The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-28
SUNDAY RESORTS.
STATEN SLAsa
Silver Lake I'm a thunder storm.


Silver Lake I'm q Thunder Storm.
The rush yesterday to Staten Island was Immense
From nine O'Clock In the fore noon TO four in the
afternoon every boat that left was crowded from TOT
10 bottom. An Astounding multitude OF quiet vel
dressed pleasure seeking Germans were among the
visitors to the island Eden, but all classes and all
nationalities were adequately represented Tue
boat that left at twelve O'Clock was uncom6ort 1b y
crowded, and had perhaps 1000 passengers on
board, for half OF whom there was barely sitting
room. The steamer to Factoryvie was crowded Go
the guards, but the hourly boats to the landings on
the north side OF the island carried away the great
majority OF passengers. The weather singularly
attractive. Everybody lounging around the Battery
the South ferry or the barge office seemed to feel an
irresistible impulse TO get abroad the water to get
the fresh breezes from the broad Atlantic and get
the luxury az cheap rate. Staten Island required
to everybodys fancy as being exactly the place to
spend day without much trouble or expense.
Therefore, 1t was that these erryboats thronged
and that Staten Island was overrun with explorers.
The ten O'Clock boat brought down a large picnic
excursion party, which disembarked at the drst
landing and started for Silver LAKE, about one mile
employed, and the party, without solitary excep.
tl0n, made the journey on foot. The sun, however,
was considerably obscured, and no very great IA
tgue was felt by the pedestrian party IN their pa.
tieut journey up and down hill to the borders OF the
lovely lake called Silver. There Is spot on staten
there is nothing in the whole OF this large
State OF New York equal to it 10 rural
to our German fellow citizens to ind out appreci.
ate and enjoy this gem OF natures loneliness. Tue
road to Silver Lake might be rendered vastly more
attractive by the addition OF rotor or sidewalk.
The middle OF the road In warm weather IS not the
most inviting path OF progress In the world. But
attendant hardships of the journey. Yesterday az
ternoon over 200 gayly dressed people occupied its
border in groups OF from two to twenty, laughing,
chatting eating drinking and going through all the
various moods and manners that indicate state OF
renee that happened IN long time to party OF gay
fingered on the, emerald borders OF the lake,
was the rain storm which at a quarter past
four O'Clock suddenly burst upon the world
Nobody seemed to be thinking OF this plurlous
its damaging daa boWn Il swooped Ike
an eagle on its prey-qulck sudden sharp, remorse.
with paper soes or something very nearly as fraii
went down, so TO speak, under the terrific deuge.
They wilted like cr0cus petals under tropical SUM-
There was no shelter anywhere except such delusve
protection as the burdened foliage Of the adjacent
wood offered One hours fierce and incessant
crowd into mass OF bedraggled and dirty musllG,
clinging pantaloons dripping aud destroyed wide
ing extremely like a quantity OF chewed up straw
paper lver Lake lost It's sparkling charms, and
many a masculine heart induged the pro
fame thought OF wishing the silyery sheet
was turned into the lake OF Sodom.
Not many persons stopped in Iompkinsvle, the
first landing, but quite a large crowd palronised
Clifton Park and still arges number rambied from
vanderbit's landing down to Fort Wadsworth and
away to Southwes brewery and the. Four Cor
ners. There very little disguise In the matter
OF retailing stimulating comfort among the saloons
on the island. At the first landing lager galore was
drunk the open green in face OF the lazy peram.
bulating policemen. At New Brighton and Port
Richmond the visitors from New York appeared IN
unusually strong force. Hamilton Park was over
run and the grounds around the Sailors Home, at
Snug iiarbor, received particular share OF atten.
reunion vi old friends and acquaintance an.jn the
private houses OF that charming village good deal
of Old rye and such other exhilarating nectar was
freely dispensed But the terrible In the after
noon dampcr that everybody on Staten
Island feit more or less.