Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-11
tFrom a Special Correspondent
GAY LIFE BY THE SEA.
PIeasure-seekers and HeaIth-Hunters at Allan
tic City.


ATLANTIC CITY, April 8, 1895.
The gloomy and Oppressive pessimlst
who persistently croaks of hard times"
and dolefully asseverates that the ma
tions prosperity has gone to the demnl-
ton everlasting bow-wows, is shamed
out of his dismal bewailings as soon as
he finds himself in the briny and brill
liant atmosphere of this great seaside
cosmopolis The very air seems with
caressing fingers to knit up the raveled
sleeve of care" the swishing surf sings
wooingly restful song TO the tired
senses; the genial warmth of the sun
stirs the sluggish blood to quicker pulls
ings; and the inspiriting activities that
pervade the place beget fresh impulses
and enkindle new ambitions in the most
mind-weary of mortals.
A stroll on the thronged board walk
lust now is an inspiration and delight.
This magnificent esplanade, skirtlng the
white beaded edge of the horizon-reach-
ing sea for four unbroken miles, is the
daily rendezvous of beauty and fashion,
as we'll as the daily resort of the invalid
and valetudinarian. Here meet and
mingle the cosmopolite and the coun-
trvman, Beau Brummel and Farmer
Havseed. the belle from vOciferous
Broadway and the bright-eyed maiden
from the quiet Pennsylvania hills. With
each recurring year the wholesome Gus
tom grows of resorting here for winter
residence or an early springtime vaca-
ton, and the propitiouS opening OF the
Lenten season now beginning augurs
favora bly,.
The magnificent climatic advantages
of Atlantic City renders it easily the
foremost of American health resorts.
The balmy and invigorating air, laden
with briny ozone and impregnated with
the balsamic odorS of the encircling pine
forests, is distinctively curative in pull
monary, malarial and nervous disorders,
being especially effective in the anchor
alton of la grippe. The diversity of rec
reations and amusements attract to it
every shade of temperament and taste,
from the gravest to the gayest. More
than hundred hotels and boarding
cottages have opened their doors to the
entertainment of visitors at rates ranging
from dollar day up to figures that
would make a frugal millionaire dizzy.
The facilities for getting to and from
this enchanting bit of Lotus Land are
superb in their completeness and in
every detail, for who has not heard of
the B. & o. Royal Blue Line" which
makes direct connections in Philadel-
phia with the Readings Royal Route
to the Sea. All the Baltimore d Ohio
express trains make direct connections
in the Washington depot with the Royal
Blue Line flyers for the seashore.
One of the Royal Blue Line trains of
the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, on a
recent run between New York and Wash
ington, covered a mile in 39t seconds, as
recorded by a mechanical indicator. AT
this rate the train travelled at the phe-
nomenal speed of trfle over mile and
half minute, or over ninety miles an
hour, and is the fastest time ever made,
surprising all previous records. If this
speed were maintained, the time be-
tween New York and Washington would
be reduced, without stops, to two hours
and a half, and with stops TO three hours.
Five hours is now the fastest time be-
tween the two cities, and is made daily
by the Royal Blue Line only.
Excursion tickets are now on sale at
all b. & o. ticket offices, and will allow
of stOp-off at Washington either on the
going or returning journey. A visit to
the National Capital will form fitting
prelude or termination to SojOurn at
the City by the Sea. c. o. 5.