Tombstone epitaph., 1892-07-10
The Day We Celebrated.

Sunday afternoon. About $ o'clock | in the evening the Bisbee team pulled in with four-horse rig, and the Fourth of July commenced ip earnest. All night long the din of exploding | bombs and crackers was deafening. Music was furnised by the rawhide band and the string band from the Fort, and assisted materially in mak- ing the night royal one.
 The decorations were lavishly dis played all over the business portion of the town. Residences were also trim- med with red. white and blue. Among the latter the mining Exchange build ing, the residence of Dr. Hamilton, is worthy of especial mention. It was trimmed in an unique and extravagant manner with the national colors.
 The treat of the days sport was the game of bail between
 HUAcBUCA AND TOMBSTONE.
 At 10 o'clock the road leading to the grounds was lined with carriages, citizens and cowboys on horseback, and procession of men, women and children all bent on seeing the game. It was most exciting contest after the fifth inning. Up to that time the Tombstone boys had. scored 13 runs while not man of their adyersaries had crossed the plate. The next in nings they scored six runs and turned the apathy of the crowd into fever heat of excitement which increased with each inning. At the end of the Sth inning the score stood Is to l7 in favor of Huachuca. Tombstone went to the hat in the 9th and scored SIX runs, and the Huachucas on the last half Of the ninth had a lead of five runs to contend with, and lost. Two runs were all they could pull out of it, and left our boys the victors by the score of g to 20,
 The Tombstone club were pretty we'll used up, according to the general opinion, and it was thought that the game with the Bisbee nine would re- suit in defeat for the home team. But their staying qualities had been underestimated, and they agreably disappointed their warmest admirers.
 THE C.ME
 between Bisbee and Tombstone was not called till nearly o'clock, and larger crowd was present than in the morning. The sport was not as anus ing or exciting az the morning game but 1t was an interesting contest nevertheless. The Tombstone boys took the lead snd kept it throughout as will be seen by the score published elsewhere.
 There were several horse races on the ground adjacent to the common and considerable money changed hands.
 There was but one fight during the day, and the prompt action of the sheriff and Frank Ryan, who was a deputy sheriff Tor the occasion, quelIed the incipient riot before it reached larger proportions.
 The best of feeling prevailed over the results of the ball contests.
 The ball, under ths auspices of Er- zine Go. No. was a very swell affair and drew out large and fashionable throng of pleasure seekers who enjoy the razzle dazzle of the dance. The music by the 24ih Infantry band was delightful surprise and nd was leading feature of the affair I he hall had been decorated with a profusiCn of bunting and green foliage and presented a charming picture in conjunction with the rich costumes of the ladies. It was not until o'clock this morning that the lights went out on one of the most successful Fourth of July balls ever witnessed in Tomb stone.
 OFF SHOOTS.
 Frank Ryan furnished six kegs of Apheuser beer and bountiful supply Of cold lunch which was served with his compliments at the house of En- zine Co No. l. The visiting ball teams and their friends, as we'll as members of the Tombstone fire de- partment and their friends, partook of ihe refreshing repast with their best wishes for the chief.
 Several small boys who had perched upon the top Of the back stop, narrow ly escaped being killed during the day by foul balls, but they evidently court ed death and therefore escaped unin- jured.