Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07
rvAUeURAI Ball SUPPER.



oyor 5000 Terrapins, 100000 Oys-
tiers and Car Loads of Other stun
10 Feed the Hungry Multitude.
Philadelphia Times Saturday.
The terrapin market In Philadelphia new
York and Baltimore has been "cornered.
About three weeks ago George O. Boidt,
the aucoessfui applicant for the CONTRACT OF
providing the great supper on the occasion
OF Hertison's iBEuguration, began 70 Jay
bis plans. He instructed his agent, Fred
eriek a. Milden OF Front and Does streets,
to 90 to Baltimore and other centres and
purchase all the terrapin obLainabie In the
MARKET Mr.. Milden went right 70 the
fountain head. AS each boat cane In ne
and his agents contracted for It's entire
cargo. -
case where civic pride oame in, aud the de-
| mand had to he supplied on any terms. AS
result OF the work l,710 large terrapin
| and 8, 400 small specimen were contracted
| for and Immediately shipped TO Phiiadel.
| mia making a Grand total OF over 8, 100
| individual diamond backs--a number IN.
preeedented In the annals OF American
! catering. n,n..,
1 Il was properly taken care OF. In tue celler
| al the Built Building cold vault was pre-
pared witt; running water, sea weeds and
| some oatmeal for the entertainment OF the
| strangers. The terrapin nlled the vault 10
oyerfiowiug and lived upon the tat o. the
land until last evening, when, uuder the
direction OF the Bullitt Building chef, they
met their fate. They were TAKEN nut n.
boiled ard picked ready for eating. The
amount made $50 gallons, which At the re-
tall prIce OF So qiHrt tnakes 90 600 worm
OF edible luxury for General Hatrisoh's eu-
mirers.
the remains to Washington. TWenty,one
-tN IL. Il of ltnnn
End white aprons, acted IS the pall'hearers,
and until the flnal obsequies on Monday
nigh. they will occupy q spseial honsa IN
q tt-eet near tho pension office. which mas
teen fitted up with cots and rented espe.
clally for the OCCASION. The terrapln dress
tng, a mysterious mixture which Il the
despair aud delight Of the ortlnsry COCK,
accompanied the coTtege to washington,
but VIII not be mixed with the terraptn
uutil Monday evening.
The kitchen where the supper Is TO bs
seryed has been In course OF eonstruction
lighted by electricity and atted up with all
convenienee3 necessary for tie occasion.
The arrangements both for cooking and
serving NJ Bolat pronounoe5 perfect. 10
/ rha eofree department alone there are Two
/, immense copper boilers, each capable OF
holding 80 gallons, aud two men Will %
assigned 10 each boiler. having nothing
elea 10 do but turn ont coffae as quick as
called for. A Washington grocer, who has
t contracted TO furnish the coffee, will be
{ crescent and keep his warehouse open all
q night, so that II the supply falls 1t can be
4 renewed at once.
The ies cream to be used all comes from
= New York. A special train Will bring 1t on
Monday afternoon. The bread and CAKE
however, are made In Washington, and q
contract for three ovens was given weeks
d ago. At midaight last night the bakers
n began their task. They will WORK eontinn'
/. onsly until Monday and nope In that time
:. 10 turn out over two car loads OF bread tc
= eatisgy the hunger OF the visitors.
!, Ons hundred thousand oysters Will alst
u be consumed In the supper.
70 ear these ielloaciel, as may De im
q | agined, q great amount OF piates, disne
h and knives and forks Will be necessary.Th
Il services Of the Bulitt Building, Bellevu
and Strstford have been called into requisi
a, lion and In ad dieion John Wsnamaker ha
Il contracted to supply 5000 plates, 6,Qo
81 cups and seucsrs and 6 GOO OF other kind
10 OF dishes, making over 2),00O pieces alto
N gether,
"a spoons, 4, 900 linen napkins and GOO paps
: napkins accompany this ordsr. All thes
:, dtshes Will be washed, carefully packed an
y sent down by special train.
ha Mr.. Boldt's people take possession or IN
IN building at IL o'clock to-day, and must 2
p. out and have all their ehects removed ny
O'Clock Tuesday morning. d special trat
nd will convey them to Philadelphia.
~ There will be no wine served at the bal
- but the French chefs will be an exeeptic
tcths rule. They will have their claret al
o. their co1nac after dinner In accordRn'
he with their custom In Philadelphia.