East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-05

and lunches and extended an invita-,
tion not only to the visiting Masons,
hut to all of their friends.
UmatilIa Ball Team Wins.
The baseball diamond was the cen.
ter of attraction during the afternoon.
At $3.50 the Umatilla and Pendleton
teams began a contest that sent the
crowd into enthusiasm for it was close
from first to last, AS was fitting and
proper however. the Umatlla boys
pulled out victory by the score Of
5 to Z.
Shortly after o'clock in the ev-
ening the flagship "Undine" and the
U. S. engineers boat "Asotin" hove
into sight from up river the black
smoke issuing from their stacks and
their whistles blowing. Arriving off
Umatilla they described some pretty
maneuvers before tying up longside
the Annie Comings" which was
waiting to take the Umatilla crowd
aboard.
The distinguished visitors aboard
the boats disembarked at once and
were officially greeted and soon aft
erwards the celebrators were swarm
ing over the boats on trip of inspec-
ton.
The Pendleton special train, which
carried nearly $50 people and brass
hand when it left Pendleton and
which picked up more people at every
stop arrived bout 7SO and was greet
ed by Mayor E E. starcher and the
committee:
The most picturesque part of the
Umatilla celebration was the attack on
Old Fort Umatilla by Indians. An
old building, resembling an early-day
blockhOuse, had been built on the
open land above town and about $50
the crowd gathered to witness the re-
production of pioneer warfare. Big
brush fires illuminated the scene so
brightly that a moving picture opera
tor was able to grind out film.
A lone sentry was first seen max
ing his rounds, two creeping figures
were deserted approaching him,
there was a short struggle before the
guard was overpowered and this was
followed by the dreaded warhoOp
which was the signal for a general at
tack. On foot and ahorsebaek the
Indians appeared, their rifles cracking
rapidly and being answered by flashes
fiom the fort. There was more than
cne old timer present to whom the
sound Of those war cries and the
sight of the attack brought back
memories Of thrilling moments Il
can remember when we didn't stand
and applaud when we heard those
cries" said one veteran who came to
this country when It was young.
There were several grizzled Indians.
too who watched the scene and who
perhaps thought of the days when
such attacks were real.
As the climax. the Indians set fire
to the fort just as band of cowboys
| appeared with swinging lariats and
drove the redskins away The spec
tacle was a very pretty one and was
witnessed by several thousand peo-
| pie.
"On With the Dance"
From o'clock on dancing in an
open air pavilion not far from the
moored boats was the principal am
usement and It was enjoyed by sew
eral hundred people The United Or
chestra from Pendleton furnished the
music and were kept at their task un-
I til well long in the morning, waltzes
and two-steps following one another
In rapid succession with an occasional
| foxtrot thrown in.
At intervals throughout the evening
| skyrockets shot athwart the sky and
exploded myriads of beautiful fire
balls out over the broad Columbia and
other fireworks helped to contribute
to the celebration.
BY IL o'clock some Of the celebra'
tors began seeking their berths on tht
boats but some did not go to bed a.
all. In the cool gray morning at 5:Sl
O'Clock the boats pulled out Of th'
Umatllla harbor and the celebration
at Umatilla was over Today Umatil
la Is a deserted village. all of hei
guests departed and many Of her owl
townspeople having gone on down th'
river.
The annie Cummings" which hat
been decked in green boughs, was fill
ed to It's capacity by the Umatillf
county crowd and some had to be ia
ken aboard the Undine so enthuslas
tic did the celebrators become last ev
ening that they engaged the Unit'
Orchestra at the last moment to ac
company the Umatlllans down the riv
er.