The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
ALL NIGHT on BARGEs.
Hundreds Of Women and Children
Left at Sylvan Beach.
R..un Of the Riot at the Multi
gan Excursion.
can't. Franklyp Afraid OF the Mob
and Deserted the Boats.

The 100 members and friends of the
Hugh ". Mulligan Association, OF the
tenth Ward, Brooklyn. after spending
last night at Sylvan Beach, 8. l., where
they had gone for an outing, landed at
the foot of Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn,
al o'clock this morning.
The party reached Brooklyn on the
two barges Coxsackie and Caledonia,
hauled by four big tugs Of the Meyers
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
yesterday, 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. Franklyn caused all the trouble.
Some Of the excursionists were slight
~ scalded by u volume of hot water
which the tug Idlewild shot at the
barges, and there was a panic, In which
several children fell overheard. All were
were rescued, however, and as near as
could be learned this morning nobody
was seriously injured.
Caterer King Is said to have suffered
loss Of $lOO.. During the panic. which
ensued when the volume of hot water
Was played over 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 sxcursionists did not leave the pier
1T Sylvan Beach until o'clock this
morning.
During the night the women and chill
dren we've made as comfortable as pos
sible. The men hauled down the canvas
awnings on the barges and wrapped
them around the women and children.
The night was chilly and many OF the
eXcursionists had severe colds this morn
ing.
Hugh W. Mulligan. the standard
bearer of the Association, had been ar
rested YESTERDAY, charged by Capt. Linn,
81 the barge Soxsaekie, with assault.
near the beach, IL nm said his assailant
was .. Is. Ostrander, who was present.
BOtn men were released,
Mr., MulliBan was found by an EVEN
Ing World" reporter In his saloon at
First and Bond streets. Brooklyn, this
morning, surrounded by number of
the excufsionists.
The whole trouble" said MIR. NULL
gan, was commenced by Capt Frank
"a, I o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Capt. Franklin prepared to cast off the
lines
II ,tolo him 1t was too early, that two
sroya and nj Msu Re9 ps TeEs in the
He waited about fifteen minutes, and
then the tug came alongside again.
without 2 word of warning, he blew. a
barges. Then there was a panic. Wo-
men jumped from the top decks of the
h ls,i to the pier. and several children
We had ali we could do to keep the
Women from jumping INTO the water.
One woman did tall In.
The tug then left us and went up to
Lll2abethport.
AT Q o'clock the tug came back
When Il got near US Thomas Manix
one Of The members of the Association,
ryowed ont to ask Capt. Franklin to tow
told Manix that. he'd blow his brains
to stay there for the night. some Vent
TO the city on the Meta.
nesses to prove our side of the story.
II anybody was shot or injured, why
don't the Brooklyn police arrest US?
The captain W drunk. Mr.. Duly
gave three big bottles OF whiskey to
MIN when we started"
The other person In Mr.. Mulligap's
nore oontiremed his story. Nearly all
me members of the Association are
hsrd.working men, mostly mechanics,
ana their annual excursion has always
Sesn an event OF pleasure. to the resi-
AZ the once Of the Myers Excursion
company 319 West street, ii was said
mat CAPT. Franklyn had not made his
9Tnlclal report Of the trouble at Sylvan
One Of the clerks said the Idiewild was
engaged to-day to take three barses up
tne river from Seventh street, Hobok en-,
ana mat Capt Franklin would proba bly,
report at headquarters on his return
About o'clock this morning Steward
of Hieer 3; a, a. ths Idsyi!d vent to the
ana confirmed the account of the ex-
CCutslonists' riotous conduct, as given by
capt. FRANKLIN last night.
stewart Gilbert said that as soon as
Sapt. Franklyn turned on the hot water
from the tugs boilers a number OF the
Iihgleaders OF the rioters made a rush
s shu cut the hose before the men in
~rsrge OF II could use IL effectively.
capt. Franklin. saainp Ihat ba MN q