Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05
THE LENTEN RUSH.
Seaside Hotels Looking Forward to a
Great Season.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

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Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. March 4, 1904.
The Lenten rush to Atlantic City this
year is greater than at any similar period
in the history of the resort. All records
have already been broken and the indics-
tons are that every available room will
have been engaged long before Easter Sun
day. The crowds are about equally divided
between New York and Philadelphia, with
remarkably large patronage from Wash
| ington and the southern cities. Until the
past few days the weather has been unsea-
sonably cold, but the weatner-wise now
declare that the winter has been broken
and that an early spring may be looked
for. The most reliable indication Of this
promised blessing is the migration of enor-
nous foclks of wild geese. which have been
flying northward in almost endless pro-
cession during the past week. The inlet
mariners have discovered other signs going
to verify the prediction of the geese, but
the latter, 1t is claimed. never make mis-
take
The real estate men report other harding
ers of spring in the persons of prospective
cottagers who are arriving IN Unprecedented
numbers for this time of year. The rentals
are fully six weeks in advance of any pre-
vious record and 1t is now feared that the
demand for cottages will be under the sup
ply. Last year 1t was felt that too many
cottages had been erected and there has
been little building in that line during the
winter. Now cottage famine is feared. All
OF the principal beach front hotels are al
ready booked to their capacity from the be-
ginning OF next week until after Easter
and the bookings at some of the hotels
Will keep them filled until we'll into May
This also exceeds any previous record
Secretary Shaw of the treasury, who was a
visitor last week, left a commission with
Mayor Stoy to find him suitable cottage
for the summer months. A number of lead
ing Tammany politicians have engaged cot
tages for the season and the indications
are that Atlantic City will become the
summer political headquarters of New
YORK, as 1t has long been of Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania. big Chief Devery is
at the Rudolf with his family for a
months stay and Is looking for a cottage
Tor the season. The Hotel Lenox. which
IS directly on the boardwalk, and is one
OF the hnest hotels on the beach front. has
been leased by Robert T. Dunlop and re-
christened The New Dunlop 1t is directly
across the avenue from his old hotel The
proprletors OF the Islesworth opened their
new Dutch kitchen during the week. 1t is
unique In this city and has struck a popu-
lar chord. The Berkshire Inn. on Virginia
avenue reopened on Thursday after under
gong extensive improvements. Cant.
Young Is having several emergency exits
constructed from the Ocean pier to the
oeacn so that the vast structure could be
emptied of the great 1croHds that throng ~
curing Inc summer season in a fraction of
time- The roliing-ciair men of Atlantic
CITY nave formed a trust and while thew
protest that they wifi not advance the
Iates, lney VIII boycott any member of the
conpihe VINO Is detected In rate-cutting