Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12
IRON MEN IN TROUBLE.
Trains Carrying the Amalgamated
Picnic Party Collide.
NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Walking Speak -Basies . Featurs Of the
Day at Rock Point.
THERE WAS NOT THE LEAST DISORDER

The picnic of the Amalgamated Associ-
alton of Iron and Steel Workers at Rock
| Point yesterday was a success The day
was bright but not too warm, in fact, an
ideal picnic day.
The pleasure of the day, however, came
nearly being destroyed and happiness
turned into sorrow and distress. The first
section of the excursion train, consisting of
ten coaches and baggage car, left the city at
o'clock, and reaching Rochester at $50 it
was run on q siding. After a short delay
the engineer was ordered to back off of the
Cleveland and Pittsburg track and pro-
ceed to Kenwood Junction. just as they
reached the Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and
Chicago track, No. dashed into the engine
of the excursion train.
Both engines were completely demolished
and the baggage car of the picnic train was
telescoped. The passenger coaches received
considerable damage and the passengers
got nothing but rough shaking up. At
first it looked as though there would be a
panic, but cooler heads prevailed and no
one was injured by rush to the doors and
windows. Other engines were procur ed and
the trains hastily taken away.
The Engineers Were Both Saved.
The fagman claims that it was not his
fault and lays all blame on the dispatcher.
The fagman says that No. 9 was nearly an
hour late in starting, but had made up the lost
time and was running 15 minutes ahead. If
this is the case it puts the blame on the en-
gineer of No. for running ahead of time.
Both the engineers and fremen jumped as
soon as they saw that the trains were COM
ing together and were saved.
The wrecking trains were on the scene in
a short time and soon had the tracks cleared
The other sections of the train from Pitts
burg were considerably delayed, the second
section being IN hours late.
At the grove more than $4,000 people as
sembled to enjoy a day in the woods
There were people from Bellaire, Brilliant,
East Liverpool, Mingo Junction. Saline
vile, jamestown, Homestead, Mansfield,
Canonsburg, Washington, Massillon, New
Castle, Warren and youngstown besides
the Pittsburg delegation. The fakirs and
shell men did huge business, finding many
victims to bleed. There were several extra
amusements not down on the programme,
including female walking match and side
show.
walking Speak-Easies Were Plenty.
The roller-coaster, flying machine, knock
the-babies down, punch -the-machine-and-
get-a-gold-watch, refreshment stands and
walking speak-easies did rushing business,
and were completely sold out at the end of
the day.
There was no disorder on the grounds to
mar the pleasures of the day, and more Or
derly mass of people it would be hard to
find. Everybody went for the fun they
could get, and they all seemed to have
gotten what they went after.
There were two dancing pavillions open
and they were crowded all day. For those
who love to take their ease there were two
brass bands that gave fine music every half
hour. The day was spent in great enjoy
ment, and but for the narrow escape sfrom
death of the e1cursionists there would have
been nothing to mar their enjoyment