The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-30
ARRAY AT an EXCURSION.
One Man DrOWned-TwO Men Stabbed
a Large Number Severely MOunded.

As Officer Robert Gunson, of the Fit, "reciuct
police, was patrolling his post in the vicinity OF
Pier No 35, North river, at the foot OF Franklin
street, on Sunday at noon, he noticed the
steamer William Tltamar, with two barges,
leave the pier with about a thousand excursion
ists the greater portion OF whom was composed
OF men, and a large number of women and
children and old people OF both sexes making up
the balance. The officer perceived as the vessel
lett the wharf, that motley gathering OF roughs
hailing from the Fourth and Fifth Wards had
managed to get on board, and, as he suspected
and the sequel showed, for no good purpose.
About half-past o'clock in the evening the
same officer ascertained, on the return of the
boats, that there had been serious fight on
board the vessels during the day, and heard
several of the excuTsionists at a soda water
stand near West street state that there would be
bloody murder at the pier before an hour should
have passed by. On perceiving the officer who
made them understand that there was large
force of police close at hand, who were watch
ing their movements in readiness to pounce
upon the first man who should make any effort
to create a disturbance, several of the men re-
turned 10 the pier, and, no doubt, warned their
companions OF impending danger; for shortly
afterwards the whole crowd from the boats
quietly dispersed and left the wharf to its own
solitude.
II appeared from the statements of several Of
those persons who had taken passage on board
the boats which were 10 have had Orossett's
Grove, on the Hudson, for their destination,
that the great bulk of the excursionists were
memDers OF an heSOClhJlOn WnlCn Is called
"Thuberna- -Carthies,n and that shortly after
their departure from the city dispute arose be-
tween two "roughs," which ended by the dispu-
tants pitching into each other in true trough
and tumble style,n each making the most of his
strength in endeavoring 20 gouge out the eyes of
his opponent, or bring him 10 suing terms bv
abridgng de1ltibus dotiUis the length of his nasal
appendage. While this pleasant entertainment
was going on the friends of each contestant, who
were all intoxicated began to CONSIDER each
other more than interested spectators, and with
out ceremony inaugurated bloody row that
proved terrific in its horrible excesses. The Fourth
Warders, with howl, in a body seized hold
of every group of Fifth Warders they could Law
their hands upon. and had everything pretty
much their own way until the friends OF one Of
the men came to the rescue, when the contest
became all the more exciting and devIlish. Not
content with using their 6sts in knocking each
other down and their boot heels TO crush out
the features of those who were prostrated they
laid hold of chairs, table legs, decanters, tum-
blers, and whatever they could seize hold OF that
seemed to be OF service as weapon. half
hour after the hght had commenced 1t had be-
come general on both barges, and the roughs
that went yelling round the decks with teeth
| knocked out, eyes half gouged into hollow
| space, noses shortened by delicate bits nicely
chopped from the appendages, and their
coats and shirts In tattOrs and besmeared