Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-17
HOW New Workers Speu<l Sunday.

How New Workers Spen<l Sunday.
The Now York Sun gives sketch OF how
| tho inhabitants oI the metropolis OF the Unlon
spend Sunday. 1t gives detailed acocunts
from the pier heads aud the parks. from the
avenues and the boulevsrdsssrom East river to
tho hudson, and from the Battery to hanhat.
| tanvllo
| Ex uuo disco omnes-- read how twenty i've
| thousand New Workers spent Sunday at Rock
away Beach. This is q once famous and eXolu-
! sivo watering place in ono OF the reaches OF
| Long Island, on the Atlantic side, fashionable
at ono period hut now dedicated to the diver
sions of OF p0oi. 1t is reached prlnclpaly by
steamboat, and on Sunday two palace steam
ers were put at the scryoe Of tho pcr5pirlng
cXcurslon!stS.
"The rush to got on board was fairly over
powering, and it was as much as the officers 10
attendance could do to keep the people from
crushing each other as they crossed tho gang
plank. Men, women and children OF all ages
and sizes Bwarmcd on tho Wharvcs and IN The
cabins, and filled up all the available room on
the hurricane. Many took lunch baskets with
them. Ladies had oil sorts OF cold provisions.
The lunch counter was thropgcd. and the oar
devoted to lager beer was ovcrrun. iiVeryDouy
drank. When the boat was fairly in tue
stream tho Thirteenth Regiment band played
stirring military alr, and the heated thous'
ands drank in The cool breezas from the surface
of the water Walters passed through the
crowded aislcs crying beer, lemonade, soda
water and other refreshments. Vendors CT
bricks Of ice cream shouted until they were
hoarso'
The company seems to have boen various. II
not select, and the reporters picture Is kaedo
scopic.
There were plenty Of women and chlldren.
| One German mother sat IN corner OF the sa'
! loon with two plump faced babies hanging about
her neck. and lasslea OF all ages under ton
thronred about her. Ia one hand she held a
glass of lager and in another sandwich, and 1t
was ~ GOOD as play to see her give her little
brood bite and 4 sip. Gayly dressed ycuos
couplcs occurred tho snug corners of the sofas
and yhispcred and hlushed and giggled IN the
moet approved fashion. Now and then tau
rapped the kuuckes of some too exubefantt
swain, aud Why Charley or 'Oh. Gtorge
attracted the attention Of the cxou:slonlsts.
Eockaway was GualIy reached, and hero the
mcal Of tho cxoursionlsls wont ashore 10 alhus'
themselves. There Was 10 dearth OF cnteltato
meats. Ecuison avenue, which leads do"n 10
tho beach, IVES ncl on both sides with opcG
shops, open botls, ln!i5ehna, haieone' u''oh''s
bars Of all kiods.
"At ono hoslcry near the raiIroaJ, . pa7iy
cf s,ro!lnr miuatrnia, with their iacoh b'aokon
Ell wcyc surrounded hy al eager and adm!T.nb
thfopr, The fellows. unltortntd IN part'
coIa,ed i.ckris high Athrp poluicd collars, auA
strincd hose. lolted back in chairs, and Haug ne
gro camp meeting melodies, Accompanied by
banjo and pair of bancs Their tavo:;te s!r
| WaA:-
"Yrs they're comm ies. thoy re coI'!o.
Nludter'a ooInln.
Suaan Il oomiu.
William COMM
Dtg're all ool:,iu. Deyro all here
Eader' c0mln.
(Aa;he) l;ruador' comm
Waiter ain you clmin Sid dat & ass ct beerT
"At this there was loud laugh, end then
The tnlustreIs broke into the wild refraln:-
I'm goiu to get golden crown.
Coin to get homo bmo by
Tho angels pouIn' lasses dowo;
Coin to get a home bino by.
Or dat watermelon
Land oh goodness. must die.
belong TO dc oontraband children;
Coin to get homo blme by.
| "Conrers and ton cent pieces flowed 10
nIentitnlly, aud at every fresh song the "blask,
eumonra. a. delighted old English lady called
them, pledged each other IN c"pa OF spark
ling beer .h;oh
must have vividly recalled their Sabbath scaoois
and other similar institutions to the Ne" ork'
ors was to be found Punch and Judy snow
with an Aunt Sally accompaniment. AN,
other wonder Of tho beach wAa largo's'zea
ano ~ a muac,lln, in which the ape gave
tlan,y; ncrtnrmanccs for tho benefit Of every
tsnnctalnr who hu! ten cents to spare. A ring
and knife board lottery for those spoculatlVely
IincIined Was the next show, and 80 on 10 all
tbo vsri,tics and "fskir" catchpenniea that the
imapioation of man can conceive OF.
"Chousand5 came and went amongst these
lthousarl3 bathed, lining tho animated sanus
9th dripping mon and women; whole lamii'es
clunp To- the lie liuts rejoicing IN the last
onn;nc breakc,s, while throngs OF chilaren ol
oII oors snortea on the inner edge OF the sell.
drnnkcn bather went out into deep wafer
~ h;s two wear old infant on his shoulders,
arJ tho babv, falling off, would have droWned
h,t tor tI,c kindly intervention of other bathers
wbo wcr, Llackguardcd for their humanity;
,horo were many other cases OF drunkenness
and fighting, calling for the frequent omces oi
noI;cemeu and deputy sherifs, and 80 the dls'
maI Gay wore on. At night, .when, they re-
tnrneJ m by train and boat, half tho sodden pas
senccrs were asleep before they reachea tnelt et
destination, and those who renamed awake
we're tired, sore and peeVlsh'
1T ia very grave question what's to be ,h(
eHsct UPON metropolis the majority OF Wnos'
. Inhabitants apcud their Sundays In this man
ner. -
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At WApDrys, l10 King ST.. Ale1a.' VA l"p
q 1os- EXQUISITE Low QUARTER oaoS
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