New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29
THE SEASIDE 1SSEMBLI'S WORh AT ApOA.
RENEWED AGITATION OF THE PLAN TO WIDEN
AND DEEPEN SHARK RIVER.

Ayon.by the-Sea v j.. Aug. os (SpcciaD.-Thc rainy
weather OF last week has intcrered but slightly with
the routine OF work on the grounds OF tlc oeasac
Assembly here. The lectures ard entertainments
have all been remarkably well attended, considering
recent storms.
Nine Alberti Of Ncw-York, the principal OF the
school Of expression here gave Of he popular en-
tertalnments in the auditorium the Assembly
grounds this week The "e motlvc gestures" "a given
by her were appaudcd long and heartily by the large
audience The pantomimc Nearer Ny God. to Thec
was also enthusiastically rcdcmandcd ON WEDNESDAY
evening OF last week, the Rev. DR.. John H. Peters oi
Atlantic city. gave scientific lecture on THE Micro
scope and Its Revelations" and on Monday evening
Frederic Dean Of the scharwcnka Conservatory OF
Music. OF Ncw-Yorh, gave his Midsummer MUSICAL
Among those who took part were Mrs Frederic Dean,
contralto Of NcwYort: Mrs a. \. Judd, soprano, OF
Sev York and the Avon Choral eOcct; OF forty voices
once more the question OF widening and deepening
Shark River to make IL navlgabe for yachts ana pas
senger vessels is being afitated. p sanford Ross
wealthy summer resident Of elmar. offers to organize Il
stock company and put the matter successfully through
II the town o. Belmar will deed to him for nominal
consideration a strip OF land near his residence Tho
subgcliption books Of tie company viii be open TO
members OF the Belmar Association, and they VIII DC
allowed TO take many shares ms they wish Ihcfe
is no Port Of entry for vessels In distress between
anegnt Inlet and sandy Hook, and II Is understood
that the influence Of Mr. Ross and others VIII be
u,ed 10 have Congress declare Shark River such a
mort Most OF the citizens Of Benar are favorable
10 the plan bat of this side U. the Inlet nothing has
been said or done. In the days prior to the ReVo-
ln,Ion shark River was large deepwat"r bay. Pirates
used to anchor their vessels In the deep channels ana
90 ashore 10 eat oysters and hang prisoners 1t Is
said Captain Kidd himself frequenled the river IN u
vilh.nous b.ac, hued schooner. But the sand bar
at the inlet higher and higher until it pokcd its
face out Of the water and stil It grew, until huge
wall Of sand intcrposcd between tie waters OF the
| ocean and tho waters Of the river Then the river
gradually became what II now is-a shallow stream,
tho resort OF the crab and the crabbcr. IL s;il pre-
serves It's appearance OF a magnificent harbOr.
There IS n, doubt that II SHARK Rive were made q
h,r,or all the resorts wOIld lave great boom,
although some Of them. like hsbury PARK ana Ocean
Grove DO not nccd II. 70 have town In tie great
rcsoI REGION Of the Ncw-Jcrscy coast become the
abiding piacc Of yachsmnn would add much t. coast
The production Of any Lord IN Livery" by Pha.
d-lphla amateurs at the Assembly auditorium FOR The
benefit Of athletes In this town was successful affair
md nctcd handsome sum. The p"rlormanc" was
well done and n great credit 10 Lo'c who took part
In 81.
subscription hop eiy"a a. the buckingham
,aSt Study evening.
Robert Dan Douglass OF Orange. Is guest at the
A. Dmmas Watkins. Of the biological department Of
Princeton college. has been spending few weeks
Miss TIoan1r r. Morrison. OF rlalndclh Is guest at
tho sylvan L. dcc She ls Of the ccvcrtst Of Nine.
Nbcit.'s pupils In rcl-arie expression.
If tho faculty NJ the Assembly h"re. has with lin one
q ,he finest libraries on elocnti0n that can be onnd
In the United States. . ,,, o.,
Frederic Dean. Of New York IS one OF III" most slc-
ccsaful dcralt mrnts Of -easdc Assembly work. The
Organization now numbers forty good voices.