The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-05


and arrests while there was noticeable absence
of fires of any extent. Indeed the Chief En-
gineer of the Fire Department had occasion to
give his personal attention to but very few.
The day, Notwithstanding there was no celebra-
tion by either the military or the city authori-
ties was generally well spent by our citizens
who remained in town amidst the confusion IN
cident to the occasion. At an early hour Ches-
nut street was thronged, and during the after
noon it was with considerable difficulty that one
could get along that promenade. Rhis was also
the case with Eighth street, into which thorough
fare the tide of people seemed to turn on their
way homeward At all the corners and
especially in front of the State House,
the venders of cakes, candy, and lemonade, and
the proprietors of ung-testers, lifting machines,
and electrical batteries, stationed themselves,
and did lively business. Flags and bunting OF
all sorts were flying in all directions and served
to brighten up the dull and heavy atmosphere
which prevailed in the early part OF the day.
Theyounger portion of the community did, as is
usually the case, as they pleased, and discharged
revolvers, cannon, guns, and pistols, and, as for
fire-crackers we venture to say there were more
sold and set off yesterday than on any two
previous Fourths of July. The Mayor issued his
order prohibiting this kind of work, but the
juveniles in hundreds of instances set off the
explosives right under the eyes of the police,
who, we suppose, remembered that they too
had been boys. There was feeble attempt in
some of the districts to stop it, but it was con-
ceded to be impossible to carry out the order
emanating from Fifth and Chestnut streets.
There were numbers of cases of drunkenness,
tonwood streets is likely to result in the death
of one man, and at another fight, in the lower
part of the city, policeman of the Third dis
trict was badly cut. The various railroads and
steamboats, were well patroniZed by people
visiting suburban retreats where they might
enjoy the day in peace and comfort.
At the Union League the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was read in the morning. and in the
evening there was a fine display of fireworks,
which was witnessed by a large crowd
The temperance people of Germantown held
mass-meeting at Hunting Park, which was
well attended, as was also the case with the
meeting at Angora.
The Germantown Caledonian Club spent the
day at Oakdale Park, performing the usual feats
OF strength.
At Cedar Grove Sylvester E. Megargee, Esq,
read the declaration of independence, and the
Very Rev. DR.. Moriarty delivered an grafton.
The following comprise
The Fires of the Day.
Shads coal yard No. SOB N. Ninth street, was
slightly damaged by fire at an early hour. 1t
originated from the furnace
At 11'30 o'clock A. NJ. the roof of dwelling
No. 421 s. Third street was slightly damaged
George Turner's flour and feed store, No. 403
Peirce street, was damaged, at o'clock p. VI
to the amount of $500. Insured in the Fire
Association.
At 2'3O o'clock Hast evening the dwelling No.
2245 Sharswood street was slightly damaged.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm was
caused by trifing fire at the hotel at Broad and
Spring Garden streets.
Slight fire at $50 p. NJ. at the tin store, Seven
teenth street, below Ingersoll.
At 7'O5 ?. M. there was tritling fire on Spring
Garden street, below Fifteenth, at liquor store.
At 6'15 p. VI. a dwelling on the southeast
corner of Ninth and Poplar streets was damaged
trifingly. 1t was supposed to have been set on
fire.
At 8 o'clock last evening there was q trifing
ire at the brewery northwest corner of Tenth
and Filbert streets.
Some clothing in closet at Perkiomen and
Vineyard streets was burned at 10 o'clock last
|. night.
I About the same time there was slight fire at
the cigar store No 110 Ridge avenue.
Just before IL o'clock last night John Highs
restaurant, No. 40 Arch street, was slightly
damaged.
Dwelling No 1905 North Tenth street sus-
tanned slight damage at III o'clock last night.
A store on Fourth street, above Callowhill,
was slightly damaged at 10 o'clock A. NJ
At half-past eleven o'clock the owner of two
frame houses, Nos. 1910 and 1342 Potts street,
sustained a loss of $500 by fire.
Al half-past eight o'clock P NJ. there was
! trifling fire at No. 1886 SAMSON street.
| The house on the corner of Twenty y-fourth
and Sansom streets was set on fire just after
midnight. 1t was discovered quickly and ex-
tinguished with but slight loss.
The roof of the bakery at No. 1877 Christian
street, was trifingly damaged at one o'clock
this morning.
At half-past twelve o'clock this morning a
slight fire occurred at No 26 North Nineteenth
street.
At 2 o'clock this morning fire occurred at
house was unoccupied.
Casualties.
George Tinbrook (colored) had his finger
blown off by the accidental discharge of pistol
in the hands of another negro, at Twelfth and
Hates street. Taken to the Pennsylvania Hos
pital.
Dyer Rogers, aged sixteen years, residing
No. 826 Fitzwater street, was shot in the side
by Joseph McAvoy, aged seventeen years. The
wounded man was taken home, and McAvoy
surrendered himself into custody,
Henry MoDgrel aged thirteen years, residing
at No. 314 Comptroller street, accidentally shot
himself in the left hand. Taken to the Penn
sylvania Hospital.
John Walker was accidentally shot in the leg
on Wood street. above Thirteenth. He was
taken to his home, No. 1917 Ogden street.
John Finn, aged six years, had the sight OF
one eye entirely destroyed, and was severely
burned about the face, the explosion of shoot
ing crackers in Frankford
At half-past o'clock last evening Sylvester
Harmer (colored), aged fourteen years, had hi:
hand badly shattered by the accidental dis
charge of pistol. He was taken to his home
No. 122 Wharton street. .
At noon, Lizzie ShultZ, aged seventeen years
while sitting in an clubhouse at No. $50 Catha-
rine street, was shot in the arm by unknown par
ties from an alley adjoining.
Last night Adam Schlabk, aged twenty one
years. shot himself in the left hand while dis
charging pistol. He resided at No. 1914 N
Fifth street.
man yesterday, while riding on a railway
passenger car, had leg badly shattered by
revolver going off in his pantaloons pocket.
n The desk of the telegraph operator at th'
Sixteenth Police District Station was shattere,
TO pieces by the explosion OF some cannon
Barney McCann had his foot badly shattered
by the explosion OF a small cannon at Twenty