St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-21
THE DUSTY MILLERS.
Their Fifth Annual Excursion to Lake
Minnetonka Huge and Unpreo-
edented Success.
Over Three Thousand Persons Unite Il
Enjoy the Pleasures Of
the Day.
Interesting Regatta, Ball Game and
aDozen Minor Sports and
PaStimeS.
How the Multitude Passed the Day
Enjoying the Varied Lake
Pleasures.
The Great Picnic.

The Great Picnic.
There were fifty car loads of them, all
told. Fifty coaches damned full Of the
Minneapolis head millers and their friends,
out for their fifth grand annual outing at
Minnetonka. TWAS the largest and most sue
cessful excursion party that ever left Min
neapOlis, and last night as train after train
load OF weary pleasure-seekers was de-
posted at the union depot, the tired faces
expressed satisfaction that fatigue could
not Obliterate. Day and arrangements were
| alike perfect, and in the diary OF the Head
MillerS' association the excursion was written
down complete success.
AN UNPRECEDENTED CROWD.
Officials at the union depot never saw
such scenes as were presented at the hand
some station at s o'clock in the morning,
when at least two thousand men, women
aad children surged about in the waiting
rooms and crowded through the gates. The
first train, bringing several carloads from
st. Paul, was seized upon at the East Side
station and came into the union depot loaded
down with humanity. 1t contained sixteen
cars, with capacity for 1000 persons, but
when that number was subtracted from the
immense throng at the depot it was scarcely
missed. The pOnderouS train rolled out
and proceeded lakeward, and second one
of fifteen coaches took its place.
Another 1000 of picnickers instantly
crowded it and off it went A third one of
fourteen coaches, raked up from the COM
pany's yards, was rushed in, and it, too,
was quickly filled and dispatched to Mime
tonka. BY that time, the regular train for
the lake was due and it took out five
crowded coaches, making grand total of
fifty coaches, and a crowd OF not one baby
less than 5000 people.
AT THE LAKE.
The Manitoba road had been chosen as
the means and Lafayette the place of hold
ing the picnic and 10 o'clock found the
crowd pretty thoroughly scattered about
the beach, the adjacent woods and the lawns
and piazzas of the hotel. Danz's orches-
ira had already ensconced itself on the
front veranda and it's music had attracted
the most of the crowd in that direction,
which was down on the bills. AS soon as
breathing time was allowed, Hon. Matt
Walsh mounted table and called for
order. His stentorian tones were heard all
over the lawns and the command was
obeyed. In the name of the Head Mi1lers'
association he thanked his hearers for their
presence, remarking that the modesty of
President Mcdaniel prevented him from
doing himself. What speech making was
to be done, however, he would leave to
Hon. A. T. Ankeny. who would now
address them. Mr.. Ankeny made very
felicitous little speech. He told of the i'm
portance to Minneapolis OF the four-making
industry and how the head miller was
the balance wheel of the great mills that
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Caesar had told his legiOns to carry the arts
and arms of Rome over the whole world,
but the head miller of Minneapolis sent, in
it's life-giving flour, the name and fame of
Minneapolis to every land in the civilized
prive the city of this great
Industry, the waters of the Mississippi
river had better be turned from her gates.
In conclusion, Mr.. Ankeny repeated neat
little poem on the head miller, the author
Of which he said was unknown,
but who, it was afterwards de-
veloped, was himself. 1t struck
home to the vast crowd and was received
with great applause. This ended the speak
ing, as Hon. John G. Woolley, who was on
the program, missed train and did not ar
rive until too late.
ENJOYING THE DAY.
Left to it's own devices, the crowd
amused itselfin every possible way, with
out rule or restraint The steam, sail and
row boats on the lakes found an abundance
of patronage, the woods were alive with
merry parties and dotted with the table
cloths that furnished forth many
dainty meal; hammocks swung in
the cooling shade; small parties
sought pond lilies; groups wandered
this way and that; while large party
passed the day in dancing in the Lafayette
parlors, warm as the weather was. Man
ager Wilcox placed the hotel at the disposal
of the picnickers, and his overtures were
not received with GOODNESS.
The sports, and especially those which
could be enjoyed from the hotel veranda,
never lacked for spectators. At times the
game of ball was suspended to drive back
the interfering crowd, while the committee
of millers on the general sports fought the
crush continually. The base ball was the
only morning amusement, the others COM
ing Immediately after dinner. All occurred
On the lawn, where they could be viewedby
the ladies from the veranda. Following are
the sports, seriatim:
THE REGATTA
was set for 10 o'clock, but at that hour the
remnants Of the fleet hung limp at the mast
heads and it was impossible to start. About
II o'clock slight breeze swelled the sails
of few yachts at anchor and the judges
concluded they would try and make start
at noon. But at that time the breeze again
failed, and the large crowd which had gath
cred at the docks returned to the woods and
hotel An hour later the loud boom Of
cannon attracted attention and there was
rush for the water where eight boats were
standing out toward Big Island, before
mild wind. The cannon which started
them had been fired from the Why Not,
where the Judges and time-keepers were
gathered. The entering boats divided into
two classes, sloops and cats, as follows:
SLOOPS. OWNERS.
Ida A. Bracket
Catherine Observation-Disclosures. Highland Club
Wave. ............. capt. Dyer
CATS. OWNERS.
Elvlra. .CapJ. BldWeu
Eleanor. Capt. A. T. Selden
Princess. 49,. Capt. E. j. Phelps
ldlewild. ..Capt. Morse
Number One. Capt. r. w. Riddle
Swallow. w. Parker
The Judges were A. W. Howard, G.. M.
Palmer and A. S. Dimond, and the course,
distance of ten miles, as follows: From
Minnetonka beach to the front of Lake
Park, thence around Big island to the place
of beginning. The race really lost most Of
its interest from the want of lively
breeze, as the boats almost floated
along, coming back along the north side of
Big Island, and the crowd drifted away
again to await the finish. About $3.50
o'clock the cannon announced the finish,