The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15
SUNDAY SUNSHINE.

TIE DELIGHTS AND NOVELTIES OF TRIP TO
observation-disclosures WHO FLLD FROM THE
PAYMENTS YESTERDAY
The Sunday excursions 70 Rockaway Beach are
among the things to which the average New
Y orksr Is hopelessly addicted. number OF boats
wero advertised TO sail yesterday every Of which
promised to catch the brcezes aud 70 supply
surfsit OF surf bathing All these boats carried full
compliment OF passengers, aud, although most OF
them wero little late their second trip owing 70
tho tide against them, the patience
OF the multitude which awaited them was not sx-
haustoa late their arrival.
What is known as the first landing at Rockaway Is
usually selected BY the better class OF New YORK
visitors acquainted with the beach their stopping
place more delightful place cannot readily be
found anywhere To the east and the west the
waters OF the deep blue roll, while In the for
mer direction often imagines that ne catches u
glimpse OF the steeples ana towers OF the metropolis
Indeed, IN u direct lu- New York IL TAR dis
tant from Rocka"ay as one Is led to believe
si.sr making the journey 10y boat BY land
the trip made 10 one-hsif the time.
way more delight uL the secoud landing which
II apparently not much more than hundred and ny
yards above the OF nr'a 'anang, Is sne grea.
for the multitude Most OF them are picnckers bring
lag their own provisions and aud resolved upon day
the beach. Above this are Two other landings
which are frequcpted by the German population OF
the metropolis, and It usr be SAID OF them taat they
Beach. Music and dancing form an important part
OF their amusements and these thoy enjoy 10 almost
complete isolation AS In tue GermanIzed LOCALITIES
OF New York isself
The scenes on the boats are a. diversified az the
crowds which patropize them. Around the bars 10
gathered not ony the following OF the famous Timo
thy rnaddy Mulligan. VINO,
Whenever hs emptied tumbsr OF punch,
Always hlled IL up full again.
but Immense gathering Of American youth who
imbbe lager beer adj the way IRON the Battery 70 the
trip OF the columo ola or r~iiight would astonish
the Excise Commissioners The Law and Ordor
League rhen there Is music by the band, aud, as
by socaied giee cups and ny people VINO are anxious
to pick NJ ~ honest penny. Tho arrival OF mn over
crowded boat OF It's first landing Is Trial which only
an Amorscan crowd would endure without riot
Men, women aud children gather on the large decg
patiently sunocste for quarter oil an hour until
lew faint CHEERS indicate that the piauk Is LAID and
those nearest the gangway nave begun 70 30 ashore.
On tho beach, however, the delights are uuaoye ed.
Thoe who 40 not care to enjoy the surf can wander
up aud down the sands TO their hears contcnt The
majority vi the visitors 10 Rockaway seem most to
epjoy this kind OF pleasure. Yesterday not lever
than eleven thousand people were conveyed TO the
beach ny boat while by rail there were as many as
one hundred aud nvc carloads, aud OF this number
probably not one In a hundred batned. Most OF tho
sand, ana though nothing happened ennor TO iu-
tsrcst divert them, they returned rule
thinking they had been heartily enjoying themselves
IL is astonishing how lev incidents happen 70 or In
the presence OF one who goes 10 Rockaway Beach,
and - 10 singular commentary on the peacssble dis
position OF our people that great city like New York
empty itself Tor mites along the seashore yct
not much as furnish single tom Tor the police
department. OF inc newspapers. Eveiy.bins Is SO
stercotyped at and and from Rocka-
way tnat even the beer drinkers forget
to quarrel About the only advertisement afforded
10 the pleasure seekers YES carriage ride the
sand undertaken by n party OF New Workers. Low
shoes are sadly UNITED Tor walk along the shore,
from the secoad 10 the nrst ianding. Engaging two
pony carriages they started, while tue multitude
locked and smiled and wondered IL was painful
journey for the ponies, nut not irksome Tor the
passenger and 1t vas only Interesting because 1t was
absurd.
Coney Island was ~ usual visited by thousands
The boats which connect with the cars nj Bay Ridgs
the trains BY way oil Locust Grove and the boats thai
90 direct to the island were crowded every
trip during the day IL 10 snfo TO say that nfsy
thousand persons visited tho ISLAND. Manhattan aud
Brighton beach drawing the hons share oil the
throngs The day was delightful one Tor bathing,
and the people VINO went to have Jolly time OF II
tent Although hundreds fingered on The beach until
the last trains and boats ready to start Tor tho
city, aud the overcrowding In some instances was
very great not single accident Of any
moment occurred 10 mar the general pleasure.
There were several excursions up the Sound and
ally paronzsa by the people who anxious 10 got
away from the heat oil tho city. The Long Branch,
we'll loaded with pleasure seekers went up the Hud-
son az far as Newburg. stopping on she way ~
Yonkers, iona Island, west Point, Cold Spring
and Cornwall me Plymouth Rock, Dedscksd
With Gags, and made attractive by the music OF q
band and chime OF bells, also went to Newbufg. The
Thomas Powell took quite largo number Of persons
Perm Auboy, whiic the steamers that ply on tue
Harlem lar hi an Bridge did brisk business al