The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-15
OUT ALL NIGHT.
The Kelly Mullins Strike a
Bar and Don't Get Home
Till Morning.
LIKEWISE THE sHAucHBsSYs
Two Excursion Parties Have
a Longer Trip Than
They Expected.
LIKEWISE THE sHAuGHEssYs

Almost thousand people, the majority
of whom were women and children, re-
| manned out all night on the excursion OF
the John 3. Kelly Mullins and thereby
suffered great torture of mind and body,
principally body, because they found that
sleeping on wooden benches brought on
|. stiffening of the joints and aching of the
fesl while their friends and relatives
ashore were in a state of worry bordering
ION CONSERVATION. The excursion left the
foot of Morris street at noon yesterday
and at six o'clock this morning it return
ed and the pleasure seekers went to their
homes to make up for lost sleep.
The John j. Kelly Mullins are about
dozen enterprising young gentlemen, the
majority of whom spends most of their
time seeking employment, while they fill
out the unoccupied moments at the bar
conducted by J. Dooling, at No. 1856 Grove
street, planning what next they will do
in the line of furnishing entertainment to
all who seek pleasure at gents % cents,
ladies free rates. So expert have the
Mullins became in running off balls, pic
MICS and similar events at 'dis hall' that
they have came to consider themselves
pleasure trust" This soubriquet was
adopted by themselves.
After a more or less successful winter
season of hall ''rackets" the Mullins"
decided to hold an excursion. After yes
terday was decided upon as the date, an
elaborate diamond card was printed the
most striking features of which were the
announcements that the COMMITTEE re-
served all rights and that the ''cele-
brated bagpiper Prof. Hennessey would
be in attendance
No one could explain what the first an
nouncement meant, but it is thought that
1T applied to Objectionable people" The
police failed to put full confidence in this
Interpretation Therefore the squad that
was detailed to the Morris street dock to
welcome home the excursionists failed To
reach bed and instead was out in the
damp all night.
Though the advertised hour for leaving
was 10 o'clock, it was high noon before
the tug pulled off with the two crowded
barges trailing in its wake. The fog was
so dense that it was o'clock before Rari-
tan Beach was reached, and worst of ali
the bar was not patronized much as
the lessee of the privilege expected. But
twenty minutes were spent on the grove
The trip home began at 1880 o'clock and
the barges had gone little more than a
mile when they stuck hard and fast on
bar of mud. At midnight they were still
in 4lle mur and then the tide rose suffi-
GENTLY for them to get off.
In the meantime the greatest excite
ment prevailed aboard The women and
children were greatly frightened and the
men were worried. Those of the weaker
sex were finally induced to arrange make
shift beds and they did their best to for
get their troubles in sleep. The men re-
sorted to a different means of drowning
their troubles and thereafter the barten-
diers were busy. AS the liquor flowed the
spirits rose and though the crowd came
off the barges pell nell thirteen black
eys were counted. Some of the most
spirited of the gentlemen rolled about
in the mud about the bar
While the merrymakers afloat enjoyed
themselves thus, their friends ashore were
in a great state of excitement. Hundreds
of women and men crowded the Morris
street dock and their anxiety was very
great Mothers who had allowed their
children to go in charge of neighbors
walled and cried. Men whose wives had
accompanied the Mullins" cursed and
made threats Messengers were kept
going and coming to and from station
houses begging the police to get informa-
ton. Their efforts were fruitless as there
are no telephones on the rivers.
When the barges landed finally the
meeting between those who filed off the
barges and their friends ashore was very
warm and affecting. The members of
the Trust simply replied Fog to all
who inquired, but the barkeepers took
ashore only empty beer barrels and un-
eorked soda bottles. They expressed re-
gret that they had taken a stock in
sufficient to meet the demand.
A News reporter called at the head
quarters of the Mullins" at the saloon
Of J. Dooling, this morning. 1t is known
as the "Boatman's Retreat" The bar
tender said that the delay was due to the
fog He said that the Mullins were all
asleep at their homes