New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
THRONC At WATER FETE
Twenty-Five Thousand Persons
Line Shores of Wesley Lake.
END OF JERSEY CARNIVAL
Boat Pageant and Battle Be
tween Monitor and Merrimao
Both Great Spectacles.

Asbury, Park N J.. July 10 (SpeciaD.-
Ashury Park made a gala night OF tonight
on Wesley Lake, where il was estimated
twenty-five thousand persons gathered for
the boat carnival the last of the July pro-
sranarne Of water fetes. To-nights show
was the revival of the carnival that years
ago gave birth TO the organization OF the
carnival commission which has made IA
nous. along with other affairs the baby
parade and the great mask fete. 1t took
the place of the Deal Lake carnival
Fireworks, boat pageant, concert by
Pryef's band and fireworks battle be-
tween the Monitor and the MeFrimac COM
prised to-night's programme. Wesley Lake.
both on the AsbUry Park and Ocean Grove
sides. was crowded, the spectators stand
ing or sitting ten deep Ten thousand per-
sons were seated in the big grandstand on
the Ashury shore. Automobiles janmed the
streets and lined the curb on side avenues
as far back as Goodman avenue. Autoists
came from miles around for the carnival,
and the incessant henk Of automobile horns
added to the din Of whistles, tin horns and
shouts from the lake and the lake banks.
Wesley Lake was abIaze with light From
the Boardwalk 10 the Emory street bridge
the bank was enciFcled with varicelored
"I4-Ai4 9tlO44O ~ te+tNiJt
were dim and then blazed up again. Red,
yellow and green fire burned on the lake,
Spouting flower pots. fountains and other
fireworks arrangements were set off from
miniature floating islands. GayIy decorated
craft piled up and down the lake. while
exploding bombs. unfolding rainbow effects
and whizziug figures. kept up constant
bon1bardment from the ocean front.
he aIahr a p'rI0ak u1e0
the crowds in the twin cities were sum-
mened by series of two-ninute guns. last
ing an hour Pryor's band, from the stand
in the centre OF the lake. began a concert
at o'clock that lasted until $50 o'clock.
It was perhaps the biggest audience Mr..
Pryor had ever played to- The swinging
marches and two-steps carried to every
quarter of the great impremptu enphi-
theatre and awakened this huge audience
TO keener appreciation of the spectacle.
Great Fireworks Display.
At the end of Mr.. Pryors programme the
testeon illuminations were turned off and
the volcanoes and fountains built in the
lake were turned on In full force Streams
Of water. eoiored by scores of electric bulbs,
shot up from the lake, while the volcanoes
gIeanasd red and then belched forth black
smoke. There was q terrific hombardment
from the beach front, announcing that the
fireworks we're to begin
This display outshone anything OF the
Sind ever attempted in Asbury Park. There
we're all sorts of beautifully eeiored figures
Infoided In the exploding borhs~pin-
wheels. ''jiggers' and historical and ale
sorical set pieces. and then the magnificent |
waterfalls of Niagara The fireworks last
I'd until 8 o'clock when the full force of |
he illuunations was again switched on.
The boat parade was marshalled west |
If the Emory street bridge. II took It's /
course down ths lake on the Grove side to |
ne accompaniment of Pryor's band, which !
,egan the second part of it's programme, re-
urning on the Ashury side. Scores or
decorated canoes and rowboats were in the
procession. The parade lasted until 10
o'clock, when the judges got together and |
1egsn the selection of the prize winners. /
When the pageant had disbanded the sec |
md part Of the fireworks programme was |
,egun.
The battle OF the Monitor and the Mer- /
irlac then was on. Pryor's band struck up |
Dixie" as the big Merrimse wss towed into /
position YANKEES Doodle greeted the |
'ssucy little Yankee cheesebox'' as the /
Monitor wheeled 10 approach its larger /
iVaL Then the firing began. Fireworks |
raked the craft fore and aft. /
5oulbs landing IN the rigging Of the re-
,lioas OF the famous lighters split their /
iecks II was realistic battle. and IL was /
greeted with thunderous applause.
AS the last volley from the Monitor sx- |
sloded the bank struck UP 'Ths Blue and /
he Gray" and as both boats grew dark |
md still THE Star-sps ngied Banner was
played ard was sung on the lake and |
shores. the great audience rising 10 its l