The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26
THE LARGEST BARGE.

and peanuts and beer. for sale Ia them. We
used to take IN the outfit and then for diver
sion thump somebody. Coley Island In those
days was as tough as one cal vol imagine In
these days. but the business there was the be-
ginning Of what has grown to 10 a very large
business now-the business OF dlverting tho
people OF the metropolis who cannot afford the
money and time needed in q prolonged vnca-
thousand you'd on q bright hot sund Az go to
il H. nv ;, sSS 81 shPW whsrs tae! 90 TO: TsGp's
regular trips made hy the steam rs and trains
Sonsy 'h island us' so"h Beach BoIisns T""t.
where nctf-Eo on an excursion. There arc
Fon o. % SnaH o
fare runs from twonty.tl>e o iiity cents Tor the
ordinary short exenr;ions tc fixed PLACES OF re-
Tho most interesting OF thu, excursions.
however. are those whicn ar" n.alo on The vic.
to the Young folks. aud once thry get IN these
6arcos Eray-hhired people arc commonly as
w. aHsy as BY sais
aG, starin'a eye fell on hay barge Gna GER
Ia n occasion when 10 needed to add t. tho
piJ = pia! n float with nm uprer dock supported
on strachions and IL roof over the upper deck.
from tho ran on, occasion; Al least 500 p.aopls
could dance on its two docks, At once. That
WSN lNsl Inv lniNS Unti 10 'icu IL ulDilsSu.c MS
staT!n nm, nnd n, MS Myers ENfurSion Com:
s9nsh 'n te ones hn busy is esrs
nearly 2o.oDo people ont for 4 picl.lc every day.
ni course hay vi, ba.ses, are no longer used.
pilot h9Mse on top OF AL with NJ end Of flag
poles Inere Is az "rper DECK laid with yellow
cnncing. TIero is main deck with a. cabin
fer TN: crew a, one end and cabin for tho la
dies OF mo oScrr.ion Mt the other There is y
room whore baskets OF prlStson& l0
he;kel. ana last ard most important Of all, u
c ne sIs ties Lar yoa Go - ls
beer , smiled there wont run lnr,her along ,he
3 Ss.se ?ss lo Ss ~
Tug To- tow ham. viii cost about si1 Ss ior 'a
S baes CS the
slso' the use o. Tie ' pispio "' aross.
hs barge has sss or Sa1 A
they must lit ", tables and benches an nro-
vide dnponE Uor AM yn1G room and
a'so. to let some one SGT up a merry-go round
and { lot Of those swing. where you pay ten
low many excursions OF the kind Leave
New YORK in n day at this season q the year Z"
is o n1 s a as IN GA en hs Sn
and ss'srday from ton t. t., twelve ars on. While
owned ry tho two companies. and every steam
er rs well. Is loaded down TO tho full limit
Now cop .idor tlnt the ordinary barge rios
1000 people and tho largest 2.N0t. and that two
| harcct fu!l-say 2.C)o or 1000 peopie-will
make an average picnic. There ar n number
OF men who arc making n good living by char
tsring these bnrges. advertising excursions
and q lug Will cost 500. Now the bar rights
VIII sell for at least half that and the lunch
payA for Il good lot Of advertising: In all the
papers. One day with another; there Is plenty
OF mon y for those who know how to use tn !.
columns OF THE MY in attracting picnickers."
" II thai il printed in Til SUN 1t will bring q
host o. spec ilR.or here anN ous to try it,"
Very likely. but it won't 10 them any good
to come unless they want II picnic on Friday or
perhaps Monday"
Why notW
Because everything Is eha,tored away
ahead oNcept on Friday. which being nm un-
lucky day. Is not popular even with sunday
s"hools. Why. you ought to a.o tho lnoSs on
the iaces Of some of the committee who como
hero: say the las Of June. to charter for an ex-
cursion IN August. They think they have