Daily Republican., 1889-07-08
THE PARKS.
HOW THEY WERE PATRON
lZED YESTERDAY.
Thousands of People Visited Them
Excellent Order Maintained-A Few
Things That Are Needed-Dut
All VIII Como Right.

The Brandywine Park yesterday furn-
ished shade and rest Tor thousapds Of
men, women and children who were
anxious TO get away for a few hours dur
ing the day from the hot, sweltering por-
tions OF the city. The visitors, too, were
OF the best class OF citizens, the honest.
hardworking mechanics ard laborers
with their families. They did not come
upon the ground behind prancing steeds
and In liveried coaches, but they came
Tor the most part upon the couyeyances
that nature gave them, only prov ding a
coach for the baby, while others of the
family carried the lunch basket. They
spread themselves all through the woods
and settees so kindly provided by the
park authorities were all filled, except
some in front of the guard house, which
had rot been disturbed.
TIE larger portion of visitors frequent
ed the level bottoms from RattIesnake
Run and down the south long branch.
where, though the atmosphere was more
heavy and sultry, they had view OF the
race, the creek aud the water trm bling
IN great sheet over the dam breast.
Those who came TO spend the day and
brought their lunch with them mostly
swung their hammocks up on the brow OF
the hill where the air W w more pure and
iDvigorating and all the juttinR rocks
along the hill were tenanted. Tho park
commissioners received many blessings
for the houses erected, one on Rattle.
snake Run and one i'll the esstsru end OF
the park, for the accom- mediation of the
people, and for the paths laid out along
the incines, making descent and ascent
of the hill more easy. The walling up
of the spring at the foot of the hill was
n happy thought on the part of the eu-
thoTities. The water is conl and fresh.
and crowd was cons antly at IL VI ster
day slsking their thirst. A great draw
back in accommodating all was the want
Of cups Of some kind out of which to
drink.
An old tomato csn WAS made to do duty
yesterday, but the waiting crowd was glad
even to get that. 1t is ha.d matter to
Keep cups at spring like this, but sill It
might be worth while for Superintendent
Tatnall TO provi q cups chained to til.
rocks OF which the spring is walled, A
better plan, however, is for those who 30
to the park to spend day to take their
drinking cups with them. Thev will
come very handy, and save much anxiety
aud trouble.
What is most needed now in the park
is pavilion, or SOM place where persons
can be sheltered from sudden gusts 1t
need not necessarily te a dancing pavil-
ton, ard yet dance would do no par-
ticular ham every now and then pro-
ylded such things are Kept IN tie hands
of respectable parties. A band stand aud
pavilion could easily be combined that
wUuld proviie for both pleasure and
comfort, and the cost W uId be very
,riilng. Neither would il cost much to
extend the water / ipe at the eI Il of Rod
ney street few rods into the park, end
ing in fountain that would be not orly
att active but handy for parties who want
water without having to trudge down the
high hill 10 the spring and up III ain.
Croquet AID ba'e ball grounds proper.
ly laid out would not cost much and
would add much to the attractions and
popularity OF the park. Ths rey oried
order for the park guards to shoot all
do. s found running loose in the park
when such an order would be proper
and in place, but it certainly has net
C, me yet. Dogs will run into the park
as long as there Is no fence around it to
keep them out, and II the guards follow
cut their reported Instructions they will
do no geod towards maintaining order
and cannot fail to make mauy people
sour at the park authorlti 8. Strlc. no.
hiuitory rules like these. enforced, is be-
ginning at tho wrong end to make the
pork popular. There are many other
thiugs needed to make the park what 1t
should be, besides shooting a few dogs
that innocently stray into the park.
II is not believed, however, that this
order will be rigidly enforced, as there
were many dogs in the park yesterday
and tie guards instfa ad OF shooting tht m
patt.d some of them on The head.
The other parks in the city We're all
largely patronized yesterday, especially
Franklin Street Park and the park in tho
Tenth and L cventh wards, wherever
there were plenty OF shade trees. Kirk
wood Park not having any shade trees
was not visited by many. 1t will though
when the young shade trees spread them
selves be most beautiful park and will
be largely patrunized.
The park commissioners are doing all
In their power to hurry up this park aud
to make 1t pleasant and attractive. Much
credit is due to Superintendent Tatnall
and h park guards ior the excellent Or
der maintained, and for their attempts to
make everything pleasant and agre, able.
A park cannot be made in one day OF one
year. 1t takes money to make them, and
MS fast as the money comes it wi be ju-
diciously expended In such things as are
needed most at first.
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