The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-07-07
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Independence day was celebrated almost uni.
versally this year. Throughout the country the
people we're unusually profuse in their demon
STATIONS Of patriotic enthusiasm, and in the
| Old World, wherever acoIony or knot of Aneri-
cans was found, there was some observance Of
the great day At Chicago the principal OBJ
leets of interest were the races, which
drew out $4,000 people, the championship
ball games, attended by 10000, and the
parade and picnic of the workingmen, In which
about $4,000 participated. at Indianapolis an
infantry drill attracted spectators estimated at
10000. The Balm Zouayes, OF st. Louis, were
given the honors III the contest with the Lackey
Zouayes, of Chicago. Veteran soldiers of YER
mont, to the number of 10000, held
reunion at Burlington and
were reviewed by Gov. Farnham
and ex-Goys. Proctor and Barstow. There
was notable celebration at Woodstock, Ct,
under the auspices OF Henry G. Bowen. Sena-
tor Miller, of New York, was the chief orator.
The New York Seventh regiment participated
IN the celebration at Buffalo. George W.
Chllds gave dinner in Paramount Park to 800
Philadelphia newsboys. Senator Logan ad-
dressed an assemblage Of $500 people at Lake
Bluff, Ill. At Williams College, Dr. Mark Hop
klns delivered a memorial address upon Presi-
dent Garfield. The assemblage contributed
$4,000 to the Garfield professorship fund, and
the memorial window was formally presented
At New York and Washington the day was q
quiet one, both cities being almost deserted. A
grand reception in commemoratjon of the day
was given at Westminster Palace Hotel, Lon
don. under the auspices of the Amer
lean Exchange. Over thousand persons
were present. Marie Roze, Emma Thursby.
and Minnie Hauk sang national songs, and
dancing was kept up all night. The Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland were among the guests,
as also Edwin Booth. Consul Packard gave
banquet to American ship masters at Liverpool,
and toasted President Arthur There was a
celebration at Carlsbad, in which thirty Chica-
goans participated.
The day was attended, as usual, by num-
Der OF accidents in different parts of the coun-
try, the most serious of which occurred on the
ONO river. The steamer Scloto, loaded with
excursionlsts from Weilsville, w. Va, collided
with the towboat John Tomas, opposite Mingo
Junction. owing to Misunderstanding as TO
signals. Within three minutes the steamer sank
In fifteen feet OF water only the pilot house be-
ing visible. At first the loss of life was estimated
as high as $780, but the later reports make it prob
able that not over twenty persons were
drowned. The officers of the Lomas went in
stanty to the rescue and rescued many of the
lmperlled. The explosion of a cannon at
Rlpon, Wis, killed George Page and injured
Jack klngsbury. A temporary stand for fire
works at Pekin, Ill, was crushed by the
weight of some reckless men and boys,
and several persons beneath it were badly
injured. At Leadville, Col, Louis Poznancks
was killed by the bursting of gun. One child
was burned to death in Chicago by an expIo-
sion of fireworks. Madame Adele made a
balloon ascension from Oswego, N. Y, and
came down in Lake Ontario, seven miles from
shore, being rescued by tug.