Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-15

enable the old and feeble to attend church,
shall be said in behalf OF the Sunday excur-
sion, and what Is il like Twoboats ws.e ad-
yertised TO N axe excursion trips to Giymont
yesterday. the Phnnix and the Fulton We
doubt not that many W ho W ent down supposed
from the wording OF the advertisement that
the affair " as under the control OF the obi GERS
of the boats and of the proprietors OF 9lymont,
and having confidence in these gentlemen, be-
lie we'd that 1t would, as represented, afford an
opportunity for the can't getaways OF confined
unhealthy weekday labor TO taste mouthful
OF fresh air. and toenJoy day OF recnperafVe
rest in Goo g own temple.
1t turned ont that the boat company and the
Glymont company had nothing to do with the
management OF the thing, which was con-
ceen OF Speculative parties, who doubtless
made considerable money by the days work,
especially from the profits of the bar The
T. siton went down early in the morning, and
especially called upon to follow,-later in the
DAY. Whatever hopes Of quiet afamiIy party
en!oyment any portion OF the exearsionists
may nave INDUCED in on starting must soon
have been rudely dissipsted. Two long bars
were soon In full blast, and busy walters per-
ambuiated every part Of the boat with their
trays, auxiliary to the bars The fiery Iiq uors
dispensed soon began to work and cave sign
in series of rows and disturbances that scat
tered the ladies and family parties to the right
and lett, and forced the Marine Rand ~ ,
mastery retreat, to save their skulls aud their
big instruments from damage.
In landing at Glymont, gentleman in step
ping from the boat tPheni1l was jostIed over
board by a gay and happy Sunday sporter, but
being a good swimmer, he kept himself a1oat
until aid reached him. Then there was n fierce
scramble for dinner; and then the Marine Band
mounted to the music stand, and presently
struck up some spirited music-cotillon, polka,
waltz-which music was improved for dan
cing purposes by many-not ail-for the force
OF habit is strong, and there were old fashioned
people there, not ute accustomed to the new
order OF things, who looked ON in some con-
sternation at the scene before them, aud sim
shn, hat
by merciful Providence to &" get out of that
safely,never to be found in another such scrape.
And 1t did seem later in the day that the Di-
vine Wrath was to be visited upon these Sun
day jewellers and those pdrticepS criminis, as il
were, by their presence.
Those on the Phoenix, on her upward trip.
know that they were in deadly peril at one
time, but very few of them knew how near
eternity they really were. Twenty seconds
longer exercise Of function by a drunken en-
gineer and the country would have been
shocked by disaster such a would have put
the frightful one at City Point out of sight and
Below Fort Washington the boat, which had
made various eccentric movements, suddenly
came to a dead stand. still. At first it was sup
posed that somebody was overheard, natural
supposiuon, in view Of the condition OF things
on board. and there was general rush to the
side of the boat. But immediately the sound OF
violent contest was heard below, and present y
the passengers were Mortified by learning that
the acting captain, Haney, (the captain of the
Phoenix being abseDt,) finding omsthing going
wrong, had visited the engine-room, and DIS
covered the engineer in condition of beastly
drunkenness, and the steam up to point that
threatened at any moment to blow the Phmnix
into inch pieces.
Mr.. Haney sprang forward to let of the
steam, but was met by savage blow from the
engineer, giant in physical development, and
who, maddened by liquor, defied all attempts
to take the control of the engine from him.
This was pleasant condition of things, the
steam at explosion point, and the engine-room
in the possession of liquor-crazy Heenan OF
an engineer! Women shrieked, cried, and
bands and fathers by their side, Turned pale
under this danger so APPALLING.
One man took off his coat and boots and
planted himself ready for plunge, in tina boat
hanging by the ,teamers side, and the sight
was not re.assunng TO the timid. But by the
aid of some resoluL, men and military guard
on board, the crazy engineer was elected from
the engine room, ana marched forward per
force OF bayon persuasion to the DO ws of the
boat where, despite his drunken outbreaks in
the direction of the engine room countenanced
by some OF his drunken friends, he was held
in durance' for the rest of the trip. An ex-
ce!lent engineer we are told -'' when he is
sober"
What a feeling OF relief went through that
boat when IL was known that the engine was
in safe hands! Many a silent prayer ofthanks
went mp, doubtless from lips in some cases not
quite used to the task. There was a hush, q
quiet amongst the crowd in keeping with the
peaceful Sabbath evening, and one and all
could have well spared the loud blare OF the
band which stilled lately into awed silence,
now opened at its noisiest as If to put brave
and staggering air on the affair.
Arrived at the wharf, and at the end of this
notable Sunday excursion, another incident
discordant with the day and in harmony with
the excursion is learned. Before the Fulton
left a colored man was very nearly beaten to
jelly at the Glymont wharf by some OF the
Sunday sporters.
This is a Sunday excursion. Is it good
thing, one to be encouraged Shall we carry
it a little further Shall there not be SUNDAY
dancing the bOat we'll a the N wilton
To be sure there is Mount Vernon and the bones
OF w ashington to be passed. But what then.
Let the dancers pause, let the Marine Band
wheel from the music OF Strauss to the solemn
dirge, let the bell toll till Mount Vernon is be.
hind, then "on with the Sunday dance"
POLICE REpoRTs-Sscond Prscinct-Thomas
Kennedy, desertion; military. Emma Johnson,
disorderly; .workhouse. Anne Smith, Pink
Jackson, Louisa Brooks, do. IS each. sonny
King, stealing; dismissed.
battery; dismissed. Dennis Hays, fighting;
s3.4. Dennis Foley, do; S3.ii. Hiram Fur
low, Michael Donovan, do.i dismissed. Henry
Harris, do; s4.22. Patrick Mulay, throwing
stones; workhouse. Dennis Foley, Thomas
Smith, James Smith, dsorderly; dismissed.
Geo kroqse, W. J: MeGill, do; Sl.4i each. g.
ing; military. James Harper, larceny; jail for
court. ]. b. Adams, interfering with officers
dismissed. John MartZ, arrested for John
Jordan; do. Patrick Hagerty, drunk and dis
orderly; s3.4i. James Gates and Patrick Con-
ner, fighting; S3.44 each. James Mckay, M. 7.
Kline. Daniel Mcknight, do; SO each. Mich.
Mullen, drunk and disorderly; SAL Timothy
Shea, Daniel Conner, do; rs so each. John
Kennedy, encouraging disturbance and in
terfering with officers; 80 IA. Frank Madison,
suspicion: dismissed. Michael O'Connel, dis
orderly: Sal. Also. ASSEMBLING policeman; bail
for court .rss r? -. Err-@" g
Fourth Precnct--Conrad Saul and William
Suffer, assault and battery dismissed. Jacob
Henniker, disloy atty; military. Kate Brown
and A. Balmain, drunk and disorderly; work
house. James Donnelly and VIM. Grover, do:
- each. Daniel O'Leary, Ellen O'Leary, and
Mary O'Leary, do; So each. Mary Shea, va
grancy; workhouse.
lSirG Prectnct.-James Peyton. disorderIy;
S5.5s. Michael Bennett, do; military. John
q Winn, do; al. Edward Martin, malicious
rniselnef; for hearing. John Useless, drunk:
military. John Dorlin, do and disorderly; do.
r. Ballenger, disorderly; dismissed. Martin