The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-25

GREAT INCREASE OF THE BUsINEss-Lrsrs OF Ex-
CURsION STEAMERS AND PLACES OF RESORT-THl
EXCURSIONS OF THE PRESENT WEEK, ETC.
To rusticate during the sultry dayb Of by the
seaside among the mountains or at The numerous places
Of fashionable resort scattered the country
peusve luxury II it really be luxury, which only few
do afford to indulge in. The great Of cli-
zens including all whose daily bread is swee,ened by
daily toll, must sojourn amid brick wallis sll the year
round But this numerous ca5s OF Can't get Always
not, however, necessarily much to be piIsd
readers among the nowery eads green hill sides and
bsbbng brooks Of the country may imagine This is,
often have occasion 10 observe, world OF ccmpsnsS
tcps, and those not able epend hundreds
thousands Of dollars ut Newport Niagara Saratoga
of leas. afford to pay fifty cents or dollar for steam
boat excursion 10 the shng banks up the Hudson along
the Sound, around Staten Island, or 10 q
the many cefehful little islands, beautiful groves
and pleasant picnic grounds TO be found within
a pleasant sai OF city, And /. is an open
question whether honest mechanic who occasionally
treats bic family 10 days enjoyment Of these
excursions doeA no! der and hearter happiness
,berefrcm than 10 experienced during whole by
the wealthy mpD wbose wife auo daughters founder 10
the sur frt with titled and be~hiskered foreigners,
drink lie psuseous waters Of tho mineral springs.
At this Of the year especially the descendant
of the Kpickerhockers take 10 the naturally
as youug ducks. the railroad carsboth those propelled
by locomotive and by morse OWer-are doing Thriving
business the Of excursions; but the great majority
Teer ,be weSer where there is no jong and no dust,
and where they suG Inc fresh breezeh they
glide smoothly along, charm away the hours
with music and the merry lance. Fortunately, or
or ,videntially. New York is admirably placed
the cultivation of the business of excursions, and of
late years MS grown into recognized popular iuBttu
ton OF the metropolis and lie esam that about half
tho population of the city 60 on excursions " some
sind every summer A large number OF steamboats,
exclusively devo,ed to the during tine sumter,
and our advertising columns chow that they are Kept
pretty generally employed TIE wing are The pr,n
cal steamers the present time engaged or waiting for
engagements for excursions:-
South America, W. T, pa.nam,
Columbs, Achilles,
John Farop, Nausnon,
Alice Price, Erie
Island Home Massachusetts,
Stranger, Satellite,
Runtress, Ioas,
Washington Hunt, J. lockwood.
Cinderella, Ocean Wave
Ceres, Crotch
Magnolia, J. A. Stevens
Besides the above twenty two boats, several Of the
regular Sound aud Hudton river stesmers be had
casiopay, anh there eight ten large barges
poyed 10 accompany steamers when large parties
uected These boats and barges accommodate
from AGO TO 200 each, or Oh sn average cav
st0 thEt not than 10000 New Yorkets might bs
eloat the bripy element The same time II
10 estimated that in the course of summer thac
quarter OF million persOss Fail ursons OF rome
sort from this city aud Brooklyn The business largely
Increased within few years past and seamb agents
useert that there this fifty per excur
soubte Last year Ths ia attributed not aouo TO
ncresse Of population but the general Of bust
pess and tie tact that mechanics 81 a kinds been
since the strikes OF lsst eprng, fully employed
ct good wages, uat they have plenty Of money
spend. But nechAn By 10 means the sole parone
OF excursicns for them OF all imaginable kinds
to suit every ,onceivabo tasemli.ary aud target
ouscrs excursions Of the Turnverein and other Germ
rocetien sprtuastc excursops, Masonic, ODD Feo W.,
United American and S,Ds Of Malta excurRions, temper
once excursions, Sabbath sch'o pcuc.. mus'cs and
feIps'chorean excursions, end dshing excursions
without limit Some manufactures emp,oS ing
large numbers Of hAnos make practice Of reaug their
employees and families TO steanhot excursion every
summer The worknep in Hoes Printing Press Hsuufs,.
tory enjoyed their annual tTo three weeks
ago, epd very pleasant he they made OF It, Some OF
the sewing machine manufactures, hoop SKIRT establish
mems, No., have followed are about Colo wing tteir
examples ana we doubt not the liberal pcpreora OF such
esAbhhments lind abundant return for the outlay not
only IN the approval or theie consnepces for bavio
cone good deeds but In the greater zeal ana energy OF the
men and women 10 whose health and happiness they have
shown 60 much and such Oommeudablo interest,