New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-12
POLICEMEN on A FROLIC.
fNJoYrNG JoHS n. sTAmN's ENCCESioN-suPER
INrFNDENT w,LIING's SONG.


Two Jcrfcvmen. wedding small patch of ground
on the Palisades, Just opposite lonkcrs, were
startled from their knees Yesterday, 10y strange,
unnatural sound that 70 led mp the rocky steep ana
spread through the wooded slopes.
"Pa.t-r-o-l' spelled one oi them on the paddle
hox of q small steamboat.
here livery year. an this tho perlace boat what
kirns along to knpe 'em from dlStarbin the pace.
and the two. satisfied, went bach 20 their wedding
Johu H. Stdr.u had sent the Second Platoon OF
thc Department to Excelsior Park, on the NJ u
excursion that hc has given the force lhtee p"iS"1
left the city at 10 oc"Gh p'n'nu W" G36 ~ "n
made their way up the Hudson win 800 oIHcrr-
nm hoard accompanied 10y Their mothers. wives:
sisters, cousins. aunts and children, naklng III an
about 5000 souls superintendent W hiIug; ia
black GETAWAY coat, gray trousers ana bipl ia.'
fitted from boat to boat shaking hands ana smiling,
and dispensing good humor, lie was IN command
of the eNpcdItIOn. and. with CoWInlsslou"r Mat
thcws fathcred the HockS. Captain McCullagh
was along good naturcd and lohy, ana 80 W,ie ser
0,aut, sullivan OF the Twelfth Precinct; Mullen,
6f tbe sanitary squad James, of the Fourteenth
THOMPSON oi tie IhiTte nth; LonsdaIe, OF the
Sixtccuth: Welts!ng. of the Scventeenth; and
Hamilton. Of the Iwentye'ghth. not UNIFORM nl3
mike ordinary people. Good order prevailed ior
the weather eye was e. the >upcrntcndent, whose
dignity would not be mitied. The police boat IA
troll overlook the harges, ana " the ola man ana
the Commissioner got aboard
Then the iun began o., ~.
John OConnor. of the sixth Precinct, WIN MISS
Annie Nc Aulifc; John CottTel, of the sixth. with
Mis-. Amy SNYDER: and John Cronln. of the sixth
with Miss Katy Lake cleared space on tie lower
dcck and to The music of fife and a JcWsLaip,
started an irish jug and reel. They danced for a
leather medal. and john Schoen and !. +. h3ey
were referees The three John, curycited and skip
ned about like mule colts ID barley patch but the
Iris werc too much tor them. One by one they
dropped ont till only OCounor ami ms part,
ncr we're left. They smihcd nduStuouSiy, ana
John gave in. BY agreement the man who stood
nm the longest had to ice kissed by his partner. \
rreat crowd gathered to gee the performance, and
many n mans mouth Natered as OConnOr was pait.
There was "A momcutagy panic on tho other boats
" here the sound of the smack burst upon the cars
of the reyrll,lS like a tornado IN pine forest.
The 1900 dIsymbaIhed at Excelsior Park. when
leans ND against hr Palisades at an angle OF To-, u.
some lace, 6Oo and in not a few 9O0 The crowd
spread itself ont feet downward over the slope and
Toasted Tor two hours after which Il rolled ten pms
shot rifles. SWING, ate green apples. ana went III
swimming superintendent Nang found a man
throwing Dice kicked him OFF, captured MS olcloth
and carried II home as relic Cheers and tigers
were given for Mr. Starin and Excelsior Park before
the boats left for home. ,
Going home superintendent Walling sat on deck
surrounded by a throng of admirers, whom he en-
| tertained by singing The star Spangled Banner.
| He was rapturously applauded and encorcd, but
| his modestc would not permit him TO respond.