New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
A CLAM-BAKE AT GLEN ISLAND.

ONE OF THE SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Al lhl' M
soRT-A DELIGHTFUL EXCURSION UP The hAsi
RIVER.
1t would be hard to find pleasanter excursion
from New-York than the one to Glen Island anu !"
great many people seem to appreciate that iao'
;udoing from the number who visited the lslahd
Yesterday. The o'clock boat. the Laura NJ Starln'
left her last station. Thirty-hrd-s East RIVER
all The passengers aboard she could
the crowd seemed thoroughly 10 ENJOY the Journey.
Although the sky was cloudless and the sun ioohe"
straight down. there was pleasant breeze Dlo"'-is
and tbe doy was MS nearly perfect as could be mag
med. Blackwefs Island looked triile lonesome, q
| solitary individual sitting in the shadow OF the
Penitentiary. smoking a clay pipe. being the only
sign Of life visible At Wards Island procession
| of women wound around the Homeopathic Hospl'ai'
| some of whom coquettshlv waved their haDuHer-
chiefs toward the boat. Many steamers Doanu 10 vi
| from the city were passed on the route.
"Glen Island ia something like the real country,
soid \ young woman. as she disembarked from INC
| boat and so it rs. One can wander off, away from
dstracting houses and signs and people ana cross
ing one Oft little BRIDGES uniting the many paris
| of the island. can be III The dep lbs OF SOM ia,
| nrimeyal forest III comparatively snort ,lnl''
ITpon arriving at the island. most people el'hcI 70
TO the large musIc pavilion. or to the cuo-nTusc'
Connected with the latter ~ the dnhg-f0Qm HiJ
! The Rhode island clam-bake was announced to be
ready at 1890 o'clock Some time before II ! ~ ~
! TRInINF reporter sought ont Captain lilrau ~.
| Maxiield vino has bccn engaged by Nj SiaIiH 70
| superIpteud the cam-bakes. CAPTAIN MaXhelh IS Il
| re1ular " down Easter = short heavy sell WIN u
| sailor-lke air and face 0umiul OF g"ou-huIhoi'
| and with enthusiasm III his Occupation. IN
| " Anal Won want to see q cialn-bake sllu illc
Captain. "Wel, come with me we are JUST gong
The reporter followed the Captain down the steps
| hack of the kitchen, where upon piece OF cream
| stone pavement a pile OF large smooth stones hau
honn raoted almost TO rcdneSs. over these large
| mass of wet sca-grasS or rock Wreu Was
thrown causing clouds OF steam and smoke 10 alIse'
"Now bring on the clans" shouted the captain III
| a military tone. 4 number OF men IN aprons INST
ilr gathered up basket after basket full OF CLANS
and emptied them on the steainng PIE: Aiiet We
| clans had all been put on, row OF WIZ pdIho'
cont1iuing potatoes Holsters FISH etc.. were pacel
ON TOP of tie pile and the whole was tnen covered
| by large canvass. , ,;,1 J.. n,odr soid
! the CaDtain, and then you'll have GhahGe 10 eat
clans cooked in the only proper way: ftOPIe solhe
teII Won that is the result III nna cases out Oh TN
nf eating either clans improperly cooked. or re
| wrong sort OF CLANS. Inc lons' soi0 ''''' "''
y. Wee do Won set your clans, Captan"
.Tncse come FROM New-Haven. CLANS. as Iuie
| are better the further East You 60. These are as
| GOOD clans though, as / ever saw. -,
u" And You've seen a good many clans, suppose =
"WaIl, should say that have. Why started
| at gl
! had a Mace for six years. Then opened ut SILVER
Sprng on Narraqansett Bay, aud that place Is sun
| rnnnlug: my son is managing 1t now" , r.
"H0w many clans are there IN that pie Cap
| tain ?" .Loti
over / 600 dozen or over 20 600 clans. That ought
70 make pretty square meal for good many peo'
| Al haIf-past twelve tie steamer 81. Nicholas ar
rived crowded with passengers, most OF whom
| made a bee line" fer the dinmg-room
so that soon the tables .werc all filled, and
fhe clam feast for the day began. After dinner
| the paop,e scattered over The island. nc
bowling alley, shooting galleries and 6, ar
room were all well patToniz II. and the music paVll
;o,, vas crovSed ali cav The bathing houses arr
almost completed and will be opened sometime dn Id,
f,rrtshed enough skIfis, cat-boats steam Launches
and miniature yachts TO dot The water all aronn!
| tbe island The boats which arrived at aud !
| O'clock were filled with passengers and an eXtri
boat had TO ui IN the afternoon IN order to MAKE
sntc of getting every bouy back to the city. 1t WA
sa,d fhat Yesterday was one OF the best days tn
island has had thus far The best OF order wa
maintained during the entire day.