Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-20
STORMY OCEAN FAILS
10 KEEP BATHERS FROM
I SURF AT ATLANTIC CITY
But Life Guards Are Kept Busy
Helping Timid Ones Re-
sist Onslaughts of
Big Waves
GLOOM IN FANDoM

ATLANTIC CITY. July zv.--The tropical
disturbancea, as they are called in the
weather reports. failed to mar the enjoy
n1ent Of the visitors to this city, but In fact,
gave them much to look at that was un-
usual With a vicious surf that pounded
the pilings Of the piers and jetties and the
highest tides of the year, the ocean was
more beautiful in its anger than when calm,
and many people stood on the walk for
hours and watched the huge combers and
breakers. The stormy ocean did not inter-
fere with the bathers enjoyment a large
crowd being in the water at all hours yes
terday, but there was many an afternoon
nap taken after the exertion OF fighting the
waves
Although the tide came up close to the
Boardwalk in many parts OF the city, but
little sand was washed away, as the water
came In In a wash, with but little force
when It got close In shors. Many of the old
pilings at the wrecked end Of former pop
ular pier were uplfted and washed ashore.
Driftwood hoated ashore, evidently much
Of It coming from great distance.
With the breezes waited in from the
ocean, q fairly clear sky and with no rain,
the aact Of a storm will always be well
eeme6 here MARI people lost their heads
wher pnsxreotef high waves toppled them
over In shsilrw water so the life guards
we've kept busy convincing the people thus
frisbtsped thai -thsy were in no danger
The heroic rescue of the crew of the
yacht and sorrs OF the coast guards by two
life guards OF this city was witnessed by
many early -isers. who were promenading
or the walk when the accident occurred.
The bravery of two of the men who look
after The safety of visitors here was highly
commended by those who were present
Many of the patriotic women who are
here for the summer are showing that their
souls are with the soldier boys now at the
border by taking up shooting. Trapshoot-
ing at the end of one of the piers has be-
come society fad, and every day social
leaders can be seen handling guns and maxi
ing scores that are really remarkable for
aratours. The Boardwalk shooting gal
lrriss nave also had a biz increase in busi-
ness. with the fair sex the reason for the
boom IN trade.
Special orders issued by the railroad COM
panies about the movement of trains COM
ing from Pittsburgh and the West show
that the weekly excursions from those
places will be twice as large this year as
the ones run last year. That class of visit |
ors " always welcome here, for they always |
remain during the life of the return ticket |
storms or bad weather mover driving them |
away. And when they do come down here |
they are liberal spenders.
Hotel registrations are especially heavy |
for the end of this week. and at quite a |
few popular houses the entire accommoda- |
tlons are already engaged for the month |
of August. With seven weeks of capacity |
bright winter here for the many thousands |
who rely on a successful summer to tide |
them over until the next yeac,
There is much gloom In fandom here, for
the baseball park at the Inlet has been
closed by the Pennsylvania Railroad AL
though only occupied by scrub mines, many
Of whom, however, put up good ball games
II Afforded many n man a chance to go
there and root" in the afternoons with as
much vigor as II he were seeing big
league game. The railroad company re- |
ceived no compensation for the use of the |
grounds and was afraid OF being compelled |
to pay damages in case any one was in
Jured during the game. For the present
baseball fans will have to be content with
watching games on the clty's Fairgrounds
or an occasional game on certain sections
Of the beach where bathers do not con-
gregate
The Glass Bottle Blowers Convention in
thia city still continues and many social
diversions are being planned by the active
Committee AT a meeting
yesterday the financial report was read
and there was much Joy when It was stated
that there was more than 100000 In the
treasury.
Sectional Philadelphia is enjoying itself
20 the utmost this week as excursions, run
by business men OF different localities. are /
coming down every day Germantown had
It's inning esterday, bringing a big crowd
OF happy one-day excursionists, and today
al Kensington's population is spread along
the beach and the side avenues leading
thereto.
Ansng the younger set OF Philadelphians
promo Snt In social life who are here at
Ihe prssent time are Miss Emma Bruner,
Miss Gene Murphy, Miss Alice Brice, Miss
Laurs Sharp. Miss Mary Louise TAYLOR,
Miss oenevieve Bazin. Miss Madeline Bazin,