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June 14, 1881
National Republican (Washington City
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
On Sunday last, six men aboard a boat visiting a canal-boat beer saloon above Aqueduct Bridge got into a dispute over a dog, assaulted the proprietor and assistant, but were repelled by the proprietor using a bung-starter, leaving several injured.
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A SUNDAY SCRIMMAGE,
Lively Use of a Bungstarter—A Good Deal of Beer and a Few Broken Heads.
On Sunday last there was a lively skirmish on board the canal-boat anchored a mile or so above the Aqueduct Bridge. This boat is fitted up as a beer saloon and restaurant, and forms a sort of a half-way house for boating parties visiting Little Falls. About three o'clock Sunday afternoon a boat containing six men swung alongside the floating bar-room, and the crew disembarked and proceeded to stow away a liberal allowance of the exhilarating fluids dispensed thereon. After getting warmed up a dispute arose in regard to a pointer dog and the proprietor and his assistant were assaulted by all six of the boat's crew. The peripatetic publican proved himself "a very jovial little man" in the melee that followed. Arming himself with a bung-starter he laid about with such hearty good will that the party returned to their boat not haste, thoroughly demoralized. One of the visitors received a welt in the jaw that gave his head a decidedly gibbous appearance. Another had a patch of hair and hide lifted from his cranium, and several others were somewhat battered and bruised. From their personal appearance yesterday it can be inferred that there are better places to raise a muss than the canal-boat beer saloon.
Lively Use of a Bungstarter—A Good Deal of Beer and a Few Broken Heads.
On Sunday last there was a lively skirmish on board the canal-boat anchored a mile or so above the Aqueduct Bridge. This boat is fitted up as a beer saloon and restaurant, and forms a sort of a half-way house for boating parties visiting Little Falls. About three o'clock Sunday afternoon a boat containing six men swung alongside the floating bar-room, and the crew disembarked and proceeded to stow away a liberal allowance of the exhilarating fluids dispensed thereon. After getting warmed up a dispute arose in regard to a pointer dog and the proprietor and his assistant were assaulted by all six of the boat's crew. The peripatetic publican proved himself "a very jovial little man" in the melee that followed. Arming himself with a bung-starter he laid about with such hearty good will that the party returned to their boat not haste, thoroughly demoralized. One of the visitors received a welt in the jaw that gave his head a decidedly gibbous appearance. Another had a patch of hair and hide lifted from his cranium, and several others were somewhat battered and bruised. From their personal appearance yesterday it can be inferred that there are better places to raise a muss than the canal-boat beer saloon.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Canal Boat Skirmish
Beer Saloon Brawl
Bungstarter Fight
Pointer Dog Dispute
Where did it happen?
Canal Boat Anchored A Mile Or So Above The Aqueduct Bridge
Story Details
Location
Canal Boat Anchored A Mile Or So Above The Aqueduct Bridge
Event Date
Sunday Last
Story Details
Six men, after drinking at a canal-boat beer saloon, disputed over a pointer dog and assaulted the proprietor and assistant, but the proprietor fought back with a bung-starter, injuring several attackers who fled.