The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-07
BIGGEST IN HISTORY.
steubenviile's Labor Day celebra-
ton a Glorious Success.
WHEELING UNIONS LARGELY INIT.
Mayor seabright a Star Attraction.
ATine Parade, the Town Gally Dec
Grated and a Big Crowd Present.
Tho Addresses.


People began to- arrive for tho Labor
Day demonstration as early as Saturday
morning, but tho masses did not COM
mence to come till yesterday morning.
From carly morning till afternoon every
train coming into the city on all of the
three railroads was crowded and jam
med till conservative estimate put the
number of strangers in the town very
close to 10000. The $50 a. m. Pan
Handle train from Wheeling brought in
nine car loads, and every car contained
twice the number usually allotted to a
car. On the G. & p. railroad special
excursion train was run. illicit Bellaire
at 0 a. m. with eleven cars, and ut
Bridgeport every car was filled. The
train stopped at every station and flag
stop till Steubenyille was reached.
There were five people for every seat in
the train. The regular train that fol
lowed in ten minutes had seven coaches,
and by the time steubenyille was
reached they were all crowded.
The trains on the @. & T. from Wells.
vile, East Liverpool, Toronto and the
other towns above Steubenville brought
in crowds, and the Panhandle trains
from Pittsburgh and out the road in
Ohio brought in their quota Of passen-
gers.
The hotels began to serve dinner at II
a. IN. and were still feeding the multi
tude at 3p. m. The saloons and res
taurants did a land office business, and
in several of the former, Wheeling
sports had games Of chance in full opera
ton, and they were all taking in more
than their share Of the loose change.
The streets had the usual number OF
fakirs, and the crowds were so thick
that It was very difficult matter to get
from one part of the town to another.
The decorations were quite general and
were pleasing feature Of the event.
Almost every house in the business
portion OF the city was festooned with
the national colors, and on some OF the
private residences the effects produced
by the mingling of flowers and ever
green and red, white and blue muslin
were very beautiful.
THE MOST NOTICEABLE DECORATION
was at the court house, where pictures
of William weihe, P. j. Armstrong, w.
]. Dillon and W. j. Smith were hung
from the windows. Crayon pictures Of
Weihe, Smith, MCGUIRE, 0'Neill, Dillon,
Armstrong, Gompers, Powderly and
other labor leaders were displayed in
prominent places all over town, and as
the hi0 nornda naased them hhev were
cheered Justify.
Charley Seabright, the Mayor OF
Wheeling, was in steubenville in all his
glory and a white plug hat. He rode
ahead OF Governor Campbell in the
parade carrying an immense bouquet
which some admirer had given him. He
was cheered at several points along the
line, and the crowds gave utterailce to
expressions such as THERE'S the Mayor
OF Wheeling, who issued a proclamation
letting the work house prisoners go free
on July l."
ale fines 'em S. for Sunday drunk"
"Charley's one OF the boys" etc.
He was a central figure, and attracted
more attention and was the subject OF
more comment than Governor Camp
bell.
There were very few drunken men in
the town, and there was nothing to mar
the harmony OF the day. Banners were
stretched across the streets, bearing
legends OF welcome to organized labor
and the people seemed to be thoroughly
in earnest in their welcome.
THE NATIONAL OFFICERS
OF the various trades unions represented
took dinner early and were ready for
their places in the parade at IL o'clock.
The line formed on Market and Fourth
streets and marched over long line
that covered almost the entire town.
BY actual count there were 1900 men in
line, not counting the bands and those
who rode in carriages, swelling the num-
Der to fully 5000. The, Federation
trades were the most numerous in the
parade, the glassworkers turning out
the greatest number. The carpenters
and other building trades were we'll rep.
resented and made q very good showing,
their numbers being almost equal to
that OF the glassworkers.
The Wheeling cigar makers, Garfield
assembly, X. of j., was the largest
single body in limo, and their CANDY
rcd, white and blue parasols made
very pretty and striking picture as they
marched along the broad, smooth
paved streets. The printers also made
agood display, they too carrying para
soils, and their number was very credit
able.
The boys employed in the Steubcn-
vile glass factories and a number OF
boys from other cities we're in line to
the number Of several hundred, carry
lug a banner bearing the motto, "We
believe as our fathers do, in union
there is strength" The little fellows
were heartily cheered all along the line,
and seemed TO enjoy the attention paid
them immensely.
After the parade had covered the
principal streets 1t marched up past
the McCook homestead, where it was
reviewed by the speakers and the dig.
nitar es.
Among the beautiful things that
gr,lced the occasion was IN immense
floral emblem, in the form OF a, plat
form, guarded by four arches and bear
ing a high pinnacle. It was the Arm
strong memorial and was carried in
honor Of the memory.of
THOMAS A. ARMSTRONG,
whose work in the ranks Of the Ameri.
can Flints and other labor organiza-
9tions is so. well remembered and so
highly valued by them. Another fea-
ture OF the day was tho decorating Of
Armstrong's grave in the steubenville
Cemetery,