Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-08

BEAUTIFUL DAY. A LARGE TIME.
The Weather all that Could be De-
sired.
A Spark Gets into the Magazine and Blows
up the Fireworks.
A Large Number OF People Injured.

Large Number OF People Injured.
The celebration in Brookings was
all that was anticipated. A large
crowd from the surrounding country
assembled to participate and enjoy
the festivities of the occasion and
take day OF recreation. The weather
was all that could be desired. Old
"Sor was up nearly as early as the
people and beamed with unremitting
splendor during the entire day. But
there was a nice cool breeze from the
south to fan the heated brow of those
that took undue exercise, while those
who were on.lookers found no diff.
ficulty in keeping cool. The rains Of
q few days previous had laid the dust
so that more propitious day has
seldom been seen in which to do just.
ice to so grand and glorious occas.
ion. Everybody seemed to enjoy it
and il there was any kicking done it
did not reach the ears of the writer.
Everything was orderly, nice and
pleasant during the day, there was
apparently but very few that we're
Sin it," "Bug juice" was conspicuous
for it's absence. The first thing that
appeared on the days program was
the grand parade that occurred about
ten O'Clock. Headed by the Kid band
the procession marched around
several blocks to the Opera House
where the crowd listened to an able
speech by Hon. G. A. Matthews, the
orator OF the day. The exercises last.
ed until the dinner hour.
After dinner the crowd headed by
the band repaired to the ball ground
where the Watertown club proceeded
to "do up Brookings to the tune of
II to 6. They then returned to Main
street where the other sports were in
augerated. Ed. Budd, of Watertown,
won the two.hundred yard dash
while William Steuerwald of this
county took second money. In the
one hundred yard dash Budd again
took first money and Steuerwald
second. The bicycle race was won by
Budd, of Watertown. We did not
learn who was the winner OF the po-
tato race. Howard sherwin won the
foot race open to boys under fifteen
years Of age. Alter supper the fire de-
partment gave an exhibition on Main
street which was followed by the fire.
works. It was here that calamity got
in his work. 1t seems that in the at.
tempt to fire a rocket the machine
worked backwards and went out OF
the wrong end and in doing so ignited
tho balance. For time ependimonium
was lot loose--freworks in every
direction up.downrhers.t there. every
where. Men yelled, children screamed
and women tainted. The scene for q
few minutes was almost tindescribable.
Vine Norton, with wonderful presence
OF mind, seized an oll-cloth, threw
it over the heap and began stamp
ing on them which undoubtedly avert.
ed greater catastrophe. After the
din had subsided and the Internal ma.
chine got under control 1t was found
that Tom Reynolds, of Watertown,
bad received one OF the rockets right
in the face, tearing off the end of his
nose and glancing down went out
through the side OF his mouth. Al
though not fatal it is said it will dis.
figure him for life. Little Verna Deeth
was hit directly under the eye
the stick passing down and tear.
ing open the left cheek. Her neck was
also badly burned. It was very tor.
tunate that the little girl did not re-
ceive the missile in her eye, thus de.
stroying the sight. A great many
Others were hurt. being either bruised
or burned. We have been unable to
learn all of the particulars but under
stand that Mrs. Patterson's daugh-
ter was quite badly hurt and that
back. 1t has been reported (but We
are unable to find whether it were
true or not) that farmers team be.
coming unmanagable overturned the
wagon, throwing out the occupants
and killed child.
We do not learn that the blame at.
teches to any one but il a little more
care had been exercised in placing the
bulk of the fireworks at q sale distance
from where they were being shot off
these accidents might have been
averted. 1t was sad final to a most
glorious time and is greatly to be re.
gretted.
NOTES.
The grand parade was as follows:
Marshal of the Day, Kid band, Hoss
company, Hook and Ladder com.
papy, Rag-muffins. The industrial
parade consisted OF the following; A
Studebaker wagon, q. g. Rude agent;
q Mccormick binder, G. G. Rude agent;
a Mccormick mower, G. G. Rude agent:
MIR. Rude's mercantile establishment
was also represented by a novelty
in the way of q little wagon drawn by
. goat.