The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
|lll NIGHT ON BARGES.
Hundreds Of Women and Children
Left at Sylvan Beach.
Result Of the Riot at the Multi
gan Excursion.
can't. Franklyn Afraid of the Mob
and Deserted the Boats.

The 100 members and friends OF the
uueh w. Mulligan Association. of the
Tenth Ward, Brooklyn, after spending
last night at Sylvan Beach. s. l., where
they had gone for an outing. landed at
the foot of Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn,
.t 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-
cation were indignant this morning
over the reports of their experience
yesterday, and declare that there was
not shot fired u any of them. They
claim that Capt. John Franklyn and
crew OF the tug Idlewild, which towed
the bsrges 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 volume OF hot water
which the tug Idlewild shot at the
bsrges, and thsre was a panic, in which
several children i 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 500. During the panic. which
elsued 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 excursionists did not leave the pier
al sylvan Beach until : O'Clock this
morning.
During the night the women and chill
Gren 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. Mulhgan, the standard
oearer of the Association, had been ar
OF the barge Coxsackie, 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.
Nj Mulltgan was found by an Even
ins world reporter in his saloon at
First and Bond streets, Brooklyn, this
the eXcursionists.
The whole trouble" said Mr.. Multi.
san. was commenced by Capt. Frank
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
tug hauled alongside the barges and
capt. Franklyn prepared to cast of the
u told him 1t was too early. that two
thirds OF the people were up in the
grove and would be left behind.
He waited about fifteen minutes, and
Without a word of warning. he blew a
Volume Of steam onto the decks Of the
oarses. Then there was panic. Wo-
boats to, the pier, and several children
We had ali We could do to keep tn.
one ' Homs 'nG I'D faa ini in me water
The tug then left US and went up to
AT 9 O'Clock the tug came back.
one Of III. members Of the Association.
rowed ont to ask Capt. Franklin to tow
ne earges to the city: The captain
o 9oid M MAJ 1p that at, he'd blow his brains
10 stay there for the night Some went
TO the city on the Meta.
1t was an outrage, and We have wit
don't the Brooklyn police arrest us?
The captain was drunk. Mr.. DULY
gave three big bottles OF whiskey to
him when we started"
The other person in Mr.. Mullieap's
store confiremed his story. Nearly an
the members of the Association are
hard-working men, mostly mechanics.
and their annual excursion has always
been an event Of pleasure to the resi-
dents OF the Tenth Ward
At the ONCE Of the Myers Excursion
Company. SO West street, IL was said
that Capt Franklin had not made his
9nicial report Of the trouble at Sylvan
Reach.
One Of the clerks said the Idlewild vas
engaged to-day 10 take three barges up
the river from Seventh street. Hoboke en-.
AMI that Capt Franklyn would probab bly,
eoort at headquarters on his return
nom RiverNiew.
About 3 O'Clock this morning Steward
Elbbert. of the Idlewild, went to the
of1se of the Myers Excursion Company
snl confirmed the account Of the ex-
cnrsionists riotous conduct, as given by
capt Franklin last night.
Stewart Gilbert said that as soon as
Sspt Franklin turned on the hot water
from the tugs boilers a number of the
nngleaders of the rioters made a rush
and cut the hose before the men in
ehSrge OF IL could use II effectively.
capt. FRANKLIN. seeing that he was