, 1880-07-04
rho Resources of Recreation at
the Command OF the
Gotharnites.
Where They Go and What They Do
for Enjoyment in the Hot
Season.
Rafting. Fishing, Hunting, Driving, and Clam.
! hales-Railroads, Hotels, and Steamboats,
Reaping Rieh Harvest


u
o. - naonlc who have their homes in this city
80 ~. come to the conclusion that the heated
.a-,, has commenced. The well-to-do families
80 naekcd their trunks, closed their hnc city
honscs and have departed to some one OF many
,rafertne- places within easy reach OF the Me
+.,,o,is: but the toiling masses remain and
s,.a1tar. hoping perhaps for the day when they
~ ,r1 haye attained sufficient wealth and leis-
,,rc tn seek the recreation and enooytneht
,-;thin the reach Of more Favored NOR
..,a Thetr is still another class OF people,
..bo do business in the city. and at night seek
80 hreczy shore Of the adjacent coAst, where
..o,- families are domiciled for the season. 1t
- those who by force Of circumstances nre
- a,,,alloi TO remain in the city both night and
A. vim are entirely wretched- These e"ol
t.suse]ves on the house~tops after the sun goes
do.v, or With scant clothing sit upon airy bal
o,,ias or crowd into the NANCY parks. whero
40 snray of spouting fountains moistens the dry
and torrid mir. .....
THE TENEMENT CLASSES
nr Mott and Cherry streets, and Kindred locall-
1;es leaye their hot dens and swarm into
tho streets, aud hang about the en-
,,,nce Of their habltatons Nike bees
Tho multitude of these makes 1t
almost impossible to pass along the streets after
ro'clock D. m. On Sunday, when everybody 10
FrsnH
mode for the sea-shorc- Steamboats,. ferry
1cats 'railwuy-coaches, and street-ears are
loaded to the extent of their capacity with the
--osnIno multitude seeking tho fresh air and the
green parks
New York City has heretofore been famous
+or rho number and attractiveness Of its water
fnp.places The maximum has not yet been
reached. During the present seasou- which Is
now fairly opened, several new and wonder trl-
,vheautiful places of resort have been
oncned and the old familiar places have
beeu improved both in typographical appear
ance snd in increased hotel accom- modadons.
Competing tines Of transportation have reduced
The fares and increased the crowds Every
steamboat licensed to carry passengers ID
brought into reddisiton.
Last Sunday, which was very hot, great NUM-
ber of e1cursiopists sought the sea-alr and
sandy beaches Of
cosEY ISLAND.
The railroad-cars from Brooklyn ran at fire.
ouent intervals, and four iron steamers ran to
the great iron pier direct, while several others
landed their passengers at the West End and at
o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the
the wooden wharf east of the ocean, pier: From .
evening crowds hastencd each way. with much
waiting and some grumbltng at the delays 0c-
>asioned by the many who were en- route: The
steamer Kill Van kull, for instance, TOOK tuO
at $3.50 o'clock p. m. The voyage down the
Bay occupied one hour and a half, and
the sail was as enjoyable as could be imagined;
rrfresh;nr to the hot and toil-worn yoyaxers on
1nard ti,a htnt- Arrived ut their destination.
the crowd diseInbarked and distributed ttself
saIoovs ord the s.arin,1s n1srcs where the nppe-
f;t.. mint I've .,stisfed wiz nourishmcnt. Others
distributed themselves along the beach. Watch,
affrcd themso},es for n nl,,n~c into the sea-
This ernorience wns r1npared hour after hour
rit That It tsas time to rtt1r1 At
S"a- Rracf pn],cc rrowfis PASSED the iny drink
in~ 1u.nr md catinr clans. Hnnhartan
trnnsicnt Visitors and the permaneut guests
Of the place. Divine services occurred
in 1he Pavilion in the morning ut ii o'cock and
in the evening Gilmore and bis musicians oc-
t.,pic1 tha stand snd n,,rf a GRAND rs1ncert
which was listened to by several thousand per
SOUS. Brighton Beach also had its crowds of
pleasure seekers, q well Us many other places-
All day long the Long island Raiirond Compa-
RocKAwAY BEACH,
new place which has lust sprung into popu-
larlty On account Of recent improycments. The
.9 ,hf %
and take the railroad to their destination, On
SUNDAYS everything t,n wheels that Will carry a
trims follow ench other, 50 denscly loaded that
s,andiny-r.om is 1T n nre1ni,,1n' Pnsscnycr-
c1nches hnr-cars I1nt-car,, and omen cars With
seats nrran,,ei trnsxcrsI.lv ore vii onicd down
with their human fr1.rht. The ride takes m
ho,ir uvcr orecn folds 3hrourh sircnv yflinpcs
with shnye1 iaxrne ana ,rhitfs walls Gf ho,,scs
pccpinr thr1u1nh the foliage witt the blue sea
In the 1car ti;si,nco Mnny of the ,.xcursionists
cnnsist of f.7nIi;s.s with hn,rc f1amncrs. whit.h
viii la. oncnad r., tha shaIla nf trees. or uudcr
n.xi,;nn nro,7 -. ft'r thn n,,,nosn h1- fose, WIN
b M A M ~ ~, ts - ~ n1,ia;ncd frn1,
1onid ~ ,1,a2eho ~ @ pTo,, Saers a. aro n1tnp was
tn uea eaa5 aso " aors oo'5 "ra
@ 1ounu mere pu. t,, ~ otois ~ ~.
LrH s.ateu ~ @ ps.I' ~ +har .;e;tn,a TN
fshnrma, W. - f 1o1i 10 ~. hotai o,,nrter ~ !
mia ion'. NY IsaN,orah1a hath,n1. hnuscs
boat houses, bccr-halls. icc~croam parlors,
and restaurants. where all that the appetite
Graves, either solid or liquid, can be obtained.
iii addition to those who come here by rail. large
numbers arrive by bout Probably not less 1han
ssoWo people spend the SunoaS at 1nls plAce ouf-
Aoe tne warm season f.
another popular place Of resort this season la
sTARIS's GLEN ISLAND,
sitnated In New Rochelle Harbor, Long Island
Sound a}x,tlt ninety minutes safl from, Pier No
IL, North River This eleu7ant resort was first
thrown ope,, to the utt,lit: this season by Mr..
Starin Member of Congress who owns a whole
feet OF steamboats, and ba1!scs which nre. oil
engugcd iu carrying passengers to this delight
full spot The round trip, which in-
clulcs thrcc-hours' sui} on the Sound
costs the cxcursionfst 20 cents. Glen Island
has IN arcA of about fifty ucres. and it was
formerly the country-seat of the Russian Con-
sas nt New York. There are several smaller
2sl4nds which belong to the grs'up. also owned
hy Mr. Stari1l, which have been connected with
ftH~ hrf4sH fE 1n1