The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-12
COOLING BREEZES HEN.
Thousands Of People Went Down the
Bay Yesterday.
CRESCENT PARKS CONTINGENT.
said TO Have Been Fully Twenty Thou
sand--FieId's Point, silver Spring and
Pleasant BiuG Also Largely Patron
ised-Rocky Point Opens Next Sunday.

people to take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity to get breath of the fresh and
invigorating breezes of the bay. and the
result was that the boats OF the Conti-
mental company were crowded on every
trip. While Providence was largely rep
resented among the excursionists, other
places sent delegations of considerable
strength.
The trains from the Blackstone val
lev were crowded, and the horse cars
from Pawtucket also brought many hun
dreds OF people. The morning trip TO
Newport was enjoyed by very large
number. while the Afternoon sail down
the west passage and through Newport
harbor proved very attractive to party
Of 500
Al Fields Point Manager Atwell was
kept busy from mOrnlng until evening
supplying mis- hungry patrons, who mum.
bered nearly thousand, with CLAIMS aud
the other concomitants or genuine
Rhode Island bake.
The largest party of the season took
dinner and pleasantly enj Jyed the day AT
Silver Spring. At the motel the follow
ing are registered Mr.. and Mrs. John
4. Mcclure. Fred Richards. Jonn Breen,
all of Providence; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Clapp
OF East Boston. Mass.
1noushnos AT Nresctnt
1t was at Crescent park. however, that
the excursionists congregated IN the
lsrgest number There were fully 10000
people at the park and found important
improvements in all directions. In fact
the Crescent park OF today will hardly be
recognized as the Crescent PARK OF form
or years. The season is unusually early,
despite the cool weather which has pre-
vailed during the greater portions OF the
past month.
AS early as 0 o'clock yesterday convey
ances OF every description began to ar
rive ON the grounds. The boats OF the
Continental line were taxed To their Ut
most capacity as were nunberlt IS boats
from Pawtucket. Newport aid other
places
Manager Boyden with corps of assist
ants served an excellent dinner TO $500
hungry people.
Two orchestras have been engaged to
furnish music for dancing. "A free va
riesy entertainment Will give daily per.
Iormances la he new summer theater.
New and expensive scenery has been
placed Ia position. In no place is the
provements more noticeable than on the
ssow grounds. The electric cars will run
TO the grounds, and Manager Boyden
says he will be- able to look after the in
terests and pleasure OF 81, 900 people on
amy day during the season. Up TO date
arrangements nave been perfected for
more excursion parties ana society days
than In the en,ire season of iast year.
The show grounds will be under the
management of Ben Dodge, tue veteran
Snowman. Assistant Business Manager
George Titcomb will have general super
vision. These assistants Will greatly aid
Manager Boyden IN carrying out his
plans
Other Shore Places.
At Cheeney's Pleasant Bluff hotel the
work is rapidly being completed and
hundreds went over the grounds and
through the house Sunday. 1t will be
opened for the reception of guests June
20. About ore-half Of the rooms are
already engaged.
At the Comstock hotel a large party
OF Woonsocketers took dinner, and with
the many patrons from other places kept
Mr.. Cranslon and nis assistants busy.
Rocky Point will open next Sunday
aud then the summer season may be
said TO be at its height. Many improv-
Inents have been made at the point and
this Drettiest OF shore resorts Is certain
60 prove as popular as ever with Rhode
Island excurslonists.
Messrs. Eisbrau and Billings spent
Sunday at Buttonwoous.
Lionel Norman has taken rooms Mt the
Buttonwoods Beach hotel Tor the sum
mer.
Many cottagers drove down Sunday
and dined at the Hotel Buttonwood.
H. w. Robinson aud family 90 to
Bnttonwood June l5
DIR. Eaton aud family 90 TO Button-
wood this week.
Among these registered Sunday at the
Buttonwoods Beacn hotei: Mr. and Mrs.
Jonn ,. Knight, Providence; u. e. Coz
nus. Henry Fletcher, Boston; Orray s.
Mason, William Chandler, Henry b.
Demins, B u. Adams, jr.. William ).
Hutchinson. Mr.. and MRS. ]. A. .Jobu.
ston, Mr.. and Mrs John X. Iilhnghast.
Aoram Barker. Whitney Blake, Cnaries
Morris SluItl, il.