proposed system of transfer tickets on the street car lines; as far as the
Rockfort Gardens was concerned the main issue was that the trip there
should be only one car fare.
much involved in
the city council
debates was
Dr Robert Love,
a leading Black
politician
Probably the Kingston Choral Union's first performance at Rockfort Gardens.
Adeline MacDermot
was the leading
soprano of the Kingston Choral Union, a choir
largely made up
of Black Kingstonians.
which was frequently on programmes at Rockfort Gardens.
Rockfort Gardens in the evening in March 1900
Daily Gleaner, March 8,
1900
The sun sinks into the sea, leaving behind it a blaze of golden-red radiance that flooded the City with its mellow warmth; and which seemed even brighter in contrast with the bank of angry purple rain clouds, that lay behind "Long Mountain," and lowered so forebodingly above the dazzle and glow of the perfect sunset. A soft little breeze played caressingly among the trees, the waves danced in, and rippled upon the beach of "The Gardens;" and an air of melancholy lay over the little resort.
Unusual for the time of day, the gardens were empty, save of men attendant on the "Merry go-round;" and the joyous little waves had the beach all to
themselves, as they raced one another landwards, then spent themselves in
tender kisses on the sand.
. . . .The heavy waves burst with a sullen roar on the Palisades beach in the distance; and the sea slowly drew on its sober night mantle of grey; and dusk began to envelope the gardens in that delightful half light, so dear to some, so tantalizing to many.
. . . .
But now the breeze has died away; a fearsome stillness reigns amid the shrubs.
Out in the harbour, the ship's lights gleam and sparkle; and the "soft wash"
of the wavelets, is sad indeed, as they die away on the beach; and only the distant roar of the breakers dashing up on the Palisadoes break the stillness.
