The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28

boats started down the river. Every
thing was gladstone The band played,
the young people danced and the ban
ana fiend pursued his calling Of Great
ing cholera morbus with yigor worthy a
better cause.
A CALL FROM THE PATROL.
While this was transpiring the New
York police poat Patrol, with q full crew
of Policemen, swooped down ON the ex
Captain Smith ordered that the Patrol be
fastened to one of the barges, and then
Detective Wood and uniformed police
man boarded the barge. The band stopped
playing and the jolly dancers wondered if
they would be arrested.
Sheriff Davis met Detective Wood,
and the latter informed him who he was.
President Feeney, of the Police Board,
was present and he introduced the Sher-
iff.
You had better both come on board
the PATROL" said Wood, and they went.
So did Alderman O'Neill Aconsualttion
that lasted ten minutes was had, and then
Messrs Davis, Feeney and O'Neill re-
turned to the barges and the excursion
continued its way. A remark which
Alderman O'Neill made later on led to
an inference that the Sheriff had paid $50
for the privilege of continuing the excur
sion and selling various beverages, but
President John Parnell Feeney, of the
Police Board said the aforesaid inference
was unwarranted and out of accord with
the facts.
Everyone must remember what
thirsty day 1t was yesterday. But the ex-
cI1rsionists did not suffer. They were in
easy reach of four bars, which had been
rented by 7. Conaughton, Of the Grand
bartenders were in attendance at each
place, and the foamy beer ran In streams.
When the barge reached Bay Cliff Park
it was SO late that all were notified that
the boats would remain there only half
an hour.
SAVED FROM DROWNING,
Ten minutes later screams for help were
heard coming from between the steam
boat and a barge, and the crowd which
rushed to the edge of the boats saw little
Johnnie Mackin drowning. He had gone
in swimming and the tide had drawn him
between the boats Matthew Bradley, the
sturdy son of the boat builder at the foot
of Grove street, without hesitation sprang
into the water and dived for the boy. He
found and rescued him. Both were hauled
into a row boat and taken ashore. Young
Mackin proceeded at once to dress. He
had enough swimming Tor the day.
A few minutes later a terrible COM
motion took place and an excited crowd
saw man with blood streaming down
his face run rapidly to the barges. The
crowd, not knowing why, followed.
The man was Eddie Gilland, of Rail
road avenue, a peddler, who has fond
ness for cards. Gilland was explaining
the mysteries of an interesting game and
telling the crowd how easy it was to win
a fortune when he was confronted by
Staten Island policeman, who decidedly
objected to the Richmond county yokels
being humbugged. He said so and then
struck GilIand on the head with his club.
Gilland was dazed and when he recovered
and the stars stopped dancinp in his
brain he sprang at the policeman,
knocked him down and fled to the barges.
His friends followed and some of them
inciden ally walked on the Staten Island
copper. When the Staten Island copper
realized that he was still living he wiped
the blood from his cheek and went in
pursuit.
THE s. I. c. IN THE MINORITY.
At the dock the crowd was fearful and
excited. The S. /. G. flourished his club
and arrest Gilland, The Jerseymen
hooted and yelled at this, but the S. /. C.
made his way through When on the
barge Gilland's sweetheart saw the S. I.
G. and at once told him her opinion of
policemen in general and of him in par
ticular. The man, enraged at this, seized
her by the arms and raised his club as if
to hit her, while at the same time he
forced her toward the shore.
Then the crowd arose and said with one
voice. Throw him overheard"
The girl screamed again and rush was
made for the S. 1. c. The Jersey City
police at this time interfered and under
orders from Acting Sergeant Kelly they
kept back the crowd. A couple of police
men seized the one from Staten Island
and landed him on the dock in twinkling.
The crowd followed and Sheriff Davis
hastened to the scene.
whats the matter?' he asked the S.
L C. The official raised his club in the
air and was about to drop it on the
Sheriff's bald pate when fearful yell
from the crowd caused him to change his
mind.
'sHe wants to hit the Sheriff, !" yelled
There was a rush forward to protect the
Sheriff and tke Jersey policemen were
for moment pushed aside, They quickly
recovered their ground again and once
more the Sheriff asked the guardian of
Staten Island what he wanted. He re-
piled that he wanted the man who struck
him.
The Sheriff told him to go on board and
get the man. and promised him the pro-
lection of the police, but the s. I. G. dared
not go further than the gang plank. Heidi
threat that he would have everybody on
the excursion arrested, he departed.
RETURNING HOME.
The excursion returned home through
the Kills, thus making a voyage around
Staten Island. Except slight delay in
passing through the drawbridge no mis-
awarded the prize FOR being the best
''spieler" on the floor, and John Boyd as