Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
The Place Crowded and Overlooking
With Guests.
Some Good Fishing Stories-Narrow Escape
Of Two Young Ladies' From Drowning
Washingtonians Who Are There.
Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star
Atlantic City, N. j., July a. 1893.
The crowds at Atlantic City this week
have been something tremendous. Thou
sands on the avenues, thousands on the
beach. thousands in the surf Many of the
notes nave been crowded and the propri-
etors are providing themselves with cots in
case Of an overflow of guests Indeed At
iantlc City is running over into neighboring
notes. Carisbrooke Inn at Ventnor. on the
way to Longport is a popular place for
people who prefer this quiet spot to the gay
and festive city-by-the-sea. Among the
guests at Carisbrooke Inn l may mention
Mrs Louise Reilly and daughter, w. N.
Miller. Miss Alloway. Mrs. E. Converse and
daughter and Mrs. Edward H. Coave.
Two Philadelphia girls came very near
Florence Leeblers and Miss Florence Man
ship; They drifted into deep water and
would have gone down had not Life Guards
Repp and Mills seen their danger and gone
to their rescue. The girls were very nearly
gone but have recovered sufficiently to be
about again.
Some Fishing Stories.
The yacht Cornet. Capt. William Downs.
had gay party Of five out yesterday, who
were the successful captors of sixteen fine
Pluetish Those in the party were Mr.. H.
Lyon Mr.. Lawrence. Miss Viola Haver-
stick. Mr.. Paul Mcknight.
Capt. Mark sooy. one of the guards.
caught thirty-six bluetish Sunday, and the
rest or his party were equally successful.
Great excitement was caused this week
by the capture of shark pilot fish. 1t
had rows of suckers on it's lower jaw SIM
liar to those on the octopus or cuttiefish.
Old fishermen declare 1t to be the largest
OF Its kind ever caught in this vicinity. 1t
Is to be hoped 1t Is the last.
Two little girls caught bluefish on the
edge Of the surf Saturday. Little Mamie
Scull and Adele Kerr were walking with
Mrs. Johnson. who is staying at the Little
page cottage. They saw the large fish flop
ping in the water and managed to land It
successfully. though they had some trouble
with the slippery thing Mr.. Bluefsh en-
tertained the guests of the Littlepage cot
tage very successfully that evening at din
ner.
The bicycle railway is completed and
forms novel amusement for the young
folks.
The road is on a wooden scaffold fifteen
feet above the ground with rails set about
three feet apart. The road is about 70O
yards long and the bicycles make the en-
tire distance. The bicycle is somewhat
like a safety wheel. though the wheels are
overhead instead of beneath and run on the
rails. The rider drives the machine with
his feet and can attain a great speed.
A new and interesting place on the board
walk Is an Egyptian museum, where may
be found armor and musical instrumen ts
OF Egypt. mummies, copies of the Koran,
people explore this place daily.
The weather is cooler. and threatening
storms lie grumblng on the horizon.
Personal Mention.
Capt. Allison Nailor Is down for a few
days making final arrangements for the in
fantry encampment. He has secured quar-
tiers at the United States Hotel for his
family. who will arrive early In August.
A pleasant company of Westinghouse
who are enjoying their stay at the Rich
mond are Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Marshall
Miss Maud and Ada Marshall, Miss E
Wagonhall Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nettle
ton.
Frank G. Prentiss is an old patron at tn,
San Marcos.
DR.. ]. o. Adams. one of Washington
well-known physicians, is with his wife al
| the Waverly.
At the Arlington is a gay society belle
Miss Fannie Ringgold. daughter Of Gen
Ringgold OF Washington, d. c.
MI William Is enjoying himself a
| Schauff1er's.
Mrs. N. l. VAIL and w. D. Rudy are reg
| istered at the Traymore.
Mr.. II. s. Henry is at the Berkeley. II,
was once the owner Of Sunol, Palo Alto
| and Matchless. the Pennsylvania STUD
farms.