New-York tribune., 1880-06-28
SEEKING PLEASURE AT LONG BRAN

RACING TO TIIE PIERS-CE0wDs ON THE BOATS
SCENES AFLoAT AND AT TIE BRANCH-InE
NEED OF EAGN.
Every street car going west on tho Twenty-third
Street Line between $50 and 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, was literally packed with passengers,
whose destinations were Long Branch. Rockaway.
Coney Island, or some other OF tho numerous sum-
Iner resorts for tired and thirsty NewlOrkers At
the foot of Twenty-second and Twenty tY-fourth-sts.
were the ton or twelve steamers which were to carry
the pleasure seekers on their journey. That neigh
borhood was fairly black with human forms. and
expressions OF disgust Mt the crowd aud heat were
heard on all sides varying n their intensity accord
ing TO tho sex of the person who uttered them The
earliest comers saw an interesting boat-race The
steamers Long Branch and Sylvan Dell. between
which there is o strong rivalry, coming up the
rver arrived of ChristOpher-st nj the same moment
Both of them wanted 20 the pier nt the foot oil
Twentv-fonrth- ST., and they made "A spurt TO sen
which should get there first. The Long Branch was
little in advance at the finish, but as she was the
larRer and more unwicldy boat and was hard To
manage, the Sylvan Dell got the coveted position.
At 0:40 a. III. the hawser OF tho Plymouth Rock
was cast off, and she slowly glidcd out into tho
North River. She was followed almost Immediately
by the Twilight bound for Rockaway. tho Richard
Stockton for Couey Island, the Thomas COlycr and
the Matteawan for Day Ridge. aud the Morrisania
for Codar Grove. The trip to Long Branch
wos pleasant. The boat was not un-
fortably crowded, the was delightfully."- calm.
tie swell being scarcely perceptibe, and the cool
breeze seemed to put the 800 more passengers
on board the Plymouth Rock In excellent hnnor.
These, as usual. were from all ranks OF
lfe The col0red element of sOccty, dressed
in somewhat fantastic colors. was promi-
nent, as were also newly married couples
from the country. There were happy fathers,
who showed off their precOci0us offspring, and cal
low boys with " conspicuous" clothes and sallow
faces, who drank lager beer and smoked cigars if
they dared, otherwise they used cigarettes. The
usual number of small peddlers Oh board, and
one pretty young girl weighed susceptible men at
five cents head. An enraged
cornet player was looking for the editor
of Long Branch paper. who had written, he said,
some Objectionable personal about him and his
music. Signor Brgnoli was enjoying himself alter
drinking mint juleps He was on his way to Long
Branch TO sing at concert which was to bo given
at Miss Mary Anderson cottage last evening.
The steamer arrived at Long Branch at about
half-past IL, making the landing in few minutes.
Yesterday was the first day of this on which
there has been large crowd at Long Branch. Sat
urday night the trains and the boats carried down
between z, 1000 and 5000 persons. The Plymouth
Rock took down yesterday between 1,S00 and
GoV her second S% n'' Between Zoo and 500 arrived
on the excursion train. The faoes of the hotel
keepers and hack-drivers were consequently
wreathed in smiles. Most OF the hotels are well
filled now and all Of them Will be by July J. tho
date from which most of the Summer guests engage
their rooms. ,
The bathing yesterday was excellent The water
was warm while the surf was high enough to give
little excitement to the sports without being dan:
Qerous. No accidents occurred, although several
swimmers thought they were being drowned. They
called for help aud were hauled out only TO mud
themselves more scared thai hurt 5. N. Cutheon,
the United States District Attorney at Detroit,
Mich. had slight attack of snnstroke on
Saturday. but he was somewhat better yesterday
The iron pier is being covered It's entire length
with canvass awnings. with part-colOred stTeamers
| The propriet0rs of the Mansion House have Just
put up In the rear OF the hotel large TENT 100 It.
BY 40 IT,, as a plaYrOon for children. 1t is lifted
| up with swings etc. -.
The first music Of the season was given at the
| West End Hotel Saturday night by Myers orenes-
ira The music Is expected at the other hotels on
Jnlv / 1t is expected that there will be great
| many excursions to Long Branch this Summer, as
! the manager of some Of the boats have made ar
| ranaements with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
| pany. the New-York Central and Hudson River,
| The Harlem, the Erie and the New-York and
| New-Haven railroads. by which excursion tickets
To Long Branch from all the statons on their lines
| will be sold at low rates. The Pennsyivania Rail-
| road intends to get up an excursion every week.
| There has been little rain at LONG Branch