St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
ETHICS OF THE FOURTH.


steen thousand persons to the lakes, but
even its large facilities were unequal to the
demand. Every team was wedged with
people and they hung on by the steps and
platforms until each car was fringed with
humanity. The grade between Third and
Fourth streets was very trying to
the motor and occasionally several
noisy efforts were necessary to
success. The picture was gay
one as the trains shot by the GLOBE Office,
with their crowds of nObby boys and white
clad girls, the latter hanging on, frequently,
by their hands, leaving their skirts to flut-
ter in the breeze and make gorgeous no
siery display of the national colors.
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On a crowded Riverside car q lady en-
tered and said to huge colored woman
spreading herself over two seats:
Cant you make room for me, aunty?"
Il amt yer aunty, chile, Pse yer ekalr'
And she chung to the rights given to every
American on this glorious holiday.
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Members of the fire department did not
have such terribly dull day of it, in spite
of the courtesy of the fireworks. The vi
cinity of an engine house was considered
the most eligible spot for pyrotechnic dis
plays, which the gallant fire-fghterS wit
messed free of charge.
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AS far as fireworks went Minneapolis
was very wide-Open. 1t was a matter of
establishment even to veterans that cele-
bratiOn could be so noisy, so general, and
withal so hilarious, and yet escape any
great disorder or serious accident.
Bulge was as plentiful as sunlight, but
when the police force was relieved at 8
o'clock no serious infraction of the peace
had been reported.
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Competent judges affirmed last night that
so, 600 people took in the lakes, counting
those who went by motor, by the Manitoba
and by the St. Louis roads. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY asserted that 10, 900 went to st. Paul,
to White Bear, and to various points along
the Milwaukee road. With equal conf
dence the assertion is made that
5000 went to points not included
in the above. The most casual
observer could not fail to note that from
the noise, hustle and general racket, 100, 900
persons stayed in the city. So we have a
total population of 165, 900 in Minneapolis,
apparently. There We're people, last night,
that would have sworn TO having seen
double that number all at once. And yet,
for all that, it was not such day as the
Fourth in 1854.
The Woman's Suffrage society celebrated
the day in unique style. They assembled
at the Swedenborgian church and discussed
the 'FOremothers" of the nation. But,
after all, what did Mrs. Abigail Adams
really know of the Fourth? Her son never
blew his nose off with giant cracker. Mrs.
Mercy Otis Warren probably never dreamed
of hearing a Prof Tousley Fourth of July
Grafton. These little incidents make one
believe that the fOremOthers knew less of
the glOrieS of this glorious day than the
Minneapolis gamin who had discovered
| where eight punches of crackers were sold
| for quarter.
So
There is always heSitancy, or should be,
about writing Fourth of July results before
about o'clock on the following morning.
| There is too much delightful uncertainty
about it. Just as some sad-souled reporter
Is cOngratulating the myriad readers of his
| great family journal that the day has passed
without casualty, a breathless messenger
or badly managed telephone brings news
of a horrible disaster-a back county sort of
affair that changes the entire face of the re-
turns. This may happen in Minneapolis.
| At this writing, all is quiet on the MiSsis-
sippi, but there is that sound of reyelry by
night which is suggestive of something yet
to occur.
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No report of minor independence day ac-
cidentS was ever yet complete. The collec-
| ton published in the papers next day, is
like the returns from a city where the vote
Is not counted in half the precincts. Not
until every physician sends in his tale OF
| blood and woe can the footing be made.
| They are coming in now. but the number
reported is, to the number suppressed on
account of the respectable standing of the
parties implicated" as one is to ten.
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Were carrying just about 80, 900 people
to-day" said Col. McCrOry of the motor
line-''got six motors and locomotive
and all our cars in service. There they
CO." said the colonel, as motor struggled
up the Fourth street hill packed full OF
sweltering humanity. They're all friends
of the motor, every one of 'em. Where dc
they go? Oh! they go to Calhoun and
Harriet, Minnehaha, Christmas lake, Pur-
gatory springs and Minnetonka.
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| The display of fireworks last night, while
too promiscuous for safety, was the finest
| Minneapolis ever saw. 1t was limited to nc
| AOCdAll CNC1l vi
| explosive known to the art. Great crowds
We're gathered in every direction, gazing al
the pyrOtechnicS and it was absolutely won
derful that no serious accident occurred
On NicOllet avenue, which was the center
of the display, the crowd was terrific and
the air alive with glittering fires. With
all of this there was no serious accident
and up to this time no fires.
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The first fire alarm of the day was sent in
at 1880 o'clock last night and was only an
alarm. 1t came from the corner of Wash.
ington avenue north and Fourth avenue
and was Occasioned by profuse display o.
fireworks, mistaken by somebody for {
blaze.
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The racket was kept up for thirty sOliC
hours. Beginning at dark on Friday night
it scarcely abated until midnight last night
There was no such thing as enough of it, anC
it ended when the stock of fireworks was ex
hausted. The principal streets will look
this morning, as though the city had under
gone paper bombardment-
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1--WE had not laid in much of a stock o.
fireworks" said q Nicollet avenue dealer
last night land the tremendous demand
was surprise. For five successive years
have sold everything in that line, and thi:
days business beat anything have known
/ could have sold twice as much of certain