National Republican., 1881-08-02
A PLEASANT EXCURSION.
The Party that went ON the Jane Hose-
Iey-A Grabbed Incident.

The first of the series of excursions to
Fortress Monroe, Norfolk, and the Capes under the
auspices of the Washington Excursion Company
took place on Saturday evening, The steamer en-.
gagged was the Jane MOseley, which is admirably
adapted in all her appointments for carrying large
parties. In the neighborhood of go people
availed themselves of the cheap rates offered to
visit the above points, T.. 5. Randall, the manager
of the company, had personally supervised all the
arrangements, and hnd made them as complete as
possible. The well-k known caterer, +. Freund had
charge OF the restaurant aud furnished excellent
meals at reasonable rates For so large an one the
crowd was very orderly the only thing to mar the
complete enjoyment OF the trip was n mob of boys
between the ages OF fourteen and eighteen years,
who, utterly regardless OF decency and the rights
and comforts of the other passengers many OF
whom were ladies with small children,
KEPT UP A HOWL
during the greater part of the night, making sleep
an mpossibility in any part Of the boat that they
chanccd to be. To the credit of the management,
however, be 1t said that when the matter was
brought to their attention they promptly took
steps to prevent repetition Of 1t on the following
night. The excursion was delightful one. The
weather was fair, but the swell In between the
Capes produced some lively cases Of sea-sickness.
The larger portion of the party left the boat at
Norfolk and went over to Ocean View to enjoy q
Of the children amused themselves with fishing
and grabbing, and on returning to the boat
brought with them number of live crabs, which
they slowed carefully away under some shawls on
one Of the lounges. Shortly after one of the pas.
sengcrs, evidently ovordosed with salt sea air,
finding the sofa unoccupied laid down for nap,
There was nothing unusual In this as the passen-
gers were stretching themselves out all over the
boat with n view of obtaining the greatest pos
sible comfort. This particular mans comfort,
however, was of short duration, for presently he
sprang up
WITH A wHooP AND YELL
and charged out on the forward deck. The inno-
cent cause Of the commotlon soon was discovered,
II appears that one of the largest of the crabs ac
customed MS he had been from infancy to roam
the bottom of the vast Atlantic, whithersoeyer
his own sweet will might lead him, found the
space under the shawl too circumscribed 10 suit
his fancy, and accordingly commenced operations
TO enlarge IT, Meeting with still further obstruc-
tions, true 10 the persistent nature Of q crab, he
undertook TO remove them by vigorous use Of his
claws on the feshy part OF the mans leg, with the
result rs has been stated. When next that man
sought repose he made q
THOROUGH INSPECTION
of the premises before lying down. These excur-
sions can be made very popular The reasonable
prices for the passage and meals bring them within
the means OF all, and many who would otherwise
remain at home will gladly avail themselves OF
such an opportunity of spending day in the open
air, All that is necessary to make them thoroughly
enjoyable to all is the suppression Of the "young
America" element, which is apt to become too
boisterous on such occasions, and change in the
music. Music is not essential TO All extended ex.
curslon Of this kind but If II is thought desirable
1t should at least be good not to distress the
unwilling auditors, On the whole, Manager Ran
dali is to be congratulated upon the success Of his
effort to please the public. Similar excursions
will be given at intervals through the summer.