The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
DAVIS BIC DAY.
Three Thousand and Eleven
Men Go With the Asso-
citation to College
Point.
OVATION BY RIVER CRAFT
Pictures of the Crowd Taken
and Two Good Meals
Served at the
Grove.
THE EVENING PARADE
Fireworks and Beautiful Dec
orations All Along the
Line of March.
THE EVENING PARADE

Three thousand four hundred and nine
teen tickets sold!
Three thousand ana eleven tickets taken
AT fha gang olans OF the steamer!
Thesa two announcements were made by
Thomas F. higgins, who was in charge OF
the ARRANGEMENTS for yesterdays great
outing Of the Robert Davis Association,
in reply to the queries of a News" re-
porter. who had figured that the crowd
at the grove, wearing badges Of the as
sociation. was over three thousand
1t gas a great day ii the history Of the
Association and of the Democratic party
of Hudson county 1t was the greatest
outing, Judging II from every standpoint,
that was ever arranged by any organiza-
tion, political or otherwise. Of Hudson
county. The weather was IDEAL The ar
rangements were perfect and carried out
to the letter. Harmony existed every
where. Committees worked together like
a beautiful piece Of intricate mechanism.
Every man assigned 10 specific duty
conslaered it an honor, no matter how
onerous the task.
The strong. commodious and swift
steamer Glen Island conveyed the army
Of Democratic stalwarts to the grove at
College Point The ovation rendered the
Association and its astute and popular
standard bearer by the residents Of the
city was an overwhelming demonstration
Of the esteem in which both are held,
while that rendered them by river craft,
from Morris street dock, around the Bat
terry, up the East Rivsr-in fact, all the
way to the grove, will be eclipsed this
year only by that which will be rendered
Dewey, the nations naval hero, in honor
of his return from Manila Bay The iron
throat of the Glen Island seemed to grow
hoarse answering salutes.
The name of the Association was paint
ed In large letters upon strips of canvas
tied to each side of the boats bow. Every
craft with a whistle saluted. and even
fog horns on East River piers chimed In
the din A big Tammany outing crowd
aboard the steamer Mohawk received no.
such ovation. It gave pyrotechnical dis
play from the hurricane decks of the Mo-
hawk as it was overhauled and passed by
the Glen Island on the homeward trip.
Jersey City has never seen such par
ade as that Of last night on the return.
The streets along the line of march were
ablaze with fireworks. Hundreds OF
homes were brilliantly Illuminated
Business houses, cafes and various asso-
Citations headquarters yied with eaeh
other in the brilliancy of their decorations
and pyrotechnic displays. Bon fires
slazed on every corner.
The presence of so many uniformed
policemen in the streets and on the side
walks last night no doubt prevented many
crimes and accidents. AT every two hun
dred feet Chief Murphy stationed an
officer on each side of the street. officers
in citizens clothes were mixed among the
people who congregated along the side
walks.
Inspector Samuel Archibold was in COM
mand of the police from the dock to the
corner of Grove street and Newark ave-
nue.. After that point was passed Police
Captain John F. Kelly. of the Seventh
street station, took charge of the police
escort
The usual disorderly element which fol-
lows parades of this character was not in
evidence No person was allowed in the
street while the parade passed by.
The entire lower section of the city
turned out to witness the associations S
return. The members marched through a
triumphal arch of shooting and curvng
rockets through miles of streets with
curbs lined and sidewalks packed with
cheering. adrniring friends. The Horse
shoe, apprecfating the change of route,
that its residents might witness the night
parade. was decorated as 1t never was be-
fore
At the Park House, the home of the
Mclaughlin Association, rockets were
fired from every window. A mammoth
set piece of the portrait of Leader Robert
Davis glittered as the head of the parade
came in view.
Freeholder NJ J. Kenny, not to be out
done by the Park House decorations, had
a brilliant piece of electric decoration in
the shape Of two American flags with
poles crossed above an inscription of
ssWelcome to the Davis Association" en-
bellished with a pendant electric chan
delier. Ninth street residents and others
whose homes surrounded Hamilton Park,
especially honored the association, and 1t
was around the park that the parade was
witnessed at its best Many homes OF
leading citizens along Jersey avenue
were also brilliantly decorated.
Down the beautifully decorated avenue
to Grand street the solid phalanx Of Dem
oerats marched to the lively airs of four
splendid military bands into the heart OF
the section where Davis lives. Here the
decorations were even more numerous
and in number Of cases more elaborate
than in any other section Of the city.
Turning into Grove street the four bat
talions passed Mr.. Davis home, which
was simply ornamented with an immense
American nag. bat there was a brilliant
display Of pyrotechnics. After turning