New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16
EXCURSIONS BY WATER.
companions.

EXTENT OF THE TRAVEL DURING THE SUMNER
AN AVERAGE OK 10000 PERSONS DAY.
The Twenty third-st. piers and those adjoin-
Inc on the North River present gala spectacle on any
morning durip the summer season. Hurrypg croyda
throng the wharvss half dozen steamboats, lying Dc
side the piers absorb the streams OF human peinsss
half dozen brass bands more or less tunefm
or asthmstic alternate their strains; nAsS
are waving from and barges and those passing
up and down the crowded and there is gem
era confusion OF voices, clangor OF bells and hoong
steam whistles.
about over for this season." said the agent OF
one line to TRIBUNE reporter. aud I'm glad ofit lt
isn't small job to feed out tickets TO such crowds In hos
weather I'd as soon feed out salt to lot OF sheep,
people have Just much sense as sheep at sucH
times Too late, boats just OF" This TO man with
a baby on one and basket on the
other. who rushing up desperately
with swimming in perspiration, followed oy stous
woman full run, pulling string OF children aiter
her, After moments hesitation, in which the party
appeared be calculating the chances OF jumping Into
the river aud swimming after the departing boat they
concluded by taking Of the other boats about ready
to depart.
"Thars the way" continued the agent; "always
would be somebody left IL stayed all day. THERE'S
no place like New York for excursions though Ire
memember the time when one steamboat-load or
barge-load, with a tug would have been
thought a pretty big affair No. not from this dock.
Twenty hird-st. away up town twenty years ago.
before there ferry here. sometimes they oin STOP
hero or at Thirty-fourhs, but in those days the Ely
sian Fields, just over the river were popular resort
and they almost forgotten Myers was the ony
one in the business then"
"How has this seasons business beenf"
"It's been pretty Dig year; big as any we have
ever had in number OF excursions but don't thns
there's been so many people usual They don't come
out unless the scoronng; you see the crowds
on the boats now getting small Tbcre'l be a lew
| more warm days and the business Is DONE
How many are there III the business nowF
"There are three lrms-Myers, Briggs aud starn.
Briggs has been in some tinle and Sarn came IN rev
years ago It's Immense business, and it's growing;
but there's big risk It, and lots Of capital sunk II you
haven't experience. boat may be stove In On you OK
you may staye in other boat any time and Slooo
| goes up Ike q fash In repairing damases'
Have yon any idea how large number OF people
| are carr ed in this traffic during the seasoDf
! 'WeI, there you've struck big SUN In arithmetic
don't know that heard il calculated On holiday
Sunday have all our regular barges and ocen Tour
or Ave extra, besides steamboats, expect wo
can carry nigh on to u coo persons and Briggs ana
| starn will each have nearly as many; 30,ooJ peopis
are big figures for day like the Fourth OF July ior
all of u.s. Then there's the Coney Island iron steamers.
seven OF Them and the Sea Beach route; altogetnerl
expect they viii carry many moro foucah Pat Gown
5000 for Rockaway and 5000 for Long Branca, ana 10
will give you agures for over $4,000 people carried by
hs boats on the Fourth: those only the principal
ones there's fully 10000 more scattered ABOUT h's
"Wnat would be a fair averager
! 'Well, let me There are hundred days IN the
! season from June ] 10 September 10 Our average,
eu-ss would up 4C00 easy; say you put us three
rrns &c 2 600 people daily average forthe season
more; ROckaway. $500, and Loag Braneh. lovv, anu
allow 5000 more for general excursions That fSos w
3l5DO Maybe the number VIII reach 3o,cOO. out US
safe 10 call il 10000 day for the hundred days. ram
and shine ami that you 100000 people season.
Itnink any Of them in the business will tell you Laat
is a tar estimate. It takes a good-slzed beet
10 carry them ALL There are seven iron steamers 70
steamers ana barges Briggs has one steamer aud
rents an iron steamer IN June aud ne has four narges
tariu has barges and three or -FOUR steamers
Rocgaway two big steamers, aud tue Plymoutn
Rock goes 10 Long Branch In ne regular , ne NV
ness during the not counting tugs we REM
Sas our 70 escarsion on barge cos o@
800 to SIPS. the grove included good many OF tue
children 40 All the sunday have excur.
siUns, and sometimes two or three schools VIII 20
together For steamer So iiae "a, the Long BranIa
own arrangements for refreshments ana the DAld on
sundays we charge nOre tnats tue best DAY, 50 many
people go then wac can't get away IN the week sup.
pose people who 90 excursioas may AVERAGE pretty
nearly dollar apiece for rip plenty Of them spend
| ton tim tGat-eieTy cent tney nave. Ihat makes .
large sum. But only small portion yet goes 70 .ae
retire. Tney have large Tor COAL nring Jugs
keeping the groves and their steamers 10 repair etc.
! ''Do I'll these people come from New YORK;" .
"pretty much /: thatls from New lork aud vicinity
Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey CITY; sometimes We send
our o ara I peary an from about New York tourists
go 10 Long Branch. Couey leland ana ROckaway. lac
pecaIlY for the places II not 90
easily reached Dy crowds on the cars ana gfe|t NUM-
Inquiry among tao several companies showed ten
dency parl o. each 10 emphasize tue amount Of us
OF persons during the summer season In abous
! Sew.YOrK these sort excursions Dy wafer aDoas
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