The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05
THE NATIONS DAY.
How Jersey City Celebrated
the Glorious Fourth.
PLEASURE AND POLITICS.
Crowds Went Out of Town
and Other Crowds En-
joyed Themselves
at Home.
Lively Scenes of the Night Bonn
bardment--A City Hall
Blaze.
PLEASURE AND POLITICS.

1t was great day, but how describe it?
The one hundred and fourteenth anni-
yersary of the Declaration of Indepen-
depce. Surely there is nothing that will
thrill the hearts of the average Amer
ican patriot more than the narrative of
events connected with the adoption of
the resolutions OF that sacred document.
Jersey City perhaps led the country yes
terday, so far as noise is concerned.
Tho thunders of artillery bonn bardment
and the rattling fusillade of musketry
which sounded in the ears of those who
fought and bled for the peace and freedom
we enjoy, were heard yesterday on all
sides. Yet the logic of the days events
irrisistibly impels one to question the pro-
priety of initiating these by the explosion
of dangerous mechanical toys.
No less than a dozen accidents recorded
at Police Headquarters, and the returns
not all in One of the victims will never
again behold the light of day; another's
hands are crippled for life. Two there
are who carried bullets in their heads as
a result OF carelessness in the discharge
of firearms. The Chief of Police remarked
at the close of the day that never in
his experience of seventeen years has
there been Fourth of July when such
and patrol wagons. The City Hall was
threatened with fire, and valuable
records and perhaps city funds in the
Comptroller snffice were endangered, as
result Of promlscuous firing of these toys.
Hundreds of sick, nervous and timid per-
sons startled by the incessant "siz, bang,
boom" from early morn till late at night.
Patriotism, perhaps.
THE GIDDY bats"
Yet the holiday was great one, de-.
spite the weather which threatened to
spoil 1t.
Roche's Hall was crowded with ''Bats''
-'The Only Original Bats" They hail
from Jersey City and Newark. 1t was a
stag racket. A jolly crowd, and some of
them really talented musicians and funny
young fellows. Let's see; recall the
coatless forms forms Of Johnnie sqther-
Moran, Tommy, Eyers, Joe and
Tommy Mcdonald, D. Long, Mike Fay.
Jimmy Burns, Eddie Sweeney. Patrick
Daley and his two talented sons, Jimmie
Owens, A. Mortimer, George Rehill. Matt
Mcbride. Jimmie Richards. johnnie
RYAN, T. Lawrence. and Charlie Carpen-
ter. or the Newark University GIee
and Banjo and Guitar clubs, S.
Glinon, Tommy Mclaughlin, real
good Irish songstsr, Lew Brew
ster, genuine '.kronique Cranque;"
big-footed Will Denton; Deputy County
Clerk George Ebbenhauser, the tank
tester Of Newark's reportorial fraternity;
Albert Jaeger, who Is innocence personi-
fed; Johnny Cahill and Russell Bryant.
The Bats had great time. When
they danced a set the fellows who acted
as ladies rolled up their trousers to dis
tinguish them from their partners. Pat
triotism, perhaps
POLITICAL WHISPERS.
AT the Park House the Union Social
Club held q session, and over one hun
dred members Of them were addressed by
Senator Eddie Mcdonald. This was pa
triotism. Denny Mclaughlin was there.
So was Alderman Connolly, who told me
that he was going to vote for the appoint
ment of Godfrey C. Dilloway for one of
the Sixth district constables l also over
heard q conversation between certain
gentlemen present which led me to be-
lieve that President Allen, Of the Board
of Aldermen, was possible candidate
for the Shrfevalty. Patriotism, per haps.
who anticipated spending the day out of
the city looked anXiously at the threaten
ing skies and deferred their trip till to-
wards noon when the uncertain features
Of Old Sofs face peeped smilingly from
behind the clouds Flags were hoisted
from the housetops and windows; cannon
and crackers began to siz boom and
bang; girls in soft, airy dresses filled the
sidewalks and the cars that ran in the
direction of the various parks at which
athletic games were to be held Scores
of Caledonians in picturesque Highland
costumes walked in groups up the ave-
nue..
Many politicians started for the Mon
mouth Park races. City Collector
O'Neill, Denny Mclaughlin, President
Somers, of the Street and Water Board.
ex-Freeholder McDonough, School Di-
rector Hugh Kelly and Clerks James
Connolly, of the Tax Board, and James
Norton, Of the First District Police Court:
Daniel G. Cleary, John Whelehan,
William Garrison, ex-Assemblyman John
Pierson, James Crandal and Joseph
Jewkes, were included in this group. 1t
is fortunate for some that they pur-
chased excursion tickets Presiden
Somers and James Connolly, however,
it Is said, struck bonanza.
number of the Pavonia Yacht
Club members in two of Commodore
David Conc and that ancient mariner,
Norman L, Rowe, took sail in the yacht
Phantom to New Rochelle, to participate
In yacht race. This group included
Charles Baldwin, Mr. Bennett, William
Kent and Frank Rlckard.
NOISY GROVE STREET.
Probably the noisest section of the city
during the morning was along Grove
street. From Newark avenue TO Hobo
ken the houses were decorated with ma
tionaI colors and the small boy and his
frecrackers and cannons tore things
crazy, while his big sister helped hi m to
kick up the racket.
In the early part of the day things were
QultU III LILO clCfdbOl QlSJLtCt. f1eQKoHS
Casino was decorated from roof to
foundation. Fred Bleume declared the
Cattle Bureau was not more monotonous
than the celebration; but Judge Kelly
materially assisted Patrolman Toner, in
ministerial coat, to celebrate the latter's
fifty-seventh birthday - and they
didn't go behind the station house
to do it either In the afternoon
and evening the Italian colony walked
away with Kroebel's; while the Cusick
Association, OF New York, held high car
nival at Pohlman's. The North Hudson
cars were jammcd with people on their
way to o church dedication, parade,
Rud the Caledonian games at Schuetzen
Park in Union Hill.
In the vicinity Of the Court House the
only person found lard ut work was AL
herman Salinger. When asked incident
nIly his opinion as TO the results OF the
JoltYRal's onslaught on Godfrey c. Dillo-
way. Mr.. Salinger dryly repiied:--"The
Jouanul is splitting against the wind, and
Ben Franklin said. He who spits against
The wind spits In his own face
During the walk along Summit ave-
iHe, on my way from CaledOnian Park,
vhara the ScOtriSh- "A nerican games ware