The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
Steamboat and Barses Ashors-Ths Pleasures
of Ex.untous.

OF ExSurStous.
On Thursday morniHg the s.csmbos. Mszeppa, having
In tow the barge New Baltimore srted from Harlem
with Engine Company No IS and party of their friends
numbering from three 10 four hundred, on a oessuYe
trip up the Eat river, with the intention Of returning
about dark Music, anclus, aud every rational enioy
bch could be devised for the occasion we're en-
Outraged and participated In during the day The sese.e
showers which occurred dampencd but .rae the n,en-
tons Of the e1cursoLss TO ero~d much pleasure a. IL
POI sibe In the few hours allotted them 70 remain
upon the water The various islands 10 the East river
City Island, Rikers the i've Brothers, HAr.s aud For
Schuyler-sll paused in turn before their vs,n, and
we're pointed out and admired. The very spot
where tho negro Wilson murdered the captain and
Of the schooner Esdora Inofeue, and scut.
tied the vessel shown, and all the circumstances
tending that sntt1i tragedy Cs,s duly rsasd :" those
TO return, and the vesseh were headed homowArd On
arriving n wards Bland they essayed 70 come through
fcent power with the barge alongside TO the
rent, and they we're obliged tn take refuge In
the mouth Of the kiiis nj the upper end or Rsndaps
Island. About eleven O'Clock In the evening the tide
sAckened and they again got under way, not h,wever
until the aience Of the company wss nearly exhausted
ps,eAd Of continuing on Harlem river they ran from
accident degu, head on to the mud fla the foot Of
Tooth preet, midway between Harlem YoYkville the
tide u The time having sweed to extraordinary height
The crcl instance q most snfortupase for the
eacursionists we'll AZ the boats, he former having
their patience severely tested for the space Of i've
BE- ure previously. The msrrh which surrounded them
not OF sufficient depsy to bear up hardly the weight
of gull and they were s,equen,ly much forced
70 remain on board a. though they hsd be 10 the mid
ole Of Long Island Sound The men, such or them
not philosopher raved and swore and the women
bemosned their baI and helpless conation.
About one o'clock the steamboat Sylvan Shore which
had ab0 been on q moonlight excursion up tie Sound
with the Harlem Musical Unsn and about hunored
OF their lady and gentlemen friends hove In aght her
return Their situation observed T. ON board the
Capt. Longttre.t asked them II they needed any assist
The captain Of the hazeppa Informed him tina, to
endeavOr TO haul them of would be q attempt that
they lay quite easy In the lau nlead0s grass, With
ret but be earnestly impk hi acr landing his own
sssenser, TO return with the Sylvan shore and OF
the Mazeppa. Captain Lopgst' promised 10 do
csrryip oct his promise succeeded about O'Clock
Friday morning in placing terra nrma the wrecked
seary and hslf famished excuIrionists
The report IL iha a. the siea nboat and barge
coming through the gate the barge the pon, of
rock, which forced mole through her boto causing her
ashore to keep her from sinking HIT that would seem
WAS reason for taking tho Nazsppa sith her.
could have been cast or when sufo Roadway
tanned and allowed The steamboat TO back ou..
Their poeon at daylight appeared N be very easy
both boats tanning upright sion and laying about
twenty feet inland from the shore 1t lov water
At bgh tide on Friday, the steamer Sylvan Shore ap-
preached sufficiently the Mazepps 20 get hswser on
board and, with her Immense power succeeded In getting
her a1ost.
ANOTHER AND A MARROW ESCAPE.
Tho Brooklyn Temperance Union went on pic aic
excursion Thursday Glen Cove the steamer wash
inEton and barge Irene On their way home the barge
struck upon Niger Point In HuPlgaso, knocking large
hole in her bottom that she ned rapidly. Through no
exestions Of The captain of the steamer panic pro-
Point, when The barge sunk There were 800 passen.
gers on the Two boats.