Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-05
THE FOURTH.
HOW IT WAS CELEBRATED IN The
CAPITAL CITY OF THE STATE.
A Successful Parade-The Literary Exer
clses - The Fireworks - The Fan
tastics-Accidents and Incidents

A finer day could not have been desired by
the most exacting for celebration day than
was yesterday Perhaps it was trifie warm,
but most refreshing southern breeze pre-
vailed that mitigated the heat and made 1t
pleasauter outside than within doors. Had
it been much cooler day it would have been
injurious to the celebration, as the handsome
misses who appeared in the line could not
have presented themselves in the costumes
requisite to the proper representation OF the
characters they assumed, nor would the out
pouring Ct the people have been SO large-it
is, therefore. fair to cay that in no recent year
has there been Fourth of July when the
weather was so nearly what is desired for a
festive occasion.
The city was dressed in its best, and pre-
sented a very handsome appearance indeed.
Decoration Of houses was very general, and
many of the efforts in that line were striking
and more than usually handsome and etfec-
tive. The custom so long observed here ct
dressing the outer edges of the sidewalks
along the chief thoroughfares with the cool
and refreshing boughs fresh from the woods,
again prevailed, and made J and X streets,
and several of the cross streets, resemble YER
liable bowers. The national cOlors aoated
from every position where there was staff to
support "Old Glory" and give its stripes to
the breeze. AS the sun made known its
presence in the east section Of the battery
of Company B. First Artillery Regiment
proceeded to Capitol Park extension and
fired the national salute to greet the luInin-
airy as he ushered in the nations natal day.
At the same time and moment the indie
pendent Artillery Company, known as Cap.
tain Houghton's command, also fired
a national salute in the Plazl. The
naturnsl rivalry between the two companies
resulted in very rapid and exact firing, and
in giving to Sacramento the most
LAUNDERING sALUTATIoNs
To the GLORIOUS Fourth that it has expert
enced in many long year. The same com
mands Gred like salutes from the park at
noon and at sunset. All through the night
preceding slumber was difhculs to snatch, for
in all the usually still hours the crack of the
pistol and the shock of exploding bombs kept
would-be sleepers from their rest-at least in
all the lower part of the city. With the
long in " getting up" and at a very early
hour it was all sstir with the preparations
necessary to the day. 1T $50 the Grand
Marshal gathered his aids, aud at $50 was
on the street ready to move his procession.
This could not be done, however, until 10
O'clock, because of unavoidable delays for
which no one was to blame. At that hour,
however, the procession moved. 1t may be
said right here, before entering into the de-
tails of its composition, tina. ii was by far the
largest and handsomest display in Fourth
of July line seen in Sacramento, and it drew
from the people on all sides the warmest
compliments, and filed all patriotic Sac
ramentsns with satisfaction at the work
Of the committees in charge. Had
the original designs of the committees been
fully carried out, the display would have been
finer still, and the celebration yet more salts
factory. The effort to induce the civic socie-
ties, that are so large an element in our social
economy, to appear by delegations, was q
partial failure. Those that did turn out
are entitled to all praise, and their diyi'
sion gave the lookers-on some idea Of how
fine feature it would have been, could there
have been, as there should, some thirty other
delegations in that section of the procession
representing the very large number of citizens
enrolled in the ranks of the confraternities
in this city. The plan to have the truckmen
in the line, escprting the orphan children,
also failed In all o. her respects every prom
ised feature was faithfully carried out, &C.
cording to the announcements OF the pro-
grammC.