The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14
SHOOK THE HICKORY TREE
Col. Murphy's Friends Raise $50 for the
Park Place Suherera.

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Park Place Suherers.
The friends Of Col Michael G. Murphy took
occasion yesterday to demonstrate to him and
to everybody else interested tina. his recent
jump Into the Tammany camp from the ranks
OF the County Democracy has not estransed
any OF them. The opportunity was the annual
outing OF the Hickory Club. Col Murphys
own organization. at Stimmel's Hotel. White
stone Landing. The club does not profess to
be q political organization. but 1t has been
Col. Murphy's mainstay in his battles in the
Fifth Senate district and has elected him on
several occasions. Two yenrs ago Col Bill
Brown defeated him for the Senate This
morning Col. Murphy and Col. Brown 20 to
Saratoga together as Tammany delegates to
the Democratic Convention from the same
district.
hetter day for an outing has not been seen
this year. When the steamer Fort Lee left the
foot OF Canal street at 10 o'clock 1875 Hickory
men and their friends were on board to testify
to their admiration for their President. There
was great deal OF entertainment on board.
some OF 1t in kegs. but 1t would have taken
something very much more fiery than beer to
disturb the e1uanimity OF my Hickory man.
The first thing tho Hickory men did after
landing at milestone was to eat SO much for
breakfast that they came near having nothing
piazza and were photographed twice. After
that they did everything. good many fire.
men OF Engines 20 and 81 and several
policemen belong to tho club. The fire.
men challenged the police OF the Church
street station to game OF ball. Char
Icy Decker pitched for the flremen. and he shot
them 80 close to the whisksrs OF the finest
that all they got was two dead balls. The only
James Goff umpitsd SO successfully that no
ambulance was called for him.
After that there was an egg race between
eleven boys who each tried to carry an egg in
. wooden spoon thirty Yards and back, with
drove q nail through the bowl OF his spoon. on
which he carefully impsled his egg Just before
the start. The prize was IS; ConKllng won It.
the head with an egg, and he fell down. There
cause crowd got in John Brennan's way and
hndered him go much that Redmond cametn
and then theS quit Judging because tho other
stsa that they not vel kept
game 81 draw. which oceInied two eorn.rs.
Chairman and Matt Cum nsha% sscresars.
to raise money for the sufferers BY the Park
fa and sloS was subacribed by these
gentlemen:
ii. G. Murphy. s.: Joseph johnson. IS: John Ha'pn.
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MeGiash 81 Jane. 6sran.f q; Mi!IIs% MsSardy:
Sisns.i 6ay: q; John GsHa;sn; St Martin cal:
John Dooner: ii: John Donnely. 81; Michael c. Muir.
ply. Jri 81 Iiarry Rogers a. William MuIhoanI 81;
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BSw s.! cornsg; MURPHY 81; M!shs: sull.y%n 81;
s." 81. f ash.. k' Hp1 H'55 SSs
Murphy; 50 cents; Thomas Foley, 80 cents;
H.. c..ry 'ps ssmn s' Roxburrs ss:
Daniel Curran. 90 cents: John Dunleavv, 50 cents:
M Hisn.ss John ss%ms 81, oo'n''F george
Barney Lynch. who has a restaurant in the
Spring street market N had collected sag from
f9H
killed at the Park place disaster. He turned It
over to Treasurer Halpin to be sent through
the club and the club turned over both
Ten mambers OF Bayne's Sixty ninth Regl-
ment band played all kinds OF tunes all dav.
And after q dinner. which was astonishinRly
generous. when one thinks about the havoc
caused by the breakfast everybody came home