The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-25
SCHEME WORKED WELL.
THREATS OF WAR WE'RE TURNED
INTO n BOOMING WELCOME.
Those Who Went tn Rocky Point Expect-
ing y Pitched Battle Today Were
Greatly Disappointed.

Oh I such Disappointment
To expect real nice war and to get
only kiss of welcome
To travel clear to Rocky Point to see
that 20 FOUNDER shoot off the rudder Of
the steamer Frances and then ONLY to
hear measly little salute of welcome
from measly little gun.
And this is what many people went for
and this is what many people found.
The Knights of Pythias nave been ad-
yertis a for the past few days to hold
their annual excursion at Rocky Point
today. One advertisement said that all
good knights were to 20 there via the
said that all good knights would go
on the steamer Frances, inierring that all
knights who were not good knights
wonld have to walk or stay at home.
Still another said that the Frances would
net tie allowed to land Mt Rocky Point,
and that IL 1t did attempt such Thing
the warriors II the Continental line
would blow off the front ana back hair
OF the Frances with the three twenty
pound guns at the poinl.
Things began TO look interesting.
Going to have real genuine war right
here in Rhode Island. So all those peo-
ple Interested in this pastine. rs well as
tie Knights OF Pythias, focked to
Rocky Point. Some went on the Con-
tinenlai boats and some wenJ on the
Frances. The Bay Queen iirst arrived
Mt the wharf at the Point and landed her
passengers.
The crowd remained here waiting for
the war"
The Frances then came about aud ap-
prpac ed the wharf Everybody got
doNrn low so as to let the shot e. over
their heads, when, TO their intense dis
gust, the Continental stevedores and
officials rushed forward TO help the
Frances passengers ashore.
'BangV
First gun Of the war-so they all
fhought-but no, it was ouly "A salute
fired in welcome Of the arrival.
This Is the whole story OF the naval
battle that WASN'T battle after all, but
a real love feast.
II seems that MANAGER HARRINGTON OF
tie Point ard the Knights of Pythias
and other societies usually coming to the
Point for their excursions bee me. dis
satisfied with he Continental Steamboat
company,
This order hesitated about coming to
the Point on this account, as the Conti-
mental company las hitherto been the
only Providence company landing there.
So 10 secure theirs aud other patronage,
Manager Harrington chartered the
steamer rrduCtS lOr tOuay. MT. IL
Mason OF the Continental company
objected real hard. He would knock
the steamer Franc, 8 higher than the top
of the electric chimney. He wouldd 90 Its
of things that men are wont to say
they will do when they get real
mad. But on sober second thought
when he realized that Mr.
Harrington, as lessee of the Point, had
he big end of it and could allow any
body he chose TO land. Mr. Mason cooled
down, and fell on Mir. Harrington's n ck
and peace was restored. Tickets on
either line would be interchangeable and
all would be lovely.
That is all there is toit. Mr.. Harring-
ton said TO News reporter this morn
ing that any boat that brought passen-
gers can land at Rocky Point, Of what
ever line.
There are a good many ways Of adver-
tising. This was mighty good one aud
il worked beautifully.