The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-22

OF suffering among the toiing millions of the
metropolis, at least three hundred thousand OF
whom live in narrow streets or lanes, and in
habit close, noisome dwellings, into which the
free air of Heaven rarely penetrates unchanged
with noisome and unhealthy gases. How vel
come to this valuable class of our population ia
the day when labor is, by common consent. sus-
pended. How sweet to the artisan with his
faithful partner and little ones, is this one
How charming the country ramble, the sail on
the river, the promenade in the Central Park
or the after dinner lounge in the gardens of the
suburbs. 1t may well be doubted whether our
wealthy citizens who spend their whole summer
at their country villas, or amidst the delights
and designations of a fashionable watering place.
enjoy the iuxuries which money and taste
supply with more exquisite zest than that
which the poor man feels with his Sunday in
the green fields, or by the ocean wave. 1t is
good to know, also, that the Sabbath
Committee with all their cant and
rant. have not succeeded in driving all the peo-
pie of the metropolis into hot churches to hear
drOwsy sermons. On the contrary, the Central
Park on every fine Sunday is visited by ten. Of.
teen or twenty thousand people. Jones' Wood,
and the gardens on the East river, Harlem and
the Heights adjacent, are easily accessible by
cars and steamboat, and are thronged on plea
SAINT Sundays. The Harlem Railway Company
run steam cars to the Central Park to-day. The
steamboat Ceres makes an excursion to-day to
the far-famed beach of Rockaway, leaving pier
No. A North river at halfpast nine O'Clock in
the morning; the Coney Island boat runs as
usual, and the steamboat Magnolia makes an
excursion around Staten Island, with a band
and two German singing societies on board,
leaving the pier foot of Broome street at nine
o'clock. The steamer May Flower makes an
excursion to Glenwood every Sunday, leaving
Catharine street at balfpast eight in the morn
ing There is Sunday boat for West Point and
Newburg "a delightful excursion), also for
Rockland Lake, both leaving the foot of Jay
street at seven o'clock in the morning. For
those who wish to explore the prettiest of Jer-
sey bays, the Alice Price leaves the foot of
Robinson street at eight O'Clock for Keyport
and other places along shore.
The above list includes all the excur-
sions of which We are aware. 1t
is not so long as II might be. but with the
city railway cars, will afford facilities for very
large number of people to get away from the
hot pavements, and the stencil. dust and noise
of the city, for the day, returning in the even
ing refreshed and ready for the toll of Monday.
with lighter and more cheerful hearts 1t is
very shocking thing to reflect upon. but We fear
that the Sabbath Committee will be unable to
prevent the Sunday excursions, which are consid-
cred by the people generally as capital things
to do in the summer season. The Pharisaical
dodge was tried in London several years ago.
and the aid Of Parliament was invoked to pre-
vent the railways from running Sunday trains.
It was oil in vain. however, and now all the
railways out Of London earn an immense deal
Of money with their Sunday traffic. As many
as half million OF men. women and children
leave London every fine Sunday. We expect.
before great while. to see the same thing here
AS the population of New York becomes more
and more dense, the outside pressure upon the
railroad companies will increase. and they will
he compelled TO run Sunday excursion trains to
all places within a convenient distance If the
metropolis. In a sanitary point of view the
sunday excursion Is of the highest Importance.
and deserves the encouragement of the more
liberal and enlightened portion Of the commu-
nifty.