The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-11

saddest picture q al, You win go many poor one
cone whose preferred articles Of security for mort
gaae are vaueless and which the keeper OF tho
Enlistment has to refuse TO advance anything although
II tender hearted, he may give the applicant few cents
in charity.
Such is the Bowery on Saturday night Az set OF 10
the picture the student Of New York life and living can
do better than take passing glance at the companion
sketch OF
On broling hot day in July or August IL the time
TO see the grounds around Castle Garden and tho Battery
in full perfection At this time OF the year. Sun.
day when the Thermometer marks ninety degrees and
upwards in the shade and anything IN the .un here s
relief from the brong rays Of Phoebusthe hot dusty
and citizens seeking little relaxation from
In the struggling enclosure which, BY strech OF the
imagination, perhaps be chrstened "park" there
would be fine field for the brush Of Rembrandt The pen
Of Hogarth the pencil OF Cruickshank On first
passing within the gates OF the grounds cannot but
be struck by the azzaronish element TO com adec
tve) OF the frequepters Of Castle Garden which
sheltered here and there BY the grateful but scanty
shade OF spreading tree, and crossed at right
angles and in every direction BY straight and curved
narrow and broad sandy travelled paths leading nowhere
in particular Around and about the wide rotunda
containing the Emigration Commissioners offices, are
hordes freshly landed Germans and Irh waiting for
employ and lingering by the shades Of the first
land they have set foot after crossing the WIDE
Atlantic, before diving into the heart Of New YORK or
portion of them will soon DO waited by the great rail-
roads and 'iron borses'' Of the Ere, Chicago and
Northwestern lines Stretched the sparse herbage is
burly German, with his frau and lot OF little Ones
making q picnic OF giant sausage, black
bread and a pint of some unacohoc beverage, as
you sec Kathleen, with their ragged but healthy
little flock, striving to mako the most OF their situation
cracking many their misfortunes and privations
while scattered about hero and there under the trees are
OF oang beggars too tired and naturally too lazy
the residents Of the locality who 90 out into the PARK
to get little country arr as they think, and these are
dressed all in their Sunday 70 the astonishmsnt
and admiration OF all beholders- The First ward has
certainly goodly lot OF inhabitants, and they mustered
hero on the night Of the rework display, Fourth Of
july in great force TO 500 tho Bengal fire, blue lights
crackers squibs Greek IRE and Caiharine wheels and
rockets exhibited for their benefit By far the
most animated part Of the picture so. where
on hire, just by the military landing place Of Gov
errors Island at the point OF land which juts out be-
one OF The finest views New York bay be obtained
and IL would make good foreground for sketch II
In ali lis varieties can be observed and noted within The
compass dozen yards Still life, active life; very
panorama Of breathing busng pleasure.sseklng and
citizens crowd the baths and all OF them plunge at
once into the water for swim. PLAYING about like
school Of sperm whaies in tho Pacific ocean, while
those who have already bathed hang about In the gal
leries Of the bathing boxes and watch with
great satisfaction the eambos OF their brethren below
number Of other ideHs gather around the boats hauled
up on the beach and watch the manuvriugs OF the DIFF
ferent cat-rigged and other craft IN the stream
The busiest spots OF all, however, the entrances to
the Staten Island and South ferries Goodness only
knows how many people pass through here oil sunday
thousands
along toward the quiet shades OF Greenwood via Court
street. but great majority OF ferry excursonss have
Staten Island their eye The clerks at tho portals Of
the slip hard matter 70 collect the many cent
given them and TO furnish change to the parties
requiring IT, The people stream through the ferry
gates all the afternoon, not IN twos and hrees but in
Regular crowds all the time Long before the boat has
como 10, which TO take them to the island, the ferry
house fun In all ITS rooms the long passage a, the side
and the crowd I'LL up every little nook and Granny,
every space to the rails. over which they hang like
herd OF biological specimens waiting for the orry
arrive and the gates opened Tor them 70 be admitted
pervades the mass Of people, The soda water
counter and the cigar before encrced with troops
Of persons wanting ''drink aud q smoke" now
deserted and their frequeners swell the crowd outside
closer and closer up TO the ratings that
rates them from the gaugway At lnegth the gates
opened and the people board the boat with the impetu
osi,y OF pirate crew. the small boys careerng ahead the
scouts Of older crowd short time back the ferry
boats more crowded than they are now, but
,t they carry immense number OF souls every sun
lay to Staten Island The majority Of tho excursonsts
ire OF German nativity and take their and little
,nes with them on their pleasure trips and DO not SCI
How they scramble on 10 the boat-men, women and
tho greatest hurry and confusion, % II
he vessel just starting or when 1t will remain IN
he dock ten minutes after they comfortably
on board Outside and inside they muster like bees
hive; and when tho boat goes of o. length the crowd
IN board is seen have perceptibe influence on her
iraught Of water 70 pleasant trip TO Staten Island
Town the harbor and particularly pleasant on hot day
hond jus. the ghost Of breeze spring up and give the
great outlets Of New York. After watching how busy
rade and its workers are on Saturday night In the
3owery pleasure 70 sec these people start out and
njoy themselves on q Sunday afternoon Il ID not |
10 the strict Pharasaica doctrine OF some
reeds that people should out In the fresh air and be
appy and enjoy themselves the Sabbath but any
Tho marks the happy little children running about and
how the pale face of the toler tinged with faint
ush Of hcath and enjoyment q: the sea breezes fan his
heck cannot but think tho creed OF the Pharisee may
Q occasionally little overstraned.