The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-07
OF INDUSTRY FLUSHED
THOUSANDS OF WAGE WORKERS GET
 RESPITE FROM TOIL. .

About New Haven--Trades Council Pic
 tended-A Variety of Games and Sports
 Cars Ran at Two Minute Intervals.
 The sons of toll, thousands of them, took a rest yesterday and tired them selves out in doing so. With their families, or their best girls, as the case might be, they went to the several re- sorts of the city, and went there to enjoy Labor day. The weather was of a special brand, such as all picnickers hope and pray for, but seldom get, warm, balmy day with a cloudless sky and clear, cool evening. From the noon hour on, the street car company was taxed to the utmost to afford the thousands speedy transportation to Savin Rock, where the Trades Councli of the city held its picnic Fifty-fVe cars, including trailers, were run at two minute intervals. That forms fair basis for estimating the throng at the Rock at 10000 and possibly 25,OOO, up to 9 o'clock last evening.
 The heaviest of the "travel' was not until late in the afternoon. From that time it was a repetition of the scenes or the glorious Fourth. They crowded every resort in the grove. The pop corn and peanut vendors could not keep up with the demand and the walters at the various refreshment bars rushed back and forth, in and out, like so many automatons. Every place had at least double force of bartenders, and one kept six of them busy. Yes 1t was a thirsty crowd, but 1t was very good natured crowd, too Of course, there were offences against the dignity of men that sometimes called for heat ed discussion and argument and wrang- ling for quarter of an hour before all parties concerned could finally agree to shake hands and liquidate their diff ferences with "a drink all round, boys"
 Such wordy combats over fancied wrongs, of course, occurred One such altercation had it's comical side Two men, who apparently had never met before shouted" each other to few drinks. Then the better natured of the two made some testing remark at which the little man took offence. A slight mix-up ensued in which the lit tie man got the worst of it. He felt so humiliated that he cried and asked if there was not one in the crowd who could be his friend and stand by him" :" l Not finding any such good friend, he was persuaded to state his grievance and submit the matter to arbitration 1 Unfortunately when but one side had | stated it's case and before the defence l had rested its side of it, a burly off, cer broke up the assizes and bench and | bar were compelled to move off the walk
 One spectacle reused the pity of near l ly every feminine spectator, and many men inveighed against the exhibition. It was place on cross street where a colored man had his head stuck through a circular hole in a stout can- vas sheet, and permitted himself to be | the target for anybody and everybody who had the price to get three throws at his head with baseballs As the 1 price was only five cents there were many throwers. The poor fellow was expected to dodge by wriggling his head around and ducking, but he got three
 terrific smashes, one after the other, when large muscular man tried his aim. The wonder is that even the skull of an African withstood that pounding.
 The target was seized with apprehen- sion and wanted to quit, but as Strat-
 ton would not pay him unless he filled | his days engagement the poor fellow went back again. and fell a victim repeatedly to similar treatment, and the general opinion seemed to be that such an exhibition should not be tolerated anywhere, not even with the reward of $4 day to the target for running the risk of getting concussion of the brain.
 The young folks, especially the young | lovers, congregated in the dancing pa vilions where, despite the heat and
 jam of the place, they danced and
 danced until they were ready to dror with fatigue and overexertion It
 seemed as though some would never
 reach their limit, but frequent pota- tions at "Charlie's' fountain between dances renewed their agility, and when
 the orchestra started up again they
 would once more join in. Others were | gathered about the various catch-pen. ny slot machines viewing the startlins creations of beauty and color always on view through the peep-holes And at | the side of the Casino on the outdoor walk a thousand people gathered dur l ing the afternoon hours to watch the antics of bathers. Scores of the latter l disported themselves at high water and good-naturedly taunted their friends and acquaintances on the platform above with remarks about how cool it
 was in the water. One stout young man, with avoirdupois enough to tip the scale beams at three hundred at least | amused the crowd with capers on the | toboggan chute. He would seat him. l self on the little car and go down the | incline at a great clip and strike the
 water with such force that it sounded as if he had been spanked with a | plank.
 1 Every tintype gallery prospered and
 one photographer feared his supply of
 the necessary chemicals would be in.
 sufficient to meet the rush. The little pictures were source of endless amusement to the dear girls, who walk. ed about the grove with the tin photos
 in one silk-gloved hand and a stick ot vari-colored popcorn in the other In.