The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-17
THE SUNDAY EXODUS.

Tho season has arrived when the occurrence Of
Sunday witnesses the departure both BY steamboat and
rail- Of thousands OF our citizens whose only opportu-
nifty for enjoying the pleasures incident TO extraurban
excursions 10 presented the nrst day Of the week.
With New Workers Of all classes desire TO get into the
country during the prevalence Of hot weather 10 unver
SAL The wealthy denizsns Of the metropolis remove to the
costly watering places and for plentiful lack OF accom-
mediation therein, and for the assude engendered by
fashionable dissipation they submit TO the most inord
nate charges Others blessed with such profuslon
OF wealth. prefer give fashion the go-by, and en-
sconce themselves during the solstice in the cosy
cottage Of some farmer, where plain and wholesome
food, pure and the 'run Of the farm for exercise
enable them to return TO the city invgorated in health
and better able cope with the toll and labor that the
busy fall season ushen in. Still others find themselves
working day OF the week. and obtain few draughts OF
fresh air only by rural excursion Sunday returning
10 the evening to undergo the toll and swelierng city
life for six long days TO come Thousands OF this latter
class left the city for suburban districts Yesterday
The steamer Port Royal took large load OF passen-
gers 10 Rockaway L. L. each OF its trips (seven A. N.
and P. M from the foot OF Warren street These,
after enjoying the invsoating breezes waited from old
ocean over "Long Islands seagirt shore returned BY
the at half-past four and past nine p NJ
Fort Lee was the site selected BY hundreds whereon TO
made several trips there, each Of which was we'll
Pleasant Valley and Bulls Ferry also bad their pa
trons who left by the steamer Pasadc from the foot
OF Twenty second street. the boat making several trips
during the day. and beng heavily laden with living
freight on every occasion.
very large number OF excursioniss took the
Thomas Coyer from the foot Of Warren street, and
were landed in parties at Youkers, Hastings, Dobbs
Ferry Irvhgton Sing Sing, Haverstraw, Cozzens Cold
Spring. Cornwall aud Newburg, returning TO the city BY
boat and rail In the evening
The steamer Sylvan Grove took several boat loads to
Harlem and the Sylvan Stream, running to Whitestone
City Island New Rochelle and Glencove had numerous
passengers ournoyng to those various rural places.
Yopkers is favorite place OF Sunday resort FOR
many and the steamer l. Boardman which runs there,
was filled with crowd of pleasure seekers.
For several years past II has been customary with
to make Sunday trip to Bergen Point or Newark
oftentimes during the summer. These found ample OPP
portunty for doing by taking the steamer Thomas
Way, which makes three trips to these Jersey towns
every Sabbath.
Hundreds OF persons, bent either on business or
pleasure, took the New York and Troy C0mpany's
steamer, from pier North river last evening DESTROYS
Of enjoying moonlight sail up the North river but the
OF showers that set 10 about seven p NJ doubt
less deracted greatly from the pleasure they fondiy
anticipated from their trip.
The above are the principal water avenues by which
those who desired to ruraize temporarily found their
out OF the crowded city, but in addition TO these
thousands OF people filed the cars that to the subur
ban distrcts, and spent the day the enjoyment OF
those pleasures that attach to the many delightful spots
contiguous 10 the metropolis The rain that came down
in the evening marred 10 some extent the enjoyment
they had experienced during the day, and caused the
cars thor return trips TO be crowded to excess