The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-01
GRAND TABLET UNWILLING.
AT TORT WoOSTEB PARK, DAY Ar
TER THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.


Many notable improvements Of spe
cial interest to the public have beer
made this season or are now being made
at Fort Hale Park and at Fort Woos
ter Park. A suitable public bathing
place at Fort Hale Park is an accom-
mediation that thousands In the heated
and dusty city would be glad to have
and this good thing is now obtalnable
The grocery store of Captain BelcheI
just at the north end of the Cove and
at the foot of the southern base of the
Palisades, has been moved across the
road to the captains land, next to his
home and the house under the hill,
where he has hitherto been residing has
been converted under the auspices of
the park commissioners into bathers'
pavilion, and here nice bathing suits,
towels, etc, will be afforded. The house
will be in the charge of the wife of
one of the conductors of the Morris
Cove branch OF the New Haven Street
railway.
Then, too, on the west side Of Fort
Hale Park the park commissioners
will provide another bathing place for
men only, where a plunge naked into
the salt sea water may be enjoyed If
desired and the spot for bathing is Sc
cluded, being hidden from view by the
moats and bomb proofs.
Also the park commissioners have
had the stone wall or jetty extended
outward, so that the effect, 1t Is eX-
pected, will be to cover the present
rocky bottom with sand, as was former
ly the case. This will make 1t nicer
for bathers. Then, too the commits
sioners are to have sheds and bath
houses erected for the benefit of the
bathing public of the male sex. Then
the projection Of stone, which has been
built by the Connor Brothers for the
commission, win be a splendid place
for fishing, Here as is well known,
there is always deep water and the
fish bite, and lots of fiatfish, sea bass
and blackfsh are caught. The extrem-
ity of the wall is about one hundred
feet from shore.
Then In further accordance with the
idea Of making Fort Hale Park truly
a park for the people. paths have been
made to the top of the Palisades, as
we'll as drives leading to that eminence
where such a delightful view of vast
sweep of country, sea, land, hill, city
and mountains can be obtained The
old dilapidated buildings which disfg-
ured this park are gone. The foun-
dations of the old copper works build
ing are still standing, as the park
commissions aim was to have a suita-
Bile refreshment building erected for ac-
commodation Of the people, and there
Is talk by the New Haven Street Rail
way company of erecting a casino on
the site, which will be a great popular
place for shade and refreshment at
this park. The railroad company has
just built a platform at the park for
the accommodation of the public where
the Morris Cove line cars stop and from
this point it Is a delightful walk to
the top of the Palisades and thence
around to where the Belcher house
was at the foot Of the heights. Hun
dreds of people take this stroll daily
and then ride back. The park com
missioners have set out a large num-
ber of vigorous young trees on the park
and on Foot Wooster Park. Several
hundred In all hav1 been set out. Su-
Thompson has been super
vising this and other improvements at |
the parks, including much necessary |
grading, which Is very pleasing to all |
observers.
Another thing which ie to create a
great interest in New Haven and vlcin- |
ty in the coming unveiling Of tablet |
1t Fort Wooster Park in honor of the |
iefence of New Haven at the invasion |
If the British in 1779 The tablet is |
low being made and will be placed ON |
he north side Of the large boulder on |
he parks summit, where the earth |
works We're, as has been designated |
~ the park commissioners. The tablet |
md inscription will thus ba where all
an readily see 1t, on the north side
# the boulder and at the right Of the
ntrance to the park. The erection Of
he tablet and the unveiling ceremonies |
will be under the auspices Of the Sons
f the American Revolution. 1t is a
ighly patriotic commemorative work
here will be notable program Of ex-
rcises The Second Company Cover
III y II OOb NudlO, iCdhGu ny liI6 OOt |
iuard band will escort the Sons of
he American Revolution. The start
I'LL be from the corner of Church and
'hapel street, the assemblage proceed
lg by the electric cars to the park
ntrance. Thence the Foot Guard in all
heir glory and splendor and with all
he historic honors attaching to that
cdy from the days of 1776, will es-
ort the Sons of the American Revo-
ltion to the top of the park, where
ne patriotic exercises will take place.
resident Jonathan Trumbull of the
Society of the Sons of the ,
merican Revolution, will preside, and |
-orace Porter, president OF the Ma
onal society, will, it is expected be
resent and make an address. Other
,atures Of the program are yet to be
Next July is the 18th anniversary
the gallant defence at Fort Wooster
gainst the British invasion of New q
aven.