New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
DEVERY dashed TO A RAGE
ATTACKS THE REV Mr.. PADDOCK IN
BARBECUE SPEECH
cpou-n EATING HIS BEEF AND DRINhINI'
HIS BEER. HOWbS IN GlEE Al
HIS REPLY.

~ooa for them yesterday noon. at twenty iilii'il
8, and Thirteenth ave. and maze d
which he attacked in characteristic laSiii'i.
t2ax Robert L. Paddock, OF the thuieA -,
tIo,,- AoostIes Niuth-ave- and Twenty eis ~,
8. who denounced DeYeryism IN a ser
Sunday night ..,,t cloves
- - no exnected. Devery,at the barhe-
,,,,a given at the expense Of himself. fahh
III Tobr p Carroll. and others yesterday after
-, i,,,roved the opportunity 10 throw n1uo d'
Mr.. Paddock ,,,,,,,
The tailoring men dtd NOT turn out in great mum
hers IA Deverv-s barbecue yesterday TheE hao
their own fish 10 fry. But DeVery dld not lacN q
,rou-5 There were the free roast beef and rolls
md beer. and the fellow who sets up that KIM
,F a free feed in this town can get a crowd 10
gether any time
The nIaca of the feast was at Thirteenth-ave
and Twenty -ninth-st. where there is a vacant i''
torrded nv Twelfth and Thirteenth ayes. the
Terminal Stores and Train & Clarks lumoer
ward, In the centre of the lot a space was fenced
off with Iinewashed boards laid on wooden
horses Within the Enclosure SO made dozen or
more in1provised bars held the chocks for the
beer barrels AT the east end Of the Enclosure TWO
beeves spitted on elongated windlasslhe na4-
chimes hung over two fires. Between 1hem ana
the ashes bent pieces of sheet iron conducted
the melting fat into gigantic gravy bowls made
OF wood while a local butcher with half a dozen
assistants presided and. with long knives, sliced
off portions Of the meat and turned them over
70 an army Of volunteer walters, who stuck me
meat inside rolls of soft bread and handed them
10 the expeCtant feasters-
The first cut into the beeves vas made exactly
at noon when Municipal Court Clerk Andrew
caryey gave the signal. 4 flag decorated wagon
h. the lTlT-
teen1h-ave. end held six musicians, who struck
10 something about Sunday Afternoon and
the barbecue was on.
A. that time there were about eight hundred
persons hanging the board fences Per
hans half Of them were 1ongshoremen OF the
district and the other half small boys and girls.
and FOUNDERS from the Bowery and otner
pIaces where FOUNDERS" eongregate- Hail an
ho,,r later The crowd had increased to respect
ahle proportions and more than fifteen huhdreu
men were bowling for beef and beer The wait
.-s did their best. and they were ably assisted
tv Roundsrnan Leonard, Of the West Ihirt!-
ee,-an1h-st station. and eight patTolmen
When the policemen saw that any one section
ccf the line Of waiting guests was getting more
than its fair share Of attention they TOOK the
+.,-s from the attendants and passed them over
the fence.
Every one was in good humor at O'Clock
when the host Of the occasion arrived }" =
r5age. and. dismounting AZ the OUTSIDE mr.
,bo Io+ started to walk 10 the band "ason
rr crowd had followed Bill from 'n7
tere were At least twenty-five
4 ,,,n5ro5 raorIe around the wagon when peVerF
- off his straw hat and bowed his aokno"l-
clements 70 the cheers which greeted MIN
-sSnoach xn-echrr they shouted Paddock
..reI ms about Paddock Rip him w the
,scl,--. ..sraech. spaech"' The big man waved
his hand III talk h. said; give ne TIME
It's pretty warm here and guess I'd better IN
dress"
Tarerv 6ixas4a5 himself IF hat and coat and
collar and necktie The crowd cheered WlloIF'
..Bill~ waved his hand deprecatingly once or
twice 10 get them quiet. and then said IN part
II don't think II is necessary for ne TO IN
+roduce myself: am we'll known To many ~
Won Ny subject Of remarks to-day VIII oe
<Sheehan. Nunzirager. Russell and the Rev Dr.
Paddock 0Cries of That's right. Paddock!
Paddock, Give it 10 him. Bill etce
The last named is the man" went on Dew
CIV after the noise had ceased: I respect his
cloth but 1 don't respect him. He referred IN
his sermon yesterday about demagogue, and
he meant that I am demagogue. ms -
What he said" Here the speaker read the 1ol-
lowing from morning paper
God give us men A crisis like this demands
strong minds strong hearts. men who do not
lust for spells Of office, men who cannot be
bought and who can stand before a demagogue
and denounce him. Nav God give 70 this dis
trict and city such men to lead us
Then Deverv continued
He means me when he says denagogqe. will he be
one of these leaders cam d MOI nor me claim
that the Rev. Dr. Paddock sowed the seeos OF me
Seope Of the Red Light District he called il
the respectable people OF ItiH 'll9t-4S
Taddork denied the Hebrew people the rlght OF
entering his church He had no right 70 bar any
of God He was there 70 bring tne sinner me Be-
Mr. Paddock took an interest in the Esf bie s'o of
police, but ne didn't have 50 much 10 say 1hen-
Continuing. Devery said:
claim that the Rev DR. Paddock instead Of die
t,ne to The people Of this district should go hack
= he East Side and finish up his Red Light DIS
fTicj III lob
Mayor Low has made many excuses. as YOU
know. for Partridge. Paddock has no excuses;
he knows wa. = the districts are worse than
ever before Why don't the Rgy DR.. Paddock dock
3bsmeI the Rev Dr. Paddock say you.
to prove any specific act against me thar ne Cah
prove 1 challenge him either to go INTO me pGi,
Iii or into an open lot with me. ana TAX aoo1t
The Rev DR.. Paddock Is not one Of US He Is
for class and against ah3T. Two geaIS ago Inc
nopoly his place vas IN AL al nose IA are Pssdoc
remarks are English. YOU know quite English,
The Rev Dr. Paddock Is an Eng s 1@s ne
from. / don't think he is Voter don't think
what | am talking about He was in conference
with Russell and Sheehan's lieutenants on Friday
night and their talk against me was pre-ar-
ranged The press was notified from Sheehan's
Office and copies Of the sermon thai was , to he
Ter Paddock's predecessor would never have
ne for twenty-five years. He the grandest
old gentleman who ever SPOKE IN me puiP PC n