The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-11

passed by on che other SIDE where oldhhS-
sHe's up against L in this crowd" said
Big Florrie, with q hearty laugh;
Red and white ran briskl " on six different
tables. Going through the saloon one had
TO squeeze past dozens Of mild pok er games.
friendly Affairs with ten and twenty-five
cent limits. The uck-a-luck dealer was
there with his m~egapbone voice:
"Oh. no, boys' Come up, step up, roll
up, fall up, I'M way TO get up. It's the old
army game. Many play n few lose. I'm
the goat. ! don't do IL for money but be-
cause l need the exercise. Try your chuck
a-luok luck
As the Sullivan squadron steamed up the
river there was nue. doing on shore and
among the river craft. Every perky little
tugboat. that stuck is nose ~thereabouts
shrieked a merry welcome. Big steamers
passing up and down lowered steam pres
sure In mighty salutes. Factory whistles
roared, and anything along the rfverfront
that could make n noise turned loose full
blast. The wardens and keepers at Black
cheered, Two or three pleasure yachts
anchored in the river, all cleaning white
enamel and brass, fired their tiny salute
guns. IL was a reception worthy OF the
Big Fellow.
Such notable ones Is did not care 70 buck
the tiger smoked big black cigars and kept
the walters hustling Tor bottled beer. Uncle
Jimmy Oliver, the only man Ia the crowd
who wore a silk hat, sat in the cabin and
received congratulations. 1t was Uncle
Jimmy's fortieth picnic.
And l." said Mr. Oliver modestly, have
hand. Give the boys what they want.
Appollinaris for mins.'
Forrie Sullivan, who dropped out OF tho
big game, came below IN discuss ed
Of Fourteenth street and Paris, Moe Levy
lwho wore a big purple tie, bright blue
frock coat and light gray trousers) and
Charley White.
Don't talk to me about Europe said
Forrie, bringing down hls big hand with
a smash. I'VE have everything here they'v
got, and 4 lot more. Johnny White and |
| stayed a week at Carlsbad, taking a good
sized room with an Above. They stung
us $50 a week and made US pay for service
besides. When We left that hotel there
were just eleven NUTS lined UP with their
hands out. They didn't wait to be handed
q piece Of money-they demanded It. Even
the Pickaloo, I think they call him, sort OF
dish washer, wanted his bit
-Yurrup is all right remarked Mr..
Sharkey, but don't 90 there for art. They
and s~tatchuary in my place than they ever
saw in Paree."
Supreme Court Justice Giegericn and
John F. Ahearn were up in the bow enjoying
the breeze. Congressman Sulzer a
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Sheriff Hayes, Tom Rush and John j. Deitz.
Somehow, Five Cent Bird had dropped out
Of sight. Nobody seemed to know where he
went. Other Tammany persons on the
Grand Republic were Wauhope Lynn, The
MoManus, Percy Nagle, DOminick Mullaney,
P. j. Scully, John r. Curry. Julius Har-
burger, Judge Josephs, Harry Oxford,
senator Frawley and Morris Rose.
1t was noon when the boats tied up at
College Point and the hungry crowd made
to feed and Donnelly did the trick in four
trys. Every nan got his Ali OF fried cells,
potato SALAD, thick juicy beefsteak, hot
biscuits and coffee. Outside there was
beer, beer, and some more beer.
The minor Sullivans were nearly dragged
on their feet by calls for beer tickets, the
kind that got a keg. The gangs nocked by
themselves, a keg to every gang. The
Irish didn't mix with the Italians and the
Italians kept away from the Germans.
The rattle and clatter OF tongues when the
beer got TO flowing nicely drowned the
crashing OF the bands and Col. Padden's
stentorian challenge: I'll boost that lust
once" Over in a corner OF the grounds
a one armed darky made music with a
mouth harp and a guitar, beating chords
out Of the guitar with a short stick fixed
on the hollow of his shoulder. Back in
the grove the friendly poker games were
going on, but no apparatus was taken
ashore. Big Tim wouldn't stand for that.
On the baseball field the Big Tins were
playing the little Tins. winning by a
score Of something like ~ to 3s; nobody
kept exact count, 1t was all in the family
anyway.
Dinner was served at a little past = o'clock
and there was another rush by the hungry
crowd. Somehow the dimes was got
through with and the boats were loaded.
The trip home was happy but orderly.
There won't be any rough houses on this
picnic" said Florria at the start. ANY
ape that thinks he wants trouble will land
in the river kersplash, " and what the leader
Of DE Ate" said went.
As usual on the night OF Big Tins picnic
the BOwery blazed with red fire for hours
after the mob got home and Roman candles
were popping busily. Also it was a very,
very damp night on the Bowery coast.