New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
ATLANTIC CITY MYSTERY
CLOTHES OF WEALTHY YOUNG MAN
FOUND IN BATHHOUSE-FIRE
CHIEFS THIS WEEK.

men were looking for a fairly good crowd they
were not expecting such large number came.
1t amazing to the saneuine the
way the people poured into the city on Saturday
and Sunday. TTainload after trainload was emptied
on the platforms of the two railroads. and the
travel records show that there increase
of more than 80 per cent the same days OF
last year It delightful weather. too. and the
temperature of the water such to make
bathing a real pleasure, Thousands of hathers
dotted the beach all three of the days. Il
seemed more like the middle of August than the
first Of September and it is the general opinion
that entire month will be warm and pleasant.
Many of the large hotels will be filled this month
and next for they have the rooms booked ahead
Some OF the smaller houses will close about Sep
tember Is for the winter All in all, it has been
one of the successful summers that Atlantic
City has known.
Mystery surrounds the finding of a suit in
Adams's bathhouse the other day. telegram was
found in one of the pockets of the coat addressed
to c. W. Porter No. 5.O3S Ware-st.. Philadelphia,
and a wire was that address by the captain
OF police of this city 1t brought response from
Miss Mabel Noble. of Philadelphia, and she and
her mother came TO this city on Saturday MISS
Noble and her mother identified the clothing as be-
longing to Clarence W. Porter. a wealthy young
man who had been attending the University OF
Pennsylvania. but whose home was IN the Indian
Territory She said that he had been calling on
her for some time. His parents had objected to his
( attentions her, because Of the fact that they
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that Porter. who daring swimmer went out
TOO far and was seized with cramps, or something
of that sort and drowned. Others are OF the
opinion that the young man took an extra suit of
clothes with him when he went into the bath
hcrse and left the clothes there with an idea Of
giving the impression that he had been drowned
The question of getting rid Of of the col
ored element which has been flowing into this city
for some time is agitating the hotel proprietors
of this city For some time there has been a great
deal of trouble with unruly negroes They get
drunk and have cutting and shooting affrays.
bringing down disgrace upon the remainder of the
race. who trying TO behave themselves and
make an honest living The head walters have
taken the subject up. and thev will hereafter re-
fuse to engage any coored persons that cannot
show a clean record. If they have ever been ar
rested upon any charge they will not be employed
by any hotel in the city, large or small, and the
result will be that they will be compelled to go
away There have been several arrested for carry
ing concealed weap pons-revolvers and razors-and
these have been sentenced to the county jail for
f as long terms as the City Recorder could give
them.
A POSTOFFICE THIEF CAUGHT.
I The postoffce authorities have been mystifed for
a couple of months over the disappearance OF spe-
cial delivery letters which have contained money.
Every clerk in the office shadowed. but none
Of them were found to be guilty and finally suspi
cion narrowed down to the janitor, Robert D. Bur
rows coored who one of the most
trusted employees in the service. He was watched
by the postmaster and a couple OF Secret Service
men were sent here detect the thief. The negro
was finally caught in the act Of opening two
decoy letters that had been placed where he could
get them He was arrested and confronted with
the crime and acknowledged his guilt
General and Mrs Edward 3. Grubb, Of Edge
water Park. who have been spending the summer
in cottage in Chelsea-ave.. are receiving con
gratulations upon the adven' of another son into
their family. All the week teegrams have been
pouring into the city. congratuiating the happy
couple.
The speedwav along the trolley line from this
city TO Longport was built IN order that people
might have a fine driveway, but II was not oulIt
in order that people might race their horses with
trolley cars. as William Smith. OF Philadelphia
found TO his sorrow He doing this the other
dav and said II was for the pleasure OF the young
woman who accompanied him, but the Recorder
decreed that he must pay fine Of s. % for the
fun ne had, and he warned that II ne trled
II again he would be sent 70 jail
About week ago the proprietor Of the Coleman
House in South Carolna-ave.. George L. Coleman.
went away and left lot of hungry ooarders and
angry creditors behind. Attachments were oo-
tained from the District Court and a constable
went 10 the house to take charge of the safe
which was supposed to contain a large OF
money and a quantity of jewelry belonging to the
guests. When the safe was opened on Monday
there was a single penny in the money box and
not another thing in it.
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party OF women and in his launch the other
evening and sailed through the Thoroughfare from
here 10 Iongport and return. The boat hand
sonely decorated with flags and bunting. and an
orchestra of three pieces was taken along 10 help
mass away the time pleasantly Among the party
were Miss Minnie Mullen. Miss Mabel A MCGOWAN,
Miss Helen Madden Miss Viola MCGOWAN and II. =.
Madden of Brooklyn; Miss Stella Evans Miss
Helen H. Evans, Horace Evans and John Tanner.
Of New York; Miss Pearl Beatty Of Boston; Miss
Daisy Hagenbotham, of Springfield, Mass Frank
Beatty of Boston and Jack Randall and Will
lam P Lands, OF philadelphia.
sOUsA AND 'FLORODORA' HAVE GONE.
.Florodora" which has been playing at the
steepechase Pier for the weeks closed its
engagement there Monday evening. and did
John Philip Sousa and his band. which had been
playing there ever since the middle of June one
Of the features Of the production OF the here
the bringing of Miss Edna Hunter in tn,
part of Angela Gilfain. Miss Hunter is young but
has been playing for some time. She had been with
Klaw & Erlanger for three years.
Miss Miriam Harmer, Of Philadelphia and Miss
Anna Barnham a school teacher of South BethIe- |
hem Penn. are Of the best women swimmers
staying the shore. Yesterday they went ALI n.
way around Youngs Pier, a distance of nearly
half a mule at sea. and return They We're accom-
a notable feature of the gathering of arener
nection with the annual convention Of the st9I4
Firemen's Relief Association will be the presence
lea for the purpose q attending tbe a17, ~ amer
ing of the lnternatioaal Association OF Chief En-
glneefs, which IS to be held in New-York CitV and
TO their homes across the water A number of H fr
departments throughout the State have accenfei
representatives will be here from NewYoriko fI4 S
Peeksklii ana other places throughout New-York
syiVanla cltes; On the second Gay OF the gather
ing me I'm there VIII be large hremens Parade
other evening at the Hotel Westminster in Ken