The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-12
HOoDOo ON TEE SULLITANS.
1t Might Have Been Fine Yesterday IL Thor
Chowder Parade Hadn't Met a Funeral.

IL Might Have Been tine Yesterday II IhoH
Chowder Parade Hadn't Met Funeral.
The Timothy d. sullvans to the number Of
several thousand. who went to College Point.
yesterday. on the annual excursion OF the or
ganization. returne ed to the East Side in scat
tered groups in the afternoon and evening.
They were wet and thoroughly disguised.
Many OF them blamed the Martin EnGel hoodoo
for the downfall OF rain. From a financial
point OF view the affair was grand success.
The usual number Of tickets at So apiece was
sold In the manner peculiar to the district and
the saloon keepers. dive keepers and others
who purchased Thorn by request In 500
patches gave them away TO their patrons 30
freely that just before the party started on
the march to the steam boat which was to con-
vey them to the grove. the tickets were drug
on tho market at 20 cents apiece.
The members of the Martin Engel Associa-
ton OF de ate had division In the parade to
themselves The Sullivans shivered when the
Engels In double quick time cut through the
line OF coaches in a Hebrew funeral without
waiting for 1t to pass as had the other marchers.
IT'S all up wild der racket now" said Billy
the Dude. Last year dey did der same ting
on dere own chowder an wot happened? 1t
rained all day at der grove: dere wuz an ex-
plosion on der boat comm homo. Martin
EnRel's carriage ran over der leader OF der
band knockin' his Stats in on der parade coming
back and der Republicans carried der district.
l bets me shirt dat It'll rain all day on u.s."
Accompany ing the MARTIN Engel Association
was big delegation OF policemen from the
Eldridge street station. Chief Devery kindly
granted day off TO all who wished to attend
the picnic and sent policemen from other pre-
cincts to take their places The ostracizad set
OF the EnRel Association who managed to buy
tickets at tho reduced rates. were allowed to
follow. Before leaving Silver Dollar Smiths
saloon they were addressed by Long Reach
Reagan in this fashion: Don't think this the
Engel chowder or the EnGel ball. II some OF
you guys get fresh and start that sovenir bust
ness. the Bowery blokies are liable to send you
homo in boxes"
The parade to the boat was headed by Dry
Dollar Sullivan. with his cousin Fiorrie on one
side and Jim Corbctt on the other. At the
grove baseball game was started. including
among the players Kid Mccoy John L. Sulll-
van. Jim Corbett. Oscar Gardner and several
other well-known puRilists. The game had to
be abandoned on account OF the rain. and the
excursionists spent the rest OF the day hud-
died in the buildings In the grove. whore an
other kind Of q game was INDUCED in.
The most exciting incident OF the picnic &C.
Cured at the grove. when loyal Bullivanite
discovered maa whom he believed to be
Mazet Committee process server in the
crowd. Flo informed few Of his friends and
the man was hustled in tho direction OF the
! wharf with the object OF treating him to salt
water bath. 1t took four policemen to rescue
him. and he won't out OF the grove with his
clothes much the worse for his experience.
big delegation OF Tammany men from
| other districts was present. but most OF them
went home by train and ferry in the afternoon.
The remnants OF the Sullivan Association
paraded around the East Side last night with
| tho usual display OF fireworks