The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-18
THE DAY OF REST.
City ExcurEonists on the ''Briny Deepr-The
Fishing Banks, Rockaway, Coney Island,
Red Bank, Up the Hudson and Along
the Sound - How the Heated "A
Citizens Cooled OFF,"

The seacOast, bay Sound and river were yesterday
alive with 1eets Of trim built steamers and sailing
yachts cruising In search Of waters famed by o
breeze, or for some locality beyond our horizon
where cloud might be found to interposc its vapors
between them and the fierce glaring light Of the SUM-
None found the locality desired and all came back
satisfied that ir any such place be marked on the
charts Of this latitude commission OF survey
should at once be sent out by the Navy
Department that the error may be rectided
by authority" The generally expressed opinion
was that voyager in search OF the North Pole would
Just now enjoy 'red hot' time Notwithstanding
this feeling OF dissatisfaction among the amateur
navigaors and explorers and the old salts who had
promised to pilot them to the lOnged-f0r sea, no
great GOODNESS was allowed to exist among Them,
and all determined to enjoy themselves as n that
their sole business In ife This enjoyment was
taken principally in the shape Of lemonade and
lager in by no means homeopathic doses, drunk 10
sounds Of music and dancing The excursionists
took various routes-some arranged weeks ago at
the evening meal OF some poor mechanic, some sug-
gesed by the mpromptu fancy of pair OF lovers or
the whlm of q bachelor bored by the ''demd noisen
and heat Of the town eia.q
THE FISHING BANKS
we're the scene OF the usual pscatoral exploits on
the part Of the venerable '.Izaaks who have offered
up their Sabbath morning devotiOns here every
pleasant Sunday afternoon for the past twenty years.
and VINO were, OF course, the admiration OF oil
the efeminate clerks whose gorge rose with each
swell Of the sea and who, under all the astonishing
surprises they were constantly receiving, were as
tonished by none 80 much as by their ability to
sham d0leful appearance OF unconcern and happi-
ness. Among the steamers anchored here were the
Rip Van Wrinkle, with band OF music on board
and gay party OF lads and lasses the latter carried
at half price as tribute to their youth and beauty
who cOntrved to vary the monotOny OF "bait, lines
and refreshments" by the ingenious yet simple arts
OF coquetry and Irritation.
her first landing In the city at twenty minutes before
six O'Clock A. NJ was also OF the Banks at an cary
uouT, neavy iauen Win passengers, WI" scchcu III
every way TO enjoy themselves ana the sport OF
fishing. tt.r
tU RoCKAwAY BEACH,
the once rival of Long Branch early deserted bv
fashion and now the seaside paradise Of the poor
eXcursionist, was unusually thronged, the Pope
Catn and Sylvan Grove each being crowd ID with
passengers every trip. Rockaway possesses, per-
haps finer natural advantages than Long Branch,
ana ns S o. ITS being 80 easy d csp
day resort FOR persons OF humble means who wish
to enjoy the luxury Of the sea breeze and bathing
Besides there are those who, being wealthy, have
not vitiated TASTE and prefer the absence or folly
AID fashion, wien they can ENJOY tile beauty OF
nature undisturbed
Since the HERALD report OF the outrages COM
mitted upon visitors TO Ccney Island beach Super.
inendent JOlrdan has detained large force OF
police at the landings and several deputy sherDS
have been appointed at the same place by the
authorities OF Kings county. In consequence OF this
action the steamers Meta and Norwalk are again
crowded with cXcursiOnsts possessed OF tile Sala-
mander's power OF dcfyng the reflected heat Of the
sands, and the bathing cabs are employed to their
utmost capacity Not only by the steamers, put Dy
several rail routes do the people perform the pll.
grmage OF pleasure to these barren Shores and Till
late hour last night the cars were crowded with
the returning thousands, who prefer to accomplish
that most dlagreeabe task OF return when the even
Hng grows cool.
The Steamer Sea Bird let her wharf at eight A. M.
with Il large number OF passengers for Sandy Hook,
Red Bank and the Neavesink Highlands. There was
very quiet, orderly party on board, consisting in
tile main OF business men, who with their families
were seeking recreation after the abor5 OF week OF
such intensely hot weather that ordinary human ma
ture felt itsellhOrOughly exhausted After spending
pleasant time on shore at OF the beautiful
landing places the party returned leaving Red Bank
at six IA the evening, and arriving home really re;
by the 1erceness OF their fun, as many others were
who yesterday went down In ships
ALONG THE SOUND.
There were several excursions up the Sound, the
departures taking place at riOus hours during the
Nelly White to College Point, WhItestone, City
Island, New Rochelle and Glen Cove, and others on
the sylvan Stream and sylvan Glen to High Bridge.
most pleasant of the day, and the High Bridge boats
were densely crowded at every Trip.
UP THE HUDSON.
The great events were the many excursions up the
Hudson, there being eight grand" excursions lead
ing or with the magnificent river steamer Plymouth
Rock in her regular Sunday trip to PoughkeepNe,
landing at West Point and Newburg. This boat,
which carries fine full band Of music and in al! Its
appointments is one OF the most elegant OF the
floating palace" steamers, attracted her full quota
Of pleasure seekers yesterday, ana the scene OF
many amusing incidents, among which was conf
cal encounter between an intelligent French gentle
man and tile traditional German from LagcrbierislL-
out, whom he interviewed on the question Of newly
declared war, and the position OF affairs in the
nelghbOrhOOd OF Metz and K1e resulting IN q Ilen-
zied enthusiasm on both sides, which, however. was
instantly dissipaed by the laughter OF the Frenchman
when he learned from bystander that the German
had not heard OF the question at issue or OF the war
declarations but had been arguing on the merits OF
the ScheswIg Holsten Danish question OF four years
ago. Parties on board the steamers Fort Lee, Plea
SAINT Valley, ana Thomas Il. Hulse paid the regu-
lation initatory visit 10 Fort Lee and swung IN The
swing. There were other excursions 10 Yonkers,
Newburg and other places on the river as far north
as West Point aud Cornwall made by the steamers
Mary Powell, Sleepy Hollow and DINERS, including
steamer to the Catskills, nearly oil OF which car
IleJ bands OF music on board and furnished abuli-
danG refreshments. The various cXcursionlsts re-
turned between seven and ten O'Clock p NJ, waking
the echoes along the river banks by their songs and
the music Of the bands. and dseni5drktd stli
laughing and happy, though 10 doubt weary