New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
EXCURSIONS And TRIAL TRIPS.

TIE NEW STEAMER SARATOGA AND THE EMPIRE
sTATg-MAssACnUsETTs EDITORS ON VAcA-
TIoN.
The new steamboat Saratoga, of the Citizens
Line TO Troy attepded the OF the New-York facb
Club yesterday taking passengers about ZOO Trojan
citizens and about 400 invited guests from this city IL
was the saratogas first trip. Among the guests were
Postmaster James, Mayor Ely, Thomas Cornell, c. +.
Young T. c. willard and the following gentlemen, rep
resenting railroad George w Becker, Penn
sylvania Railroad s. W. Cummings, Vermont Central
s. B. Jones, Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern ;
VIM. f. Smith Vermont Central James Buckley and i.
A. Phelps, Erie; and g. J.. Conner OF tine Fall River
line. The passengcrs all on board at ii a. M
filing all parts OF the boat from pilot house 10 rudder
chains MANY flags and banners some OF the latter with
strange devices concerning Hum and Troia
oatcd from the masthcads ana Tfgah 1 H. psay May
toward Long Branch. Tue SAIL down tne pay WIS
pleasant onc much sioam being wasted III answering the
Welcoming whistles OF craft on both sides or thc river
After sailing around III the nelShbornoodo Sahy huoh'
the steamer turned about and returned 10 the city'
TSH si n,, irse ast and handsome In longth
over ali She Is 300 feet IN Ireadh Of beam 36 feet aud
II rs m and vide having been built with special eicr-
the shallow water " TIE hudson noftm OF ADa
bcrths The satc-rOOms lifted up IN an EXPENSIVE
manner, many OF them bong of unusual sl1e, ana
a large. comfortable lounge. Handsome cur
lans shield the berihs. a.. !. S;e"art & oo,s oe'
The furniture combination of Queen Anne ana East
lake styles. ana is entirely Of black walnut WIN frcnrh
yeneers ard ebony mlaymg. 4 vertical branl eng ne
VIII Wit ] u ' - red py two boi,r, 81 feet incars
i'm length In all outside appurtenances such as fire
cxtiuguishers and hfpreseryers the steamer Is inly
cGuipcd The Sarttoga was bIt by John Englis
Son Grc~nnont and will make regular trips to Troy,
alternating With her sisor-sbir. the CITY of Troy.
sion tfp ycsiriIay leaving tbo foot OF Wess Twenty
tln-s az . a. and JEWELS Wharf, Brooklyn, about
1890 a. IN, after making scYcIa stops between tho5;
points Tho Steamer is old one which has lately been
brought rom PHILADELPHIA sh MS De, t1oronSny re-
fitted ana rcfnrnishcd, and Is now ciied 10 DE ono OF
the most eompletely apI9inlod excursion st",aer5 ~
ever! respect .unh'hS ~ go LIN 'in ,i, -. 49, ~
Gilmore hdd charge Yesterday, anu l"oh 5.t' &ala1 & 10 to
secure the comfort OF the LOCO passcngtrs hh@fldln
shook is understood 20 bc associaed WIN hr Gilmore ~
this on.crprso 40 he steamer clt the NlarI me ol''
gave popular music. As otter steamers were phsscd %,
both by whistles and cannon. The siramer
reached quarantine IN season 10 wllrss tle sttft
ana folI6w fhem to th- s,uth-west spit buoy.
The forward and af,cr portions OF the steamer were GOV
tsat thrre was not place TIE deck that was not cool
ana PLEASANT soon after the yachts Lad rounded IN
ANA dancing INDUCED IN tor s,mo time The re-
f,e,hmcn'- ser'cl on the MAN deck ana tbc sea
ar 80 whritrd the appes Of the pJsseugers that TIC
Wa'r5 mad ltie tiine for res. @t,r dinner as nA-
rOrncd when The steamer reati 81 inc NafoWs We
which. however, caused Inconvenience to IN 81 ON
Tie Ma,sachusctt, Editorial Association arrived in
tbs cir, by lie f River steamer pgoyicnco yesterday
n3.ang Ou lis annual eycGsIoE. 1e uarty consisted oi
about forty " .sIcu.o.is Journalistic, "ce0mpanIc 10y
tLcir wives ara daucis 81 cia invited members 0f
tho Maine and Now-sinpshrc associations, and 0thcr
ab t 80 pcriunS ia . ilc following are the Cicci5 "
the assocliIoI wac arc among tL" pl.a'uIe-serIers
George s. Merrill Of me LGrTrHce imrtctn President;
G. ~ slack of 45ic igsJH commonwealth and George a.
Nalfu ~ he Lorft rDiUrcr, NIra-PIcicLt-; lMihcr
l. Holden The EOs'31 Jortn and Jotn l. Parker 81
me To5in1i JOtvTGi, o-crrsalIrs; J,u :. BALDWIN oI
ne Worcester Sg Treasurer; y. a. HUrtou Of me sdttH
Cq-efr Auditor. hrgt stag only w1s maoc hett,l9t
after inla breakfast on board the steamer as shr lJ ~
ilc lcr, tic party enbiSted On The AI'ny da5 bo"i'
Is llip inclro passage down thU ~. i.l"ichc',
tnr.gti the Thousand Islands, thence down Lake tuA-
uatn T1cDudcrO- after winch Use Wa, r oi saratoga
tf lnd Leir ND toNHri The srcnsth'niBg o. the cdi-
ioa brain. Ihc iur.y VIII Ictrn 20 Boston "a Iuesdy
on OF those r.ir: days in Juul That lo"cI Nod can
perfect, fayo.ct tno Phiian'Vht cNtsoh parry At'-
isrily Pour !ri.is, decOTutcd Wita h1-s, lcIJ TIC
Qr.cT CITY at $50 H. LII and reached e"ulh AEFp9y ~
I.3O q. am, whore ;he Steamboat tlymOutt Eptk re
cciycd party, uuin, riipS 1868 The SAL go iiii ctJ
y.s very pleasant, mufir and sCngs hsilS giCn uy tEr
llozar; Ge Ciu. MadiLl Boys, aHi Meyers band, aud
n god yirW bc.a, tiyeu of DE yarIt. Nc|-NurE wa
reach. ablUt / ot1uck many Ot the pas cugcrs ADDING
10 Wit points Of in ih' city, wiiio osltrs
Wa.agd board anC enjoyed trp past tieI Gaze iS
far as Naids Island. TGcs' in ihc ely visited Contra.
Pa.t tnc Brooklyn lg0gc, tIc newspaper CihCcs, ai
otn.r places tnut cCnt De reached during tnrr Dret
stay 81 > O'CLOCK the Plymouth Hoch started back Tor
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