New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27
FLEEING From CITY HEAT
DE on sUMMERs WORsT DAYs.

ONE Or 81 MMLLc NOhol DA1O.
DAY OF sULrRY ENERvATING wEATHER-HULu-
tubes DRIVEN To THE SEA sHoRE FOR RELIEF.
A close, sultry Saturday, with just enough
rain TO hot steam followed yesterday bT cioar
SKY and a blazing sun, made very near approach
10 a heated term" Saturday generally felt
10 be Of the most oppressive and uGc0mfort
able DAYS OF the season The thermometer Indicated
a temperature Of only 50 at the highest but there
a Of atmosphere and complete lack Of vitality
IN the that made the moderate heat almost unenGur
Bile The depressing and enervatng weather OF Saturday
doubtless contributed TO making sunday about the
hottest day OF the season, although there have been
era hotter days during the present month tho temper
turo being greater than the previous sunday The
thermometer steadily from II at a. III. TO SO
noon and s92 az p. when II AGAIN began to
fa and 1t D. IN. had reached 7so. The average tenn
porature was 4O higher than the corresponding day
1876 There was very little AIR stirring. gentle
breeze sprang up intervals which mtgated the heat
OF the sun but 1t would suddenly die away, leaving
calm which made the air almost sufOcaung. Toward
evening the breeze became vigorous, and the bur
den OF heat became percepnby lessened
Like nearly all summer sundays IN town, the day
not 70 New-Yorzers About onequArer Of the
population tried living from discomforts that they felt
others they knew not Of and went out Of the city ON
the excursion trips. The boats and railroads to
Coney Island. Rockaway and Manhattan beaches,
the steamers 70 Hi.h Bridge, Glen Cove Sea
dozen other points, went out loaded down win their
human freight packed in ike cattle The street-csr
lines and avenues uptown were hrongcd with people
all day On their way and from Central Park and the
number OF visitors was have been greater than
on any previous sunday during the Summer. The
trips were the popular however, and the general
rcessness OF the crowds and OF the " tins
loaded steamers would have astOnished any person not
accustomed 10 seeing American Sunday excursions.
The crowd ROckaway Beach yesterday, was ia NUN
Der the largest Of the and in character certainly
the best 10 that r. the noisy the careless,
and the bold had selected yesterday specal
day At the Beach, although probably the usual
number Of respectable people were theirs. Tho
steamers were crowded almost 70 sufOcatOn
throughout the whole day and the trains tho Long
Island road increased by several each As the
Columbia left JEWELS Wharf In the morning, tho
Captain cried enough. He said be had $500 souls
on board. and TINS admission from him
sdered equivalent % an actual cargo OF many more,
The waiting crowd which she 4eft completely filed the
Ade!pm. and By the time the Amercus hove in sight
there q load her The crowd poured ia On her
decks until there scarcely standing room and erl
people became afraid so stay on board or her one man,
hnding himself uuase o. push his way through the
crowd, crauled out 81 window aud climbed u the upper
deck whence he jumped again 10 the wharf preferTlng
u walt Tor the next boat than 70 run the risk OF being
one too BOARD the AmeriCus. This Josephine
toOk the place Of the William Cook and also crowded
me NoVefslnk and Empire state well filled both
Ways ana tie Twilight made extra tTlp % bring back
ke passengers left by tine cars. Returning home the
oihDa. by careful estmat, held the weight OF 4,ZOO
Dooles Every deck crowded u its utmost and IL
N- said shs carried larger load Many persons
aS"Se" W 20 on board Of her, aud ~ heavy shower