The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-28
THIRD EDITION.



A party OF wilmingt onlans. NUMBER
Ing some thirty persons or more, took
the steamer Excelsior at Chester onl
Tuesday evening, fow minutes after
. o'clock, for days fishing at thei
banks few miles out from Lewes,
Del Among tho party was n we'll
known coal merchant, a baker, a tailor,
n railroad man, a tobacco merchant, o.
reetauanter. IN insurance agent a
plumber, patent-ledther merchant
gun smith and numerous other in
dustrial branches OF business.
The trip down to Lewes consumed
some nlne hours from Chester. All of
the berths had boon taken before tho
boat had left the wharf at Spruce
street In Philadelphia. The ride down.
the bay was splendid. and al thought
warm very invlgorating. Stop werel
made at Now Castle, where some fqrtyl
versions Joined the excurslonists. And
the halt was made Just opposite Bonn
bay Hook, shortly after midnight,
when some twenty local ilshermenl
were rowed out In boats and put
aboard.
The vessel, which ia nearly as large
as the steamer Republic, WIS built at
the shipyards of the Harlan and Hol-I
nngs1orth Company, and apparently
Is very stauuch and strong vessel. I'll
contains some eighty state rooms,
which arc engaged as far ahead ms twoi
weeks at time. A reporter OF the
RErUBIIcAS having heard of the most
wonderful catches made Of kea hasSl
from on OF the Excelsior at the fishing
banks, got the fishing fever badly and
mode arrangements with friend tol
go on Tuesday.
The trip will long be remembered by
Nhr -t.ak.
and oomical sights In real life IL af-,
forded him to view on board o. the
boat. There were some four hundre d.
OF more passengers aboard, all bent on
one occupation In the morning as soon
ne the vessel had dropped anchor at
the banks. BY five O'Clock tho vessel
entered the Break water. and by six
o'clock was tied up at the government
pier ut Lewes, Dol.
The stop was made for about three
quarters of an hour, when nu merousl
fishermen, who had been down on
these fishing trips, made lee line for
the oil factory, which gets its supply
Of that greasy fluid from fish called
mosshack, where they laid in q sup
ply OF this highly-scentcd fish which
they used Tor bait TO tempt the greed
Of the sea-bass. The boat united from
The pier few minutes to Z O'Clock
and left Mr.. William Lawton, the
china merchant on Market street.
standing there looking ut colo red
boy who was engaged in fishing OF of
the side .......
Mr. Lawton told his friends on get
{ ting aboard later In tho day that his
attention was called to an unusual
night of the little colOrPd hoy Juggling
ut his line, and no wonder he was
Juggling, for attached To the boys line
was large sheep-henl fish that Mr.. l..
hRid would weigh some forty pounds.
ohurninE the water green" trying to
get away with boy, line and all. First
boy tligged, then the fish pulled and
In the tusslo the hook broke, letting
the boy down on all fours.
The fish swan away, but came up
and sported around, swimming in and
out through the pillng and looking up
out Of the water, fairly smiled at the
boy at the way it had hooked the
would.bo hsherman's hook. 1t fairly
put fin up to It's nose MS much as to
pay you didn't come 1t that time my
boy" and then Owed and was lost to
sight In the ocean. Nj. l.. said no
would have purchased the fish and
brought II aboard the vessel for all
eoubters to look at II the boys hook
had been bought of Bill lIartlove, but
That weighed twenty pounds. and
Ahippod tho fish up by rail all nicely
iced, where II can be seen to-day and
Friday on exhibition In Lawton's win.
dow.
After which it will be served up fol
lunch at Willis saloon to Mr.. Lawton';
nshlng friends. NJ. l.. also Yisltec
Lewes, Del. He was highly pleaseL
with this old progressive stamping
grounds. He registered at the Ncrdan
House, took wash, then HE'D himself
70 o room where he Intended to sleep
but sleep was out OF all possibility
He tossed around on the hair muttres!
FOR about ono hour, when no got III
and came down, and after satisfying
no inner man with q substantial meu
he shook the hostslry and walked u
TO the pier by way of the shore route
which he enjoyed immensely.
II you doubt our word, call upo
NJ. liNwton and get him TO give you
- Enphic description OF place in Della
ware hotter than hades.
The boat arrived at the banks a fe'
minutes after z O'Clock, and the day
sport commenced In earnest. Ever
fellow had selected his place to ils
long before morning, and he hun
around SO that no ole should jump hi
claim. Places at first were wante
AIu so4u AT premium.
At soon as the boat had dropped II
anGhor the fun commenced In earne-
the sides of tho boat being fairly COZ
cred with lines, each fisherman bsn
On catching tho first fish. Geo Nc
Call, the coal dealer, was successful
In making the first hnul of sca-bass
Robert i, Valentine, ll3 French street
caught thu biggest bass, it weighln
over four pounds.
Tho fishing waxod warm, the ilshs,
men became excited rs tho iisil grabue
the bait and commenced TO pull. Til
lines got tangled. some Cussel, other
grabbed the fish that belonged [
those on the upper decks, others Gu
the lines, but everything was take
good huuOredly and everybody KEEP
on fishing, aud wien the boat left til
banks, moro than two tons OF fish La
been landed on the boat.
Clifford Pyle, Charles Stewart, Hos
ard Garrett and William II IIartloy
canght the biggest string. They wer
racing against four other Philadelph
boys who were no uOvces, bat til
Wilmington boys beat them FL
trip was an enjoyable one aud a chen
one. Tickets 81 for the round trll
fake boatat New Castle on Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday.