The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-04
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
Noisily usher ed in Promptly upon
its Arrival.
RINGING BELLS And FIREWORKS
Awake the Natives, and the Streets
are Turned Into Pandemonlums
Attractive Programme for the. Day
If the Weather does not Interfere
with Carrying it out.


The twelve strokes Of midnight had
not begun to sound from the city hall
tower last night when all the school
bells of the city began to ring, and this
was the signal for such banging aud
booming as might be expected were the
city besieged by hostile army.
Earlier in the night there was a
desultory firing all over town, but re-
gard for the Sabbath restrained some
what the enthusiasm OF the boys.
When the stroke of twelve was fairly
done, people seemed to come out into
the street by. hundreds, and immediate
ly pandemonium reigned.
Fire crackers, big and little, rockets
and roman candles, bombs and mines.
were kept constantly exploding all
along Market street, from Twelfth to
Sixteenth, and in other parts OF town
the only difference was they were not
so numerous.
The bells we're rung by members OF
the Jr. o. q. A. NJ, and they kept at it
for half-hour. The fire works were
put off by everybody, and this lasted
throughout the night. Even revolvers
and guns were brought into requlsitlon
to swell the din.
Alta IN. it bade fair to be the ush-
ering in OF the loudest and the liveliest
Independence Day ever Witnessed in
Wheeling. The fire works dealers had
presence Of mind to keep open all
night, or open up at midnight, and
everybody who wanted supply got 1t
ii be had the price.
The sky was clear at o'clock and the
prospect for bright day seemed good.
A very attractive programme has been
arranged for the celebration of the day
IN manner becoming its Significance.
The forenoon will be devoted to
short street parade and flag presenta-
ton to the City hospital. The Patriotic
Sons and Daughters OF America will
present the flag, and Col. Robert White
and Col. W. W. Arnett will be the
speakers. In the evening the Patriotic
Sons will give ball and ice cream and
berry social at Lutz's hall, Market street,
third story. The American cornet band
will furnish the music.
The line Of march 10 as follows: The
line will form on Sixteenth street, head
OF column resting on Chapline street,
and will move promptly ut $3.50 q. m.
down Sixteenth to Market. up Market
to Seventh, down Seventh to Main, up
Main to First ward school, counter
march down Main to Twenty-seventh
up Twenty-seVenth to Chapline, up
Chapline to Twenty-third, up Twenty
third to Eotf, up Eof to hospital, pre-
sent the flag and countermarch down
Eoff to Twenty-second, down Twenty
second to Chapline, up Chapline to
Twentieth, down Twentieth to Market,
UP Market to postofice and disband.
The presentation OF the flag to the
hospital will take place at 10 o'clock on
the way back from the South End.
The Patriotic Sons Of America,
Knights OF the Golden Eagle, Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
Holiday Post G. A. R., and all old SOL
diers and others, the ladies OF the
Women's Relief Corps, the Daughters
OF Liberty, the Daughters of America
and other organizations expect to par
ticipate in the celebration. Holiday
Post cordially invites all old soldiers to
turn out With the members and swell
the procession.
Banks will be closed, and business,
public and private, pretty generally
suspended. AT the postolico the mail
carriers will make one delivery, leaving
the Office at 8 a. m. Collections on bus
mess routes will be made, arriving ut
$3.50 a m. and 1890 p. m. Sunday
hours will be observed in other depart
ments. :.
At Wheeling park, If the weather is
propitious, there will be tremendous
crowd. The most attractive programme
ever offered there has been arranged by
the committee.
There will be a number OF picnics
and outings Of various sorts. The pro-
posed picnic and celebration down at
Glendale, by leading society folks, has
been declared of, however.
Nail City Lodge, I. o. G. T., will pic
mic near Moundsville. and will be ac-
coInpanied by members OF Enterprise
Lodge. They will leave on the 11:45 B.
& o. train.
The relay race, which was to have
been run from Brownsville to this city.
has been postponed owing to the bad
roads resulting from the heavy rains.
The Central Garden club has ar
ranged a good programme OF outdoor
sports and racing for their picnic at tho
State Fair grounds to-day. II the
weather is good it will be a great picnic.
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