The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-20
PALMA ON A TUG.
Incidents Of Saturdays
Great Cruise to Dor
Ions Point.
MUSIC, LUNCH, BASEBALL.
Many Other Forms of FestiVity-
Sam Hatfaway's Big
Pool.

1t is doubtful if fifty jolly clubmen can
be found in the city who better know how
to enjoy a stag excursion than the fifty
Palma members who went TO Dorlon's
Point on Saturday. The number of tick
cts for the trip was limited, because the
splendid tug Robert II. Sayre, of the Le-
high Valley Railroads floating equip
ment. which had been placed at the dis
posal of the party. would not comfortably
accommodate great crowd.
The little steamer, with colors flying
and orchestra playing, left the Adams
Express Company's pier at ten o'clock
Saturday morning with the following list
of passengers aboard:--
WHO THEY WE'RE.
George t. Brown. B. R; Bedle.
TE1nE MiaTd R. cd4ssr naiwin Frank Beapsst earssr
William ]. Fields, Henry Kellers.
James L. Ogden, James Clark, Miles II.
McCartin, Samuel Hathaway, r. G. Rob
inson. John McCloskey. R. w. Elliott,
Charles McWilliams, William Machold,
Jsea Jr a. z ao0s wntee TSom6. TSssph Ha5fsen Hgas
{. sa"'' U. Dsin; Shaw. lSa1 Frank Lock Lock,
wood. Gus Holcomb, William Bubier,
William Lefferts. J. Il. Gallagher, DR..
George Steele, James White, Jack"
Powers. Joseph Farmer, Edward Fox,
and several other Palma men whose
were joined at the Point by Aldermen
Alex Dusenberry, -. Fl. Lockwood, Frank
and A L. Soper and Frank Muller, of the
jersey City Athletic Club, and Superin-
tendent Elder, of the New York Lighter
age aid Transportation Company, and
Captain Bloomer.
The waves were rough as the party
voyaeed down the Bay, but every heart
was light. A quiet little game was Or
ganized in the pilot house. A good many
were obliged to cast up their accounts
and strike balances be fore they got their
sea legs.
FUNNY INCIDENTS.
The boys were all over the tub. Some
sat serepely under the awnings of the
deck. Some invaded the pilot house,
and some actually attempted to
climb the various flag stats.
But do not believe the story told
concerning the straddling of the tugs
gilded American eagle by "Jack" Pow
ers. Fiction hath it that he was joined
by his inseparable companions, Charley
McWilliams and Joe Farmer. and that
thus perched, the trio sang college ditties
aud saluted every passing craft. Charles
N. Shaw, of the Committee of Arrange
tu6UtS, ulSIlE uisutu ulllSelL Wy pilOIluS
the boat from jersey City to Dorlan's
Point and return. and Genial Sam Bath
away, in attempting to strut down q COM
panion way with the air of a
Captain Corcoran. without H. hold
ing on to the brass rallied banisters
was, by a sudden lurch of the boat as it
was struck by heavy sea, precipitated
forward violently, and was caught amid
ship by the rope edged awning of the low
er deck. There he struck boldly out
upon sea of billowy canvass, while the
spectators below wondered what on earth
that pair of dangling, kicking rs meant
anyway. No panic was created.
AT DINNER POINT.
Well, the boat safely landed the jolly
crowd at Dorlon's Point, and such jolly
fun as the Palma visitors had. The din
ner served was simply immense, aud its
digestion was assisted by a game of base
ball, in which Deputy City Collector Miles
McCartin knocked out the entire crowd
by the swiftness of his French twirls.
Jim Clark caught 'em-after they stop
ped.
Both coming and going lunch and re-
freshments We're cOpiously served. Con-
siderable sport was occasioned by the sell
ling of blind pools, and guessing on the
probable time of arrival of the steamer
at the dock. Sam Hathaway was the
winner, and big wad was forthwith
transferred to his pockets, and Sam now
laughs at the events of the day. Great
anxiety WAS shown on the return concern
ing the successful horse in the suburban
race.
The Committee. Messrs. Willard Garter,
Charles N. Shaw and B. r. Beedle, have
been overwhelmed with thanks for so
successfully arranging such pleasa Mt