The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-09

Impr0v ements ut Sea Clin-Who Arc
Building and What IL Expected-The
Outlook for 1874.


Outlook for 1874. #
A few weeks more will bring the camp meeting
season full into view, and already extensive prep
aratons are In hand TO make the approaching sea-
son the most successful that has been witnessed.
the Metropolitan Camp Ground Is located at Sea
Cliff, on the Sound, whittier, on Tuesday lot own
ers and their friends took excursion at the ex-
pense OF the association Last year the associa.
zion ran the steamboat Arrowsmith between this
city aud the camp ground; but the boat was Q slow
saller, and though the Seawanaka, which ran to
Glen Cove, was prohibited from landing at the Sea
Chr dock and charged little more fare,
passengers preferred to travel by her
and paw additional for her superior ac-
commodations and greater speed. The Arrowsmith
hardly paid expenses, ana the association sold
her last winter for $4,000 making thereby proht
OF $4,000 by the transfer The association has since
purchased the steamboat General Sedgwick, q
large boat, but hardly substantial the Arrow.
smith. The Sedgwick ran last year between New
York and Coney Island but was not deemed exactly
suited to the rough sail down the Bay. 1t will
doubtless answer better for the more placid waters
OF the Sound and the less turbulent class Of pas.
sengers that will travel to the camp ground.
EXCURSION TO SEA CLIFF YESTERDAY.
Yesterday company, numbering between 200 and
300 persons, accepting the associations invitation
Vi Ill cACuIsluu lUI flot OWuCIS tuciT lTlcHOS,
started from Peck Slip for Sea Cliff by the Sedg-
wick. The boat started promptly at nine A. M,
and in doing so left behind quite little company
who arrived at the slip few minutes behind time,
to find themselves left behind. Some OF them,
however, went up by the Long Island Railroad
and returned by the boat The company included
several ministers from New York and Brooklyn
and many prominent Methodist aymen and their
families from both cities. The day was delightful
and the sail up and down the sound was Charming
The Improvements on the camp ground, present
and prospective, are very pr omising. Mr.. L. A.
and already has some furniture and fixtures
moved into 1t. 1t Is perhaps the most costly
permanent occupancy It's estimated cost cost il IS
$4,000. The Rev. John 8. lnsklp has an IS, 900
cottage, also nearly finished; His family are
already occupying 1t In part. He designs It for
permanent home. MI. J. N. Lawrence, OF Brook
Ign, and Mr.. Howe, baker, OF this city, have also
designed for permanent residences, whose cost is
estimated at $4,000 eacn. Other cottages or
smaller pretensions and less cost are also going
up, and py the time the camp meeting opens IN
July the grounds will exhibit c0mmendable ad-
vance on last years condition:
THE OLD LADIES' HOME
is receiving some finishing touches and Mrs. Ad-
ans, the matrOn, was up yesterday looking after
1t. Roads and walks have been and VIII De graded
and greatly improved before midsummer. The
fences have been removed between the oid pur-
chases and some OF the new camp ground addl,
tions and moderate business IN the SAFE OF ots
has gone on all the year. The old Long Island I'M
provement Association has dled natuIhi ucatn;
unhOnOred ana uDSllng, anu SOHic VI ibs Cnuoc unu
..hxtures' have been sold and others are aWaltlng
purchasers. The Long Island Railroad COMPANY
have consented to allow a depot 10 De Duiit on
their road, facing the camp ground, anu 10 stop
their trains there for the accommodation or
pas sengers, and the Camp Meeting Association
will nm a line of cabs or omnibuses between the
camp grounds and the depot, provided they can
obtain the right OF way OF the property owners IN
teryeninQ which will hardly be refused. This will
bring the railroad facilities within ten or fifteen
Minutes, walk or ride OF the camp ground. The
Sea Gin Association have also removed the steam
boat restrictions SO that the Seawanaka can land
Messengers ut the camp dock on all her trips, Sun
laws excepted. The Sedgwick win go mp to the
ground every morning about eight A. M, return
Inv therefrom about i've p. NJ, thus giving
ExCURsIoNIsTs AND PICNIC PARTIES
n GOOD davis pleasure. The Seawanaka win con-
tnue her afternoon trips as usual returning to the
city in the morning, thus giving business men
ample opportunity to enjoy the country air and TO
attend TO their city business likewise. The cost OF
the round trip by the Sedgwick, as in contempla-
ton is eighty cents. This Is little more than was
charged last year, but II Is believed that the supe
rior facilities for travel and accommodation will
warrant the increase. Passengers may not see {
In that light, however. " Is understood that the
association have also removed the restrictions
rom lot owners in regard to the sale and transfer
Of their lots and tnat. In Short the fullest compe-
tltion IL allowed and the reest commerce consistent
with the religions cbarantar nt the grounds. And