Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-10

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| NJ S * meat hung over
| W XXI ~glowing beds Of char
| ~ I5coal at the Schuetzen
| w. W J&lpark this afternoon
sA4EHi in readiness for the
~ sZ<I Knights Templar bar
| d3skI becue. Occasionally
J&s353 w the fire was replen-
w ished with more Goals
and poked with great branch of a tree in the
hands Of q tall negro, who might have
posed as one of the stokers Of the internal
regions stirring the eternal fires beneath NOR
tai souls. Yet he did not look diabolic as he
fondly glanced at the plump, wel-browned sides
OF the roasting oxen, now .plungIng a
| skewer into the meat to test its
condition. now turning the great iron spits a
stead OF that he looked a perfect epicure, and
has broad, well extended nostrils seemed to
drink in with intense delight
| THE APPETIZING DOOR
! OF roast beef that arose from the carcasses and
| was blown southwark over the fence toward
the city. The grease tried from the meat
| dripped down into the blaze with a
continuous sputter and added to the
| hame. The Goals were burning on
wide crates laid over trenches dug in the
| ground about couple of feet deep and wide
and six feet long. The wind was SO strong that
a rough siding of boards was erected
IN 'front.' OF each spit to keep the flames from
being blown out. Some difficulty was expert
at first in concentrating the heat sufficiently to
roast the meat thoroughly, and several early
corners, expert Templars in the matter Of bar
becues. after shifting Bit expressed opinions
that the roast beef would be slightly raw. And
indeed the flesh that showed itself when the
| sable cook slashed the flank of one of the oxen
was rather pale, while the outside was dark
crisp.
ROASTING A BIG OK.
Once in while one of the roasters dipped a
sponge fastened to the end Of stick into a
bucket filed with combination of vinegar,
salt and pepper, with which he basted the
the chef, gave the beef .;twang."
This individual talked fondly of the victims
on the spits and said he thought they would
make "good bobecue eatin'." lie confided to
that he was then standing on the blood of the
oxen themselves, but, he added consolingly, as
the scribe began to look for the gore, he had
strewn dirt over the evidences of his sanguinary
act. which was performed early this morning.
The oxen, he remarked, weighed 1890 pounds
apiece on the hoof and went on the spit at
about sixty pounds to the hundred This
would make each carcass weigh between 800
and 800 pounds. The oxen had come from
West Virginia and were about three and half
years old.
HE voUCHED FOR THE BEEF.
A wag standing near suggested to the crowd
a possible identity between the roasting meat
and mule and horse that disappeared
last night from a Prince George county barn,
whereat the black butcher grew indignant and
declared that them was no boss an no mule
but good, solid beef meat"
The splits were hung over the fire at 10 clock
this morning and the fires had been burning
for four hours. At o'clock, the time fixed for
the beginning of the feast. the meat was far
from being thoroughly cooked and the commit
tee gave out the intelligence to the rapidly in
creasing crowd OF knights that the barbecue
until 3 o'clock at the earliest.
This was discouraging, especially
as the pungent odors of the roast had a tend
ency to sharpen the already keen appetites of
the templars and their ladies.
The crowd was good natured. however, and
occupied the time stroling about the park and
pitching rings at elusive cane heads
BREAD AND "FIxINGs."
A bakery wagon drove up about a quarter of
2 and deposited several large boxes filled with
sliced broad on tables that surrounded the
roasting pits.
In an extemporized bar half dozen aproned
artists were preparing to unload the contents
Of an immense stock of plethoric
kegs kegs no1 upon the the thirsty gathering,
tons were In progress on every side.
Chairman Pratt said that he expected there
would be fully 5000 people at the park
and he was evidently prophesying on
good grounds for every minute
great conveyances rolled into the park
laden with humanity, while the cars
MR.. APPIcH TO SLICE 1T.
The plan was for Mr.. ]. J. Appich, the
butcher, to slice the meat from the roasts.
1t would then be placed on
small wooden plate with some bread and passed
out to the knights, seated around the tables In
the park. The bar was to be free and there
were sufficient preparations for many thirsty
throats
1t is not expected in barbecuing meat that
the flesh will become cooked through and
through, and SO the roasts are
outer pieces better done than the inner parts,
come Off the latter receiving their final sizzling
and are Drowned in time. The meat is cut in
thin slices.
WATCHING THE COOK.
While the beef was roasting a great many
Of the hungry ones crowded around the tables
to see how a barbecue was conducted.
When they saw the satanic looking cook slash
the flesh with his knife, or poke the fire with
u small I'LL, or SWaD OH the browning
sides with his sponge they generally came to
the conclusion that ones appetite is
better off away from the kitchen,
and concluded to wait for their beef
somewhere out Of sight. There was something
notwithstanding about the process that did not
make one hungry.
THE COMMITTEE.
The arrangements for the barbecue were
perfected by the following committee,
who ofiiciated at the park today
in caring for their hungry brethren: Geo. W.
Pratt, chairman; Martin R. Thorpe, Jas.
II. Waddell; assisted by sir knights Hocke-
meyer. Appich and Rupert on the part of the
Scheutzen verein. and on the part of the com
manderies. No. l, W. H. Olcott, Y. L. Carpenter,
A. D. Coolidge, Herndon Morsell. j. NJ. McKen-
ney. II. s. Merrill, Geo. Mueller. L. G. Wood c.
A. Stockett and Chas. Shelse; No. 2. E. B. Hay,
n. ". Eldridge, VIM. Pitts, Thos. w. Sanner,
J. E. Hosford, n. Sells B. W. Browne, J. S.
Tomlinson, j. A. Ellinger and ". E. Coiliday;
No. 3, II. W. Griffin. &. II. Lamson. R. A. Darr
and Frank Renshaw; No. 4, Frank Schwarz.
Andrew Loeffier. TN. Steep, Capt. jacobson,
Lewis Boyer and John l.. Vogt.
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