New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
AT ATLANTIC CITY, $4,000
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
Il Baby Whale Caught AIiUe-Sea
Monster Killed.

element
third stage of the emotions through which it an
nually passes. beginning with apprehension. then
anticipation, and finally, realization This element
watches the stock market. the crop reports and
the trade thermometer with the feverish eagerness
of Spectator, although it probably never risks a
dollar on speculation. But 1t knows that its bust
ness depends largely the conditions OF the coun-
trys prosperity. and to that extent it is specu-
lator
The period of apprehension was more extended
this season than usual owing to the unsettled
state of the stock market and the cold and wet
weather of June and July. and predictions Of
on season were freely made. and with some
color of probability. At the time. there was
no falling off in the usual business of those months.
In spite of the reported depression in many sec
tons of the country. But now Atlantic City Is in
the period of realization and 1t is far beyond the
fondest hopes of the commercial element. The last
week has not only broken all records to the
NUMBER or visitors and the volume OF business
but 1t may set worlds standard for pleasure re-
sorts. There have been many estimates made
the number OF visitors on the island but the best
authorities agree that it is at least $4,000 Chief
of Police Eldridge, who has been keeping rough
statistics for twelve years, estimates the num-
Der at 100000 but the railroad officials scale this
down by $1,000 The actual. and not the traditional
oldest inhabitant. Josiah Leeds. declares that
nothing approximating the crowds of this week
has been known within his recollection, and the
agreement on this point is general.
The Reading and Pennsylvania railroads have
also done some record breaking during the week.
In less than th;rty-six hours, extending from Sat
urday morning until Sunday noon. they transported
from Philadelphia and New-York the enormous
total of seventy thousand passengers. They were
not, of course, all residents OF those cities, but
the trains bringing them were made up at those
points Tens OF thousands OF people are here from
the West and Middle West ten sections OF Pullman
cars coming from the city of Louisville alone. But
probably the gratifying part OF 1t all Is that
the crowds lavish In their expenditures
than before, thus disposing Of the contention
that there would be falling off in the money re-
ceipts over last year If the number OF people
greater. To settle wager this point the
proprietor of beach front hotel balanced his books
for forty-eight hours few days ago and found
that his receipts for that period amounted to $4,000
And there at least dozen hotels in this class.
The receipts of the big piers range from $4,000
to 5000 day, and every industry and place OF
amusement the island is coming money IN the
proportion. conservative. If not a low.
estimate places the amount OF money spent the
island every day at S.5OoOoO. This is allowing only
IS a person, and the total number of visitors as
100000. While the high water mark reached
last Sunday, there has been apprecable sub
sidence since that time. The outgoing trains
practically empty, while the incoming trains
all running In sections The middle Sunday of
August is always assumed the apex of the
human wave, but present indications point to
another record tomorrow.
Atlantic City has long outgrown the serpent
of it's existence, and salt water reptile has
been seen In this neighborhood in many years. A
few days ago, however it was visited by marine
monster that has thus far dehed classification 1t
captured about twenty-five miles OFF shore by
the crew of the Red Dragon. a fishing sloop that
was out after bluehsh. The crew noticed large,
shapeIess lying the surface OF the water
and at first mistoOk it for drift On closer ap
prOach, however, it gave signs of life and
finally killed with boathooks. Its body. which
covered with immense scales like those of tarpon,
about twelve feet in length. The tail was
horizontal like that of shark. and it's white belly
striped. The most remarkable feature of the
creature, however. its head, the top part of
which bore striking resemblance to that of
gorilla but the mouth was that of huge catfish.
Its ears were shaped like those of elephant, and
were two feet in length. The old fishermen and
whalers about here have never seen anything SINH
lar to it, and for the want OF a better have
called it the elephant fish" careful description
of the monstrosity has been sent to the Academy
OF Natural Sciences, in Philadelphia, for ciassfca-
ton.
At about the same time of the capture of this fish
equally important catch made in the big
pound nets about two miles off shore When the
fishermen went to the nets early in the morning
they found the waters dashed into foam and a ire
mendOus cOmmOtion In the nets. An investigation
showed that baby whale among the captives
and was making desperate efforts to escape. 1t was
finally secured and brought ashore uninjured and
proved to belong to the rare species known as the
white whale. 1t is confined in an immense tank
| Of the piers, and is apparently thriving In
captivity. AS the news of the capture be-
came known number of old whalers who live here
organized whaling expeditions and went in search
Of the mother of the baby. Whalers declare that
the whale will remain in the vicinity of her
calf long it is alive. and will know instinc
lively of It's death, whereupon it will Immediately
leave the locality They consequently argued that
the place along the coast. and the
enormous value of a full grown white whale has
stimulated exhaustive search that will be kept
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conducting their search in large naphtha surf
boats. and have extended it as far the capes
and fifty miles to This baby whale is said TO
be the only live whale in captivity in the world.
There was tug of the beach the other
evening that was unique In sporting annals Eight
chorus girls connected with opera company
challenged four members of the life guards to
contest with the rope each team to appear in its
mediatey accepted. and the men were heavy ia
appeared in natty bathing suits and shod with
French heeled shoes, there was CONSERVATION
hoWeEer tue we're part of the regular Costumes
worn by the g Fs1cS Ses S by 6 the
and made an anchor that was practically immov-
bunder on the part of the woman anchor however.
the first heat was lost to the men, but the two sue
contest was witnessed by an immense crowd and
the girls were cheered as much for their clever
trick fer their victory.
William F. Townsend. who says he represents
a 100000 syndicate of Cincinnati business
came to town this week and submitted 10 the
thorities amazing proposition TO cover the entire
length of the boardwalk with an ornamental avn
ing He said that the covering would be erected
concession demanded being the privilege Of placing
small advertising signs at intervals of fifty feet
only one Of score of freak ad9ertsing schemes
connected with the boardwalk that are presented
annually to the authorities. A recent proposition
was to inclose the entire boardwalk with glass
asked for was the advertising privilege Another
promoter proposed erecting a new double decked
steel boardwalk for the privilege, of running ele-
waited trains the upper deck All OF these