The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-02
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

magnificent programme OF steamboat eXcur-
slons has been provided for to-day by the various
owners OF river and bay travelling steamers, and
should the day prove propitious a large number Of
sweltered metropotans will doubtless avail them
selves Of the opportunities thus afforded of getting
away, If only for q few hours, from the dust-be-
grimed city and its anything but stimulating at
mosphere to enjoy the exhIarating breezes Of the
bay and the adjacent rivers.
The steamers wyoming Rip Van Wrinkle, VIM.
Fletcher, George Washington and Black Bird will
leave Eighth street EAST river, Peck slip, Christie
pher street and pier No. North river between
seven and nine O'Clock this morning, route to the
Fishing Banks and will be accompanied by bands
OF music. They further promise that lines and bait
for hungry fish and similarly situated fishers Will
be on board in abundance.
The steamers ChcOpee and Norwak will run to
COney Island, leaving Christopher street, Warren
street, pier No. and Morris street, North river and
Broome street and peck slip, East river making six
trips during the day. The Coney Island steam cars
leave Greenwood, Brooklyn, every half hour during
the day for the beach up to eight O'Clock P. M.
The steamboats, Thomas Collyer and Magenta will
leave Warren street and Thirty fourth street. North
river for Newburg, on the Hudson, at half past
seven O'Clock, touching the way at Yonkers,
Hastings Dobbs Ferry, lrvingtOn, Sing Sing. Haver-
straw, West Point, Cold Spring and Cornwall.
Iut AHciODc Will ledVe harrison street az
eight O'Clock and Thirty fourth street, North river
at quarter-past eight O'Clock this morning for YOn
kers, Hastings, DObbs' Ferry, Nyack, Sing Sing,
Haverstraw, Grassy Point, Verpancks and Peeks-
kill.
The steamer Sea Bird will make trip to Sandy
Hook the Neversink Highlands Fair Haven and Red
Bank N J leaving the pier foot Of Chambers street.
North river, at seven O'Clock this morning.
The steamboat John Romer will leave the foot of
Barclay street al nine O'Clock this morning for Perth
Amboy touching on the way at Elizabethport, N. j.,
Union and Rossve.
The steamer Arrowsmith will run to milestone
sand Point, Glen Cove GlenwoOd and ROsyn, on
The Sound, leaving Peck slip at quarter past nine
O'Clock this morning. touching at Nineteenth street
and Thirty-seventh street. East river. on the way.
The Nelly White will leave Peck slip at nine
O'Clock, landing at Eighth street and Thirty-seventh
street, for New Rochelle, touching on the way ct
College Point. Whitestone and City Island.
The steamer Port Royal goes TO ROckaway, Seaside
and Eldert House, leaving Warren street, North
river, at nine O'Clock.
The steamers Sylvan Grove, Sylvan Stream and
Charles Chamberlain viii run every hour from nine
O'Clock A. NJ. until seven O'Clock p. M. TO Harlem
High Bridge and Karl's Park leaving the Peck slip
wharf.
The Fort Lee boat Thos +. Hulse leaves the foot
OF Christopher street at ten two, quarter past five
and hafpast seven O'Clock, landing at Thirty fourth
street on the ten and two O'Clock trips
The steamer ThOs. y. Way will run to Newark
n j., leaving the pier foot of Barclay street at half
past ten A. NJ. and halr-past four r. NJ.