Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-21
GOULEY'S EXCURSION.
A LARGE CROWD AND A FINE
TIME-HOw THE PEOPLE EN-.
JOYED THEMSELVES

Yesterday was day long to be r
membered by the six hundred peop
4 who went on Gouley's excursion
New York and Coney Island. tt
! weather was fine and everything passt
off nicely. The excursionists left Wi
miDgton at 6.15 o'clock on speci
train of twelve cars. A quick ru
was made to Philadelphia, where
stop was made for short time In ordt
to change engines, conductors, &c., a
ter which the train started for Jerse
City where it arrived about 1913
O'Clock. The party disembarked an
proceeded ever the ferry to New Yorl
when their courses were varied, som
going direct to Coney Island, some re
mained in New York city nearly al
day viewing the many points of inter
est, others took the elevated road fo
Central Park, where an hour or tw
were pleasantly spent in driving
through this beautiful and sight seein
place. A number also went over t.
Brooklyn, viewed the INN ense suspen
sion bridge now nearly completed owe
East river and saw the numberles
places of note in that city. Thus tn
day was spent in various ways and a
the shades of evening approached tn
excursionists repaired to Coney Island
one of the most delightful summer re
sorts in this part of the country.
THE TIME HERE WAS SPENT
! in various ways. Brighton and Mar
haitian beaches we're visited and a de
liRhtful time was had in general
The display of fire works in the eve
ming was grand and was witnessed b.
thousands Of persons.
A representative of the REPUBLICAN,
q accompanied the excursionists, but hi
course was somewhat varied from tia
of any of the rest, but 1t may be O
some interest to those who again en-
bark on one of those delightful trips, al
the places visited by the news
gaCherer were we'll worth visit. At
ter taking ride on the Elevated rail
way, during which we were whirled
by the second story windows, tops of
houses, ETC., in :nid.air, which was
quite a novelty as well as an improve.
ment over street cars; arriving at
Central Park drive was taken through
TINS beautiful place, after which the
Fulton cars were entered at Fifty.
Ninth treet and Fifth Avenue, q five
cent fare was paid and the reporter, in
company with several friends, had one
of the longest rides for five cents he
ever had, taking in ALL the business
houses in the lower part of the city, in E
cluding Fulton Market and other
places. The cars passed directly under
the great suspension bridge over the
East river, which is one of the
GREATEST pieces OF mechanism in this
country.
After passing under this bridge, Full
ton ferry was reached and the party
crossed the ferry to Brooklyn, which
afforded them full view of the Sus.
pension Bridge. Arriving on the other
side, street cars were again entered,
amid a wrangle between two street car
drummers, who insisted that their route
was the shortest one to Greenwood Gem
etery, the objective point of the sight
seererS. A policeman settled the diff.
Guilty and the party arrived at the Gem
etery without further trouble. This city
OF the dead is the finest ever visited BY
the writer. The walks and avenues are
laid out in fine style, the tomb stones
are grand, the flowers and arrangement
Of lots are simply beautiful and the
whole forms one of the most beautiful
places known 10 the writer. Hundreds
Of fine vaults line the cemetery ar diff
orent points, several lakes were noticed
and two hours was protiTably spent in
this city of the dead.
During that time nine funeral process
sions passed the visitors as they
we're walking around. One of the most
important things to be seen in this
ceautiful place is the monument erected
10 the memory of the victims of the
great fire in that city few years ago.
large plot of ground was donated and |
he monument erected by the citizens of |
Brooklyn. The monument is a hand.
cme one, and the plot of ground beau
fully laid out with flowers. The ter
ible calamity which visited Brooklyn
N the night of Tuesday, December 9Th,
876, when the theatre at the S. E. cor
Ter Of johnson and Washington streets
vas burned while a performance was
oing on, in which were 1000 persons, is
omething never to be forgotten.
Two hundred and seventy-eighL per.
on5 were burned to death, one hundred
nd three of the number, whose remains
ould not be recognized, were buried in
be plot OF ground, donated by the citi.
ems, with civic and military honors on
he Saturday following. Persons Wis.
ing New York should not fail to pay
visit to this place, which is well
'orth walking through. After seeing
IL that was to be seen here, the party
on the Brooklyn, Bath and
oney Island railroad for Coney Island,
here the remainder of the time was
)ent, as previously stated, in visiting {
i the points of interest. At 1915 the !
LETT the Island and en-
yed delightful ride down the bay {
I'd river on a palace iron steamer,
hich was the easiest running boat, for t
,ing so large, the writer ever rode on. {
9rsev City was reached shortly before
o'clock, and ut the midnight hour |
Ill aboard" was called out and the 8
gine steamed out Of the depot, max &
e quick run of 80 miles in three 8
'urs. Arriving in Philadelphia, this f
cellent time made from Jersey City a
that place was lost by laying over in i
at ciEy for about an hour, and the OK. G
rsionists were landed in Wilmington t
ortly after 5 o'clock this morning, q
ed ana sleepy, but not once regretting a
cir trip, which was delightful one.
A Sing ulaF Case.
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