The Jersey City news., 1892-06-14
The 0'Neills and Their
Friends Pass a Pleasant
Day On the River.
DANCING AND FEASTING.
Four Thousand People Gin the Big
Observation-Disclosures of
the Sail.


agefnent sought 10 impress upon the
minds of its pair MS thai he excursion
was purelya social affair-a duplicate, if
ycu please, Of The recent l. dies reception
except tfat, inasmuch as it is summer we
save It ON the water instead of in ouF
heated assembly room, with Opera Hall
attached by suspei son bridge
"Now, II there is one thing the O'Neills
ever deserve espec al credit for, outside of
politics. it. il gallautry towards the fair
SIX. The O'Neills are politici aus.
10 some people yesterdays excursio n
was disappointment. The big gnns i'll
local politics could have been counted on
the fingers; but it wasn't political eX =
cursi0n. IL WAS a family excursion. and
e. familie, were there of NUM-, Der of
w"ll known local politicians. who were
offending to business themse ves. The
entire crowd filed four barges and the
steamer Pomoua.
TILE MERRY DANCE.
And didn't they enjoy themselves? !?
Well, you can't Ut dorstand it unless you
could see it. What amusement was
thrre to eajoy but he music dancing
and chOH dtrs and dinuers? / got tired
Of hooking at girls and gallants whlrling
in II e waltz. while their skirts fluttereu
rvthmcally with the beat of their foot
falls, or swayed in the breeze that cooled
The hatCes.
This was among tie young folks. rs
the same old story. NO sooner Ind the
fl tila left the Morris street dock ut ten
u'cl, OK than the feet cf belle and swain
brGau to tap the floor iu unison with the
music of lands led by Profe isors Beggs
and Holden and the decks began to It'll
up wi n terpschorean III 'Gi les. Collars
and White vests soon wlitd. The helles
demonstrated rhpir superiority of judg-
neats il their cooiptss vi loose flannel.
The excursion had proceed but little
way uD the river before card parties were
organized. President John Edelstein,
Louis Fischer, Pawn Brok er Meyers and
Tommy Fallou We're in one. aud Police
Justices Robert Davis ana Frank Kim
n,erly, Senator Robert HuGspeth and
Charlie jordan made I'D saorffaf. Clubs
nor Hearts were seldom trumRs,e
HOW THEY ENJOYE ATlfEHfsELvEs.
Gay -whiSkereu Justlce OF the Peace
Jaines Doug ass sat uear the outer edge
of an outer barge with Mrs. Dousli iss.
Alternately lh.y moved backward and
forward their little gri,ndchild in car
riaGr. while iheir prrttv daughters, mar
ried AND single, trlpped tAAlght tan tas-
lie. Just c. OF the Peace Jacob LoWey
looked ON and alternately sighed and
sinilcj. Captain Paul Sury, as Chair
man OF tue Reception Committee, in
~ blue sni' and Il wire ribbed straw hat
eAerut ed his du,ies and was happy at he
anrrity Il S ltyed by HIS subordinate.
and ebony hued big Iprh'' leye lied II
e.iecf SET of .glis' cuing ivorie' through
un opened PAIR of lips that nppnre ,tly
81 al from stem to stern of whichever
bi. .r.ce I've WAS on.
N'hile all was pleasure on the morning
Trip absolutely nothing occurred of
really humorous nature, unless IL was
tie Incident OF great big John Hart, ex-
secretary of the Liquor Deale. $ Associ
aiion, who suddenly squattel his three
hundred pounds of avorduDois i'll the
suspended arm chair of II fahir's weigh
ing fit, causing the ch;tins to rattle
;,ltI snnr 1t was hardly fair to say he
was weighed in he balances and found
wanting, as the figured dial failed to 1e.
cord the weigh OF the man who ranks
next iii size 10 Ras Lewis. ,,t-
AT THE PARK.
Onkdae Park is u pretty place for
family orSunday school excursion. Ii is
situated on the side of ii deep hin on the
New York side, like IL groyesg There aie
plenty of shade trees and lai few tables.
nj oa which the heads of picniclug fam
HES can spread a lunch While the
O'Nrills were in possession marty of
civil engineers were mt work zyktying ont
the route of Il new county roadf West
chester county betu cen Hastings and
YonkerS, and this road will run right
1hrlugh the centre of the PARK some
thing on the order of our own ,Mduntain
road. 81 t01ng
When the excnrsonists arrived they
found President John P. Feeney and
Sheriff Jerry Maher already awaiting
them. These gentlemen had run up by
train aud beat The fiotilla Later on the
party W as Joined by George Garrettson,
Joe Buckerldge, I. F. O'Connell and AL
uerman Lay. Joe was in trim suit of
sniff lore d cashmere that made him
the envy of ali the gal iauts-
AT The Park everyone enJoyed the
spread of eatables. the sh ade aud the
Charles Enuess. in Il light suit of tweed,
his feet cooked up on the rail OF the steam
er's upper deck, pulled away at cigar in
utter cunueutment MS he watched the
crowds struggling TN the hill sides.
THE PLEASANT HOME TRIP.
The return trip was the m ost enjoyable
feature of the day. A splendid breeze
sprang up, and the dancers entered into
the sport with zest. Willie Weed, accom-
panied by a pretty semi-blonde, danced
merriiv over the decks of the three
barges. At one time quite an excitement
WAS occasioned by the attempt OF Bart
Grimes and Richard James OF this CITY
in 2S- foot jib and mainsail yacht
TO catch a tow. They came too close in
ana one side of their yacht was forced
unaer water The two men clambe'e ed
over the high side, but tumbled into the
CeflCl e us lHcy SHW VIC yftSus Aif-he l'SSAii
and through patrolmnn Lurvey. OXiey.
Nugent and Quinn veIe safely landed
aboard tn Flotila. The bl eeze was SO
strong IL came near blowing all
the "gas" ont of John M. Winters
gray 81 de whiskers 1t inspired
new lite into the letharg1c
Gibbs Of fighting Bill Dunn, whose fas-
cinaiions overpowered pretty brunette
dainsel in black. while Tom Glynn, ap-
peared Just spiling to be within about
three feet of him. Miss Lizzie Doyle, a
trim little blonde In blue and sixteen
veal -old Charles Hagen, who wanted TO
dance her for $50 prize. enlivened the
ho.neward trip also with competitive
iig. Patr tlmnn Henry Logan, she fam
tlsric terpeschorean stopper of the First
precinct, also contributed his share of the
amusement.
Standard Bearer O'Neill was accom-
nanied by Mrs. O'Neill and his daughter
Lizetta, with party of joyous girl COM
pRnions.
The excursion, financially was sue
cess G specially. Everything that Billy"
Heller takes hold of is bound TO be. The
management kept its word The Dasseu-
gers were landed home by eight O'Clock.
Meeting of the j. c. Racquet Club.
Mr.. Walter G.. Muirheid. Secretary of
the JERSEY City Racquet Club. has issued
the following announcement to the mem