The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-10
W00DM0NTS GALA NIGHT
Il GRAND ILLUMINATI0N AND MA-
RINE DISPLAY,

ated Cottages--The Procession of Boats
Other Features of the Display-It Was a
True success-About 1000 visitors From
This City.
The illumination at Woodmont last
evening was a grand success. The
amusement committee and the cottagers
co-operated to make the affair sue
cess and the weather proved favorable
to the delight of all. One feature of
the event was a procession of decorated
boats sailing from Merwin's Point to
Oyster river and return.
The procession was headed by Frank
Hitchcock's naptha launch Flash" of
Bridgeport, with the Milford band of
twenty-five musicians under the leader
ship of NJ G.. Clark, which played dur
ing the parade. Following the Flash"
We're the Paula" of the Brooklyn yacht
club, Captain Grove in command; Rev.
l.
boat; j. N. Laur's Napha of Meriden.
John McEnerny's naptha, Mr.. Hall and
Mr.. Prindle's sharpies, which were fine
ly decorated: Harry Merwin and John
Hall had several beats in line which
were especially noticeable, being TRIM
med with lanterns. The Owanux Ca
noe club were also in the procession
with the following named canoes, the
Echo" "Yeo," "Sagimore," "Sasco,
and "Owanux" The members that
were in the canoes were Commodore
Bogart, Herbert A. Hill, Albert and
George H. and Herman Langzettel,
Thomas f. Bose, William A Stark and
Frank G.. Bogart.
The fleet were accompanied by gov
ernment ordnance boat from New Ro-
chelle, which exchanged signals and fol-
lowed them to Oyster river, where it left
It.
Fireworks were displayed from many
of the boats In the procession, making
the spectacle very realistic. Many
hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks
were fired from Great Rock at Mer-
wins Point under the supervision OF
an expert from New York Many Of
the pieces brought forth loud applause
The cottages presented a very pretty
sight, among them those Of:
On Central avenue-Ed. I. Atwateci
W. H. Butricks, j. G. Cannon, ]. J
Walsh, postmaster of Ansonia Mr.. An
derson, postmaster of Meriden
On Brighton bluff f. Corbin, e. S
Kimberly, H. c. Warren, Levi c. Gill
bert, Mr. Newton, ]. N. Laur, Meridea.
H n. Scribner, Bridgeport; David F
Wiser, Mrs Bliss, Ansonia; Mr.. Corn
wall, New York; E. c. Quis
gle, Hartford; Mr.. Fox, Mr.
Lockwood, Mr.. Howes of Meriden
Senator Platt, Mr.. J. G. Root, Hart
ford; Charles E. Chapin, Greenwich
Mr.. Hills, editor Post, Bridgeport; Ed
| ward Lawrence, D. M. Smith, Mr.
Baldwin, Senator Joseph R. Hawley
| Mrs. Towne.
| The Lum cottage-J. Gibb Smith
| General Harmon.
| At Mermin's Point the cottages Of
the following were brilliantly illumin
ated: Robert T. Merwin, Fred Brown
| Waterbury; John McEnerny of An
| sonia; Ed. Todd of New Haven; Dane
Bartholomew of Ansonia; Colonel Wor
| cester Of Ansonia.
| The Goodman cottage-David Daniel!
of Waterbury, G, H, Trowbridge O
| Milford, G. w Goodsell of Bridgeport
Mr.. Seibs of Bridgeport, Mr.. Allis O
| Birmingham, Mr.. Hoyt Of this city.
| The Sanford house-G. w. Sanford
& Son, proprietors-B. /. Linley Of An
sonia, Dennis Walsh of Ansonia. H
o. Hitchcock of Bridgeport, JOSEPH
Doolittle, Horace Birdsey of Bridge
| port.
The arrivals at Sanford house are
J. E. Howes and family of Bridgeport
| j. I. Hutchinson of Hartford Edward
J. Morgan and wife of Bridgeport, Mrs
William Lowe of Bridgeport Mr.. ant
Mrs George Comstock and A. B. Com
stock of Bridgeport.
The marine display committee were
Granville w Goodsell, Frank I. Hitch
| cock e. c. Quiggle.
| Fully 1000 people went down from thi
city and about one hundred from
Bridgeport. The cottages and summe
| houses along the beach were filled will
guests. The West Shore road put trail
ers on each of the regular cars, thre
| in number, and an extra car and traile
| to accommodate the throng.
| The last hop of the season will b.
| held at the Bon&lene this evening TO
| the cottagers and their guests only.