Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-07-08
The Ash In Wulnimgton.

4 oufEr ossxnyANoE-orNrRAL sUsPENsIoN OF
pusExrss-plc-MIcs AND xxcuRsIons-yIRz
ALARMS AND F1RRs-ooLLIsloN BETWEEN THE
wArxR wIrCH AND DELAWARE sfkAhHAs.
Mondays observance Of tho 4th In this city
was very qniet in all respects save the noise
from popping crackers which WAS 10 be heard in
all directiona. This was st times almost deaf
sning In some localities, having been begun u
midnight ON Sunday and kept up without inter
mission until the middle Of last night. Still, 1t
was not 20 bad ~ In former years, when guns,
pistols and toy cannons
KKrT UP PERFECT PANDEMoNIUM
Of noise. Under an ordinance their use 10 now
prohibited, xnd very general respect was paid to
it. Not angle arrest was made for its violation,
aud 20 far ~ we can learn il wAs not infracted in
the central portion Of the city. Very loud re-
ports, however, ~ Of gOod-sixed csnnons, fire.
quently rent the air, but these proceeded from
the explosion Of crscksrs ~ large ~ your arm,
and In some measure compensated the youth for
the fire arms, although they were more expen-
aive, and the reports less frequent Many Of
the saloons kept open house all day. aud this
produced more drunkenness than had
been seen In Wilmington for many Year,. There
were no disturbances Of any consequence in the
city, however, and the police record shows but
few arrests. At some Of the pic-nics one or two
hard fights occurred, but they were soon ended
Pfo-NIcs, EXCURSIONS, DC.
The extreme heat Of the day, coupled with
the noise, drove many persons from the city, and
the picnics and excursions. were well patrontzed.
Several thousand people went to Nj. Cuba, and
the trains TO Philadelphia, except the excursion
train to the Centennial grounds which conveyed
only about fifty persons, were all well loaded.
Tho FELTON, and the Alice Preston did lively bus
iness, and all tho avenues OF travel were be-
sieged by people anxious to get into the CONN.,
try. The picnics at Rosendalo and bhutzen
Park were we'll patronized, Is were also the city
cars In conveying the people thither. Numer-
GUS impromptu private excursions were made on
the river, which were thoroughly delightful in
the cooling breezes which they afforded. The liv-
eriee.were all drained Of their teams, and in the
afternoon horse and carriage could not be bad
for love or money. Business was very generally
suspended, and there being NO celebration st
home large proportion Of our people spent the
day elsewhere.
FIRES AND FIRE ALARMS.
There was the usual number Of fire alarms,
but no firos OF any consequence arc reported
Horses were kept constantly harnossed to the
engines and hose carriages, and the hremen
were in resdnesss to respond to an alarm at any
moment This faithful service on their part nc
doubt prevented many serious fires. The city was
divided into two districts, and one half the de-
partment assigned to each. but several times
this arrangement WAS entirely disregarded, the
fire companies geing outside their district. The
following is record Of the fire Alarms furnished
us by g. A. Davis:
Sunday evening, 1t 7.15, caused by the slight
burning of the roof of Mrs. Meenan's dwelling,
At Sd and Lombard streets.
123OA NJ. on Monday, from Front and Ship.
ley. False.
sA. M, 9Th and Jefferson. False.
. $40 A. M, Orange above 9Th. False.
1925 A NJ, Naif'A building at 9Th and Orange.
SLIGHT damage to the roof
1850 A. n, srd and Lombard streets. Slight
io.b5 A. NJ. 7th and Buttonwood. Slight fire.
1880 p. NJ, 7th and Walnut. False.
1.30 P. M. Front and Justison. False.
Las P. M, 9th and Pine. False.
$50 p. NJ, Front and West Streets. Slight
fire.
$50 P. NJ, Brandywine village. False,
$50 P. NJ, West Wilmington. Slight fire.
8.45 p. NJ, 4th and Market. Slight fire.
COLLISION or STEAMERS.
Tho most disastrous accident Of the day VS. I
collision between the Water Witch and Delaware
steamers, by which the latter, with its hose car
riage, was upset, and both badly broken, Seve
raj members Of the Delaware company were also
slightly hurt The collision occurred ut the foo
of Brandywine Bridge at Market street, whet
both tho steamers were responding to the alarm
At $50 p. n. The Water Witch steamer hat
gone out Market street and the Delaware GU
King, but they came into collision 1t the mill
tho hind wheel Of the Water Witch striking thu
front wheel Of the Delaware, which was on tn
right hand side, throwing the Delaware horse
up against the mill building and overturninR tn,
steamer in the street. The steamer also struci
the hose carriage in its fall and overthrow dam
aging it to some extent. The running gear o
the Delaware steamer was badly broken, Ant
new hind wheels will have to be made TIL
machinery is not. known to have sustained mucl
injury, but ia probably strained. The total dam
tn In Svil1
The engineer OF the Delaware steamer, VIM. J
Maxwell, who was riding upon 1t, was throw
| on and fell under the suction pipes. injurng Iii
| lip slightly. Although the escaping steam flo,
| al over him he was not burned. Thos. Hanly
| the driver OF the steamer, WAS bruised. Lem
Clifford sustained more severe injuries than an
| one else, his head being badly cut and his bod
| bruised. Second Assistant Dutton, and Gee
Phillips, who drove tho hose carriage. were eacl
slightly bruised. We cannot undertake TO -
| We will leave that to Chief Engineer Mccall
investigation. The Water Witch driver, how
ever. clnims to have been on tho lead, and say
the Delaware driver undertook to cut him O.
from the right hand passage, the Phoenix on
gine and carriage being in the left passage
The Delaware Company, on the other hand, II
sist that they were in their own district, and a
though entitled to the right Of way were or
deAvoring to hold up whom the collision OF
CURED. '
BASE BALL AT scHUrzEN PARK.
Tho base ball match between the Quckste
club and the Pscifcs, Of Philadelphia, was vii
messed by large number Of persons. The vii
itors did not arrive until p. NJ, and the gam
did not begin until S. The whole nine inning
we're played, however, resulting in victory fc
the PAcifcs by the following score
Innings, 1 2 8 4 8 6 Z s . Tots
|
Pacifcs, 20 0 2 2 0 OF
Quicksteps, 0 0 0 90 l 0 OIL
Tho Quicksteps complained Of the singuli
toss OF the Pscitic's pitcher, which was . la
throw and jerk. but the umpire decided the pte
to be in accordance with the rules Of the game
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Very few accidents are reported, and mono I
them serious. Thos Farley, lad residing