New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
THRONGS on BOARDW ALk.
ATLANTIC CITY HAS THE CREATED
SUNDAY IN IT'S HISTORY.


Atlantic city y. J. Aug. p (speciaD.-Ihe thrd
Sunday In August again marked the height OF inc
summer season at this resort. and II was the Dig
rcst day rot only 81 the season OF 1888 but also IN
the history OF the resort Every hotel and boarding.
house In the place WAS crowded 10 ia utmost ca
parity and as the number Of obstetrics mas oeeh
greatly Increased recently, II does not take much
cal .lation 70 show that the number OF visitors
v,ns at.r than ever before Il il estimated that
there were over TWO hundred thousand visitors mere
last sunday In addition 10 the permanent popui1-
ton Z abou, twenty thousand but glance az the
boardwalk on sunday night gave one The impress.
siDa that AZ least seven hguies would De required
TO estimate the throng correctly.
These enormous crowds have continued all 'he
week but u is scarcely probable that the city Will
he as much overcrowded to-norrow as X was last
sunday Nevertheless the season Is far from
closed and there will doubtless be several more
weeks OK good business for the hotel IN and pleas
ure for tho visitors September. by many, Is con-
sider,d the mosi delightful Of all the months OF the
wear AZ the srashore and the summer girl and her
admirers do no, usually make their exit until the
chill winds Of autumn begin 10 blow In earnest.
Then she is followed closely by the winter girl
that the one charming personality - scarcely
missed before her equally charming sister appears
IN the last few Years Atlantic Ci;y has achieved a
fame as a winter resort that bids fair IN short
time to equal It's popularity place FOR mldsuin-
mer dreaming.
There is no cessation in the round OF gayety az
the hotels Tho cool evenings have been rather
conducive to the greater enjoyment Of dancing ana
other indoor social pleasures. Euchre has served 10
while away the evenings. Dances have been nu-
merous those al the Rudolf ellsworth and Grand
Atlantic hotels and at the Casino and the piers
being perhaps the largest. The affairs at the other
leading hotels. while smaller. wero equally delgh'-
iul. Although there was large attendance AT all
these affairs the boardwalk continues to be the
leading attraction morning. afternoon and even
ing. The procession which moves up a AM down rs
broad deck To be intcrmnable. This elevated
city Tor miles is indeed a wonder. but stl more
wonderful Is the endless stream Of humanity which
The golf links are attracting grave ard reverend
seniors who could see IN the game only revival OF
the Shiny" of'th. days OF their youth. but are
now regular patrons OF the Country Clubs fine
links. Every day the number of visitors TO the
For the nrst time In many years the serpent
he New Jersey coast but able urderstudy took
his place this week. when an immense man-eating
bathers into commissions At least. that is the story
told by the bathers. and It Is vouched FOR by one or
the rlost vera eious OF the feguards: The story
goes that the shark about fifteen feet long and
that it suddenly made its appearance just beyond
the breakers, chasing several bathers VINO were
swimming there. but that II gave up the chase
when 1t found itself in dangerous proximity TO the
shore. Later In the day the shark was wounded by
Il boathoOk in the hands OF a lifeRuard and fled II
has not been seen since some people thro" dis
themselves with the assertion that the size OF the
They point the fact that ifteen-fOot sharks are
practically unknowl In these waters, while true
man-eatcrs venture so FAR from their tropical
homes.
Captain William Andrews. the lone navigator. =
sailed for Europe "Wednesday afternoon In his
little thrteen-foot dory The ocean was particular
~ rough when the doughty captain started. and his
miniatu ship looked like a cocklcshell II was
tossed about on the mighty waves. but il hoated
like "A dry chip, and the heaviest did seem
able to throw drop Of water aboard. The Phan-
tom Ship, the little craft Is called IL said to he
the smallest boat that ever crossed the Atlantic
Ocean. Captain Andrews expects reach the
coast OF France In about two months less.
| way He then intends TO make n tour OF Europe
and incidentally "a pOcketful OF money. bringing up
at the Paris Exposition In 1902 He is about nifty
five years old. and has made several trips across
the In small boats the last being In 1894 when
he left this city In the Sapolo. vessel about Il
foot longer than his present craft. and reached
the other side safely after a long voyage.
The payhouseS continue 10 attract large audi
ences The Empire closes it's vaudeville season
this week. but Manager Donnelly says that he IL
going to regular fall and winter season OF
FIRST -class attractions. The attendance at the
Academy OF Muse is largest on Wednesday and
Friday evenings. when comic opera gives way to
| Italian grand opera. III Trovatore" sung In
| Italian this week to well-filled houses. Manager
Phil Nash II highly elated the success Of his
! experiment OF giving Italian opera summer
/ attraction.
| The City Fathers had the interesting experience
OF holding curbstone meeting this week. OF
| course. all OF them had previously attended side
walk political conferences. but not one had ever
| participated In similar meeting for the transac-
| air n fhA hpQIno NJ elfc In