Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-15
THE BUTCHERS DAY.
Knights of the Cleaver Have a JOY
GUS Picnic at Ross Grove.
OVER 5000 WERE PRESENT.
A Game of Baseball and Mule Race Fur
nished Plenty of Sport.
AN UNKNOWN MAN KILLED on TIE ROAD

The butchers picnic at Ross Grove yes
terday was big affair. Train after train
rolled out of the West Penn depot filled
with people, and by o'clock in the after
noon between 5000 and 5000 people were
enjoying themselves in the grove. They
came by rail, on foot, in carriages, buggies
and wagons, and it was plain that everyone
was bent on enjoying themselves.
1t was a good-natured crowd as q rule.
Everywhere through the woods singing
could be heard, and it was noticeable fact
that German melodies were greatly in ex-
cess of all others. Around the center of the
grove the great body Of the people had con-
Cregated, and the crowd was so dense in
places that there was considerable difficulty
at times in forcing ones way through. Both
dancing platforms were packed, and very
little rest was given to the musicians from
the time the first train arrived in the morn
ing till long after supper time.
Amusements OF various kinds were nu-
merous. A baseball nine composed of the
butchers Of Allegheny contended with a
similar one made up of Pittsburgers, and
they furnished excellent amusement, until
they were compelled to stop, owing to the
number of bats they broke. A mule race
was quite a feature and caused roars of
laughter.
WHAT THEY HAD TO EAT.
The refreshments could not have been bet
ter. Soft drinks OF all kinds, cider and for
a time something little stronger was furn-
ished. Private parties were very we'll pro-
yided with good things, and some of them
were relieved Of everything in short order.
An old gentleman had brought a buggy to
the grove filled with eatables, but while his
back was turned some playful boys stole
march on him, and got away with much OF
the povender. He routed the enemy bag
and baggage when he saw them, and creat-
ed no little amusement bv seizing large
butchers knife and threatening to kill
some of them.
There were very few incidents consider
ing the large crowd. Two buggies coliided
on the road in the grounds, and a young lady
in one of them was thrown out and was in
iured about the head. Her name could not
be learned. Several ladies tainted from ex-
haustion.
:. In the center of the grove the crowd was
under the control of Captain j. Davis and
Ten was very oub
fights were rather numerous on the outskiats
of the park. Some little boys became in
volved in quarrel, and one of them was
struck in the neck with stone and injured
severely. Fights followed each other in
rapid succession, and one of them was espec-
ially severe, one of the participants being
badly cut up in the encounter.
THEY WERE JEALOUS.
There was one shooting scrape, and that
was not very serious. Two young men were
escorting ladies through the grove, when
they grew Jealous of each other. The ladies
got involved in a wordy quarrel, and one of
the men fired two shots at the other without
effect.
On the whole, however, it was a success
ful picnic. Many a man is out somewhat
as a result of the wheel of fortune, or the
ring and cane racket, or the little game
worked with whips and revolving disk, or
in 20 other different ways.
On board the train coming home everyone
was feeling good. Songs and laughter were
intermingled. Jokes were numerous and
were well appreciated.
Although the ground was wet the weather
was fair, and there were few at the picnic
who did not wish for happy return of the
same occasion.
An unknown man who could not be iden-
tifedfell off the train going to the picnic
and was killed. His body was taken TO the
undertaken Haitzheimer's place at Sharps-
burg. He was a large man with light
mustache, we'll dressed, and weighing about
200 pounds.