The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-31
Sunday Traffic to Watering Place
Continues Heavy.
THOUSANDS VISIT AT SEASIDE
Beach City Draws Big Crowds From
Astoria and the Exposition City. Surf
Bathers Take Advantage Of Early
.High Tide. Hotels Crawded.

The crowd at Seaside yesterday com.
pared very iavombly with that OF last
Sunday, fully two thousand people tax
ing advantage of the favorable wealth.
er and visiting the beach resort The
first train from Astoria was well filled
with representative people. The through
train front Portland brought eighteen
ears, packed to the doors with human
| freight, thousands anxious to enjoy a
breath of invigorating salt air.
Apparently there is good natnred
rivalry between Seaside and the beaches
on the Washington shore. Devotees Of
the surf seem divided in their opinions
as to which is the most attractive but
all are holding their own and the crowds
are fairly eyen A great many Of the
people who visited Seaside yesterday
went to join their families who are oc'
cupying the picturesquely located sum.
mer cottages.
The surf continues popular. Enthus'
lasts were gratifed by high tide which
materialized before noon. No sooner
had the bathing restriction been remov.
ed than the seething waves were dotted
with a goodly number of hathers rep.
resenting both sexes; in fact, the fair
er sex predominated. As usual the pie.
mic parties were in evidence and more
than score gatherings Of jewellers could
be seen along the immaculate strand.
Seaside's hostleries were taxed to
their utmost capacities. Patronage was
very evenly divided and all hotel men
report an exceptionally good day. More
than two hundred persons registered
at the Moore before luncheon and the
guests at the other hostleries, whose ac
commodations are not so great as
Mine Host MoOre's, in number, com.
pared very favorably. Locksley hail.
the Colonial and the other hotels put
forth unusual effort and took excellent
care of their guests.
The launching Of the lifeboat was very
exciting. A high surf was running
when the amateur life savers yentmed
into the water. People hurried from oil
parts OF the beach to witness the per.
formance which occurred shortly be,
fore . o'clock. The beach, in the i'm. |
mediate vicinity OF the. lifeboat, was
black with people when the nose of the !
craft first touched the water Jump. |
ing into the boat the tiller oar was
manned by the skipper and four hardy
amateurs laid hand to the oars.
Through sheer force of energy the
boat was pushed through the formidable
breakers. Rising until almost perpen.
licular on the crest OF mighty wave,
the boat suddenly plunged into tbe
trough of the sea andapparently under
the surface only to rise again majest-
cally on the ensuing roller. The boat
was guided beyond beyond the swells to
| point fully a mile from shore where
lfter going through various maneuyers
he crew turned their craft for the re-
urn trip. \ successful landing was
made.
Superintendent McGuire, Of the A. &
:. X. r., again was on hand to supervise
he mobilization Of the great crowds.
rhe evening train of eighteen cars was
He'd and passed through the city on
ime, leaving very large Astoria con.
ingent at the depot.
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