New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
ATLANTIC CITY BATHING.
First of the Seasons Dips-Mahing
Ready for Scmi-CeatenniaI.

Atlantic CITY n. j. March u lspecisl.-The rrou-
bes o. The police authorities have begun fully two
HoHthsln advance of the usual time The fooI bather
Or course is the cause Of the troubles He broke out
early In the week AID has been frequently seen
since Like the clown in the pantornlre ne shout
&C. Here We are again. and plunged into the
sur before tho policeman could Day bis hands on
nm mat was on sunday morning. ard he has
disappointed tho physicians and the authorities BY
appearing on the boardwalk every 6av this week
Olller ana hiconingly robust. lie gives his name
a. RANK Henderson and his home as Plttsburg
and boasts thar he now holds the record as the
Hst hather' Cor three consecutive years The
ponce Go not care for this individual case but tho
MS nather always has flock %. imltators IN HIS
NaAe and cases OF pneumonia are bound to follow
fF mar reason the Mayor has instructed the
I1oe Officers 20 prevent bathing at this season as
"lon a. possible. The life guards Of course. do
lot 20 on duty until June. and thei- functions are
m ne mean time. performed by the uolice Ne
~" tneir vigilance, however. fully a dozen men
nave lollo"ed Henderson's example this week but
no casualties or 81 results have been reuorted
he advent Of spring. heraldod by the aigbt ~
-e WIG geese iast week. was joyously welcomed
" me visitors and natives alike They could stand
few more degrees OF warmth bur the cbs-,,a
ron the biting cold OF the previous gaonth was
ooih marked and grateful. il took the b-igAt
slIahlny days OF the middle OF the week 70 Five
oe an adequate idea OF the number of visitors on
ne Island. On those Gays the boardwalk was
NIolseo as In early summer or Immediately -re-
.s Easter. And the crowd IS the most fash
a'ie OF the entire year There is little or no
'''aence of the penitential season ar,o,g che
''''lS as s shown by the large patronage oe the
.1'ss or amusement auc the attendance al The
az the various hotels The heavy srrp,-
,Hage OF the resort had the effect OF
- al places o. amusement far ahead OF the
urne- There arc now three theatres n,
+eration. all presenting good bills ana ,,,-, -,
taihut ron comic opera and vaudeville a. -
uag"oy There are also band concerts ~. -.
cay on lhe steel Pier. and orchestral co,cer+. =.
The Casino. All 81 he beach iron. -, -
Installed their orchestrus. ana ne .,..-s nave
now gay and uelodious a. Il car ID, II. - -,
Curing the year, so Tar as the appeal 10 ~ -
ure seekers BE- concerned
TIE number OF spring visitors TO the reso-, a..
nus Tar without precedent and nothing can -,
Prevent a record breaking Easter Day parade ~
Rooms engaged al the beach front hotels ass,,-.
uat But there IS come speculation as 70 whether
ne s. Louis fair viii have any effect on the sum
mer patronage The judgment OF the hotel uer
and other experts is that * viii not They argue
ma the intense heat ~ St Louis which is motto
uous. VIII keep Eastern people. az least. away
ZION The exposition ln the hot months and At
-ntc c!iy viii suffer no dimiuUtion OF patronage
nom that sourco As % the Presidential year
'leaooo. the experience q Atlantic city IN the
I-s' has been thar politics does not interfere wft1
peasure 10 even a fractional degree. The travel
'ofeVarcs this week has continued exceptionally
~ especially from New-York and the South.
.Ie trains from the metropolis are running IN sec
80. and at the leading hotels the New y orkers
'e IN majority. The tide OF travel viii continue
lse from this zine on until - reaches its climax
raster Sunday. when fully three hundred thou
'o persons are expected on the island
- annual Bench Show ~ the Atlantic city
-. liei Cub viii BE- held on the last two days OF
~ ~na ihe first two days % next month. on
- ocean Pier. The entries include nomina-
- -non every prominent kennel IN the country
" scores OF prominent private exhibitors Sew
- ealfles are also made by British kennels
- me most prominent exhibitors VIII be the
a., we Fander.iltE the Roc kefeIers. the
49, ana The KernOchars. Secretary Terry de-
Al~t the nominations FAR made insure