New-York tribune., 1904-09-19
HUCKLEBERRY POWWOW
INDIANS And FLUB DUBS.
Treasure of Captain Kidd Comes to
Light at Last.

Tachtsnen from all OF the clubs along the Sound
gathered at Hucksberry Island yesterday to attend
che annual powwow Of the Huckleberry Indians
Of the New-York Athletic Club ard the FI1b rrIbs
Of the Larchmont Club which marks the close OF
the season. For their burlesque this year the
yachtsmen produced a comedy entitled The Kid
ding Of Captain Kydd, KomicaI Kid for KomicaI
Kidders'' by KIay NJ Greene. About two hundred
yachtsmen took part. Owing 70 the prominence or
the performers guard was stationed at the island
during the performance 10 warn OF all pale faces
and inquisitive persons. such as reporters
The performance was held in the open air IN
front Of a log cabin II opened with the appear
ance of Chief Rudee. who emerged dejectedly from
his wigwam carrying siphon OF vichy and a
glass. He stalked feebly his seat on the lawn
and putting his hand 70 his forehead complained
to the braves that he felt terrible. and going
to swear on drinking
What got you soused last night7' asked his
medicine man
''Vhskey," replied Chief Rudse-
And what saw the great chief in his dreams?'
asked the medicine man
Sea serpentsr' yelled Rudee
As the chief spoke sea serpent. fifteen feet long.
came floating from behind a cliff. manned hy two
boys with canoe paddles Seated its back were
Neptune and Aphrodite, the latter clothed in pink
tights with grass skirt. and her flaming red
hair floating IN the breeze. At the sight OF the
serpent the braves set up a war whoop and made
rush for the shore 70 carry OF Aphrodite. THIS
fair maiden finally was carried or blushingly to
the tepee OF Chief Rudee
confidence and a broker named Chinchen-
heimer. accompanied by Miss Broadway. Miss
Metropole Miss Stanley and bevy OF upper
Broadway countesses then visited the island in an
automobile and wanted TO buy IT, Chtnchenheimer
cfered as high as $4,000 for #. per cent down.
but Neptune advised the Indians rot to sell their
lsand because it contained the treasure Of Captain
Kidd.
The confidence nan anGriIy told Neptuns to 20
pack 10 the briny deep and chase crabs and lob
sters While the broker and the Indians were hag-
shhg about the price OF the island loud explosion
was heard and Captain Kidd and his crew OF
pirates armed with cutIasses and pistols came de-
Hing through pass. The pirates were made up
entirey or yachtsmen from Larchmout and they
came down the Sound on LLOYD Phcenix's big black
schooner Intrepid, Their first shout a. they rushed
on the island Drink give Us drink 70 warm
our blood In this icy air.
After warming his blood and washing away the
thirst OF his crew. Captain Kidd made speech
Historians call me pirate" said he Romance
mas made me a hero History IS as good romance as
romance IS good history. and both are liars I did
exist somewhere about the time they wrote or bur
there are more crooks pirates bandits and graftsrs
mere within the sound OF NY voice than all the
kIddS aver written about. None OF nv crew 70 saw
nothing OF myself ever were hanged on Execution
Rock and there never was a treasure enough in the
WHole country az that time 70 make decent bank
Captain Kidd then borrowed a spade and began
r66k our vas as AZ ,aqTa 4sgT & L4s TTsr Thing h4
President Van WormeT TO enforce the paw
ment of dues at the New-York Athletic Club Of" He
then took out the boots with which Jir1uv'' Haslin
does most ot his kicking and next followed a file
which somebody else was said 20 have used on his
voice The last find among the treasure waa the
original deed for the island, showing that II was
the properly OF the "HuCkieberry Indians
When Captain Kidd read the document. which de-
clared that the title invested IN them. their
heirs and assigns forever big shout went I'D from
the tribe. and they took the pirates or the hand
and escorted them 10 their reservation where they
treated them 70 refreshments and clambake. wnIle
the band played the stirring refrain, The Ghost
That Never Walked.
The characters IN the burlesqUe were
Captain KIId Joseph Crts-,a-
FtIseiptt his boE Peter !
Rock and Rye hts first usutsuau-- Frank u1gsr
Appefack. his boatsvain a Stafelr1an
TNNoRTALs
Father Neptune. his dopes OF thu danky deep
Forest Robinson
Aphro5e nyuphs - the vooing Newton Lindo
MORTALS
con Vaff street Wall Street -...........
C5ucreCaeirer thing promoter F-a-k HARDY
CcIer pruu'ters a11 cons
Hy-CkLEBERRY INDIANS
Chief R15en Rudolph Shaf1a-
Medicine Man W 2 Hius1aH
sa-Aen FulrraT Frank FulISrar
Lizzie E-ltss EaIhc4- " Ffaubold
sacaeuls. ssaaws and balance ct the tribe
During the festivities a large fleet OF yachts al
Chore5 of the island. among them " tllam Z Ise-
lin Emerald, Wilson Ma-shaIIs Atlantic. Paul =.
Thrbaud's Ncrmona and Arthur Cary's Wahneta-