The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-07
THE EXCURSIONS.

Boats and ira ms were crowded all day
with pleasure-SeckerS from Norfolk and
other Virginia cities and also from North
Carolina points.
The crowd at Old Point Comfort was
not ai3 large as in former years Be
sides those who went down from Nor
folk. there were several other excur-
sion parties there, including one by the
steamer Ariel from Suffolk, one by the
steamer Eastern Shore, from Baltimore
and one by the steamer Norfolk, from
Washington.
The Y. NJ c. A. sailing and fishing
party had q delightful trip on the zach,
vlViu, although they had poor luck nj
hSnlnS. they anchored off Ocean View
and afterwards sailed out into the bay
returning at o'clock IN the evening.
BIG CROWDS AT OCEAN VII3yv.
Ocean View was thronGed all day Sun
DAY and Monday with tremendous
crowds. The pyrotechnic display Mon
DAY night WAS very elaborate and was
witnessed by several thousand people.
me Ocean View road had no difficulty
III carrying the big crowds down, but
when the homeward rush began at night
me tran capacity OF the line was severity
| taxed. Some OF the cXcurSionists did not
set back until very late.
AT THE BEACH.
| The nlost brilliant assem- blage THAI
/ i45sri WAS seen there during the three
Hs.StY'i beginning Saturday evening, when
GfhSF SrinccSs Anne and inverness Inn
"&Ea crowded, and OH Sunday hundreds
i WE.2 tnl'Aed off after converting, all pos
! sisns& space into sleeping room. It is
Irsfinatei that 5000 people were hauled
IN.% %ita Virginia Beach and Southern
tnistnHa ~ the Beach Sunday. The
! tlnWs nocailed the time of the Render
II N%'%si '.H AZ Old Point by every train
+. 3 + . ~ 49,. l. n.
( EGucCu Eto both the Princess Anne and
! rs cr,rrmGus pavilion. Countless Goa ches
/! We're dIed 10 rJe train. and by the
/ 2itettHFEt there We're assembled over
S0at }.ts,N le 10 Witness the display OF
I .h"IWtdisa. N.t.rh came off on the even
jtrE G:atn& an. :5lich a record is unpre-
+ ctdatl--0 I! the history of the Beach.
1 .,ir, 9EnIS ENJOY AJAUNT
/ Jae Nevsboys' Excursion, given OF,
/ .t.+ schooner Annie Reynolds which had
! beer, rendered for the occasion, to Ocean
irN:ew on Monday, was Il complete sue
/. cess III point OF enjoyment, but so far as
schedule time i'll getting back to Nor
/ folk Is concerned. the boys got back Il
/ Bit late. ABOUT fifty boys accepted the
i.inNitation and were In high glee when
/ full under way, towcd by the able tug
t thrlnan. When opposite Ocean View
| the anchor was dropped and the tug
! NttlI vi ttlpl!lcE tlltSS!Uu more TCIIlunST-
alive. The boys proceeded to have n fine
time bathing and fishing until the time
! set to return home. Sail was set with
the expectation OF reaching Norfolk by
| early bed time, but before many miles
! were covered the boys saw the need of
| their tug, and before they We're half way
| nome their vessel found II difficult &c
navigate for the want OF sufficient wind
| 10 NIL the sails. Finally they were com.
| pieteiy Decalmed, and the boys began
| to look around for some place to rest
their weary heads. The schooner came
| to anchor off Sewell's Point, and no, be-
| lnE able to get q tow, she ay there all
night The boys did not seem uneasy
! and continued their sport into the night
/ till o'clock in the morning in fact
| When they had all quoted down there
! were between twenty and thirty OF then,
tucked away in he hold OF the
! schooner, with canvas for beds In thu
meantime their parents In the city had
! grown very uneasy, some Of the latter
| remaining on the wharf. looking for the
absent ones, till late IN the night Tho
! anxiety was intensified early this morn
| ing When It was stated that a tug had
Deen 10 look for the schooner but
| co'idnt md it at S.15 O'clock, howeve
| me reynolds hove In sight in tow OF the
lug Hustler whose services had been az.
cured III the Roads at G 30 o'cIocl. this
! morning. Fortunately no other misba,
| occurred and the boys were landed
safely.
IN THE CITY.
IN Norfolk the small boy was early in
| q state OF pernic;ous activity giving vent
| 10 ms overtiow.nS patriotism. and poke,
fireworks were purchased with a reck.
less disregard Of expense. Cannon
crackers two and three inches in diane.
Ter tore asunder the nerves Of every
BODY who lived within q radius Of sew
era blocks from each disturbance, for
there We're many noise centers.
| AT noon the usual salute was fired
| from the navy yard. and down at Fort
Monroe the guns OF that stronghold also
| proclaimed the natal day of liberty
The number OF visitors here Monday is
vaFiously estimated at from 1000 &c
800 The two steamers from Washing
ton and two from Baltimore must have
Brought over 800 each; the southern
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