The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
FISHING FROM THE PIERS.
VIEW TORK BOYS UELCOMING THE ID-
VENT or TTE SINNERS.
The Primitive Tackle that Provides Them
40 much Ini"ymcnt aud Secures the Fish
what they catch aud how they Catch II

The Primitive Tackle that Provides Them
much Inioymcnt aud Secures the Fish
what they catch aud how they Catch IL
chi Jimmyl Come hcrel I've got
whoppcr"
1t was a "whoppcr." fully four inches long
and broad in proportion that the excited boy
had just hauled in hand over hand. much ~ il
he were q seaman hauling at the topsail hal
lizards Of "a shin. and the younRstcr was one OF
group of s"vcn that were seated Yesterday on
n string piece VI the Morrisania steamboat
pier. Tho clothing Of tho whole partv would
not have made complete suit for any indi-
vidum in II. Coats there were none. and n shoe
and II boat worn by n very small urchin repre-
scented NIL the foot covering while in the matter
of crowncss. rimless hats. there was as great
variety as could he found in any convention II
newsboys in the CITY The biggest boy the
lucky capturer VI the "whopper.' WIS APP
parently II or ~ years of ngc. A pair OF veneer
able. wcl-vcntilatcd trousers n check shirt
which he had forgotten 10 button at the neck
after his last swim. and battered bathing hat.
OF course straw. made up his costume but as hc
held up his trophy It Is to be doubted whether
he was not us proud at heart IA was ever
fisherman over ethree pound trout.
To him the reporter applied for information.
opening the conversation in the conventional
piscntorial way. What luck p
The tides out boss and they amt abitin'
very fast We done better this mornin'."
What do you call good catch? 4 hundred.
say?'
Lord. mol You can't catch no hundred Hsh
round here. Me- and my little bruddcr got
twenty this mornin' and that's big work"
just at this point the youthful anglers attcn-
tion was drawn to his line. and his CONVERSE
ton temporarily ceased After a little he went
through the spasmodic couvulsons indicative
~ having n bite. and before long hauled in
" sinner" OF about three inches long. and Of
perhaps two ounces In weight. Then the re-
porter had n chance to examine the tackle that
was playing such havoc among the littlc
sinners. 1t was primitive in the extreme.
About tw'lvc foot of common cotton Irvine.
such ~ mat used 10y lrocrrs was attached To- a
rough pin" stick three feet long. The hook
was what - known Hs n small Limerick. anil
WAS Snood"d on TO tn" line rather clcvpry For
wDut ~ regular sinker the angler had gath
cred together scraps Of the tlufoil used
in'oA compact lump. His brothers line WIS
much the same. except that pin hook took
ON. ho Kin catch cm with that easy enough.
The elder said. Observing the look of amuse-
mrnt. Them sinners eobbles up hook and
In proof II this tho pin-hook hero drrw
i9rih % string ~ three sardinc.ikc sinners
that seemed To- have been hroiling I'm the sun
i-hmg.
Pursuing his inquiries. the reporter as,or-
tanned tllt the boys used loh-irr- Tor hait proc
curing th,W from the refuse piles of tho iIsh
marnei They have no regard for time or tide,
coming 10 the dock early In the morning and
h-ling or swimming when the cops VIII
i"t nall day long. The hottest day Of sum-
m"r has NO terroGs for them and the notion
Of sr"sing n shady place. provided there Is
~" 10 Do" had IN sunny one, never enters
ihcir minds.
do believe" said the officer NJ the pier
that ih" safest WAY To avoid suustrokc il to
time ihoy are haroheadei and all day long thcv
are right in the sun. ana yet you never heard
~ yrpng dock RAJ h.,ng sunsttuck' dld you
~. and YOU never Will.
seemed 70 ho in hard luck. although ono ~ the
little fellows declared he had had bite and WAS
day. tl' WAS not proof however. 10 the cry
Liis"d hy some of his comrades. Come here!
Thsy're hauling out the hig turtle Three
slalwar men w.r" engaged in aniNng rope
e. the iorwnrd Hyper Of huge turtle, who WAS
then hauled up To the market by block and
tackle.
There was an agony in the poor creatures
ry"- that WAS al most human, hui. boy like. the
caught ~" last gliul-" ~ IA" tortured monster.
ON IN" nrNt pier above thcrr were nltern or
tw"nty fishermen. mostly Of tender years AMI
SPARE hnhilimrnis. And here could be- found "A
.hara ter tNut H. seldom absent from "a NV
York dock. the eel fisherman. He i IT, pirtur"
of lureuc"; mover moving save To hnit his hook
&C ae" OF Shiny. wrigeilng eel; Then there
were twl or tnrco young mon, aud m old nuu.
Nil evidently GUY 20 " lrk, WHO lshNi HolN'"~SlN
tnd lisil SLY, a. though th'y sought a. XII Tim"
rather than tlsh. lnoNing out wi-tiuiy into the
lu-y river. or Co., tho uriEhhurng liere whcr'
ALL was life AMI animation. ~ If Specializing
about iho work they had failed o. find
But the hor- We're the only fishermen in the
true sei.-n ut thn word. They w.rc M il with n
Will. and cuI.v.d their hul- Successes moro
thoroughly. perhaps, than their elders ever ape
lrc'late great ones Two Of the most eagnr
Were w"ll-lrcssed boys ~ twelve. one of whom
had broken uioco rod without reel. while the
other lahored under n huge bamboo. To mad
ono ee @q %fr s VI H. yo snr wh
the pic-c rod whether his mother had missed
her umhcrell handle.
At this season of the year, the sinners. other
WIS" the young llun'l-h como up the river ia
great numbers. They are as vet. however. very
small scarcely ever reaching n quarter Of a
pound in weight. hnt they are Noraciou- btcrs
and show some little game. II you take the
trouble 10 dress and cook Thorn they make TX
cellent pan hsh. and il may bee said that the
daily catch II many Of the boys goes 10 exc cut
the homely fare Of many "A humble household.