The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05
SEA CLIFrvS CL4MBaKE.
An Unfortunate Delay In the Cooking. hut n
Joliy Time Enjoyed Amer Al.

Nine steamboat loads OF cxcurslonists
were landed n, the foot " the high blum at Sea
Cliff yesterday. Tho big city Of New York char
tered from the Hartford line. took 1000 from
the baking East river piers. The Scawanhaka
and ChrystcnHh went each once with crowded
gunrd rniis and the j. Il. Schuyler went twice
from New York. Besides those hnnts. there were
the Laura and the New Haven that made two
trips each from New Haven Many persons
went by the Long Island Railroad to Glenn
li,ad. Altogether there were between 1000 and
5000 persons in the Mcthodis,s' summer city.
Those who went by boat paid il'ty cents excur-
sion fare. and many more paid flfty cents each
20 participate in n clamhakc All the profits are
10 swell the building fund Of tho new Sea Gin
church. At present the winter jewellers in Sea
CliiI have no suitable house. Of worship.
krhe special Fourth Of July exercises in the
large tabernacle which IL open To breczes
from thrce-quarters Of the heavens. were free.
1t had been announced that the day would be-
" mndc memorable by tho most prodigious clam
bake and national celebration over known on
Long Island. Gen. Clinton j.. Fisk presided In
the tabernacle. Mr.. Phillp Phillips seating him
sell at An organ near the Presidents table.
over Cen. Fisks hrad were two illuminated
notices. " Onward and Upward" and Darc 10
Do Right. The N"v. DR.. Tiffany prayed and
philin Phillips sang Blow ye the trumpet.
The Roy. Dr. C. H. Fowler delivered the ora
ton. AMI Mr.. Fred. 4. Chapman read the
Declaration IT Independence. Gen. Fisk nssur-
INK the audience that the clamhnke would. ON
no account. be- begun until the literary exercises
wrre over IL wac not, in fact, begun until "a lone
time aiterward. Mr. +. 4. Rowland who Ind
com" from Rhode Island to supcrintcnd the
hNNlng ~ tho clans. explain that he had NOT
b"rn afforded proper AMI eNperien rcd assst-
ants. He wanted 70 know whether u steamboat
apro'"--ion' or lecture had ever been begun
About 900 persons took possession of oil the
SCENTS AM tables IN q large cnrosure IN tho
grove. Every ono had paid fifty cents; hut tho
trees cast pleasant shade. aud they waited
patiently about an hour and half. Then they
begun 20 lrum on their plates with knives and
spoons. Tho noise WIS heard far away. MIR
Howihnd ran hack and forth. giving orders.
with urrspirniiOn streaming m his chin. Al
la-t me rhnwter. In six large kettles wns pro-
npunr''i done. and n procession ~ young Long
Islanders was soon hurrvlng iuto the enclosure.
THIS stopped the drumming. and Mir. Howlani
tnlS me opportunity to mop his iuco with his
Thrn 70 now trouble arose. Tho thunder was
muirrtng % the hills. nni an occasional streak
% iEh'u' ng was seen in the east. In ~, west
Wr' lsli ICES "l nIir say. but the thrnnes out
side 20 ihe ru'io,ure. who wara waiting for n
rhHn 'o M the second tables wrre frightened ut
Gig" lr- spot hrfrr" Thorn. Chairman l.. G. Coz
of thr Executive Cominlttee promptly gave NO.
tlr- That Tickets purchased for the clanibnke
would be taken Tor an equivalent Of food al fns
tables uu'l up % u'lghhHriug tent. Many Quilted
tho enclosure to avail themselves Of this opuor-
tuniiy. Most - them. however. had come for
Gums, am Gums they were determined 10 have,
Al hast Mr.. Rowland gave orders to roll up tho
canvas from the sicaming pile OF clans oys-
ter- hsh, ana ln'stcrs. and peel OF the sea
weed. Tho inexperienced waters worked with a
WI, anu lhn gn.siS Whose appotltes had only
served with the contents Of the pile The rain
came. but II proved To- he only y sprinkle. After
the first occupants Of the tables had uuit,rd
them ihetahes wore prepared again I'M in th.,
moan tim" large number Of the guests hnd
been driyon hy tho clouds To the stsamhonts
ala 1itst..t afts..