Daily Republican., 1889-06-28
DOWN THE BAY.

Day with Lots of Fun But Very Tcw
Fish-I'ines Imposed Upon the Mem
bers.
At an early hour yesterday morning
quite number of rough dressed men
wended their way down to King street
wharf. Some of them carried fishing
poles and almost every one had a basket,
box or cabba In his hand The occasion
was the fourth annual excursion of the
George Washington Fishing Club, for
which quite a large number of invita-
tions had been Issued. Alter waiting on
the wharf few minutes the steamer
Henry lIabuer OF the Wilmington&N New
Je'sty f. rry G mpany love In sight and
soon stopped tutside tae steamer John A.
Warner, which took an excursion up the
river.
In a little time the members of the
club and their friends were on board OF
the boa, and after q ehriek OF the whis-
tie, to secure the right of way, It started
down the creek and was saluted by every
craft having whistle or bell. There
were about 1906 persons on board, con-
sisting of the following:
DIR. Harry Garrett, DIR. g. Ii. Jefferis,
3. II. Baynsrd, Andrew Z. Grow, DIR. A.
E. Frantz, William Drien, Joseph Full
mer, Thomas Davs, ESQ, George w.
COOLEY, Nathaniel Davis, ESQ, Dr.
Jacob Frantz, John Jones, DIR. John
Cameron. the Rev. w. A. Saitler, Chas.
W. Edwards, g. F. Vernon, W. X, Long.
Edward Darlington, Ii. F. Dure, II. r.
Dure, j., A. q, McCagslaud, Thomas
Lewis, Colonel Enoeh Moore, j. L. De-
You, Harry Brown, J. Pagl Brown,
James DANNY. j. H. Morgan, Il. L. Rus
sell, Pusey Walton, u. L. Haynes, Geo.
ChUrchman, Watson Il. Sperry. j, Ii,
Mehahy, DR.. A. Ii. Grimshaw, Herman
First.
Walter Hayes, ESQ H. c. Robinson,
J, Norris RobintoD, J. K. Moore, Thomas
NJ. Culb TT, Joseph X. Adams, David
McCloskey. DR.. j. NJ. Winner, Z. NJ.
Hopes, William Clark, William Law
ton, janis I. Wood, Captain Edwin
kershaw, D. W. Harlan, G. II. Robb, w.
II. Curry, Clarence kobb, George A.
Ellioi, ESQ.,, 7 -omas Lawson, G. K.
krknan, C-arles Rudolph, Isaac Betts.
l. wis B. Morrow, DR.. j. Paul Lukens,
w. l.. G. Thomas, j. A. Lighthipe, VIII.
liam Robinson, Walter Butler.
G. ID. Cleland, &. II. j. Beckett, Jam
Crlppen, P. 7. f. Smith, Harry r 1belen,
Joseph Simmons, A. L. Ainsc6w, Richard
Heritage, j. G. Cook aud Il. Nj. Pie of
Philadelphia, David Lindsay, J. L. Hall,
A. T. Stevenson, l.. w. Taylor, Walter
Tatnall, George II. Mccall, Chauneey T.
llolcomb, c. B. Woodward, Samuel
Wilson, Jesse B.Iily, A. G. Bower, Chas,
Macarthur.
DIR. J. W Mullln, Fl. d. Walter, 8. K.
Smith. willard IL Thompson, w. II
Peoples, Stewart Allmoi d, George II.
Ash, DR.. j. NJ. Richie, A. E. Reed,
Evans Pennington, Joseph Wheeler, j.
Barton Cheney, A. II. 2. Barr, j. A..
Fond, J; ID: Brown, Harry Belts, b. X.
Almond, Mahlon Belts, Charl.s Foulk.
DR.. W. q. Winner, j. N. Hartman, Jr..
John Whiteman, J. 8 Beetem, j. L
Brewster, John N. Gallagher, Q. NJ.
A. j. Colby, w. II. Weldin.
N. A. Leitch, D. S. Lofman, Herman
Jones, James Il. Montgomery, Alfred
z. Sparks, John A. March,, George X.
| Little.
The officers OF the day wero: II. G.,
Robinson, judge and dictator; Wi liam
Lawton, Instructor; r I. +. Smith.
otlcer Of the upper deck; Joseph X.
Adams, grand keeper OF records and
scales; John N Gallagher, chief engineer;
Thomas johnson, orator. The latter,
however, WAS not present, and as IL was
deemed impossible to ill his place this
office was let. vacant.
The committee of arrangements was as
follows: A. q McCausland, bait; A. ID
Warner, music; I. NJ. CulOert, repairs:
w. l.. G. t. omas, John g. Baker and
David Cresswell, Refreshments.
A search Ievt aled the fact that p. T. Il.
smith, tho officer OF the upper deck, was
not present, and there seemed to be
general feeing that he should. when
rnnuhI ha punishrI i,r nn,,1a,t
Walton, taking advantage of the officers
absence, became uproarious, and Dictator
Ii. Z. Robinson and Instructor William
Lswton, with A. q MeCausland, were
called upon to discipline him, but before
they succeeded MIR. LawtOn was disci-
plintd himself by having his hat mashed
down over his eyes and telng shaved with
piece OF wood from a crate ol soft era be,
The fun ran iast and furious, but there
was check to it when near Delaware
ity, as n small boat was seen In the dis
tance waving white flag as u sigI al of
distress. As the Hauberapproar he'd her.
1t was seen that she contained four men,
one OF whom was flying white flag on a
rake. The steamer slowed down and the
boat came alongside, when II was found
that the man wi h the rake was Officer of
the Upper Deck Smith, who 1t is re orted
as to be the first at The fishing grounds In
the morning. Upon reaching Delaware
City lie stepped and with Edward Milne,
of the Mansion House, came out IN
boat TO intercept the steamer. 1t was
afterwards learned that Smith had pur-
chased the rake with malice prepepse
and aforethOught," ior the purpose OF
scoopng iii all the fish. Nj ssrs. Smith
and Milne were taken on board and the
steamer resumed her course.
The trip down was delight ul, and the
party spent the time In fixing up th
lines, and telling immense stories of lisa
that they had caught on previous ex ,ur-
sions, which, however, no one but them
selves believed. The fresh air sharpened
up appetites asd lunch bas Gets were lib
orally patronized. About IL o'clock the
steamer stopped at Bombay Hook, where
about wv, nty-hve oil the party went
ashore to walt until the boat returned,
ship john Light, the objective point, was
reached shortly after II O'clock, when
the steamer anchored, and the lines were
dropped overheard. The party had taken
two boats along, and these with a mum
ber that were hired ON the grounds, were
soon filled, and almost every one was
trying his luck. As far as could be learn.
ed Joseph Fu'lmer caught the irst fish
and was followed by William X. Long of
the REPUBLICAN, who felt sure that he
had two pound trout, but was dispu ust.
ed when he found that II was only toad
fish.
For some time the fish refused to bite
or even cUndescend to take the slightest
notice of the tempting soft crabs or
clams, but finally Baynard, who was on
the upDer deck pulled ont A beAuty A