New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
CITY THRONGS
Practically Erery Place Secured for
Easter Sunday.

Atlantic City y. j.. March IS (SpeciaD.-With
Easter still two weeks away. the greatest crowd in
the history ot the resort outside of midsummer Is
Absecon Island All of the beach front hotels are
full and bookings to the capacity Of ali the prin-
cipal hotels extend period of three weeks.
No reservations for less than week will be con-
sidered at any of the hotels, and many of them
refuse to reserve accommodations for less than
three weeks. All indications point to practically a
continuous season for this record breaking year,
with little or no intermission between the Lenten
and summer seasons The railroad men have aC-
cepted this fact, and announce that the regu-
lar schedule will so into effect month or
six weeks earlier than usual All of the trains from
New-York and Philadelphia being run in sec
tions and every section Is crowded 1t Is estimated
that there will be hundred thousand spectators
and participants In Easter Day parade who will
to this city during the forty-eIght hours pre-
ceding that date. The railroads confronted with
a problem to how to handle these crowds, and
they will try to run trains throughout the night
preceding Easter Day. The Pennsylvania Railroad
suffered last year for the lack of yard for the
storage of cars. ard planned TO build an immense
train yard the western edge of the city before
the coming of another summer. 1t is rushing
this work to completion to provide for the Easter
influx.
All OF the larger hotels open except those
that have been undergoing alterations and improve
mCnts. The Hotel Majestic. which recently
leased by s. s. Phebus of the Wiltshire. reopened
to-day. The Ardmore will De opened by NJ Stoy
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leased by W. 1. Finch has enjoyed more prosperity
since its opening under this management than at
any period Of its career 1t IS completely sold out
for Easter week. Mr.. Finch has just completed d
new Gaze and European dining ROOM which were
thrown open to the public to-day. The grotto
of the Hotel Rudolf, into which have been intro
duced many novel features. opened this week.
as was the cafe OF the Hotel IsesworIh, which
has been remodelled and handsomely decorated.
The Hotel Imperial. In Maryland-ave. is being en-
[an-
drick The Hotel Hatboro. in Kentucky-ave. is
being enlarged and refurnished A NewYork syn
dlcate has purchased q block OF ground in Atlantic
ave. in the Chelsea district. and has broken
ground for a handsome apartment house.
The last week has been suggestive of late spring
in temperature and In the growth of vegetation.
This has led the oldtimers to the belief that the
course of the Gulf Stream has been DETECTED shore
ward several miles. The mild winters of Atlantic
City are accounted for by the proximity of this
volume of water In the summertime II
flows about twenty miles from the coast, and in
winter 1t approa ches seven miles closer to the
shore. Several days ego two famngoeS were seen
on the beach below Chelsea by Walt McDougal,
the cartoonst. The only way to account for their
presence is that they few all the way from the
tropics following the of the Gulf Stream.
Another tropical visitor caught by Barnegat
fisherman a few days ago in the form Of huge
tarpon that undoubtedly reached this latitude by
way Of the Gulf Stream. This is the only record OF
a tarpon having been seen within hundreds of miles
Of the Jersey coast. The presence of these visitors
from the South together with the fact that there
has been practically winter in Atlantic City. has
led several scientfsts to believe that there may b9
something In the theory Of the local wseacrcs as
10 the change Of the course Of the Gulf stream and
they are arranging to make an Investigation OF
the
the Atlantic City Kennel Club. which begin, on on
Anri g. The list Of entries is larger, by more than
a hundred than ever recorded before. and the ex-
hibtors include the owners and breeders of dogs in
Neu,oYork Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington
Tho pa irons and stewards of this exhibition have
Teen chosen from the principal cities OF the coun-
~ With speciaI reference to their social position
az we'll as their prominence as breeders and owner,
~ bIuA hl0oded dogs. They have all shown an
sctye interest in the show and are doing their