New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-21
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
THE ROCKAWAY BOATS.

| A COOL DAY on THE BEACH-AN ORDERLY COM
PANY on THE GRAND REPUBLC-sCENEs on
| THE COLUMBIA.
Rockaway Beach was not as greatly favored DJ
| pleasure. seekers as COney Island yesterday
At p IN. there perhaps 5000 people IN all Oh
the beach, one-tenth of whom were bathers. Lie
savers paced the beach with lfe-preseryers, or put
of IN their boats. when baher went beyond th'
limits of the hfe-lnes. to warn him of the stronG
under-tow. One of the bathers killed black addel
on the beach where largo number Of ladies and
children were collected. and who had become
frightened at the sight of the reptile.
THE GRAND REPUBLIC.
The steamer Grand Republic made two exCur
sjons Yesterday one--to Rockaway Beach IN the day
and the other to Coney Island in the evening
Leaving JEWELS Wharf Brooklyn, at IL a. M,
she had on board about 5000 people in all. nearly
one-half of whom were children. The pleasure
seekers in most part mechanics and laborers
and their families, who find Sunday the only day in
the week for recreation. About 500 or more dis
embarked at Couey Island pier, and the rest wenS
to Rockaway. There an almost entire absence
of the rough element, the special police attrbuting
this fact to the rough handling winch they re-
ceIved at the hands If the officers of
the Plymouth Rock in the early part OF the
season. Instances were mentioned OF arrests which
had been made for drunkenness and disturbance,
when the prisoners are put IN confinement below
decks. IL claimed by the officers OF the boat that
the travel this season 10 Rockaway mas not been as
great last season. but that 1t is affected entirely
by the generally cool weather. Yesterday the mum
beers were said TO DC as great as on any day TINS
season, excepting on the Sunday previous, when
the boats were crowded In the evening, on the
down trip to Coney Island pier there were not more
than a hundred persons on board, mostly Young
couples who simply went down Tor an evenings
sail. On the return trip there were about l,OOO
passengers. The two or three bars Oh board were
well patrOniZed on both eXcursIOns.
THE COLUMBIA.
The Columbia carried good loads of pleasure
seekers to Rockaway yesterday, Notwithstanding
the weather. The boat made two trips. There
were GOO or 700 persons OH board in the forenoon
and 900 or less in the afternoon on the down
trips The cool weather prevented the boat from
being crowded. except on the last trip to New-fork
when there must have been 1.s00 or 1000 people
on board. While the Columbia was making It's
trip to ROckaway in the afternoon, crowd OF five
mr. civ rufianlv young men nearly got into fight
with the man who disned out for the hungry tTay-
oilers the Fulton Market Clam Ch0wder, 20 cents"
One of the young men, who had evidently been
drinking, fancled that he had been wronged or IN
sulted by the dealer IN chowder; and, III despite OF
the efforts of his sober companions, lac pushed
his way to the counter and shaking aus
fists thTeateningly, requested the man 10
"Js' come out here for five minutes"
His companions finally pulled him away. and they
all sought the bar. Large quantities OF beer ana
other liduOrs were sold on all the trlps especially
on the last trip hOmewar'i. Numerous extra kegs
of beer were tapped, and red-cOated walters we're
kept continually RAINING over the boat untI the
first landing was made at JEWELS Wharf. Six
young men. from seventeen to twenty-five years OF
age made themselves merry on the after part oil the
upper deck, where they whiled away the time Oy
Crushing each others hats, tripping each other over
into the pools of tObaccO-jGice with which they had
assisted in covering the deck. and tearing neckiIes
On another part If the same deck, an inebriated
man who looked as though he had fallen into the
water and had then been rolled In the sand, was
driving himse. against the iron easing around the
chImneys. Some of the language which he used in
the hearing of the women around him was very
profane No effort was made by officers to restrain
either the rutianly conduct or blasphemOus Ian
guage.