New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
A Successful Celebration marks the
Great Day in New Ulm.
The Procession the Largest and
Finest ever Held in the City.
The Hose Companies havea Contest
and Break the Worlds Record.
The celebration of Independence Day
in New Uln this year was by all odds
the best that has ever been held in the
city. The small boy shot fire crackers
from morning till night, the large ones
too, it must be admitted, INDUCED in
similar diversion, and even the ladies
whispered their feelings of patriotism
whenever balloon arose in the air or
the beautiful light of a Roman candle or
shooting sky rocket flashed upon the
view. In fact there was patriotism in
everybody and in everything. Early
in the morning the loud booming of
cannon called sleeping citizens to
realization of the return of another an
niversary of the Nations holiday, and by
seven O'Clock the work of decoration
and celebration had commenced. At
nine O'clock Burg's Battery and Comp
any 'A' drew the crowd to the bluffs
south of town, and there engaged a.
tention in battle in which there was
much roar of cannon but no blowing
up of the earth, much volley. firing of
guns, but nobody wounded; much ad.
vancing and retreating, but nothing lost
and nothing gained. 1t was simply
sham battle, and considering the mum.
Der of men engaged, was certainly
deserving of the presence of war cor
respondent, close to the scene of action.
At ten o'clock the procession started
from the monument, and was, as has
already been stated, the finest and best
arranged of its kind that has ever
paraded the streets of New Ulm.
Formed in three divisions, there was no
hitch or trouble experienced in getting
the line in order and everything passed
off smoothly amid the complimentary
remarks of the throng of lookers.on.
Three bands of music, troop of
mounted police, the military and civic
organizations of the city, about two
hundred school children, the fire depart
menl, Burg's Battery and Eibner's $,
Schell's and Horn burg's industrial dis.
plays were present in the line, and
made up procession, that was at least
five blocks in length.
In the Turner Hall Park at the close
of the parade, appropriate exercises
were held, consisting of music by the
bands and Mixed Choir, reading of the
Declaration of independence by Miss
Clare Rehfeld and an eloquent and
patriotic address in German by Prof.
Robert Nix,
The afternoon saw the multitude
scattered here and there about the town,
at picnics, in the parks and at the races.
Evening brought on the fireworks dis
play, and the brilliant illumination was
witnessed by thousands of people,
All in ali the celebration was sue
cess, in all that the word implies, and
New Vim established a reputation on
the Fourth that will be to her profit in
the future.
THE HOSE CONTEST.
The prize nose contest in the after
noon was perhaps the most interesting
and exciting feature of the celebration.
1t was something entirely new to the
denizens of this neck of the woods, and
the hundreds who watched the. speed
and dash of the contesting companies
could lave felt satisfied had they seen
nothing else during the remainder of
the day. Hose Company No. 2 made
the first run and performed the re-
quired work in 29 seconds with a preci-
sion that challenged all competitors.
No. made break in their first run
and were given a second trial in which
they won by half a second, thus making
a record that New Ulm can take pride
in announcing to the outside world. No.
8 won through the superior running
qualities of their men, and, while they
fell behind the other company in max
ing connections, they gained point in
making up with their legs what they
lost with their hands. No. 2,it is gener-
ally admitted, made the perfect run of
bo oortoct ~.