The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
A TWENTF- TRREE-CENr TRIP.
Many Interesting Little EAcuraions To II
Made In and About the CITY.


To one unfamiliar with them, and accus-
toned to following daily the same beaten track
between work and home, the various regular
Ines OF travel in and about tho city offer facili-
ties At very small expense for many little ex-
rursions that are sure to prove interesting.
Take. for example, this ono, which Is only ore
Of many such that can DO made:
At the foot Of West Twcnty-thirt! street YOU
taks a Pennsylvania ferryboat for Jersey City.
and SO start the little excursion with a sail OF
three or four miles on tho Hudson River. There
is a green spot opposite. the grounds around the
house OF the Stevens estate: the high, buiidinS :.
'rowncd ridge OF which, n little furi her up tho
river, the Palisades form n part, lies beyond.
Looking north one gets a beautiful view of the
broad river; south Il view Of n different rnarac.
ter, but not less interesting. II IT is on u Sunday.
the traffic On the river Is comparatively light,
but there are excursion steamers and sailboats
and yachts anil tugs and srhooncrs; there are
various craft OF one sort and another for tho
river is never, wholly Idle. On each side Is the
shipping. al tho wbarves, steamships here on
the Sorth River. and many OF them
Close by the ferry H. Jersey City there Is a
TO many points and as far away as Newark.
This Ii u busy place; not 40 Busy a. Fulton Ferry
or the bridge in Brooklyn. but carr are always
unLe, al the southern ond uI tnc .uIs peninsula
that extends south from Ierscy CITY. dividing
INC WlltEs VI new bTk tty from those or New
nrk Ray. Bergen Point ID at The southern ex-
tremity Of this peninsula. seven or eight miles
from the ferry.
ne car hnstlcs along through Jersey City.
through parts that are agreeable TO the eye and
other parts that arc iehs 80; and running rnaiiy
down the long p,nins'la. jersey. city extends
half way Iown; the lower half j. Bayinnc CITY,
There arc places ATOMS where the land s'il !ies
in Rcree, but for the most part tho whole stretch
il morc OF less built Gp, or, building, rol in
blocks but with detached houses. II seems
as ic al one time there must have been three or
NnnF nunrlln llnEF nnp N h 1 NArt, ..-
tho churchc, at iG.eryaia help to confirm Ills
impression. but II there were tn v have now
grown together.
There, are parts Of this long avenue that the
other paris that for blocks are very pleasant
Houses with lawns Ia front, aud trees no front
fences, ana d%ividinE, fences very generally
taken away. too; adding very greatly 10 IIS.
ture ,qucncss OF effect, and To The apparent
spaciousnos, Of the lawns fronting he va,i IA
houno-: Here and tnerc from The car IN one
part OF Tho Journey there are to DO had glinp-ri
OF Sew. York Bay. ana in ono or two places a
siyht of Newark Bay. IL IL a pleasant ride:
and at the end OF II one stands al bergen Point
Il, end across the way.
You lake a togryboat again hero and cross
day, you will lind on The fSrryboat. gathered at
the forward end, many uicyrl! l., Ihlrly mr.
forty, or more, perhaps, men and women. You
had met number OF biCyC SITS un the boat cross.
Ing the NS"rih t,tiyer: ypu met otho:s rolling
past on tao road from Jersey City 10 Drrr.n
Point. You will meet more on staten I.land'
and moro again on the boat hack 10 The ,'y
tho bicycle, in TACT, you meet wherever You 40.
! Crossing TO ! ort Richmond you take "a ,ro,
Icy car for =. George riding, u ong the nor i
occupied section, with Two or uiree local cen.
tre-. At 81, George You lake a ferTyboaI once
moro. for a ride across The bay whose western
shores you have just traversed. You land al
tho Battery.
Here was a little trip, afrording three or four
! hours OF agreeable diversion. Tor 20 cents