New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-19
HILARIOUS PLEAsURE-sEEKERs.

A crowd Of 200 urchins of all shapes sizes and
colors surrounded the entrance to the pier AZ So
foot of Dey-st Yesterday They were ragged I'M
patient NOISY mob, and one might nave thoueu',
save for the size of those composing IT, nat LVo
was in progress and barncades ana streeu mR tho
were the order of the day. But IL was Only t Wv
newsbovs and bootblacks of the city gong gu, ioi
their annual excursion, given TO them pS y Ji
H. Starin Eight policemen kept the crown pa1 tn
from the pier until the barge on which they WIZ w
90 was ready for them The clothing OF the p rSd
was study Some had on whole suits otnetSs ,da
none to speak of. and sore were put on VIII orornd
spirit of the early Sandwich Islanders VINO e., ost
their heads and shoulders at the expense Oh INC on;c
bnt a wild weird. fieshy affair. The Language
they talked was the language of tho ,T Mowo
York street boy. and of him onlydj o,abted
was enough of vigorous Saxon 10 nav ice of
Carlyle or Walt Whitman ana an tio c1nsswordsD
Europe furnished unique oaths ana tiSse"v and
They addressed each other III the mus oId naID
emphatic manner and when boy saw a., O, as IA
in the crowd the favoTte mode OF eIeLbS oniders
90 mn behind him and hit him between the snouiuIhi
hard enough TO knock his front tee'h ou., ~
same time addressing him In . hahnoi So,niIv
ceeded the reproach of bar-sinlS'er on nls J
oSc,t cbeon They we're not an ill-natured crowd,
however and there was not "A ooV 'heIe Tno uia
moi seem 20 have the making OF a man Ill mn.
TRIBUNR reporter talked with large huihpei Va
Them and II was easy TO III every case tnat tne
brayado and rufianism were on the sur ace, VIII
their minds sharpened by their rough contact Wltn
the world fully appreciated their own capabilities
for good or evil Everyone who approached them
they instinctively regarded as an enemy. Ahyonte
who tried To patlonlze them or 70 Oahuy WIZ WIZ
them got left" TO use one OF ther own eApioS-
slOns,
When everything was ready on the barge the boys
were admitted 10 the pier. BarTicades OF boxes OF
merchandise had been erected at the gahgway lead-
ing to the barge, leaving narrow Openiue .lItousr
which the boys passed on board Iney came chaI x
inc down the pier, "a solid BODY of shouting, push
ing ranlns and the passage between the boxes was
soon He'd with OF VII hing bodies ana strug
Cling legs and arms The nTst rush was IKE the as
saut OF batterlng ram ana u was some .lie M
fore the policemen checked IL. EacH noy' az TIC
passed on board the barge, was given paper udS
containing two sandwiches, whOe pie anu IMO
pieces OF cake. Near the gangwaY st00d the OILY
unuvted guest. the Irrepresslbie Dr IhonS. Inc
Doctor was oozng philanthropy and peTsplratioha AT
every pore and beamed benlenly on the crowd nc
said he was there to save human life, but no oppoT-
tunIty offering, h6 decorated two reporters Win
hIock-tin medals and was cOntented. The barge
was MIR. Starin's largest the John Nelson, ana was
capable of accommodating 2,OOO per6ohs' As sooud as
the bows were on board II taken III Tow by Jug
which then steamed W the hudson to Alpine PARK
Grafullas orchestra was on board and played pOpu-
lar airs and selections from Ollber. ana sullivan
operas. The boys enjoyed the music greatly ana
sang the words to many OF the AIRS. Nheh the
orchestra played dance-music many Of the pOys De-
gan "A dance, aud never was seen suCh dancing
since Tam OShauter saw the devil III AlioNay
aud haunted kirk"
AS soon as the Park was reached, the boys made
rush for the shore, and stripping oil their clothes.
were soon IN the water. One boy was taken with
cramps, but his companions got HIM ashore safely.
After their bath the boys enjoyed themselves Iii
characteristic manner until the time came Tor he
20 return to the city, In the course OF the afternoon
a man went into the grove To sell peanuts. III nVe
minutes his stock had been looted" and he was
making the best time on record up the Pallsades,
clasping his empty basket FOrty-one hats were
lost overheard on the trap. All the arrangements
for the excursion. which were perfect, were IN
charge OF Mr.. Srin's superintendent Of excursions,
j. X. ITuaX.