New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-31
A TOURISTS HANDBOOK.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SUNNI

the past few years has been setting strongly t""
European Shores Is generally strongest IN inc nO
OF May aud June. and reaches Its hight before 'no
OF midsummer fairly begins. The fight from the Guy ~
the mountains and the sea side, the other haho'
hardly thought OF IN the month which closes To-Day a"u
Juno win be well advanced before outward "ou ~,
trains and steamboats, are crowded 10 tnen i"' ,n
baekwa rdness of the present season wiz poo'p -
opening ut some OF the Summer resorts ior 'e" 80,
but the sultry OF week past has has'ene" ..
tions I'm the country and has boon strongly sueeoS
prospectiye tourists Of mountain AIR and ocean
In ,o,v caaes the hotels are already awaiting tnen
rnests aud the steamers on which summer "",'i
rreatest ara nearly an thoroughly rentted IN an"oP
ton OF the coming demand. Readers OF lhh IhDos .
will DO interested 70 know the recent impfo'oou
mazda br the various lines OF steamers anu oAoui'o
boats and the merits capacity and Accommodations "
the principal lines arc accordingly preS0"''U '-'
morning ,...o
For an vears the old stoungton line has been knownto
,h travelling pubc During all this long period IL mas
been constantly growing in public favor AMI tS s"a
ers are among the stAnchest on Long lsiand Sounu'
haps the only objection that can be urged agns' W
s rivals is the Inconvenience experienced az opohk
tom where passengers Boston, in order to reaeh Una.
city at daylight must leave the steamer at a. ' anu
exchange a comfortable state-room for berth III
sIeepiugcar Those who not pressed Tor ume now
ever are not Inconvenience thereby, for second tram
leaves stonington after daylight ana taxes iS pas
sengers into Boston before business hours Iho ooas Vi
this line are the Narragansett and stonngton whicn
leave Pier No SO, n. r. daily ats p m taking passeh-
gers into Boston only about u hours later Inc iends
81 the sonincton line will be pleased to hear OF Sum
mer arrangement that will 20 into effect on the hrst day
OF July large new, and elegant steamer. the KhOde
Island is TO be placed the ne and will run az nsy
boat from this city to Stonngton she VIII DO useu asa
passenger boat only thereby making much better time
than would otherwise be possible The Rhode Island Is
steamer OF 5000 tons, fitted with all modern improve
ments with electric bells in the staerooms, with dining
saloon on the deck and built especially for speed
She will leave the foot Of Thlrtethst, East River daily
aording an opportunity view OF the scenery along
the Connecticut shore. She Will return 10 OY
night and passengers will thus gain three hours In Bos
ton as steamboat train will leave that city at $50 p
m I'm addition to the $50 train Of former years Tue
boat itself will leave stonngton for New-fork at p %
and the company promises that 1t shall be In NewYork
only little behind the other Sound steamers, whose
passengers leave Boston a much earlier hour.
The steamers OF the Narraganset line are already well
known to all who travel by water from this city 10 Bos-
ton They are unquesOnably the most luxurious as wen
as the largest Of all tho steamers plying on the SOUND
No expense been spared to make the Bristol ana the
Providence thoroughly attractive to travellers ana
the rich upholstery the velvet carpets, the rosewood
castings the brilliant chandeliers and the tasteful decora
tons on every hand have FOR these steamers an ex
celleut reputation The present steamers have been
built only about six years and have been thoroughly re-
furnished during the past Winter They contain 800
sate-rOoms and will accommodate nearly 1000 passen-
gers while is said that they have carried 1850 passen
gers when tie rush Of travel greatest In addition
10 the other attractions afforded by the Narragansett
line a concert Is given nightly during the Sum
mer season in the grand saloon. band
Of musicians will soon ne placed on each
steamer OF the line and after June l6th passengers will
be thus entertained. The Narragansett line also own
number OF other steamers used as freight and passen
ger boats and also substitutes when either Of the regu-
lar boats is taken of for repairs. An extra boat Will
probably placed the line during the coming sum
mer The boats Of this line leave Pier No. %, North
River daily at D. No. arriving at Fall Ryeriat in tho
morning aud transferring passengers to the Old Colony
Railroad which takes them into Boston at $50 m The
steamers Of this line will also land passengers at New
port throughout the and Will hence secure the
most of the New-York and Newport travel To passen-
gers bound points beyond Boston, convenience
will be secured train from Newport and another
from Fall River will to their junction the Old
Colony Road Instead Of running from this point direct
10 Boston, passengers may proceed direct to South
birmingham and Lowell and thence TO all points North.
This will prove great advantage. as heretofore baggage
has been checked direct to Boston where an awkward
transfer across the city The gain in
comfort Will DO very great, and. In time not incon
siderable.
A line OF TO Norwich is very old institution;
but the Norwich line under its present organization,
has been n existence only for the past II years -Four
principal steamers employed between this city and
Norwich the passenRerboats sailing from Pier No. 4O
North ,Riyer daily at $3.50 p The steamers OF this
line are the City OF NewYork the City of Boston. the
City OF Lawrence, and the City Of Norwich The two
former are OF 1900 tons EACH and capa
BILE Of accommodating about passengers. They
been built about 10 years. and are fayoraby known as
safe and comfortable steamers The City of Lawrence
and the City Of Norwich have been but only about six
years, the former Is OF TONS and the latter 1000
The steamers Of this line at Norwich with the
old Boston. Hartford and Erie Railroad. the New
York and New. England, and at New-LOndon with the
Vermont Central system. By its connection with the
latter road large portion of the Summer travel to
Northern NewEngland is secured, 1t being OF tho
direct lines to all points GU the Vermont Central
and it's branches. The steamers which leave the city
daily at $50 p M reach Norwich at about $780, while
the train the north leaves about three hours later
Other trains early in the day will accommodate those
who prefer the entire night board the boat.
The Haven line is in some respects rival of the
Norwich line since 1t also makes direct connections
with Vermont Central road and much OF the
travel In this direction. The steamers Continental
Elm City have long been identified with the NewHayen
line and have well known TO its patrons Several
freight boats also owned by the Company but the
accommodations supplied by its present feet been
found be insufficient TO supply the demands Of the
travelling public, and new steamer TO DO placed this
line will leave New Haven Tuesday evening next on
her first trip NewYork. She will be called the c. H.
Northa and will be much superior in size and appoint
lnents the Elm City and the Continental The saloon
said to be elegantly fitted and is entered by wide ald
easy staircases. The cabins will be lighted
with gas, and every Improvement which can con-
tribute to the comfort Of passengers has been
added. There are about 400 staterooms on board,
which, in addition TO the berths will comfortably accom-
Dodae 600 passengers, OF about 200
capacity OF the Elm City and the Continental The Elm
City will hereafter be used this line spare boat
while the regular business viii be performed by the
Continental and the steamer. The Northatn win
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