The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
FROLIC UP THE HUDSON.
BrookIyn's School Teachers on Excursion
10 West Point and Newburgh.

About two thousand excurslonists went
w the Hudson In the Plymouth Rock yesterday
among them more than a thousand members Of
the Brooklyn Public School Teachers Associa-
ton and pupils Of the Brooklyn schools. and
some New York pleasure seekers.
The Brooklyn passengers came over in the
Annex boats early in the morning. and at o.
o'clock the Plymouth Rock pushed out into the
stream. aud at little after IL o'clock the final
start was made The lower West Point landing
was reached in good season, and here some 200
passengers disembarked.
The teachers, ana no others got of at the
Government landing. Gen. Schoheld having
given Commodore Tooker an especial permit
To use the wharf Just before tho steamboat
resumed her trip for Newburgh live beautiful
carrier pigeons, each with written message,
were released from basket ON the hurricane
deck. The birds started, as though by common
consent. for the north. but after "a short dash
they turne and made the circuit Of the steam
boat twice, in doubt AS To what dlrec-
ton they should take Their messages had been
directed to , Mott street; As the boat was about
beam. their graceful forms making n pretty pic
ture against the bright background OF the
cloud!ess sky; The sharp ,toot-toot-toot OF the
whistle and the sudden. plunge Of the beam
frightened them from their position, and they
took TO the dense woods that fringe the Point
on all sides, AMI were soon lost to sight.
On tho return of the Plymouth Rock to West
Point. Commodore TOOker received n telegram
announcing tho arrival Of the birds in Mott
street in exactly one hour. Considering that
West Point and New York are nifty miles apart.
and that the pigeons had lost several minutes
at starting, their time is creditable.
At Newburgh the eXcursiOnsts paid tho usual
visit 10 Mashlngtons headquarters, and bore
braycly the scorthng heat OF the sun and tho
no Less steady gaze OF the street loungers Of
Newhurgh.
The run back to West Point was delightful,
and when the Government landing was made
there was promise that the intense heat Of the
day was soon to yield 10 Il plrasHnter tempera-
ture. The ringing Of the DELL and the firing Of
the Commodores little brass cannon brought
tine teachers hurrying down the long and dusty
road I } the wharf, and IN n fow minutes all were
aboard but one, n little blonde beauty who had
inllon behind in order to learn from a
West Pointer. native and to the man
ner born, whether experience had not
taught that the system OF hazlng
tended % demorali2e the hazor AZ well as the
hazee. The last bell WAS ringing, and the West
Point native not a cadet, could only point down
the road to where the last group Of laggaris
we're hurryng to tho wharf. Tho lutte blonde
started on n run. but soon came down 10 gen
Tie canter, then to dog trot, and then to slow
Respondent walk Fortunately q rapidly driven
carriage WIS coming behind hor. Her sltua-
ton was taken in and she was takon in, ana
soon she was safo on the deck OF tho plymouth
Rock.
The only accident was the loss Of q little girls
hat that was not lost but WIS ilshed out of the
Hudson 10y the gallant commander OF the fe try
boat Highlander that plies between West Pom
and GArrisons.