The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-18
GREAT DAVIS FL09ILLA
Eight Barges Take Ten
Thousand People on the
Free Excursion.
POLITICS TABooED FOR THE DAY
Lon Albeit in His Shirt Sleeves
Serves Out Milk-Eyery-
body Happy.
POLITICS TABoOED FOR THE DAY

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chartered by Robert Davis for his seventh
annual free excursion, slipped out from
the Morris street dock into mii-stream at
estimated that there were 10000 men, wo-
men and children aboard. Every barge
was comfortably crowded. Some OF them
were vercrowded. The eight harges
abreast took up a considerable portion
OF the river and they were saluted with the
shrill blasts of the whistles of all THE
steam craft they passed.
1t was a day OF pleasure to everybody
who participated. Nearly all those on
board were from the tenement houses.
who through the recent hot spell had
looked forward to the excursion with
~pleasurable a-nticipations, and as a result
for hours before the barges left the dock.
the wharf was choked with a mass Of
human beings, but all so eagerly bent
upon a day of pleasure that everybody
was IN the height Of good humor. This
crowd was augmented by the patrons Of
zabHskie Grand Army Posts excursion.
The weather had much to do with the
good humor Of the crowd.
Throughout the day not an accident oc-
CURED to MAJ the pleasure. Though there
were but few policemen aboard the ar
engagements for handling the crowd were
splendid.
The trip to the grove was without Incl
dent Of note. Ali enjoyed the delightful
breeze. Many enjoyed the scenery and
many danced to the strains of Beggs &
Holden's orchestra. The children romped
to their hearts content. Old folks WED
with young on the lower decks in horn
piping, jigging and reeiing to the music
OF enuine pipers, and imagined them
selves u again. Others 1t seemed
spent all the time crowding the gang
planks leading from barge to barge, as
though fearing the would miss some of
the days features.
Twenty-eight thousand sandwiches.
twenty-five forty quart cans Of milk and
other refreshments were distributed gra-
tuitously.
Many carried their own lunches and at
the grove distributed themselves amid the
friendly groups, or at the numerous tables
along the walks. After their meal the ex-
c~ursionists enjoyed the bathing, boating
7 other attractions Of the grove.
went along. Campaign buttons flashed
from the lappels of almost every mans
coat. Many of these were Heller buttons.
but most of them bore rhe likeness of Mr..
Politics. however, on the surface had
apparently been tabooed. While there was
an influx Of candidates for various Offices.
eney osIensibly eschewed political discus
sion and lent a hand in seeing that the
women and children enjoyed themselves
to the utmost.
% course. some were nursing their lit
lle political boorns, but none suffered. Hell
let ann kfmn7RrfV uUnrn hrfh oh1a.I g.
were Liliis and Stack but throughout the
DAY one heard no talk about a prospec-
tive Sheriff or Surrogate. Leon Albeit
return trip assisted County Su~perdntend-
ent Christy Smith, Mr.. Davis. George
Donaldson, Phillip McGovern and Others
in distributing milk.
The milk counter was in charge of Mr.
DAVE, and rugged out in a white hat and
long white apron he presented more the
appearances Of a prosperous German but
cher than anything else. With his assist
ants he. dealt out milk for three hours,
leaving his post only to issue Instructions
to the several floor managers who were
kept busy all day long keeping the bands
possession of the upper deck might be
happy.
Jeremiah Murphy treated two hundred
children to Ice cream, and made each one
exceptionally happy.
1t was generally stated that almost
every Democratic politician in Jersey City
was IN board. and there were quite a
number from Hobokens Bayonne. and
from Hoboken were Postmaster James
Curran, Superintendent Michael CovIe OF
the Hudson Boulevard, ex-Director Brur-
gemann Editor Gus seide and others.
One of the conspicuous figures in the
throng was ex-Coroner Dempsey, who
was admired by everybody as a counter
part of Grover Cleveland.
Others in the throng were ex-President
Charles S1nar1 nf tha Cfranx an5 rTyo&.-
Board; Chief Of Police Callahan, of Har-
rison; Adolph Walter, Jr., Deputy Warden
stewart. of the almshouse: Harry L. Da-
Kelleher. City Marshal vreeland. Alder
men Hauck, Losel, Moran, Heavey. Gut
ton. calnon, Warm, Burns. Building In
spector Kelly. ex-Registrar Com Healey.
Hugh Mclaughlin, Police Court Clerks
James Norton and Andrew BOYLE, John
Mannix, Robert Gilland, John Kelly, ].
so'Brien. Philip McGovern, ex-Pol.ce Ser
geant Malone. Thomas Cummings. John
Roberts, Peter Weden, Freebooter Kenny.
Arthur OaBrien, Adolph Walters. Jr.'
Samuel Warren. Michael J, Pagan, AS
geants Reardon and Duffy, Harry Barch.
Editor Al. Graham, of the 'sMirror:s'
John Y inters, Thomas Jacobs. ex-Free-
holder Michael Henressy.
The Committee of Arrangements were
William Heller, D. Tierney, J. Masker, c.
Jones, ", Moran, John w. Winters, Jas.
Coyle. Michael Curley n william Fl.
Peckham. William Heller, besides render
ing yeoman's service in distributing milk
and sandwiches. was director of the dane
ing. Freeholder Frank McNalIy was chair
man Of the Reception Committee. The
floor managers were Joseph Farmer. John
N. Kelly. Thomas higgins, Philip Nc
Govern, Charles H. Dayton and Alex
Clements, Jr.
The SAIL homeward was no less enjoyed
Dhan the trip to the grove. In fact, ii was
the more enjoyable of the two trips.
Everybody was in the best of spirits.
1t had been planned that the crowd
should reach home early, notwithstanding
Mayor simon Kelly Of Weehawken had
prepared an elaborate fireworks display
from the elm on which his new hotel IS
located.
BY the time the dock was sighted there
Was a floating multitude who were almost
sorry the days pleasure was nearing It's
end. Owing to the extreme precaution
taken by the committee it took nearly
y hours 70 q The participants. Great
floods OF calcium light were thrown by
machines upon the crowded docks. The
crowd cheered Mr.. Davis as it scattered
for home.
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