on th
l. - II ~ Ii
tude Of about 1856 feet when the officii
approached leisurely and casually r.
marked:
If / were you wouldn't lean on this
- rail. 1t is broken right there by tI
o standard and you might fall ov-"
They didn't give him time to finish h
r observations, even with nice, so
Id croquet court 1856 feet below. If Unc
r. Sam has any respect for the lives of h
* subjects he will put new guard rail {
er Cape May lighthouse.
n Life-saving Station Next Visited.
is The visit to the life-saving statl,
was even more edifying. The genial al
intelligent captain informed his CUES
that his crew could run the life saviI
apparatus back seventy FIVE feet fro
the practice mast, throw the life lin
nave IL maze IAsI Dy man on Tue ma
&C. run ut the breeches buoy and bring 3
A man to shore in three minutes
in. He also exempli6ed the code of sigma
nd Splendid for a Filtration.
led One of the young women remark
that the flags would be splendid thin
with which to carry on a Irritation. I
/. instance, "K. NJ. Con thelbeach il
above the iron pier" "H. B d IN
lily | call at 7.30 this evening2' &c. NJ
"You will see me in the lobby at I
life stockton" 81. X. lido not fail
ere give me farewell look in Broad str
m station.
On Sunday evening Hassler's orches
gave sacred concert in the lobby of
Stockton. The program was as follo'
PART l.
to March FESTIVAL" .............. 80. ...... X
Gems from .rhe Gondolers". :; Sulli'
is's Loves Loves Dream Sn After the Ball" czi6n
ta5 "Souvenirs of Operas" -. .......... X
.eo IntermezzO, 'Cavalleria Rusticana" -.
FART II.
Airs OF Ireland. ..... ......ssss.... wa
(Solos for various instruments.l
Fiece Characteristic, Loves Conflict"