The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-19

4 Dc'nOn$i rnti0n "t Pittsburgh, Worthy
or the Cause ur WNrkiu-,nen

PlrrsnuEGN, Penn, June 1.-THE prep
aratious which hay. been in progress, ,unle,
the direction Of the Knights Of Labor. for
the plst mouth, to-day eliminated in one
of the srandest demonstrations OF or.apjxe,
labor ever witnessed in the Smoky CITY
The ,luy opened with dark, over Gust skies,
but threatening weather did not prevent
the early trains from tlcpositing at our
gates CARLOAD after carload oi strongly
built, broud.chcsted swarthy sons OF toil
from ncighboring manufacturing counties
in the keystone State. Ohio and West vir.
ginia. Before the time set for the grand
parade, two o'clock r. ~, the streets along
the route mapped out were lined with pco.
pie OF nlI classes. Every available window
and doorway was filled with ladies and
their escorts, and the sidewalks were one
mass OF surging humanity. This for a dis.
tance Of over three miles,
At the Union Depot alone eight thou.
sand passengers in excess OF the regular
daily traffic dcbarked. The Baltimore and
Ohio reported an increase up to midday OF
over four thousand, while the officers OF
lesser lines cctitering i'll the city chroniclei
q pr0portiOnatc increase. Fully one hun.
dre,i thousand strangers were in the ci,y,
1hs procession was to l.aye started at
lali-past one. o'clock, but II DELAY of half
an hour occurred. Tie work Of forming
the grand division OF the immense line
began with the arrival OF the first dclee1.
ton at the point assigned, and ended with
the signal which sent the entire column
of i'll fine style. Representatives of indus.
tries embracing potters, pattern and har.
ness makers and light hardware, made up
OF eight X. OF L. Assemblies, composed tho
First Division. The Printers Assembly,
1880, had the post OF honor on the rirht Of
the procession, aud acted US escort to Chief
Marshal r. II, Jones and staff, the Chief OF
Staff being Thomas NJ. Armstrong, G reen.
back Labor candidate for Governor, The
Marshal and staff were mounted, and pre.
ceded the police escort OF forty mon, and
the full Great Western band, which headed
the column. The Printers Assembly, three
hundred strong, presented u fine appear.
anGe. ,, pot,ENT ~"
The miners comprised the second di.
vision, the delegations coming from all
parts oflhis district, including the striking
Panhandle liegers The division was
marshaled by President Jones, OF the Min.
era Union, with forty-eight uiJs. Sueses-
tive mottocs were displayed, tho most at.
t'aciive being one borne BY a delegation OF
boys, sons OF the strikers. "Give us this
day our daily bread" was the striking dc.
vice which brought out round after round
ofapplau:o. Fullysthrce thousand pi.men
were in line. ~ - ,t2aE g-'sg
The third division was comprised OF vim
dow, bottle and flint glass blowers. Before
this division was formed a heavy rain set
In, which caused many to leave the ranks.
About five hundred were in line when the
division moved. l.glI' IA ii { Eil1
In the fourth division the trades repre-.
sented were iron molders, stove molders
and similar industries. i5 - III
The chief features OF the parade was the
fifth division, embracing the members OF
the Amaigamated Association OF Iron aud
Steel Workers. The division was mnr:
shaled by Secretary Martin, with large
detachment OF aids. 1t was sub.diyiJel
into two divisions, comprising nine thou.
sand men. & i,T'E 5N'5fil
4 Fully twenty thousand sons OF toll were
in line, notwithstanding the fact that tor.
rents OF rain fell long before the third di.
vision was moved. The marked feature OF
the affair was the gentlemanly, soldier.like
bearing OF the men. All were neatly dress.
ed, souIc Of the delegations wearing white
caps, dark coat, white pants and gloves;
others, stray hats, white neckties and bon.
tonaires. Not one Intoxicated man was
discernahle in the.vas column, and at no
point along the line Of march was there
any disturbances to, cause: the least ripple
OF excitement, The column was one hour
and iorty;minutes passing q given point,
with no stoppages. Z! y 3 g B III 4 ) u,
Business men are unanimous in i their
praise Of the manner in whiclithe demons.
tration was conducted, I and if$there were
any nervous persons this morning, tonight
they feel perfectly safe. ~ ~ Gsl