The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27

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as listess as willows on a sheltered pond.
PANrIso RESTLESS. rERsrlgiNG HUMANITY
had dreams OF Alaskan tcebergs, and imaginaon pc
tured the pleasures OF chasing polar bears AMI dodg
Ing walruses over avaanches; buta wandering ny or
musical mosquito, large and obtruslve would wake
the dreamer and bring hlm back to tile sweltering
city. Parcaei morning came, and gave promise OF
another day OF heat such the s'oAers must fee
that WORK on the worlds engine. The HERALD was
eagerly seized and pleasant and varied pros.
pect In the EXCURSION list presented itself
to spend the sunday either on Long Islands
"sea-grt Shore New Jerseys shady hooks. Staten
Islands verdure clad hills, the Sound. with It's pic-
turesque Islands, on the many delightful landing
places up the ordy Hudson, that flows through ter.
races OF green that seem TO impat their hue 10 the
itmpid waters. Nor is there lack Of conveyance:
the only fault IL emDar ras5Inent OK choice. Here
Is goody list that may bring excursionsts TO every
variety OF scenery OF hil and plain, surf AMI still
water, meadow and blum, grove and beach. In
fact, New York Is surrounded by an epitome Of Eu.
| ropean landscapes. ami from the tar-famed bay OF
Naples TO the domestic Beauties or an English water
Ing place there ls TO be found counterpart not far
| from this metropolis.
| jim JUBILEE's JAMBoaEg
Prince Erie seems to have out one ideal IN every
thing he desires to achieve aud that is the magni.
| ncent.n Should he ever condescend to get drunk,
| collapse in his railroad schemes cowhlde his ira
| ducers. or fail as a military genius he will unques-
tionaDly do 1t on "magn!aceat scale HIS
latest whiin, however is decidedly lauda'
bic cie, ana was realized 10 the full! yesterday,
| when his magnificent palace steamboat the Ply
m NH Recs, made her frat excursion trip UP the
| Hudson. It was PROFESSIONALLY the finest excur-
| ala ~ na ma
have been maae from this city during the past few
| wears In which Sunday pcnics have become
so very popular. The Plymouth Rock
the most gorgeous'y fitted and embelished
vessel that ever ploughed the waters OF
the Hudson was announced to leave for Poughkeep-
ste at eight O'Clock yesterday morning, stopping at
Intermediate places. and returning To this city at
eight O'clock in the evening. The programme, with
the exception OF the last clause OF the conract-to
wit, the return at eight o'coc&was fulfilled to t.-
letter. ana upward of fifteen hundred pers,as OF all
ages and both sexes enjoyed themselves a.
excurs.onists have never before enjoyed themselves
IN this State, true. the route and the scenery were
the same gorgeous panorama Of natural beautie;
With which New Yotkers who love their lordij
Hudson are familiar. The same majestic
blue river, cleaning under warm June sky
and alternately necked and shaded by cool
Ing clouds q. aescy ynal!teenness.s the sans
| ever changing Kaleidoscope Of emerald foliage
and beetiing clifs the scenes OF historic ant
romantic interest. But the browning beauty OF tho
trip lay in the fact that all these charms wer,
enhanced hundred times by the circumstance tina
, the beautiful pleasure barge which bore the excur
soniss through these scenes was repletc with ever
. luxury and refinement that art could suggest O
financial berality compensate for.
4 rre Plymouth Rock, with her gorgeously gilt an
s,al1t navG nj npo Hoto .a,,
balm 'a, wsi sofas, ottomsns, cushions aad lounge
pen'' ,,chest textures, her windows shaded by III
- 1e - and orpate tapestries, her door
luscious will. son :!ealas e e.s uv. -.--s's
ianked by bronze sisstualy OF the most delicat
ana fantastic mould th,'se were the surrounding
from which the delighteH passengers surveyed an'
contemplated the serred walls o. the 'aiiSaues anf
tile peaks of the Highlands, sise h.stor'c remnis
| cences OF West Point and the vetlured-clad comes
| OF the Jagged Kaatskills.
All day long the fifteen hundred souls who
freighted the noble craft were amused, edided
charmed by the beauties In which they were buried
| while rich music from the Ninth regiment band and
from an orchestra VI the grand saloon We'd with the
fragrant In soothing tired brains and lulIlng
the indolent senses into q calm OF enn,,yee and
+ abandoned ease. Then Prince Erie himself was ON
board and was the cynosure ;of all eyes There was;
fascination about that man and everybody wanted
| TO look upon the genius whose bame has been I'm
everybodys lips for the past year two But IT IL
useless to call attention % the scores OF entertainments
which this trip Afforded 70 those who participated liz
H. twas princcly regal, tle fui measure OF enjoy.
| ment aioat. Every cloud, however, has q leaden
| side, and It was unfortunate that In this day or
| pleasure an alloy should have Interp0sed which
| marred the general enjoyment At the lasr.
Instead Of returning to the city at eight O'Clock
| last evening II was midnight ere the vessel reached
her dock foot OF Murray street. She is vessel Of
/ mammoth dimensions, 3Ij feet in length aud upward
| OF 5000 tons burden, ana made too many ntcvme-
| date landings the trip. These consumed so
| much time That She four hours overdue
solely on account OF the dlnicuty expert.
| enced ia making the landings with such
! an unwiedy vessel. Under fun Roadway she
| Is Elysium, but in making small dock at river
| side town she Is a bore. She delighted her pasSen-
gers all day, and sent them TO their homes weary,
| exhausted and worn out 10y a day OF prolonged en-
joyment. II she essays such toor next sunday she
should not attempt TO make more than inter-
mediate landing place.
| OTHER EXCURSION PLACES.
The steamer Sylvan Stream took gooly crowd
60 Harlem High Bridge and Karle's Park.
The Sylvan Grove was crowded with plea.
sue parties going to College Point, White
stone. .Cliy. Island; New Rochelle and Glen
pleasure seeking New Workers for SANDY Hook, the
Highlands and Red Bank; inc sleepy Hollow ear
ried away a living cargo bound for Newburg, Corn.
wall, Cold Spring. West Point ana Yonkers. The
General sedgwick, bound for Keyport, landing at
ElHabcthport Union, Rossslle and Port Amboy,
was remarkably well paronZed. The Pope Cat.
lin with music, steamed away to Rockaway Beach.
The Thomas \. Husc brought crowds 10 Pleasant
Valley and Fort Lee. and the Antelope for PeeRs-
Kill. threaded her way up the river with motiy
thong gay dresses flirting fans and straw hats All
seemed to breathe ltlc more freely when The boa
reached The middle Of the stream. As for the New.
ark boat, the Thomas T.. Way, she was crowded
BY lot Of phcnomnac people who hld actually come
10 the heated CITY from the comparatively cool
| country for the purposes Of enjoyment.
APPEARANCE or THE ExcuRSi0NIsTS.
II was amusing 10 watch the eager groups on the
wharycs waiing 10 get on board the vessels Trying
to keep of the sun with parasols and umbrellas.
Young ladies' were changing their fans from hand u
hand In order 10 use their dainty pocket handker.
chiefs 10 wipe the oozing perspiraton that would
keep coming Notwithstanding the frequent applic,i-
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