The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29
SUNDAY ON THE HUDSON.

SUNDAY UN The HUDSON.
An Excursion ON tho American Rhine
Clam Chowder, Conversation and Fir
tatfon-A stroll Under the Trees ut
Iona lsaand-Bipe Cherries, Love Maxi
ing "n" Chorvses by Happy Couples
Homework Bound.
"How much does 1t cost for the entire trim ",
asked HERALD reporter OF the courteous ana
smiling Captain John Sherman OF the stcamboat
Sleepy Hollow, as that large and luxurionsly fur-
nshed boat lay at her mooring near Fulton ferrvI
Brooklyn, yesterday morning, her engines painting
and her deck hands busy in getting the Sleepy Ho.
low ready for her usual sunday trip up the Hudson
River
The fare is only dollar, and we will take you to
Yonkers Iona Island, West Point, Cold Spring or
! Newburg for that sum, and give you first-class
excursion to boot said the captain.
The steamer began to fill up with pleasure seek
ers while steam was getting up. Quite large
number OF ladies' and children came on board at
Fulton ferry, vainly endeavorng to control their
joy at the prospect OF the days sport before them.
Two or three hundred persons came on board At
Fulton ferry and then the boat steamed around the
Battery and her paddles dipped the waters OF the
North River The morning was exceedingly beauti-
fu the sun gliding the spires or the churches In the
silent streets or Brooklyn and the large neet OF
shipping that lined the shores OF the North River,
and the Jersey shores were as quiet as the grave
itself.
Nothing can be more impressive than these large
hulks with their towering spars on Sunday morn
Ing when all life has left these messengers OF COM
merce and trade. There IL large Indiaman, hail
ing rom Calcutta, but there Is but one human
being to be seen, and that Is big frouzy looking
fellow In red shirt, and whose shock head il dis.
cernable snrmounted by greasy blue cap. aud
whose bare legs hang limp over the side Of the
vessel as lie gaZeS mOOdily into the waters below
him.
81, me sleepy Hollow made her second landing at
way up at haltpast eight o'clock, and at this place
another big crowd OF light-hearted excursiOnists
made at Thirty-fourth street, North River, and
Wnen tle gang-plank was lifted rom the dock the
@ so% meSed out into the stream her
And now let us look at the kind OF people who on.
TINS occasion compose and make up the component
u Is quite Inherent IN character from the crowd
MICH ama may De De- seen gog 70 coney ssn the Fish
o oamMuay morning rieasant anticipation may De
eaaereo rom tie INC, tnat there Is an almost total
wnch s o ure t ro~ T t pGhpocEet ele,nents
w,mom , usnRure tno Ooney Isianu OF fLsilng Banks
o1H Thns S,on nsor,o an tho c,oor, uor.
lnese people on the sleepy Hollow are or
sliHerent Glass; Tnese are all substantial, decent
.ooM,ne pe.sohs, anu are prhclpauy composed or
t . eroups' VINO segregate themselves INTO par
day
Vle group Is pafticuiariy nOticeaDle. There is an
Old gentleman OF clerical aspect with his wife and
Two young Tcsn country girls his daughters, no
uoupt as they pear some Iesemplance TO tne OLD
gentleman II Is evident that ne Is not city par
.i,s UppUItuiiity vi asceLtalnng tne manner IN
WHICH weil,to.uO NeW Iorkers spend tneir SapDatn
to see clergyman on Sunday excursion; but
, snen, PERHAPS, ne belongs 10 some exceedingly
broad CHURCH, and does not believe that salvation
comes by nageation or punishment OF the body.
ny sh',V VI C"o IuSIs VI thc wv oua!mliiH B!Ils