The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-14
It WAS A FINE sunday
How Thousands Of PeOpl3 Sp3nt the Sab
bath.
pleasure RESORTS 1HRONGED
Week Day Toilers Take Advantage
of Balmy Weather and Fill the
Parks and Woodland Resorts.
Many Stylish Turnouts Seen Along
Favorite Drives We're Orderly and
Enjoyed, Yet Observed the Day.

Thousands of week day toilers took
advantage of the halmy weather of
yesterday. and the parks and woody re
sorts in and adjacent to the city were
thronged soon after the early hours OF
the morning
The weather was too warm for COM
Portable walking, consequently the
traction company reaped rich har-
vest After IL O'Clock every outward
bound car on aIl tho lines was filled TO
it's utmost capacity.
No uartlCulsr spot could be said to be
tho Mecca OF the pleasure. seekers. every
cool and woodland spot accessible re-
ceiyed its quota Of visitors. The most
generously endowed with worldly
goods enjoyed tho later and cooler
hours OF the day in driving. Many
stylish turnout' traversed the Prov.
dence boulevard, Dnnmore road or the
cooler and more shady drives down
the Lachawanna river via Moosic or
Taylor
hundreds Of South Siders testified to
their appreciation Of Connel park by
thronging that new, pleasant AMI
slightly breathing spot. Tho stairs OF
the observatory were occupied during
all hours Of the day, and particularly
during the afternoon, by files Of people
going ma returning from the plat
form. The atmosphere was nnsullied
by smoke and unobstructed by vapor,
consequently the view was we'll worth
the climb.
hylo Park people. generally, chose
Round Woods or West Mountain for
the days pleasure. though many cams
across TO tho resorts OF the opposite
side OF the river.
NAY AUG TIE FAYOWTE spOT
Nay Aug PARK, It's waterfall and the
mountain above the tunnel attracted
probably more pleasure seekers than
any other locality. Family parties
were seen vending their way eastward
on afoot or aboard the Nay Aug Falls
line early IN the day Many were
equipped with lunches. During the
later and more sentimental hours young
men with ihair sisters or other fellows
sisters were seen
Laurel Hill park came In for its share
Of attention, and wac visited mostly
by Duumore, Green Ridge aud central
city people
Scores Of bicyclists in couples or va
riously numbered groups pulled ont In
the cool hours OF the early morning
Gu route mostly Tor points down the
valley, though many passed ror;hward,
through lbroop and O,yphaut appar-
emily bound FOR Carbondale The
wheelmen came filing IN during the
evening hours. covered with dust and
with flushed and moist faces, but ap-
pagenI.y satisfied with their days out
ing.
The driving park proved the objer.
tive point ut a large number Of horse
mcn and duriag the day the judges
and grludstau1 were occupied By many
well known local enthusiasts watching
the warmlns-ups OF score or more OF
: flyers now quartsred AT the truck.
Al, tie rr.orts wneve the pleasure
seeker gathered were marked Oy qliei
and orderly conduct Whrtsyer may
be the uIl0ms Of the sunday Observance
I movement. certainly no fault coult be
/ found with the dcmean0r Of the thou.
sands who Yesterday observed and yet
enjoyed the sabbath.