The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
VHHHLMHN IN GLOVER.
The Wide Awake Bonifaee
Along the Boulevard Caters
to Their Comfort Sat-
urday in Greenville.

Although Sunday is the one day of the
week when Jersey City's residents seek
relaxation from the cares of business
and the household by stroling along the
new County Road and the Newark n
New York Bay shores at Greenville and
Bayonne, Saturday at this time of the
year vies with the Sabbath in popularity
as a day of rest and recreation. When
an ideal day like Saturday arrives the
driveways of Greenville and Bayonne
present a most animated scene, while
the Newark Bay shore is dotted with
persons who find much enjoyment N
bathing in the cool waters. Since the
Bayonne section Of the County Road has
been completed the pretty Greenville sec
ton has lost somewhat of its popularity
as a place for recreation and the shreWd
Bayonne citizen has taken full advantage
of the opportunity afforded by construct
ing pleasure resorts in the most favor
able localities along the line of the road.
AS a result the Bayonne citizen receives
all the shekels that formerly found Their
way into the Golfers Of the GreenviMe
pleasure resort proprietors. The latter.
however, is not complaining, as he looks
forward to the time when the Green
vile section of the road will be com
pleted and judging from the way N
which the work Is now. beng pushed 1t
will not be long before his hopes VIII be
THE DARING AERoNAUT.
The Newark Bay shore at .Greenville,
larsty as a pleasure resort and on satur,,
people peg visIted t. While at least three
costumes from Dick. .Ulrich and sport
ed about in the surf" For every per
son that visited the snorc at Greenville
Road to Bayonne and visited the various
this city was due probably to the noyei
haven Park, where Professor Walcott, a
daring %aeronaut, made an ascension in a
balloon and when about a nile up IN the
into the Newark Bay. The admission
to the park being free, the pleasure
ground was crowded.
of course, the stellar. attractions. The
huge mass of Tvs became sufficiently
inflated by half-past four o'clock and at
which. held it to the ground were cut.
/! The airy mass shot up like a rocket, the
professor clinging to the ropes at the le
a tight fitting suit and strapped around
hts body under his arms was a life pre-
server. The wind carried the balloon to
the bay the Professor cut the rope hold-
ing the parachute to the balloon. For
| the first few hundred feet the descent
was with lightning speed, then the para
| chute opened and descended gracefully,
| landing the Professor into the bay.
WHEELMEN IN CLOVER. !.
A rowboat put out from the. shore AND
| shortly afterward Professor Walcott was
again on terra firma. The balloon, re-
lieved Of its weight, shot up still higher,
but the gas escaping, it soon fell into
the bay. It was recovered later. The
balloon. with its living ballast, was
plainly seen from the Heights and other
| sections of this city.
The County ROAD during the after,
noon was crowded with carriages and
bicycles. The wheelmen turned out m
large numbers and freely patronized the
various resorts along the line. The
| pleasure resort proprietor, who always
has an eye open to business, caters es,
pecially to the riders of the silent stee6
and each has a special place. provsded
with racks, for the wheels, while, c,olored
| servants take care of them while the
| owners are seeking reflection in the am
Der fluid. 80
| ehristened 1.-THE B.cyclers' Rest" "The
| Wheelmen's Retreat" and similar names
to attract the patronage Of the riders OF
| the "bikA.' AT most of these places the
driver of a fast team isn't "n 1t. with
| the pedal pushers as far as attention on
| the part of the walters and proprietors
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