The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-16
A GRAND lLLUMIN ALTON
COSEY BEACH A. BRILLIANT PL1 CE
LAST EVENING.

Thousands of People Attend-Ftne Dis
play of Fireworks Madeline Set
Pieces Feature-Tbe First Annual
illumination u Great Success-Somc
Features.
The first annual illumination of
| Cosey Beach was held last night, and
| the affair from beginning to end was
one of the most successful ever given
along the shore. The illumination of
! the pretty shore resort from now on will
| be an annual event and one that will
be looked forward to with great interest
by cottagers all along the east shore.
| The night was an ideal one for such an
| undertaking and if it had been order
| ed in advance the weather could not
| have been better. The stars were all
out and the bright moon greatly added
| to the brilliancy of the occasion. Little
sailboats launches and row boats neat"
ly trimmed with Japanese lanterns
were continually gliding across the great
path of silvery moonlight only to dis
appear in the darkness.
This picture alone was a beautiful
one and was vel! worth going to wit
ness. The fireworks display was mag
nifieent. On a small island directly OPP
posite the center of the beach a large
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experts from New York made their dis
play. There were fiftyfeur numbers
on the programme, including seven set
pieces, all kinds OF rockets, electrical
showers, mines, Neapolitan shells,
prismatic whirlWindS Niagara batteries
and numerous other beautiful effects
The island from which the fireworks
were set off was almost quarter of
mile from shore, and everybody had
splendid opportunity Of viewing the
display. The effect on the water was
beautiful, and the 5000 people present
were delighted with the excellent man
ner in which the programme was car
ried out.
The set pieces We're very good and
included 'Cosey Beach, Welcome"
:
of Liberty" Dazzling Diamonds" and
the Good Night piece. They were
placed along the shore from one end of
the beach to the other and went set off
at different intervals during the even
ing.
The island from which the fireworks
We're set off were Illuminated several
times, making very pretty sight
Every cottage on the beach was trim
med with flags and Illuminated with
Japanese lanterns by the hundreds the
Momauguin being the center of attrac-
ton, being literally buried in lanterns
Hoyts dancing pavilion was the meet
ing place of a great throng and fine
programme of fifteen dances was car
ried out 70 the strains of Prof Hoyt's |
orchestra of ave pieces.
At the west end oe the beach the
American band was located and at the
east end the Old Guard musicians furn- |
ished the music. The bands played dur
ing the entire evening and added much |
life to the occasion.
The beach looked more like that of
Atlantic City than Cosey Beach, as it
was covered with people from the water
line up to the board walk near the cot
tages. A naphtha launch from Short
Beach, towing one of Kelseys big barg-
es full of the younger set of Short
Beach, presented a very pretty picture.
The barge was illuminated with red,
blue and green lanterns and carried a
party of about fifty young folks. 1t
was estimated that fully 5000 people at
tended the illumination and every one
thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
The committee of arrangements was
composed of the following: j. w.
Wright, L. f. Thompson, H. P. Smith
and #. w. Brown.
The display of fireworks was in
charge of Messrs. Judson and Atwater.
the local agents of the Nordlinger g.
Carlton Fireworks company of New
York
Of course the bulk of the work toward
the success of the first annual illumina-
tlon was due to the committee II,
charge of the affair, but it must be re-
membered that all the cottagers united
together and helped in many different
ways.
Hope Springs Eternal -Podsnip
meeting elderly person)-By Jovel Is