New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
AT THE SUMMER RESORTS.
FOUR THOUSAND HAPPY PERSONS.

FOUR THOUSAND HAPPY PERSONS.
THE FREE EXCURSION TO GLEN ISLAND FOR
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN pF THE EGHIkINIH
AND TWENTY -FIHsT wARDs-A GAY PARRY AND
no ACCIDENTS or TROUBLE.
There scarcely could BE- imagined pleasanter
morning than yesterday. The sun was hot but
there was fresh breeze blowing, which delight
fullv tempered the heat. Early in the morning the
n,others Of the Eighteenth and Twenty first Wards
nut on their hes. gowns washed three OF their BEST
looking children under The aye OF fourteen years
and prepared baskets Of provisions for the free PIC
mic excursion to Glen Island. given 10 them by
Civil Justice William II Kelly Of the With Judicial
District.
Tie steamers and barges took on their passengers
at Nineteenth and Thirty-thlrd-sts, East River.
and at about 10 o'clock started for the island IN
solid phalanx. In the centre was the steamer
Bhckbrd. Attached By cables to her starboard
side was the barge General Arthur. On the lar
board side of the blackboard vas fastened the barge
W. II. Vanderbilt. with the polIce-boat Tiger Liy
attached 10 her larboarl. The reporter first went
on board tue barge General Arthur a.. Iwenty-thlrl-
ST. where an army OF mothers and ch,idreu had
been in position for an hour or more, thelrranks
being augmented constantly 10y neY recruits All
na,Ionalites compcxioSs aud AGES appeared g. be
represented. The agts Of the youngest MOI hers
were not far removed from the ages Of ihe
oldest children. The oldest mothers may have had
children. grardcmldI or even grcat-rand-cnii-
Gr.n aboard. Diing q d.lgreo1hlc hd.i-h ur 90
waiting all ~ the children appeared - t'e an ct'd
with some trogbe At once, and the different Yarl-
e,ics Of nfautilc treble that smote upon ears ul-
used 20 ANYTHING more haras, ing than the sereuale
OF the urnal cat were simply indescThioe e.
Crook, Amateur Cornet Band accompanied the ex-
.f.f.f tfr arffl iD
large force of inf ntgy" aboard there was min'er-
rupted music from the time inc boat started.
The trip up the river was devoid OF incident
There wcr, many expressions Of deligh, from the
pleasure-seekcrs all the way and many OF the con-
yer,ation, wer, amusing in the extreme. wee,
arle little g1rl was asked # she knew where Sue
was going. guess do" SAID she; " We are g.
ID, 10 Glen Island AMI Judge Kelly sent mamma the
ticket and Tommy and little Kittie are going.
tell y.l Judge Kelly's a good man. Hon 20 70
heaven" Oae Of the mothers seriously pointed o1i
the peuteutarv O. hey little son. "a the Il et vas
ua,,;pQ 3 ackwrli. Island and showed hIm his u ti-
mate des nation 10 case NE V'iIu hoI stay WIN nV'
! and Dc obcdlent durlg The d1y. 90.
" Doubtless this o., one OF tine LARGEST cXcurs on'
/ dat ever went "ui Oh Ne"-lo.K CiF a5-l.,i a. !
! tli- way, SAID one OF th' men on ti' - .acN'u
There must he AZ least 1000 persons here, AID
: very likely There are more
II non (iirn Island was reached the bouts landed
at fnc .r picnic grounds at The southern emit
oil the cham If islands, AID lu few moments para
of relatives. friends and ucI-GDors wer' made up ~
! SEEK piic.s bg themselves here and there. some
took tables and others lana tarr t9bi"c.o d. on ih'
I ground Numerous lunch baskets were mp cke1,
/ aud soon every uOdY Va. enjoying pIcHlt Oihc i'
! After the repasr the children scattered over ne
island they c.awbcrcd over me rocks. w1dct I'D ihe
/ water and many mothers grew weary IA dftenpu I
/ ID keen rack of them. Scores of Ntiie DofS ana
! some little girls enjoyed bat lag without ite re-
I stietIve fOru5itv ct bathing suits. some oi th,
/ moihris ami ciiiaren Went boat riding; some ~
the younger mothers patronlZed tlc dancing pIVu-
iln ana Others wandered over the islands COR sat on
he rocks uadcr the trees ANA gaze tlrm-eIy-, mp 90
/ thr enjoyment OF pure a4r and urauiifui Scent
AT a.. l-pa.t 3 o'clock the start back ir tlr CIV
| wa. made. Many OF the children brou- Af pits "l
branches from tue trees when they retuilod 10 tht
boats: and indeed ha not the lt-.- y1ndais been
| well under control. the islands would have been
de-po ed of their beauty I'm "a single day. On GA,
wav nome Judge Kelly. who va. on Ooatu, mac
| sandwiches distributed. and % the Icl tnnorlooo
of the luuci-c0untcr was 1ng sea oil -au, aEo
tretcled hands for bali al hour or more. ner
tie band PLAYED st ParrIrA's DAY. On he return
! the widest enthusiasm prevailed. Women VIII
/ children in their arms danced about, boys cneered
| and ne feet paLdamonlum rclGncd for aWhne. lht
/ boat, reached The city at about o'clock, ana al
te grcss seemed 20 consider that the day had beer
most deiighttulIV spent. No single accldfhJ oc
Cured to mar the cnjOyment oI the occasion. auo
Ali persons returned 10 the city with lighter hearts
| for the no iday at Glen Island.