The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
PATERSON CITY INVADED.
PAGEANT or UNUSUAL POMP AEH
D4zzLIhU SPLENDOR.
The Original Hounds" EicctrifyinG Ecw
Jersey Residents by their UDerrina Accu-
racy Of niarob and Certaintv Of Movements.


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The Original Hounds" gicctrifyins Ecw
Jersey Rc-idcDts by their UDerrina Accu-
racy Of niaroh and Certainty Of Movements.
The railroad stations at Paterson were
thronged early Yesterday morning oy small boys
and Objectionable looking youths. some OF them
armed with dOuble-bHriel gums, and all eagerly
scanning the passengers In the TT ins arriving
from Jersey City. 1hev were evidently expect
ing some one. and " a stranger inquired who 10
was. he was told that the "raRamufflns" wor>
supposed to be en- route from New YORK.
Two hours after their Patersonian bretbreR
had almost despaired OF seeing them, the iden-
tical target company ", making vigorous but
not at nrst. very successful efforts to organize
In Washington street, near Canal. Capt. IN.
J. Kennedy did bis best to get them into maroh-
Ing order, but Interruptions were SO numerous
ana refreshmeDts 80 frequently necessary, "a
s"y nothing Of an almost upconqucrable ambt-
ton on the part OF every member Of the parade
TO command rather than to obey. progress was
exceedingly slow; and. moreover. while they
fell In at one end OF the line they pefsistently
fell out. and sometimes down, at the other. 10
bid been fondly hoped that a hundred and
Thirteen OF them might cross Twenty.thlrd
street Jerry, and II was asserted that very nearly
that number embarked on tho boat, but either
q mistake wss made In their shipment nearly
three score tumb bied overbu. rd while crorsins
the river, for certainly not more than nfty
reached the opposite snOre.
II was unnecessary TO Hsk what o. paniZ tiOn
tins was, now on Its way to Paterson. Every
inner and most OF the drums bore the wolI-
known Insignia OF the Order-heures OF dOvs OF
variuus breeds and sizes, ex .cuted wi h moro OF
less (chen' lcss) artistic .Kill stamped Its iden-
tty beyond the possi billy OF error; and.
further evidence was wanted u large stand I'd
waving In the v,n, with the deslgn oi tall,
RHunt. hungry animal upon T., demonstrated
beyond question or csvl that III, men who
| marched Oene tn It's ample iolds were none
| others than the "Orginal Hounds." 50 called
| to dIstiuguish then from such organic ,tions Of
lAtter-day hounds as might subsequently, 10
| organized.
Long 20. so long that the new members Of
| the order caD't remember It, and The oid mein-
bers wont, the association was known as " lhs
| Hssh Grabbers," ana under this style and tids
| they weut on every Tn Dksciving Day to Union
Hill. ostenslbly TO pr"ctice TARGET shooing. nus
| very little powder was tx ended on these
| casions. aud the targets, US general tninR. dia
not suffer much. But with the IL Grafton uf the
| org .niz ttIon's name A. changed, lsn, the scens
| OF its festivities. aud the Otigi al Hounds have
| cultivated an uneciion for the pictureequs
groves M rocks. und valleys around = s,ah
| Falls. 1t cannot, however be eaid that this
sentiment ever bscam mutu !, or that the peo-
| pie of Paterson welcomed their annual visitors
| Hounds with dis rtlst and misgiving. aud would
| have liked them far better II they bad moi
| abandoned their excursions TO Union Hill.
| They did not arrive. until O'Clock, J.. d.,
| una II WAS not Until they gan TO uiarch ug
| Market street, preceded hy nfes and drums. aud
accompanied by an enormous body OF camp foi:
| low wers, that IL could be thoroughly perceived
| now ther glory had gone rom tnem. lneu
| numerical strength was woiully diminished.
| ana they failed 20 march VITA tnat miit ry pro-
clsion that immortaIized the honored name Of
| HHsh Grabber. They wore no uniform, but
| every man was dressed as oest suited him. and
the result WAS very astonishing aSsottinent oi
| costumes. Tue principal cnar .cters reDresented
| were hends, Indians, heroes, sweeDs, and
| George Washiogtons. but there were also few
| kings and kaisers, one or two sailors, and Q
| sprinkling Of mi itars men. OF course. too. the
| festivities would have been cklng IN one q
| their most esss tlal eiemen = II the refining In
| Guauca n na fair n - had Sstng. and
ladies Of wealth and culture can rarely oe pro-
vailed upon TO accompany the Original Hound9
on their excursions, the deficiency was supplee
b, few VI tue younger meube.s OF tue organ
iz ton, who. rather than submit TO the 70
ical citizens Of Paterson without wives or sweet
hearts. shaved thor fares smooth and donned
| feminine attire themselves.
Another member Of the assooi tion mus' Id
mentioned the only re Hound OF them all
IL tan was cut snort. ana his neck was . tinted
rignt Vernlli"n. lie wore upon his back
coat Of many more colors than Joseph's, ana hi
seemed haupy, aud PROUD OF his decorations
waggug his stunp, aud evidently not cOmpre
hending the nature Of the suggest ons. made bI
more thIn one of his fellow HounGs, To droi
| him over the falls.
The narrow bridge spanning the dizzy cbasn
into whicn the cataract pours was crossed about
twenty minutes after leaving the railroad 81.
tIon, and the landlord Of The saloon on In,
grounds, whom the delay hRd PLUNGED Into
state Of almost hopeless doj elton. was galvan
lIed lnto Hic ~ the approach II thc Hounds
Iney, too, smelt the Vihnds, ana rushed with
fre0ziod hlsie over thc brlJge. cast MOI one ad,
!
through the bartoom aud into the dinin1 apart.
meat imost before tue proprietor coul get Ms
napkin out ana run 10 the bCad OF the iDle,
| The glass q our was shut and crowd Of fully Q
hundted men aud boys pressed eagetly forward
10 look INTO the room. hey were evidently all
hungr but that was trihine matter IA cons
pared with their misfortune ~ having nothing
- eat. so all wno were able HItt-ned theis
noses against the gliss, and sadly watched the
Original HOunus at dinner.
W ME they were thus employed police ser-
geant walked In to see that the peace uf patcr-
son was not disturbed. lie was not Ia the
smallest degree turbulent himself untl ne stood
tefore the glass noor, which at that moment
VS. opened "a few IN hes. lhe officers Dostrls
expanded Ike those Of horse snufing tho
battle afr On Goaded to frenzy by what WIS
unmistakluly the odor OF rotst turKey, he
shouted, Get out "f tnis: it's Id cheap II
YOU, ~ though II was war cry, seized small
bow aud using MIN As Hail. cleared the room
! IN atwinkling ~ an eye.
II was well that the waning DAYLIGHT forced
| the OIl-iucl Hounds to rttuTu To- New York
early, Tor With tbs ground whto and slippery
| VITA the II zen spray from the de,cennin ~
! water, and ptccipiccs without y iTipcis On overy
| sidr. T. would bee dihcllt to conceive a more
petiiuus place for such festivities tnan the yicin-
| ny Uf Pa oaic l"li.,