Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-09

participating III tne great sBngerteSt
was in progress there. At the boys
earnest request the father was kept in
ignorance of the accident.
Joseph Jimeron of No. 1910 Kirk
wood street, received bullet in his left
hand while playing with revolver
DR.. ]. III. Morgan extracted the ball.
lie also attended John Rittenhouse, col
ored, who was severely bruised by being
thrown from his horse, which was
frightened by tire-crackers.
John Ainscow, colored, West street
below Second, was shot in the hand
while carelessly handling revolver
DR.. j. L. V. Blocksom attended to him.
John, son OF Gottleib Rhefuss of No
2l12 Market street, was badly burned
about the face while exploding some
powder. DIR. Paul Isenschmidt rem
dered the necessary assistance.
There were various other accidents,
mainly burns and bruises, but none OF
them were serious.
FIRES DURING THE DAY.
As the fire alarm system was out of
order and no alarms could be sounded
from the street boxes, it was fortunate
thing that but few fires occurred. There
were four alarms, but only one proved
at all disastrous.
The first fire occurred early in the
morning, when q hen-house at Mary.
land avenue and East Liberty street
caught fire from burning cracker and
was burned, causing loss of about $25
The flames were extinguished by the
Weccacoe company.
The next fire occurred in junk store
kept by colored man in Arcade Row,
on Tatnall street between Front and
Second. 1t was caused by the acciden-
tai explosion of small stock of fire.
works. The loss was tritling.
Later in the day light blaze was dis
covered in the carriage factory Of +. Il.
Clyrner " Company, at Third and
Orange streets. Word was sent TO the
Fame Hose house and the firemen re-
sponded with such promptness that the
flames were extingulshed before they
had a chance to spread. Twenty dollars
will cover the loss.
The fourth fire occurred at 10 30
o'clock at night and for awhile threat
ened serious consequences. 1t was a
blaze in the houses Nos 1001-3-5 East
Seventh street and was caused by sky
rocket descending upon the roof of No.
| 1905. An attempt was made to send in
an alarm from box No. 81, but as it
| would not work word was telephoned
to the police station. Captain Francis
then sounded the alarm on the tower
bell with hammer, and telephone
message was sent from The GAZETTE
office to the Friendship engine house.
BY these means the department was no.
titled and finally reached the scene.
William Ryan, the occupant of No.
1905, succeeded in getting most of his
household goods removed, although
they were badly damaged. The flames
| quickly spread to No. 1908, which is
vacant, and then to No. 1901, occupied
as store by James Maxwell He lost
about $500, on which he has partial
| insurance. The store was saved but
the other two houses were ruined. They
belonged to Head g. Company, and the
loss, about $4,000, is fully covered by
insurance.
WORK OF THE POLICE.
The entire police force was ON duty
from sunrise until midnight, and the
officers and police patrol wagon were
kept busy. Drunkenness caused the
great bulk of the work The patrol
wagon made al trips, and the arrests
numbered 63, classified as follows :
Drunk, 35; disorderly conduct, 70; drunk
and disorderly, 8; corner lounging, 4;
assault and battery, 4.
PYRoTECHNIcAL DISPLAYS.
In the evening there were large
number of beautiful pyrotechnical dis
plays in various parts Of the city, and
the air was almost constantly illumi-
mated with rockets and bursting bombs.
Willard Hall Porter put off wheelbar.
row load OF fireworks in front of the
Delaware Hospital for the amusement
of the patients.
BY midnight the celebration was at
an end and only the occasional report
of a tire-cracker served as REMEMBERED
of the "Glorious Fourth in Whining
| ton.
NEW CASTLES BIG DAY-THE ANCIENT CITY
CELEBRATES THE NATIONS NATAL DAY
WITH PARAnEs, SPORTS AND FIRE WORKS.
Size al Correspondence iazet 9 and journal
NEW CASTLE, July 6.--New Castle not
| only surpassed all previous efforts but out
| done ever city and town in Delaware in
the celebration of Americas birthday on
| Saturday. The demonstration was tile
grandest ever witnessed here and to saw Il
was success would be stating it mildly
indeed The weather. which could moi
have been better had il been made to
order, contributed largely to the enjoy.
ment of the occasion. The day was pre-.
coded by night OF rain and wind, and il
was feared that the storm would continue
intothe following day but everybody was
agreeably disappointed when they awoke
to find the sun beaming out and not a
cloud visible. The day was also delight
fully cool and pleasant as compared with
last year. and nowhere was it uncomfort
able to be in the sun.
The Fourth was ushered in by the boom
of the cannon and the ringing of bell:
which continued for several hours. By
daylight the small boy was on the scene
with his festive tire-cracker and pistol, ant
from that time on, until midnight there
was continuous racket From every
place Of business and private dwelling til,
stars and stripes were DISPLAYED, some oil
the decorations being very beautiful and
tastefully arranged The visitors were es
tlmated at over 200.
All the early morning trains from below
and the steam boats brought crowds to Thu
city. BY 3 O'Clock the multitude wa!
swelled by another large crowd Of vii
mlngtonlans which arrived by specia
train The country people were also in i
from start TO finish and every farmer fo
mlles around brought his family to towf
and spent the day in picnic style Th,
streets were thronged throughout tn,
morning and the patriotism displayed botl
by thecitizens and visitors was inbounded
Everybody was happy and seemed bent OF
having q good time. The crowd was ais,
an orderly one and but two arrests 70
drunkenness were made during the Who'll,
day.
The first event of the day was the pa
rade which formed at O'Clock on Della
ware street 1t moved over the route a
previously published, and took in ever,
important thoroughfare in the city.