New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
A RUSH TO ASBURY PARK.
GOOD FISHING FOR STRIPED BAss-UNPoP-
ULAR POLICE LANTERNS.

Asbury Park. June 80 (SpeciaD.-Sizzling weather,
the ideal summer resort kind. has prevailed this
week. and the rush OF city folk shoreward, begun
Monday, terminated tonight IN a crushi every in
coming train from New-York and Philadelphia
being run in two sections. with every coach crowded
TO the platforms with tourists. the majority Of
whom will remain here until after the Fourth The
Boardwalk. the Ocean-ave. amusement resorts and
the hotel lobbies and bathrooms give evidence to-
night OF the increased population for these places
teeming with happy sightseers and pleasure
hunters
Independence Day will be appropriately cee-
brated. the city having contributed money for
fireworks and appointed a committee to arrange a
programme The public ceremonies will be held
on the Boardwalk in the morning, and will consist
of a concert, singing by the school children and
the reading Of the Declaration of Independence.
The fireworks will be burned in the evening
the fishing pier.
Founder" Bradley. the owner Of the Boardwalk
and pavons. is persona non grata with the young
folk, and there is talk of holding indigna-
ton meeting to condemn Mr.. B. for furnishing
the beach policemen with pocket fash electric
lights. These lamps be used by Mr.. Brad
ey's bluecoats in the dark corners OF the fishing
pier and the pavilions. where lovers wont to
congregate and spoon while listening to the music
OF the waves. The policemen used their new fash
for the first time this week. and several kiss
ing bees broken up without ceremony. The
lovesick youths and maidens HE themselves
to Ocean Grove, where the police do not carry
hambeaus, and enjoy their tete-A-tetes unmolesteo
Dozens of monster striped bass have been caught
at Deal Lake fume this week by local and visit
ing anglers. The heaviest bass captured by an
hours hard work by George Savage, weighed
forty-eght pounds. The fish has been exhibition
during the week at the fishing pier. Several bass
weighing twenty pounds have been hooked recently
near the spot where Mr.. Savage landed his record
breaker.
George F. Wilbur announced this week that he
would manage the baby parade again this year.
will ke mis- he "
Last year there were over six hundred babies and
children in the, parade. which took place on the
lighted spectators. Prizes will be offered as usual
for for fbsgau he younges ana heavest
Ps beg TaI E m sae Taey TO
give exhibitions Of his skill in moulding figures Of
him produce busts of noted men and women from
a sand modelling Contest to be held here IN
August. and offers to back Taylor against all
ocean Groves religious season was opened Las last
odist Episcopal Church preached the frs, sermon
of the present summer in the monster Auditorium
an indication that the popular Methodist retreat is
meeting scheduled is for Independence pay, when
an Grafton will be delivered in the Auditorium by
'9ase e odas Of ocesn Grove V delighted
the decision reached by the he ra9aG ib32 arF common
Council stop trains at the North Asbury yiniS Pars
worked hard to prevent the granting Of the re-
quest and at a meeting of the local ministers thlS
week a committee appointed TO draw up reso-
lutons thanking the railroad officials for putting
a quietus on Asbury Parks attempt to destroy the the
sarctity of the Sabbath in this vicinity. Z ounder
Bradley, who a member of Asbury Parks Com
mon Council, took the initiative in the attempt
TO secure Sunday trains for North Asbury PARK
He is not through with the matter and at the last
meeting of the Council declared vehemently that II
Ocean Grove persists in opposing Sunday trains
for North Asbury Park he for one, would favor
at the main depot in Asbury Park. ,,
The most prominent visitors this week lnclGde
Frank Croker Of New-York City; eX-Mayor Edwin
Stuart of Philadelphia; Mayor James A. Seymour
of Newark; Assemblyman Elias Meeker or Eliza
beth: ex-Assemblyman Wood Mckee. of Paterson;
President G. W. Andrews Of the St; LOUIS and ana
Southern Railroad; Colonel Ira NJ. Morley. OF New
York: Bishop E. ]. Andrews, of New-York; Bishop
James N FitzGerald, Of st. Louis; Nice-President
c. H Warren of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey; ex-Congressman c. D. Halnes, OF New
York: Colonel c. G. Green, OF California;: vice
President NJ c. Kennedy of the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad. and Patrick Henry. of Arkansas