The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-21
GODS FRESH AIR.
Where GOtham's Sweltering Thousands
Took their Sunday Out.
BY SEA AND LAND.
The People in Central and Pros
pect Parks.
SEA AND LAND
In Jersey and Westchester-At Long
Branch and Rockaway

The extremely bot weather OF yesterday decided
tens Of thousands Of our citizens, who would not
otherwise have made up their minds SO promptly, TO
seek fresh air wherever It could be found. The gen.
eral impulse was TO get out OF DOORS but that 10
only the beginning Il choose further
between the many inviting spots by and land
where the desired cool breeze and and, II
sary, rclreshinent were obtanable. Hence it came
that the people spread out In oil directonssome 10
Central Park some 10 Jersey some TO Prospect Park
some to Westchcster, 10 Long Branch, some 10
Rockaway, and as 1t the first general Sundays
outing OF the season II will be interesting 10 follow the
pilgrims OF nature in their after the beautiful
the picturesque aud the comfortable
CENTRAL
Our Central PARK never looked more beautiful or
inviting than did yesterday. For 10. the winter is
past, tho rain is and gone; the flowers appear
the earth; the time of tho singing of birds is come
and the voice OF the turtle is heard in the land" We
have again opened the most charming chapter Of the
year, that which has voles and May flowers its
inscriptions and vgnottes Infant blossoms hang upon
the trees and leaves I'LL the AS the poet
hath II, this Is tho month whose robe folds are
valleys, whose breast bouquet liz gardens and whose
blush IL vernal evening. 1t is chiefly
tho poor, however, who, escaping from the cages in
which they have been imprisoned for week, most
joy Gods holiday the broad walks and among the
WINS gladstone sight yesterday many thou
sands of them-the patcrlamilias, with troop OF
household angels at his heels the mother, with the
infant her arms, and tho toilers The hot work
shops--all taking solid rest and comfort 1t
wise provision Of City Fathers under which, years
ago, was set apart and beautided spot for such
purpose, and though it may have been costly i'm
provcment, one will deny that it has become
one or the most important factors in the OF
tropolitan health and pleasure.
On hot day like yesterday the great bulk Of the
throng does not begin gather UNTIL say four O'Clock,
when the has partially lost his warmth and the
evening shades begin TO Deepen but alter that hour
similar spectacle cannot be witnessed anywhere else in
it Is then that sees our working classes
to tho greatest advantago-the shop sur in her best
attire, the mechanic In his good clothes, Mcin herr
and his frau, and, in word, the people OF all the
tonaities that constitute our cosmopolitan popda-
lion. Judging from nhyfiognomy, II noteworthy
item that majority Of Sunday visitors to the Park
appear to be Germans. Ii wanted TO verify the
fact 1t would only be necessary 10 mark the
contrast between the people who paronze the dairy
and those who drink beer. And the great crowd
Joys its Sunday pleasure supcrlatively II passes
review before Shakespeare, Scott, Humboldt, Morse,
Webster Burns Halleck, and the sturdy soldier OF the
Seventh. The children Chamber on the rocks minsle
with the flowers and sport on the lawns. The swings
tho goat carriages and ponies, tho boats the lake.
the curiosities alive and dead in the VINE covered
Museum, these and score Of other attractions ut
once tempt and entertain or vehicles thcre also
thousands ca, route to and tho bouevards beyond
the Park.
To tho stranger as we'll as the resident the picture
must be always suggestive for tits eloquent with that
spirit OF municipal charity which has provided vast
breathing spot for rich and poor alike, and aided
can bs moro impressive than summer sunday,
when from overlooking tenement houses, aud the
stencil and filth OF crowded apartments pour forth the
professions OF debitated young and old inhalo the
fresh ar and feast tho the treasury OF foliage
nuu flower which God has so Iuxuriousiy filed
Where, In the language of the poet Massey
an the leaves thrill and sparkle Wild as wings
voluptuonsy ripening In The sun
tne bustercups spread tiny Laps 10 take
Tie warm gold snowering dow heaven
The birds low grooming DER their sweet spsng tunes,
And in his song keeps laughing: he's SO Jolly
To think how summer pups the fruit for him.
It is estimated that 200, 600 people present and
there better tribute to tho orderly character OF
the crowd than that not single arrest made by
the police
PROSPECT PARK, BRooxLYx
The warm weather had the cncct OF inducing thous-
ands OF people to lind their way Brooklyn's best
lung-prospect Park Indeed, It may be safely stated
that from ns date the season Of 1871 has fairly
opened there. delightful breeze swept across The
harDor, and caused the grass and foliage wave.
though in grateful Of It's ballny carcss
Tho roadways were lined with vehicles OF every de-
Bcription, and the kept in constant
operation 10 lay tho dust Tho lawn between the
Flabusn avenue plaza aud Cottage Ill., was crowded
noon. while s0ats IN the shady hooks ut pre-
MUM. Tho only renl drawback to the pleasures OF the
people, who have expended upward OF eight million
dollars the park the constant rude warning OF
tho blue coated police to keep oil the grass.
inoval OF several these signs which should be taken
down ut once nnd the Enclosed sections OF the park
thrown open the enjoyment OF the visitors ON
lake, which presents an area oil hity-two ncres OF
water Admiral O'Bren, oil the rowboat notila, had
his little fleet constantly engaged Tho shelter house
and the dairy we'll patronzed, and the PARK
'scarryalls'' reaped harvest Of fares.
LAGER MECCA or wgsTcnKsTEE
To the shrine OF Gambrnus, in Westchcstor county,
thousands nded their various ways Some by land
and some by water sought the sylvan shades, where,
during the great excise campaign OF 1862 wore mi
tiaed those sunday services the thirsty god whcn
arc still reIlgiousy observed. Tho Second and Third
avenue cars brought hundreds Of German iamiics to
the southern bank OF the Harlem River beyond which
lies thousand lanes dedicated 10 the beer
divinity AL day long there nled across the
Of thirsty morals, who arriving at tho
Wcstchestcr bans scattered here aid there each to
his iuvorIte garden and brauere Lest an unjust im-
preston oil the innaence Of German tastes upon
American manners be conveyed u is but lar 10 state
that all tho pilgrims not German Large numbers
Of Americans were among the pilgrims, and their de-
vot,on 10 SPECIAL rules 10 which Westminster Is con
secra'cd Sundays whit less earnest than that
oil their German fellows. Tho boats Of the Morrsan.a
md Harlem lines brought large quota OF visitors 10
The place, and when the cool Of evening
succeeded the heat Of tho devoted
ana much affected pilgrims began to wcnd their
various ways back TO the metropolis. Families
Of ton and twelve children were plenty IN the ranks
aud the number OF dovo,ecs who visited Wcstchestcr
may DO safely stated NJ 10000 The itself At
racted many and all day oEe even during the noon
day heat, tho stream was spotted with row boats
iu OF delighted cash and crfand boys Tor Jays
sport During the early hours OF evening tho gentle
men VINO delight In striped shirls other appoint
n2s OF the court Of muscle, vouchsafcd the nyriad
spectators ON the brdaes aud DOCK with exhibition
Of scuIlng.
BeSn AND Fun JEasgy.
IL was PnDgst-Sonntag among tho Germans yes.
terday ana IL their usual custom TO celebrate the
day by open air picnics, social con vva
parties, al which immense quantities. vi lager beer are
srunx. In this CITY the policemen had received in
sirucons 10 that the sunday Excise law against
the sciing Of auy KIND OF exciscaolc drinks were
the beer gardens AM. parks IN
upper portions Of the oity Necessarily therefore,
The exodus OF Germans and, indeed, also Amercans
w lrom lhs CITY uohnk Mnsicl,.xar