The New York herald., 1863-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY In TIE PARK.
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Over One Hundred Thousand
Persons on tho Ice.
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Nearly as Many More Visitors Walk
ing Abeut the Grounds.
; Il A TIN IN BROOKLY
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
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The genial weather and good OF tho ice yesterday
attracted immense throng OF visitors TO the Park
Even long before the entrances were gained the
could be seen dcking along the various avenues with
their faces turned in n northward direction. At the
entrances to the Park the crowd seemed "a
have increased by Of their having 10
pass along paths of width than the avenues
Tho Sixth and Seventh entrances being stopping
places for the cars from down town. be the
more extensively paronizod but the Fifth avenue en-
tance, at Fifty ninth street. received quite as many
visitors although not entering the Park such concen
srsled numbers The entrance sevonysoco street
from tho Third avenue cars showed the same deuse
crowds
The wretched state OF the upper end or Gle Pfth ave
nue. prevented many carriages entering the Park
and they were not as might have been ex-
peced but still the Drive very lively with vehicles
and the various paths with pedestrians.
But the ponds were the great attraction. The lower
poud, although In fair condition. did with as
many admirers might have been expected but still
great crowd was there assembled Tho upper portion
of the lower lake having been set aside for the curriers'
the sporting Scotchmen opened their game
rinks established and the game OF curling went on
finely. The Ice was not as Clio It might have been
but still the ''cauny Ncrthmcn" made the best Of H.
The hal was OF lively Interest, with regard
TO the moving masses that fastening towards the
Terrace.
On reaching the upper lake the visitor could scarcely
help utterng few words OF surprise at beholdug the
Immense crowd OF persons the ice. The space was
literally black with skaters Such q crowd had never
becn seen before that part Of the Park -Four years
since the number OF persons who had visited the Park
Zee was estimated at eighty thousand but those who
had been for years In the habit of estimating the number
oil visitors TO the ground, estimated that up dusk al
least one hundred thousand persons had ce
After the moon about twenty thousand more yisi
tors were seen the ice enjoying the avortc sport
moonlight skating.
The Conservatory pond thrown open to the public,
with the exception OF few unruly boys who had left
she upper pond to avoid the police. These every
persons way not beng able to skate all themselves
aud only prevented those loved good skating from
enjoying the sport.
The attack upon the skateetting houses and the re-
freshment saloons really remarkable. The sIessrs
Walton had provided ten thousand pairs CT skates
For the OCCASION In addition TO their usually large stock
but during tho heat OF The affair impossible to hire
One pair from any Of their places caerer from
Tho Astor House had brought up food enough 10 supply
three or four army corps, and notwithstanding ths
he eaten out Of house and home O'Clock
in the afternoon. OF assistants Messrs Alex
ander stetson and W. L. Radiord, started down
town to replenish the commssarat but many had to 30
hungry for q while.
few slight accidents occurred through the day, and
one or two ones. The latter were readily and
gratuousiy attended " by Dr. O. de Marni Of Thirty
Fourth street. surgeon TO the New York Skating Club.