The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-05
LAKE SHORE LOoKEb ALIVE.
There Were Thousands at and About
the Pavilion.


Perhaps the largest crowd that has
ever assembled at Lake Shore during one
day celebrated the Fourth at RamaIev's
pavilion yesterday and at the neighbor-
ing picnic grounds. The train service
was scarcely .adeQuatezto accommodate
the crowds that visited Lake Shore ara
White Bear village during the dav. Every
train numbered a dozen or more coarhes
and they were run in sections. There
was a scramble to get on and off each
arrival, but withal the crowd was good
patured and had a good time:
P. ]. Metzdorf, manager of the Lake
Shore privileges, said last night that
100O0 people had been at Lake. Shore
during the day.
The crowd eWas handled with great dis
patch andA the, presence of a half dozen
police officers kept the merry spirits of
some of 1.-The picniekers some what IN
check. There was a disposition on the
part of section of the Rice street gang
to make trouble, and indeed they sue
ceeded in getting UP several pretty lively
hsuc encounters but fortunately the
principals were confined to their -. own
numbers and after three of them had
been put on the train and started for st.
Paul by the local police there was no
more further trouble from that source.
Early in the day Mrs Charles ]. Schu.
W AiNAAA6 at lou NIlStIlGS street, was
badly hurt by a ball pitched by man
at one of the tents. Mrs. Schubert was
just alighting from the St. Paul & Duluth
train when she was struck with the ball
on the jaw. She was badly stunned but
was taken into the pavilion by party Of
friends that were accompanying her to
the lake for a days outing. Dr. Francis
was called and upon examination found
that Mrs. Schubert's jaw had been par
fla llV fra md OF
cal attention she was taken to the home
Of P. J. .Metzdorf at Lake Shore
When the accident occurred a crowd
of men were standing around a railing
which inclOsed two dummy figures repre-
senting "Fftzsimmons and Jeffries." The
crowd was taking turns trying to win
cigar by knocking over the sawdust pu-
gifsts, when some one threw wide of
the mark, striking Mrs. Schubert
The vaudeville was perhaps the most
popular attraction at the park and drew
a good-SiZed crowd all day Seibert's
orchestra played and dancing was in
dulged in during the afternoon and even
ing by hundred or more couples The
floor was crowded al all times and the
dancers thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
The steamboats, and launches did
land office business all day. as there was
not a time that the wharves were not
crowded with people waiting to get
chance to take a ride on the lake or who
wanted to reach some other point on the
lake. -@t-:.
Fortunately a large majority of the
vast crowd brought their lunches but
there were many who patronized the
cafe at the pavilion. The crowd cleaned
cut everything in sight before s O'Clock.
The days entertainment at Lake Shore
wound up with a display of pyrotechnics
witnessed by great number who staid
over to the late trains Several boats
lighted up representing armored cruisers
belonging to the fleet of Admiral Schley
steamed into Santiago harbor and com
menced firing at the Spanish fleet that
laid some distance away. The battle
with Roman candles Of varied hue and
colored fire continued for half an hour.
eliminating with the burning of the
Spanish fleet. A great deal of powder
was burned to good effect and the crowd
came away we'll satisfied with what they
had seen.