Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-12
QUIET, SC0RCHING FOURTH.
FEJT DISTURBANCES AND NO CAS-
UALTIES YESTERDAY.
The PrOhibitOry Ordinance Of Conn
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FromlEvery Evening OF Thursday.
The national holiday was observed
rather than celebrated here yesterday,
aud the quietness and general good order
which prevailed upOn the streets WAS in
decided contrast with previous Fourths.
The day was usherei in by general
ringing Of bells, blowing of whistles and
occasional firing OF guns at midnight of
Tuesday.
With the rising Of the sun the mercury
registered 78o and by 3 =. m. advanced
to $40. At noon It marked 92o and at 3
p. m. $40, falling to $50 at p. M, and
continued to fall until daylight this
morning.
The ordinance prohibiting the setting
of Of fireworks WAS generally obsyed
during the day and the explosion OF fire
crackers was rather rare. At night,
however, the ordinance was more difficult
to enforce, and a number s,fnitizens made
handsome pyroteohnlc disiasys.
The people who desired to escape the
sitting heat took advantage OF some Of
the..numerous excursions on the river and
bay, or by rail to sOme cool wooded spot.
The shady banks along the Brandywine
creek were lined with pleasure seekers
nearly the entire day, the majority of
whom went out early in the morning,
took their lunch aud remained until suu-
Hot.
Pennsgrove was also the goal of many
and the shady park adjoining French's
Hotel WAS crowded all day long. The
Susie Mccall took large loads of passen-
gers to the grove on each Of her trips.
number OF Philadelphia yacht clnbs
had their boats anchored of the shore
and the members spent the day on shore
indulging in different amusements.
Dancing with brief intermissions for
knoek-down arguments We're irdnlged
in during the day in the pavil-
lion near the hotel. Toward evening
dispute arose betwsen some of the
native Jerseymen and the yaohtsmen, and
the latter ,outnumbered, were driven from
the grove, many being obliged to plunge
into the river and swim for their boats.
Aside from one man who carried away
the impression of beer glass over his
eye no one was injured.
The steamer Republic took Its full
quota to Cape May and the boat to Bonn
bay Hook was proportionstely well
patronized. The steamers Wilmington
and Samuel NJ. FELTON, ran full on all
their trips to and from Philadelphia. The
trains over the p, w. & b., w. Il N.
and Delaware railroads were literally
patronized.
The first annual picnic OF the Honi
Soft Qui Nal Y Pense Association, COM
posed of members of the Delaware Fire
Company, held in Rosendsle Park
yesterday, WAS attended by a large
number Of people. Ex-Polioe Officer
Robert W. Chambers, was presented with
| a gold badge, valued at $40, for having
sold 2lS tickets. The picnic grounds
were visited by crowd of drunken
roushs who frequently quarreled among
themselves and created considerable dis
turbanoe.
The Temperance League gave picnic
at Greenbank which WAS attended by
about 900 people. Addresses were made
by Henry w. Morrow, J. II. Trexler and
R. b. Mcdonnell. The temperance lodges
| OF this city and Msrshallton and Newark
were represented.
The St. Paul's Beneficial Society gave
an enjoyable and large excursion to Mt.
| Cuba.
In Riddles woods the Sunday school OF
| Mt. Salem M. X. Church held a pionic.
Tho Grand Armv vane-,iirinunt at North
| East was attended by representatives OF
| the order and Sons OF Veterans OF this
| city.
Every line of publio conveyance was
taxed to its utmost to convey persons to
| different parts of the city and suburbs.
| Hacks ran to accommodate the picnick-
erB at Scheutzsn Park, and the passenger
cars over each of the lines ran full Of
passengers during the entire day and
evening. The livery stables early in the
day had hired all their teams, and had
demands for nearly as many more.
| Business in the city was generally sus-
pended. The factories were closed during
the entire LAY, and the stores with few
exceptions were shut up at noon. All
pnbiic business was suspended, and
officers joined the clerk and artizan in the
general movement to escape the heat.
There was but comparatively little
decoration, yet several houses and public
buildings displayed flags, and at night
some OF the former exhibited Chinese
lanterns.
The small part taken by the squib and
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mensnrately reduces the list of casualties.
None that are any way serious are re-
ported. One or two small boys were
slightly burned by the explosion Of some
powder, and another lad shot himself in
the hand with pistol.
Few disturbances sre also reported
aside from those created At SGhuetzsn and
Rosendale parks by intoxicated persons.
In the evening a row was nippad In
the bud at the Logan House by an officer.
AT Fifth and Pine streets there was a
triiling alteration betwesn two young
men, and at Front and Market streets,
the negroes held q drunken orgie and
brandished razors in such uncomfortable
proximity to each others throats that
they were locked mp to prevent violence
upon each other. The patrolmen of the
police force were on constant duty from
$ o'clock 4. M. until late In the evening
aud few arrests were made.