The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-19
PATRIOTIC M-EATING.
urNTTNGTON, L.. IT,, CfIIN0 HER
CLANS TO KEEP IuEB.

cambria Decline 20 Competc-Wbs were
the biggest Eatcrs-shakinE Down the
CLANS with n Dance.
Il The town Of Huntington, l.. J., stretches
Il ,,rcs. tic tl..1 HON the Sound 10 The ocean. ls
| beautiful bays aad harbor' abound in oysters and
L clans TIE Connecticut Neukecs iavc squatted on
/ ne oyster beds md claim preemption right to
/ aer rr,tuc THIS claim was resisted some years ago
Il nit o,77is. and fearful battle was fought in HUT
L heion b1v rtsutirg IN the loss OF encient soop.
/ m Old rusty cannon, and the capsizns Of sundry
/ ,msu boats loaded with brave and valiant Hunting
/ lonrns Since that time the oyster beds have re.
/ raa d in posscssion Uf tie utcrlOpcrs II ON tue
Il tor,l sa,r, o. the Sound.
Pkimouc cL,N-EAu"G.
/ nnt a. for the clHns. the vjlant Flanler
Il letef,uined thcy shoud not be taken from them.
/ They would die htst-the Is'audcrs--h3forc giving
teir rights uVou tleir native heath and 10 their
i own cstnarics to this delicious byayo. II they
could not gather and ship them away the markets
,f the world they could at least cat thcm. This s
/ he patriotic orr in Of the now famous Huntington
I clam bake Once year the whole town assemblies
\ odd and young, male snd female, black AMI white.
nch ana poor-lnd day ia devoted TO the eating Of
dams. 1ac supply very great, the waters aorg tie
| toast literally sbuuuding with this popular slc,l.
/ ish iIu all the villages In the town ship Hunt
/ ngtor, Northport, Centrep'rt, Cold Sphag, Baby
on West HIS, Dix nils, Melville, and Deer Parl.--
pntriole their populations 10 assist IN the lsI d.
| ,bo aud loyal undertaking, and vast numbers Of
/ Hams are thus disposed Of On these annual oc.
| ssons patriotic rivalry exists omong the worthy
| nusens In the rood work. great rasronomic ability
/ ttcIlus lcng emcd mcrltorious gift Ifthc Hon
/ Tony Hartman lived In Huntington, he would VA.
| iouh'edy he the most popular man IN tie town,
| md could command a unanimous vote of the people
/ brcrtesent them In the Assembly.
Ie clam bake FOR 1870 occurred on the 18th inst,
Inusuily large this season. and It was feared there
| sculi he d. ncuty in eating them all up In this
| Emergency, the Committee Lit upon the lappy idea
| ni'suing invitations TO
DISTINGUISHED GAsrnoSoMsrs PROM ABROAD.
he same as To a public dinner. Among those In.
/ 'icd wtre Goy Hoffman, Con. Grant, senator Fen.
bu te ii, n. Henry A. Reeves. member OF Con sress
ton tie sunok District, the Hon James Ashbury
i Of the yacht Cambria, the New York Yach,
Nultr.n, the Hon. I. W. England OF Tue Sun, tie
Hon steWart LW Oodiorl, and Lost of others. Gov
/ loanan replied rom Newport that ho was sorry
Gsy r.t other eng. cmcuts would prevent his &C.
/ septnce.' Whether they were clam eating engage.
/ ucpls rot was not stated Mr. Ashbury rcpiicd
/ nat lie was IN the hands OF the New Nora Yacht
Cuh, which was just starting cruise, and com.
/ pvllci lin 20 Iorcgo tire ple1s ure Sc Commc1ore
/ Neblihs, for tile Yacht Club, wished the time could
have teon arranged that they could be there; rs
vac hey could ouly regret TIA: they would "rci he
In position TO u,ail themselves Of the generous hos.
| piiaiiy" Ia Lieut. Gov. Wood,ora accepted with
hanks. ard added that, - ~ alive and well, lie would
certainly be present." As be was not present, the
| mpposih,n is that he vas dead ard sick. Senator
| tenton, hSc Coy. Hoffman, had - ENGAGEMENTS"
And Il US many o. tie more prominent q the invited
| quests we're at sent suli there were goodly nun.
| Psrts ~ The country, whO with the dNeen hundred
/ Hunungtonnns who mustered for dulY, mauggeI to
/ baked CLAIMS.
CORNER LOT ron the CHAMPION.
/ Tie Committee stimulated the appctites Of the
hiGi by tue offer o. a corner lot as a prize to The
/ " ai,si eater, to be determined 0y The Lumber
/ tlsms lie siouid eat on this occasion rnc On.
/ ryurolrynt was made that tao bake would be reldy
It l. fffIH AS fpa
can rat' In justice TO tie Committee, 1t Is piopOr
e. yrH luti mere hat tnis announcement WIS
II hi,AlGb ctMpheG Win, an1 at tie appointed time
oSg HUNDRED BUSHELS Oh CLANS
q ,1u,us4ud ears OF sweet corn we're disclosed
W. az the contents OF the arst bed lrme-
) uere was rush Tor the steaming pile, bu;
IL ,yulticc surrounded II with ropes to sep the
crowd lacG, AMI prevent unnecessary waste anu
eauLguon 41j helped each applicant In turn to a
bsk'uUl Tables were set IN the belHtiu sruys
on Eoulhton's Point, at tue mOutn Of the hgrbor,
l en- when appeared uuugu4nt evidence ri q q skill
i q nc LADIES OF HUNTINGTON in to ar II coohn;
ana lrkr&i ru' ~ tie not clnm' were set on.
everything else tCrco n, ami every cit q,
Of ilc town set "im-glf At the .rtuous tex Of ct
| ~ 'ntm, emuioua alike OF 'he !, pa 1.i'a u Le
/ P-y, alu tie poese,sion Of Tie cJ,a.. lot.
yoRAclou3 CLAN EATER.
OF the more notable eaters present, and who
scmed really to contest Tie prkc, several are de
! trving Of me ton for the remarkable eatin. abii.
ties they cisplayed Tie lion. II. L. fli, cA.meui.
6yr OF tho Assem9ly and editor OF the suloiA B'i-
supply, 50 voracious Was his appetite. IL was
N'uglt lie would certainly take the prize, and per.
/ hays ne would but for tie difficulty II keeping a
eoucct count OF his ealing, because OF hrs wild and
Iatuc movements GmonS the various tables.
METHODIST CLAN EATER.
The Rev VIM. II. Thomas Of BROOKLYN. a very
ua,, .hd porty gentleman, cot quietly ancl orrG II
. table where there was no other gentleman. and
WIS unoDscrej BY the Committee. lie declares
that lie ate several hundred claims before anybody
leR4n 10 count Tor him But lac didn't mind tue
los II tie ptize much as he did the damage to his
relutu n and that Of tie Metnodist Church, which
4. lrf Cl.m, "a ~ a IA.
i IoaluIlIOn IN the llud.
PROFESSIONAL CLAN EATER.
squirc Dlryea, OF the Suffolk House, IA the cham.
l pom ht man OF sugolk county. lis weight is 40,
1 lotDl' nicely distributed over corpnrosiy adni
IA j. @ia,tvd Tor the stowase Of edibles. LarEe
olts were ore.ed on DuryeJ. Indeed, his reputa
you clam eater Is admitted. lie Is President Of
vel. creek Rangers, who are known as the great
e, clam caters on the islanl, Duryea he'd on,
/ Holly until lie had disposed Of three hundred and
on clans, ana then he wlntei some brandy. But
we ounhitee had carefully excluded al liquors,
PWe 81 orEc, remarknS 'lIt H. he wasn't sick ne
tu eat 'll day, ami lie thought |. an inpo-iilu
wax le Committee didn't provide medicine Tor
L. &c FL Creek Rangers at Cold Splng, on the
sl, he would show them whether he could eat
ma CHAMPION CLAN EATER.
L. NJ Vas awarded tic Hon. Elmnn1 \.
ltA ttV, ntuIy mon, III, lead Just reaching above
IL, 'ahc 'itn standing up. ms rave lin - mani
rl NIai,-r in tic contest, %, tie other cunucti
Itf N'rt u lie TO sit dowh 70 eat. Bu9cc got The
It't .' oi ,iaui= that came from the bed, ana was
zen. ,uplhei ~ two carriers and tmec open
H.. i,i',a several ladies' who ATTENDED to the
Hu..nS ior him, During the FIRST hour he ate
~ lie second horr brought him M TO 2i5. At
O., lie lad eaten ( %, and stl appeared fee IA
a.. ..ry. A. everybody else rad become sur
rni ,s uMe Ini stopped, bpnee's Ine IN
~ We ru1' Was announced as Won by him
ounce made a uIc'W litiio speech in acknowledge
n.a', o.cl.rins '.at Il O. Methodist thulcl mad won
Ay " y rs lie was monOcr ~ good staining He
.'' ,+"r rpu' ana lrired IL b. uUders God that