The New York herald., 1869-06-14
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.

New York and his wife and numerous small chill.
dren including those who Sprechen Deutsch, enjoyed
themselves hugely yesterday. OLD Knickerbocker,
on getting out OF his bed at seven O'Clock, was
greeted by clear sky, soft, zephyrc atmosphere,
and genial sun; and his heart being thus glad
dened at the presence Of all these elements OF enjoy
ment, resolved on giving himself and family, incud
ing DrO,c, Trduletn una bOeE q holiday. the more
piOusly inclined Of them OF course went to their
houses Of worship, while those Of them who de-
manded larger ana purer tempes-temples not
made with hands, eternal as the heavens-were con-
tent with nothing less than the green fields and
aised woods which stretch illimtably beyond the
region Of brick and marble, Of stone pavements and
artificial life; Or careless OF sermons in stones''
sought on the great deep the health and recreation
which are, without established form or genunexon,
after all the purest and the simplest worship which
the loving child offer to the ancluding Father.
We have said the day was all that could be desired.
It Is true tnat from the hour Of until sundown
when oil thescity's excursionsts had returned to
their homes, happy and sober and strong the winds
were q little boreash-too much So perhaps, for
those who, seeking 'the sea- the rolling sea" found
that things were not agreeable in their internal
economy as was desirable, and those who so ught to
parks and pleasure grounds OF Staten and Long
Islands, on the Jersey shore or in the country north
them Just wind enough and no more.
At very early hour the cars and boats running
venturous holiday seekers thousands of people
were presently In our magnificent Park with its
hundreds OF acres OF pleasure grounds and thou
sands more were seen making their way on the
Sylvan Grove and Sylvan Shore boats for Harlem
Thence the human tide found its way over the
bridge into westchester county. in part and in part
up the river to High Bridge, where subdviding the
invading phalanxes, armed with mighty baskets
spread themselves all over the land OF the Ghibbon
lies fhxya aff I'm tala a
OF Manhattan was thus being overrun II not de-
vastae,, by descendants OF Diedrich Knickerbocker
other parts OF the world were not iorgotten-not
At nine O'Clock the wyoming left her pier No. 4
North river, and half an hour later the Joseph john
son started from the same place. crowded with pas
sengers for the Fishing Banks, where the water was
decidedly rough. Five hours were given to sound
ing the sea with line aud bob and hook.r and to the
less agreeable business of-wel never mind what.
Others, perhaps not piscatorially inclined, sought
staten Island by the regular boats that ply across
the bay; or else taking the steamer II. N. Coal,
sought the shadlest points around Fort Hamilton.
The Naushon O favorite steamer, carried hundreds
10 the shores OF Coney Island where surf bathing
and clam cnowders were enjoyed TO contentment;
and the General Sedgwick stanch boat, that ''can
ssee, rgs aa,e ,n'o 'ne eye oi gaew iouna lis ca
who believed the article was only TO be iound in
that most agreeable of places Keyport N. J.
Fort Lee, Shadyside and Pleasant Valley, by the
Palisade, Thomas Il. Hulse and Fort Lee, boats
stancn and swift and popular were suddenly
populated by people determined on harmless en-
10 ment and pure air.
The steamer Neversink made very pleasant ex-
cursion TO College Point Wbtestone, CITY Island
and New Rochelle carrying with IL to these places
hundreds OF quiet people, all OF wnom got home In
season for supper and % sound nights repose thus
recuperating the body personal and the body polite
for the aDors and battles OF tue opening week.
There were voyages longer and more pretentious
than any named above, which were OF course fully
enjoyed by those who undertook them. rhus that
exceedingly wldeawake boat Sleepy Hollow,
found 1t had quite a load OF humanity on Its decks
when IL lett the foot OF Thlrty.fourth street, North
river, for West Point, Cold Spring and Newburg and
Yonkers; and the Antelope, another North river
steamer was also handsomely patronlzed by the
multitude, who took things quietly and pleasantly,
as. Of course, seekers after enjoyment, mental aud
physical, should.
And now the best,part OF the story is TO be told.
Not less than $4,000 Of Onr resident population were
outside OF the city proper yesterday-here, there,
everywhere; and although the wind was stiffest at
sea, and IN the evening little chilly on land all
Ioyed themselves In reasonable ways and so far "a
we have been enabled TO ascertain not single nc
cident happened TO make sad the heart OF any one,
be he boy or man, woman or girl And 40 mote IL be.