New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-21
Trips TO LONG BRANCH.
SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS At THE OCEAN PIER DY I'll
PLYMOUTH ROCK AND ADELAIDE.

SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS At THE OCEAN PIER BY THE
PLYMOUTH ROCK AND ADELAIDE.
The steamer Plymouth Rock made two trips to
Long Branch yesterday "a usual. landing her pas
senpers both morning and afternoon mt the new
pier On the morning trip the steamer left the foot
of Tweuty-second-st. soon after o'clock, with from
two hundred to three hundred passengers. At Pier
No 1 this number was swelled to about one thou
sand from the dense throng of persons waiting on
the landing. Here the rival ticket-selers shouted
their wares and the agents for the Adelaide tried to
cot n load nj the expense OF the Plymouth Rock, by
Informing The crowd that if they went by the latter
vessel they were mole likely 10 be set ashore
al ROckaway Beach than on the Long BIaucu licr.
The Plymouth Rock got oil about 10 o'clock, and
with delightful breeze ahead, and pleasant music
by Bent and his band made the run 10 Long Branch
i'm two hours. The landing at the pier, and dis
charge of passengers occupied seventeen minutes.
The approaches TO the pier and the landing place
we'll during this time were thrOnged with specta-
tors. Commodore lOOker from the pier, and Cap
tain l.. +. Curtis, both IN full naval dress, from
outside the rail of the hurricane deck, overlooked
and directed the proceedings incident 10 the arrival
and departure of the vessel when events were
announced by The discharge Oh Il cannon Oh The
pier.
somewhat smaller and the water was somewhat
roupher but no trouble was experienced ~ landing
m the pier. On the bOmeWard trip there were abOut
1000 persons aboard the Plymouth Rock; and as
most the passengers were upon the upper decks IT
The steamer le appearances DtiB HOulcN nav
crowded. Pur,er l.. c. Aryls said TO Il lRIBUAE re-
porter that the plymouth Rock could carry safely
3 900 passengers Her certificate and special per-
I3Its allow the vessel To carry 5000 persons.
There was apparently no dsOrderiy conduct or
other unpleasant incidents on board the steamer
during the day to interfere with the pleasure or
safety OF the excursIOnlsis.
DISCUSSING SCENE on THE ADELAIDE
The steamer Adelaide earned about 500 pasSen-
GERS to Long Branch yesterday. The sea par
tcularly calm during the morning, aud on the first
tr,n only a few suffered from sea-sickness. A bar
WAS open during the entire day, and walters
moved among the passengers soliciting orders.
satisfactory landing made at the Ocean Pier,
and the majority the passengers went ashore. the
afternoon trim was not SO pleasant as that in the
morning The sea had risen and many were seaSck.
The boat was crOwed when size lett Long Branch for
Nnw-Ynfk at d. III. The b or when hld been
freely consumed during lie day began 10 take ef-
feet soon after the vessel under way. Two
men made their way mo thG mIuat a. Il group OF
ladies sitting on the main deck BOth were very
drink and one of them sat down upon ladNs Zap.
While III The act of apOiOglLlng Tor ms conduct, no
yomited over the dresses of the ladies'. lie then
stumbled to a bench, where his friend endeayOred
10 auet him. In II Few minutes both were asleep,
buf fine passengers IN the locality were in false
security Number Two emptied tine contents of his
stomach over his friends back and despatched
seyeral children. Then ne slipped OF the bench
and rolled IN bis own htn. Finally no rested bS
head on his arm and slept. The officers ot the boat
did not attempt to remove the men from the pres
ence Of the women passengers. The boat arrived
at Pier No. about $40.