Evening journal., 1893-08-09
IKEY WALTON'S MEN Off
The G. w. F. c. Starts on it's
Cruise Down the Bay.
oAPTAINsMITHwAssEEEAEDFEL FELT


CAPTAIN SMITH WAS SEEN AND FELT
The Scranton Man Came to Wilmington
to Act AS Usher and He Didn't shirk
His Duty-ColoneI Ainscow was Not
on Time and Consequently Was Not
on the Boat and Not In It at All.
The George Washington Fishing Club
went on its annual cruise down the
Delaware bay TO day, $50 stroug. The
hour for leaving, as announced WAS
80, but the lines Of the steamer Della
ware we're not cast of until &c. That
was splendid start
h, AS early as
IA o'clock members
N SlNlr..N and guests OF the
esfrf club began TO as
-. -.---.H7;f : -, semble on the boat,
which was tied up. with flags flying,
at King street wharf But the bulk OF
the membership and the bait met at the
4otel Willis and then proceeded to the
Morning News building forming In line
opposite the Clayton House
The clubs Dandy Band.
The George Washington Club Band
led the procession, or rather Drum
major @ II Lauer, led by Colonel Enoch
Moore, led the band that led the process
sion. The band men were dandies.
| They wore white high hats and linen
| busters that had evidently figured In the
Inauguration Of William Henry Harri-
sou some years a9o. The players In this
musical aggregation we're: j. N Robin
son, A. w Selak, John Taylor. ]. h.
johnson, cornets Fred Kaiser, j.
Cook, carnets; DR.. Belts, - ,
William Higgins, altos; Harlan A.
| Lamplugh, w @. Srarles. trombones;
lP p. Tyre, Charles Simmons, tnbas;
James Yates, small drum; - ,
cymbals; @ r. Baird, big drum.
Captain Charles II. Smith, now Of
Scranton. did the honors Of usher and
the way he hustled amateur fishermen
on that steamer Delaware frightened the
guests and new members so badly that
they wanted to 20 ashore again. The
usher unceremoniously snatched from
w. B. Clerk, a Philadelphia newspaper
which the latter had purchased to read
on the wharf, and threw the astonished
morocco manufacturer clear over the
gunwale Captain Smiths buttonhole
bouquet, which was directly over his
pistol pocket instead OF on his lapel.
consisted Of a sunhower. This was
broken into bits In fight with Colonel
Moore over who should throw City
Treasurer Adams on the boat.
Few Escaped the strong Right Arm.
Dr. J. II Frantz succeeded In hiding
his identity under.the rim OF a Mexican
sombrero, and thus avoided being hurled
like handball over the rail. Ferris
Giles. who, In continental suit, wheeled
the bait down, was tossed over the
high rail, suit bait and all, into pile OF
men ten deep J a. Mahaffy manager
Of the telephone lines, brought a box
Of crabs, and he was tenderly carried on
board BY Messrs McCausland, Moore and
smith, the latter two, however, really
carried only the box Of crabs.
Those who Really FIshed.
Among the $50 there
.twfzf we're about City men
with fishing tackle who
went TO compete for
- the Washington Club
= trophy. This Is the trophy These were
the contestants with the fish
, inc tackle: Delaware Clark, Anson
A. Maher, Harry BucherJ. p. Almond,
! George T. Brown, J. @ johnson, William
Lawton. Harry Lawtor, Alvan Allen,
liz @. Simpson, S II. Baynard, Joseph K.
|, Adams. William c. Adams, Nathan
Lieberman, e. r. Cochran, Jr., Theodore
y Francis, Lieutenant Stevenson, DR. A. =.
; Frantz, Henry c. Robinson, DR.. j. r.
Frantz. E l.. Hayn,s, e M Hopes,
4 Charles f. Thomas. J. H. Me-
4 haley. j. Paul Brown. Thomas N.
r Culbert, Ernest S Haynes, Fred
q Hilbiber j. w. Hail. George III. Hollis,
v William g Bryan, William b Clerk
q ubert A Roop, DR. James A. Morgan
Jesse K Bsyis, Millard +. Davis
; Unfortunate Colonel Ainscow.
It just as the last line WIS thrown of
g. and the steamer Delaware was well out
In the stream, Colonel A. l. Ainseow
flushed and breathless. rushed to thu
le edge of the wharf He was too late
9 Two big tears rolled down the colonel
N cheeks. Everybody felt sorry. All Of
ID sudden a shout was heard on the sterl
rt OF the Delaware and then the Who'll
T. party Of excursionists took up the shou
be as one man "Ainscow's left
IN What was to be done. Suddenly As
D. sistant Manager Haynes apl cared on tn
he poop deck, and, waving his hands fran
ne tical y shrieked:
he Come down on the Clyde"
de Two more big tears rolled down th
en- colonel's cheeks Then Manager Hoops
'or could be seen climbing up and motion
ng ing to Colonel Ainscow. go to Thir
er street" he screamed. land wen ste
ig- there for you" A cloud Of dust arol
sr' from the spot where Colonel Ainsco
had stood de had gone without della,
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