The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

the "lsst boat" But there no help for it, and they
never allowed on picnic party. '''A''A'' ''' >"'
Gould some ,Sv o. our pous people who are opposed
spy The hundreds and SoS.anss OF Sn aay
and cheerful faces that 10 be pleasant sun
day in the vicinity Of New York they must either at
In many il s ignorance that ia at the bottom of and
they will only listen 70 such words as rowdy, drunken
finely cushioned pews, and 60 out amongst the people,
and what they peaceable temperate well dressed
ton must give way their eyes be opened to the great
truth.
THE EXCURSION STEAMERS.
THE MORALE OF SUNDAY ExCURsIoNs-THEY ARE
ON TIE McREAsE-UNPRoPrIoUs wKATHER-THE
BOATS CRowDKD-ANNATED SCENES ON THE
PIRs-wEsr POINT, NEwBURG, RoCKAwAY, PERTH
AMBoY, KIYP0RT, ETC., ETC., vIsITED-BkNEfICIAL
PHYSICAL KrFECTs OF THE EXCURSIONS.
One Of the most characteristic phases Of New York life s
the zest with which the tong portion Of the population
enter into Sunday enoymens in spite Of the efforts Of the
socaed Sabbath Committee backed by an arbitrary and
unconstitutional law TO keep them immured within un
wholesome brick walls Persons who are accustomed
To hard work through the week, and spend their
nights, perhaps In the l-ventilated apartments OF
tenement houses, are apt 10 think that they
sufficiently mortify the flesh during the six working
days, and therefore, not disposed 10 continue the
depressing process the day set apart by the
day And Sunday excursion trains not in vogue
in this country IL Is wonder that the facilities which
noble rivers together with the spacious bay and
the waters OF the sound afford, should induce them TO
seek in the nnumerable delightful retreats with which
and river coast studded that repose and quiet
enjoyment which were denied them in the noisy
city. Accordingly, find steamboat excursions among
the cheapest and most popular means whereby
the and daughters Of toll escape from the busy
hive during the prevalence Of the summer heats and
under the green wood tree" recruit their exhausted
Frame and nvgorate both body and mind for the abors
Of the coming week. Year after year Sunday excursions
the increase and perhaps during former season
have they been in vogue than the present
That they tend elevate the morals Of the working
classes the marked dmnution Of Sunday drunkenness
crime in general sufficiently demonstrates, though
there wanting those who lay this publication Of
the public manners to the account Of preventing liquor
from being sold at the bars Of drinking Saloons although
every body, the police included, knows that m much
liquor be had in these places by merely sitting at
table and calling for II.
Yesterday morning opened rather raw and cloudy and
there o general expectation that IT would rain
throughout the day Under such circumstances 1t was
reasonable 10 suppose that the excursion boats would
not have anything like the usual of
passengers Il proved otherwise, however for
have little or no eject in lettering intending ex ,ursion.
lists from their contemplated pleasure. According
ly, at. comparatively esrly hour IN the morning the
piers the North and East rivers, from which
the excursion boats usually start, were each filled with
joyous cosmopolitan mass Of people OF both sexes and all
price, varying from twenty-five cents 70 fy cents per
head TO convey them 10 the scene OF rural enjoy
ment. There the hard listed mechanic with his wife
and children the spruce clerk done up in the jaunty
style peculiar TO the genus the stad matron looking the
very impersOna.ion Of prOIIsty the blooming da%sel
and froc the crusty old bachelor assuming genial
look for the nonce; the newly made Benedict, with his
blushng bride, and the Benedict expecant, with his
sweetheart talking soft nonsense while the prate and
merry prans Of childhood gave animation TO the
the unpropons appearance " the skies Among the
boats that went on excursions were the following
The Ceres left Caharine market slip at hapast eight
O'clock with goodly number Of passengers which
augmented at the foot Of Spring street. and again at pier
Rockaxay Long Island where the passengers enjoyed
themselves In variety OF ways till towards evening,
when she returned landing her passengers at the several
| piers she had called at In the morning.
The Satellite started from Jersey City at hafpast six
o'clock and arrived at the foot street at seven and
Forty third street. taking In ssengers each place. She
then proceeded the Hudson 70 Rockand Lake. calling
| and Sing Sing, each side Of the river. She
| crowded with passengers, who spent an agreeable
those who had the good sense to visit the romantic
beautiful scenery Of Rockand lake. whence II needless
| West Point Cold Spring and Newbarg visited by
hundreds of excursonsts ia the Broadway which boat
started at carly hour from Jay street. calling and Ia
king passengers the foot OF Christopher street and
at Thirteenth street Beyond New York. the Broadway
called into different places up the river so that by the
| time West Point was reached there was a
| pretty large crowd board, and there
was lack OF eaiables and potables, the bar did
thriving business Neither could the Bonfaces at the
several places where the excursionsts landed complain
for their liberal In spending their money
| Keyport, Perth Amboy and intermediate places were
visited by goody number on the Alice Price. The
Aurora took q full load TO Peekskl, did the John
Faron 10 Fort Lee, returning late in the evening to hec
veral landing places There other boats plying the
East and North rivers all Of which fully loaded. On
moderate computation each boat could hardly have
aged than two hundred and ty passengers Every
thing seemed 10 pass of remarkably well on all the boats
and what worthy OF record there intcmperance
10 speak OF, though there want Of quor nor Of
the whercwtha 10 obtain it, This TACT speaks we'll alike
for the Sunday excursions and the excursonsts On tho
WHOLE IL IN morally certain that several thousands 81
men, woman and children have at an inapprcciable ex
pense, enjoyed day OF harmless amusement, thrown Of
the lassude cngendered by close confinement within
brick walls during the week and been enabled 10 return
with renewed ardor 10 their several occupations this
morning Is II too much 10 say that their minds have
been benefited In a corresponding mannerf