New-York tribune., 1906-08-05
ATLANTIC CITY FULL.
Estimates Place Number Of Visitors
There at goo. 900.

Atlantic City, Aug. 4 OSpeciaD-To go speeding
over the roads Of Pennsylvania and New York
at mile-a-minute clip, to chase down through
New Jersey at the top rate of speed and almost
reach your destination. and then 70 have your
fine machine kick up and refuse TO bulge peg
and be obliged TO complete the last ten miles OF
the journey IN a ramshaclle old bus at four
miles an hour speed. is enough TO make anybody
angry, and It was no wonder that Mr.. and Mrs.
II. X. Allen. OF Pittsburg. were just BIT dis
gusted with automobiling when they reached
this resort on Monday night.
They started out from Pittsburg little more
than a week ago. and have been scudding about
the Keystone and Empire states in a speedy
machine. and never met with an accident until
they had almost reached Atlantic City. on Mon
day evening. Then they got one of their wheels
jammed in a trolley car track near Absecon,
which resulted in tearing off the tire. tearing
the shoe. and splitting the rim. There was moth
ing 70 do but get somebody 70 tote the ma
chine TO a garage about two and a half miles
distant. while they came over to the shore in
the best thing they could get in the shape of q
conveyance But then, "those are auto expert
ences which one gets sometimes" said Mr.. Allen
in philosophical way.
There has never been time when there have
been as many people at the resort as there are
to-day This has been the greatest week the resort
has ever seen and more than two hundred thou
sand visitors have been here. Last Sunday
there was perfect mob on the boardwalk, and
the people were packed closely that it was
with difficulty that one could get through that
great mass OF humanity Hotels were packed to
the doors, and in many of the smaller houses
visitors slept in the halls, bathrooms, parlOrs
and easements
Mrs. Alexander, Atlantic City. Gf she is not
there deliver this letter nice. clean woman who
Keeps a cottage near the ocean.)
This is the address that was written upon a
letter received at the local poStOffice the other
day, and the letter carrier TO whom it was in
trusted delivered 1t to the proper person. Ths
letter was post-marked cleveland, July 2S," and
at first the pOstman was inclined to the belief
that somebody was putting UP Job for the ''23''
looked rather significant, in view Of the peculiar
address. But the letter was delivered, and now
the fair Cleveland writer is enjoying the COM
forts provided by "the nice. clean woman who
keeps cottage near the ocean"
The Atlantic City hotel men TO entertain
the Pennsylvania State hotel men and hotel men
from New York. Boston. Baltimore and Wash
tnSton, together with the officers Of the II. NJ.
NJ. B. A, on October TO-
+. +. Bradley, a young man from Cincinnati,
IS an enthusiastic autOmobist but he believes
that comfort on a long trip is an absolute ne
cessity Therefore when he started out from
home. in company with H. G. HoelinhOn and
Fred Morris, he stocked his machine with
handy little refrigerator in which he placed
tongue bread and rolls, olives, pickles and other
things, to say nothing of q sufficient amount
or liquid refreShment to prevent them from
choking of thirst their Journey. AS the ice
eatables and drinkables gave out they were
replenished from time TO time they entered
large towns and therefore they had a most
merry trip. one devoid Of all mOnotOny. and
never once did anybody complain OF hunger or
thirst.
About four thousand members Of the knights
Of Columbus came over to this city to-day 10
assist the local council Of that order IN properly
commemOrating EmbarkatiOn Day-the day on
which Columbus sailed from the port OF PalOs
in search Of fame and new world.
Governor Frank NJ. Higgins Of New York has
virtually shifted his home from New York State
to the shore. The Governor himself has not yet
arrived, but his wife and daughter are here and
he is expected either tonight the early part
OF next week.
There were twenty-four matrOns and maidens
at the Rudolf the early part of the week, who
came here from Cincinnati as the guests OF the
Street Railway Employees Mutual Protective As
sociation.
Governor Glenn Of North Carolina, who spent
several weeks at the shore, left here Tuesday
for his home in the South
Governor E. G. Stokes Of this state entertained
a large number Of the members of the Morris
Guards, a local military and social club. at a
luncheon given at the Little White House." on
the state camp ground, at Sea Girt, on Wednes-
day.
The Railway Passenger Agents Association
will meet here for three days beginning on Oc-
tober 16