The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07
ExCURslONs.

ceEaon 20 he mah with yacht s,oop eornrllu. Brito,
cary arrangements being and fully completed on
the evening OF July .5 1855, the time 81 ling then
being named 10 be the morning Of July ~ is5S
at ten O'Clock. Accordingly at the time appointed We
left the dock % Captain David Van Name in front - L
plsce at staten Island The number Of persons board
at The starting place twelve namely captain Ia.
vid Van Name, Captain John Burbank Mr., T.. u John
son. Mr. John }. nousman, Mr.. Jacob Van Name, Mr.
| Garrett y. Wright Dir. John Marling and John larry
and james Savage, thr two latter coiored nil OF staten
Island ALSO Mr.. George n. Jones and Mr. James hbrr
Captain David lal'ure's landing In front OF his hotel AT
Bergen Point then and Their. took bo,rd Captain ~.
vid iattprett MIR John Van Busirk q ergcnt Point.
~ j., thence prcceeted way to the city 81 New
York, making landing the east aide OF the town At
the Catherine market, ani after making other
ccssary arrangements We then took Mr. Phietas Dcflon
~ the city Of New York. board thence At tho hour OF
two O'Clock T. NJ took departure from, thu eli
| bound cruise with foil nambcr on board
numbering In all ti, persons: Jacob Van Name
sailing nnstcr; Mr. Samuel fntnrd, pilot; John Barry,
steward Jrmea SAVING cook. The remainder ~ persons
on board being mostly captains and protested boatmen
VIII amply mako up Tor the remaining part 81 the
lsesed through the Hur Gate as the hour of O'Clock
orcning the sound with large number Of vessel, ahead
W passing lively through them leaving them every
size, reaching sands Point Light At r. NJ md Hemp
stead Hsrbor At sun aet continued on our why down
the sound AZ O'Clock in the evening opposltc oyster
Bay quite warm throughout the day some II lt alo~ees
wind light AMI battling about TIA. compass az IL O'Clock
opposite Bridgeport with the wind from the southwc,t
80 cnda tie hrst day and evening" sail Al hafpmt
O'Clock, opposite strntf5rd Light With the wind west
nude New Haven Light sead st o'clock reached tho
mouth of the harbor AT O'Clock In the morning the
wind quite light from the vest came 10 anchor of tho
city u New Haven 1T O'Clock A. ~. July a. took
breakfast NJ and then went shore travelled through
oat the principal streets Of the city and after examining
The college, chapel park and 10 forth W. thence took
coachea for iairhavcn and after plea iant view OF the
same We returned To tie wharf at New Haven, went
boa.d q the yacht and got under way AMI took de-
psftnic rom the city Of New Haven at The hour Of
O'Clock M bound 70 New London the wind light from
the wet northveti At II O'Clock Of Falkland sl.ai
hels-pe.t Il o'clock at dinner, opposite hilnsworth
weather pleasant wind westerly ~ O'Clock
r NJ, on soybrook Light, the wini struck In from
the south southeast Captains David Van Name
quietly laying in tho lee waist ia thc ahadc u
the mainsai was quso@iy aroused from hs siamber
by fresh pull, washing ~ his shoes, and gently bath
ng his cp- with the salt seas At O'Clock r. " reach
cd the mouth Of the harbur AZ New London After taking
tcs hove 10 and all hands went to fishing Acr ashinx
short time, W. hoiscd jib, paid on bound in the
harbor Run M to the city and 70 anchor Oh the
dock 81 New London al the hour oil O'Clock r. 81 wen.
on shore and made Dispatches t. the city Of New
York took small walk around the city thence
cd On board and retired Tor the night - ends the
coHd day.
July - 1S55Turncd out nj I o'clock Ia the morning
went On shore posted letters then laid in frrsh sup
Iy Of ice milk and all other stores and
ed on board and tool breakfast then got under say
and took departure from the city q New Iondon a,
the hour Of hall past A. NJ; at halfprs O'Clock out
nj fishers Island whore the steamer Atlantic won't
rhorc; standing ou through thu island IN III with
large rchool Of herring hog having eoIon for their
spuhcfnt; got out guns and made se,rrni
riots but did no, avail anything at 10 O'Clock A.
were oil sionngton, where fell in with yacht schooner
that Of stonntnn for The purpose Of giving
turn, but she was no go were both bound for Block
Island; nj haii-pa-t 10 O'Clock NJ watch I'LL
Light; II A. N. made Monsuk Point Ligbi Al l. O'Clock
and ~ minutes we were at dinner about miles dis
ant frt tic southwest fart 81 ock Island Mt hapss
O'Clock H. ~ We hove 10 che fishing grounds under
tho iaiand cleared deck got hshing tackle and
all hands went l. fishing ~ the hour ~ O'clock
found Tie hsh q various kinds such ba. porea,
bcfgall, and FOUNDERS, thick about fnct the
decks, that W did not know what We .houli d. ~ih
them; again cleared decks. hostcd our ilb AZ
he hou. q oc.oet and 10 minute I. ". bound ior
Nowport ~ o'clock, abreast 81 Point judith ~
O'Clock Y. ~ 10 Beaver fniI Light nj thc mouth u thr
hnrbor u aswport, at u minutes before = 81
10 anchor 81 the town 81 AesPor, went shore,
ported Ourselves, made despoches fr thc city ~
New York and vent board 70 retire for c night 80
.nds the third day Of esrursion.
| sunday morning July %, Iss5--we turned out
nj O'Clock In the morning at q a. ~. won't on
| shore 10 get shaved alter which wr returned on
| board TO prepare for church At 10 O'Clock A. "
/ went shofc and proceeded Baptist church
| after which returned On board. at O'Clock l., NJ
| took dinner; ~ halfpaAt O'Clock went aSatn On
shore of the party sunt 70 the VI f. Church AMI
the remainder II the patty took carragc and rode out
IT, the different kinds 81 scenery At Newport viz ~
the s'a Bach Point another place totncd hy nature "
the rocks the beach which i termed aud called
iurtory by IN" people q Newport, which l. certainly
amongst the rocks called rarad.c, after which
uned 70 The city q Newport wen, on board took 'ea
and retired Tor the night. 20 ends the fourth day.
Monday morning Jniy 20 1s55--rurned out 1t fv'
O'Clock, r. NJ, took breakfast q, .r O'Clock es
under way, with the wind light from the eastward quite
thick bound for pfovdenee. After going mp tho
sor, time along Of the ISLANDS 81 the party sing.
out there Is dog another says get ,he guns
and after several shot the r~a, dog turned u h
buoy attached 10 lobster pot, Other article
unknown 10 u, which made great hnr,a, hurza hn'-
saH, amongst the party At eleven ooOck, up 70 Fro
violence light weather cleared up the sind south south
east, at half past eleven A N % The mouth q FAll
light; alta quarter past one r. NJ, up - The blind hfa
made last 10 the wharf in The basin AT Providence
~ the time would permit y. ionI O'clock, = ", hr
John Housmsn Mr.. Garrett =. wright ar Jacob 'sn
Name and Mr. Geo H. Jones, took ,he train for D.l9n
passing through the different village way sach
as namely Fsvucket East Junction Doigrviiie, Aiie.
borough fobys, Mansfield, foxboroagh sharon caatpn,
Rcsdve Jamaica Plain, Roxbnry and 80 arrived NJ Tho
depot In Boston, at liz O'Clock, T. ", tool The stage
and went 90 tbs fremont Hotel 80 pu. up fps ~ ngbt
took tea al seven O'Clock " w. after which took IN
evenings walk and the hotel 10 retire ~ NJ
night leaving the Of the yacht company IA trVv
denee. 70 ends the nfih day q our eIeursion
Tuesdsy morning. july 81 isba.-We were turned ut
half pat O'Clock by tho knock at door -
Capt. John Burbank and Mr. = D. Johnson, tpo more of
the yacht company. At revcn O'Clock. A II tsk bfeAk
lani the table ulth the Mayor end his thsb~s
took coach and rode 10 the bunker ii 4nuinent aBi
after ascending a. the top ~ The sni tskng ffl
view 81 Boston city and all other scensy that 70 'i'r
from the top - he monument thenr- desosadsi p
the level With The ground q liteehs bill who're tn mona-
mcnt l. erected took walk around ne hill, thence ,o0k
the stage and rode % the IrcInru hot who're ~ aga
m IN With two more u The yacht Company nainsiy Capt
David fatturett and Nr John Van bpshAifk tlsn ~
railrd up 10 the capitol and sseend q the tp u tho
and tack smother vcw ~ the city usn aent donn
md travelled Throughout, the puhc ground, - Boston
and returned 10 tie fremont iot, then capt. John
Bur bank, Mir y. u. Jolnson VIZ John nJu man, W
Garrett y. Wright, Mr.. Geo. ~ Jones aud Caps. jacob
IT,. depot IN i0stm street By-,on, ., i~cive o'eiei
passing through the different vlsy's snd towns Mandy
| surumervlle Min IS~, Wet ~ iford Winehrtier
| IAs. woburn woburn Watering Place Sorth woeara
Wilmington, Blerics ami I.sksbury, HlIerica Mills,
| and 20 Ia Iois, arriving there =, ON ocinca, y
fooL carriage sud rode 10 the CITY Ifg'sl for dinns
after which We t0ok carriage and rode " r0ha q The
frtar.s In tassias through q ueee hc'pfisa
fund In building nearly two ibonasni females uDasr
fun bsAdwAy AZ work ~ hfist rnamina98 -
.mo Il thee fci0rles returned ~ tho d~pot sni TOOK
our leave hack Dr Boson, arriving a. Bstgn at four
rigf .~k
aspot where again Fell In WITH tbs rest ~ aeh,
company ~ ba.psri tive Ne, AL hsDis len the d..at
In Bos,on hound sgAn tat ftusfsnee. where urb,
orc. more Ass fa bard tn yacht snd
take departure for otssf port We arrived IN
provdsnee at scvsD o'coek ", vent on board q ihs
yacht t0ok tea, and prepared FIR the night rot ~
sncsa the sis'h daJ q our sseuSssop.
August 4, 1sSS.--At hsfpast four o'eiosk A -
turned oct vent shore u s'gfe- fe,nrr
IN a. ard tok breakfast, then lesving ht. isues
Aler sh0fs, 10 bad some ~ his rshiivss hyias Ia
tha, ei'y-sr fiirias f.rah sii q. ns .senins i~ir