Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-03
GRAND DISQUALIFICATION.
Painted Red-An Immense Bonfire
-Gannon BOom1ns-Rah! Rah! Rah!

The Scene i'm This City-New Haven is
Painted Red-An Immense Bonfire
-Gannon BOOm1ng-Rah! Rah! Rah!
For Yale.
Hundreds of people were around the diff
ferent telegraph offices last night by $50
o'clock waiting to hear tidings of the boat
race. All over town the interest in the race
was intense. Everybody at 6:35 o'clock
aeked everybody "Have you heard yets" In
front of the Western Union Office on Chapel
street, a surging mass of human beings
awaited the first bulletin which was received
at 6:35. This Office received the first news
of the race Bulletin boards were run up all
over the city when it was found that Yale
had won. The few students in town rushed
up to the campus and soon the old college
bells were pealing forth the glad tidings of
Yale's great victory.
Crowds of people hurried to the campus,
where they heard the booming of the big
cannon crackers. Preparations were made
for a bonfire on grand scale. Express
wagons were hired and boxes and barrels of
every description were carried to the campus
nearly in front of South college. Large cans
of oil were poured on the pile and all was
ready for the arrival of the special train By
$50 o'clock fully 2, 800 people were assem-
bled about the campus. Young ladies gaily
decked with blue ribbons hurried to their
friends rooms in Old South and waited pa
tiently for the pageant to begin. A student
was dispatched to the Mayors Office to obtain
permission to fire off cannon on the campus.
The desired permission was granted. Chap
Ell street merchants decorated the fronts of
their buildings with blue after the first news
was received from the race. Wilson Gather
wood, one of Yale's graduates of this year,
and two companions, Parker Trowbridge and
John Osborn, circulated the hat among the
crowd for contributions for band to re-
and all sorts of musical instruments seemed
to be in nearly everyone's hands.
A committee of arrangements was
formed at the Quinnipiack club about S
o'clock, the members of the club entering in
to the details with all the enthusiasm and
zeal of the party of students who called upon
them. A fund was Immediately raised, the
tally no, band of music, the city gun and
a quantity Of fireworks were obtained.
About nine o'clock procession formed in
front of the club and started for the depot
to receive the crew. On the arrival of the
train shouts of delight greeted the passen-
gers. and all that was needed to make the
affair complete was the presence of the victo-
rious eight. They, however, had not had
time to catch the train. The procession,
however, numbering about one Thousand
people, moved up State into Chapel street,
where blaze of light greeted them on all
sides; and by the time the campus was
ing mass of people, while large bonfire
reaching away up into the tall elms
lighted up the scene. The booming cannon,
the exploding of huge irecrackers and the
general noisy tumult sent the news of the
celebration all over the town and scarcely
any portion of the city could have been in
ignorance of the fact that Yale had won a
great victory. The American band after
reaching the campus marched around the
big bonfire and from thence to the front of
South college, where they discoursed their
noisiest pieces.
The illumination and demonstration was
kept up until twelve o'clock, but the crew
did not put in an appearance. Great was
the disappointment when it was known that
the crew could not come in time to receive
the ovation prepared. The big bonfire on
the campus died out at twelve o'clock and
the crowd had dispersed. While it lasted it
was the biggest thing of its kind ever held
in New Haven. If to-day's ball game is won
by Yale continuous Fourth of July celebra-
ton lasting until Monday night will be had