The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-12
A SPRING SUNDAY.
Beautiful Weather That
Brought Out Everybody
and His Neighbor.
BRIGHT FLOWERS AND CLEAR SKIES.
Drives and Walks Crowded With
Pleasure Seekers.

The bright skies and genial atmosphere
of yesterday afternoon extended an invi-
tation to enjoy life out of doors which a
large number in this city fastened to ac-
cept. The principal avenues were
thronged with pedestrians and the horse
cars running to the suburbs carried
crowds which made the conductors pray
that it might rain every Sunday for the
rest of the year.
The most enjoyable section of the city
was the Greenville district. Both sides OF
Ocean avenue were thronged with men,
gaily dressed women and romping chill
dren. all bent upon enjoying the beauties
of the day.
The young foliage threw gentle shade
over the walks and the spring flowers
filled the air with a delightful perfume
which was all the more welcome after
the dreary weather of the past few days.
Crowds sought the cemetery and the
flower bordered paths of the resting place
of the dead were filled. Some were
there out of curiosity and gazed at the
monuments and tomb stones as they
would at some holiday spectacle, and
laughed and romped over the
mounds as though on some
public play ground. Others were
there to strew flowers over the graves of
their dead or to weep beside the narrow
resting-place of all they once held dear.
and they plainly resented the intrusion OF
the happier portion of the crowd.
That is the one great drawback to a
large burying ground like the Bay Gene
terry. It Is too apt to be turned into a pic
mic ground on Sundays holidays, and it
privacy which should characterize the
DracinctS of n Mace of burial
VIEW OVER THE BAY.
Many wandered along the old Bergen
Point plank road and enjoyed the beauti-
full view of the bay and harbor which
tina old thoroughfare affords. The atmo-
sphere was as clear as crytal, affording
an unobstructed view of the landscape.
A few large ships lay at anchor, and the
hills of the Long Island shore. clad in
early spring green, formed q pleasing
back ground to the picture.
The rains OF the week had laid the dust
and settled the roads so hat the driving
was excellent, and almost everyone who
could gain possession of a vehicle and
quadruped resembling a horse was out.
There was the high two Storied English
dog cart, driven by the young swell from
Bergen Point, with his arm crossed tiger
behind, and the two wheeled butcher cart
filled with the phlegmatic butcher boy
aud his friends, dressed in their best Sun
day clothes. Men and women on horse
back picked their way through the family
~eQuipages which crowded the road.
ON H ROAD
Alderman Hoos and family logged COM
fortably along behind a staid family
steed and were passed by Butcher Hunt
and Broker Day, both behind high step
pers.
Fred Mersheimer dashed along holding
the ribbons over a bay, while County SUI
Cannon, surrounded by his
family, in a fashionable turnout, watched
line trotters speed by.
Undertaken Hopper took things leisurely
behind an iron gray animal and was
closely followed by Undertaken Piaget il
q village cart. Many other faces familiar
to Jersey City people were on the road
enjoying the beautiful spring day.