The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-07
EDITION,


fishing bank outside tho capes, an q
nounced last week. took place on Sat :
urday evening under the auspices OF :,
a committee from the snsh works OF u
the Jackson n Sharp Company, and y
was most delightful affair. .
The party left Warmers wharf, on
tho South side. about $50 o'clock, on
the schooner Abbio s.. Captain Charles D
Cook. in tow OF the large and power o
ful tug Sea King, with about 90 souls
ION board. The night was grand. n
thousands OF stars were twinkling in s
the sky above, while those on board a
the stauuch schooner spent the time /
as best suited their fancy.
Some sang, Others amused them :,
Ane,yes with frlerdly games OF cards,
while still othera told OF the immense Y
catches of the iinny tribe they had made !
at the Banks, and thrilling adventures
with sharks at the same place. The
hold was fitted up with straw, on which |
was laid canvas. and some awaited I
themselves of the opportunity to take G
N nap and prepare for the III orrow. Inf
their case. however. the old proyerb
could be paraphrased 10y making IL read I
'some proposes, but others disposes." ,
as there was party on board who did !
mot wish to sleep themselves. and con. 1
aeequently did not allow anyone else to i
have much rest. The tug kept in the
ant lights along the shore on each side
could be plainly seen.
3etween IL and II o'clock the moon ,
5made Its appearance, like an immense
crescent In the sky. and added new
beauty to thu scene, The night passed
and the crimson streaks in the EASTERN
horizon announced the advent OF an
other day, the tug and schooner We're
passing through the capeS to the
broad and grand Atlantic ocean. Tho
Btreaks of red in the east seemed to
join, and in little tiIne tho upper
edge Of the sun made its appearance.
like huge ball of fire rising from old
ocean, and 1t did not require u EreAti
stretch OF the imagination to see the
drops of water falling from it, MS II
clim bed the stern sky. Long before
this. however, the steward had made a
fire and prepared large boiler oil,
I, good, strong coffee, which was freely
;tispensed to all who wanted. Lunch
baskets were gotten out and an el.f
fort made to satisfy tho appetites that
had been sharpened by the liTe-slving
SALT air. The sea was, as the captain
remarked, as still as a mill pond, but
he ventufed the prediction that be
fore night we would hear from it III a
different way.
As soon as breakfast was disposed
Fof many hands were busy IN opening
olams and preparing bait Lines were
gotten out and everything made ready
for the sport, while tine tug prOceeGed
On and on, over the blue water until
finally lana was no longer TO DO seen.
Then It was that Old Neptune, as
though indignant at the intrusion on
his domains by lot OF landlubpers,
asserted his rights and claimed toll
from about two thirds OF the party.
who hurried to to the ships side to
give 1t, not cheerfully but under pro-
hest which sounded like ''ah," ''ough. II
and other selections from tho Choctaw
dialect.
This however, did not last long and
IN little time the victims had de-
posiled their breakfasts and were
themselves again. There wero few,
however, whose systems wero in bad
order, that wero sick all night, who
took very little Interest In The pro.
seedlings. One OF these SAID that all
he wanted was TO bo allowed to lay
down quietly In the hold and die, as
he felt sure he was too sick mnn to
ever recover. After steaming and
drifting around to II numler OF places
on the northern banks, tho fish were
found at last and then the fun com
meIced in earnest The first caught
wns largo ilounier; then another fOl.
lowed by large p1rlsies. until at one
rate OF two or three minute, each
ranging in size from one to four
pounds
This would he varied by an OCCASION
nj bass or black will AMI one man,
ambitious to outrival all others actu-
ally had the tCmcllty to hook young
dog shark, about feet long, which ho
tried in vain to lHud. lie soon found
that he had IN reality caught lnrtur
and after having almost hcru pulled
overheard several times felt remark
ably thankful when his undesirable
calch ut last made his escape.
The party had gone prepared will
heavy lines ami large hppkA for bass
Dut II was soon evident that lis far rs
this particular party was concerned il
WINS the bnsses' day oil. Those wht
had small hooks caught all tloy cunlt
carry. while the others. WIN were I'M
prepared, dld not catch more than
good-sized mess hut everybody viii
the exception of one or two cHugh
something.
About II O'Clock tho two barrels q
clans, taken Tor bait. were exhausted
and Is minutes later the tug an,
schooner were headed Tor the moutl
OF Delawue bHy with about ln0
pounds OF fish. the greater pan q
which were porgles, to the credit o
the party.
lht AlII UP WAS #HIlHNfiiIlul, us n
most every ono wanted to rest, uHtt
when of Bombay Hook the part
met the storm ana sHclI storm n
II was The wind blew hurricanes
throwing the schooner around n
though it was a smnli boat; Jhen camt
the rain, which fell in torrents
drenchtng many o. the party 10 til
skin. The captain, who Is a seaman o
many yoars experience says II Was tn
WnrsttNe aver 81 the lnv
Before |. commenced 10 rain til
captain hallord for all hands 10 go be
low, or hold on 10 something for the
lives, and upon looking In the direr
tion La pointed a urge WAGER spou
wns seen to form Rnd Iise In all il
terrible beauty from the water. As /
revolred rapidly 1t threw oil stream
as though from score VI fire plugs
but fortunately the monster bursted
and the vast volume OF water fe
back into the bay before any damng
was done. 1t was a grand scene All
one never to befnrgulteu by thps
who witnessed 1t. The cyclone weird
the terrible water spout, tho pOurIn
rain accompanied with hail, whie
Btung like shot, the heavy blau
clouds. from which forlied lightnln
shot Oh every hRnd, and peals OF thur
der issued, formed scene that cannt
BIO descfihel.
vi RIM 3 IOlHt n lhsC SchDoiif
went to the bottom, AMI drodgin
machine was upset. Atlast tile stofl
passed away and again The sun sHot
forth Shgrtly after o'clock u
boats entered the croe! AM hsFuru
O'Clock the schooner was TIED uIl
Warmers, while the tug turned IL
PROV toward the Delaware riypTZ .
route for Point Breeze. where IarL
schooner was waiting to DO taken
The BreAkwatGr Everyone VAS PLEASE
with lie trip, aud nearly all intend
60 again.
NOTES OF THE TRIP.
On Saturday evening. shortly aft
passing out the mouth oil tic Chr
tiana. man lost his hat, and atte
wards trtpped aud Tell dOwu the hui
He WINS provided 10y tho steward Nj
a battered tile about four sizes T.
small, with which he made out until
reached the wharf, whrn some q
furnished him with 10 cent cap. Il
luck chung to him yesterday as vii
he undertook TO throw cut his line
caught, and the dipsy went saith
out 10 sea, preventing his fishing /
the day.
A young man run hook in I
third finger OF his lett hand, but for,
nately br. Munsun was on board a
extracted 1t In few minutes.
Those who carried 0NpEgnnss 1vp