The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-12
OCE AN sP OFT S.
CRUISE WITH THE SANDY HOOK PILOTS.
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The State officers and Legislators on
q Grand ocean Excursion.
Four Days Voyage from He'll
Gate to Hoboken.
Scenes at Newport, New London
and the Americas Island.
HOW THE PILOTS Do THEIR WORK.
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Fhsif Early Connection with the Rise OF
the Independent Press.
~Erip TO Eobcken on . Ounard
Steamship,
&C., &C., &C.
Four Days Voyage from He'll
Gate to Hoboken.
Scenes at Newport, New London
and the AnaericGs Island.
HOW THE PILOTS DO THEIR WORK.
Fheif Early Connection with the Rise o
the Independent Press.

&C., &C., &C.
Our Hoboken Correspondence.
HoDoxsS, August o. 1895.
The present week will mark very notable epoch in
the annals OF New York yachting and aquatic sports
Besides grand expedition from the anchorage here
which started down the Sound with sixty yachts
on Saturday there have been other associated
and individual expeditions and excursions out TO sea,
which seem indicate extraordinary revival in the
for marine sports. In fact, there s striking
change the extent which people this year. instead
OF weterng the side hotels have taken boldly to
adventurous sailing expeditions, making even the voy
age the Atlantic in muudes of instances as q
substitute for the old fashioned tiresome lettering at
Long Branch Newport and tho other customary loung
ing places by the ocean.
was particularly struck with this fact to-day as
-came up the bay the Cunard steamer Cuba, and saw
she Scotia start the tide Both were crowded
70 their capacity large proportion Of the pas
~srs in both appeared to BIO American pleasure seek
'o trip" On the south shore. of Staten Island
NO. II thirty forty small pleasure sloops
hoagh the great yS feet was Understood to be down
he SOUND had myseu ~,arded the Cuba far out at
sea, OIL montauk, from anothe- Yacht excursion of
which purpose to give you some interesting mar
ticulars.
THE NEW YORK PILoTBoAT EXCURSION.
This latter affair is calculated exercise an important
influence, it well illustrated the direct practical con-
necon which the pleasure yacht has with the practical
interests OF commerce and the great shipping business
tho country 1t seems that the Sandy Hook and He'll
gate pilots had occasion last winter TO appeal
70 tho State Legislature for some amendments
of the laws regarding pilotage on the coast
srcnee to the fees of tho pilots, and granted an a.
GREASE limited to three years. with the view Of adult
ting Of an examination OF tho subject before the
were fixed as permanent. number OF the piloboats
werc laid up as they could not be operated the exist
ing charges Two had been captured and burned by the
rebel privateer steamers and had been lost
altogether inictng great loss the pilots to
cessate mperatively theiaw granting them relief
For the purpose Of making the subject familiar TO the
officials with whom the pilots had communicated last
winter, while the Potage bill pending the pilots
vited Lieutenant Governor Avord number of tho Sen
atos, Asscmblymen State officers, with merchants and
stzens, to the extent of something hundred per-
sons TO partake Of yachting excursion in their boats
ever their usual cruising ground, and witness how the
pilots performed their Iaborious task As the large
extent for the excursion, the various boats
left 70 the discretion Of the respective parties in
shem, and each individual saw 1T he made
his stay short or hong Thus while or
two days were spent by parties who only went down the
Sound or out to and directly back there 9TH
srs who extended their trips The Fannie, Captain Wool
roy, went down the Sound, visiting Greenwich Newport
xontauk and Plum Island, and returned around Long
Island by Sandy Hook. The Fish, Captain Brown the
Edna C. and Dudley down the Sound Newport and
returned stopping at New London. The T. F. Williams
made the same expedition through the Sound as her
sompanions. as far Newport, and parting company
a. III
Ssguar cruise from which that not yet returned
Having sailed with her until intercepted the Cuba on
which returned this morning. made the following
notes Of our trip
NOW WE WEIGHED ANCHOR AND HOW MUCH THE
ANCHOR WEIGHED
After preliminary trips Monday and Tuesday for the
bencG Of those who only desired "a days sail without
staying out over night tho pilots assembled all Of their
guests at the Battery Wednesday morning (of last
weekly who wished TO experience regular salt water
cruise. IL found that FIVE Of their boats would
accommodate the party, and everything put order
20 start out the feet manned and provsioned in the most
affective condition for "a splendid time"
took up my berth in the E. r. Williams deliberately
10 that craft we're allotted guests under the auspices
:: oapain habinson batch OF passengers whose repu-
On land, and thought IL would be well TO trust
tbelr luck also on the sea for trip They comprised
Lieutenant Governor Avord Senator Cole THE "fahcr
Of the Scnac'D, Senators Christie, Larnber, Strong
and Williams, with thor sergeant-at arms and some
friends aud other officials. The day was hot and
she sun br liant The other boats the Fish Fan
mic Edna and Dudley, had all sail hoisted and their
anchors up at the signal to sail On the Williams all
efforts TO trip the anchor proved abortve and threat
ened TO spoil our sport tux was called, and after
hours delay some progress made but the wei ht
which all hands at the windass could with difficulty lift
proved IN be second anchor, which in ght and d.
ensons appeared 10 have been lost by vessel OF
less than thousand tons To the pilots this was val
weight however affected the speed Of boat by put.
her materially out Of trim for the light winds OF the
sound
II after O'Clock when we started up the East
river Those OF the party from the nteriorl who had
never seen Hellgae had an excellent pfortuny with
he experienced comments OF the Hellgac pilots 70 scc
he wonders Of 'tho pot'' 'the gndron,n ''the hog
back &C II Is really great treat for New Yorker
witness the establishment which the familiar but really
splendid scenery Of the East river will elicit from
w cousin or foreign visitor.
A DESCENT ON INDIAN HARBoR TWEED ISLAND
AND THE AMEBICrs GLUE.
The Edna G and Dudley, belonging TO the Hellgate
plos I'D the little fleet through the rapid and intricate
eddes until the broad waters beyond Throg's Neck
WIN sautng ns ~ they passedOn until the most beau
tiul location on all Long Island Sound Indian Harbor
wa maze az sunset Here we hove 10, and coDsulta
u"n wa oaed 10 determine the coarse TO be laid for the
night Immediately there shot cut from tho wooded
SHORES on the Connections side Of ynyls bsrgcs
catboats and other craft crowded with carmen all
In blue uniforms like United States sailors These we
quickly learned The bows Of the Amercus Club
VINO nave ,he headquarters beautiful ISLAND here.
large cafboat under sail with thc burly form OF
William VI. Tweed al the tilier hailed the williams.
NJ Tweed after some cordial greeting and inquiry,
invited Governor Avord and rnrv iand az the guests
o. The club, which invitation vas also extended 10 the
others OF The little feet by Supervisor smith Walter
Roach snd Others Of tho Americas marites who boarded
their decks. and fairly took them by storm The cor
eality of this surprise party was Irresistible and we
a landed Tweed Island before We could seem 10
know who had captured kotaing could he more
hilarious frank aud kindly than inpronpts reoep
lion supper was spread or some two hundred persons
md after brief stroll around The premises al sa down
70 a welcome and bsuntfn meal
The club hooss is large hotel hike huiidng with ex
ensve reranda, surrounded by few oubuiidings for
xercise, boating fishing and other nencca Il Ia
bout tho size and appearance Of fsong Branch hotel
wo stories in height and built directly The water
The story OF fho building comprises extensive
lining hall with adjoining for culinary aud other
,urposes The second story comprises all the upper Part
" the building TO tho roof IN vast dorntory without
PARTITION The long rows of narrow, clearly ds here
psgest ~ slancc the guAdeck Of manof in port