New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
THE RoCKAwAY STEAMERS.
NEW BOAT FROM nAnLEM-A FIGHT on NE c.

NEW BOAT FROM HARLEM-A FIGHT on THE cor.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND PROFANITY.
The first trip OF the steamboat "M0nohas-
sett" between Harlem and R0ckaway Beach wss made
yesterday. The number OF passengers carried on TIM.
trip not than half the capacity OF the boat
which about 500. After the start Harlem about
haifpast g. the boat touched Tbrty-third st. Eas,
River at wilamsburgh. end at the foot Of Broomest
East RIVER The principal accession az WHamsburgh
beer in vast quantity; the passengers we're chiefly
ladies with escorts. aud the patronage of tina
bar not large. The conduct Of the pas.
sengers, with the exception OF the somewhat obtusys
harity OF young man, was unobjectiOnabe The boat
landed passengers at the iron pier, at Conev
Island and then proceeded ROckawsy Beach, stopping
at the Seaside landing and at Elderts at which latter
place it remained until the return trip at half past 2
The regulations OF the pier at the Seaside landing dbl
landing of the steamboat, which was effected with d.
Guilty. And during the delay about dozen men and
boys, hundred yards from the landing under ihe
huge sign OF "RemseD IL Wainwright" prepared for
saltwater bathing without the iormalites Of bathing
the pier returning and reached Harlem about7
O'Clock.
FIGHT on tue COLUMBIA.
There was an other fight yesterday the Rockaway
excursion steamer Columbia. The cause, as usual was
beer andruilanism. OF beer there -Four or
five bartenders kept drawing from three or
four large kegs, which, fast they became
empty, replaced by full ones. There was always
crowd about the bar, and waters in red coats
distributed the beverage among the multitude. At
Rockaway there plenty OF opportunity for the mix
ing Of drinks The Columbia carried heavy loads Of
passengers on both down trips, but it the last
home ward trip that the wholesale distribution beer
girls laps. few others staggered up and down the
decks One Timber specimen, after exhibiting his weak
ness on different parts or the boat established himself
the stairs leading 10 the hurricane deck, and al
lowed to remain there for time An interesting
spectacle observed on the lower deck near the bar
where yonng druDkards were making public effort
administer emetic To fellow topper too sick to be
hilarious
The disturbance, which ended in fight began with
food of obscene language and continued for about an
hour to the disgust or every passenger IL appeared All
the more dsgTaceiul since the whole took place under
the very and within earshot OF the officers OF the
Columbia the wheel house. The officers, intending
pilot aud Que man in broadcloth and gold lace unit
form VINO appeared 70 De in authority gave 10 beed 10
what passing within eight feet OF them until the
fight had begun. -Four i've men established them
selves front OF the windows of the pilot house
the hurricane deck; ana began 10 sing uprOaIonsy,
and then 10 handy foul nuendo ana occasionally were
very plain in their obscenIty, Notwithstanding tho
crowds OF women and children about them -Four young
men, noisy with liquor or beer, went ana sat on the
bordering the wheel house, and aiCer pushing
themselves over one another ana occasionally over
persons sitting the disturbance varied their pro-
ceedIngs by exchange Of obscene language. Many
women were driven to another part OF the boat
The prOx nifty Of these two bands OF rufhdns gave
promise of quarrel which finally came while the Col
umDia was on the Battery one Of the youDg men TOOK
camp stool which another was resting his feet The
resented the familiarity. and after broadside Of
words Jumped up with "A camp stool in one hand and
with the other hand dealt the young a blow that
y
bloody nose Before the fight could become general The
deck hands OF the boat appeared LED by an 0cer wLo
letting the man who struck the blow free, took tho
other down stairs. IL took time To paclfy the
women aud children in the vicinity who consider
ably disturbed by the aifray.
KNOCKED DOWN BY BARTENDER.
The Grand Republic carried about LOO excursiOnists
on her regular trip to Rockaway yesterday morning,
landing and taking nearly 200 at the iron pier at
Coney Island There we're no intoxicated per-
sons or disturbance the down trip, and only few
men the worse for surf-bathng and beer on the way
home One OF these, however got into quarrel wtha
bartender which resulted in his reaching New-York
with swollen eye. He had been standing at the bar
talking with two women who ordered glass OF beer
and one of lemonade which they drank and continued
the conversation few minutes longer and then tie
three started away together wIen the Gaften-
der demanded pay The man refused, saying that DO
had ordered the drinks, whereupon the bartender
applied to him oppr0biOus epithet 20 Wlhch he re-
sp0ndtd IN kind. The inside the bar here cut inc
discussion short by striking his adversary over the eye
with sufficient to knock him. IN his unsteady sate
about ten feet He recovered himself ana wanted 10 re-
sumo hOstilities when he quietly taken on ny a
special policeman The two women fled at the rst NUT
terings of No other trouble occurred on the
steamer the officers OppearlDg watchfu aud III suceut
force maintain order
The Grand Republic made evening trip to Coney
Island night, leaving Pier at o'clock and retnrn-
ing AT IL few drunken men on board, but tAero
was IltEIe disorder.