New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-31
police win leave the city in body September for
weeks excursion at Ocean CITY, Maryland These excur
sons always bring much pleasure TO all who participate
PISTOL SHOTS ON TWO BARGES.
FIGHTING AMONG pLEAsURE.sEEKERs.

NOTOUS PROCEEDINGS ON AN EXCURSION OF
RowDIEs-No ONE FATALLY HURT.
Yesterday was q festal day for that highly
respectable portion Of the community which makes
"The" Aliens Bleecker-st den its headquarters. Tie
frequenters Of this temple of reyelry selfstyed the
American Mabille," have organized themselves into
association for mutual aid in the pursuit Of pleasure and
are known as the Thomas r. Abers Association. The
Thomas r. Albers thus honored was formerly head
bartender in The Aliens place. and GOWNS about
two-hirds OF the business according to general report
His father, William Albers keeps restaurant at No.
224 Division-st
The association which reoices in Mr.. Alberss name
and protection chartered the barges Grinne and Har
vest Queen, along with the tug Robert Roe yesterday
for trip up the North River to Spring Hill Grove The
expedition left the foot OF Clinton River at IL
with 400 Of the toughest characters 10 be found in
the city, Beer flowed freely and had Its usual influence
on the ordinarily lamblike dispositions OF the pleasure
seekers Tho comm ttee withdrew into the cabin OF the
Harvest Queen to divide the spos otherwise known
the receipts and came getting into quarrel among
themselves as two or three members out several
dollars short Of their share Thi matter smoohed
however. and they rejoined their
deck When the barges were Of spuyten Duyvi slight
man. with light hair and nustache. dressed In the full
uniform Of the 11th Regiment tried to jump overheard
from the gangway Of the Harvest Queen. crowd OF
rufaDs rushed up TO prevent him. and after scue he
pulled back As released no dashed over 10
the GrinDe, which lashed TO the Harvest Queen
and endeavorcd to carry out his intention again. In the
resulting scute somebody's temper gave way and slug
gng began In dead earnest
The fighting extended both barges and on
both decks The bend kept playing but the dancers
were josIled by struggling Captain Harvey
Temple commanding the tug stopped mis- boat by tho
frightened men and women or this haven OF refuge,
girl and two men went overheard. They proved TO be
good swimmers and were picked up safely. On board
the barges tho centre of the gt surged up side
down me Other Knives s We're used ndiscImlnaeiy
about @ tue hsad and hands
Lie there and nobody win see you" said deckhand
The captains Of the harges reversed their colors
sign OF distress and the tux with its load OF refugees
where the police patrol boat lying. Captain Smith,
in charge OF the. patrol immediately started to the
HISers with his trnsty % lieutenant, mt JSe'i noe
burroughs. and others OF the committee, was dong
the head and down be went at full length the deck
Iais was too much for his Christian toritnde and SELF
snS deep wound S r. The shoulder Of the bGy Robert
Of William Mckenzie. OF No. 800 Madlson-st.
The moment the pistol shots rang out, the
the Tatrol boat came up all was quiet. Half a dozen
fellows who were badly cut aud bruised were taken on
jumped into boat and captured Albors who had
eaped into boat floating after the bargos and was
was taken TO the fourth Precinct Police station
SO general had the row become in the hahoar during
which 10 faged that the only who escaped without
u broken head the drunken militiaman who
caused the disturbance.
The barges towed back TO Cintonst and the pas
sengcrs landed. On the return trip the latter far
recovered their eQuaIimity 10 with their beer
drinking and loye-makng. Where the course Of true
love did run smooth, 1t was extremely rapid
When t mot with any distractions the
dlsgusted swain would slap his Phyllis tho face
aud seek another. There were no policemen the
oarges at the start Albers gave his 10 the
officers but with his fathers address The police version
Of the affair." related ~ inquirDg reporters. did
not agree with the above-giyen account,
which derived from eyewitDesses The police said
tnat party OF row0irslad got IN among crowd Of
honest, hard-workiag ys.ng people out TOR SUNDAY
airng The ruiiisgs rsasd fhe lunoh counter" kept
by Thomas X. Abhcrs. caterer who shot Two OF his
assailaps IN Tho defence oj hia property.