The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-11
DOWN THE RIVER AND BAY.
The Shore Places Thronged With
Pleasure Seekers Yesterday.

Yesterday was another one OF those days
that make glad the hearts OF the man
ayers of shore places. Early In tho day
the temperature began to mount. so that
thousands took warning and fed early to
some point down the river or bay 10 be
where the breezes would blow IL there were
any. AS usual Crescent Park received its
full proportion Of this crowd, and all day
long the masses of people. walked from
one portion of the great park to the other
looking for shade and cool breezes. The
Wild West Show gave two performances
in the afternoon about 5000 persons being
in attendance at each performance and
yet the crowd did not appear to diminish
at all on the outside. 1t Is estimated that
nearly 10000 persons were on the grounds
and they came not only by boat but by
barges, party wagons and one-horse vehi-
cles till the groves had every appearance
of full fedged camp meeting.
Reeves and his great band gave two nne
concerts in the afternoon the programs
of which were as follows:
Overture Crown Diamonds Auber
P0o0l0 s0l0-"TurIs Mr pSue SSstter. a;;:''''s.''"
orost dmo soS
March-"Second Regiment "............... Reeves
4P.M
.1Io dance NS
N'p"o"'''" s0'o john Hama.
Depart.d DAYS if,ua.r
Trombone solo" Russian Air irD................Levy
Mr.. Smith
Glpsey Dance"
Medley March..... -..................'...''...
The merry-go-rounds, the toboggans
and other forms of amusement were in
great demand and the big crowd kept
good-natured even when TIE boats became
crowded and many were obliged TO wait
another half-hour for transportation.
Rocky Point
The crowd that went to Rocky Point
yesterday, numbered about 1000 and the
baseball game was witnessed by large
crowd, and the theatre in the grove and
the big toboggan were well patronized all
the afternoon. The usual rush for boats
Company again demonstrated their abil-
ity to handle big crowds though some
reached home later than they intended.
Silver Spring.
The grounds at Silver Spring were we'll
filed with visitors yesterday, and those
who were in search of rest and quiet did
well in choosing this popular resort for
their days outing. A large number were
served with dinner in the big dining hall,
many of the cottagers and their friends
awaiting themselves of the opportunity to
get frst-class shore dinner.
Fields Point.
Fields Point was we'll patronized yester-
day. the quality of Col. AtwelPs dinners
being well known. Many persons took
dinner here early in the afternoon and
then went down the river for further en-
joyment, thereby avoiding the crush at
the dinner hour.
Excursions and Outings.
The Friendship Street Baptist Church
had its annual outing to-day. The Thomas
A Morgan WAS taken at f9-e,eleck, and
the party enjoyed sail down the bay as
far rs Newport.
The Thomas A. Morgan backed into the
dock at Crawford Street Bridge early this
morning, and before 9 o'clock people had
begun to appear In twos and threes. Soon
they came in larger squads and by 9:45
the boat seemed to be nlled to its utmost
capacity, 1.5O0 people being on board.
Long alter the boat appeared To be laden
sufficiently the crowd kept fling across
the gang plank, and when at 10 o'clock,
the hour fixed for the start. the captain
gave the word that no more could be
taken aboard, there were two hundred
disappointed pleasure seekers upon the
dock Promptly at 10 the boat headed
into mid d-stream aud with waving hand
kerchiefs the more fortunate excursion
lists were OF.
Those who could not be accommodated
on the Morgan went down to Bullock's
Point on the IL o'clock boat, remaining
until 2 o'clock when they took steamer
for Newport, returning without leaving
the steamer.
The committee of arrangements con-
sisted of X. Il. Ballou, Frank Congdop,
Osmond Ray and Misses Mamie Earle
and Addie Esleek. The excursion Is said
to have been the largest in the history of
the Friendship Street Baptist Sunday
school.
The Pawtuxet Baptist Society will hold
it's annual clambake at Rhodes-on-the-
Pawtuxet next Thursday. Dinner will
be served from 12 to $3.50 o'clock.
The class OF 'S9, Oxford street grammar
school, will enjoy a picnic at Rhodes-on-