Ellsworth American., 1871-08-03
New York Picnic's.


! Dcba"ch~ry-NishtS scenes on the Cars.
From the New York Tribune
! The present is the favorite season foI
holding picnics AT the various landing
| places great double-decked barees cal
| at stated hours, and go OH increasing
| their car2ecs ot humanity al every pier
| till hot square inch Of standing room
! is lett, and the band il 50 crowded that
they have scarcely sufficient elbow room
| TO handle their Instruments. But til,
outward voyage is nething compared tC
the rowdyisn aud indccencv OF tile re-
turn. On the beach crowds of men and
women battle together after fashion
highly reprehensible and vulgar actions
and gestures, low jokes and ribaldrv,
pave the way for still greater freedom
after the clam-bake has been washed
down with over much becraud wliskey.
The home alter such All excursion may
be easily imagined. Excited women
are insulied. or sometimes iancv they
| are. by some drunken man: their ,iiil
! more drunken protector or escort inter
ieres, pistols are hastil, drawn, and Jun
less The captain Of the barge i a man ot
nerve and command. free fight i, soon
prccipitated. Al tile various picnic
= - ~ wv hHlf'i part oi liit Guy l lt
state oi things Is lar worse. The crow d
is disseminated through the woods, and
the entertainment is continued long
after dark. The proprietor- of these
places never ask ter any efficient iorrc
Of police to keep order. Order is lust
what they do not want. Disorder,
which, oi course. implic, drunkenness.
= thc source OF all their profit. The
police would not allow them to serve
VITA drinks men whoarc already intoxi-
Gated; aud it is these who are the best
customers. The, drink themselves,
treat others. aud never count their
change. Thus one or two policemen
lounge around the dancing platform On
~" door OF the har-room. and, h-yond
taking hribc from the proprietor and
drinking his iilthv whisky, do nothing.
But there are feature, OF these garden
pithic, winch are tar more horrible. The
W'"d> surrounding Tho dancing plat
form and diniug-ruom, are admirable
cover, Tor crime. l. hus not uulrc1urnt-
iE happened that men who have atteud-
rd titu-e picuics have never been seen
aii'c again. II >til more frequently
happens that Young girls. intlImcl with
beer rnd spirits, arr drcotcd out into
these wood, aud outraged their cries
unhc1rd IA the clash oi tA" iand. their
ill-u,42e concealed tot srry Shame aud
terror. Eut to such There Icnaiu> the
>cr>e e.! iudiscrciion and 4 certain IN
ward feeling of dr.rcd.ipu tui loss 1T
>r'i respect which too often leads them
on tlic downward parh. aui thrv -npn
roe. c.le>>iN JOIN tir company OF Is-t 49,
trT~.
Only last week "A reporter overheard
TWO ruihtu, at ono uf these garden,
planning IL" destruction uf tyolt.pr,t-
able looking vOHn. GINS ot The wnrkin.
class. VIII" were evidently -trau.cr~ to
t.cm. On thc dancing platform they
succeeded IA getting into conversation
with th, girls, dancing with them. Der
-Uadcd them To drink several time. and
then, when the liquor wa, beginning
20 t~iion them, proposed u walk tlruugi
iLr grounds. The girl, consented 1,
take a stroll, and The reporter. " ho ha,
all The while been watching the party
+ at once went ia search of "a policeman
( lie could Hpt iind one. he then start
4 ~ through tho grounds. determined j
I possible. ~ save Tie Young women. ii,
I W.1- too lutr. When liz again ct,,nun
/ tered them. there was lIttlr doubt fIt
E
4 ~" -roundrcl> had succeeded ia ,arl-y
| Iug out their ylilaiuou> intentions
/ cHlN TWO nlgAi- prryIoS, lAl> sam,
| place, >utler's East River Park, va
/ the -ceu" of >iiallar outrage. Tn,
4 Young daughter ~ hiylN respectable
I parents, residing i'll West Ioltvhul
| street. wu, persuaded hl "A man tn Ii
| tend picnic there under hi, escort
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nue. lines are crowded by people return,
in4 from these scenes. an more M Ie,
IN a state If intoyic,tiou. Oh.c.n
songs. filthy language, oaih-, curse.
/ add threats. from both men ana wu,ne,