The New York herald., 1877-07-02

although Jewels dock at Brooklyn advertised 70 h
touched as well as Grand street, u was fully nine
O'Clock before the excusiousts got OF from No 30
There the usual croYdiDg and incidental pushing,
but everybody good naturod, and all tue vast
concession to law and order. Al quarter past
nine the word was gwen from somewhere To LET
n and s1su The & stately s :SoDsy eos' fdsS out
bridgeport was reached at two O'Clock and the beau
ties OF Sea View Park were admired by about four
hundred persons who strolled among the trees PIC
ncxed 10 the most admirable al esco style and batbed
on the long reaching shingles There were but two
persons who were unhappy. and they said 10 DO
Ia love. The eyes OF the boat were upon them,
and DevercIcs band-and Juoilee sinaers--of the
Thirteentn reginent-scemed TO be playing At them
during the entire day. TIE steamer Thomas Powell
arrived at her dock about eight O'Clock. and when
she was moored her sister boat was receiving freight
or live stock and tho wharves echoed with their COM
plants
LONG BRANCH.
The season may DO said to be fairly opon at
Long Branch the iDhux Of visitors Saturday night
and Sunday morning being great II IL estimated
that there were sixteen hundred visitors at the Branch
ou Saturday ana yesterday the morning trains
carried down four or I'VE hundred more. Tho day
ure seekcrs all tho afternoon. In the morning one Of
the most violent storms experienced bv the sum-
mer visitors at Long Branch passed tho place IL
lasted IRON i've O'Clock 10 ten O'Clock NJ, and len
cool, balmy and refreshing atmosphere behind it, In
addition TO the delicious breezea tho surf nner
and bathing was generally INDUCED h especially the
excursonists who went down IN the morning IRON New
York. At the hotels the prospects for the season
considered unusually encouraging, aud some OF ths
hotel people anticipate the most brilliant and success
iul season ever known al this avorito All tho
leading hotels are full already aud not with transient
visitors but with people who have come or are coming
Tor tho summer The cottagcrs. too, are occupying
their villas and interesting themseve: in the growth
and prosperity OF this city by the
Al The West End and one or two other Of tho leading
hotels there werc nops on Saturday night at which
much beauty and briliancy were displayed For the
first time this season II elt that the round OF
fashionable dissipation had begun, and as tho dance
went on 1t was to be seen that this year there is de-
termination that Joy shall be unconhned During the
day yesterday pleasant episode was the excursion Of
of the shore and saluting the hotels as IL passed
Most OF the denzens OF tho place wcro the beach
TO SEQ Tue boat pass somo OF them even trying 10
recognize acquain,ances on board through their
glasses.
A comparatively small number OF the visitors at the
hot weather admonishing most OF them 10 remain
whore the breezes could tan them with the refreshing
breath OF the ocean.
ON THE ATLANTIC
One OF the most enjoyable excursions yesterday was
that made to 'the broad Atlantlc' by nearly 1000
persons ou the steamer Empire Sta,e eavng The foot
OF Twenty-second street AZ half-past nine A. NJ aud
taxing in passengers al various landings ON the North
RIVER and finally at Fulton Jerry. Brook.
lyn side The boat Started seward about
hali-past ten. From that time shore was
succession OF beautiful ocean views nne band Of
thirty pieces played classical and popular dur
ing the trip aud at times some oi the young people
strains to indulge IN terpsichorean luxurios
The majority OF passengers, however. were or
the more solld sort-husbands, wives and children
who went TO nhae the cool and bracing breczes OF
sea The trip embraced sail through The Narrows
suburban villas OF the Highlands seabrisht, Long
Branch, Ocean Grove and >quan. On the return the
steamer rounded tho Lghtshp, which marks
the spot where tho Scotland went down.
Opportunity also afforded OF seeing the
wreck OF tho steamship Husband, which lies broken IN
twain ION the beach NJ Long Branch, with tho
breaking In spray over tho dismantlcd hell The day
was delghtfu tho wind being almost too cold in It's
strength the roll of tho Atlantic just enough abated
to give the weakest stomach only faint reminder OF
the mai de ner Tho hotels were gayy decorated with
hags that dipped In graceful salute TO the
IN Qppn
promenading the strand or tumbng In
the waves; whItc winged messengers OF commerce
sailed with motion slow, uncertaIn," out where the
misty borzons curtain touched its cdgc In tho deep
blue sea; the bay alive with yachts sail boats and
steamers returning from Coney Island Rockaway aud
other places OF resort music echoed across the water
from dozen bands and brief. the only misery OF
tho day was when ut six O'Clock the gang plank
thrown aud tho excursionists entered once the
hot and dusty streets VI tho metropolis.