, 1870-07-15
ST. GEORGES PICNIC,
Disgraeeful Proceedings Yesterday at
Haas Park
Riot, Ruflla1,ism, Rowdyfsm aud
Robbery.

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lent Association % t took pnce c. yesterday at s Haas
Park.
Out of rcsncct to slr excellent society under
yhoec ausnires tue mcnlc was given, Il would he
well to % end the ~ r,conl % No rSc potc, ,,ocscts. m
howcycs, would have SO many tales to tell, aud the
feelings OF 80 many respectable visitors wcrc 80
cr,sstx nn,rnrc, Nv tho n,ocec,1tnys TINT II nav
g. ,r,, -, ~, ~ ~ ~ ~ .is, - ~
oe u "e'l 70 tei sae tsat' even " Inc isA OF 40
Ing sonc temporary injury to benevolent aaso'
The St. GEORGES u,culc "a an Institution gotten
un ,strnstnlv fnr t3r n,,rnns,. ~ norltnT rnn,,s
,aes ~ 4os,pt AM I ,I ~ m EGs
ir;rn,ily rr1tlion in io1yI hut rcsteet:,e ' *
Iu.Sip1a - " .nG so!t - .ntnt' ~ 70 III 'atatu
t.s ~, -, tne ,rn1,,.,',,, ,. anE tney ' ~ T.
r,s,. ricrtons IN t mStSnGa cmnInsc, ~
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anti II noncr rannot I'c raIse1 fr irnevniant Nv
n.rs hr nihsr n,rans ihsn tm,sc Whin
tha s,cna -; rrsnrSar II snro ~ 1o Ka,s II St
m.nx Ts"r,tDr En1s1 onr ahonid ssnt.,a 'n9t
thc ~ t,aorCo.a scafr cnpRot ~ 1n, ost
SSn nav - rntSin, M ,,'imd ~ thps t i
,hn cnnSsc,nrrns iiona' 1"rI snnmM n"I sva%t,
hsyc tct.t :. nn1fcd r"stcrar r. 1h"ra Ma ia.G
nnI,ccmsn cnamrh Ia ,in It" mnrr tjisor,lsrsv
knusc' nr n hnnx. or wnrs,. fnmc cn',ld mi INV,
hctn !. n,ilnI" witn IN" lim'ta ~ Nm c XIV "'
morc .gIs1acc,ui tumul, than tha,.wh,ch ocsarrci
nj The cfnsc or Inc Hny cuulI hardly hare been
imagined Ia The widest Donnybrook Fair.
III saving this. it is not intended 10 reflect upou
the personal or natlOuul character Of the persons
Mt the head Of the Organization. They were
doubtless doing the best they could In the Interest
Of the society, and thcg achieved their princIDal
object In collecting large crowd The tIckets
were sold intlIscrimnateiy to whomsocrer would
buy. md one man or womana money,
according to the theory, was as
good Us anothes's. The result was
that comparatively few respectable English famI-
lies made their appearance ut the picnic. There
we're few, and these became 80 disguised, fore
the close Of the days proceedings, that they FORM
cd pretty firm resolution on the spot never to
come again. a number Of good fellows, respect
able old stanl-byB, who seem to hive married the
st Georges picnic for better for worse, were
there, doing all iu their power to conduct the at.
;alr according to the rules OF proprety, but they
we're labor1ng IL All clement which was thorungh-
II uncomfortable.
a very large crowd was in the park By o'clock.
and such collection OF thieves, strumpet5 md
roughs conll not have been seen together auy-
where else on anT summer day. There Was no
i;eer-EHilllng, brazen, 1oud-mouthlng gang Of dis.
TeputableB, Of to retire. as many were Obliged to lo,
Into the seclusl0n OF thu gruycs which they could
have done to nlach better advantage any other
day. All the notorious prostitutes Of the city
spree. There was market. prepouleyauce OF
them over arF previous year anu an euuaIly
marked dlInlnui1on Ia the lumber OF Respectable
people, As the Statistical Sanitary Supcrtntend-
cnt would say. "the decrease Ia the humber Of
respectable people was mainly owing 10 the iu-
crease In the number Of disIeputables,"