The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-05
TIL e GLE CREAMS
The "FOurth in Cincinnati.
Scenes, Academia and Incidents

yesterday was tne glorious F0urtn.
Thousands Of people from the country
came pouring into the city at an early
hour to celebrate the day in this city,
which offered them SO many induce
ments for enjoying themselves. The
city was gayly decorated with flags
and streamers, and the noise made by
the explosion of squibs and torpedoes
was enormous.
Below is a resume of how the day was
spent:
LOOKOUT HOUSE
A steady crowd began pouring In
about 10 O'clock at the Lookout House,
where the white whale was on eXhibi-
tion. An excellent orchestra gave per-
formances in the afternoon and evening.
THE BELLEVUE.
The Elm-sLre Inclined Plane brought
thousands and thousands 10 the Belle
vue House. In the evening the crowd
here was immense. The attractions
were a picnic and concert during the
day, and a concert and ball in the even
ing. The splendid fireworks could be
witnessed on all the hills.
HIGHLAND HOUSE.
AT the Highland House large crowd
came busily pouring in at all hours. The
attraction IN the afternoon was The big
balloon. Among the pieces of fireworks
were eruption OF Vesuvius,"' Glory of
Nlght,' Fire of Liberty" "Washington
ON Horseback" and others.
INwooD PARK,
Harry Leslie in the afternoon, gave an
exhibition OF his skill in tight-rope walk
ing, AMI large cpnccurse Witnessed it.
NJ usic, dancing and refreshments were
in order all day.
AT PRICES HILL.
Prices Hill was thronged all day.
There was music and dancing, and the
| visitors enjoyed it. At night Professor
Diehl superintended The display OF fire.
| works, which was on grand scale.
The pyro rchnical exhibition ended with
Il motto, "Tne Peoples Resort" The
music was furnished by The Cincinnati
Grand Orchestra.
THE 10000.
This place was a great attraction, es.
pecially to country folks. There were
to have been Two balloon ascens ions, but
| they did MT come off. About 2 O'clock in
| the afternoon il man named Hurd, oil
| Vest Walnut Hills, made captive as.
cension, and had gone to height OF
about nine hundred feet when gust oil
| wind caught the balloon and whirled i,
around in u vortex. Suddenly, with d
loud report, the
BALLOON COLLAPSED,
and came down at a fearful rate. There
was wild yell OF despair from the surg.
ing crowd beneath, which was soon
hushLd, when the basket containing
Hurd caught in tree. The young man,
! more frightened than hurt, was soon on
terra frnd. having hau enough eXper
ence IN balIooning TO last him the re
mainder OF his life.
| THE SECOND BALLOON,
in which Miss Helena Augusta was tt
ascent, met with similar tate. The
number at the garden was about seven
thousand. The receipts reached nearly
$1,000.
PROF. GILBERT'S RIDE.
| Pro-. Harry Gilbert, about 5 o'clocl
! L, M, made an ascension in his big bal
| Ioon "America." Ho had announce ed
that his air snip held sixty thousand
cubic teet and could carry six or seven
passengers. In This he was deceived
The balloon could hold only the Pro
9: :sor and lady. Several newspapel
men were consequently crowded out
lAl6 O'clock the order "iet her go' was
given AID soon tue balloon Was in the ali