The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-15
ocRAN TRIP TO LONG BRANCH.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.
TIE LOWER BAY, July IA,

TIE LOWER BAY. July a. 1867
The pleasant summer weather which en-
toying, although II may be occasionally warm, 10
strongly provocative OF to the country. Conse-
quenty excursions particularly Sunday ones, at
present quite frequent New York Some Of these
are too well known and hackneysd from old associations
70 orr mech scope TO the descriptive writer; but there
city life alone that the Imagination Of the pan and ink
artist may well be held eKcusable for few touches Of
word painting. Such excursion IL The see trip or
ocean voyagswhichever title pleasss best the reader
70 Long Branch.
Nov, this fashionable watering place, with all Its
charms and allursments, pomps and vanities Of the
world pretty we'll known most New Workers. par
ticuiary hot Of the year. Most OF those
who can afford 10 the city have wandered To this
locale and msandered along Its strand plunged in its
SURF resided OF its many hotels Of respend-
ent attractions aud alarming prices But how many
have gone ,hither by scar Most 60 by rail- and
Der don't 10 all. Only favored few have gone BY
ssa; but ON any Sunday during the summer whoever
glucose inspect Long Branch from the and to
travel thitherwards the blossom Of the might deep"
can easily have their by taking the steamer which
starts the foot OF Duane street every sunday
ing, and. indeed week day. too, at nine o'clock ante
meridian.
steamer Neversink. Captain Kennedy owner and COM
mander weighed anchor strictly speaking, cast
of her Ines and started from the North river ON her
men and crow, all told, made muster Of eight men ;
fully manned, provisioned and piloed the Never
sink pursued the tenor Of hor way. Her passen-
scrs we're NOT numerous select; and II there was
se spare space the saloons and cabins the easier IL
was ies those On cosru 70 % com, Nne oe,ocx
enc beautiful certainly on which the Never
s.nk's passengers had ever viewed New York harbor
The sky was lovely blue, except hsrs and there mass
OF cumu clouds streaking the horizon, and betokeu-
fng heat the after part Of the day And the water
sshiIsr.ins bfssss Tne steamer pioughsd her way
dsfiy down the BAY, gliding IN and out between the
many vessels a. ancaor Ike ballroom belle nan@u-
wiring through quadre Al Staten Island just by the
Health Ocsrs station, she passed close by the City OF
Paris OF the lpman line thss hes just made another
was on her metal and her engines rsvoIved rapidly
and she turned the wafer from her bow like steam
plough In corn ned little further she ran by ths
Dunderberg ~ anchor preparing 70 cross the ocean to
her Prsoch owners and after few revolutions the
Narrows we're reached aod passed, and the Neversnk
steamed toward the bar Of Sandy Hook.
Presently We we're opposite Sandy Hook, and the beau
and the su Of the breaking on the shore seemed
Ike the - nymphs waving their snowy arms 10 vel.
com. S tes s %ssnacsSs Hsh.ucs frassd the back
chrssssedlooksd joyous and upright a. II they
sever would sink. We ran along the curvature Of the
changs, she drssms Of some or the passer-
gers 90 board Ths ground swell w. now beginnng to
- teu our Ooas uSsveu Up ana down ~ IL she were
tune, and that fell demon ssa-sick nsss which
Gaiiic friends name niceiy le nal
de W.T. began uprear his ghoslIy form snent
our happy family. First 4 lady rave into his
advsaces but bury German ssntlsmas was frss pros
srated hurried feeoy 70 The gangway 10 resvs
his peni-up spirits Two more gave Qua before Long
Branch reached, and then for time the demon Va
satisdcd asd tho rest OF allowed 70 70 on ID pescs
The appearance OF Lone Branch from the ocean very
picturesque and gains better view OF ~ surround
fngs aud advantages than by seeing from the hurried
standpoint Of railroad The beach 70 Long BrAnch's
specially and this stretches along for miles facing the
ocean and exposing vista Of brsht, clear, tine
noltreachsrous auckland, nor the unsuossntial and
clear fine, dry sand, oa which you can walk without
feeling excessively fatigued, and hs down With
cut buryins yourself or being pestered with
sand nies Az No approached the town Of
Long Branch the Neversink kept closer In shors,
and The groups OF people-baihers, walkers and
sushcd Long Branch Is somewhat in rs character
iscs like the great French watering place, Barrtz.
lit wcrc only little closely locaied under the
Highlands, the resemblance would be complete Rers,
e in The European spa, ssverybody'' comes 10 ia
noshng pane, breathe fresh AIR have "a snin OF
the onnv p'Ass, have ~ gay ume''-in fact enjoy
themselves IN every conceivable maunss either BY max
ins toll Of plessurs or BY IssIessIy idI,uc away
month two Of relaxation the great summer exodus
OF NeW Workers n Of the utmost bepss 10 their heash
a. weil - 70 the pockets Of the various hote
keepers ~ the Watering places There 10 noshins
like the recuperave process rightly carried OUT Atth
extreme point Of Long Branch, justIng ous Into shs
for" said no, "thsrs's great swell on the beach and
litsls running up niand A. N conscious OF u,
tslois the Neversnk turned her head araIn ssavsr1
end. having turned. lsts Long Braaeh aad 10 fessiv