The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-23
SOLID MEN EATING CLANS.
THREE HUNDRED IND NTNETY-sIx
POUNDS PRESIDING
Jolly Fat Men ErJoy Dancing, - Trim TO South
Norwnik, and ~ Biv Dinner-An AccidenA
In "a Dispute that Fairly stopped the Snort.

In "a Dispute that rnrtIy stopped the Sport.
When the steamboat Josephine started
from her last landing at Broome street ycster-
day morning. she carried on her lower deck.
just abaft tho wndlGss. Mr.. President John
Grcen Of tho Grand and Forty-second StreeA
Railroad. lie weighs PAL pounds Beside him
sat Leandcr Sarcs. President OF the Central
Safe Deposit Company. who weighs 2ij pounds.
There were nlso Lawrence Kerr, $40 pounds
proprietor OF the Putnam House; Georges
Mitchell. 2Oj pounds. n South street merchant:
j. Hitherton eco pounds who did the plumbing
Tor tho now Post Office and dozen more Of
New York's soidcst mon. From Williams
burgh there had come Martin Doyle. 228
pounds. wholesale liquor agent md his two
brothers. Bernard. 205 pounds. and Arthur. 2l9
pounds. They had brought with them Joshua
Simmons. 3O2 pounds. Of tho Navy Yard to pit
against New York New Jersey aud Connccti-
cut. and had felt pretty confident II only w.
Perkins OF Waterbury. an cx-Prcsidcnt OF
the association should be laid up and thus pre-
vented from coming to the clam bake. No
sooner. however had thoy got on board al
JEWELS wharf. Brooklyn. than their hopes
were dashed by the Appearance OF r. l.. &. Roy
Of Mooro's Hotel. New Brunswick who weighs
3J7. Mr.. Roy WINS supported by B. McCo rmick
weighing 3O5 pounds. proprietor OF the George
Street House in the Same city. New Jcrscy was
also represented by ex-Frecholdcr ]. Longin-
otto. William r. Jcrner. a soda water manufac-
tGrcr, Justice 81 q" pace william i.ac az ~
New Brunswick and Gilbert Gidncy, Sr n man
OF great influence in Metuchen. They are all
men Of weight and courage: hut everybody on
tho boat knex that all would be Of no use IL w.
Perkins OF Waterbury should be ablc to make
A cold wind on the Sound drove the guests OF
the Fat Mems Association indoors, nut the
memDrrs VINO Weighted the camp stools on tho
forward deck leaned forward on their heavy
fancs and enjoyed y. There vas small string
who promises soon to equal his father In
weight. volunteered to. play tho bones. The
feet Mr.. Martin Dcylo. 22s pounds. He proved
himself To DO an excellent and agile dancer.
ever was Mr. D. McCormcE. s65 Wow Who wa n9@
with gentleman partner for more than fifteen
1 sngS se Y kan @ Seh ease and SrS ss
pounds. The dancing was stopped because it
came nj last TO bc dangerous. The fat men sat
the band and the dancers. Behind them. look
M over Their shog,.iers gathered throng OF
other spectators. When the two bar walters
came running with both hands rnGcd with
dripping mugs of beer, the only way they could
SrSg IL l b r n r 3i ,s g1Sraon W3s
AIT ana the drippings from tho OVERLOOKING
, soon ran oyer AL Ne sna,c set snart for
dancing the members sang:
The bear went over the mountain
To sec what lac could see
This chorus is sung every year 10y the associ-
alton on iis trip up the Sound On approaching
Doron House. on Dorlun Point. near South
Norwalk. the, grounds and pinzzns OF the hotol
yerr sen to DO blacA with persons; The Mo-
Sceiy, gathered on the deck of their yacht. Wal
lace. IN fine blue uniforms 20 give the nssocia-
ton three chcrrs and nlso fred three guns and
dipped their nag In its honor. Landlord Frank
tonir had piled up sly thousand $50 tho figures
chickens on pavement Of heated cobblc stones,
and had mingled with these fifteen barrels of