Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
OUT AT ROCK POINT.
Nearly Twenty Thousand People at
the Amalgamated Picnic.
THE TIMERS STRIKE SETTLED.
knights Of Labor Organizing National Tube
Works Employees.
SATURDAYS PITHY LABOR ITEMS

Among the hundreds of picnics that have
been held at Rock Point there never was
such one as that held there Yesterday by
the Amalgamated Association. The
Committee of Arrangements had
counted on having 10000 people out. but
early in the morning trains laden with
thousands of prospective excursionists lett
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Bellaire. New Cas-
tie, Steubenville, Youngstown, Ashtabula
and Cleveland, and when all
arrived it was estimated that
no less than 900 to 90, 900 people were on
the grounds. The weather was threatening
at times. but old Sol had too much consider
alton for the picnickers to spoil their pleas
ure, and not drop of rain fell the entire
day.
The delegates to the Amalgamated Asso-
citation met at o'clock. After roll call
they formed in marching order, and, headed
by the Select knights Band, marched to the
Union station. Trains comprising $50 cars,
and CARRYING S,000 left the . uion depot in
side of three hours. Many of the members
took their families.
THE DAYS ENJoYMENTs.
At Rock Point no set programme was pur-
sued. The people rushed into the grounds
and scattered back over the hills, across the
Beaver river and up the Connoquenessins
1T will Some fshed; others played games.
Some put in the whole day on the grounds,
swinging, dancing, riding on the roller
coaster or "flying dutchman;" others strolled
up the ramble to the falls and viewed
the beautiful scenery along the Connoque-
Messing. There was an attempt at game
of ball, but no man in all that throng could
be induced to assume the responsibility OF
umpiring the game and it was abandoned.
There were fakirs of every description on
the ground. There we've also pickpockets
and other crooks there. A man named Will
son, from New Castle, had a gold watch
stolen from. him in the afternoon.
Considering the vast number present, it is
probably not fair to say the crowd was a
disorGerly one. The committee had made
rule that there should be no drinking on the
ground. but the rule was like good many
of the Ten Commandments.
AFEw ON THEIR MUSCLE.
There were also a number of fights toward
evening. One occurred across the Beaver
river. opposite the grounds, in which Will
lam Dugan, of Youngstown, had his head
and face badly cut and part of one ear
bit of. During the afternoon a quarrel
arose between two men over a woman. One
of the men drew a knife and threatened to
stab the first one who came near him. He
held the fort for a while, but got into
another rumpus and was pretty badly used
up himself
There was great deal of difficulty in
getting the crowd away from the Point
Trains were scheduled to run every half
hour from until $50 P. M, but owing to
some disarrangement of railroad affairs no
train left the grounds for any point from
to O'Clock. The Pittsburg excursionlsts
did not get home until after IL o'clock last
night.
The convention will meet again to-mor-
row morning at o'clock, TO continue the
discussion of the scale. Now that the
price for boiling has been reafirmed, it is
not thought the convention will waste much
time over the remainder of the scale.