Evening star., 1902-04-25
ATLANTIC CITY ITEMS
FINE WEATHER ATTRACTS MANY
VISITORS THERE.
Shad Fishing an Interesting and
Profitable Occupation at
the Shore.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ATLANTIC CITY, April %, 1902.
There was something like real April
weather this week, and the result
thousands came to the shore to enjoy the
cool breezes and the invigorating sea air
as it came waited in from the old ocean.
The weather here makes a great difference
in the attendance at the shore, and the
bright sunshine of the past week reminded
one, as the throngs on the Esplanade pass
ed by, of the past season, when all records
for crowds here that the city has held were
broken and hotels taxed to their utmost to
accommodate them.
The recent fire of April 3 will in no way
affect the crowds here for the coming sum-
mer. The booking of the hotels shows
that confidence has been restored among
the people who make 1t a point to pass
their vacation at the shore. That the city
will be able to quarter all who come and
still have room for more cannot be denied
in view of the fact that there are each
week new hotels and cottages being open
ed and work progressing rapidly on those
now being erected, so that all who will
SoJourn by the sad wa YES Will be well
taken care of.
The shad fishing here the past week at
tracted considerable attention and the large
net at the end of Young'S pier caught
large school of shad the other morning,
all of which were at once purchased by one
of the beach-front hotel proprietors The
shad were served that night for dinner at
the hoStelry and were much enjoyed by
the large number of guests present.
Many people are wondering whether Cap
tain William Andrews and his bride, who
started last October in thirteen-foot boat,
built by the captain and named the Dark
Secret, are at the bottom of the At
lantic ocean. The trip was one that was
the subject of much sensation throughout
the country. Captain Andrews was known
as the Tone mariner and he had crossed
the big pond many times before in small
boats. He announced previous to his last
trip that If he reached the other side IN
safety he would never again mahe the at
tempt, but would not go unless he was ac-
companied by bride. The result was that
he soon the recipient of hundreds of
letters from women of all classes and ages,
and the captain for the time being had GER
tainly "cornered' the Matrimonial market.
He selected a young girl from this city,
proposed and was accepted, and in the pres
ence of thousands of people they were mar
ried on Young's pier and three weeks later
when he had completed his eggshell of
boat. they started their dangerous trip
over the broad expanse of water Their
departure was witnessed by a crowd that
completely filled the big ocean pier and
was of the events of last season. Two
days later an ocean steamship coming to
this country met the captain and his bride,
and the information was given tnat both
were at the time very ILL., This is the last
that has been heard from them Over
eight months have now elapsed, and the
conclusion that the Dark Secret will re-
main a dark secret. and the belief that they
were both drowned is accepted by many.
, Captain Young. who was tied up in liti-
cation concerning and restricting him from
building his new Marine Hall, which was
destroyed by fire on April 3, has decided,
since winning his case in the courts at
Trenton, not to build the hall, but will in
stead erect new theater in the front part
of his pier, facing the boardwalk. The
floor of the pier will be lowered several
e. ~ l.
made or balcony erected in the interior of
the hall. The entire amount for the i'm
provements will aggregate over $4,000.
Yachting, which is always the one popu-
lar pastime during the season, is fast COM
ing into vogue, and the local owners of all
kinds of craft are making active arrange
ments for the coming summer.
Washingtonians enjoying the spring sea-
son at the leading Atlantic City hotels in
cude the following:
r. ]. O'Connel and C. ]. o'Connen are
guests at the Seaside House.
H. NJ. Blandy is registered at the Anchor
age, and Mrs. H. Sherman is stopping at
the Revere.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Beaman are recent ar
rivals at the Archdale, and F. Brannigan is
located at the Runnymede
E. j. PrinGle is enjoying the attractions
Of the resort the Dennis, while F. Milli-
ken has apartments at Bleak House.
c. Bake and Miss Earnest are recent ar
rivals at the Belmont
E. B. Scall and John Davis are numbered
among the guests at the Ponce de Leon.
j. A. Ryan is at the ST. Charles and the
Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Bristol passed the week at
the Hotel Chelsea
E. B. Smith is registered at Lehman
Craig Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. Ullman,
Mrs. O. S. Bayliss and Miss A. NJ. Dye are
among the recent arrivals at Berkshire Inn.
Mrs. E. Breting and Mr. and Mrs. George
]. Muller have pleasant apartments at
Marlboro House.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunlevy. Miss NJ
Abrahamson, Mrs. Henshaw Miss A. O'Neil
and Miss Haupt are located at the Wilt
shire.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brown, Miss Jeanette
Brown, Boyd Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Borton are spending the spring season at
the Traymore.
At the Brighton are w. c. Hill, w T.
Headley, Miss Armstrong Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Dale, Miss Gale, Miss Burdette
Mrs. Dvendrof, Miss Washington and s.
C. Neale
Miss Elanor Terry and Mrs W. L. Pu-
shaw are passing the season at the Garden
Hotel.
Located at the Grand Atlantic are Mr.
and Mrs. E. Potbury, William F. Hart |
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Buell., Mr.. and Mrs |
Charles NJ. Owens, D. w. Mertz and H. c. |
Cook.
At the Raleigh are Thomas Winfield Miss
Smith, George Mueller, jr., Miss G. A. |
Ward, Miss H. E. Smith, Samuel Smith |
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Connley s. j. Prestot
and Villa IN Randolph and family.