The New York herald., 1877-09-12
A NOTABLE CLAMBAKE.
SECOND FEAST OF THE RHODE ISLAND cENrEN
NAL cLAMBAKE CLUB-sPEEcHEs BY PgoMr.


SECOND FEAST OF THE RHODE ISLAND cENrEM
NAL CLAMBAKE CLUB--spEEcHEs BY PRoMr.
NENT POLITICIANS.
lhe second meeting for the season Of tho Rhode
Island Centennial Clambakc Association, OF Now York
city, shepherd f. Knapp, President. occurred yeser.
day afternoon In tho grove adjacent Cases Hotel
MoComp's dam, Harlem River. Tho weather
fine, and the attendance nj noiab!cs, who seldom
public gatherings OF this kind, greater than
usual At least Que thousand were present, comprls
Ing many of the most prominent politicians and bon
rirdnts OF the city,
Under the direction OF Colonel BabcocK the veteran
clam baker OF this region the preliminary festivities
commenced with the bcstowal upon red hot stones of
the following list OF edibcs-
Sixty bushels soft shell clans, twenty bushels hard
shell cams, 500 pounds shcepsheai, 1000 pounds lob
s,crs 220 pairs spring chickens. 100 pairs par,rdges
barrels crabs 1000 corn, two barrels
Irish and two barrels potatoes 200 pounds rpc
all baked under seawecd Hard CLANS the 1rst layer,
soft clans the second shecpshead the third, and on
related; both Kinds OF potatoes chickens and part.
ridges Holsters, sweet corn, trpe hard shel crabs.
There were present to euioy this luscious least the
"Bad-headed Eagle" OF westchester. cx.spoaker and
Major General J. W. Hustled, Chauncoy NJ Depew,
Samuel Courtney, General .Baldy = Smit oNcx-
Mayor wckham, ex.sher,n Conner, Colonel Moe
OF The Tammany 1gnting regiment; Lawrence Jerome
Sheridan Shook, j Judse Morgan, Poico Commissioner
sidney +. Nishos, owen ". Brennan. Captain
Edward Walsh ". Van Tassell T.. kearacy. Jr;
Alfred smith T. Caunauy Jesse smith, af sCuUa;
Isaac Oliver Sol Saylos, Alderman Morris tssl Palmer,
=. Foster Dewey, rwceds priv s,e secretary; OK sch
a.or ). D. Bradley, John Nehb,,. Hsqry sm,h J"an
Dam. OF tue Astor House; William Pohtin, Warden
Quinn. Of tho Tombs; George Woods OK keeper OF the
Tombs heavy weight who lett the Sparta club no Use,
Flity ninth street and Third avenue, ut three T. NJ,
and reached the bake grounds, on foot, seven mites,
at four sharp James a. Flack, II. q. Gilmore Dan.
Mace, j. :. Strahan, Hosea Is. Perkins, W. Lang,
James Crocheron and hundreds OF others
THE srEycnRs tl afl5
The tables covered a large space beneath the UNI
brageous Tho glro OF the sun was screened by
their intervening branches While the roast parridxcs
ana hot corn the cob were being discussed At the
principal table AZ winch wero seated Tho worthy Prcs
dent o the club the President OF he Board oi Ioiice,
aud other dignitarics, Mr. Hustled was called for.
fhe Bad Eagle OF Wcschesier rose aud alter saying
II the place OF cx-Spcakcr no, 10 speak,
Introduced 'the silver topgucd, eage-eycd brilliant
son OF wcs,chcster county Hon. Chauncey ~. lie.
pew" BY this time there occurred little uproar at
tho uppor ond of table. Colonel Mooney. WHO vas
tho right hand OF President Knapp, suggested
'':hrec cheers Tor shepherd +. Knapp They wcre
TON Sea ss ssasa Ss1S Mr. ' @
Sir Dcpew said that it an hour ago he had been re-
quested 20 to the head OF the tIoo he might Lave
done So but now he could not ana would not do 80
The influence of iourieen bottles OF wine and tho
absorption Of three barrels OF clans would physically
prevent him II no was to respond tor the President
he would liko TO know what no had 10 sny
| Every body knew that Shepherd 4. Knapp emil
graicd from Rhode Island my years ago
| Hc was thcn . Daptist-a hard shell Baptist. But
wnen he here and saw the amount of water IN
New York he ceased 10 be a Baptist. ti.auehtcr.)
The speaker rccted the familiar aecdote that Roger
| Williams when he landed on Rhode Island he found
the Narracansett Indians eating green corn and Ists
Neck clans. lilo showed how the fndian mothers OF
that period wcaned their babies by sticking into Their
mouths the neck oi soft sheli, and iet them on the
| beach sucking AL day long.
| Ex-Msyor Wickham responded briefly to seutl.
mcnt in honor of the city Of New York General Hus'
lad mnd IA IL.
eloquent usual; hr Burden. OF Rhode lsIand sang
'rhc sword of Bunker hll:' Captain Rynders was
called upon and the festival broke up at a scnsonabe
hour. 1t Acknowledged by all TO be the most en-
joyabic affair they ever attended.