The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-01

ouo toIn sue paid especial honor 10 tue excursion
lists OF the Metropolitan JOB Printing Once. Tor whom
her cannon revcrbcratcd through the hills Of the Hud
son. Aud SO tho fun and mrih forward until the
sun set redly IN The west and the great steamer
reached Twenty second street In The gIoamlne Both
here ana at tne Battery pier there immense
crowds awaiting her return.
BY TIM BRANCH
ABOUT thirteen hundred people made the trip up the
hudson the LoIg Branch with Captain james
Lynch yesterday II was = model excursion In point
OIL quiet orderly enjoyment and absence oil all
the elements WHICH render many popular excursions
Brooklyn, with about Two hundred passengers, mostly
families Of respectable tradssmen, small msr-
sans, and among whom the Toutonic ele-
ment prepcndersted IN point Of numbers
West Tenth street, New ork. ana at nine A. NJ still
500 moro at West twenty fourth street. They all be-
onsed 70 the sane classes as tho Brooklyn passengers
already described, and among them Was noticeable
party OF thirty-iwo Now York dry goods clerks bent
upon jolly but quiet Sunday me water Inc ma
Jorty OF ne families brought sstchss and baskets
stuffed with cold viauds; but luncheon also served
on board the boat all oay long. Banlaud's band
played their veiest selections aud everything
as merry ss a wedding bell. There wasa deiightfui
breeze, which made every Gladly f0rgctIu ol tho
c,iy's hea At Yonkers Capsia Lynch left 100 OF his
passengers, VINO stopped ysit frencs and 200
OF tho botier class OF mechanics came board here
At quarter past eleven Iona Island reached. and
400 oil the Captains passengers here stepped OIL
few people inspected Washington Headquarters, but
most Of the excursionsts found u TOO not to stray
away, and preferred 20 remain on the boat A. hall
past two p. n. the return trip Was begun, and by
seven O'Clock all tho Captain's psssengers whom no
ptCkcO again NJ various pOiute WHICH Nc
haa lett Them in the morning. were safely landed in
New York aud Brooklyn.
by rHB SYLVAN DELL.
delightful excursion cpJUyed by select
party on board the swift transit steamer Sylvan Dell
Captain W. Ii. Lawrence, yesterday. The route was
from Harcm through tho East River IRON 130tn
street. round by tho Battery and up The Huuson as
far as Newburs Some thrtesn landings were made,
including YOnksrs Rockiand Like, Wet Point Corn
wall, 90, and the entire distance Pushed
In three hours aud fifteen mnutes-the swiftest tmo
on record. The arrangements on board The sylvan
q IN Ia a lar a
promscuous crowd ike most Of the mammoth excur
slOn steamers.
tho other boats, but thOss who mere tho
prettiest, jolcs best behaved little follows one could
Haven led her little youngsler, some months old,
n little too much lobster salad, ana inc kinder
tho consequences were natural and created no un-
usual excnemenL Inc entrc party were peaceful
aud aecorous There was no noise nor confusion. mo
aud the sublime scenery Of the Upper Hudson rs
rational beings, who seemed TO be gratihed Al being
freed from the 'ctys heat and dasn'ng up our most
famous river. There was little kind oil mixture OF
identities when the Ply mouth Rock with her multitude
came alongside the sylvan Dell NJ the wharf ut New
burg, and essxyed to land rho crush was 80 great
that more than one fond mother would have tainted
hau been tor the rome nbranee OF the tender
beng that chung 10 her breast. Occasionally there
would DO some exhibition Of evaporation, but tho
impiscabe sun winch poured hts rays upon the mass
gathered on she DOCK tempered anger with craving
for shelter which, once obtained, everything went
on WELL Some OF the guests en- tue Dell went up to
reshec, while Others renamed ON board and passed
an hour OF amusomcnt IN Win essing the crush and
jam OF the crowd swarmtng to land.
FORT LEE AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
Over I've thousand men, women and children jour
neyed 10 Fort Leo and Pleasant Valley by the excur
sion boats which left every hour pior No. AZ, at tho
loot OF Canal street. The little steamers stopped
the Twenty fourth and rhrly.fourth street piers ON
every trip and additional passengers wore taken on
Tho throngs crowded the decks Of the
and taxed their accommodations TO tho ut
most In about an hour the boats ar
rived at the docks at Pleasant Valley
and dropped their passengers and proceeded to Fort
Ice. AZ this pleasant resort was gathered a largo
his.des ana formed into pleasant parties In many
cases whole families lad up to tho grove with
baskets OF provisions Stout ropes were attached TO
aged trees. aud IN some willow poles, upright
from hc ground, connected at the top by strong pieces
OF chestnu ut or oak, formed good swings Lager and
othor refreshments were FURNISHED In abundance, ana
o good business was donc 10 the sale Of them. En-
Italians had improvissd lemonade stands
in many Of tho pathways and did .
sns aoy %say 1 sSs s.pa
aed In groups, aud went toto The woods looking tor
flowers. Tho boys INDUCED in 0aihing In hooks
above tho steamboat ianainR. Al Pleasant Valley
which 10 much quiotcr ana pleasanter excursion
grove, the smaller number OF excursouists stopped.
hany OF them climbed the high MILLS In the dense
back IRON the river and reached an open space
city SIM cooling beeeze Was stirring, which am.
ply repaid tho exertions OF climbing the hills. Al
bout three O'Clock the afternoon, Rev. O. G. Goss
and choir came up from the citv, and gave service
OF song 10 which many Of the cxcursionist took part
Alter an hours singing an address WAS made BY Nj.
Goss.