New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-24
CHINAMEN ON A PICNIC.
ENJOYING A SAIL DOWN THE BAY.
AN IRIsHMAN's OPINION OF THE CELEsTIALs-
MUSIC AND FIREWORKS.

AN IRISHMAN's OPINION OF THE CELEsTIALs-
MUSIC AND FIREWORKS
The Knee Hop Hong new Chinese friendly society
gave an excursion yesterday Knee Hop Hong-the
arst word is pronounced @Yccs-means "virtuous.
United Company To become a member II is neccs-
sary to be heather, and tho only persons strictly
excluded from the delights Of yesterdays outing were
Christians.
Tom Lee, the deputy sheriff, is the president Of the
society. The vice-prcsdent Is Quong Haze the secrc
tary is Wong Ching Foo; the treasurer, Young TIE
Ching. They were assisted in the conduct Of the ex'
cursion by a receiving committee consisting OF j. c.
Baptize and Daniel s. Hall by two floor managers,
MOI Fai Youn and MOI Oh Qau, and by two sergcants-
at arms. Chau All Chun and Wang All Hook
The virtuous Company chartered the steamer
Pomona and sailed around Staten Island, putting in
and spending few hours at Bay Clf Park, near
Tottenville Captain Charles Dunbar, Of the Pomona,
and the mate, Ed' Carrigan, both declared that in
their many years experience Of excursion parties
they didn't remember any that approached this in
the novelty and variety. To be sure. the Company
regarded the word viruous from strictly Confucian
point of view, but they happy They had plenty
to cat and plenty to drink. and the ladies' private
cabin transformed into the cutcst little opium
smokery imaginable where. secure from prying eyes,
the pipe hit' in peace and comfort A large
number of Caucasian young from Mott-st and the
neighborhood were allowed to go with their Chinese
neighbors In spite OF the avowedy antChristian
nature Of the affair. 1t is only right to say, how
ever, that the Committee Applications could not
well have excluded them on any such grounds.
There were two bands. One ordinary
everyday American-Gcrman band. The other was
appalling in its heathenishness Lou On conducted 1t.
He also played tho tom-tom. There were two sets
of musicians in this band one devoted to clashing
cymbals and singing, the other, masters of the VOC,
the lau, the tychow, the mandow, tho pongwoo, the
cat fiddle and other wild and weird strnged nstru-
ments. The two bands kept up incessant torrent
Of melody all day long. When the bang-clashers
tired the squeakcrs relieved them. quartet Of
One was accounted particularly fine. 1t was kind
of opera In ffty-fve descriptive of the Chi
Rebellion. 1t horribly realistic. The
fddles and mandons then played a composition
called Receive the Benefit of the Flowers 1t was
said TO be idyl On the way to New-York the
gongs and cymbals had a long turn Mr.. Hall, the
Won't go Home TIL Morning. Perhaps he was
Joking
Ali Tottcnvlle strolled down to Bay Cliff Park to
see the Motley crowd Wong Chin Foo rose 10 me he
expressed hope for the determination OF the Chinese
and tho Americans Mr.. Hall also made plea for
" John" Mr.. Baptze who is a Portuguese Chnaman,
thought that Chinese immigration was restricted by
politicians lest the Aldermen should lose their JOBS
and Chinaman be elected President Of the United
States.
what's the matter1" cried an excited Irishman
in the midst OF the oratory, the Chnalse Is better
than the Italians anyhow" a shout OF applause
and fusado of frecrackers rewarded the compli-
ment, and Eben PlymWon. who was standing py con
full OF prickly cactus the excursion grounds, but
that no loved the Chinese just the same