Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
4 Turbulent EXeursiOn-FearfOf FFaeas
on the North Rivera Man said to have
been Thrown Overheard.

a Turbulent ExeursIOn-Fearf0E FFaeas
on the North Rivera Man said to have
been Thrown Overheard.
From the n. Y. World.]
AT noon on Sunday u large party OF
excursionists embarked on board the
steamer VIM. Tittmer, and the barges
Durant and Rhinebeck, from pier 33
North River, foot of Franklin street,
for a trip up the river. The party were
beautifully supplied with a cargo
of lager beer and spirituous liquors,
which were taken on board on Saturday
night and slowed away out of sight
while the boat and barges were at the
dock. As soon as the excursionists had
reached the middle OF the river the beer
and liquors were exposed for sale, and
many of those on board gladly availed
themselves of the opportunity or enjoy
ING a carouse without the fear of the
obnoxious excise law before their eyes.
The consequence was that most OF the
men on board and q great many OF the
women became intoxicated, and the ca
rousal resulted in free fight in which
most of those on the boat and barges
took part. The fight ragged almost I'M
interruptedly from the time the excur-
sionisls left tile vicinity of the city I'M
til their return at about half past eight
O'Clock in the evening. All sorts OF
missiles, consisting chiefly of lager beer
glasses, saltwater bottles, and not a
few knives were freely used; and It Is
remarkable that many persons were
not killed.
Patrick Barry, one of the alleged bel
ligerents, who took a prominent part
in the disgraceful ARRAY, was seized by
a party of his infuriat q opponents and
thrown overheard. He was drowned
before any person went to his assist
ance. His remains were not recovered.
John McDermott and Lawrence Kane
were very dangerously stabbed in the
face, side, and chest with pocket knives.
1t is feared that they are so badly in
iured shat they cannot recover. 1t Is
said that over one hundred others who
participated in. the melee were cut and
bruised about the face and head by
being struck with lager beer glasses.
soda water bottles, etc.
The party disembarked at the pier
from which they started. The wound
ed were carried to their homes by thei,
friends. Although the belligerents
landed in the Fifth precinct and the
facts in the case were known to Cap.
tain Petty, commanding the precinct,
not single arrest was made.
The excursion was gotten up by the
Mccarthy Association, an organization
hailing from the Fourth Ward. Having
failed to arrest the rioters, Captain
Petty expresses his intention of bring
ing the parties who sold the liquors be
fore the Excise Board for selling lager
within the Metropolitan District with
ont license.
From the statement of Captain Sher-
wood, of the steamer Tittmer, it ap-
pears that the trouble commenced al
most as soon as the boat with the
bayges in tow had left the dock. There
were two bars on the boat and barges,
and were so freely patronized that III
most everybody on board was intoxi-
Gated. The eXcursiOnists went to with
in four miles of Yonkers, and here they
were caught by the sudden storm, and
the Captain refused to go any further,
and brought them back to this city.
On the way back Barry, the man who
was drowned, came on the upper deck
of one of the barges, pursued by a
number of men with whom he had
been fighting. lie got on the upper
rail of the barge, and being consider
ably intoxicated, in his efforts to avoid
his assailants he fell, or was pushed
overheard. A man jumped in after
him, but did not succeed in reaching
the spot until Barry had sunk out of
sight. One of the small boats towing
astern went to his assistance. and the
man who had attempted to rescue
Barry was picked up. Nothing is
known in regard to Barry's family con-
nectiOns or his late residence.