The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-13
WHAT NEW YORK oRiNGEMEN DID,
An Exeur-ion to Mount Pleasant Grovs-A
Lively Fight the steamer.

The lowering clouds yesterday morning
held out but faint hope Of "A fair day for the ex-
cursion OF the Oranecmen Of New York and its
neighborhood to Mount Pleasant Grove. on the
Hudson but when the steamer Long Branch
stopped at JEWELS wharf. Brooklyn at so'clock.
n large number OF men were waiting. A few
wore the regalla OF their order. but most Of
them carried small parcels containing their
scarfs and badges The boat sailed away from
the pier an hour and a half later than the ap-
pointed time. with nearly as many passengers
ns she could comfortably accommodate. At
West Twenty-nith street the number was aug
mented largely. and two barges were taken in
tow to afford greater facilities for dancing and
promenading. The rain about this time began
to fall. and when l25th street was reached twas
coming down in n deluge. The few passen.
gers who embarked at the last landing had
taken shelter in the railroad station. .
The steamer. when she started for Mount
Pleasant Grove had far larger number of
passengers than. in view of the inclement
weather, could have reasonably beon expected;
nevertheless. there were not much more than
half rs many rs usually 20 on the annual *
cursion under more favorable circumstances.
There were delegations from nearly all the
Orange lodges in New York. Brooklyn. and
Jersey City, and the number OF well-dressed
women and children showed that no disturb
anco was anticipated. The police boat WIS not
seen throughout the trip; though usually she
accom- panies this excursion. few OF the
women wore orange dresses. and many had
yellow scarfs thrown across their shoulders
lilies In their dresses. and the children had.
for the most part badges and ribbons on their
Among the Orangemen present were William
Johnston, who rode on white horse nj the
in e1i his city chy wm. H. Kerr. s. Kerr. w. Has.
7. Sutherland. D. Mawhinney William Wright.
Hugh stinson. W. Stinson. VIM. T. Lytle, VIM;
Evans, John Callahan ", Rickie. 4. Macdon-
AID, W. J stewart, Fred Mills, David }. Porter,
II. W. Durham, Samuel Lowther, and James
Hale. useful passenger was Peter Bowman.
the hale old Scotch piper. who every year goes
tune, and with baepipes under his arm. One
Orangemen was Father Mcnamara Of tho
steamer Tasr star started fsOH he took On his his hat
and. standing under an umbrella held over him
| by one OF the priests whom he recently conse-
| Grated into his. Irish lndopendent Church. de-
| livered an address to the Ornngemen, urging
| country. He was listened to with some atten-
| ti9n, and loudly applauded when he said:
| Irish mind from this iniquitous system. and
then the different classes OF Irish people viii
commnglc with one another" He condemned
not so much Catholicity as what he called
"Italianized religion" A contribution was taken
up later in the day for his Water street Mission.
Awnings were spread over all OF the boats.
| and the rain did not interfere with the dancing.
Bars were open on each Of the boats. but when
| Mount Pleasant Grove was reached. at about =
o'clock. nothing had occurred to mar the enjoy
| ment except the rain Many persons went
| ashore. and climbed up the steep hill toward
| the grove, but the rain, coming down again
| with renewed violence, drove most OF them
| back to the boat. few. however. remained on
| the hill under the shelter of the trees drinking
| boer. until. a IA o'clock. the steamers whistle
| sounded for them to return on board.
| IL may have been because the beverages
| ashore were more potent than those on board.
| but more probably 1t was due TO too much being
drank 10y certain eXcursionists, both on the land
and on the water; assuredly the sail back TO the
| city WAS by no means SO pleasant as the one to
| had been traversed two drunken men quarrelled
| and fought They werp separated. but not
| paeified and on the forward lower deck the
| light was renewed, several others taking
female relatives OF tho combatants rushed
into the melee. and for a, few
| minutes restored peace. Soon afterward, with
| out warning. the row burst out with uncontrol-
| liable fury. Ten or fifteen men struck out, anx-
| ious only that their fists should come in contact
| with somebody's face, and not particular as To
whose One man had his features terribly bat
| tered. He defended himself gallanty hut his
| opponent was too powerful Tor him, and, after
! receiving n dozen blows. delivered with vicious
| fell to the deck. Excited women hung them
selves upon him and protected him from his
| assailant,
Blood flow in all directions, staining the deck
| and seats for yards around. Women and chill
dren shriekcd in terror, and one little girl al
| most went into convulsions. Then man drew
| n pistol and nourished II. Mr.. Johnston
| wrenched the weapon from his hand with de-
| gree Of promptness and strength that prevent
| ed the fracas from being attended win some
| thing more serious than black eyes and broken
| noses. The combatants scu0ied into tho eng ne
| room, but the fight WAS soon over, and all who
| were engaged in II seeming To nave hhd enough
of II. the remainder OF the trip was made quietly