Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-05
wALLINGFORD.

How the Fourth Was Celebrated
A Slight Fire - Cannon Fire.
cracker Accident - Base Ball -
General Notes.
The Fourth was quiet one here, with
horns, etc. The rain of Sunday evening
put damper on the preparatory arrange
ments, but before midnight it was clear
again and about a quarter to twelve the
ball was set a-rolling by the ringing of the
Baptist church bell, closely followed by
the Episcopal and Congregational church
bells. The town hall bell was
not rung, owing to the watch
full care of Luke Martin, who
was stationed in the building with strict
orders from the seleotmen not to allow
any person to ring the bell on account of
the critical illness of child near by. For
two hours the pandemonium reigned and
huge bonfires were kindled on the corners
of Main and Center, Main and Academy
and Center and Colony streets. Toward
the enthusiastic celebrators began to go
home for much needed rest. There
was quite a little excitement caused
by the curtains in the CLOCKS"
rooms in Wallace block catching fire, it is
supposed, from firecracker thrown3ln the
open window. In an instant the whole
curtain was in flames, and Mark Saunders,
George Molyneux, J. N. Cannon, and G.
II. Clayton rushed upstairs and burst in
the door, and with few pals of water
put out the fire without any alarm being
given. The window-frame, carpet and
curtain were badly burned. One amusing
feature of the fire was mistake made by
CarrieClayton who lives in the block. In her
excitement in assisting to put out the fire
she rushed into the room with dishpan
full of water and in her frenzy threw the
water over George Molyneux, completely
filling his rnbber boots and giving him an
unexpected shower-bath. There were sew
eral fights, and bloody faces and black eyes
were numerous. The band stand on the
hill presented queer sight in the morn
ing. On top of it was F. II. Smiths gro
Gerry wagon "a wooden horse and other arti-
Giles belonging elsewhere. A wagon was laid
up on the Office steps at the Housatonic
Brass company's factory. Several cases of
burot hands from fireworks are reported,
but none very serious excepting the case of
Sam BOSNIAN, who was drunk and held in
his hands cannon frecracker, which ex-
ploded and terribly lacerated his hands,
breaking one finger and tearing the flesh
from the inside of his hands. Charlie
Halls youngest boy had his eye
nearly, if not quite, put out
by the explosion of blank
cartridge in pistol near his face. There
was crowd went to the shore in the
morning and in the evening many went to
Meriden to see the fireworks.
The Wallingfords went to Meriden in
the morning and defeated the Athletic as
ISOLATION team by score of 10 to 6. In
the afternoon on the association grounds,
they defeated the strong team of st.
Ignatius II. A. B. of New Haven by
a score of z to 3. DeMills the
Wallingord's change pitcher, was in the
box both of the games and did finely.
Muldoon Mead of New Britain was ex-
pected to pitchsin the afternoon game. but
failed to show up, and, as Casey has
"glass arm," DeMills was put in the box
and proved very effective.
J. R. Cottrill and Will Goodrich start
this morning by train for Worcester
Mass. and from that point will ride to
Boston on their bicycles
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bernatche of Hall
avenue have gone to Pine Orchard for a
week.
JuuSe MdItlu speuG tne rOurtn IN Bran
ford.
B. II. Warner will be taken to the in
sane retreat in Hartford this morning.
One of the large lights of glass in the
door of Louis Dondero's store on Center
street was broken yesterday morning by
the wind slamming the door.
Sam BOSNIAN was taken to New Haven
hospital on the 8:29 train last evening.
A mad dog owned by Peter Jones is re-
ported as running loose about "Quinnie,"
and three persons are said to have been
bitten by the animal.
Robert NJ. Halls bird dog was run over
by Hoey's wagonette with the ball nine
aboard on the turnpike yesterday. The
dogs leg was broken.
young Clyne boy had his hand badly
burned yesterday while firing blank cart
ridges in pistol. His hand was over the
muzzle when the cartridge exploded. The
boy supposed the pistol wac not loaded.
Yesterday was the coolest Fourth on
record.
The heavy wind made boating almost an
impossibility yesterday until late in the
afternoon.
One of the pipes of the automatic fire ex-
tinguisher at the Housatonic Brass COM
psny's shop burst Sunday night and flooded
the room with water. Officer Reilly spoiled
a suit of clothes in helping to right
matters.