The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11
SUNDAY ON THE WATER.

seives-The Bay, the sssound' and the
Rivers.
New Workers who were daring enough to brave
the threat of rain that lowered over the metropolis
yesterday morning. and who went anoat on some
OF the many excursion steamers that made their
Sunday trips, we're favored with most enjoyable
days pleasure, pleasanter, probably than that OF
any other sunday this Summer. The veil OF cloud
that seemed to bear such solemn portent of
coming showers was indeed one OF those rari-
ties which people have learned (since Richmond
was captured, to call ga blessing in Disguise" forit
tempered the atmosphere charmingly and kindly
warded OF the fierce rays of the August sun. There
was pleasing breeze moving, too, which was just
sufficient to fiaunt and nutter the gay bunting
with which the steamers were dressed and to fan
the sun-tanned face Of the laborer and the fevered
brow and temples OF the weary train-w orker, to
ripple the surface of river and bay and swell full
the sails of tiny pleasure craft that SKINNED wher
ever there was water to bear them.
One of the features of the days pleasures seeking
was
THE OCEAN TRIP
OF the steamer Plymouth Rock which carried some
thing like twenty-five hundred persons down the
bay and out on the ocean, and, OF course, brought
as many, If not more, back again to the city. The
vessel started from her dock about halfp past nine
and with really sanS o vsS
majestically down through the picturesque
Narrows and past the green glacis and gray
Raritan Bay to Sandy Hook. Here probably half
of the passengers landed and took the train for
her course to the broad, swelling bosom OF the At
lantic. The low, sandy shores OF Sandy Hook, as
the vessel steamed around the point, seemed like
allow, brown strip OF leather lying OutOn the water,
and were 1t not Tor the lighthouse and the massive
masonry OF the grea! fort-that never should have
peared though 1t might sink beneath the surface
II one stepped on its margin. Once at sea the ship
sped down past the
OF the highlands OF Navesink and along the Jersey
shore, now lrlnged with handsome villas and Sum-
sterile even for iisherman's habitaton. The long
throb OF the ocean, after pulsation OF 5000 miles,
t the erorna,sWsl" rolls fs0' saekWa2a with
in the Cradle of ns the dsop Tns
''cradle', business IS a very poetic fancy. OF
stonachs of some Of the best dressed young men
and women on board, and they will, no doubt, feel
the better for It before the week has passed
'swell" and make him "limp." He wants only a
pocket full OF pocket handkerchiefs and lounge,
and his waXed mustache and 'killing" air go
| adrift sadly. Even his god-knobbed cane with
the silk tassel is neglected and falls under the
seat as unpleasant "reminiscences OF his morning
repast force themselves upon his attention. And
| so 1t was yesterday There were young men and
| maidens, and old men and woven, who
''KINKED" RIGHT UP,
| although the sea was in fact calm. BY and by the
hotels OF Long Branch loom in sight, with flags
body crowds to the starboard side OF the steamer
to scan the great shrine nIaS, OF fashion,
crowded, brilliant equipages and fast horses
skim along the very rim OF the continent,
and laughing 6atners skip or even from
surf. The steamer fires salutes of artillery. the
band plays ''soity DER the Rippling Waters" the
| Lutte and everybody asks "where is Grants cot.
| tage" zone man asked the HERALD reporter yes
terday ''where does Caesar livery In fifteen min
on for eight or ten miles further along shore, makes
long curve oceanward and again steams back
| along
| THIS FAsuIoN-FRINGBD SHORE.
! The same scenes are repeated, and the excur-
| sonists on the steamers waiting Tor . bite" on
the fishing banks wave their handkerchiefs the
steamers foot their whistles at each other, and the
three or four lonely men OF the on the lightshp
! lean their chins on their arms they gaze over
the bulwarks at the merry excursion steamers
and take an earful of Champagne Charley" from
| the band. Then everybody thinks those men must
lead miserable life, and in another minute they
| have forgotten
| THE BRAVE FELLOWS
! Returning TO "the Hook" while the steamer lays
| at the dock half the passengers run along the
| shore looking for the 'shes OF ocean, which they
| don't fnd and then they come back and ask the
bandmaster for some and, of course, he responds
cheeriully. In half an hour or SO the train from
| Long Branch PUSHES on to the pier, twelve or
| fifteen hundred newly washed and sailed people
| rush on board the steamer, and two hours later
| tney rush lntO VHe CIby 10 DeVln announcer Week'b
| work, better for the relaxation, better for the
fresh air they have inhaled and better for the
sickness they have endured, If they happen to be OF
| that sort.
| PEOPLE WHO "DON'r WANT TO BE SEAsiCK,"
OF course should not go to sea, and, rule, they
navigate the bay. the sound" and the rivers. The
| Golden Gate opened way for hundreds Of people
! to Bay Ridge Fort Hamilton, Bath and bathing at
| Coney Island, making three trips during the day.
| The Sea Bird noated las all sea birds should d0)
| to the Navesink Highlands and Red Bank, and car
| ried with her hundreds of lovers of brOiled blue
| fish, clans and shrewsbury oysters. The Pleasant
Valley went up the river TO find sylvan Wales
at Shady Side and Fort Lee for hundreds OF
| souls weary OF bricks and mortar and sunburnt
streets The Seawanhaka sped up the Sound with
merry reighis OF the palefaced race, who went 10
picnic on the hunting grounds of the lost tribe at
Glen Cove, Sands Point, City Island, College
| Point and Glenwood The Jesse Hoyt and Thomas
Collyer bore away goodly numbers OF tired metro
| politans up the Hudson dropping them at every
| Jumping of place between New York and NewDurg,
| and showing them all the gorgeous scenery OF the
American Rhine and a host OF other craft did the
best they could to tighten the toll and cheer the
| hearts OF people who look upon the Sabbath as
| their 'day OF rest"