Evening star., 1903-07-04
ALL READY FOR THE CROWD.
A Multitude Expected for the Fourth
of July.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 3, 1903
The sudden advent of summer has had
the effect of sending the crowds to this
resort in such numbers as would swamp
any community that had not been fore
warned and prepared for the invasion. AL
though the two railroads have had their
summer schedule in effect since late last
week. which means hourly trains through
out the day, their capacity was taxed to
the utmost in transporting the thousands
fleeing from the heat Of the cities. The
first really warm day of the season in this
city was Wednesday, and for the first time
the bathing beach took on it's summer APP
pearance. Thousands were in the water in
place of hundreds, as heretofore, and on
the following day the beach was literally
black with humanity. By Thursday even
ing even the smaller hotels back from the
ocean front were comfortably filled, and
the indications are that the Fourth will
see one of the largest crowds here in the
history of the resort. The day will be cele-
brated with large number of sporting
events, including yacht races and parades
by all of the yachting organizations in this
vicinity, and an elaborate display of fire
works on the beach in the evening
Prof. w. d. Goldberg of Atlanta. Ga, is
in Atlantic City to recuperate his health
before going to England to claim the HaZ-
zard fortune of $15,O00,000.
DR.. Adolph LorenZ, the famous Vienna
surgeon, was in Atlantic City a portion of
the week the guest of DIR. E. A Wilson
DIR. Lorenz and a party of friends enjoyed
launch trip with Fire Chief Wesenthal.
and the famous specialist was highly
pleased with the various attractions ne
was shown. He was rendered reception
by the physicians of Atlantic City, and on
July will sail from New York for Europe
Capt. Charles B. Sigsbee. United States
navy, who commanded the ill-fated Maine
when she blown in "A
is occupying quarters at Young's Hotel.
DR.. Robert Reyburn of Washington, d. c.,
is guest at the Hotel Raleigh, where he
will remain with his wife for several weeks
Commander Fremont, United States
| navy. is located at the Hotel Brighton.
Talk of Greater Atlantic City is becom-
ing general throughout Absecon Island
and it is probable that consolidation of
the four municipalities on the island will
come to vote this fall. This interest has
been caused by the success of the baby city
of Ventnor which has pushed it's improve
ments so rapidly that it is now virtually a
part of Atlantic City. The result has been
a great appreciation of values in that
borough and the towns of Longport and
South Atlantic are about to adopt her pro-
gressive policy.
syndicate of New York PHILADELPHIA
and Atlantic City capitalists has been
formed for the purpose of erecting an i'm
menSe amusement pier in the Chelsea dis
trict. While this district is essentially a
cottage one, the number of new hotels that
have sprung up along the boardwalk in that
direction assures a population of sufficient
size to Justify the belief that it's patronage
would pay dividend on an enterprise of
| this magnitude.
A Rip Van Winkle appeared in Atlantic
! City few days ago in the person of Capt
]. B. Rhoades, who has been sleeping in
the city of Washington for the past twenty
years. Mr.. Rhoades was formerly the ca D.
tain of the volunteer life guards in this
city, and when he left here there was not a
brick building on the island or a hotel on
the beach front, and the boardwalk was a
| fimsy little affair two feet above the tide
which was washed away as regularly IS
the winter storms appeared. The captain
spent several days vainly trying to locate
some familiar landmark, and finally an
nounced that the only thing that reminded
him of the Atlantic City of his days was
the lighthouse. Even this had undergone a
change in the way of new scheme of dec
grafton.