The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22
AT RoCKAwAY.

ignoring the portentous spoct OF tho sKes and
putting their faith In the hERALD's predistion that
rain would only come IN showers the multitude who
never TIRE OF ''0id Long Islands Sea Girt shore,
made their preparations to visit Rockaway beach.
Tue steamers Columbia, Grand Republic and
Americas made many trips possible and
carried immense throngs Of well dressed and
we'll behaved people 10 that popular SEASIDE
resort Music by q military band and glee
CLUB each steamer served TO enlivsn
trips and the sight OF many persons enjoying
themselves heartily 10 q dozen innocent ways was
one long 10 be remembered. Family groups were
numerous. Weary artisans and mecn MOS, escaped
IRON sloony foundry and Workshop Tor u single
day, smoked cnattcd upon tue upper decks wnile
tusir wives sat In the saloons, comparing notes on
the price OF sugar and listening to the band. The
younger people split up into select sotcres Of two
each and INDUCED In sentimental conversations
In remote corners Of The forward decks aud
the chilaroo Wild with delight, ran and danced and
were Jolly every where Even curing the that
TELL early the afternoon crowds made their way
board the Columbia on her last trip, reaching The
bvach In time indulge IN cooling bath, take din
TO the city long before bed time. Not
u rank or ealing In society that was not represented
from the heat and glare Of the city for
a few hours Nothing could DO more cooling ana
brick ana pavement for the soft, psliued waters Of
the bay ana the vsrdsnt banks oil staten Island made
more intense In hue by the refreshing showers. 10
fact, the seemed render the "trip more euJoya
bc not only cooled the air and made the breeze
invigoraiing but gave new lie TO the pleasure
seekers by causing n scamper from the outer decks
every time sprinkiing came down. Young maidens
gave little shrieks Of dsmsy whom they ielt The frat
drops. drew white hanakerohisls tncir hats
to prevent these precious articles from being dam-
aged, and taking the arms OF their escorts fed pre-
eipttstsly below 60 emerge again minute later when
the sun In his turn played 'Seek" and the clouds
"hide."
HAVING A nKaRr TIME
AS early as noon there was very large number OF
visitors at the beach, and shortly aitsrward the hotels
were crowded and the shore was lined with bathers
Alter dining NJ one OF tho numerous hotels or from
tho portly baskets borne by materjat has, the
cipatcd dcnizens Of the metropolis, large proper
ton OF them, filled the dancing platforms anu uipped
10 the music OF the bands The swings along the
'front.' as well as the little ponies for ridiIg, were
botn enjoyed " the little their hearts,
tent, ana.when the sinking warned young and old
that the time for returning TO the CITY had como
many little weary head had already cropped asleep
upon "papas' shoulder. Many came back TO town
by way OF the railroad, but most OF the New Workers
came by boat. Little sroups of a dozen or
so wero formed on the upper decks, light rs.
ireshments were quaisd, cnoruses were sung aud
general good time INDUCED In. The sail back 10 the
city was. " possible, st more enjoyable than the
down trip. inc bsimy evening brsezcs the dappled
sky and the glowing sunset sea flashing baok tho