The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-01
SUNDAY OUT OF DOORS.
How The Day Of Rest Was Spent by
Jersey City People.

Every one who could DO 80 yesterday
shine. Early in the morning bootblacks
and BARRIERS began lucrative business.
which, In some places, continued all day.
Men at tue livery stables worked hard to
polish harness, wash wagons and groom
horses, for heavy days business was
anticipated.
l took a ramble during the afternoon to
see where everyone was going. Some
drove to Central Park, some to Higi-
bridge, others TO Couey Island, and many
to Bergen Point. Others. who did not
possess norses, sought the water for rec
reation. Fifty cents would hire q row.
boat several hours at Dick Ulrich's or
Murphy's, but to procure a horse man
was compelled to pay dollar an hour;
The natural result was that.Ulrich's 100
boats were constantly engaged. and at
Murphy's the demand was much greater
than the supply.
on NEWARK BAY SHORE.
Those who went TO the Newark Bay
shore were generally family parties. The
delightful wood on its bank embraced by
Bay View Park was well filled with pic
nickers, who beRuiled the time IN rompin1
bathing or boating. The adjacent vacant
lots were made lively by ball players.
who enjoyed their sport t. Beneath some
large shade trees woald freq uently be
found groups of dancers accompanied by
painful efforts on an accordion OF bar-
monica. Those who brought their lunch
and neglected to bring liquids to quench
their thirst had no difficulty In finding
good, fresh lager and mineral water in
Greenville.
During the dav there were many visit
ors TO the Greenville Schuetzen Park and
Sol Saylcs' Newark Bay House.
Two or three hundred victims of their
own misdirected enthusiasm fished all
day in the hot sun. Patience is a virtue.
and virtue Is Its own reward, so perhaps
they came out square on the day They
certainly were not adequately paid yes
terday by what they caught
On the East side Of Greenviile, fronting
the New York bay is the New York Bay
Cemetery. and mere hundreds went TO
view the decorated graves. and to stroll
along the shore front. and gaze at the
white winged craft that continually
skinned the water of the bay. carrying
with them jolly pleasure seekers.
From the old pier at this point could be
seen hundreds of persons engaged in tn g
sport of enticing few OF last years hold
over crabs to leave their native element
for the more uncongenial baskets or their
would be captors.
At the Home for Aged Germans the old
people and the scores of guests enjoyed
the beautiful view OF the bay from com
Portable seats beneath friendly shade
trees Further north the Pavonia and
Jersey City Yacht Clubs We're ali activity
In Communipaw Bay and many visiting
yachts from other clubs glided to the
floats TO permit their occupants to ex-
change greetings
DRIVING on THE AVENUES
On Arlington avenue, Garfield avenue
and elsewhere were many well-known
John J. Voorhees,, President OF the Boar
of Ed ducation; Chief OF Police Murphy,
William F. Kern, President of the Fire
Commissioners; John p. Feeney. Prssi-
dent OF the Police Commissioners. and
John Boyd with their trotters; Frank Me-
Nance and wife took q spin 70 Berger
Point; George Pfeiffer forgot his news
paper cares and took his family dow n
Garfield avenue: Henry Dohrman's bay
nag ambled slowly through the Bay
View Cemetery; Building Inspector
james Clarke and family enjoyed a
surry on Arlington avenue; Ex-SheriT
Ferd Heintze and family did the same {.
and they were followed by Phil Tumulty {.
Superintendent of Streets. and Mrs. Tum-
ulty.
Stewart Vanderbeek had ont his bay
trotter and Nat Smith forgot the cares of
Senator McPherson's properly, and, with
his family, went to the Point" George
Meyding and wife drove through Arling-
ton avenue, closely followed by F. ii.
Spengeman and family. Corporation At
Lorbey Robert Hudspeth was alone in his
buggy when he turned into Ocean ave-
nue.