Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20
COOL FOR BATHING.
Still Enthusiastic Water Lovers Are at
Old Sport.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. June -. 1893.
While the summer is still little coy this
fact seems to have no effect on the rush OF
visitors shoreward. The weather remains
unusually cool for this season of the year.
but has warmed up during the past few
days. The temperature, however, seems to
have no effect on the popularity of the
bathing. On Wednesday morning when
scores OF men were walking the board
walk in their overcoats hundreds of people
were disporting themselves In the surf the
majority of whom, as usual were women
1t has been discovered many of these en-
thusiastic early bathers hail from the far
west, where surf bathing is unknown even
to the jewellers of the Pacific coast. The
hotel registers show that an unusually
large number of westerners are in Atlantic
City at this time. The fatal accident that
marked the opening of the season last
week has had the effect of squirting tho
authorities to the adoption of every device
that is liable to make drowning cases prac.
tically impossible. The elevated platforms
for the life guards referred to in this letter
last week will be constructed Immediately
and the city council Monday night will pass
an ordinance comforting police authority
upon the life guards and stringent regula-
| tons for the control of venturous bathers.
These rules will deal chiefly with what Is
popularity known the fool" bather. Tho
guards will be empowered to arrest him IL
he ignores their warnings to keep within
certain limits and a severe penalty will be
inflicted for violation of the ordinance.
Many letters have been received by the
newspapers of the town from regular WIS.,
itors to the resort urging the passage of a
law along these lines.
A serio-comic war Is on between the
United States government and this city. 1t
grew out Of the enterprise of the beach
front property owners I'm projecting a jetty
at the Inlet for the dual purpose of cut
ting a channel through the bars at the
mouth of the harbor and making land on
the beach front by accretion. The contract
for this improvement had been agreed to
when notification was received by the
mayor from the War Department that the
work could not proceed without the sane
ton of the Secretary of War. Mayor Stoy
replied that the city was not interested in
the project and the navy officials now
after the property owners. There is no
doubt however, that the plans made by the
engineer having the work in charge will
receive the approval of the War Depart
ment and that the work will proceed.
The picturesque figure of the Mayor OF
the Boardwalk is again seen In his old
haunts along the esplanade. He has been
reported at deaths door at intervals
throughout the winter.
Gen. H. w. Comstock, retired, United
States navy, is occupying quarters at the
Hotel Traymore.
A. w. Hand of Altoona, Pennsylvania
railroad official has engaged apartments
for himself and family at the Boscobel
Admiral Farquhar, United States navy,
has engaged apartments at the Rittenhousc
for July and August.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. the widow of the
late president of the confederacy. Is max
ing an extended visit at the Marlborough
House.
Lieut. H. F. Bryan. United States navy.
is registered at the Hotel Agnew.
Major ]. N. Brown of Washington, ID. c..
is at the Boscobel