The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-01
THEIR AfiD0R DaMPESiD,

Tho American Fiin,s Zig Annual RrunioI
nhd ffcnic Ends In the fsatn-Au Il, 10Y
abir' Orderly Day anu a Large Crowd
The annual reunion and picnic Of III,
American Flint Glass Workers. Union
held at Wheeling Park yesterday, wa.
largely attended by the glass workers
their families and friends from all the
towns within reach Of Wheeling, and a
most enjoyable time was had by all.
The affair would have been without a
feature to mar 1t but for tho severe
storm which began shortly before Q
O'Clock. That made very dismal wind.
up Tor the day.
! It Is hard to estimate the crowd at the
Park. Five thousand Is certainly fair.
The u. 4 o. company brought tea car.
loads, and through some mistake instead
OF stopping at Elm Grove, came on 10
town, which sort oil embarassed .hiups.
The Pan. Handle road brought thirteen
cars filled with people. Pittsburgh was
very largely represented, and all the
towns III that viciuity sent delegations
while Steubenville and tho towns lust
acroea the river fairly poured in people,
and Wheeling sent out good crowd,
Dancing and social enjoyment filled
the time III about ! o'clock, when the
crowd collected in the upper pavilion
and were called to order. Short but
eloquent speeches were made by presi. |
dent Smith, Secretary Dillon, Prosecu.
ting Attorney John Howard, who was an
early secretary Of the association, and |
Hon. ]. Ii. Burtt. All were enthusi. |
astically received. !
AL afternoon every Elm Grove train |
was crowded both out and in. The men
drank lemonade or something else, and |
tho women talked and chewed gum.
Everybody was enthusiastic In admira.
ton Of the beauties Of the park. The
arrangements, under tho supervision Of
Capt. August Rolf, were perfect, aud the
order was marvelously good.
When the storm came up all wished
they were home. The two trains leay-
ing the Park about S o'clock caught the
rain ut Walters. 1t was half an hour
late in reaching town, the big loads and
wet rails making fast running impossi.
BILE. Tho trains coming in at 6 o'clock
were even worse, not arriving till after
nine, and they had 10 70 back and bring
another, big load. They did not arrive
till nearly Q a. nj. |,
When the rain struck the Park, there
was wild rush for shelter. Many Of
the people were 80 far from roof that
they were thoroughly drenched. All
were crowded aud uncomfortable, even
under shelter, and none OF them arc
likely to forget the Reunion OF 80.
Coming in on the trains the cars were
iammed so that it was not only uncom.
Portable riding, but with the curtains
closed it was sickening. And after the
bc!at-d trains reached the city, the
worst OF it came 70. many. At least a
thousand people who had come on the
Pewiky road could not get out OF town
wing to the wsshouls up the river, aud
hey spent the night IN the cars or the
lepot, or wandering around the streets
The hotels were soon over.crowded, and
he restaurants, overrun and eaten out
al day. conld scarcely feed those who
applied. 1t was pitlable sight to see
he men, women and children huddlpd
n their vet and drayg|ed clothes iu the
,ars or on the benches il the depot,