The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-05
ASBURY'S FOURTH
Largest Crowd in Six
Years But No
Fireworks.
OCEAN GROVE PAT RIOTISM
Corporal Tanner Gives Fourth
Of July Oration-Jersey
City Guests


Especial to ssThe Jersey City News."l
ASBURY PARK, July ), 1Sss.-It seems
| strange that at the dawn of its most
prosperous season Asbury Park should
| devfate from its custom Of years IN ceie-
brating Fourth Of July with fireworks On
the beach. Yet such was the case NO
| appropriation had been made Tor tne
Fourth's fireworks, so Asbury let It's
neighbors, Ocean Grove and Ahennurst,
have the glory of the display between
them, contenting her patriotic spirit with
a song. Come Home, Dewey, TOT Inc
est time launched on this seaside puphc
last evening. .
There is now no doubt as to AspuryNs
prosperous season. Although this year
| city on account of the extreme neat
| there has been no occasion to leave the
over July 4, as was the case in ", the
| influx Of guests has been treble. In facts
happy express and hotel men say sucn
a crowd hiss not been seen here since
'9a. while some doubt whether even that
| could compare favorably with '9s.
Practically the Fourth began Saturday,
| as far as the influx of guests was con-
cefned. Trains followed each other In
| rapid succession, on several occasions TWO
| trains standing at the depot at the same
| time. while expressmen had all they could
do to handle the baggage One train
| stood at the depot fully fifteen minutes
unloading baggage, while al one time
| during the afternoon north and south as
far as the eye could reach stood trains
| of impatient passengers anxious for terra
| hrma. The Pennsylvania express due
| here at 4:22 arrived an hour late, carry
| ing four cars. 1t is stated that about four
| thousand pieces of baggage We're handled
| at the station Saturday., and many travel
| ers who had checked grip or suit case
on an early train were unable to get their
| baggage before midnight.
Services began In the Beach Auditorium
Sunday, under the auspices Of the West
| minister Presbyterian Church, when the
| Rev. DR.. Mingins preached the sermon
| After which he announced that uring the
| summer some Of the most learned and re-
nowned preachers of the country would
| fill the pulpit, among whom will be the
| Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, who will speak
both morning and evening next Sunday.
Although a fire alarm signal was placed
on the Fishing Pier and all the fire APP
paratus Of the park prepared for in
Simultaneous service with a few additional
men there was no call of fire over the
| Fourth in Asbury, although West Grove,
from shere force of habit sent in an alarm
Saturday night. 1t CHANGED to be an,
at the time, u~nocupied stable which was
itself RACED and might have done con-
siderable damage had it not been for the
prompt action of the volunteers.
There was not much excitement yester-
| day at the only attraction booked Tor the
lday. the bicycles races, save when some
mischieyous boy set off a
nrecracker, and the cyclists, mistaking
the sound of a pistol shot, started on.
| only to be recalled to a chorus of Rub
ber,y from the grand stand. First prize
| winners were Joe Harrison OF Asbury
Park. E. d. Stevens Of Buffalo, w r.
Lake Of Brooklyn, and w. G. Furman of
Los Angeles.
Ocean Grove began its celebration OF
the Fourth Saturday evening with "The
Fall of Babylon in the Auditorium, with
from four to five thousand people present,
many OF whom had but just arrived on
the last inbound train, which gave the
afterward fulfilled promise of an excel
lent attendance on the National Sab
bath, as the Sabbath preceding July 4,
according to past usage, is termed. DR..
Lewis Curtis, Manager of the Methodist
Book Concern, preached the National
sermon Sunday, and Corporal James
Tanner gave the Fourth of July grafton.
He touched upon the question OF expan-
sion by saying that the United States
had started with thirteen colonies, and
had been adding territory ever since with
great success and should keep it up.
aGod suffered Spanish cruelty SO long,
said the Corporal, THAT He appointed this
country guardian of the Philippines and
Cuba. We took the guardianship and we
I'LL the bill"
AlIenhurst last evening proved her
patriotism with a FIVE hundred dollar
fireworks display. followed by a no less
brilliant social gathering on the new
ocean pavilion.
Bathing during the past few days has
not been as well patronized as owners of
bathing grounds had anticipated. The
water was exceedingly cold, and most
bathing costume preferred the warmer
water of the hotels.
Among the recent arrivals from Jersey
City are:-Mr. and Mrs. Norman, at the
Leadley; Mr.. w. H. Woods, at the
waldorf; Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Charles, at
the West End; Mr.. Thomas H. Dermer,
at the Brunswick; Mr.. T. NJ. Lennon, at
the Strand; Mr.. c. w. Goodman and Miss
Clara Ransom, at the Grand Avenue; Mr..
r. A.. Bullman, at the West End:
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, Miss Belle McKin-
ley. Miss M. II. Snow, Mr.. and Mrs. fl.
p. Chase at the Columbia; Mr.. and Mrs.