The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE ROCKAWAY STEAMERS.
THE SUPERVISORS STILL AT woRK-DECREAsE IN
THE NUMBER OF ExcURsIoNIsTs-A 'IIaHT"

THE SUPERVISORS STILL AT woRK-DECREAsE IN
THE NUMBER OF ExcURs1oNIsTs-A ''1IaHr'
DAY.
The Supervising Inspector Of Steamers, along with
several of his associates having made their business
recently to visit Rockaway and personally compute the
number of passengers who went aboard each particular
boat ascertaned that the managers had issued about
100 more tickets than they warranted in doing,
and the holders of these tickets because each vessel
had its regular number of passengers and by could
receive more) left nightfa standing on the
beach, with boat to take them back to New York
The majority Of these people did not reach their homes
until
AFTER MIDNIGHT,
Mr. Low compelling the managers run an extra boat
at the expense of about $4Oo for their accommodation
The people naturally felt indignant and many of them
made up their minds not to visit Rockaway again this
season, lest similar mishap might The result
of this was that at Rockaway yesterday it the
slightest" day Of the The captain of the Amer
icus told the writer that he had brought down during
the day only about half his usual number Of passen
gers. Hotel proprietors, restaurant keepers
and the managers of the several bathing
houses along the beach all corroborated this
statement and said that yesterday was the
worst ''fair day" they had experienced during the
year Tho beach showed hundreds less than its usual
Sunday complement and all the attractive spots about
This cannot be ascribed to any bad condition of the
weather, for lovelier day dawned Rockaway
have grander breakers rolled upon her beach,
1t was solely in consequence of the neglect Of the
gers of the steamers to faithfully fulfil the they
made last Sunday to IT, 100 passengers whom they left
behind to get home early as best they could
The inspectors did their duty well last week, for
was far better that by complying with the law 100
should be left behind than by disobeying it human
life should have been lost Nor did they abandon their
work after the first week Mr. Jerry SimonsOn In
spector Of Hulls along with several officers Of the Gus
tom House. present yesterday at all the landings
to that boat carried away than her regular
number Of passengers.
Their mission however, was useless, for the number
of people relatively small that of the five
boats could well be overcrowded The Americus
seemed in danger OF being full her last home
ward trip and rs as this became evident Mr.
SiInonson repaired to her landing. Captain Pease
along with Mr.. Perkins treasurer of the line, found
counting the passengers ascending the gangpank
The parties who went board counted not only
by Captain Pease and Mr. Perkins, but also by Mr. and
Mrs Patterson. As as 7gS people were on board
though hundreds were running to catch the steamer
the gangpank pulled in and she moved Off She
made two more landings her total number OF passen
gers being $40, which IS thirty less than her charter
allows her TO carry.
The Americus was the exceptional boat however for
the General Sedgwlck, Nellie White, Neversink and
William Cook all came home only partially filed The
steamboat inspectors doing good work. and II they
only continue II steamboat transit between New York.
Brooklyn and Rockaway can be accomplished without
discomfort TO passengers or danger OF disaster.