New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
HOLIDAY THIS YEAR.

HOLIDAY THIS YEAR.
MARKED EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF SOL
DIERs IN AND ABOUT THE CGrY-wHAT
THE RAILROADS AND STEAMER
LINES HAVE TO OFFER.
Labor Day. next Monday. will. judging from all
indicat tons be a generally observed holiday
IN Network City than 1t has been for many year
There nre various good reasons for this. In the
first place. thousands OF workingnen left their
shops ct the outbreak OF the and enlisted In
New-York State regiments that FASTENED to the
front. Most OF these regiments BY Monday next
/ will be at Camp WikoN. Besides there are other
regiments that went 10 the war from other States
whose friends have fockeI to this city to them
and there hundreds Of men from this borough
and Brooklyn and from adjacent counties who en-
listed in regiments OF the Regular Army which are
also at the camp 1t is understood that on Labor
Day visitors Will he given more freedom at the
camp than heretofore SO the result is easily fore
seen Every soldier has a friend. and the
friends will be on their way to camp bright and
early on Monday. Aside from the military aspect
of the day the business In many parts Of
the city to close their doors, and OF course
all the big factories will and the thousands or men
and women employed in them Will make the best or
the day according 10 Their means. Many Of the
railroad companies and some Of the steamboat
lines. alive 20 their own interests quite naturally.
taking advantage OF the day have offered special
rates TO people who want to enjoy themselves out
% town. A Saturday H. n half holiday and sun
day a full holiday luckily joined TO Monday
another full holiday. hundreds Of city people VIII
only be too clad 10 get out OF town on Saturday
I'm order 10 enjoy leas. two entire day al seaside
o. mountain resorts
Among the railroads that the good chances
of tie situation Is the West Shore Railroad Il
offers extra inducements for visitors to Niagara
Falls a rate Of Is has been named on It's trains
including the fast Continental Limited. EXCURSION
tickets will be good ali trains on saturday, ana
VIII be good for return passage until September y
The railroad mas pu' in lew rate TO the
hf;y-eighih annual New York State Fair. al syria
ouse An attractive handful issued by the com
pany gives full details departure OF trains ana
special service on DAYS designated
As the thirtysecond annual encampment OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic will be held al camp
Sherman. Cincinnati. Septemhe7 IN lV by or'er
NJ the Department Commando 81 the State of New
York A 8 Wood the West Shore has been desg-
mated the Official route for the boys In blue.
sp-cill train 10 convey the Sew-York state dele
ga don will he run on Sunday This train Will MAKE
a remarkably fasi run. leaving New-lorH AT 81"
a. m. and arriving at Cincinnati the next day Al
1000 a m. Tickets will he good going SEPTEMBER s.
I and :. AT very low rates.
The sixth annual fpral festivities are TO be held
AT Saratoga on Tuesday. The West shore RH''rood
VII naco sale low-rate tickets for TINS OCCASION
good trains OF September B. -.,o, ,ra,,s
ne ffl- hal DAD HiIi .Hn TWO eA'NlslOH
on ia Dor ray. The first IL to Shohola Glen rare
fo- the round trip 81. trains leaving thanhers-st
a, n m and $50 a m arriving at Shohola at
noon There WI! also be n special excursion 10
brentwood Lake fare for the round trip 10 cents
tie train leaving AZ $40 a m. arriving at Green
wood Lake about Il % a. M. and returning al p
The Erie Railroad Will also run one ~ its half
rate * curs!ons 20 Niagara Falls on that gay Ilck
at a m @fI' ,bos des,rnr there are also trains
"a W a
sunday morning The fare for the round trip WI"
The New-York. susquehanna and Western Raj
road l. 20 have on Labor Day excursion 10
the Pennsylvania moun'ans-a dehghlluI 9uan Tx ~.
tho Delaware Water Gap. etc. Express trains leaF1
Peni syivaria Railroad sta,ons, r.shro.es sts
. , m: Jersey cay 9l5 q. $500
The faarc Iron Day Line steamer. o. on taooT
pay VII make excursi on tf'T % 10 Ponrhkeepsie
.rhe Ietigh Valley Railroad has arranged special
excursIons ~ Mnuch chunk and Glen pnoko WIN
tho f,re at 81 for the round trip special Tram
", az rom ne foot ~ West Twenty -thlri-st. at
20 m 4 Labor Day excursion 10 NIAGARA fa!ls
1l,G ms GOOD ~ song sSiurday scPcmbe sturp
INK up and including TUESDAY sep', ,th3lrrd.s
Tanrsylvania Railroad. at 80 a m SO 70 ana no
s - D. M and Cor,landt or Desbrosses SIS. AZ S'-o
A. rne s,y n T. 10 be red-cttcr day the Country
club Of We.,ehes'er There !, 70 ro ne a. az Sh. cub
mouse AZ 3 O'Clock will be served n the most
annroN.f efVie and tho eating VIII y" Hollr L" ~
80. =, a "nickanlnny'' band Preceding the clam
t.kc wui be Yacht races. polo matches. tennis
matches and golf tournament -
,s, an, not least on this great Labor Day.
when no ore viii labor II H. can leeimot@'y aVo1
&, Coloref Roosevelt Is 20 arrive IN town AZ Inc
ic,d ~ his res ment OF Rough Riders me
,nus,eriug out u the regiment WAS begun yester-
dav and hy sunday evening the men WI nave 80
arranged matters that they VIII he In good nuHlor
and spriis As the men must turn over an We
torsss ~ the Government they had IN nan" III
90, MANY 81 them will have 10 procure ne"
mounts Colonel Roosevelt. anticipating ms mas
=. A. rro, sion for tho emergency, 80 'hat enough
Sor.ea cyV he procured. The regiment WI cross
Inc Eas, River o~ the Thirty -fourthst efrhnod,s
~, - ride on horseback ~ course-to moad,
,vav ana down to Union square. turning thcre hhi
going up Fifth-ave. to some point 10 oe ueo'"eu