New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08
ATLANTIC CITY
Labor Day Crowd Tops Sea-
sons Record on Boardwalk.

Atlantic City Sept. More than $4,000
men. women and children celebrated La
hor Day I'm Atlantic City. The day topped
all records from the standpoint Of Sep
tember crowds, and, in fact no greater
throng has been seen on the wooden way
during any August day Of the 1912 sea
son. Early saturday evening all the boni-
faces began dragging out and busting
their cots. and the halls and corridors or
many hostlerics reverbcrated generously
during the wee sma' hours of Sunday
morning with the profound snoring or
many weary inlander. On Sunday morn
ing and ali day Monday the trains came
I'm in sections. but at an early hour on
Monday evening the exodus was on ana
all railroad schedules abolished. Sections
we're sent out as rapidly as filled, snd
trains OF fifteen and twenty coaches.
packed to the "gunnels,' were numerous
as .heir long rows Of lights bored through
the night cityward. II was great Labor
Day down by the sea.
One hundred and fifty New Jersey post
ma sters rode in a rolling chair procession
! along the Boardwalk on Monday evening
and later went for a sail on the edges or
| their Uncle Sans sea. Their convention
began on Monday afternoon at the Hotel
Rudolf and continued until Wednesday.
! The convention OF the national postmas-
tiers then opened
The seas are dotted these delightfully."-
cool September days with marine craft
of many descriptions, each loaded with
happy humanity, all on pleasure bent.
The larger size weakfish are biting freely
now outside and many an ancient
mariner is laying something by against
the bleak winds Of winter because OF the
present hunger Of the finny denizens OF
the deep. II is the ideal part of the year
down here by the September sea.
4 movement is now on foot 20 build
a thirty-foot highway across the mead
oys from Absecon 10 Atlantic City.
This proposed roadway will he some two
miles shorter than the present boulevard
that starts from Peasantyile and cnds
at the Albany avenue entrance to the
city and will need but one considerable
bridge, whereas the boulevard is dotted
with three Or four. number OF rali-
road crossings as well will be eliminated
for the incoming motorist. The project
is being pushed by the farm owners OF
Absecon and vicinity, and petition VIII
be presented To the county Board OF
Freeholders at their next session. When
completed the new roadway will consu-
tute the second motor pathway connect
ing the inland of Absecon with the New
Jersey mainland.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Powell, OF New YORK
City, are spending the early SEPTEMBER
days down at the shore, with apartments
at Hotel Tray more.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. de Cordova. New YORK
! City visitors, are domiciled at Hotel
Shelburne during a brief September So
journ by the sea.
A. j. Allen and j. ID. Jacob, New
| Workers, are guests at Hotel Traymore
during a weekend sojourn
Mr.. and Mrs Louis c. Kuken. Mr.. ana
| Mrs. b. L.issburger. and Miss J. .. Liss-
burger. Of New York City, are early
September shore visitors registered at
the Sheburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Cheney. OF New
York. are spending the first fortnight
with a party Of friends al the shore. Mt
and Mrs. Cheney have apartments at
Hotel Jackson during their stay.
| Mr.. and Mrs. h. J. Shaw. Miss Il
Bruyman, Miss Menu and Mrs. r. h.
Benheim. all Of New York City. are
shore visitors spending the weekend al
the Shelburne.