Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-15
CROWDS AT ATLANTIC CITY,
The Great rhroE= ad How They
- Find Am"~eIRent.

The Great Thror=sand How They
Find AmuseIHent.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star:
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August IL.
The great rush which has characterized
the season of 1894 still continues and there
is no doubt will continue until the last of
August. 1t is a question now with all the
hotel proprietcrs where they will put the
next guest, but, like the old expression of
There is always room for one more" these
new arrivals seem to 4e'cfowded in some
where. For the past nHoneA a large major
ity of the houses have claimed that they
had no more rooms to rent, and so the
supposition has been that many of these
new arrivals were compelled to be satisfied
with the improved style cots, beds on bill
lard and pool tables, in the hotel parlors,
drawing and reception rooms, ETC., and by
personal visit to number of the houses
the past few days / have ascertained that
this supposi:ion is correct, and that hostel
rles'- who, under ordinary circumstances,
accommodated 200 have now quartered
within their doors 300 and even more All
the vacant cottages and unused rooms in
occtpied cottages have been rented by the
ambitious proprietors, who thoroughly real
lie that they must make hay while the
sum-. Shines, and it is no matter at all
as eyery nook ami corner of their hostelries
Is occupied with guests who weekly turn
in their little so, 81 or 'Sl5. -
What all these people. are doing down
hers does not take long to rehearse; stroll
ing on the beach, or we hardly mean stroll
ing,r bsca use II Is generally case of push
Ing. During a clear morning, between the
hours of 10 and !, and i'll half an hour, you
will see good 1000 Of them indulging in
the pleasures of an ocean plunge. Attain
ties, capacity for bathing has never been
taxed to its utmost from the fact that the
beach is yearly getting broader and broader
and~ the bathing establishments seem to
have an endless supply of robes to hire
Then, again, a great proportion of the WIS.,
itors bring their own robes with them.
In the afternoon many enjoy just what
>fhey would at hOme-a nap-but Others
who believe in making all they can out of
otheif two weeks, more or less, as the case
may be. at the Shore go to the Inlet. take
a sadl, go out fishing, go to see the base
ball game. take trip on any of the many
excursion lines from the city, down the
beach across to Brigantine or out into the
country. These side excursions from At
lapttc are most popular means Of enjoyment
In the afternoon and visitors patronize the
trolley cars and steam. boats
Tie Social Pleasures.
In the evening everybody does society.
The.numerous balls, dances, euchre parties,
whist parties, etc, are of nightly occur
fractions. Then Atlantic's boardwalk, with
all its accompanying pleasures. is also
most popular strolling point and hereon
anyynight during the present season thou
sands can be seen.
An event of the week which attracted
attention was the arrival of seventy Cox
eyites, direct from Washington, under the
Scommaud of Marshal Carl Browne, and
who are encamped at he lower end of
pf Ia
visitors took a run down to their rendeZ-
Nous to see the encampment.
observation-disclosures are more numerous in
town than ever before. aud every house
has goodly number Of this contingent
Those in town the past week include the
following: II. c. Craig Mrs. William E
Dubant. Miss Gertrude Sipcell, Miss Gather
Inc Weyrick, T. Happen, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Welsh, r. III. Griffin. Miss E. Anna Adams
}. W. Green, A. c. Green, Miss A. Rake
mann. Miss Amelia Rakemann. Carl Rake
mann; Mrs c; w. Pitchlyn. l.. G. Pitchlyn.
Paul +. Pitchlyn, Ladder AlacRall, Mrs. S.
{. Ramage, Miss c. @. ~Rssmage. John F.
Kelly. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Rggles,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Howett, G. H. He'll
man man Helen Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. o.
man, Z. n. Bouman. W. HI Bouman, T. c.
Bouman. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P Madigan.
Miss Alice l.. Trieber Mrs. J. s. Henry, A
s: Henry. Mrs: p. B. Beall. Miss Pima BealI,
"A.
n. Kraft. Miss c. Pa3sonA Mrs. Gunnell,
NJ. Wardberg. c. W. Heartily, William A.
Nohie. Miss Noble, Mrsaand Mrs. l.. NJ.
Penteld. J. Cunningham. j., Rillman. ].
kolmer, R. Beall. Mr.. and Mrs, William e.
Etka, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Carroll. W. II.
Covington, Miss Miller, R. L. Calf. r.
Steinmetz. DR.. William Walter, John jung
ham, Miss Mary Willis, Mrs. G. Willis, II
Morris. Mrs. S. Austin Mrs. s. Lounie, Miss
Clara Austin Miss Barbara Neff, Mrs. A.
'LeBreton. Miss NJ. LeBreton, d. LeBreton,
A. Speer. c. Hancock. f. Holmes, Dr. H.
Heath, Miss Emma Sausser. Mr. and Mrs
G. Bowman. Miss Allen, Joseph Harris, E.
Mcdowell. M. Reagan, A. Hamacher, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Hartford. Miss Ethel Atkinson.
e. Atkinson. Mrs. NJ. Meley r. Frazier, f.
Johnson. DIR. J. Wilson Davis, Henry T.
Stratham, c. Bindlin. Miss Amy Kenkel.
Rev. Paul Griffith. Mrs. Louise Wolf, A. G.
Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pool, Mrs. VIM.
Stone, r. ONeil, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII West.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher. White. P. Somers.
r.. q Norcross. Miss May King. ]. c. Bay
!iss, Samuel Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ell
lott Miss NJ. Paxton, H. Reed. w Hart,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Frank Her
very, +. Z. Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs A.
Thompson.