The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-28
THE FIRST BAKE or THE sEAsox.
Clam Eater. Hearing Up Braveiy Under n
Sad Disappointment

The few hundred jolly fellows. politicians,
business men. lawyers. and hotel keepers who
organized. under the name Of the Rhode Island
Clam Bake Club an association for the promo
ton Of good fellowship and indigestion. recog-
ni1e no distinctions Of color-so long as it ap-
proximutes white-or previous condition Of
servitude under partisan banners. Over the
steaming pile OF seaweed, clans. and things the
hands Of Democrats and Republicans meet in
hearty grasp. and even Tammany and anti
Tammany bury their hatchets for the day.
Yesterday the club had the first bake Of the
present season at Gabe Cases Grove. near the
the McComb's Dam Bridge. in and about the
pavilion OF the Hoboken Turtle Club. Nearly
four hundred Of the members We're on hand.
Capt. Isaiah kynders was among the first.
Soon alter came Henry A. Gumbleton
and Hubert q. Thomson. Shed Shook.
and the Hon. John Fox; Benson {. kins, FIRE
missioner Of Public Works: sol Sayles and J.
McDermott. the Fulton Market butchers; As
sembyman Dan Patterson, eX-Shcrin W. {.
Conner. ex-Supcrintendcnt Of Police J. j.
keso. Major Quincy, and j; j, Mooney all re-
weights were admirably represented by j:
Lewis Lelb. Ashman. the hotel proprietor and
acknowledgements weight, go pounds. even
before the bake WIS opened. Martin Is. Brown.
the Guy Printer was an carry coner W. II.
Van Ta-srN. A. 7. Dpcharty. Deputy County
CLERK D. W. Bruce the typ9p iou9rGer :. fgi- &
vlte secretary; Ell. q. Gilmore. and Nlr. j.
CrOeheron, prOpfietOr OF the Brewer House,
were also on time. Presently tlr news got
abroad that the steamboat which was bringing
thirty bushels OF soft CLAIMS for the bake had
broken down off Fort Schuyler, and there would
be- only Little Neck hard clans in their siead.
There WAS enough philosophy in the assem-
blage 90 heqr W under the di,appoin,ment ,
Capt W. II. BabcOck superlntendcd the bake.
Upon a noor Of red-hot stones. covered with
damp scawred. he piled twenty-five bushels OF
cinms and four bushels OF oy ysters. Upon these
300 pounds Of sheepshpad and 100 pounds Of
sea bass carefully cleaned, spired. and wrapped
in linen cloths 80 pounds of trlpc were mi Ncd
in then he spread "A layer oi q barrel OF Der
muia potatoes and a bu-hel Cf sweet potnt0os
and then 100 pairs OF spring chickens; hiiY
lunches Of asparagus cam" next and three
barrels of lobsters Six men stood by with the
edges OF great sail-cloth m sucn position as 10
be readily drawn over the pile. At the word Of
command four men simultaneously emptied
great baskets Of wrlggling, scrambllng crabs
upon the Holsters and asparagus. In an instant
more the sail was in place, and not crab es-
capped. Then seawced was piled over all. At 5
O'Clock the bake was opened and there was
general rush Tor the tables.
In the absence OF the President. Mr. Shepherd
+. Knapp. Mr.. Hosea B. Perkins called the club
made a speech. Then Col j. Mooney toasted
the club and called up Major Quincy. who mude
a speech. Mr.. Perkins announced that BE- had
From whom p demanded q voice; From the
Mryor" which Mayor The Mayor Of
New York" Name, name; give US ms nnme.' u
shouted "A number of voices and there Was a
general roar Of laughter The communication
was SIMPLY an expression OF regret ut unayoid-
Ex-Assem6lyman Fitzgerald made a speech.
and so did Martin b. Brown. Then the guests
formed in procession behlndthe vigorous Dhnd,
and marched down from the grove to Cases;
whore Perkins made series OF speeches, ana
other members sang songs detained reclth-
tions told stories, and treated in turn 10 cham
pngne. 1t cost just SlS TOR each treat. as il took
half dozen quart bottles TO 20 around, even
with small glasses and plenty OF Ice.