Daily Republican., 1884-09-16
FOURTH EDITION,


just q Little fishy.
The Morning News, out Of the gene.
rosi.y of Its heart, gave fishing ex-
cursion down the bay yesterday to q
humber OF invited friends ON the steam.
er Susie A. Mccall. The morning WAS
lost crisp enough to make 1t agreeable,
| and from six TO seven o'clock the hum.
bles disciples of Isaac Walton came
sinEly, In pairs, in groups, and in
coaches TO Fourth street wharf, and
saunt, red leisureiy on board the Susie.
Some were belted aud some were strap
ped, and nobby little cabbas hung by
their sides; others carried suspicious
looking baskets, some OF them as large
and full ~ the heart Of the owner.
| Evidently there was TO be good time.
As soon as the forty.tWo guests. includ-
ing the News ebony colored news, and
cigar boy were all aboard the bell rang.
Susie gave sscreech and pok.d her
PROV down the creek, the aft part of
the jaunty craft keeping up. Down the
J tortuous and snake like stream Captain
Denney, steered his craft 10 the deeper
and wider waters OF the Delaware. BY
this time the roll OF the excursionists
WIS M ALE up, and the following gentle.
men were found to be aboard:
William L. Hawkins, J. n. Robinson,
j.. K. Rudolph, II. l.. Tatnall, Jr., ~. II.
Mehaffey, DIR. q. W. Custis OF Wash.
ington, ID. c., j. X. Crippen, J. X.
Adams, Professor W. A. REYNOLDS. A.
HIP. Barr, S. b. Cooling, J. L. Nichol.
son, G. A. Rudolph, IS. II.
Wilson, Solomon Hersey DAILY RE.
PUBLIcAN), II. q. Porter, Thomas
Porter. Charles L. smith, j. f. Ryan,
II, J, Tucker, James Greer, S. X. Smith,
E. II. Gayley, DIR. Frantz, l.. A. Bower
wv. & N. K. r., j. T. Mullin, j. n.
Hartman, Jr., Clarence II. Iobdeli, G..
E. Kirkman, II. f. Dure, Frank Wool.
ley Sunday Star), W l.. q. Thomas,
G. +. Thomas, Dr. j. NJ. MotiiL Dr.
Flemming Carrow, Thomas lawson,
Charles w. Gouert, Thomas NJ Culbert,
}. =, Doughten, aud Messers. +. NJ.
Hopes, 4. l.. Haynes and W. r.
| kurtZ, of the Morning News.
The destination of the excursion was
the fishing grounds around Ship John
Light, and that locality was reached by
| 1890 o'clock, but Captain Denney, in.
tent on doing all lie could TO insure the
greatest amount OF pleasure To his ex-
cursionists proposed going a few miles
| farther down in front of Fortesque on
| the Jersey shore, where old fishermen
along the route Informed him there
was better hshing. On the Susie Nc.
Call SKINNED over the blue sea, and
| snatches of songs, such as, " IN
afioat and what are the wild waves
saying 2" went floating i'll sweet cadeu.
ces out over the calm and placid waters
Here and there fishermen were me,
in boats, who appeared to be just liter
ally hauling in fish. Instinctively
every fisherman WAS hauling out line,
and preparing fo- action. Soon til,
boat stopped and anchored, and forty
two men shouted for bait. Manager
Hopes, from the upper deck, shouted
back that bait could be had OF the stew
ard of the boat To the steward tn,
crowd rushed, and before all of then
could be supplied the bait was all gone
and not fisherman had eaten singl,
clam. By division Of bait twice, forty
hooks went over the side of the boat
each fisherman expecting to haul in al
least two bouncing, quivering trout, er,
the bait touched water.
| But somehow the fish didn't bits, ant
for long time there WAS an xioua watch
ing and waiting for u nibbls. At las
IL came, and &. A. Rudolph hauled tn,
first fish on board. Envious OF Mr.. Ru
dolph's good luck, forty-ore other fish
lermen watched and waited until l.. A
Bower, of the w. K n. Railroad ,haulet
in sinner. A few more minutes o
waiting, and the representative OF tn,
REPUBLICAN, pulled in the third. AL
ready the bait was becoming low, wher
Captain Denney and several other gen
tleinen took boat, and in a short tim,
returned With couple Of baskets o
soft shell crabs which served better fol
bait than clans.
| Then the fun commenced in earnest
levery body catching some fish, the mos
pstient catching the most. The boat,
on the Susie Mccall were committed t,
the waves and flied with fishermen
Messrs Rudolph, Cooling and Crippel
bore eft tho prize, catching 81 fish. Can
tain Denney aud his crew caught 80, ant
/. Nj CnlDert and crew caught some 25
In all, about 200 fish were caught, IN
cludins a number of sea trout, Cap
May goodies and blacktish. AT tire
lo'clock the signal was given, the line
. were hauled In, and She Susie started 81
her course homeward. On the return
trip number of innocent jokes wer
, Iperpetrated.
. AS a punishment for not having suffi
Client bait, Manager Hopes was seized
. AMI only his pluck and unexpected
development of strength prevented hin
from being chucked into the coal hole
a DR. Frantz was accused ef soaring tn
: fish away from the boat, for which b
was tied to post and his head douse,
= in ice water.
Before reaching Wilmington an i'm
promput meeting WAS organized in th
cabin with II. II. Dure in tie chair an,
DR.. j. r. Frantz as secretary. A mo
ton was made by Professor Rey mold
that suitable solutions be drafted ex
pressive of the sentiments of satisfae
tons experienced by all on board, an
the following wereappointed COMM,
tee for that purpose Professor Key
nolds, Thomas NJ. Cuibert, Solomon
Hersey, j. p. Doughten. Dir. Carroy
being called on made few very inter
testing remarks. The committee on re
so lutions having returned read a set q
appropriate resolutions. which wer
unanimously adopted.
Interesting speeches were made by
number of tho gentlemen in ATTENDANCE
and vocal music contributed for the edi
ticalion of the party. The meeting thel
iadjpurued TO the deck, where the merri
meDt was continued until the arrival Q
he Mccall at her wharf, shortly b, Cor
O'clock, There was but one feelin
among all on board ,namely,a hope tina
III years 10 come the members OF I'll
party might be permitted to pass olhe
DAY AZ thoroughly enjoyable under tn
hnsplthbie care OF Captain Denney an'
:, his creR.
The substance Of the resolutions wa
as follows:
WHEREAS, Fifty gentlemen of tn
iciiy OF Wilmington have this day eI
7 IJoyad q very pleasant fishing excul
sion On the Steamer Susie Mccall ,
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