The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-06

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bands or looking at the different races
the streets with their children, or some
body's else, while strongly constituted
home guard was looking after fire.
There were about dozen fires in va
rious parts of the city, of which more
will be said.
At $50 P. NJ. came the 200 yard foot
race on Third street. won by Mace Grant,
prize $50, time 2411 seconds.
Following that came the tender race
on Water street, No. Ones team of boys
taking first prize, $15; No. 2's second, s..
At p. n. came the hose race, wet test,
200 yards, run 400 feet to hydrant, lay
out 200 feet of hose, screw on nozzle, time
called when water leaves nozzle. This
was contested for by two teams picked
from the department irrespective of COM
panies. The team captained by B. s.
Worsley took first money, $50, in 80,
nine-twentieth seconds: the team cap
tanned By J. Kinney took second money,
$25. in 50 seconds.
The free-for-all boys race under IL
years at 4:30, vas won by Jos. Gorman,
but he being over II, the race money was
given to John McCue.
This was followed by the tight rope
walking, feat which attracted about
as much attention as any of the days
sport. Tom Rawlings and VIM. Lang
ley both succeeded in the attempt, and
the S2j was divided between them.
By this time the Multnomah had ar
rived with another GOO delegation from
Portland, but 1000 more or less didn't
make much difference in the size of the
crowd.
At6P. NJ, sin all their native strength
and solemn beauty, grand and gilt
tering aggregation of oriental
magnificence and occidental luminosity"
came strange and fantastic band of
romantic pilgrams known and hailed as
1.-The Mystic Krewe of komus." Where
they sprang from or whittier they re-
turned no one knows, but one man, and
when an Historian reporter asked him
yesterday be refused to tell.
Headed by the band which loudly her
aided their approach they traversed the
streets amid laughing crowds; surging
ahead was boat with Uncle Sam and
Columbia, following came George WASH
ington as large as life in yellow satin
breeches, buff coat and wig: then came
Christopher Columbus, Italian and
Spanish grandees, and dignitaries and
outlandish looking mummers from
the King of the Cannibal islands down
to JoJo, the dog faced boy.
This funny business was success and
ELECTED roars of laughter, in the midst
of which the pageant vanished and went
glimmering through the dreams of
things that were.
At seven o'clock there was a grand con-
cert at the City Hall by Prof. c. A. Jones,
Marine band of Portland. After that
came the roar of the sunset salute from
the iron mouths of two English cannon,
which had not before been discharged
since the Crimean war, but had been ly-
ing peacefully in the iazarrettes of Eng
lish vessels and rocked for thirty years
in the cradle of the deep.
AS the gold and crimson of the
dying day deepened into the
dusky gray of twilight and the
blue and silver of the night, columns of
fireworks, balloons, rockets, Roman
candles, etc., began going up from all
parts of the city, The private displays
We'd in magnitude and brilliancy with
the public exhibition On the barge in
front Of the city,. on which dsIterous
hands had rigged RACKS to show the fire.
/ From 8 to 10:30 O'Clock ''the rockets
red glare, the bombs bursting in air."
the glare of Roman candles, the fireworks
rose IN steady stream, those on the
barge appearing to rise from and return
TO the water, and the display in this as in
other features of the celebration was
unequaled in the history of the city.
By midnight the popping and the
glare subsidized, and yesterday the last of
the firecrackers left in the hands or the
remaing fingers Of the small boy, were
shot off.
All day and all night there was anxiety
| on the part of many regarding fire: the
dry weather aud the fireworks were a
combination that occasioned uneasinsss,
but by good luck and good management
the city escaped damage.
Several little fires started during the
day, bat, fortunately, were quickly seen
and extinguished. ....
Among others noticed was one on the
roof of Mrs. Gilman's house, one on the
roof of Grsy's warehouse, a Chinese
house on Second street, the roof of Fla
vels dock, and No. Ones engine house
There were two alarms, and visitors had
a chance to see how the Astoria depart
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81 never saw anything like that before
was the exclamation from scores as they
saw two steam fire engines tear down the
street, followed by hose carts, steam uI
as soon as stationed, and water at the
nozzle few seconds later.
Astoria has been very lucky as regerdt
fire, but many drew long breath of re
lief yesterday at no damage resultant
from Thursday Celebration.
The entire affair transpired without
disturbance or serious accident of anN
kind. The programme WAS arranged
with an eye to the comfort and conven
ience of everyone, and was strictly car
ried out. Great credit is due to mem
bers of the committees and others who's
untiring efforts contributed to the sue
cess OF the day. and special acknowledge
ment is due Major Egan, of Fort Can
by, Messrs, Handhsry and Hegardt o
Fort Stevens for most valuable service
} in placing much needed material et the
committees disposal.
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Sale OF the Hame Property.