Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-09-28
THE ATLANTIC COAST.
Graphic Description of the Old Towns that Line the Jersey
 Shore.
Long Branch Where General Grant Lived and Eiberton Where Gar field Died Visited by Our
 Correspondent.


 From New York City several boat
 leave which after going through tn,
 Upper Bay sal down to the different
 landings on the Shrewsbury river wher,
 the country scenery is beautiful also the
 sandy beach and it's usual accompani-
 ments. The river separates narrow
 strip of land between 1t and the ocean
 from the mainland of New Jersey. On | the river are numerous small yachts | fishermen in boats with nets and fishing
 poles. Along the sandy shore are qusn-
 titles of seagrass, fishermen digging for
 clans in the sand, also a settlement of
 fishermens: huts. Along the river are country seats and summer hotels.
 The first place of importance is the Atlantic Highlands or Neversink hills
 which is almost the frst land sighted approaching from the ocean to New York and almost tue last seen on the
 hor zon after leaving that city; on these hills is a revolving light, 24S feet above the water and one of the best on the Atlantic coast. Across the river is Sea-
 bright with it's numerous cottages by the sea and a United States Life Saving station; it has an excellent beach for bathing; specimens of red, white and different varieties of green seGweed are washed ID by the waves and clinging in the sand to wooden beams supporting platforms along the beach are clusters of musses of different SIZES. Beyond is Little Silver which has a pretty little railroad station and near by is the Plea sure Bay where there are plenty of oysters and crabs, yachts, summer resi- depces and hotels.
 We will leave the boat md drive on the Rumson road with it's beautiful summer homes and plants, iG fancy pots arranged tastily about the plazzae, grounds, prettily laid out and large we'll kept lawns. Now We have reached Red Bank which IS on tine Shrewsbury; this IS an old town and a great resort of artists in consequence of its pretty views; at Red Bank on the Newman
 Spring road gre the remains of Bn old hotel the architecture of which suggests Oue Cf the lGsJ century; everything seems to have been made for the comfort of guests, pleasant woods, remains of seats fastened to trees, bridge, bath-houses and boat-house along the Shrewsbury.
 Now we will return to the river; next to Red Bank Is the small town of Shrewsbury, gloomy in it's appearance owing to tbe heavy shade of the trees; here IS L. C. Hazards factory for Ketchup and near it are fields of tomato vines. A few miles from here IS a canueIy where quantities of fruit gre put up in ti1 cans. Next We come to Monmouth where there IS a a racetrack with seats for spectators in amphitheatre style, there is also pony track. Beyond along the river and on the ocean are Deal beach and Oceanport. Also Long Branch, winch has a miserable beach. high sand bluff Is above con- siderable of which has been washed out by storms. There are several hotels, among the business men of New York who have branches here are Psch, the and Huyler, the confec- tioOer. Gen. Grant had cottage at Long Branch. Driving along Ocean avenue we come to Elberon, which joins Long Branch. ElberOn IS where Pres | ident Garfield dIed; it is famous Jew ish resort. They have nlce cottages built mostly of westheTed charrsd | shingles, and in the afternoon are seen | riding iD their delicately colOred cos- | tunes ID fine equipages.
 Further on along Ocean avenue is | Ocean Grove, where the Methodists i have their camp meetings, and joining | is Ash5ury Park with it's numerous hotels, among which are the Sea Lovers, | Arctic and Alaska; numerous cottages, | some tents, a Presbyterian church con- structed principally of green granite; | one street has a grass plot down the | centre with plants and walk each side, | one of European boulevards, | another street has hn artificial lake with | row boats and landing for each boat, | and the usual resort amusements for | children. From about 10 to 12 a. ID. is | the most excitment during the season; people sit in the pavilliOns and read, | write letters, do fancy work, listen to | band music, and watch with sensation | of awe the angry waves come dashlng | in a wave, a swell, followed by a wave, | S SWeli, WQlCu WlOH tutlE iOdn dash and break upon the beach, with a | splashing, roaring sound, leaving the | water like soap suds and then re- | ceding; some portions along the beach | are black with bathers, most of them | wearing navy blue suits; quantities Of people sit on the sand under the pavIl- | ions, and lovers in secluded nook shelt | cred with sun shades from the inquisi- | tive glsDces of the pleasure seekers; write their names on the sand. | some of the bathers come out and sleep for little while on the beach; live sav- CTS sit up on high seat shaded from the sun by large umbrella, ready to res- cue any one drowning. Unfortunately we saw a young man who bad been in the water too long, drowning. Good sW immers went to his rescue and held him up til the life saving boat came to him, when he was pulled in by his feet, leaving his body head downward hang ing over the side of the boat. After wards they rubbed him wltE great dlffi- culty owing to the turbulence of the waves. When the boat reached the shore the young man was terribly frightened and his hair stood out from hls head, the result of the fright.
 b. HoPKIN5oN HoLGATE.