The evening world., 1888-07-27
THE PRESIDENT A-FlSHING.
TRYING TO CATCH BLUEFIsH IN GREAT
SvUTH BAY.
He Did Not Gs TO Bath, T.. l., Last Might,
as Was supposed, and Mira Dickinson
Rays She Did Not Expect Him-An
"Rvcnins World" Representative Mt
Great South Bay to Report tho Presi-
dent,s Catch.

"Rvenins World" Representative Mt
Great South Bay to Report the Presi-
dent's Catch.
President Cleveland Is enjoying the fine
fishing of Fire Island to-day. The steam
yacht Susquehanna, owned by Joseph Stick
ney. anchored off Fire Island this morning.
with the President, Postmaster-G General
Dickinson. Smith NJ. Weed, James J. Hill
and others on board.
They came up from the Hook this morning,
dropping anchor at 7.45 o'clock, a dismal
rain made everything unpromising, but at
10 o'clock the rain ceased and the President
prepared for bluefshing.
The sloops Geraldine and Scud took the
party to the cumming grounds, where, at
last accounts. Mr.. Cleveland and his friends
were deeply engaged in wooing the funny
beauties from their ocean home, with more
or less success.
An EVENING WORLD representative is on
the grounds to make faithful record Of the
piscatorial achievements.
All those who believed that the President
and the rest of his fishing party spent last
night with Postmaster General Don NJ. Dick
inson at the latter's cottage at Rath Beach
have been fooled.
At least Mrs. Dickinson, the agreeable
wife of the Postmaster. General, says 30, and
Mrs. Dickinson ought to know.
II was generally understood when the Sus-
quehanna le,t Jersey City last night that the
party was going to Bath Beach. to stop with
Mr.. Dickinson until this morn ng, when they
would steam over to Norton's Point and try
the fishing there
Wherever they passed the night, It was not
at Bath.
The shore Of the bay ut Bath Beach was
covef.d with people this morning. and every
one Watched the movement Of q steam yacht
which was anchored there.
They watched more particularly q row.
command Of one man who kept near the
shore. apparently waiting for some one.
The crowd OF the bank was composed
largely Of ladies', young old, pretty, plain
and in fact of about every sort.
I wish I could bait his hook for him." I'm
bet my bathing dress he will catch more fish
than any of the rest of the party" and other
utterances came from the mouths Of q group
of yiyacious girls; who did not mind the
brella.
Finally several people came out of q cot
tage near by and started towards the shore.
| Every one looked that way and said - Here
light. fuzzy, mutton chop whiskers. IN COM
pany with a lady, led the people to the bank.
He Ia pretty Young to be, President"
observed one bright young lady. AZ the
young man and his party passed.
They proved TO be a pleasure party who be.
longed to the steam yacht Daring, Of Bridge
port, owned by Mr.. !. ID. Warner, and II was
for them that the young man In the small
yacht was waiting. They boarded the yacht
Mrs. Dickinson sat out on the porch of her
cottage, sewing industriously. when she said
to an EVENING WORLD reporter:
mo, Mr.. Cleveland was not here last
night, and cannot guess how such a rumor
started.
my husband left for Washington the first
of the week, and l have not seen him since.
He Is with the party. but where they are OF
what are their plans, I do not know.
They will only be gone q few days.
think. / cannot say whether they will stor
| here on their return or not"