The daily gazette., 1879-08-29
New York and Cenry Islan d /.

THE EXCLUSION YEsrERDAY--AL LARGE
Il GATHERING AT THE IsLAND-wHAT
1T LOOKS LIKE By ELECTRIC AND
GAS LIGHT-A GATHERING OF THE
GERMAN SHOOTING sOCIETIEs-A
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS.
The annual excursion of Mr.. p. T. E.
Smith to New York and Coney Islaud,
toOk place yesterday, and to say that it
was . grand su- cess in every particular
would only be telling the exact truth.
The train left b. re promptly a. 6 o.
clock, and was .. on running at good
rate OF speed toward Philadelphia. A
stop was made at Edgemoor where a
number Of passengers were taken on
board. At Chester about one hundred
got aboard and also few at West Phila-
delphia. A very slight delay occurred
here In changing locomotives, aud then
the train rushed on, making no stop i'm
til Monmouth junction was reached,
where the engine was watered. The
train arrived II Jersey City at 10:05 o.
clock, and n rush was mad for the boats
that were to convey the excursionists up
the HadsOn and to Coney Island. t 80 -
: Upon reaching the pier, the excursion
lists we're disappointed to find that the
steamer Richard Stockton had left aud
those who contemplated going up the
Hudson wereObliged to go too Coney Island
or over to New York. The cause oftbe
Stockton leaving was that she was SO
loaded with passengers that 1t would
be unsafe to take any more on. The pas
sengers then took the steamer Morris.
ania for Bay Ridge, when they took the
cars on the Sea Beach r. R., and were
landed at Coney Island at 1890 o'clock
with everybody fn a good humor, and nc
accidents. .eI.tH..l 7Ilt.tI1.' -''.. ID
To describe Couey .Islan', would be
almost impossible. 1t is a second cen
telniial, and some were of the opinion
that it more than rivaled the gr,:at exhi
billion, Most OF the buildings are on the
same style as those of the centennial, al
though not on such large scale. .Th,
depot of the Sea Beach r. R., is th,
Pennsylvania State building used at th<
Centennial, and is fitted up in bette
style than VIII n 1t was located at Fair
mount PAX. No one who visit Gomez
Island can fail to enjoy themselves q
; there Is 80 much to see, in tact - mucl
that it is impossible to see it all in on
day. The great pier ,tTacted considera
BILE attention, and when 1t was ligh et
up at night by various colored gas light
and electricity, 1t presented a magnifisen
appearance. The ground is laid out il
regular streets, and ligted up by thou
sands of gas jets. Water is supplied from
the Croton acqueduct, there being regula
water works on the island. The bath
ing is unsurpassed, and hundreds go II
every day. = 80 '7i p..I 7i
The German shooting societies of Nev
York were present yesterday and er
joyed themselves, during the day in val
ious games, anc i'll the evening, a ba
/ was given in one of the large hotel
|. Music was furnished at each Of the H.
! tells by bands employed by the propri
tors. +-
!, A further description of the island
: unnecessary, as it was graphically descril
q ed in the GAZETTE Of Wednesday
j our New York correspondent.
. The excursionists left the island ,
3 GIT p. M, arriving at Jersey city at 10
80, leaving til. re at 10:45, aud arrivin
home at 2:55 this morning. The da
! was all that could be wished for, an
there was not an unkind work spoke
I during the trip, as every one seemed d.
! termined that nothing should occur t
3 mar the pleasures Of the occasion. TIL
b ride up the bay on the return trip was
. delightful one, as the moon shOne bright
! ly, and New York and Brooklyn coul
,, be seen on each side with their thousand
\ of gas lights, reflected in the glistenin
r wa'e ers.
: Great praise is due Mr.. Smith for tt
' admiral manner in which he conducte
D the excursion. He seemed never tire
of seeing that every one enjoyed then
: selves and were comfortably situate
o His popularity as manager of excursion
: is so we'll known among the citizens
= this place and Chester, that 1t is entire
a unnecessary to sp ak Of it in detail her