The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
ALL NIGHT ON BARGES.
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Hundreds of Women and Children
Left at Sylvan Grove.
Result Of the Riot at the Multi.
gan Excursion.
Capt. Franklyn Afraid of the Mob
and Deserted the Boats.

Inc l,lUO members ana 1llenuS OF tne
Hugh w. Mulligan Associat ton. OF the
Tenth Ward. Brooklyn. after spending
last night at Sylvan Beach, 8. J., where
they had gone for an outing, landed at
the foot of Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn,
at o'clock this morning.
The party reached Brooklyn on the
two barges. Coxsackie and Caledonia,
hauled by four big tugs Of the Myers
Excursion Company.
One hundred of the party, mostly
women and children, had been taken to
Brooklyn last night In the steamer Meta,
which had answered the signals Of dis
tress from the excursion barges.
The members of the Mulligan Asso-
citation were indignant this morning
over the reports OF their experience
" sterday. and declare that there was
not shot fired by any OF them. They
claim that Capt. John Franklyn and
crew Of the tug Idlewild, which towed
the barges to Staten Island. were drunk.
according to Mr.. Mulligan's story,
Capt. Frank caused all the trouble.
Some Of the excursionists were slight
ly. scalded by volume OF hot water
which the tug Idlewild shot at the
barges, and there was panic. in which
were rescued. however, and as near as
could be learned this morning nobody
was seriously injured
Caterer Kin! King Is said to have suffered
ensued when the volume OF hot water
was played. the lower decks of the
barges many dishes were broken and a
number of the people ran from the lunch
counters without paying for their food.
The excursionist did not leave the pier
at Sylvan Beach until s o'clock this
morning.
During the night the women and chill
dren were made as comfortable as pos
| sible. The men hauled down the canvas
awnings on, the barges and wrapped
The night was chilly and many OF the
excursionists had severe colds this morn
Ing. mn ,,
trested yesterday, charged by Capt Linn.
Of the barge Coxackie. with assault
When taken before Magistrate Russell,
near the beach. Linn said his assailant
was o. B. Ostrander, who was present.
Both men were released.
Mr.. Mulligan was found by an Even
First and Bond streets. brooklyn. this
morning. surrounded by a number OF
the excursionists.
THE whole trouble" said Mr.. NULL
gan, was commenced by Capt Frank
'"At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
tug hauled alongside the barges and
Capt. Franklin prepared to cast off the
lines.
Il told him 1t was too early, that two
thirds of the people were up In the
He waited about fifteen minutes, and
then the tug came alongside again.
Without word of warning, he blew Il
volume Of steam onto the decks of the
barges. Then there was q panic. Wo-
men jumped from the top decks of the
boats to the pier and several children
we had ali we could do to keep the
women from jumping into the water.
"One woman did fall in.
The tug then left US and went up to
Eliza bethport.
TAT O'clock the tug came back
When 1t got near us Thomas Manix
one of the members of the Association
rowed out to ask Capt. Franklin to tow
told Manix that he'd blow his brains
out. The tug left US and we prepared
to stay there for the night Some wen,
to the city on the Meta.
nesses to. prove our side of the story.
If anybody was shot or injured, why
don't the ea SSGsy ws police dpan arrest DULY
gave three big bottles OF whiskey &c
him when We started"
The other person in Mr.. Mulligan,s
store confirmed his stiry. Nearly all
the members of the Association are
Woodworking men, mostly mechanics
and their annual excursion has always
dents OF the Tenth Ward.
At the office Of the Meyers Excursion
Company. $40 West street, it was said
Official report of the trouble at Sylvan
Beach.
One Of the clerks said the Idlewild wal
engaged to-day to take three barges VI
and that Capt. Franklin would probabl!
report at headquarters on his return
from Riverview.
About o'clock this morning Steward
Gilbert. OF the Idlewild. went to the
! office of the Myers Excursion Company
and confirmed the account OF the ex
Gursionists rlotous conduct as given b!
Capt. FRANKLIN last night.
Stewart Gilbert said that as soon a.
/ Capt. Franklin turned on the hot waite
Z from the tugs boilers a number OF tn,
and cut the hose before the men II
charge OF 1t could use 1t effectively.
Capt Franklyn, seeing that he wa
swa sst To 80 any
Secretary and Treasurer Dwyer. o
the Myers Excursion Company, said to
day that the Company would at one
Of them could be found, ~
However the question of jursdictio
S may present complications which ma
make y din M Is,, 20 or'hs the offend
I Capt. Franklyn's story is that tn
4 whole trouble was due to too much whis
4 key and beer in which the eXcursionist
had INDUCED In freely.
: He said that about half the men wer
4 fighting drunk, and they wanted to ru
everything. and even tried TO dictat
= how he should run his tug. and that h
= was only saved from being mobbed b
6 turing the hot steam on the rioters
e and as last resort he was compelle
y to cast off the lines of the barBes an
leave the excursionists, TO shirt. T.
themselves. Capt, Franklin said h
felt sorry for the women and childre
who wer on both barges in great nun
V bers.
They screamed and cried while III
l. lighting was going on. Bottles all
. glasses wer thrown in every diTectlo
and some OF the rioters used pistols
le John Sullivan. the fireman on the Idle
ID Wild was wounded in the leg, but nc
| seriously Many men had broken headl