New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-30
THE EXCURSION ON THE GRAND REPUBLIC.
A ROUGH AND DIsoRDERLY CRowD-wHAr THE
orrIcrps or TILE RnAT SAY.


A ROUGH AND DIsoRDERLY CRowD-WHAr The
OFFICERS OF THE BOAT SAY
Captain Buell. of tho steamer Grand Republic, OF
the Knickerbocker Steamboat Company, Witch
carried the francois dc pfiarmonls Association Oh
a " moonlight excursion - t. New Haven on thurs.
day, gave the following account yesterday OF tne
fighting and dIsorderlv conduct on the Doat
Twenty-second-st, that had rough lot OF people
70 deal with. Some of them were respectable per
sons, but the great majority were not. 30 TOOK
two special officers from the Columbia 10 preSetSe
order When We ,were going up tne
800 to 1000. got pretty, 81, dru mix. Il !
left the pilothouso n charge OF the piio 1;I az
order A fight broke out and one oil me rouRhs
drew knife on one of the Columbias officers, VINO
tried to arrest him. A second officer VINO was near
by sslzed the rough and prevented boodshed Inc
fellow put in irons. 80. also, were TWO OUTFITS
who were caught running a gambling game oiIe
man was struck in the head with beer bottle Az
New-Haven tried to get an officer to arrest one
man who assaulted another, but could not as the
case was said to be out of their Jurlsdictlon' re-
leased the men whom had placed IN irons, on tne
return of the vessel here. The purser. George Hoh
mire was not injured"
John E. hofimire the president of the Knicker-
booker Company, brother Of the purser. SAID mat
the steamer had been chartered by the French as
soclaton when the boat belonged to t. Corner
White. He had simply carried out Mr.. WINGS
agreement, pursuant to an understanding Inc
president of the association was Louis s. Grenner !;
the treasurer, Joel Marks 81 found, on going to
the boat on THURSDAY" said Mr.. Hofmlrs, " that
we had tough lot of customers on hand. They had
promised to pay 81 900 for the use of the boat;
After much sklrmlshiug they raised SS9o,
and the president. LOUIS Grenner, tnen
gave an order assigning to the company
all their wines and liquors as security ior the Dal
ance. They had announced an elaborate mus'cal
programme, with the Bent Brothers on 1t. but the
musicians found no money awaiting them, ana so
they disembarked when the boat reached twenty
thITd-st., East River"
A man who gave his name as Marks called on Mr..
Hoflmlre while HE tribune reporter was with
the excursion party. which he said were still on Tue
boat Marks said he was the " CO.. in the urn
l.. Schwarzkopf, which had no GO" ia tho card
shown BY Marks, and that the firm had furnished
the cigars. .,.
Grand Republic, Sylvester j. Russell. a
hQuor dealer of No. GAL SlXth-st., called on the
captain for the beer and light drinks winch he sald
he had supplied for the French association. \
SAID to the reporter afterward. and fear IL IS
total loss. Ny bill Is much more than the 500
which Grenner, understand, has signed over TO
the company. He had no right TO 40 that, as the
liquor left on board is mine. LET Marks have t1e
ouor as no is the son of my landlord. and eald 10
would be all right" Russell was referred TO Presi-
dent HOfnire, on whom hr will call today. Mean
whule the company holds all the wines and
liquor locked up i'll the boat. Only
a small part of II was opened Captain Bull
circumstances of the excursion and declared mat
no such party could again charter steamboat trOn
the company. He made several ATTEMPTS, through
bIs agent, X. Perkins, To lind Gfenner-whO gave
his address as No 295 Flith-ave-bnt ialied 10 nnd
him. lie SAID that he should hold the wines and
lIquOr as security for the remaining SlO2. Inc
walters employed for tn -'ursion, engaged by
Grenner, they say, did not receive their pay.