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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
29
Asbury Park hosts a busy summer scene with lawn tennis postponement for court repairs, a brig lighting plan, fishing and angling forecasts, and a state dental society convention. City officials push improved sidewalks, free band concerts begin, and a parade of prominent visitors and residents fill hotels, yachts, and pensioned boardwalks through July.
The tug John A Griswold owned by Nero Towing sank off Ellis Island while towing a dirt barge bound for Greenville New Jersey. Captain Frederick C Conklin ordered crew to jump as the barge toppled and weighed the tug down. Rescue tugs aided the eight crewmen who were saved. The 67 foot 5 inch vessel built in 1862 valued at about 10 dollars will likely have a wrecking crew dispatched today.
The 136th annual meeting of the Medical Society of New Jersey opened in Atlantic City and continues until Thursday noon. Morning sessions reviewed committee reports while the mayor welcomed delegates. Tonight, Dr. J P D McGill of Jersey City delivers the annual address.
Plans are laid for an automobile parade along the North Jersey Coast next month. Seabright hosts the initial event a year ago, and organizers expect a larger demonstration with the growing number of new cars from Seabright to Asbury Park. The route will likely follow Ocean avenue from Seabright to Elberon. The Norwood Park Casino opens for the season with social activities, billiards, bowling, and Sunday Mass at St. Michael's Church. Hollywood has a summer baseball team in Long Branch and Elberon, with a series of games arranged against West End, Elberon, and Avon.
Ocean Grove New Jersey announces the opening summer concert featuring Eva Gardener Coleman, Percy Hamas, and Carl Neijlsen-Raben with festival chorus and orchestra. A public hymn rehearsal plan is proposed using the new Ocean Grove Christian Songs hymnal. Includes town visitors and ongoing daily concerts by Grapel's Orchestra at Ross's Pavilion and various residents at local hotels.
The protected golf tournament at Deal Beach New Jersey was postponed to Saturday because the course remains soggy. Friday features a four ball match between Jack Park and H B Billings and John Moiler with William Norton, while a battle royal is expected among the top players staying at Hathaway Inn with new arrivals listed.
Alderman Meyers proposed an amendment to Sullivan's car ahead ordinance at a Board of Aldermen meeting. Justice Bolte dismissed suits against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company over signage. the amendment requires a sign showing the car's destination from start to terminal. Cosby said more cases will be tried tomorrow in two districts before Justices Bolte and Moore.
Albany June 24 Miss Alice Forrest nineteen year old actress and cousin of John Drew died in Albany hospital after being injured by a trap door fall during a Harmanus Bleecker Hall performance. She had been hospitalized since the accident last night.
In a humorous exchange from Chums, a mother asks why her son did not report stones thrown from the neighboring house. Bobby replies that he can throw back better and would likely hit the other boy instead.
Captain Chapman with twenty five plainclothes officers led a raid on a pool room at No 8 Sixth Ave capturing twelve men including The Allen. Warrants issued by Magistrate Zeller were executed. Allen surrendered after Detective McGuire identified him outside. Eleven others were later bailed.
I J O Donohue Jr of New York is at Elberon for the summer and Seth M Milliken is domiciled for the season at his Elberon cottage.
A mysterious individual kills valuable animals in Atlantic City with no clue yet. Captain Gale’s pointer pup was shot, others lost animals, and detectives are hired. The New Jersey State Medical Society meets at Hotel Rudolf for two days. City Council calls on the President to resolve the Pennsylvania coal strike affecting residents. The Great Lafayette to open vaudeville at Empire Theatre next week with The Lion's Bride as a highlight.
Visitors from Newark New York and Brooklyn enjoy a sunlit day at Lake Hopatcong Landing. Train No 1 hours bring double deck steamers and a lively dancing pavilion. Notables include Mr and Mrs Waldron and groups from Mount Arlington and Newark. Moonlight sailing, euchre parties, and Goodfellows Camp add to the festive lake atmosphere.
Greenwood Lake New Jersey June 2. Two venturesome youths John Devine and Aaron Betts of New York swam and raced fifty yards with Betts winning. Mrs De Fit hosted a dinner party from Trevitt at the Glens. Miss Anderson and Miss Babcock, Brooklyn swimmers, morning dips. George Tuckerman and Silas Murray of New York fished Sterling Lake for bass and three salmon trout. Greenwood Lake once stocked salmon trout. bass and pickerel may have wiped them out. Local guides seek a hot wave to boost lake resorts.
Brooklynites gather at Huntington Long Island for the season starting June 1. Many cottages occupied since May. yacht life dominates with vessels at Cold Spring Harbor Huntington Bay and Halesite. Prominent newcomers include Tiffany Sweet Von Pustan CoH. Palmer, Rogers Buston Schmidt Matheson. hotels and boarding houses open for a prosperous season.
Mr and Mrs Jackson Gouraud return to Larchmont occupying La Hacienda with a restored estate and new stable. Hotels report arrivals including Bevan House Mitchell House Belvidere and The Victoria with numerous guests. Local military units plan summer camp at Oakland Beach Rye and a 1500 seat outdoor theatre opens near Rye Beach Inn. A clambake for 300 NYNH&H Railroad workers is set for July 2. Charitable gifts fund a new kindergarten in Mamaroneck.
Mount Pocono Pennsylvania June 24 Special The first pink and white rhododendrons appear along streams and in forest shade drawing city visitors to the elevated resort. Notables include auditors, architects, and residents from New York Philadelphia Morristown and Brooklyn occupying cottages and hotels. A golf course under development, a lower pond boat, and regular church services mark resort life as guests arrive from Stroudsburg Jersey City and nearby towns.
The State Commission in Lunacy authorized the construction of two new hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn to treat individuals at risk of insanity. Patients will receive immediate care, with eradication of symptoms pursued before admission to state hospitals. Dr. Morris C. Ashley named acting superintendent of Middletown State Hospital after Dr. Talcott's death.
Miss Louise A. Coddington through Blandy Mooney Shipman asks the annulment of Alma Louise Larner's marriage to Alfred E. Larner. Alma Larner, once held in a Bronxville sanatorium for habitual drunkenness, was released by Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn Supreme Court on a writ of habeas corpus after near two years confinement. A Sheriff's jury found her incompetent.
Sayville reports a late season with hotels lightly booked though cottages fill up. The Kensington, Elmore, and Delevan hotels list New York and Brooklyn guests, while South Bay House hosts sailors and rowboats for summer visitors. Prominent locals from Brooklyn and New Haven have registered, with many summer cottages already occupied along Candee Avenue.
Ideal June weather at Delaware Water Gap brings ideal outdoor conditions for mountain trips and lake recreation. Water Gap House sees strong patronage with guests from New York, Bermuda, and New Jersey, including the Suydams, the Bouches, Dimock, Clarke, and several others enjoying cottage life and fishing along Lake Lenape while river levels influence fishing success.
Miss Coddington argues her mother was insane at marriage to Larner. Justice Gregerich reserved decision on motion by Mrs. Larner to become a party to the action.
In Schenectady on June 24 a shifting engine struck President Harriman's private car of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it stood in the city. The Boston special was involved. no one was injured.
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