New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
at bay while the keeper. who had been attacked,
rescued
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
Visitor Who Got What He Wanted
to See-MOre improvements.

Atlantic City, N j., Oct % (SpeciaD.-A visitor
from Louisville here for the first time, has seen
the seacoast for the first time. When he reached
the boardwalk the other morning he looked out
upon the quiet and remarked to a board
walk policeman that it was "absurdly placid"
He said that he expected to see pillows piling
up mountain high and fall crashing on the beach
like claps OF thunder. Quiet now" senten-
tiously remarked the guardian OF the peace but
you should see it when 1t looks as though it was
doing its level best to get on top of this board
walk" And two days later the Louisville man
saw A storm about seven weeks overdue came
along, and the ocean. quiet when he first be-
held it, was lashed into a seething foam as far
as the eye could see, and the waves were rolling
as high as a house The visitor arose early in
the morning and wended his way to the board
walk and took in the scene. By 10 o'clock the
storm had passed, and an hour later the sun
shone forth. Wonderful weather you have
down here" remarked the visitor to his friend
the boardwalk policeman when the twain met
later. IN the day
The plans for Samuel Jamson's new Hotel
Berkeley, at the foot of Kentucky-ave have
been completed and call for structure with
one hundred sleeping rooms, about forty private
baths. exchange, billiard and pool parors. read
ing and writing and smoking rooms and din
ing room with seating capacity Of a little more
than two hundred persons. The superstructure
will be reared on the basement foundation
which was erected last spring. The house will
be nearly hreproof as 1t is possible to build
and it will be OF the richest finished and
most handsomely furnished hOsteries In Atlantic
City.
The Central Passenger Railway Company,
which has been operating the short line between
Atantic-ave. and the beach, I'm Virginia-ave
VIII begin the work of extending its line out
Virginia-ave. to and along Adriatic-ave.. and
down South CarOlina-ave. to the beach in the
course of q couple Of weeks, and the president of
the company William Mclaughlin, anticipates
that it will be operating the entire line by Jan
uary next. The motive power is electricity
but is the wireless trolley 1t is the first line TO
use what is known as the Pullen system of loco
notion
Nentnor, the little city recently incorporated
and adjacent to Atlantic City is starting to
keep the municipality clear of overhead wires
A week ago one telephone company wanted the
right TO erect poles and string wires. but the
representatives were told that if they wanted 10
establish their line in that city they would be
Obliged to place their wires in conduts. Another
telephone company made application at the
meeting OF the Common Council Wednesday
and was told the same thing. The council Of
that city Is making an effort to get all wires
now overhead placed underground and thnv feel
certain that by the time the next season opens
for that resort all unsghtiy poles and wires will
be out Of sight
The necessity for a large convention hall in
Atlantic City is Q matter that is keeping the
residents ana business men of this city thinking
pretty seriously just now. company has been
organized for the purpose of building such a hall
as Is needed in order to accommodate large CON
Nenuons which might be brought here or pur-
chaSlng building which might be converted
lhto such hall. 1t has been suggested that
possibly the company viii purchase the old
Auditorium pier, at the foot of Pennsylvania
a!e, ana convert that into a convention hall
mere is a large casino on the structure now
Ihat would not be large enough for the needs of
a DIG pohucal convention, but the pier is one
tEOusahd feet long, ana II that is purchased the
company VIII widen the structure and add to the
nan which IS already there. The only argument
against this site is that the noise OF the ocean
Touing beneath would disturb the meetings
Whlch might be held there but those who are
interested say this be overcome by laying n
raise floor underneath.
The Rev. T. \. Roche. president of the Mag
ara Seminary Alumni. has just concluded ar
I'tngelnents with the proprietor Of the Hotel Ru-
doiI Tor holding the annual meeting Of the
Alumni there early In November. At the same
uHle he called on Mayor Stoy who will give the
gathcrlng or clergymen = welcome Bishop Nc
raul OF Trenton. win be present To welcome the
clergy In behalf of the State. The annual ban
quet VIII be held on the evening OF November 10,
! ana there will be prominent guests from Wash
nstoR and other cities.