The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-04
LABOR'S GREAT DAY
Workingmen Devote Their Rest
Day to Recreation.
ruc OF WAR DRAWS ssIo CROWD
s.s1.rs Pull Longshoremen Over ths
lins-sports and Balls nc the
Lakeside Resorts.

r.bor day was observed In this city ~
~.ssoral holiday for the first time yesser-
az and Was ftiingiy enjoyed BY the peo-
- Banks, courts, public Offices and bus
s,.<. houses closed their doors In order 70
.s.e their enploYes en- opportunity TO
snfsv an outing. The postoftice observed
sesssy hours and the railroads only ran
,assspger trains. People came from the
saootry for miles around to erioy the
.~hts OF tie cify and take in the celebrn-
saa At Madison park which vas arranged
s. tbs Western Central Labor Union.
mixers attended the regatta, and some
xsns out to the PARKS 70 enjoy q quiet day
hanging about the grounds
Tks arrangements for the picnic and
dance. given at the park by the labor
salons, have been going on for several
reezs, and the plan sas TO have 81 enjoy
shss day AZ possible. one in which work
sagmen could take al outing with their
s.nalliss, away from the cares OF their daily
SOL
TIE weather was ali that could be de-
arsd. and IL was in fact an ideal day for
On outing.
The forenoon was taken up with tug
at-sar on Pioneer place, between teams
conposed Of sailors and Iongshoremen.
ard the Elliott Bay Yacht Club regatta .and
fhs afternoon and early evening was de-
solsd to = long programme OF athletic
sports At Madison park. the prizes for the
different contests being donated by the
merchants Of the city. The evening was
sven to various parties and ball 81
feschi park pavilion, at which prizes were
sssrded 10 lucky holders Of admission
tickets and for dancing.
SALONS WIS THE Tro-or-wAa
The tag-of-war between the sailors and
longshoremen At Pioneer place attracted
eFowd Of fully $500 people, and the
<ams pulled for thirty-six minutes. the
sailors winning. Year before last the
losgshoremen were the vletors and last
PEAR the sailors won. so the match yester-
day decided the championship.
Az $50 o'clock LANCER & Leuben's band
yarkded down Front street to Pioneer
place. playing popular marches. and in q
short time an immense crowd gathered
abont the ropes marking off the arena
where the strong men were TO contest for
supremacy. As usual, she small boy got
there first and secured front space. aud all
had their voices and whistles with them.
AZ first they guyed the men inside the
ropes. then the team. and ali manner OF
remarks could be heard. ASsede belong
iag to the sailors team was greeted with /;
"Pull hard. Ole. or you'll lose your yob. !"
and other like expressions.
Lynch. brawny son of Erin's isle. and
snchorman OF the longshoremen, paraded
up and down the enclosure and was sub
lect to such remarks as: "Bo jahers, but
heres strong man; look Mt his chist. !"
aud "Don't let those Swedes pull you over
The line. Ireland" and other similar ex-
pressions. The men all stood the ioshing
good-naIuredly aud rolled mp their sleeves
preparatory 20 the hard pull before them.
They took their positions, roslned their
hands and waited for tho word. Pete
Burns, hereulean sailor. was anehorman
for the sailors. and Lynch. fully as large.
served for the iongshoremen. A piece Of
white ribbon was tied in the middle Of the
rope, and on the sailors side just over the
frat oeat was piece Of red ribbon and on
the longshoremen's side piece Of blue.
The referee. w. q. Armstrong. explained
10 the men that the white ribbon had to
be pulled over the frst cleat Of either side
to entitle either seam 10 the championship.
he also cautioned the crowd 10 maintain
oraer and not 90 break down tbs ropes.
AT 1905 the word was given and the sail
orsimmediately gained an ineh. which adj
vantage vas soon lost and the white rib
bon lowered near the center for some
minutes. neither side gaining any advant-
age. George Moran, captain OF the long
shoremen, tore mp and down. telling his
men to keep cool aud pull steady. All Of
asudaen he would break out with:
GO il. DULLES, we've got 'efn on the run.
We can't lose"
At each command his men would tug
With oil their might but couldn't make
any effect on the tars. Secretary Gronow,
u TIE Coast Seamen's Union. was captain
Of the sailors. and had his men under fne
eoalrol. After pulling almost even for
Tally twenty-five minutes the longshore-
men began 20 weaken. and inch by inch
the white ribbon travelled toward the
sailors side The crowd seemed % favor
TIE ssamsn and encouraged them by yelis
whenever shay gained an inch. IL seemed
ta encourage the men and they tugged and
sagsed until victory was theirs.
Their friends gathered about them aud
'Aook their tired hands until they could
hardly hold them up. Captain GronoN
sas the happiest man in the crowd. but
sad be would not yell as much or work as
hard again for all the tug-oI-waE matches
60 earth.
The sailor. pulled steadisr than their OPP
raaents. and showed better team work.
Capt 6ronow was not slow 60 notice that
&c advantage could DO gained by COM
Sanding his men 10 pull immediately
aser ike command from Capt Moran,
All before the iongshoreman could regain
s'sssA hold the sailors would pull the ritz
Zen towards their side an inch or more.
capt Moran. in explaining the defeat Of
as team. said he dfdn's .have bis regular
Ssa o. he would have pulled the sailors
VI the face u the earth"
The personnel Of tho two teams was as
lalows; Sailors - AnehoFman. Pete
hfeEni Bill Nav. john Irwin. Martin
NsrTsy. Fred Johnson. Oscar Pearson.
tnet Swensoa and Pete Cure; captain.
sseaos; average weight. les poands.
Aongsh0Fcmea--AnchoE J. Lynch;
Donovan. J. Evans. NJ. Banith, A.
tfsnk, ;. Cummings. r. Richards, J.
White; captain. George Moran; average
ssssat, 10 pounds. Tine Of pail. hour
se4 Is MINUTES.
Al The conclusion OF the tug-ofwar the
aesd gathered around stand, decorated
.aa American days, aud listened 10
sAsor dag Grafton by Q. +. Wegeaer.
srrKcH oS LARoR AFFktEA
Amer the sas~ot-war q. Il. Megcnsr de-
..Ffred a. address appropriate 10 the day.
ns saie te did not intend 10 make =
FsSsa-ssgie speech because ~ would not
: n Keeping with the present bard times
Ae tnuNrhs The American eagle that Is.