The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
I'LL LUCK DOGS GLOISTEIN.
LATEST TRIP or HIS FISHING CLUB
MAI BE ITS LAST.

He Called on the Excursion. but Sent tho
Notices to Himself-Then He Led the
Members Across n Trostle-Train Came
Along and They Had to Jump Overboa ard.
The annual fishing expedition OF the Gloi-
stein Fishing Club. which lasted from early on
Saturday morning until yesterday morning.
was as usual. attended by disasters. alleged to
be the fault Of August ]. Gloistein. the Presi-
dent. II the predictions and threats of the
leading members mean anything the club has
held its last excursion.
The arrangements for the expedition this
year were once more intrusted to Gloistein
despite past disasters. He conducted some
negotiations last week with Benjamin Mol
liter. who keeps a small hotel close to the
trestle OF the Long Island Railroad near Long
Beach. and here a question OF veracity arises
between Molliter and Gloistein Gloistein
SAYS that Mollter agreed to have yacht ready
for the fifty members OF the club at Molliter's
Hotel early on Saturday morning. Mollter
says he didn't. On Friday Gloistein telephoned
to Molllter and asked him II the yacht would be
ready. He learned that 1t would not. because
another club had secured It. The argument
over the telephone after this intelligence had
been communicated became so heated that the
manager OF the central Office in New York cut
off the connection.
"Mein Gottl will haf to notify der mem
bers or der will pc droubles by der morning."
said Gloistein to the crowd which had listened
to his end OF the argument. "Dey will all be
by NTolter's In der mornings NIT heer undt
cheese undt pumbernickel. undt u Der pc no
yacht viii pc blamed"
He procured fifty postal cards and wrote on
each a characteristic notification that the pio-
MIC was OF. but he was 30 excited that instead
OF addressing the cards to the members he
nd On nil nf
them. Then he put them In a mailbox.
Early on Saturday morning. to his conster-
in his saloon. Gloistein hurriedy grabbed his
hat, coat and fishing tackle and departed,
be d.re snd S sed uness sed
boat" he shouted to his bartender az he ran
In the meantime the. club had reported at
Moliters and had held an Indignation meet
ing. When Goisten appeared the angry mem
"Vait minute! Wait mnute!" he shouted
to them. Come nit me down on der dresse
undt VII take you to blaze we're will eed
This statement partly, appeased the crowd,
and. 18th Gloistein in the lead, they started
tie has one track and on each side OF It there
L. only about eleven inches OF walking space.
trestle great consternaton was caused when
Pat Connolly the Mayor Of Poverty Hollow.
sMHonted =; IBeg2j;r t boys. here come train
"Loog OVID loog, ovid" shouted Gloistein.
or the ffty members present twenty-nine
were German saloon keepers. who on account
OF their liberal proportions stood no show Of
staying on the trestle while the train passed.
The others by standing up straight could re-
main wit h slight danger There was nothing
left for the twenty nine fat members to do but
to Jump overheard. The tide. was low and
there was only about two feet OF water at the
point. but there was plenty OF mud
The fat men accepted the inevitable with
stein n. the undertaken. who weighs $50 pounds,
landed in the water on his stomach. Fred
Miller Treasurer of the Beer Greek Associa-
ton. fell backward in the water in his excite
ment. Pat Connolly ,diyed headtlrst and landed
on top OF Miller and the two men had tstic
encounter In the water. Bismarck Roscoe Of
Broome street sank in the mud and the water
was up to his neck.
When the train had passed those who re-
NAMED on the trestle assisted in pulling the
fat men out of the water. Gloistein. who had
been able to stand on the trestle; was seen run
ming along the trestle toward the Long Beach
station. The rest OF the members sought q
hotel. and after drying and cleaning their
clothes went fishing anyway. but they went
out In separate row boats.
When most OF them returned yesterday
Gloistein could not be found at his hotel