Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-05
ADEPOPULATED A CITY.
Nearly All Pittsburgers Went Out Of
Town TO Celebrate.
AN UNUSUALLY QUIET HOLIDAY.
Excursions by River and Rail Patronized
as Never Before.
BUT ONE PARADE FOR A WHOLE BIG DAY

| LucIc were sOine peOple lcit II IlttSDurg
yesterday, but they were comparatively few
Never before on holiday was the city sc
nearly depopulated as it was yesterday.
Innumerable railroad and river excursions,
day cool enough to be comfortable, with
only few clouds floating around in the
heavens, with not enough blackness in
them to create fear of rain, and the absence
of any public demonstration whatever in
the city, led to a general exodus. sour
Country Cousins" failed to put in their ap-
pearance in the usual numbers, and therefore
the streets of the central part of the
city were more deserted than they have been
known to be in years. Even thesaloons were
places in which there was plenty of elbow
room in the afternoon. Persons could
actually walk down Fifth avenue without
jostling against people every four inches, as is
the case on almost any other day in the year.
week day or Sabbath.
Every excursion boat on the rivers. such as
the Mayhower, the Dauntless and barge the
Venus and the Venice, and other boats that
are not in general service as pleasure boats,
kept carrying people down the Ohio river all
day. As the weather continued clear and cool
but few persons came back on the up trips of
the boats during the afternoon, SO that they
were crowded
TO THEIR UTMOST CAPACITY
on their last trips up. The river excursions
were all short, the most of them ending at
CHARTERS or McKee's Rocks. and the inter
mediate points
The railroads carried people much further,
and brought them home more promptly, but
last nnsf
until after midnight
YET, while so many persons were out of the
city, there was SO much noise made by those
who remained at home that q sick man might
have imagined no one had gone away, and all
the inhabitants of West Pennsylvania had come
in. From very early in the morning
until after midnight there was a
continuous roar of exploding fire
crackers and the atmosphere had A strong
aroma of gun powder and burning straw paper.
The Department of Public Safety had given
out, through an official order by Chief Brown.
that no interference would be made with the
use OF fre crackers on the streets, but that
they should be prohibited In small alleys and
back yards The use of revolvers and pistols
was strictly prohibited, as well as the discharge
of pyrotechnics. but the latter prohibition was
not strictly enforced. Roman candles. sky
rockets and set pieces were freely used all over
the city, and no arrests were made on that ac-
count. But there were some
ARRESTS FOR USING PISTOLS.
Whenever boy or man was caught using
a frearm he was arrested. the weapon taken
away and charge of carrying concealed weap-
ons made against him. no matter how much he
protested that he only used blank cartridges.
This was the result of long experience that
when a fellow begins to shoot blank cartridges
he is liable to use ball cartridges to continue
the noise. A forfeit of $50 was required from
each person SO arrested.
OF course business in the city was generally
suspended. About the only places that were
open were the drug stores, fruit stores, cigar
stores and saloons, and even these did not do
an ordinary days business.
There was less drunkenness and disorderly
conduct than there has been on a Fourth OF
strictly to everyday regulations which require
the arrest of man for intoxication If he gives
evidence of being under the weather." even
though he might still be able to navigate.
Still, up to IL o'clock last night, only 26persons
charged with various offenses, had been taken
to the Central station.
ONE PARADE DURING THE DAY.
There was one parade in the city during the
day, and one only. The Order of Foresters
which held picnic at Shingles Park, furnished
it. About 300 members of the order were in
line, headed by a brass hand. The route trav-
ersed was as follows: Up Smithfeld to Third
avenue; Third avenue TO Grant; Grant to Fifth
Allegheny; Federal street to Ohio; Ohio to San
dusky; Sandusky to Seventh street, Pittsburg;
Seventh street to Liberty; Liberty to Sixth
avenue; Sixth avenue to Wood; Wood to place
Of embarkment. At this point they took boats
for Shingiss Park, where the remainder of the
day was spent in dancing and other amuse-
ments.
The city quieted down in very short time
after midnight. the closing of the saloons at
that hour helping to make tired people more
weary.