New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

cursiOns from Ohio and the Middle West that have
been arranged by the railroads bringing thou
sands OF brief sojourners from that section TO the
shore
Any doubt that could possibly exist in regard 10
the size of the crowd visitors will be
promptly dispeled by a cursory examination
OF the tons upon tons of baggage handled by the
railroads and transfer companies every day. Mayor
Stoy. who is the representative here OF of the
largest baggage transfer companies said this week
that the business OF his company during July was
far ahead of that of the month in any pre-
ceiling year. The same is true of every other per-
son handling seashore baggage and the corrObOra-
tive evidence of crowded hotels and big railroad
records OF traffic IS hardly needed to prove that
travel seaward is not only equal TO the average OF
past years. but that the travellers of the lug
gage carrying class whose coming is always wei
co ned by hotel propretors.
remarkable point In regard to the baggage
business this year is the fact that such a large
proportion OF the stuff handled comes from distant
points. New-York travel is about normal, or per-
haps little more brisk than usual. and Philadel-
phia business is somewhat below he average. but
the number of persons coming here from remote
sections of the country is something enormous \
certain amount of this travel from far off places is
doubtless brought about by the Pan-American Ex-
30 siton at Buffalo visitors to the great show
tending their itineraries as TO include visit TO
the popular watering places of which they have
heard much; but IT is also true that large
amount Of this so-called foreign patronage Is
d.lA to the extended advertising of the resort and
the fact that each successive year makes the city
by the Sea better known to residents of distant
States
Thousands of small jelly fish suddenly made their
apnearance along the coast last week, Interfering
with the bathing 10 a certain extent for several
davs The strange creatures have now disappeared
however and the summer girl may more go
into the surf without fear of their stinging tenta
cles The Jelly fish are not dangerous hut persons
with sensitive skins sometimes suffer from contact
with them an irritation being produced which
sembes somewhat a mosquito bite. The jelly fish
have not before been here in great numbers
for several years and the bathing masters hope that
period The renewed warm weather has had its ef-
strand every day Thousands of people enter the
surf and the lifeguards kept busy looking
after their charges. The guards are unanimous In
saying that their work and responsibility would be
reduced to a minimum If every batEer would exer-
life savers being caused almost entirely by at
tempts at reckless feats of swimming utter dis
regard of the rules of common prudence the part
OF those who unable to swim
Fishing Is good enough to provide plenty of
sport although the gamy buefish are very scarce
and the weakfishns in the open has not
quite come up to expectations There are plenty
of weakfsh IN the bays and thoroughfares. how
and good sport is to be had in angling for sea
bass and croakers outside
Yachting this year has taken firmer hold than
ever on the affections of everybody The sailing
yachts at the inlet patronized freely. and the
ocean is dotted with white sails from early in the