The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
BAPTIZED IN. EAST RIVER.
A SUFFERING AND HALF TERRIFIED
COLORED WOMAN Unmarried.
The solemn Rite Administered on Black
Mud Beach in Foul-LookinE Water Be-
fore n Crowd OF TouEhs and Tittering
Girls who Had Gathered to Enjey 1t.


Mud Bench In Foul-Lookins water Be
fore a Crowd OF Toushs and Tittorine
Girls who Had Gathered to h"''y It,
| Before q crowd OF 1900 gaping sensation
hunters gathered on the shore at Astoria yes
Of St. stephens Baptist Church Icoloredj in
Long Island D .ns IN r, tS.
tn. Es: Rive, The t affair -a. S'Faos ss
WIZ VIZ" " v.oa ~. w. 800, =, 20. NV,
. .ns.G n, ptUp suos. 81. H. ' ' ~ ''
une srmy ana , mooaorou n.r ,o' ,h ,n1 lou
womos e'a tS. nosrow and ieerins crowd. and
tn. utter absence OF sol.mnity or reverence
| served to make up q scene that was little
short Of trnve'ty upon the sacred rite.
| That the clergyman recognized tho iall-
ur. Of the s,l.lr. even as spectacle .s T.,
take up q collection. though the intent OF so
scattered broadcast through Long i''aod O''y
These S,nIb,,Is ,,,,.d that tho ceremony
| ,o,,,t 1T, =, h.i,n..,o o.,to,L NJ ~. Too,
o, Main street.. two blocks from the Astoria
ferry to Ninety second street. At this place
Ss lot tGr%;y ;0s use: :.Is a. and
asmsii schooner % tisd up there wa WAS Used as
end Of sG If 9s. ns , Il rs sS:
and ,s Tminntins in a three-foot sea wail. The
i, is not well 10 hrcaihc deeply oitho breeze that
blows In from IT, beyond the old lumfs or yard
ssl,S s.et On S'A re ro"r
IN In and around this insaiubrious spot
The crowd w.. began o,,,ooor gather ns 4,
mast there were fully "A thousand people
| thers. OF whom perhnps seyenty.nve were
nSs ei.ment es o w tss ssth h" h The remSn
der Of the crowd was mostly made mr OF
who ,bow tbsir independsnce on SUNDAYS
by standing on stree, corners with their
c cocl al J M raEisb snelc. and borrowing
cigarettes OF each other In the intervals of
gay nirt.tion. .h.s. two sl.msnts,w.rs greatly,
victims who Wers stonng a miserable half.
wi,ted msn and being chssred on by q number
fiat. Go,tom.d r9wbSat: ali.d with t5ush;s
Win ur ~ ana oh.csnitv As an instepSs
Of metropoItsn holiday diversions. the occa.
st, n Ma win civic ptiie " pu" up '"' "'''"s'
ks The hand. OF the big clock on a near by
atap.y m m.cn%. mrat.n, Ths Ornamental
Son,bs on The bank propos,d that thew have A
baptism Of their own md started 70 hustle
upnn The tittsrs gave way 10 shriii shrisks
And howl. of merrimont from the rest
the crowd .tnn ARRIVAL in ihat narti SfIs
form q, smu..msnt' vher.nton II dsyolysd
upon tina pabitc idiot who Is always on hand TO
Yelling that boy had fallen on the schooner
snH Wa pobosy w wUa1 thrown oyer e
hoard Meantime the colorsd peopIe were
GsS eSms AROUND .o w,h.ss n. bar,.m
s akin, h,m when Mr. p petE,n wou'd acme
|
rvsSon,nS "' maungsI to rnsh into the front
rsnE ma ..tnbusS themselves ther. 10 catch
nresssGi II 0ne cnmera T.nd hired boat Tor
a uunri.r and held il AT tho spot where lie
guessed hat ~ sgGmSrE.Hr you'd take Place ~ e.
Inc ramo o. tnI s,v % % 40 suc ce
At stv j" latter number which, was correct
shosr End ,d" shiy"r.d in ina chiIi, brisk breeze
mn n drs ,ss, o. .h .'% wss,MT hnis TIeps%n
o. y.isr. oldi OF - al, n,a .G re-.
baptized Ssiore. and couldm somebody please
s nHrrs ~ t.s m.r pSs se s.r. SsoTs
alI The psopl.' and tho water locked 90 black
ara Sol5. i was VEL, si,sI ; S,G9ef ~ w6s1
ths a1 ws d ETH az tmI, View Of the "rnyd Hs
wore lilac. roes n"a az l''l ,, 9arf } eaD
mos, o. thsr1 were shut of iy In" crowd MIR
Drew lifted his voice and began to
"Oid Hupdrei" ana the woman Ioirod in but
voice was kish and eioar and hi. we're The Unly
tones that c"nid be heard above tho cat cali.
and shouts Of the crowd
''"! any II ~ M in rae Tina" they sbou.ed
COIN a. mass IN. hat alter the On .cf" ia
that the best you can DO for nickel" "Ye
don't cit mono a. INV PENNIES without We do n
dan.t. too Il ooE a. the old woman. Name
IN" arm I'M w '"' 'o'' It ~ WV" nav wv "
The a was full n, rockery and rihaldry but
,hs m iIis,sT ksut steadily ON A. III. and Of
Tho HYMN Ia sad a low words that seemed 10
ha n p,rt ~ :, resp"nsiVe service hut thu re-.
s1Snse, il there were any. was not audible ak
! fcst IN kfeu mon nearby took their hats
on, The ornvd iesrsJ them for H. Thi,
enisd the preliminariss 10 the baptism
GrasnIng tho woman firmly Nv the arm
Dr Drew lad her down 10 the mud
beach the policeman op,ping a path Tor them,
! ma amid trsmsnInus shouts left her In the
Snrs Of TWO ass!.tnnts ami himself wnied ont
into the wntsr so close was the notll, OF row
boats that he was upon them before he hal got
aboy. his ncos. < youth in one OF the boat =
ohiiujnviy ih-rw down an oar to measure the
l',epih Tor him. md after trying the Indicated
snnt he went hack Tor Mrs Tilierson IA
! Lar .ha ami hack into