The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-08
EION MEN MAKE HOLIDAY.
THAN LAST YEAR PARADE,
ruorsH THE DAP WAS FINE

-taE
..,r. OF Rest Z. Narchi.e-sharp Con-
-. Betweea the East SIDE asa the
".,-r,e,dsnts OF the Nareh-Ths Rec
". instruct All Aiavs-A Fair Fur
...,r On II orsebssk-Aseut1 n, zoe Men
.,.o, Against 1900 Last September.
r., . blue sky. aysmiline sun. and .
N,m ~ treeEs. came Labor Day. The
49, 49,. reyelled in the ideal weather. The
l|.rned It's holiday attire and decksd IT.
18th eags and gay colors. Labor Day
..a.v was not the same holiday that itwns
lar. AGO. When the day Was first set
49,. F.. holiday 1t was meant that on that
w. vcrkincmen should turn out In over-
LIN, masses TO display their numbers
s.holr united strength. Yesterday. OF tho
-. Of thousands OF workinGmen that
'. and toll in New York city. hardly $4,000
.,aed tho streets. and these were divided
20 hostile camps. The day Ia becoming
da, OF rest than of demonstration.
w.. r.ot,e that marched through the streets
....,iav wer, exactly the same that turned
,i,s. ,enr. only there were fewer OF them.
~, ,.ar 1000 mon turned out Tho only
Ds.,.rc. between this years and last years
.,,,,ion. as one workingman remarked.
~. that in 1890 the bands played Annie
.,,s," and In 1891 they have Comrades"
w Maggie Murphys Home among their
rpsrcirs.
a. rs-e lust as wretched looking as they
40. last year. The look Of hunger and bodily
,,.srv that was In their faces then had not
..,h,m 10 most people 1t was torture to
E,iov the Federation parade through that
AZ. q, the city whore these people live.
III. mos. pleasing scene OF the day was In
-on, Of the cottage In Union square. There
,.,s crowds OF women here Watching the
.bor,es OF tho officers curvet in fretful cara-
.o,s. and having fun with the riders. The
.,nshine poured on this scene. and the cool
t,.eze tempered its rays. SO that the blaze was
xslcome. Both parades suffered considerable
,,ronyenience from tho wagons and cars that
,apea,slly broke the ranks and made the par
,dsrs hustle TO get out Of the way. At the
,orner OF Clinton place and Sixth avenue.
rbere cars run in eight different directions
,hs Central Labor Union parade became all
uncled IN. Then while the parade WAS pas
sing down Fourteenth street. the broadway
csrs, which are running up University place.
we're blocked. and there were soon thirty
cars in line that reached as far a. Clinton
place. unable to move. 1t was the same on
the east side. il not worse. Down in Norfolk
street thete was continual blue streak as the
raysie stumbled past tangle OF trucks.
The CENTRAL LABOR UNION PARADE.
Although o'clock sharp was the hour for
the start OF the c. l.. U. parade. no unions had
arrived at Washington square when. about 10
o'clock Grand Marshal Michael j. Fenton and
nd al ha
Grand Marshal wore red. while and blue
ash, with gorgeous rose,te at the side. while
the aides wore blue and whit. sashes without
|Ehey rode around again. and then distant
music bera!ded the approach of some of the
qarshal's men The music grew louder and
he corner Of Waysrley place. 1t was the first
hat came behind the band. The Grand
Inn aisD Soon Other deachmen.s Of tits aniea
ame along. and in a little while Big 6 was on
..sk in it's entirety. Then one, By one tho
h Wa!srley place. Fourth street. Washington
psce. Macdougal street. and some OF the other
streets that open on the park. There was a
orders. brass bands and fife and drum!
men ran of for second to get drink. Stead
,ky grew larger and the. tieecy clouds were
ehorse came dashinR down Fifth avonue all
s w T1 e sna do and mi si shouted Look
At, A. precisely II o,elSek ths Grand Marshal
hong tae south side Of the park to Macdoueai
Greet then up to Gin, place, westward to
Greenwich avenue and Seventh avenue. All
itors, who yelled themselves hoarse as their
lvorite unions passed. or whenever they rec
iinized any OF the paraders
fdeS on horseback. and behind them two
,rringes containing the committee In. charge
the parade; Among them was Patrick Rey-
R,ds. well-known Knight Of Labor.
Then behind band rode George Warner.
laster Work man Of the Housesmiths' Union.
IND James Edwsrds, the Sergeant -at-Arms Of
Rest-dressed labor leader In this city. and no
aokei tine on horseback. Edwards. who is
I.elr!y feet 9. has long legs. and tho way he
INall boys. after these came the unions, and
+ each passed certain point on Seventh ave-
ias Suh renorter counted the members Of
such straggl1ng order that It was impracti-
i.hle 10 count them accurately. but In such
a Ses liberal allowance was made in the unions
owsvcr are absolutel correct. The
lumber Of raraders in each case is given
parenthesis after the unions name.
H. right Of way. Naxt came the II Theatrical IaI
Protective Union 800 carrying banner with
tcrew on 1.-THE unions emblem. Thon
Faiths MON (4UOl. The bousesmiths. in smile
their disastrous strike last spring. were ali
Iei dressed and looked comfortable, After
ZEN came tho United Brotherhood OF Pro-
esslve PAINTERS 225. 1t should be said here
.at nearly eveiy uni Ion brought along its own
mM ce some had brass bands. others had
|alsic OF two unions often mingled SO that the
Tadsrs couldn't keep step
a.er the painters came section 1907 Of
In9graphical Union No. q. which had evil
, Hn,ly lost ~ way ard wandered into the
Ss,sr on q poe. Next. came the United
i,.therhood OF Progressive varnishers 85l,
Union .lU0l and the Build
~. Y, lateral divers o! New York lG5 The
nj nj we're ,pcturssous n light flannel shirts
Il. re o! the lnsmbsrs who were too old or 100
% rn 70 walk. Then came In succession the
uh!her 4 andlers and Truck Drivers Il oO) the
~. re Association OF Sash. Blind and
O0r Makers I4Ol. tho Foundry Workers Of New
~ W. the ish-speak.nE Trainers tl60j.
~ nltsd order OF American Carpenters and
Het rs Ilt0, the Journsyman Marble Cutters
lhe Mhitestono Association OF Marble
G%rHHefs WOO. the Hexagon Labor Club llOO),
~ III liz Granite stone Cutters $50.
1ag :i,s, the first drawn by eight horses. with
t ms They were sent BY union granite
y WE. ~ and contained 81 saimsns OF carving,
Nt .u .p9s lying scattered around as though
\, wniRmsn had gone ont suddenly
81 ~ u'h came tho Italian Mosaic Association
fgs SAM ana waved them all the time.
tic ma ~ interesting to behold the pride with
I'm, the fresidsnts OF the unions marched in
S:icb 0; ,b me iirst line and the dignity with
49, IN Gf,Ieers carried walking sticks, which
Ivy ned and handlaI LIE a-nrJ. 80.