New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25
DEBAUCHES OF TAMMANI.
DRUNKEN REvELs AT SUMMER EX-
CURSIONS.
THE ACCIDENT TO SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE CO.
lumbar CLUB-LIQUoR- SELLERS FORCED
TO Buy TICKET


Every excursion OF a Tammany club gives new
point to the old saying about drunken man
immunity from accidental injury. These AFFAIRS
seem to be merely prolonged debaucnes' anu II j.
really remarkable that lives are not lost every time
these drunken crowds return to the city by boat
Indeed many of those who go on these outings
are unable to look after themselves by the time the
picnic grounds are reached and the drinking OF
beer and whlskey goes steadily all day ana even
Ing. The closing of the clambaKe OF the
Columbian Cub Of the With Assembly DISTRICT on
Thursday were unusually exciting. and 1t Is strange
that no one had to pay the penalty OF his life Tor
his drunken care,essness or reck.essness
When the steamer bearing the 800 hilarious ram
many men reached the pier at Broome-st in the
evening the men tried to form In line so as 10
parade 10 the clubhouse. In trying 10 Keep the
crowd In order. Policeman Herman larkins. or the
Delancey-st. station. fell or was pushed into the
water. 1t that there was a fight, ana IL IS
not unlikely that the officer showed off the pier
by the jrst!ing crowd. Four drunken brutes, who
wanted to see the rescue Of Larkin. fell into the
water or were pushed in and three others. with
a befuddled idea OF helping their comrades, tumped
in after them. ALL including the policeman were
rescued
The recent outing Of the Hickory Club. consisting
OF the Tammanv "heeers OF the Ist Assembly DIS
tric,. was long orgy. Drunken fights were fire.
quent even before the boat landed at College Point
Here too number of besotted wreches fell into
the water or Jumped In with their clothing on All
got out alive. Gambling and przehgh;ing wed win
eating and drinking the favorlte pastmes. sew
eral men stole rowboat. and. when the owner
came for IT, they would have beaten him well had
he not escaped and hidden himself Colonel Michael
c. Murphy the leader of the district explained with
honest pride that these low rufians were AL
good Tammany Hall workers
Revelations before the LeXow Committee snoWei
how Civil Justice George r. Roesch sold tickets
for the clambake of his organization A police
man went around 10 all the barroons ana Disorder
~ houses in the district. and compelled the propfle-
tors TO buy tickets at s. each. \ refusal to DO 80
made the person liable TO arrest. The officer won
fore the Lexow Committee that he looked AFTER
the interests of his friends. matter If worthy
and efficient officers had to suffer This species OF
Matchmaking is employed in other districts as We'll
so II understand that the crowds attending
many of the affairs the very dregs OF humanity
But as long as they are good Tammany workers
Colonel Murphy and the Others OF hrs Kind forgive
such little fobles drunkenness.
1t Is suspected that some Tammany leaders MAKE
handsome profits of these excursions. MT Con
asked Rocsch certain questions about the receipts
from his chowder party. which indicate That there
NAV be further disclosures about the dsgraced
idea of how much was made out OF the excursion.
and didn't know II there was any surplus IL
would seem tina; as 1000 tickets were sold az -
each. the receipts were far more than the eX-
penditures. ,, Gu,
The chowder party of Police Commissioner shee-
hans Pequod Club may also be investigated by the
Lexow Committee this fall.