The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-28
OUR NEWPORT LETTER.
Salem Men Take to Sea Bathing Fun ID the
Breakers. Records Of the Fishing Crews
Recipe for Frying Flsh.

have been perceptibly Vayer the past
week. More Salem families have
come in and sea.bathing has been per.
feet. The crowd Of bathers has reached
the hundred mark at times, and the
surf has been not too exciting.
Quite number Of Salem business men
distinguish themselves in the water as
we'll as behind their counters. Mayor
Bishop, Fred Virgins, Otto Wilson,
Henry Bredemier, and Gus Schreiber
are here but not all take kindly to water.
Yesterday lady tainted in the surf,
which was too strong for her. A large
breaker struck her husband, lifting
both off their feet and second follow
ing close on the heels Of the first soused
her clear under She was picked inside
and out when she was taken ashore.
The wind has been in the south all this
week and it has been quite warm even
on the beaches. There is very little
swell and the water is quite little above
the refrigeration point.
Some funny people in funny costumes
afford not a little amusement for the
kodakers. An Albany man, called for
nickname, THE Sea Lion" had the mis-.
fortune to have his upper and neither
garment part company and he floating
and bobbing in the breakers. The puck
ering string to his bathing pants must
have been of poor material and, red as a
boiled lobster, he caused sport and laugh
ter when he became aware OF his pre-
dicament, aud the smiles Of the ladies
gave way TO comic apprehension as he
struck boldly for the shore, calling loud
ly TO his wife who waded in and with
great presence Of mind pinned her
shawl about his legs, turning calamity
into comedy, as he looked quite gay
marching into retirement robed in a
plaid toga like Roman senator.
The General Wright is still here bob
bing for what is called Pinnacle rock at
the entrance to the harbor. A diver is
here and he spent four hours exploring
this obstacle to navigation. II is to be
drilled into, charged with dynamite and
blown into eternity. The diver gave an
exhibition Of his skill Wednesday, when
he rescued his brothers watch that had
fallen overland a week ago at the docks.
II was gold-fllled before II went down,
and then IL was filed with water, as II |
sank in "a feet. II was an exciting event
to see him put on his suit. screw on the
great headpiece, put on his 100 ID. belt,
and shoes with 40 10. lead soles. He was
down only short time when he tele.
phoned up that he had il and was haul
ed out with the watch in one hand and a
crab in the other.
Quite number Of Salem business men
have been taking in davis fishing on
the bay. Among them Fred Wiggins,
Otto Wilso and Mr.. Bredemeir, OF the
Yokahama tea store. The former struck |
a bad day, but the latter had about all |
he could carry. Bay fishing depends on
the tides somewhat for success. Rev.
DAILY, Of st. Joseph'a church and Her
man Barr we're fishing one day. Although |
they had some luck 1t is quite likely |
that fishing on the Bay will not super
cede his calling as fisher Of men spoken
of in the scripture. Mayor Bishop took
his family out in the gasoline launch and
he caught few pogies, nearly as many
as another party close by who had only
an old fat'bottomed tub. The h sof
the mayor and some others are staked
upon the run of tomcod which must be-
gin soon. They bite at anything, hook
themselves and almost climb over the
side Of the boat.
Isidore Greenbaum wears the belt
among fishers from the rocks. lie walk
ed through the Newport cottage quarter
yesterday morning the proud bearer OF
the banner string Of seabass.
We have learned to prepare the pogy
or white perch in q way that makes
them simply delicious. Take a large
perch, slit the skin down his back and
belly and strip 1t off TO the tail. Then
cut slab Of the clear meat down each
side aud throw this into cold fresh
water with handful of salt in il and
leave it about three hours. When ready
to fry, take out and wrap in dry cloths
until all the water is drawn from the
meat as 1t is very tender and will not
try crisp il put in the spider wet. Cut
in strips about an inch wide and roll in
yellow cornmeal, Have plenty Of hot
lard tried out OF clear salt pork or bacon,
OF common lard with some salt in II and
fry crisp and brown. This makes perch,
commonly a despised fish here where
fish are plenty, as good as almost any
fish, trout not excepted, +. HoEER.