The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-28
At THE SEASHORE
Crowds Still Continue and All
Are Merry.
MOONLIGHT ON THE BEACH
One of Turner's Landscapes Vivified
Fishing and Pigeon Shooting
Engage the Men.

The weather has been exceptionally fine
the bathing good, the crowds have beer
large, and the special excursions and
| dances have been most orderly and well
conducted. Last week was one of the
heaviest in years, but from now or
the attendance will begin to thin out
as it is about time for the children tC
return to school, AS a matter of fact
however, September is the pleasantest
month at the seaside. The weather is
usually finer, the fishing in the Necanni.
cum better, and outdoor life then reaches
it's highest enjoyment. The wornout man
can without let or hindrance, get near
to nature and breathe in fresh strength
for the long winters battle.
The dance Saturday evening at Gill
bert's pavilion, Seaside, attracted large
crowd who tripped the light fantastic
until $780, The music was good and all
had jolly time. The grove at Seaside is
full of campers, and the cottages are
still occupied. Many hundreds were in
the surf during the week and those who
| have been at the coast for somo little
time unite in saying that The daily bath
in the surf is most invigorating
Sunday afternoon Measrs E. c and
H. NJ. Hughes returned from q fishing
| trip eight miles uD the Necann.cum and
displayed the llnLst basket of trout seen
this season. Tlere were many of the
speckled beaIt2s weighing from half q
pound to two and one-haif pounds Mr..
H. M. Hughes had the distinction OF
catching the largest fish of the lot.
The ladies of "Elline" cottage, at Gear
| hart, the Misses Rumline and Heintz, on
Thursday made up a luncheon party for
drive 20 the wreck of the Cairns
more. The gentlemen of the party were
Messrs. Mclean, Hansen and Crosby
A very pleasant time was had and the
| gentlemen enjoyed the good things pre-
pared by the ladies. Other drives are
planned for the near future, to points OF
beauty and interest IN and about this
favored location
The champion tennis game of the sea-
son was played on Wednesday by Prof
Breeze and Miss Theresa Clark against
the Rev. John Morrison and Miss Minnie
Bel. The first set looked rather du-
bious for the latter team, but they re-
trieved their losses in the second. Time
being called before the rubber was fin
ished, the umpire declared the game a
draw. Mr.. Wilfred Trevors and Mr.
Sanford Kramer had a walking match on
Wednesday from eGarhlrt to Grimes
over the railroad track, Although Ire
vors arrived. first at the goal-time, q
minutes-Kramer claimed that the match
should be a draw, as it was impossible
for either of them to arrive first, as
every step was tie.
Little Dollie Watt, aged six or seven,
very nearly lost her life on Thursday
while hunting crabs. The eide was low
and Dollie, with others, was hunting over
the sands for q catch when she espied
fine large crab in one of the numerous
holes in the sand which the ebb tide
leaves filled with water and where Mr..
Crablet likes to hide. She made a dash
into the pool, which seemed to be shallow
like many others, but she went down over
her head in the water, where she re-
manned some two minutes before being
rescued. She was carried to the hotel,
where every effort was made for her res
toration by her friends and relatives, and
finally consciousness was restored. 1t
was a narrow escape and the nearest APP
proach to tragedy at Gearhart this
season.
A tug race on the creek was announced
and it was reported about that Manager
Barmore would be one of the contestants,
which had the effect of bringing out the
entire population, but chey were doomed
TO disappointment, as Mr. B. was not
looking through that pair of spectacles.
Sunday at Gearhart was one of those
beautiful days which are more thorough
ly enjoyed because they do not come so
frequently as to be an old story The
air yas delightful, quite clear for August,
with just enough breeze to make 1t
pleasant. A particularly pretty sight was
the view Of the natural parks which line
the Necannicum for miles, The stream
winds about through meadow and grove
which in the bright sunlight and blue air,
with the punches of cattle grazing here
and there, or standing in some shady
pool quietly chewing the cud, made one
feel that a landscape of Turner's had
been brought to life and the dreams of
the artist fully realized.
In the evening the new moon sent its
rays across the Pacific and Illuminated
the beach until the scene became one
from fairyland and the slver-tipped
waves seemed to be tapping against the
shores of other climes where all is beau
ty, symetry and perfection; where the
discordant notes of every day life are
transformed into harmony; where all is
love and peace and the sweetness of the
new life has dawned on earth.
The ship James Drummond, which last
week drifted close inshore and was res
cued by the tug Relief, was plainly seen
from Gearhart, and caused no little
amount of speculation as to tine cause
of her visit
There is good pigeon shooting at the
Park, and many are taking advantage of
the opportunity for a hunt.
w. ]. Clemens and family closed their
cottage and returned to Portland Mon
day. Fern Camp was broken up Monday
and Mrs. ]. T. Ross and family returned
to the city. Other campers are booked to
arrive IN beautiful September, and while
the rush is nearly over the hotels will do
a comfortable business during September,
as this is the month most enjoyed by
all true lovers Of nature.
Manager Barmore and his corps of ef-
ficient assistants at Gearhart have made
an enviaIble reputation and one and all
have expressed the hope that they may
have the popular resort In charge next
season. Always smiling, always kind to
the little ones, always trying to do some
thing TO make things pleasant for his
guests, Mr.. Barmore win be remembered
by hosts VINO enjoyed his hospitality
Gearhart will probably remain open dur
ing September, the closing time not hav-
ing been decided upon, and 1t will not
be closed soon II the present run keeps
up. Among the arrivals last week at
Gearhart are the following names:
+. w. Leadbetter, L. Ackerman, DR..
w. H. Boyd. w. II. Christians. Mrs.
Christian, Mrs. Mcintosh, Leslie Scott,
Walter Rasenthal. Miss Agnes Kelly,
Miss Leslie Dahl. Miss Eugenia Kern.
Sanford J. Kraemer, Miss Theresa Hard
ing, Miss Theresa Clark, Robert Cahili.
l. Kaufman, wife and nurse, Mrs. G.
w. Hahn and two children. Miss Rose
Bloch, s. X. Bergman. Mrs. G. G. Dono-
van, Cilene Gladys Block, w. u. Flem-
ing, VIM. Honeyman, Miss L. Rutler-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Wilson. T..
Adams. w. J. Clemens. E. Ehrman. PIow-
den Stott. Jas. Laidlaw, e. Hall, Mrs. z.
II. Hall, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Peabody.
Mrs. n. 8. Spinney, Lena Spinney, Mrs.
H. Emken, Miss Pearl Emken, Miss Edna