f i H u ^9-/3 JVr ^()'©^'£5^"€i^^O^^O=^C^. (5) f ¥ ATLANTIC CITY JhE pCPULAF( ^EA^IDE l^E^OF^T. ^ iS^ — N PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LI PPINCOTT & CO. 1874. ^rO%^K>^ © fl =^: '/SI p ? •3. ■ A^T's BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. BUBNHAM, PARRY, WILLIAMS & CO. 'J J PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURERS OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. Especially Adapted to Every Variety of EiUroad Use, including Mining Engines and Liuconioti ves Tor JVarrow Oauge Railv^ays. -ea^ALL WORK THOROUGHLY INTERCHANGEABLE.-^^ GEORGE BURNHAM, AVM. P. IIEX.SZEV, CHARLES T. PARRY, EDWARD LONGSTRETH, EDWARD H. WILLIAMS, JOHN n. CONVERSE. ^ MMiMi €^M-WMffM^ €&,. ^ c» 13 P4 o Wheel with Hollow Lobdell's Patent Combination Wheel. Spoke and Rim. GEO G, LOBp^kb, Pres't. WM. W. LOBDELL, Sec'y. P. N, BRENNAN, Treas. ^ID^V^EI^TISEI?.. l^miWSTOM OAK W©K BO^VV^ERS, DURE & CO., WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. Builders of all kinds of Rail Eoad and City Passenger Cars. GEO. B. NEWTON, President, C. W. LEAVITT, Secretary, KOBT. YOUNG, Treasurer, 136 WALNUT ST., PHILAD'A, PA. L. H. GROSS, Supt. Mills & Shops, C. H. NIMSON, Supt. Furnaces, ALLENTOWN, fA. ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL GO, MANUFACTURERS OF & STREET ']^^^ I LS OF ALL Merchant Bars, Pig Iron, AXLES, E. R. CHAIRS, and FISH PLATES, SPIKES BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS, ETC. MILLS, FUIINACES, MACHINE SHOPS, AND FOUNDRY AT ALLENTOWN, PA. ADVERTISER. THE COLOmADE, Pacific Avenue, between Railroad Depot and the Beach, IN FULL VIEW OF THE OCEAN, J. HENRY HAYES, Prop'r. VIRGINIA AVENUE, BELOW PACIFIC, Atlantic City, HSTew Jersey. Dr. F. B. LIPPINCOTT, Prop'r. DENNIS COTTAGE, CORNER OF ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. JOS. A. BORTOIff^ Proprietor. XXXJu jCxJuJLXjCvXYXJDJtVjflL^ Corner of Atlantic and Massachusetts Avenues, .A-TLA-ISTTIO CIT"Y", IST. J". B®°" Accommodations for One Hundred and Fifty Guesls,'°©a R. B. LEEDS, Proprietor. NO BAR. ADVERTISER. Ill O. W. HIIVKI^E, Pi-opi-ietor, atjljlntic city. Comer Pacific and Connecticut Avenues, J. A. EEID, Proprietor. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. This deservedly favorite House has been entirely repainted, papered, and refurnished, to meet the de- mands of the steadily increasing patronage with which the house has been favored under the able management of the present proprietor. Nothing that could possibly tend to increase the comfort and enjoyment of the guests of the " Ocean " has been omitted, and those who have not yet partaken of its hospitalities will find it the Hotel par excellence. N.B.— Charges moderate. J. A. REID. ADVERTISER. OUR COTTAGE, Adjoining Congress Hall, MASSACHUSETTS AVE., ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. McCUEN & DONALDSON, No. 405 Chestnut St., and N. W. Cor. Broad and Filbert Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SHELBURNE HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. This new house, situated about one hundred yards from the ocean, and furnished with entirely new fur- niture, will be opened for the reception of guests about Sixth month 20th, 1874. For terms, etc., address EDWIN ROBERTS, MOORESTOWN, W. J. After Sixth month ist, Atlantic City, N. J. Refers to Elisha Roberts, Chalfonte, Atlantic City, N.J. JONAH WOOTTON. HENRY WOOTTON. ST. GHARLKS^ FORMERLY LIQHT HOUSE COTTAOE, Atlantic City, N. J. JONAH WOOTTON & SON, Prop's. The most desirable location on the Island. Spring Beds in every room. No Bar. Accommodations for 250 persons, and also stabling for 12 Horses and Carriages. jg®=Guests will leave the Cars at the United States Hotel. CLUB HOUSE, COR. NEW YORK & ATLANTIC AVES., ATLANTIC CITY, Will be opened on June 20 for the reception of guests. HARRY COMTARD, JOSEPH H. EDWTARDS, Proprietors. HUGHES' COTTAGE, CORNER Arctic and Michigan Avenues, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. P. I. HUGHES, JProprietor. SEASIDE HOUSE ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Foot of Pennsylvania Avenue, IN FULL VIEW OF THE OCEAN. GREATLY ENLARGED &. REFURNISHED. Open from Jime 1 to Oct. 1. EVAIVS & HAIIVES, Proprietors, SEA VIEW HOTEL AND EXCURSION HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Open for the reception of Ouests, tTune 15, Applications for rooms to be addressed to the Excursion House or Trenwith's Bazaar, 614 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. CLIFTON HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Atlantic Ave. and Connecticut Ave. LESHER'S PARLOR ORCHESTRA will furnish Music for the Season. A. E. C O E F E E, Proprietor- ADVERTISER. OUR MOTTO JS TO PLEASE. Union & Centennial Combination Excursions OK,G-^^3SrXZEID 1868- NEW EXCUBSION HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY. Office of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company. Camden, N. jf., December <), 1873. Dr. John B. Pettingill: Dear Sir, — The excursions under your management over this Road for the last six years, to Atlantic City, have been not only orderly and respectable, but satisfactory to this Company, as well as to the Excursionists themselves. Very respectfully, D. M. Zimmerman, Secretary and Treasurer. CHxmcfiss OFt. socie:txe:s who may join in these popular excursions are assured of every attention that can pos- sibly promote their comfort and enjoyment, without ANY pecuniary risk on their part. A liberal percentage allowed on each ticket sold, without being limited to the number of tickets. Please send for one of our propositions. The Churches uniting with us are generally classified in days by themselves, so as to make strictly Church Excursions on those days, and the Lodges and Societies by themselves on other days, as may best suit their convenience. A committee of each Church or Society that may join us, will be passed free on the day of excursion. Societies from cities and towns at a distance from Philadelphia can make special arrangements with the Railroad Companies whose roads run to Philadelphia to carry their passengers at low excursion rates, so that they can also make a good profit on those roads. But They are certain of making a profit o{ fifty cents on each of their passengers that pass over the Camden and Atlantic Railroad with us, as we assume all the pecuniary risks of the excursion. A special Police Force accompanies each Excursion to preserve order. A Fine Band of Music is engaged for each Excursion. Churches, Lodges, Societies, and organizations generally, that wish to join us in Excur- sions to Atlantic City during the summers of 1874 and 1875, will please let us hear from them as soon as possible, so that we can make arrangements for their accommodation. Address all communications to JOHN B. PETTINGILL, M.D., General Manager, 310 North Tenth Street, Philadelphia. N.B.— If you send for one of our Propositions, please state the name and location of your Church or Society, so that the Proposition can be filled out accordingly. ADVERTISER. WWflTEB MTATEW M&TEL, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE LARGEST AND LEADIN^G HOUSE. Splendid Lawn. Gas in Every Room. MUSIC BY HASSLER. BROWH L WOELPPER, Owners and Proprietors. ATLANTIC CITY, KEW JERSEY, REFITTED AND IMPROVED, ^W^IXjI_i OX^El^T vJUnSTE 25, And be conducted in all respects as a first-class hotel. O. H. DASH^ Proprietor. THE PLACE TO GET YOUR DINNER. g, byron morse, Popular Dining and Ice Cream Rooms, FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Nos. 902 and 904 Arch Street, Philadelphia. The Handsomest, Largest, Warmest in "Winter and the Coolest in Summer of any place of the kind in Philadelphia. SAMUEiTk. SMYTH, PRACTICAL MANUFACTURER OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 702 CHESTNUT STREET, (press building.) m- mik Wave le-f tated. PHILADELPHIA. MAP SHOWING THE LINE OF THE CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD, TWO HOURS' RIDE. LEADING TO -^arxj-A^nsTTic city. SIXTY MILES FROM PHILADELPHIA. Time-table for season ot 1874, from foot of Vine Street, Philadelphia; FOR ATLANTIC CITY: Excursion train .............. 6.00 A.M. 8.00 A.M. 11.00 A.M. 2.00 P.M. 3-30 I'-M. 4-15 P-M. . 6.00 P.M. Mail (including Sundays) ........... Express, daily, except Sundays .......... Express (Saturdays only) ........... Express, daily, except Sunday . . . . . . Accommodation ............ Accommodation (Saturdays only) ......... LOCAL TRAINS: For May's Landing .......... 8.00 A.M. and 4.15 p.m. For Williamstown ........ 8.00, 10.15 a.m. and 4.15, 6.00 P.M. For Hammonton ......... 8.00 a.m. and 4.15, 6.00 P.M. For Atco .......... 8.00, 10.15 A.M. and 4.15, 6.00 P-M- For Haddonfield . . 8.00, 9.00, 10.15 a.m. and 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 11.30 P.M. TRAINS LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY: Accommodation (Mondays only) .......... 4.30 A.M. Accommodation .............. 6.10 A.M. Express, daily, except Sunday ........... 7.08 a.m. Express, daily, except Sunday ........... 11.00 a.m. Mail (including Sundays) . . 4.30 P.M. Excursion train .............. 5.35 p.m. Woodruff Parlor Cars attached to express trains. Express trains stop only at Hammonton. Freight train (with passenger car) leaves Philadelphia at 7.30 A.M. The Union Transfer Company will call for and check baggage from hotels and residences. Ticket Offices : 838 Chestnut Street, southeast corner Broad and Chestnut, foot of Vine Street, Philadelphia, and No. 4 Chelten Avenue, Germantown. Through and Round trip Tickets to Atlantic City are sold at reduced rates at New York, Balti- more, Washington City, Richmond, Pittsburgh, and all important points on the Pennsylvania Central, Philadelphia and Reading and leased lines. North Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Lehigh and Susquehanna, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. |N a lovely crescent of shore, some ten miles in extent, bounded by Absecon and Egg Harbor Inlets, in the State of New Jeise), sixty miles southeast from Philadelphia, is situated Atlantic City; a city which, although comparatively in its infancy, is yet most favorably known throughout the length and breadth of the land as a sea-side resort, and which has grown to such goodly propor- tions that its magnitude and beauty excite the wonder and admiration of every visitor. It had long been known to the few who had struggled through bush and swamp for many miles in slow-going teams, that it was the El Dorado of the At- lantic coast in its wonderfully curative powers, — the dry, bracing atmosphere, the cool, delightful breezes that floated over its surface, and the unsurpassed 2 (3) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. bathing facilities it presented in the long lines of crested waves that fell and dashed into foam on its gently- sloping and silvery-sanded shore. A desire sprang up to make this delectable spot accessible to the great business centres of the Union, and more particularly to Philadelphia, its nearest neighbor; and a few enter- prising individuals, imbued with a firm faith in its immense value as a sea-side resort, took the matter in hand ; the result of which movement was the formation of the present Camden and Atlantic Railroad Com- pany. The work was carried out with that energy and perseverance so character- istic of every American enterprise; the road was built as fast as a due re- gard to its stability would admit of; the rugged features of the ocean front were smoothed ; one or two com- fortable hotels were erected ; and on the "Fourth of July," 1854, the successful completion of the great work was celebrated by an Excursion to the infant " City by the Sea." THE PLAN OF THE CITY. Great care and sound judgment have been evinced in the laying-out of the city; three grand lateral avenues, named after the principal oceans, — the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic, — run parallel with the ocean front, at a distance of five hundred and fifty feet apart ; these are crossed at right angles by numbers of elegant avenues opening on the ocean, and bearing the names of the States of the Union. All the inequalities of the surface having been removed, the city pre- sents one grand level plateau of some two to three miles in length, and capable of being extended to the ON THE SHINING SANUS. distance of ten miles, enjoying an u n o b- s t r u c t e d view of the ocean on the one hand, and of the extensive meadows lying between it and the Village of Absecon on the other. ATLANTIC AVENUE. This unusually wide avenue is the great business thoroughfare of the place, closely built up on both sides, for nearly its entire length, with magnificent and commodious hotels, stores, boarding-houses, and private cottages. It presents a tout-ensemble rarely to be met with at a sea-side resort, and is the great centre of at- traction to the many thousands of visitors to this resort. Maintained in as perfect order as to the roadway and sidewalks as the gravel walks sur- rounding some costly chateau, it is at once the grand promenade and drive of the place; and during the THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. MR. RICHARD WRIGHX'S COTTAGE. day and evening the picturesque and appropriate dresses of the lady vis- itors, the stylish equipages of the millionaires, the cosy rockaways, and the steam and city passenger-cars are never absent ; and the whole presents a scene of bustle and gayety widely different from the dull, monotonous lethargy visible at many watering- places. THE DRIVES. In this respect, perhaps, Atlantic City stands alone and unrivaled, whether we consider the extent or the varied charms of its drives. To the ten miles of unequaled hard, sandy beach, where the visitor can inhale the pure breeze from the open ocean, and gaze and wonder at that great work of the Almighty, that " spanneth the wide world round and round," may be added the fine avenues of the city, where one delightful object that enchants the eye is lost only to give place to another and still another, as cottage after cottage, embowered in sylvan beauty, recedes from view and loses itself in the distance, though still ever present in memory. The smiling faces that pass you by, the merry laugh, the cheerful voices, and brightened eye, all tell you that care is forgotten, joy reigns supreme, and health is quietly doing her work. HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES. The hotels and boarding-houses at Atlantic City are both capacious and numerous; about forty hotels and more than one hundred boarding- houses extend a generous welcome to tiie thirty thousand visitors they are capable of accommodating, and it is safe to say that so far as regards con- venience, comfort, and the concomi- tants of the table, they may fairly take rank with those of any other summer resort, while the charges are as various as the attractions they present. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE SEASIDE J^ESORT. STORES AND MARKETS. Almost every article of necessity or luxury can be obtained at the pretty stores which give so business- like an aspect to Atlantic Avenue : the gay bathing-attire and fancifully- trimmed sombreros that decorate the fronts of the dry-goods stores, and the tasteful millinery, which ever at- tracts the fair daughter of Eve, are here spread out in tempting array ; the soda-water fountain hisses against the glass cover that confines it, send- ing its cooling thrill through the frame of the passer-by, tempting hini to step in and be refreshed : and the grate- ful announcement of ice cream and cakes satisfies the visitor that nothing that can tend to alleviate the ever- recurring wants of the body corporate has here been omitted ; while a visit to the market will fully impress him with the fact that, although he has wandered to the con- fines of the deep, his requirements have not been neglected PRIVATE COTTAGES. The private cottages of Atlantic City, both as regards their number and beauty, give to it its distinctive feature, — "The City of Homes ! " Other resorts may, perhaps, claim a superiority in the -way of mammoth hotels, but they all fall immeasurably short in this particular. The mer- chant, the business man, the gentle- man of independent leisure, and even the skillful artisan, has here provided a "sanssouci" for himself and family during the summer solstice, availing himself of the highly-appreciated ad- vantages offered by the railroad com- pany in providing numerous express and other trains during the season ; he is up with the lark, posts off to the great city, appears on 'Change among the " Can't-get-aways," does all that is required of him in a business point of view, and eagerly wends his way back to the train that, in the short space of two hours, shall again unite him to the beloved family cir- ( le, where, in blissful retirement and repose, he ma} culti- \ate that strtn^^h of MR. THOMAS C. HAND's COTTAGE. ATLA.WTIC CITY, N. J. mind and body so necessary to the routine of business life in tliis pro- gressive country. CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. There are six places of worship already established here, — one Epis- copalian, two Methodist, one Pres- byterian, one Roman Catholic, and one Friends' Meeting - House ; and the Baptist denomination will shortly possess an edifice of their own ; all of which on the Sabbath day are remarkably well attended ; in fact, God's holy day is regarded in this model city with that due reverence observable in all really Christian com- munities. Tliere is also a large and well-conducted public school. children's sea-shore HOUSE. The association incorporated under the title of "The Children's Sea- Shore House" has erected on the THE CHILDREN S SEA-SHOKE HOUSE. beach, below Ohio Avenue, a hand- some building one hundred feet long by thirty feet wide, having accommo- dations for sixty children and the necessary attendants. The object of the association is to give the benefits of sea-air and sea-bathing to such invalid children of Philadelphia and its vicinity as may need them, but whose parents cannot meet the ex- pense of a residence with them at a boarding-house, and the often neces- sary medical advice. They are here under the care of a resident physi- cian, a corps of nurses, and a matron, making the presence of the parents unnecessary; and the total charge, including board, washing, medical attendance, bathing, and occasionally driving or sailing, is three dollars per week. A number, limited now by the means at the command of the managers, are received without dnsLYge. Applications for admission are made THE SEASIDE RESORT. to an examining physician in Phila- delphia, who furnishes railroad tickets, provided at a reduced rate by the railroad company. This institution has already, in its first two summers, cared for eighty- two children, — twenty-seven in 1872, in a small, rented cottage ; and fifty- five in 1873, in its present building, completed too late in the season to be fully occupied. From the prac- tical interest hitherto shown by the visitors at Atlantic City, the managers are encouraged to hope that means Avill not be wanting for maintaining and extending still further its benefits. The Managers are : Mr. James S. Whitney, President ; Mr. J. Shipley Newlin, Seci-etary and Treasurer ; Mr. Rene Guillou, Dr. Francis W, Lewis, Mr. James S. Biddle, Mr. Christian J. Hoffman, Miss Catharine C. Biddle, Mrs. James S. Whitney, Mrs. Rene Guillou, and Mrs. S. Middleton. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. A very good public library has been successfully started, and will, doubtless, under the generous patron- age of the resident population, num- bering nearly two thousand, and that of the thousands of transient visitors, grow rapidly in extent and useful- ness. It has also been decided, by an almost unanimous vote of the property-owners, to erect a substan- tial and elegant edifice for a City Hall, the site of which has already been selected, and is in one of the most commanding situations in the city, fronting on Atlantic Av- enue. NEWSPAPERS. In addition to the newspapers pub- lished in Philadelphia and elsewhere, which are daily supplied here through the News Agency of Mr. John Tren- witli, of Philadelphia, by the early morning train, is an excellent local journal, " The Atlantic City Daily Review'''' (daily during the season and the weekly the year round), one of the very best daily papers published at any of the summer resorts. It is ably edited by Mr. A. L. English, and contains, in addition to the cur- rent news of the day, all the gossip and every-day occurrences at the shore, list of arrivals, etc. ; and, in fact, everything of interest to the sojourners at the " City by the Sea." HOT AND COLD SALT-WATER BATHS. There are two establishments of this kind in the city, believed to be the only similar institutions of the kind on the Atlantic coast, — one of which, although established but one year, and of great capacity and ele- gance, has become so great a favorite with invalids and other visitors that it became necessary to increase its goodly proportions to meet the wants of the public. THE EXCURSION HOUSE. At the lower end of the city, and near to the ocean, stands a beautifully- designed structure, erected mainly for the accommodation of excur- sionists. In the spacious ball-room at this house during a considerable part of the day, may be seen a large company taking part in the mazy dance, and enjoying themselves to ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. the utmost, while everything is provided for their comfort and pleasure. ATLANTIC CITY, IN A SANITARY POINT OF VIEW. Among the great number of our best physicians who not only habitually avail themselves of the peculiar atmospheric con- dition of this favored spot, but are also in the habit of recom- mending its wonderfully cura- tive powers to many of their patients to whom medicine is of no avail, no one probably gives a more clear and concise opin- ion of the manifold advantages ])ossessed by Atlantic City than Dr. Wm. V. Keating, of Phila- delphia. As to the remarkable DRYNESS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, the doctor says : " Some fifteen years ago I visited Atlantic City, and was struck with the pecu- liarity of its position, the dis- tinctive characteristics of its climate, the singular dryness of atmosphere, rendering it, in many respects, one of the most lovely, salubrious climates I have ever visited. "From careful observations, made for several consecutive years, I have noticed that during the months of June, July, Au- gust, and September, the pre- vailing wind at Atlantic City is south by west. Situated in a cove, with a large area of dry, sandy, and thickly- timbered land to the southwest, it seems as if the prevailing sea-breeze THE SEASIDE RESORT. II lost much of its humidity in passing over this thickly-wooded and sandy country, with no fresh water to counteract its effects before reaching the town. The same condition also exists in reference to the northeast winds, which, when they prevail, I have noticed, are much less keen and much less humid than with us, lasting sometimes forty - eight hours at the shore without bring- ing a drop of rain, whilst at the same time the same wind is at- tended with great dampness and heavy rains in our city and en- virons. "This peculiarly characteris- tic dryness of the atmosphere and of the sea-breezes, however it may be accounted for, is patent to all who have ever sojourned at Atlantic City, and is the dis- tinctive feature of the place to which I attribute its great ad- vantage over every other sea- bathing place on the coast. "This remarkable dryness of climate, resembling in this re- spect more the characteristics of Nice, on the Mediterranean, than any sea-coast I have ever visited, is the characteristic of the climate of Atlantic City, which affords relief and cure to all cases of rheumatic fever and arthritis, even in the most acute stages. I know of many in- stances in which invalids, after having recourse, witiiout bene- fit, to the various mineral waters and baths in the country, have there been entirely cured by a summer sojourn. I have ven- <4i. >? ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. tured to send patients there in the height of an attack of rheumatic gout, in the months of May and June, who have had complete amelioration of all their symptoms within forty-eight hours of their residence, provided they located themselves as near the ocean as possible, so as to avoid the land-breezes. To another class of cases, also, I am convinced that At- lantic City offers relief, if not positive cure, which cannot be obtained in any other portion of our sea-coast. "I allude to those trying and re- fractory cases of chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, incipient tuberculosis, and scrofula. I must add that in the last two or three years I have been in the habit of sending patients even in the more advanced stages of tuberculosis and scrofula, with marked benefit. "All medical men are familiar with the fact that the above class of cases can seldom venture upon a sojourn at the sea-side, on account of the damp- ness, the distinctive feature of such a location, a peculiar condition most apt to aggravate the diseases in ques- tion, and considered by some of our best observers as one of the atmos- pheric conditions most to be feared by those threatened with pulmonary complaints. "In this respect again, Atlantic City offers a striking analogy with Nice, where, it is well known, all the invalids of Europe (affected with chest-diseases) flock for a winter's resort. "The dryness of the climate, the absence of malaria, the balminess of the atmosphere, permit a sojourn at Atlantic City from the middle of jVIay until the middle of November. and for a few years past I have sent many invalids there to avoid our keen and irritating land-breezes of the months of March, April, and May, where, by a close residence near the sea, these winds are always tempered by the dry sea-breezes which set in morning and evening. What an inestimable blessing to a city like Philadelphia, with its million of in- habitants, to have almost as its suburb, within two hours' pleasant ride, a sea -side residence combining such rare hygienic advantages! My own experience, superadded to that of some of the most eminent members of our profession, authorizes me to assert that the day is not distant when the in- habitants of the great West, South, and Northwest, especially those suf- fering from the sequelae of malarial poisoning, with debilitated digestive organs, impoverished blood, and from what is termed a cachectic condition of the system, will all resort to At- lantic City to obtain that invigoration from its dry, bracing atmosphere which is the very opposite to the atmospheric conditions in which they have contracted their diseases. "Visitors are all well conversant with the fact that their wearing ap- parel never becomes limp under the influences of the sea-breeze, nor their boots and shoes covered with mildew, as in all the other sea-side resorts on our coast." THE LIGHT-HOUSE. At the upper end of the island on which Atlantic City is built stands the Absecon Light, so called from its commanding the entrance to Ab- secon Inlet, the upper or northeastern THE SEASIDE RESORT. 13 boundary of the city. It is, in truth, a stately tower, one hundred and seventy feet above the level of the sea, and is furnished with a light of the greatest power, which on a clear night may be seen many miles from the land. The panoramic view from its summit cannot be surpassed ; be- low, stretching to the southwest, the beautiful city, with its grand hotels and its hundreds of ornate cottages embowered in choice shrubbery, with the long lines of shade-trees skirting the sidewalks, and intersected by the numerous well-paved avenues, forms as lovely a picture as ever captivated an artist's eye ; while in the broad expanse is seen the ocean with its fleet of white-winged barques on the one hand, and on the other the seven- mile stretch of meadows, flanked by the pretty little Village of Absecon, the inlet, and the ten-mile line of water which forms the rear boundary of Atlantic City. From the Excur- sion House, at the lower end of the city, a line of horse-cars runs at short intervals to THE INLET. This favorite point at all times pre- sents a gay and lively scene ; a large fleet of beautiful yachts of all sizes float their many-hued colors, awaiting the lovers of the sport of sailing and fishing on the bosom of the ocean, who flock in crowds to enjoy the morning's amusement in that direc- tion. Over the rippling waves they glide, under the care of their able masters, with as much ease and grace as the silvery -plumaged gulls that skim around them. The species of fish that most abound here are the sheep's-head, blue-fish, flounder, king-fish, sea-bass, black- fish, snapping -mackerel, weak -fish, and the drum-fish. Absecon Inlet is famous for its oysters ; yet no one who has not par- taken of them fresh from their mossy beds can realize their superiority over those sold in the cities ; in fact, to eat fish of any kind in perfection you must eat it at the shore. THE THOROUGHFARE. This lovely sheet of placid water, which forms the northwestern bound- ary of Atlantic City, abounds in crabs, clams, and oysters, as also in fish. To this point, near the railroad and turnpike bridges, the less venture- some resort to enjoy their favorite pastime, that of crabbing aff"ording great delight to the ladies in particu- lar, where, while indulging in harm- less sport, they are insensibly sipping the Elixir of Health from Nature's laboratory. EVENING AT THE SEA-SIDE. Of all the many phases of rational delight which Atlantic City presents to her guests, perhaps none is so truly enjoyable as the promenade along the board-walk, or rather Ocean Boulevard, that skirts the sea for the entire length of the city. Here, with the moonlight shim- mering over the broad expanse of the mighty waters, and the gentle zephyrs floating around and joining their feeble voices in the song of the sea, may be seen hundreds of young men and maidens, old men and matrons leisurely loitering along, en- gaged in audible and inaudible con- versation, the pleasant scene forcibly 14 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. reminding one that although life may have its cares and sorrows, it has also its moments of pleas- ure and joy. AMUSEMENTS. It might be supposed that little could be found here that partook of the name of amuse- ments in the common accepta- tion of the term ; such, how- ever, is happily not the case. Lectures and other entertain- ments are frequently announced at Bartlett Hall, while concerts by some of the best singers are often given in the large dining- rooms of the principal hotels ; and, in the way of balls and hops, not a night passes that does not witness one or more of these delightful reunions. A DAY AT ATLANTIC CITY. After the perusal of the fore- going items, brief outlines of the many ways of devoting one's time to pleasure and profit, it will not be difficult to see that perhaps no other summer resort on the sea -board or inland can offer such a varied bill of pleasures to select from as At- lantic City, a fresh programme presenting itself with each re- curring day. THE ROUTE BY THE CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. Having now, in as brief a manner as possible, laid before the reader the attractions of Atlantic City, it is fitting that we should give a synopsis of THE SEASIDE RESORT. 15 the road over whicli he must needs travel in order to arrive at the haven where he would be. After leaving Camden, the first place of importance is Haddonfield, a handsome vil- lage, the rural home of many business men in Philadelphia, and of some of the old families of New Jersey, its quiet, peace- ful aspect attracting the notice of every passer-by. Then comes White Horse or Kirkwood. Near this place is located the extensive Gibsboro Paint and Color Works of Messrs. John Lucas & Company. From Camden to this place and along the line to Water- ford the land is in a high state of cultivation. Previous to the opening of the railroad from this point to Absecon, — thirty miles, — the intervening country was one dense forest, a narrow wagon -way winding through the bush, and a solitary tavern the only domicile in the dreary waste. At Winslow, about twenty- seven miles from Camden, is lo- cated the extensive Glass Works of Messrs. Hay & Co. Hammonton, equi-distant from Camden and Atlantic City, is a thriving and exten- sive town that sprang up with the advent of the road, and has now a population of some three thousand. It was settled by New England people ; and besides its many manufactories, it is a great fruit-growing region; grapes, pears, strawberries and i6 ATLANTIC CITY, A\ J. other fruits being raised in perfection. Two hundred tons of grapes, at the lowest estimate, are annually grown in Hammonton. This is the only station on the road at which the ex- press trains stop. The passengers are here refreshed with the luscious fruits in abundance, offered for sale by the boys and girls of the neigh- borhood, who derive considerable profit from the business. Elwood is another manufacturing village. Egg Harbor City, about seventeen miles from Atlantic City, is a large German settlement that has grown up with the railroad. This place has become famous for the superior quality of its wines, the cultivation of the grape, for which the soil is admirably adapted, being carried on to a great extent. During the last A SCENE IN FRONT OF SCHAUFLER S HOTEL. year. Egg Harbor City and its im- mediate vicinity produced over one hundred and twenty-five thousand gallons of the best quality of wine (requiring nine hundred and fifty tons of grapes), and it is confidently ex- pected that this year the vintage will be at least one-third more. These wines — the pure juice of the grape — are now sought after by parties de- sirous of obtaining a pure article, and are strongly recommended by physicians for their superior strength- ening and medicinal qualities. Egg Harbor City is far ahead of all other places in New Jersey as to the quan- tity and quality of its production of wine. Last year the wine-growers of Egg Harbor City took the premium at the State Fair. The following wine-growers of Egg Harbor City obtained premiums at this fair: Julius Hincke, Charles Saalmann, Augustus Heil, J. Ph. THE SEASIDE RESORT. 17 Wild, J. H. Bannihr, and Jacob Miesner. A few miles more and we are at Absecon, the centre of the oyster trade, from which are daily dispatched by rail hundreds of bags of the choicest bivalves to satisfy the de- mands from the great cities. Immediately after leaving Absecon, we pass through a deep cut, and then, like a flash, the meadows, the inlets, and Atlantic City itself burst upon the view, riveting the attention of every beholder, and calling forth ex- pressions of wonder and delight. In fact, the scene now presented could scarcely be surpassed : some seven miles square of lovely green- sward, encircled by two noble inlets studded with numerous sail ; the high mainland with its hundreds of com- fortable farm-houses and fertile farms; while directly in front, like a fairy creation, the spires and towers, the spacious halls, and the cosy cottages, rise up in all their loveliness, seem- ingly clustering around the giant form of the stately light-house. A few minutes more and the iron horse is standing in front of the numerous hotels, having safely brought his pre- cious load to that El Dorado of the main, Atlantic City! THE ATLANTIC CITY HOT AND COLD SALT-WATER BATHS AND SHOWER- BATHS. How many unhappy invalids have gazed in sadness upon the joyous throng wrestling with Neptune in the foaming surf, availing themselves of the two-fold healing influences of the saline bath, and the pure life-giving atmosphere, and, like the unfortu- nate sufferer at the Pool of Bethesda, have prayed that they, too, might be enabled to reap the inestimable bene- fits almost within their grasp; yet who, by reason of bodily infirmity, or timidity, are precluded from in- dulging therein ! Even they need no longer sigh in vain; that foresight and enterprise, which is so rapidly developing the natural advantages with which Atlantic City is blest, has provided also for them. Mr. David C. Spooner has solved the problem that if the timid and the feeble cannot approach the pool, the healing waters must be brought to them; and with this end in view, erected, and has now in successful operation, '^' The Atlantic City Hot and Cold Salt-Water Baths," the only institution of the kind on our coast. Although established but one year, the marked success and extended popularity which they have attained must be highly gratifying to their originators; and, although at first in- tended only for ladies and gentlemen of delicate organization, they have been steadily patronized by the more robust, who find in the quiet retire- ment and privacy of the baths an agreeable feature. The location of the baths has been admirably chosen, being in close proximity to the principal hotels; while the general management and the attendance cannot fail to elicit the encomiums of the most fastidious patrons; at the same time the mode- rate charge places the benefits of the baths within the reach of every one. To those who have not yet visited them we would say that they are i8 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 19 located on Pacific Avenue, a short distance above Congress Hall. The building erected by Mr. Spooner for the purpose contains all the additions and improvements that medical science could devise; is built in a most substantial manner; fitted up in elegant style, and comprises two distinct apartments, for ladies and gentlemen ; is capable of ac- commodating a large number of visit- ors ; and is an institution worthy of Atlantic City. GIBSBORO, N. J., PAINT, COLOR, AND VARNISH WORKS. JOHN LUCAS & COMPANY, SOLE PROPRIETORS. This extensive and celebrated man- ufactory is located about two miles from the line of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, on a small, beauti- ful lake, of the purest water. To the lllh I LAKK.NDOM HOL'.SE. remarkable purity of the waters of the lake, and to the many years of ex- perimental labor on the part of Mr. John Lucas, a practical chemist, the trade and the public are indebted for the discovery and production of those beautiful Imperial French and Swiss Greens for which these works have attained a world-wide celebrity. So great has been the demand for these beautiful, unfading, and deli- cate colors, that the proprietors have again and again been obliged to en- large their extensive works, in order to meet with promptitude the ever- increasing orders, the formulae of com- position of these colors being known only to themselves. In addition to their beautiful Greens, they manufacture a number of other special fine colors. The White Leads manufactured by this enterprising firm, being made from the finest selected pig lead, under a patented process, and ground in pure linseed oil, are known to be superior to any in the market. In Cottage and Wall Colors they have produced all the popular vari- eties of shades. 20 A TLANTIC CITY, N. J. A LIST OF A NUMBER OF THE HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES OF ATLANTIC CITY. United States Hotel Congress Hall . Surf House . Sea-Side House . The Chalfonte Dennis Cottage Ocean House Clarendon Haddon House Chester County House Mansion House. Saint Charles . Fothergill's Cottage Magnolia Cottage Shelburne House DiLLMAN Cottage Penn Cottage Penn Mansion . The Colonnade Reed House Florida House Island House Tremont House White House Senate House Arlington House St. James Beach Cottage . Alhambra Ashland House . Sea View Excursion House Schaufler's Hotel Hewitt House Windsor House . Cottage Retreat Bedloe's Hotel . PROPRIETORS. Brown & Woelpper. Geo. W. Hinkle. O. H. Dash. Evans & Haines. Elisha Roberts. Joseph H. Borton. J. A. Reid. Dr. F. B. Lippincott. Lippincott & Cuhian. J. Keim & Son. Hagar & Focht. Jonah Wootton & Son. Miss FothergiU. F. W. Helmsley. Edwin Roberts. Mrs. Eliza Dillman. Mrs. C. W. Sandeman. Eliza Canby. J. Henry Hayes. Dr. Chas. Sender. G. W. Stokes. Miss M. A. Ruch. . H. Blood. Mrs. Conyers. Wm. Whitehouse. Joseph H. Wistar. Miss Brodie. T. C. Garrett. R. B. Leeds. Rogers & Wilkins. John Trenwith. Alois Schaufler. N. R. Whitacar. John Rotheram. Mrs. J. A. McClees. Thos. Bedloe. THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 21 PROPRIETORS. Sank House . Macy House Monroe Cottage Clifton Cottage Morse's Cottage Central House . St. Lawrence House Grove Cottage . Myrtle Cottage Prospect Hall . SoMERs' Cottage Fulton House . Woelbert's Cottage Nixon Cottage . Vincent House EvARD House Wyoming House New Inlet House Forrest House Kentucky House Columbia House Doughty' s Hotel Sherman House Germantown Cottage . Constitution House Beaumont Hall . Exchange Hotel Union House Atlantic House Higbee's Bridge House Mason's Cottage Jacob Wiener. George H. Macy. James Stokes. A. E. Coffee. Mrs. J. L. Bryant. Lawler & Trilly. Eli P. Coe. Wm. Souder. S. G. Price. Hugh McCabe. George C. Anderson. Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Woelbert. Prudence McClure. Mrs. Hardwicke. Mrs. J. E. Rauffenbart. Thos. Daily. Michael Daily. A. Mehler. Mrs. F. Quigley. E. Doyle. J. Doughty. Geo. Kelley. John W. Donnelly. E. B. Reilley. Geo. Hayday. Robert Hunter. Joseph L. Mace. Jonas Higbee. Solomon Mason. ADVERTISER. 1 1 1 1 i E A i ■ iit;;ri i' 1 mil i^ ^i III lii' jil lli liyi Jli liill MERCHANTS' HOTEL. Jw iyira:jii!i jiiiij, 11 iiy iyiEFtCH:A.lMTS' HOTEL, Fourth Street, above Market, CUMMINGS & MAUGLE, Proprietors. PHILADELPHIA. CITIZENS' BANi: FOE DISCOUNT, DEPOSIT, AND SAVINGS, SOUTH E.IlST corner OF SECOND A]«D RACE STS. Capital, Full Paid, $100,000. Stockholders Liable as with National Banks. Accounts respectfully solicited and liberally accom- modated. Collections made in any pai't of the Uni- ted States and the Canadas. All deposits made with the Savings Department are kept separate from the Banking Department, and are secured, as provided by the Charter, by loans on, and investments in. United States bonds and loans. City and State loans, stocks and bonds of corporations of this State, and first mortages on real estate in the City of Philadelphia. Open for deposits and payments daily, between hours of lo a.m. and 3 p.m., and on THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS from 10 a.m. to 8 P.M. Interest, 4 Per Cent. Per Annum, "With Ten Days' Notice. JOHN WIEGAND, Jr., President. DIRECTORS. Geo. DeB. Keim, Dan. J. McCarthy, Joseph Stulb, Jno. K. Cuming, Sparta Fritz, Aug. B. Loeb, John C. File, James Hooley, Isaac May, Philip J. Lauber, Manasses K. Treichler. CHAELES L. STEAWN, Cashier.., Trade Insurance Co., CAMDEN, N. J. Office, 103 Market Street nUE, MINE, AHD INLAND INSURANCE Assets, $225,000. OFFICEKS: D. S. Stetson, Prest. Hon. Wm. Moore, Vice Prest. S. F. Fries, Secy. Edmund May, Asst Secy. THE NEW JERSEY FIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND INSURANCE CO. OF CAMDEN, N. J., SIS Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Authorized Capital - - $500,000. Matthew Baird, Prest. J. West Hornor, Secy. Dr. J. A. Cloud, Vice Prest. Jonas Livermore, T'r^a^. ADVERTISER. OF PHII.ADEI.PHIA, S. E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Streets. ESTABLISHED 1850. CHARTER PERPETUAL. January 7, 1874, Assets, $4,450,266.75. GEORGE W. HILL, President. GEORGE NUGENT, Vice President. ALEXANDER WHILLDIN, Chairman of Finance Committee. JOHN C. SIMS, Actuary. JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer. Liverpol anil LoioB aiil Me FIRE INSURANCE CO. Capital and Assets U. S. Deposits $'^0,000,000 4,300,000 ATWOOD SMITH, General Agent, N. E. Cor. Third and Chestnut Sts., Fhila. CRAWFORD MILLER, Agent, Atlantic City. SABINE & ALLEN, Insurance Agency, (Established 1835.) 224 Walnut Street, Phila. $10,000,000 Queen Issurasce Co. Liverpool and London Providence Washington Insurance Oo. Provi' dence, B. I. Uanufacturers' Insurance Co. Boston Connecticut Insurance Oo. Hartford Atlantic Insurance Co. New York Armenia Insurance Co. Pittsburgh Boston Underwriters : Shoe and Leather Ins. Oo. Eliot Insurance Co. Firemen's Fire Ins. Oo. Washington F. & M. Ins. Co, American Insurance Co. Newark . Eidgewood Insurance Co. New York 300,000 1.000,000 800,000 350,000 325,000 Boston . 2,000,000 1,250,000 300,000 ( ForMAN P- > T fZB^m-P ( lL3?©i[?ai?9i,!iSla!?a3Q9a) Insurance Agents. GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, 404 Walnut St., Philadelphia. Capital Represented - $2,534,466,14. Established 1864. Advice given and Insurance effected in all good companies. 1829. 1873. FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF PHILADELPHIA. Cash Assets, Jan. i, 1873 - - 3,363,671.16. Office. 421 Walnut St., Phila. CRA WFORD MILLER, Agent, Atlantic City. AliilMlUMTlM OF WATERTOWN, N. Y. Capital, $200,000. Assets, Net, $1,000,000. SUBURBAN, VILLAGE, AND FARM RISKS, Taken against FIRE AND LIGHTNING, At the Lowest Possible Rates Commensurate with the Kisk. Perspective and Field Sketch View taien of Property Insured. THOMAS J. COOKE, Agent. No. 104 Market St., Camden, N. J. RICHARD R. MILLER, MARINE, moU n All LE ACCIDENT, No. 112 Federal St., Camden, N. J., Branch Office, 415 Walnut Street, Phila. General Agent INSUEANOE COMPANY OP NOETH AMEEIOA, PHILA. PENNSYLVANIA PISE INSUEANOE OOMPANY, " LIVEEPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE INSUEANOE 00. Insurance effected to any amount in first-class Com- panies. ADVERTISER. ALOIS SGHAUFLER'S (OPPOSITE THE DEPOT.) THE BEST LOCATION ON THE ISLAND. AND A NEW AND HANDSOMELY FURNISHED HOUSE, WITH EVERY CONVENIENCE FOR FAMILIES. Walter G. Wilson. Joseph L. Amer. mo, WILSON I CO., STEAM SHIP BREAD, CRACKER AND CAKE BAKEIRS. Nos. 212 and 214 North Front Street, AND 2, 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 Craven Street, PHILADELPHIA. HENRY S. MATLACK, TRALr K WILLIAM BERNSHOUSE, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, "V\ri ItT S Hi O "W^, NEW JERSEY. GHAS. HOTZ^ WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Provision Dealer, SOUTHWEST CORNER Vine St. and Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. ATLANTIC CITY MARKET, Atlantic City, JV. «7. WM. J. GILLIN. D. A. NAGLE. GILLIN & ITAGLE, Steam-power Printers EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PLAIN AND FANCY BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, Executed with neatness and dispatch. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNING AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING, In the best manner at low prices. Nos. 230-232 Soutli Fifth Street, PHILADELPHIA. BABCOCK FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HookUadderlmk AND SBLF-AOTINa FIRE ENGINE, mm I FiATT, General Agents, No, 212 MarM St. PHILADELPHIA. ADVERTISER. liin"iiiiiiiinp,^-,r;, S£:nat£: hoxjse, WM. WHITEHOUSE, Proprietor, ATLAyTJC CITY, THE BABQQQE ^E%F-AOWTNQ EMQME is iu use by over Sixty Fire Departments, including Boston, New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, antl Now Orleans. " It is a splendid success." OXJFt I*OR.XA.BI-E FIRE-EXTINGrXJISHER is used and indorsed by fifty leading Railroad Companies, and thousands of manufacturers and Imsiness men. Wo select the following among the thousands who have put out fires with them : Camden and Atlantic R. R. Co. Lehigh Valley R. R, Co. Philada,, Wilm'n &. Bait, R. R, Co. Philada. k Bait. Central R. R. Co. Cumberland Valley R. R. Co. West Jersey Ferry Co. Morris, Tasker &. Co. Jesse W. Starr &. Sons, Henry Disston & Sons. Baldwin Locomotive Works, Jackson & Sharp Works. Owen, Eckel, Colket &. Co. GREENE & PLATT, Genl. Agents, 213 Market Street, Philadelphia. ADVERTISER. PATENT GRATE-BARS, Adapted for use in Steamboats, Locomotives, Stationary Engines, and every kind of Purnace. Fio;. 1. Fig. 3. Fi(j. 1. Eepresents a side elevation, showing upper sections and bearer with air space between. Fig.1. A top perspective view, showing the space between, ends of section for longitudinal expansion. Fig. 3. An end view of Grate-Bar, showing mode of connecting upper sections and bearer. CITY IRON Sl brass FOUNDRIES, DRINKER STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Below 145 North Second Street. J A MEB W& && m # B& N, MAKERS OF Patent Clasp Pulleys (made in halves). Patent Self-Adjusting Hangers, Patent Grate-Bars, Patent Bark Mills, Iron "Work for Buildings, Columns, Girders, Spout Shoes, Vault Grates. MACHINISTS' IRON and BRASS CASTINGS made to order. Large a.ssortment of Patterns for Pulleys, Shaft Couplings, Self-Adjustlng Bangers^ Gearing, Fly Wheels, Lathes, etc. Chas. F. Cripps. E. Winslow Coffin. J. BARTON SMITH & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF FILES & RASPS, 211 NEW STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Old Files re-cut and warranted equal to new. C. C. Esight. B. F. Hart. C. H. Smith. KNIGHT, HART & SMITH, IRON AND STEEL 301 and 303 North Second Street, Corner of Vine, PHILADELPHIA. Br&neh M&um,j CMesgQ:^ E&u^&lph s^n^ Mspk&t S^s* HENRY DISSTON & SONS, ^Httt, Wtn\ JSlif i nnh l[ilt ^urk$, FRONT AND LAUREL STREETS, Branch Works, Tacony. Pa. PHILADELPHIA. .atij^isttio city. Keystone Steam Sawing, Planing, & Moulding Mill, sash, door, and blind factory, lUiuois Ayeuiie, Nortli of Atlantic Ayeuiie. Building material of every description constantly on hand, consisting of ^1 Hi HI LUMBER, LATH, LIME, BRICKS, CEMENT, HAIR, PLASTER, ^ »-^ o b t^ C^ ;t h s ^ !5i ^ f«; fq ^ SIDING, SHINGLES, NAILS, PAINTS, GLASS, PUTTY, ETC., ETC. 1^1 Scroll and Fancy Turning executed with immediate dispatch. This mill is now thoroughly organized, and first-elass mechanics "only" employed, and satis- faction guaranteed. KINDLING WOOD SUPPLIED, AT CITY PRICES. The particular attention of the residents and hotel-keepers is called to the fact that an exte- rior Laundry, replete with every modern improvement, has been established in a portion of the above building, and is in charge of an experienced and competent superintendent. All orders intrusted to his care will meet with prompt attention. The want of an establishment of this kind in Atlantic City has long been felt, and it is confidently expected that this desideratum will be liberally patronized by the residents. RICHARD TURNER, Manager, Atlantic City. THOS. W. SOUTH, Supt. Disston's Saw Works, Front and Laurel Sts., Phila. \ 014 205 119 9 $ JOHir LUCAS & CO., Manufacturers and Importers of Wliite I