The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-01

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Rake &C Coney IslalSd.

white Bait at Gresnwfch vei%us Oism
Bake at Coney IslaNd.
rhc employees Of the Mayors ohces Of Br .Skiyn ana
Nav York started at O'Clock yesterday on an OK
cursiou. Their destination was Coney Island an
having musleyed their forces at tho City Hail. they pro-
oeeded towards Greenwood via Fulton ferry and Green
wood cara: thence BY the Brooklyn and Coney Island
Railroad. Of which company Mayor Gunther Is Presi.
dent through the villages OF New Utrecht, Union
yle Bath &C. TO the intended scene Of operations
Dummy No. set apart for the party,
which dummy had not been previously tested
The Mayor and number Of Brooklyn Aldermen were In
some short distance In advance OF No D. which, al
one point on the line considerably increased Its speed
and threatened the first with demolition The scene
which ensued was ludicrous in the extreme. Burly
aldermen hustled slim assessors in their anxiety to get
out end having effected exit rolled over the bank 70
the no small amusement Of their less frightened fellow
passengers In justice TO his honor the Mayor we will
say he exhibited unusual amount Of efpossession
The purpose OF the excursion no less than grand
clam bake and therefore. few words may NOT DO ass
on the
NATURAL HISTORY OF CLAM BAKE.
CLAIMS peculiarly, American luxury European
would classify them under his subkingdom as mollusca,
in the same division the oyster 70 which they are
chowder has conferred blessing upon mankind and de-
a pedestal among the public Generators OF the
Everyone q
plainly indicates supreme satisfaction What roast beef
Is to the Englshman sour krout to the German frogs 70
tn. Fsnc%an and To ss hl soyer and
Blot know nothing about it. You may search
the formers culinary campaign and the latters family
recipe book without being initiated into the mysteries OF
its manufacture. But higher than the chowder
stands clam bake and most delicious OF clam bakes was
that which received the attention Of all yesterday at Co
new Island. The mode Of discovery Of this dish is
wreathed in mystery might have been found out oy
accident roast pig, fried whale, frizzled Kangaroo
it'll hava haan n
through certain reports OF the late re suffice 1t to re-
peat II ia q great institution
PRECEDENT.
Al the close each session OF the English Parliament
hungry ministers ana their less hungry satellites bur
ry to watering place near Westminster called Green
wich, where they forget the affairs OF or the
SO Enthusiastically mudded; and free from al care
of st.ic indulge IN dinner Of white bait-a delicate
Of champagne and Madeira Those annual gatherings
looked forward to with feelings OF the most pleas
urabe % y the OF so T ds
bates and TO be imposed ara concocted at those
select reunions. What If thore DO few discrepancies
IN comparsons matters not; those discrepancies
will exist all such In this case the dinner &C.
ours before election and Is given TO the employees OF
the Mayors Offices and the fish eaton not white bait
but clam bake But said these are merely tech
meal differences not Of any vital Importance
The party put up at the Tvo Hotel kept by Mr. T.
and five o'clock they sat down TO their pscatoral re-
past Amongst those present were his Honor Mayor
Gunther G. W. Norton First Marshal; Messrs. Hinch-
man, Ebbets J. E. Halsoy S. s. Fish, Aldermen Fisher,
Wilson, O'Keede and Newman; Assessors Ripley,
Fields Doughty Breen and Lucky. Full justice was
done to the viands numberless toass among which
the Mayors Of Brooklyn and New York, az also Mr. g.
". Norton were the principal Few speeches OF any
length wore INDUCED in and about eight o'clock the
party started for the city Great credit Is due TO the per-
sons who took the matter in hand as all went on with
feeling of good fellowship which rejects credit on all
connected with IL.
We understand IL Is intended TO have grand clam
bake each year the 3lst day OF July 90 a 70 preserve
the present suspicious occasion as an anniversary