The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-03

tionate prices. Grand street fruit stands are
more likely to bear, peaches and plums at this
season than Long Island trees are.
v Ihe m neGrSw Quarter OF the lower east side
IN was posted at the office OF T0r,cIets,
Grand and Suffolk streets. saying that the
ably have to stay at the grove OVER over hight.
Bulletins put out later. said that tugs had been
arrive at 2o'ciock in the morning, and at that
Time there was an enormous crowd at the Mar
At the grove many OF the excursonists were
up before dawn. So were the committeeman
Who were left, having heard various threats on
take them over to City Island. whence they got
hon home s, ~ train 4 long line Of weary. hungry
miles Of dusty road between the grove and
i rort Washington: the nearest village. What
TO and woke up the proprietor. =, lie said
he he Would keep on su1Sny Th said
they would open his shop so wide that he'd
never get il shut again. upon which repre-
entire stock OF bread. crackers. prunes dried
anplles. and other rough -and-ready edibIes
other, grocery stores. and by @ o'clock there
s wasn't dried apple in town and rrpTes were
hons had sent word into town. and one Barney
Jacobs came out with carload Of crackers.
NJ Mr Jacobs offered crackers at l cent apiece.
This bull! movement in the market was re-
scented the resentment taking the form OF
q bear movement on barney Barney went
made Decline for tho adjacent woods.
whence. he Is supposed to have Witnessed
Italian baker sold bread at ii cents loaf
without protest, and big load of milk in cans
II going to the children. Probably the most
disappointed and mystied man around Port
MashinEton Was was, a lIsh dealer; who hastily
catch the excursion trade as it dtifted trail
ward through the village. He didn't sell
clam.
Every morning train that went out took big
crowd OF the east siderS, and some got away in
ers of the town did boom business cunning
carryalls. and one of them told THE SUN re-
n9rt%r that he aad cleared $40 6y II
tugs from the Myers TRANSPORTATION Company
The barge camet the Market street pier with
such a list to starDoard that the people or, the
pier held their breaths for fear she would tip
over. These people on the pier had brought
lists dcvoured vo-acously., One waiting woman
spanked her returning daughter in the pres
S WNs said s n s %T h Fr had e
mobbed on the pier the night before and badly
hurt.
sion and Navigation Company. made the fol-
lowing statement:
A. Fellor, the representative OF the daily and
weekly Ior,carrtS, for an excursion to take
s % to- furnish Gd 9Eo to sea sat S
three trips each to Idewiid The price was
$449 VI caSd St our t6s foot TO the
Market Street. East River. at 3 O'Clock in
aern06n she a. e Sia du Grove f for this
city at 10 o'clock and and Z o'clock in the
afternoon. The Bay Queen left the foot OF
Market street at 10 in the morning and and
4 in the afternoon, leaving ldlewild at II noon.
and 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. Tho trouble
ha fact hA at
would not return by the early boats. but
waited for the late trips and then all OF them
THE Colchester will carry 1000 people. the
Bay Queen 800; They were taxed to their tull
ps to psope amd the
Bay Queen took about 2,700 eIcursionists to
the place, or 1900 in all. 1t is twenty three
about three hours snd a half. The mana
ger OF the grove called me up on the tele-
phone yesterday afternoon and said that most
trips OF the boats. and he thought the boats
would be unable to carry all OF them on the last
trips. and some OF the people would be left in
dered the barge Susquehanna. with a capacity
OF 1000. taken out to the grove to bring back
the people; This was done. and the Bay Uueep.
last night was ready To- tow back the barge
with the people. but the people, refused to
come back in her. They said they, had
ride in a barge, The Bay Queen then
left the barge there and came to the city; Capt.
Quinn OF the steam boat said the excursionists
demanded that another steamboat be sent for
them. I'VE could not send another. as We had
other work for our boats We sent two tugs
to-day for the barge. Tho service OF the tugs
with us We more than carried out our CON
tract when we sen: the barge there. If the
people had used the amboats according to
the contract there would have been no