The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-15
FUN UNDER WHITE HATS
The Rain Holds Up to Give
the O'Nei11s a Fair
Start.

Auo EOuS SHilleu upon UHe 4. IL. " NELL
Association this morning. The rain,
which had fallen in torrents, ceased; the
clouds broke, and the sun showed it's face
before the boys started for their outing
at College Point The vicinity Of the
associations new headquarters, at Hen
derson street and Newark avenue, pre-
sented lively appearance at an early
hour, notwithsta nding the rain, which
fell in torrents Young men, looking as
though they had sat tup all night in order
to be on hand in time, hurried into the
building and soon appeared at the win
dows in soft white hats and carrying
canes.
THE FOUR WHITE HORSES.
Shortly after nine O'Clock closed car
riage, drawn by four gray horses. drove
up to the door and City Collector O'Neill
jumped in with an order to drive to
Davis, and was whisked away. A few
minutes after Voss' red coated band of
Newark appeared on the scene and soon
the air was full of lively music This
drew crowd both to the inside and out
side of the building. The four horse car
riage returned and Governor Albeit was
assisted out by Mr.. O'NeiIl and escorted
up stairs while the band played "Hail to
the Chief"
The Governor was decorated with q
white hat, brilliant boutonierre and a
gorgeous white and gold badge. Then
he was given seat within the enclosure
where Louis Heller and several others
were dealing out hats, badges and canes.
By and by His Fraudulency sidled in.
He had come from Morristown and had
evidently gotten up earlier than usual.
1t does not agree with the acting Mayor 8
peculiar style of beauty to get up early.
His complexion was of a livid hue and
his face looked as though he had passed
through seas of trouble and anguish. He
was appropriately decorated and left to
hustle for himself
GREAT DISASTERS PREDICTED.
just before starting, a rumor spread
through the room that the steamboat
which had been engaged had broken
down, and the association would have to
lake a measly barge. There was much
kicking at this until the committee told a
funny story of how kilograms kept arriv-
ing yesterday saying that the boat had
broken down, Voss band could not come,
aud that Edges fireWork factory
had burned down. and they would
not be able to obtain any fire.
works for their evenings dispIa y
yesterday jumping around only to find
that all the kilograms were flakes. "
This made every one laugh and put an
end to the kicking.
THE PROCESSION STARTS.
1t was after nine o'clock when the pro-
cession started. First came platoon of
Jersey City's finest. under command of
lowed, and then came the four horse
carriage. Bob Davis, 'de little feller,'
trying to GET as much out of sight as
possible, sac on the front seat with
County Clerk Mclaughlin, while Gov
ernor Albeit and his Fraudulency's
oleaginous countenance occupied the
back seat
The great p. Hatch Association fol-
lowed. Register George Fielder was the
marshal and led the host. On his right
marched the City Collector, who every
now and then looked back admiringly
upo nhis portr ait done in oils, which ofna-
mented the handsome white silk banner
walked on Captain Fuller's left Senator
E. f. Mcdonald and Assenblymen Null
lone, Boyle and Murphy kept step near
the front Every county official and many
of the cTty's were in line.
Judge Weed and Policeman Breen
braced up the front rank and such good
Democrats by brevet as General John
Ramsay, Jack Murphy and Jack Fitz-
gerald, members of the Republican
County County Committee and Otto
Friebourg also went along.
Mike O'Mara led one platoon and little
Daily, "de boy wot sticks de peg" when
Mike turns the wheel, carried one of the
guidons Young Jack O'Neill carried the
other guidon to the intense admiration of
all the pretty girls on Newark avenue.
THE BARGE SWINGS LOOSE.
The procession moved down Mont
gomery street to Morris street
thence to the dock, where
the kickers found that they would have
to go on the barge after ali. The sight of
a stack of yellow striped kegs soon put an
end to their growing ahd they hurried
aboard. There was long wait for more
of the kegs and finally, after President
Feeney had been escorted aboard by q
policeman, the barge swung out into the
river. just before the gang plank was
drawn in Governor Albeit and County
Clerk Mclaughlin came ashore and were
driven away in the four-horse barouche.