New-York tribune., 1905-07-09
CROWDED ATLANTIC CITY.
Gulf Stream, SzUinging Inshore,
Makes Fine Bathing.

numerous Youngsters who dabbled 10 greater
or less extent in fireworks. there was not
single accident Of any moment during the whole
of the day and evening. Outside or some rev
slight burns none Of which were serious enough
"a send anv one to a doctor or TO the hospital.
everything quiet as on any other day OF
the wear. Never has there been such big
crowd NJ neople here The trains that came
into the resort during the latter part OF last
u,aaL, brought thousands Of visitors, and they
filed the hotels to overflowing. A large NUM-
her of these were from nearby towns ana
cities who came down TO spend the rev Gays
that tntervened between the closing OF last week
and the opening OF business after the Fourth'
and they departed late on Tuesday night or carry
IN Wednesday morning. But there ara still
enough people here to keep the hotel men ex-
ceedingly busy and fill the boardwalk from
early morn until late at night.
There is one thing noticeable. and that Is the
people are now given little more elbow room
because of the widening Of the promenade ana
II is that which gives some the impression there
are fewer people here than last year at this time
But there are a few people here who have a
fanatical love for statistics. and they have taken
the trouble to keep track of this matter, and
they are a unit in declaring a larger number
of visitors are at the shore now than last year
at the corresponding period In spite OF IN
creased hotel accommodations, visitors do not
have any room to spare in many of the hotels
of the resort
Owners of bathing establishments are really
the ones who can keep their finger on the pulse
They are in position to and deal with the
people, and they say there have never before been
many bathers in Atlantic City as there have
been up to this time this year They have hardly
been able to meet the extraordinary demand
made for bathing suits. One Of the reasons as
signed for this is the high temperature of the
water. Wednesday the water reached temper
ature Of IA degrees. the highest ever known at
this place. 1t is believed by many that the rea-
son for this warm water is that The Gulf Stream
is slowly but surely changing it's course and
making its way little nearer the shore line OF
this island.
committee of hotel men, councilmen and
members of the EIks will leave here tomorrow
night for Buffalo, where they will attend the
convention of the Supreme Lodge of Elks, with
a view of capturing the convention for Atlantic
City for 1906 The convention getters will take
almost a carload of literature, and they will
have thousands of little buttons which they
will pin to the coats of the Elk delegates in an
endeavor to get them to vote for Atlantic City
as the next place of meeting.
About six out of every ten men-that is, mar
write their own names and then add and wife"
The other four write Mr. and Mrs. -."
The other day a well known. New-York busi-
ness man arrived at one of the beach front
hotels. and he asked his wife to do the register
ing while he went off to look UP a piece of
baggage which had been lost in transit. When
the man returned and looked at the register he
was amazed and indeed, perhaps a little cha
grined, TO see written in bold hand. Mrs.
]. c. ---. husband and daughter" Il made
up my mind to get square for once in my Hfe.'
confided Mrs. J. c. to the man behind the desk
Thomas Mann, who lives here Is somewhat of
a bicycst, and on August % he will start on
ride to San Francisco and return. He is to
make the ride on wager of $500. and he will
win if he succeeds in getting back to Atlantic
City by October 10. The wager was made with
a we'll known New-York sporting man who is
spending some days here. There is a wag in a
party of Baltimorians. who reached this city at
4 o'clock the other morning. after ride from
the Monumental City to the shore in an auto
mobile. The party is composed OF Mr. and Mrs
j. NJ thompson r. Gordon Williams and w E.
hdrVey- Ihey started out in high gIee and ex-
pected to make a run TO the shore in record
breaking time But they met with a series OF
accidents which DELAYED them and thew jid not
arrive until old Sol had poked his nose over the
horlzon After registering IL was noticed that
one one member OF the party had written: Swap
could
not be learned whether any one offered TO take
the other end of the offer
Headquarters of the German consulate in
Philadelphia have been temporarily removed to
Atlantic City. Ferdinand Ritschl German
consul in Philadelphia. has taken suite OF
apartments at the Garden Hotel, and viii he
here for the balance of the summer
Battalion Chief Edward Root of the New
York Fire department is spending several days
or his vacation in this city. accompanied bv his
wife. He has visited all the fire stations in mis-
city, in company with Chief Engineer Black OF
the local department, and is loud in his praises
of Atlantic Citys fire fighting battalion and the
apparatus with which the fire fighters are
equipped.
DR.. and Mrs. Walling. of this city are enter
tanning the Rev. DR.. Joseph Carey, rector OF
Bethesda Church, of Saratoga Springs, and his
young son, Gordon DR.. Carey is Archdeacon
of Troy, and is one of the best known and most
learned men in the East. He is an acEnowI-
travelled extensively through all parts OF the
Holy Land. He will be here two weeks
Among the visitors at the shore lust now IS
DIR. NJ. E. Grossman. of Honolulu, who crossed
part OF the Pacific Ocean and the whole OF the
continent last year and this to attend the an
nual convention of the Shriners. Last year was
the first time the doctor had ever been in At
iantc City, and he was pleased with the re-
sort that he resolved to come again this year
The annual meeting OF the National Associa-
tion of Morocco Manufacturers will be held at
the Hotel Chelsea on July l3 There will be
about 10 delegates in attendance. and the an
nual dinner of the association will be held on
the evening of the date announced.
Nj. III. Cummings, we'll known and wealthy
resident OF New-York City, and double" OF