The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-21
SJNDIr Nv CENTR.fL rank.
The Doings orthc Thousands who Went There
to Spend the Iiot Day Of Rest.

III ttiIuEtS. scores Ol lnOu-
sands on foot-alivc. active. and alert with men.
women. and children. The Park was all day
long bright beautiful. thronged. and noisy.
from the Ginning Of the Sunday matin bells TO
the going down OF the red hot sun. And long
after that much welcomed hour. the malls were
lined with painting men. women. aud children.
every seat was occupied. ard many found rest
on the lawns.
AT six in tho morning the drives were uti-
lied ty inyalls in carriages. dyspopiics on
horseback. and pleasure seekers in wagons Of
all sorts and kinds Even ut that hour the heat
was icrvcnt. and tho horses showed the effects
81 cN,r!on. Their SKINS were wet and their
Hanks iieckcd with foam. one spirited span of
chestnut mares. driven 10y the SON ol ud.-l4n-
suiSh.d counsellor. himself Of no mean report.
wcte forced 70 suecumb temporarily tp tAe meat.
and hut tor the sAiliul care of the groom must
nave Dcen utterly ruined. Tn" notion SO IrcNa-
lent that the MONDAY sun il tho only dangerous
oib Is iailaelOu-. AT All events. u runiluud
Seotehman. who was found pro-trated 10y inr
heat az nine oclo X. near the music stand. has
50 decided. Long before the solar rays a-- umcd
thcir Ierp'ndIeu!ar the human race c-sayri
iheir horizontal. AT nine tn" temperature WAS
not az ten II was terrible; at eleven II was un-
bcaraDle: ana at noon-well. at noon. every
deers tail hung as straight as "a ramrod and
children cried 70 20 home.
The rigid rules OF the park prescribe picnics
on IN" grass but on hot sundays only the very
uglicst II policemen care ANYTHING for rogula-
ti9ns. On Saturdays and sundays visitors are
"ditr spreads are not encouraged. H"r" again
y"si' rday wa, an exception. At noon ih' in
Nalds h"lui x nr homo, and IA" fancy turuouf-
N'ir n visible iui an ~" park carriages were
crowded, and at least 500 erorer-. hak"r.. and
un! .i.nl .us p'ople oi Every srnir were urs-
lhs lh'ii lt%N ~trNu- along thr drive -. a- they
sM with families and friends in rude but COM
Portable vehicles.
II was a great day for the children. In the
early morning We'll dressed little iulk- in white
irucks. blue -HShes. socks and boots 10 match
and tiny lara-o.s drove thcir Tr.ii .h-11nn'i
Ia IA.
But as the day Wore on the picture wore another
Eurh 80 did thr children. There We're more
hlu' "y's than tlu" saShcS. and Very frw nurses
chaI hti III" pohf'tnan s"ye. Mon. apparently
N" 'hnhlc-. lounccl all over the Park. and a. Il
rule their lar;' and interesting families loungcd
WIN thcm. Ihe number of women wtA babies
IN their arms AMI heavy flannel shuwls over
their shoulders was positively surprising. Hot
brcanle, The shawl still held l. own.
Picnirs nourshed. And by picnics is not
meant chanldglc lun hes with John Thomas
IN tnr rear ani Charles Augustus in the van.
On tho contrary, John Thomas was one Of the
party. and Charles Augustus wasn't there.
ana an ine children. were heartily en- nioycd hy
thousands oi people. who had their water IN
hoitl"~, ami. for aught we know. their bear in
th" same l"rcptacl,-. Not Tar from the Sixth
avenue "nran 'r, on the way 10 the lake. there
i lhf-f rustic lodge. IN viii h not t-s than
5.UO persons, in the course OF the day. opened
their bundles and baskets. and prepared their
lunch. 1Ae dairy WAS busy from morn TN
night. How mueh milk was absorbed II would
N ulll'Nl 10 say, nut thousands Ol quarts Ot
,uut DELICIOUS beverage rest to-day IN very dill
i"Ient rlarc, from those of yesterday
From noon up To- three O'Clock the Parks
~ m,!Ade shon" and glarcd beneath "a nrry
sun. Ihe ~llan.pudcr brigade Of policemen
Wltol. TIL" sharp darts Of heat penetrated
even the shady lrOv.@ stirred the restless
-lccpcr-. worried tho children and madc IN.
horses mad wagon load ui chbhag.S would
have Sold like hot cakcs-thcir "ayrs brin.;
Trunk by the barrrliul Water WAS lulped |
ly the pOndiHl. Soda water well. the Russian |
i'et co4h iiom fora year IN the soda water that
was sold ~ Central PARK from II Ia . IN the al
.'rno0n. The sheep and lerr had "a hard time |
q ii, bat the birds di;nt ,"rm 10 care much |
IN" children and hors -uif red, aud the po-
eemen ayai!:d lAems' I've, us :.l.a.i mn,,,,,l,,y
"ius \" stot"s Il was Il timc 10 BE- remember |
.u, ih"l' have boon, and doubtless VIII be. |
Ieh than yesterday. What ltc there
sas betw,en y 10 3 wts on the qui,t, II liirre
may be- doubted If jO.noO words were spjkrm in |
Any one minute. Thousands We're asleep. |
! thousands were eating. Thousands were |
he coming OF the afternoon. From 3 - there |
SSS q. a I!gi L@ySnfr4 ~ n! Ma-l, Imere weT
Ihe Mount 81. Vincent Hotel still stands in |
he plclnreslu' pr9mlhence az of Old and is the |
'rsot 81 hundr"ds every day. Mayor Ely. |
sheridan Shook. Superintendent Ryan. Cun,.
'i"s-uidn Bhss. senator Jacobs Hugh Hast.
psI, M,'sl, Lor,.iarl jerome Hatch. Kane.
IL
iclan-, ports, goutlemcn. and all that sort II
non n-graviat" 10 this place as naturally "A.
parks iiy upward Yesterday. plank shaJ
lrlng chickens, strawberries, aud "rNtra arv'
+, cuncd 10 bear the palm OF popularity and
hc lemonade with a stlrk IN II, which was called
'r and put away, was sufficient " drown az
= nnd.
The Park at sunset was in its glory. Tb.
rii. son orb rested on the horizon for II moment
: If H. tax" parting look at the misery il had |
one, and Ia give promise Of a scor,her To-day |
nd then sulcny sunk behind the rim Atthnt |
lpnicnt gcnt" breeze was tanning The checks
at least 2QOOOO persons in the Park. Why. |
l're Mcr' babies enough there H. satisfy |
"f"n h"rltls and more men than the Turkish |
ulnn has s"cn in Il year Az for spring bon
''r' ih'y WI" countless and therr were cali
''- ~ mn s.. All tho blood in the Park was at
Nrt l'rt' IAe few champagne drinkers Oh
l' hH'l p"r q. Wrr" pas~ahly cOmfurtabp hut
i' mas Wlh hN"rlsh. The breez, revived
l'm' II made he men con,iderato The
plh"h irhrlhhsoV 'hoir front hair and tag be-
an" lhNpri" alnNi"Inrnt with tho eli ildrrn
tiiWuhily the lhroht;s thinncd ont and AWAY |
ne lvlg INES OF street tcars pnAsrl SLOWLY ln,vu |
Wn udrn, each L. its capacity with tired f,lks |
NO. low"Nor hot, had found an imur,vnm"ut
''I Hn' Cos" uuorlcrs Of their homes Car |
W. - suffered, ear drivers sworc, and ear con.
W.9is were miracles Of patience.
~ ~ 'lp'k, tln hotel was ahlaHr with lRl ted q
'iI,l rooms; fhst driving was constant along !
j. null7, Az thn lrnchrs were occupied and
'NinlSN' lI"H", lull Of rcfrrshmont stirred
'rl} l"al and waved the fountain I,,ts in rr,,nn
u oufv's NeNnl wns the Park 50 thnrni,ghlv :
lvwn 10 he the PrOplos Park as il wns vrst"r
w. ~ was never more beautiful, never Iuora | ,