New-York tribune., 1880-06-22
BY CANAL TO NIAGARA.
MEMBERS OF THE ARTISTS FUND SOCIETY STARTING

MEMBERS OF THE ARTISTS FUND SOCIETY STARTING
oN NOviL PLEASURE TRIP.
Many of the artists studios in this city during
the last week have been scenes or nhWOited actN-
ity Brushes have bern thoroughly clcauScd paict'cs
scrapgd and the stock of paint tubs caculiV eX!H-
med and rcplenishcd Preparations were making
ai aGt;ons "T NcwYork Other preparations ind-
Gated that certain artists were preparing 10 take u
vacation yesterday morning thG reason @ OIL iirS nn
West Twcnty-fOurth-st picr awaiting the y 'oclock
albany boat was group OF men. whose faces, llke
those OF SchOOlbOys just re- leased IRON sch0oi:
showed sense of freedom and an anticipation or
iOllv times These we're members of the ArtlSis
Fund Society starting on trip to Nagara f'T nt
by way of the Hudson River and the Ere canal at
the invitation of w. J. Arkcll OF CanU1oharle.
The VibDard steamed up to the landmlngiplacF pace
and the artists crowded on board o. o,, ~ DrUw vNy
age. lie was n member of the committee of
arrangements, but at the last moment was pre- re-
child. On the deck of the Nibbard Edward Gay
mustered the artists abont him, and called the
roll. About a dozen answered to their names %
Others were to JON the party ut lonkcrs, lcekSI
kill and Poughkeepsc. Every one was, III good
hunor and looked forward TO a deghtinl srmSon son
Oh canal boats towed by a stcam-tug has been
abandoned, and a cOmnodiOus steam yacht mas
been provided. on which the artistic, pilgrims
embark to-day at Albany me yacI T nor"t;o"s "r
Studios have been ruthlcssly stripped OF tap
estres and hangingS, that the voyagrrS may nave
hits of cOorlng will meet the eye at every turn,
and these, together with the bric-a-bIac and
various Hieknafks M will ill afford f S e oS t%r Hg
boat as we'll the various specimens OF humanity
along the banks of the canal, Will 0i"l cnahccS
Tor genre pictures. Tempting landscapes VIII con-
sfanfIy catch the artistic eye, and it may reason;
ably lie expected that the plcbian canal boat VIII
he sketched from every point OF view view al,i unuet
NiaGara Falls new beauties may be discovered ana
rendered permanent -in the, various studies. but
sketrhinr will he secondary consideration. a
formal .tonr IL search of the picturesque entails
certain duties and all duties ndreSponsiiiic are
to be thrown aside. The alm ana hHh" Yoro. ol 'hc
"We intend to live ut our ease SilIi an artist
Just before the Vibbard swung ont into the stream
"Thcrc is nothing formal or prrtentons about our our
trip We simply go to have good time. We Shall
sleep and dino and breakfast at h4trIs ana ,, our
lunches will be served on board the boat. WIN
music occasional skctchinS, nnprOmptu entertain
mcnts. and plentiful supply of the soothing weed
we are sure of making the time pass pleasantly.
No; expect neither to give nor attend any
receptions along the way: Thsis not "A swallow
tail eXpcdition. One feels great sense oi irrrdoin
and relief on turning the kcS i'll blS studio door ana
in leaving the brick wails to spend fortnight out
there will bc plenty OF incidents ny the way 10 cii
lven the Journey. We have no plans as 10 pam ny
ing, hut we each intend to .d" u sketch Tor MI
ArKell i'll return for his generous hospitality.
lust in time" exclaimed another nrmhrr ot the
Society as he rushed down the Tr laGrn ator w yn m
nv war paint and camc near missing tie hoat;
What a perfect day! What a jolly, trip we'll have!
There's no black care following us ,,.n.
"All ashore that's going" was shouted, the Nih-
bard steamed up the river, and the happy party
was oft for fortnight's fun on the old icana he
route is as follows: Albany. June 21: Scncn"ctady
l,y way Of Troy; -; C9naiohnric 23 liIop; H.
25 Oneida IG and ~; Syracuse. D. Lyons, 30;
Rochester 30, and Niagara Falls. July !, ? and .:
The following members ol the Society start to-day
from Albany: ID. NJ. Armstrong. j; ID. Barrow, \.
/. Brichcr, j. B Bristol. A. f. Bnnncr, ID. NJ;
Garter. J. F. Cropscy, Vincent Collyrr', Prrciy9l
de Luce j. VI. FalcOncr. HERMANN Fmrc hSal, Ed-
rard GAY, Seymour J. Guv, Thomas Hicks. A.. {.
Iiowland Alfred Jones II. A. Loop, IIrrhrrt Me-
Cord J. {. Nicholl. Arthur Parton, II: W. Knh-
bins r. F. RYDER, VI. l.. SOnntag, Wordsworth
Thoinpson j. Williamson, and George II. Jewc !.
The committee Of arrangements consists of Ed
ward GAY, William L. SOnntag, j. :. Brown j. D
Bristol and +. T. Ryder