New-York tribune., 1902-07-19
ATLANTIC CITY BEA CH SAFE.
REPORTS OF MANY SURF DROWNINGS
SAID TO BE EXAGGERATED.

Atlantic City, n. J.. July Is (SpeciaD--This has
been a great week in Atlantic City The fourth
annual show of the Atlantic City Horse Show AS
socation attracted the fashionable set. who were
well pleased that the New-York horses won nearly
all of the prizes. The meet of the League of
American Wheelmen attracted thousands of men
and women who still ride bicycles, and the Jewish
Summer Chautauaua drew many more. The city
is filled with visitors. and If the rush next week
continues great as in the last few days. hotel
room will be in demand The traffic on the rail-
roads between Philadelphia and New-York and
Atlantic City amounts TO ten thousand arrivals
every day. while the departures during the last
week have only been little over ffty-ive hundred
a day.
A novel suggestion for the protection of bathers
in the surf was made by well known attorney.
who stood on the Ocean Pier and watched the
life guards rescue half a dozen venturesome bath
who had out beyond their depth and
who had been swept against the png of the pier
by the ebb tide. The suggestion was that there
be placed the piers danger signal. showing
lust how far a bather may so without being IN
danger. Signs. he said should be placed on the
beach, calling attention to the danger signals and
every person who passed the dead line. whether
a competent swimmer not. be arrested and
fined.
To make this possible. the attorney would have
the City Council pass ordinance making II a
misdemeanor for person 70 pass the danger
signal at low tide. boats OF the life guards
when the tide is high the current dangerous
The life guards. under this plan. would he re
auired to stay in the boats inside OF the danger
line at all times, except when the tide was how,
and then they should call the attention of the
bathers to the danger signals placed the side
OF the pier, and warn them not 20 80 outside the
point rdicated.
There is another side 70 this, however II
presented by a life guard. He said. An this talk
about there being danger Tor hathers In the SURF
is nonsense. Not one-quarter Of the reseaes which
| reported and which talked about the
! beach ever happen. II life guard goes iRte the
water. there dozens Of people who willing
to swear that he rescued some one from drowning
These stories besides being untrue. are harmful
| They deter visitors from enjoying the finest at
| traction the resort has-that Of bathing There
should be a ine for circulating these stories"
Regarding the number OF persons who are
sisted out Of the water every day from among
the ping at the Ocean Pier. the guard said that
/ the point really dangerous No person
who is not a good swimmer ever gets rar as
the png. Good swimmers could get out without
help by simply passing through the piling II IS
only times that swimmers get into the piing
That on the ebb tide. when the current Is run
ming down the beach. The guard did think that
' the bathing the pier dangerous. and
said that he had been every beach on the Jer-
sey coast and that ours is the only that Is
really safe.
A free macadamized road across the meadows IS
promised, the result Of syndicate recently pur-
chasing the old turnpike for railroad specula-
tive purposes. Steps to acquire the macadam road
were taken few days ago. when the special road
committee OF the County Board OF Freeholders met
State Superintendent of Roads Budd in this city
and went over the proposed site for the new road
The committee composed Of Frederick
schuchardt, Frank Souder, c. j. Adams. John F.
| Irving and E. H. Parkhurst The County Engineer
| was also in attendance.
The inspectors went across the meadows on the
old pike in the morning and made a thorough IN
spection Of all territory where a road be
| built and possible inlet and outlet for it. No
| definite plans were formed, but a rough map
drawn by the engineer and then the party returned
/ TO Atlantic City into a discussion OF the
road. The general belief prevailed that IL road is
/ built it Should be of substantial character, and
/ State Superintendent Budd is reported TO have
( favored a macadam pike. The cost at first would
! be great. but the road would pay for itself in a
short time, repairs to it annually would be IN
! significant. a free rnacadam road across the
meadows would be a great attraction for visitors
and q benefit truckmen. farmers and others who
| own teams, not TO speak OF the ever Increasing
automobile. The money would be well spent In
| such improvement.
The Jewish Seaside Home held it's tenth annual
opening under the most favorable and auspicious
circumstances. There large attendance pres
of the friends Of those in charge of the home.
as well as those who had relatives at the institu-
ton. The entire place was pretty decorated with
cut flowers and potted plants There was mu-
sical programme In which several of the children
Of the home took part Addresses were made by
Marvel Rev. Morris Mandel. of this city; Mrs
S. Belle Cohn, of Phiadsphia; the Rev. Emil G;
Baltimore, and the Rev. Leon Harrison, of st.
Louis special programme rendered by Ruben
stems Orchestra playing at the Inlet was also
will receive thirty additional patients, MAX
| ing the number quartered there over fifty.