The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-12
THE TORT WARD VAS THERE

Az East Side Dance on the Grand Republic
Narrow Escape of New York Lawyer.
When the excursion beat Grand Republic
| arrived at her dock in Brooklyn after taking
aboard her quota OF passengers from the two
| stopping places In Now York. she was loaded
with quite a cosmopolitan crowd. Then
Brooklyn added between 400 and 500 persons
| to the well-flled decks. 1t was an interesting
| collection. About a dozen couples from the
Fourth ward came aboard the boat at the
Battery. They were imbued with the idea
that u yacht race meant a good time. equal to
a ciambake held by political ward leader
Four kegs OF beer accompanied the party. and
they m AIDE quick time in slowing it away.
Three Italian musicians were playing q
waltz when the steamer started away from the
dock. and one OF the Fourth warderB yelled
out: Grab yer pigs fer de waltz: deys goin
ter play sweet wilacks." In a m oment the whole
party trooped up to tho hurricane deck and
tried to waltz among the thick crowd. Some
body demonstrated with the dancers. where
upon one OF the party said: Say. desc are
members OF de Lille Ladys and Gents Social
Club. and II anybody wants ter scrap on ac-
count OF de dancin dey can have It," An off,
Ger of the steamer finally stopped the sport.
An accident which might have ended seri-
ously occurred during the trip young
Brooklyn physician. in a spirit of fun. endeav-
ored to give u prominent New York lawyer a
hypodermic injection OF whiskey inthe tongue.
He lost the small needle that injects the fluid
down the lawyers throat. The reason for the
injection was that the lawyer felt so seasick
that he could not drink glass OF whlskey
He was laid out in the cabin and after tho side
OF his throat had been cut the needle was
Nothing else of interest occurred on the trip
Grand Republic approached the starting point.
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wiring near the line those on board became
very much Int ntenrestsd' ana climbed on chairs
every other, place they could get a footholi.
An old gentleman. evidently n seafaring man.
was with his daughter standing near the bow.
and he held In his hand luaint-looking single
glass. He told those near him that ne was
from Boston. and was powerfully Interested
and the Pilgrim. He became very nervous
when ne nrepat,at"ry gym had been fired and
away from the line. leaving the yigant and
Col"nia lowering near it. He tidgeted around.
IL to oan S
aboard aS one Of them ers crafts; I'd showtIlem
capped" lie became more and more excited
few aad dSsh. he's sys
blanks Until the air in is vicinity WAS az blue
as had very waH
to auet him. but he waved her aside. and:
jumping on camp STOOL began to yell and
shake his fist at tho men on the Jubilee and
Pilgrim. The sound of his voice was probably
carried away by the wind before it had gone
twenty feet.
% her dS 1T he snst M s1
pn him down S M bis s0f lofty pereh She put
more strength in her pull than was neces-
sary. He tumbled of the stool eonto the deck.
After picking himself up and seeing crowd
of laughing men and women he hobbled ait on
tho arm OF his daughter.
On the long beat to windward the passen-
gers on the Grand Republic were treated to
seas that for size and effectiveness in causing
an uneasiness OF the stomach were entirely
satisfactory. Most OF the ladies were sup
ported by the encircling arms Of their escorts.
and many OF tho men hung on to the rail Of the
steamer like grim death. At the outer stake
boat many OF those At the bow endearored
hsnsRss so asto have a better view OF the
Eigiant as she rounded the buoy. They did
not stand long. however. as the steamer
swung around in the trough Of the sea. and
soon the deck was mass OF struggling human
beings
Very few members Of the Lille Social Club
Were seen on Geek on the trip out to the buoy.
Those who did weather the trip were enthu-
siastc when the ViRilant rounded A big man
at the bow. who was accompanied by a lot Of
yaehtsmen: yelled out y tOHGosn sspd
second George Wash& s hiS.E and a''A's "
mat mat came al s back from yin re-
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