The New York herald., 1877-07-09
SUNDAY PLEASURE SEEKERS.
The Weekly Exodus from the Dull
and Heated City.
THE seAsHoRe AND SHADY Nooks

The regular Sunday sortis from the metropolis
perhaps greater yesterday than any other sasaAy this
season. II a stranger could have looked dosa RON
some great emnence and taken q comprehsnsivs
Of the city, scanning tho thousands OF msa. ~omsa
and children hurrying from their houses noexing 10
the wharves and railways and dying IN all directions
by land and sea- he might have thought plague VAS
expected raise within It's borders. The numDsr
OF Sunday excursionsts, Il would sccm s constantly
Increasing As facilities for reaching desirable points and
returning in few hours multiplied and the con-
ditions made safe and attractive better class Of
people begin TO take advantage OF tho opportunity for
n brief change OF and scene. Tho depression OF
trade also helps swell the ranks OF those who
better times could afford spend a season at OF
the fashionable watering places The points where
the excursionists most did congregate yesterday will
be found recorded below, together with
count Of the manner in which they contrivcd TO
amuse themselves.
PARK.
Rarely is Central Park found SO thinly populated on
a Sunday early in July AZ II yesterday. Neither
the drives nor in tho walks there any crush,
and the picture that recalls In overhauling tho
memory OF hot summer Sundays was nowhere to be
found. This was doubtless In some measure caused
by tho mdness OF tho weather, which yesterday was
not at any time hot to send the oppressed den-
zens OF crowded streets into the cty's gar
den Tor breatng spell Hence II was that
ono minded could have found untenanted
hundred favored hooks, sheltered and
compassod round about with shade that
not single shaft OF sunlight entered them. A stroll
through Park all the ploasanter under these cir
cumstancos II is easier to mako choicc OF location,
and having found some such cool and quiet spot, 10
lineer there In undisturbed enjoyment Tho
people lounged on the benches in q contonted
sor, Of way seemingly accepting the mud
ngnant Providence, their features wearing
expression of calm satisfaction. Doubtless II
could read their thoughts Whenever any OF them took
tho the trouble to think he would have discovered
some OF the pride associated with superior judg
ment arising from the gratifying reflection that, unlike
the foolish toing and struggling OF town by
| railroad and steamboat, they had found tho
| country aud the fresh air In their best and
pcasantest aspects here at home And certainly there
was everything about the appearance oil the place 10
autumn, whom hues Of russet and OF scarlet minge
with the fading mass Of emerald does Park
look as we'll as at this time. 1t is now in tho
| iuiness OF It's summer glory, with every
lcai green and flowers blooming in proiuson
the slopes and garden patches aanking tho walks
ants IN charge Of the boats, the goats, ponies and
swings were not kept very busy, out enough go
bent laz,iy TO their task their long slow, steady
stroke scarcely sont ripple over the surface OF the
| placid water
| RocKAwAy BEACH,
Thousands or persons visited Rockaway Beach,
going thher on board the steamers OF whioh no less
than six now run regularly from this city TO the vari
Gus landing places at that popular seaside Tho
Plymouth Rock made. two trips-one at nine In the
morning and the other At two In the afternOon-and
| each time carried about fifteen hundred passengers
An Improvement In the class OF persons carried Is
tceabc from week TO week on this vessel well as
| on oil the Sunday excursions. 1t IS evident
that people who used to be prejudiced against
enjoying pure air and glimpse OF the open folds or
tho heaving waters have altered their and think
II moro sin 10 enjoy nature In this than
| home anu swclter IN their confined rooms The pres
OF fair proportion OF these people party
erts refining and restraining influence upon the
rougher element when is present. and, IN turn, edu
rnlp n aYanln nla IN hinn.p
standard OF behavior In days gone by tho
only means of entertainments provided for the
SUBURBAN gardens and Sunday resorts Of
tho people, consisted OF the bars where v,llanous
ruder class induced to attend, and those VINO
did attend were apt TO nave their feelings shocked by
consumption OF tho beverages aiorosa,d Nearly ali
the steamboats, now provide good bands Of music, be-
suos panos some, IKE so sne c, USamD ana inc
to the lovers OF vocal melody; ana all sup
ply some kind OF refined pastime to their patrons.
Tho weather on the bay and along the beach all
that could bc desired. Coming back to the city late
the afternoon steaming against head breeze, the
temperature was reduced TO SO low degree board
the that and shawls very acceptable
those who sat outside the cabins. The wind so
strong to produce rather heavy sea; when OIL
Coney Island bar the vessels rolled enough TO make
some OF tho ladies' and lew "nobby' young
gentlemen. who were r., not good sailors, leave
still water reached again, and tho ladies' recovered
courage very soon. The occurrence, however, fur
and they the butt OF their companions during tho
remainder OF tho trip. An immense number OF per
sons from Brooklyn were ON Rockaway Beach, many
having gone out the steum railroads others on
the steamers Columbia, Amcricus, Nevcrsink and
city alter leaving New York, aud stopped
there on tho return trip In addition to all these
boats tho steamer William Cook carried u large
bcr OF New Workers to tho beach, The usual
ments OF bathing, eating clam chowder, boiled fish
ana other seaside delicacies, chatting promcnading
the shore and flirting INDUCED IN to tho fun
extent OF evorybodys wishes, and thon tho
sonists lulea into dreamy happiness by tns drowsy
swash oi the waves against the bow and the monoto
nous thuds OF the paddle wheels mi ngng with tho
music Of tho bands wore safely landed again in the
city when tho last tints Of day fading from
western SKY.
| UP THE GRAND OLD HUDSON
SO popular has the Hudson River route become this
sumner sum NEW WITH The public ian, and especially with parents
that the Increased travel has been very noticeable
Early in the the Long Branch, Captain
James Lynch aud the swst little Sylvan Dell wero
placed tho routo every Sunday " West Point and
Ncwburgh. Not sunday has passed that
both these vessels have not been crowded
with excurstonists who seek alike the bracing
| AIR that sweeps down from tho Palisades
and mountains. anu the ravishing scenery al which
poets have sung, and upon which painters have
hausted their highest cndcav0r Yesterday the Branch
aud Dell went up heavily ladcned with selcc, class
OF pleasure seekers The former carried about nine
| hundred persons and the latter iuy Gvo hundred
For the hrst time this season the steamer En-
pre state was PLACED On the route aud
carrying thousand persons. Several hundred
from the vessels discmbarked at Iona
Island aud spent the time ploasany the groves
strolling along the romantic walks. Those who were
Sufficiently thoughtful to provide themselves with
basket, had no cause to regret Their visit to the
island. Not so with those who went depending upon
the hotel TO supply the creature comforts Liquors
thero we're In abundance, but the larder Of the hotel
WAS early exhausted. and seventy-nve cents were
wrung out OF everybody sat down "a table, tho
b OF fare consisting only Of tough becsteak pio and
wretcned coffee. Luckily the boats we'll sup
piled with refreshments hundreds would havo
suffered from hanger