The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-31
SEA SHORE DRINKS
Beer Arks No Longer Solicit
Trade But Sell on
Draught.
FIRE AT OCEAN GROVE
Engines Arrive Too Late For
service--No Damage
Done.
FIRE AT OCEAN GROVE
Especial to .The Jersey city News."l

ASBURY PARK, July 81, lSs9.-Al-
though warm here today the utclouded
sun is welcomed as the most glorious
| event in a week. There is no place so
dismal in stormy weather, unless the
| storm is Of sufficient force to damage
| the ocean 'front.', as the seashore. and all
| week Asbury has suffered from rain and
| foe with the exception of last Thursday.
when by way of diversion IN electrical
| storm did considerable damage to a num-
Der of seaside residences not sneglecting
| Asbury Park. This has affected the
bathing, which thus far has not been
| good. so that when Sir Sol came forth
in all his glory this morning he was well
coined with joyous enthusiasm BY bath
| ers and ~bathhouse owners alike.
The rain. however. has beautified the
| country, and everything is looking at its
| best. Yesterday afternoon when the
| rain ceased, the crowd upon the prom
! enade was large, gathering in density
with the approach of darkness to such
an extent that it applauded everything
executed by the beach band, even the
murderous discords.
And now, just as everything here is
reaching its zenith, comes news that Mr.
Bradley is about to fly in order to escape
hay fever, to which the founder is sus-
ceptible. Not HI he is suffering as yet,
but in order to take that proverbial ounce
of protection he will probably leave for
the mountains this week. in case he does
not change his mind and go to Europe.
However, Mi. Bradley has first made
sure that all the attractions along the
t---1 -. 4 - ~ fx4f1 cuyinu This VqqF
he has enhanced the entertainment af-
forded by the s~tereopticon views twofold.
First by illustrated song, and second by
a series of biographical views OF the
Cuban war, which are really excellent,
and last evening collected almost as great
an audience as inhabited the Fifth Ave-
nue. Pavilion.
No matter how stringent the laws with
regard to the liquor traffic, there is al
ways some loophole by which the retailer
may escape, ever. to the Beer Arks.
No longer are they allowed to soliclt
trade. In case beer is ordered in not too
large quantities it may be delivered, but
not without a manuscript to that
affect Now these beer arks carry ice
boxes for convenience so that the thirsty
soiourner has only to climb upon the
hack of the wagon and help himself,
leaving the requisite deposit. He is even
safe in smacking his lips upon leaving
the ark so long as he carries nothing
away with him.
And now the celestial gates of that hoiy
city Ocean Grove, have been opened on
Sunday. 1t happened last evening ABOUT
fen o'clock. when. for the first time in It's
existence. fire d~esecrated the Grove
holy Sabbath. People thought the END OF
the world had come, and whistles, churcn
and town bells tried to drown each other.
The engine p was prompt. that is
at the gates. but, alas, the glossy, well
fed animals had never participated in a
hurdle race and st. Peter was busy at
tending church. Even the Angel of Death
must have respect for Ocean Groves
gates, but fire was a horse of another
color. SO the gates were opened to pre-
vent the lawful breaking of the lock, and
the fire apparatus dashed CALAMITY up
Main avenue to the Stratford, too late to
be of any service. The lace curtain which
had caught fire, while a bright butler
was filing a lighted lamp. had already
been ~extinguished and the guests were
dragging trunks and baggage back into
the hotel. The crowd, however, gave the
fremen three hearty cheers, and they
paraded home repaid.
Yesterday was Temperance Day in
Ocean Grove, not that every day is not
temperance, but services in the Audi
torium were held in honor of the event.
The Rev. T. L. Cuy1er, of Brooklyn,
preached a very strong sermon on There
Is Death in the Pot" Prohibition by
law said he, us impracticable and abb
surd. The drinking habit Is oftener form
ed in the home Than in the saloon, and
we must educate the people to see the
evils Of alcohol individually All day
long was the war waged against intem-
peranee in all the auditorium building.
and in the evening fourteen men were
either lined or locked up for holding a
drunken carousal in West Park, just
back of the Grove.
Among the recent arrivals from Jersey
City are:-Mrs. j.. H. Barrows and Miss
C.. Barrows, at the Clifton; Messrs. w.
r. Fitzgerald n w. B.. Loomis, at the
Colonnade; Miss Al. M. Wilson, at the
Gladstone; Mr.. M. D. Strickland, at the
Devonshire; Messrs. Henry Roster.
Frank Roster and Max Carpenter, at the
Park View; G. w. Backus and C. Z. Cor
dy, at the Coleman; John S. Newton, at
the Columbia; Floyd Vail. e. S. Norris.
Westbrook Johnston and Mrs. A. H..
English, at the Ocean; Carl G. Metzler,
! at the Brunswick; Charles Smith, at the