The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-23
They Make a Great Naval
Demonstration Against
the Republican
Enemy.
IONA TAKEN BY STORM.
The JolIiest Kind OF a Day-Psace
and Pienty-Iucidents of the
Mammoth Excursion.

cursions from Jersey City, but not one of
them has surpassed that of the Dennis
McLaughlin Association. which sailed
away yesterday. Everyone knew that
the McLaughlins was one of the most
popular organizaticns In the county, but
no one fully realized the extent OF its
popularity. Even the members them
selves were not aware Of the esteem in
which the public held them, and 50.
when they made their arrange
ments for the excursion and pro-
vided the large steamboat COLCHESTER, and
the two mammouth barges Republic
and Susquehanna. with a combined ac-
eommodation for $500 people, they
thought the room provided would be am
| pie. But on Tuesday night the sale of
| tickets had reached such an unprece-
dented figure that the Committee Of
Arrangements, consisting OF Jonn r.
| Kelly, Chairman, John ID. German,
Treasurer. John A Shakill. Secretary.
| John r. Feeney, Richard J. Battersby,
Thomas 2. Kittell, James J, Doneliy,
aud Andrew w. Macdonald found them
selves Obliged to procure additional facil-
| tiles.
AFTER MORE BOATS.
| This, however. was no easy matter, as
| the only available STEAMBOATS, were those
| Meyerses, owners of the COLCHESTER and
barges, deadly rivalry exists. But the
combined Establishments OF state Chief
| Feeney and Tax Commissioners German
| were too much for the Starin people. and
/ they consented TO hitch on with the
| Meyerses, and sent the steamer Laura NJ.
| SLarin 10 the aid of the McLanghlins-
| Aud that's how il came about that the
| 5000 or more people who went on the ex-
| cursion had plenty of room.
| Payonia avenue yesterday morning
| looked as If a general exodus was il prog
ress. From eight until ten O'Clock a
steady stream of men, women and
! children, ladened with boxes and bundles,
/ poured down that thoroughfare. while
| every car that reached the ferry was
packed to suffocation with passengers
/ and cargoes. Women leld on2 10 the
platforms and rode on the steps, while
men chung to the back Of the seats Of the
/ open cars with one arm and held up q
4 child with the other.
| THE START.
| II was half past ten O'Clock when the
| Colchester, with sereach OF its Dig whis-
| tie, swung ont into the stream with the
/ two barRes and started up the river
lfor Iona IslaRa.+-fssfs the Hnwritten law
| of excursions that some one must get loft,
| but the McLauEnlins overruled this law
/ by having the Laura NJ. star1n wait Tor
| the belated passengers. Tne steam beat
| came alongside the fiotilla before River
\ side was passed. Among the belated
! ones we're PHI MaIdoon and Commits
| siouer Madden.
The first object of interest
passed was the vessels OF
| the White Squadron which lay at anchor
/ off Fifteenth street. After that the river.
with its numerous objects of interest and
| the picturesque Palisades, lost all attract
| ions for the majority Of the excursionists.
There was plenty OF music aboard the
| fleet, and as soon as IL was wel under
/ wav, the musicians got out their weapons
| and the upper decks were cleared away
| for action, which in this case consisted Of
| dancing. James G. Minihan took COM
mand of the floor and was well sustained
| bv his assistants, who composed this
| efficient Floor Committee:-Jeremiah J.
! Murphy. Pierce J. Fleming. Andrew :.
| Sheridan, John J. Mooney, Matthew J.
| Judge and Frank l.. Herrick.
| THOSE WHO DANCED.
| The grand march was led by Mr..
| Pierce j. Fleming with Miss Mamie
| Burke While the dancing was going n
| on the upper deck, the old fashioned peO-
| pie were enjoying reels and jigs to the
| infectious music Of fiddle and pipes. One
! of the most enthusiastic of these dancers
was Director of Education Moran. He
could stay with the best of them, and
| this gracef and agile performance was
a sight to see. He led cut rosy checked
| damsel, Miss Julie Nelligan, who kept
| MIN hustling, and did not give up until the
musicians stopped from sheer exhaustion.
| John MeInerney, who is himself great
| heel and toe shaker, says the Director
| has the step of his father who was a
| famous jig dancer. The piper and the
| fiddler went over to the bow OF the Start n
and started the mad dance there. John
| Sturgis, of Hoboken. who weights over
| 200 pounds, started the pall, and Police
man Barry, who was IN full uniform and
H. 81 rxofn roft Inhn N Oh
| the infection and sailed in, handling his
| long night stick like an old time shiila-
/ lab The jiggy music got into Director
Moran's heels again, aud he went at 1t
until he looked as though be had
gone into Russian bath without dis
robing.
Dennis Mclaughlin. with a huge red
and gold badge bearing the legend
l STANDARD Bearer" was about with
proud smile on his face. he realized
| that the immense throng was tribute
/ to mis- popularity, and he felt correspond
| ingly elated. He had Kind word and
| cheerful smile Tor every ene- John Par
neil Feeney and John u. German busted
| themselves moving about seeing that
every one was comfortable and Tortured
against the raging thirst which prevailed,
| and then they Withdrew TO the cabin OF
| the Starin, where they made themselves
| agreeable TO a party Of ladies'
| TWO WHO WERE UBIQUITOUS.
| Police Superintendent Smith and Cap
k tain Kelly were ali over, ever on the
watch. and it is due to their care that
| the excursion passed of without accident
| or mishap. City Collector, O'Neill, Fire
| Superintendent Brown, Warden Grimes,
Mayor Simon Kelly and Commissioners
\ Madden sat together on the Starin's deck
and discussed matters of state. The
| Onorle Edoardo r. stanton entertained
| large crowd of jersey City admirers by
reasiing to them his "Primo Messagi0 An
nuaIe.0 That part of the message which
treated OK the municipal purity OF
| HoOoken brought tears TO Tom Trotter's
ewes. and be went 10 rally around the
standard of Lembeck & betz. which flew
at the forward end of the vessel Princi-
pal Sweeny viewed the proceedings from
| q quiet corner in the dignified manner be-
| coming the head Of a Bigh School. and
Street Commissioner Tumulty walked
around as though he was looking for bad
pavements-
Justice Davis disappeared early In the
morning, and il was rumored that he was
seaslek, and had bsen obliged to retire 20
a cabin. But when the boat reached the
grove he reappeared as healthy looking as
ever and with the expression Of Eaen
who had just emerged from successful
encounter
SOME OF THE ExCURsIoNIsTs
Almost every one prominent IN Hudson