The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-03
E. Nj. Campbell & Co.
Over Columbia National Bank.
IL G. 16 East Washington Street.
"BILL" DEVERY'S PICNIC
INCIDENTS OF THE wOULD-BE PO-
LITICAL LEADERS, CAMPAIGN.
Conduct of the $4,000 Women and
Children at Their Outing-Kisses
for Babies and Quarters for Boys.
New York Special.

New YORK Special.
big Bill Deverys outing for the women
and children of the Ninth assembly dis
trict was the largest excursion party that
ever left town. There were nine boats in
the feet, two steamboats,, a tug and six
barges, all Iashed together and loaded down
with people ''Touchin' on and appertainin'
to- how many people went. Devery said
1900. He did not lose one of them. One
boy whose family did not take him was
drowned at the New York pier.
II took three hours, from o'clock until
H. TO get the people aboard, and even then
there were 5000 or 5000 women and children
who went to the West Twenty-hfth street
pier intending to go, but got around too
late.
Ten physicians, a corps of trained nurses,
life savers, an opera company, vaudeville
troupe and four bands were taken along.
and refreshments served in unlimited guam
titles. The chief commissary of the expe-
dition had 15O assistants, and the list of
supplies follows:
one thousands pounds of roast beef, 100
pounds corned beef 1,5OO pounds of ham,
two barrels of sugar. four tubs of butter,
twenty barrels of potatoes, twenty crates
of timed tomatoes, ten crates of raw to-
matoes, 500 heads of cabbage, 25O pounds
OF coffee. $500 large loaves of bread, clam
chowder for $1,000 persons. 1,5oO pounds of
fancy cakes, 800 gallons of ice cream, 5000
quarts of milk 250 boxes of soft drinks. ten
barrels of birch beer, 1,40O bags Of popcorn
and candy.
AS soon as the excursion got under way
the committee OF hundred business men
of the district began to get breakfast"
ready. They were assisted by fifty cooks
and 20 regular walters, who spread the
tables and proceeded to bring on tons of
food. The first dash for the food made
the knives and forks useless. Women and
children grabbed platefuls in both hands
and-hngers were made before forks. 1t
seemed as II there was no end 10 the ap-
petites.
"Gud luck TO yer, Mr.. Devery. but this
Is fiite lay out, remarked a stout woman
as the chief passed her at the table. Il
lost appetite since
God help the poor fellow who found it,"
replied the chief with a chuckle.
Il only had four plates of icecream,"
complained a little tat German woman.
Dem peoples here got yet six plates und
''Wen." said big Bill. them peoples
much taller than you and they need more
hlling than the little bundles.
Aye got no beer, added the big Swe-
dish woman. "Mebbe aye spak not too
good Anglash to der waiter, an he no un-
derstan' mae"
We've got no beer aboard" said Devery.
After while everybody got all he or she
wanted 10 eat, but they hated to see any
left. they put loaves OF bread in their
satchels and wrapped hunks OF corned beef
in clothing. There were about seventy-fVe
baby carriages there, and some OF the
babies kept some OF the corned beef warm
until the excursionists returned.
20 Maggie, you're looking stout since
last saw you, remarked a woman the
lower deck OF the steamboat colchester ad-
dressing another who was walking as if she
'.Sh-sh!' whipered Maggie. that's not
all me- most Of 1t is me to-morrow's din
ner"
lis me skoirt trailin'?' asked another
NO. was the reply.
well. pull it down a bit behind. for that
roast beef IS way up me back"
I'm glad TO see them carry IL away in
me that they need ii and have hard time
IN sctting along
''For Gawd's sake. Lizzie. where's the
baby? exclaimed woman who had been
IN the food rush.
4 jist lit her git lost" answered Lizzie
"AN dem glnnys in de rear house on Tent
avenue are losing DER kids every little
while because Mr.. Devery's givin' quarters
10 de kids what he finds lost"
When the Idea OF the lost child game
spread over the barges Devery was kent
busy handing out quarters and hunting for
mothers.
Ing toward home the crowd sang and
danced and told stories. Devery made
speech 90 the women, urging them 10 get
their husbands interested in the Tammany
fight for the leadership Of the district The
women checred him and several OF them
held UP their babies FOR him TO kiss, and he
blushed red!y as he stopped in the kissing
act.
Later on woman. eighty years old,
tainted from eNcitement. She and another
woman who had become an on the way
down the river were carried TO the New
York Hospital ia an ambulance which