The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-05
COLD AND RAINY FOURTH.
HAD WEATHER INTERPRETERS
WITH THE CELEBRA
Many People on the Streets To Wirue..
tue Firemen Win the Honor.
of the Day

| Oh the Day.
IL there is one thing detestable aboy,
all others to the juvenile mind. il is >
rainy Fourth of July. and not few
grown people are of the same way O,
thinking. So when the matter asserted
Itself yesterday it had very depressing
effect With good weather it would
have resulted in big celebration. As il
was there were not many excursiop;s,s
ana many city people stayed at home
All the public buildings were closed
The national flags were displayed on the
capital. There were MANY neonlo
on the streets, in defiance of the aogra
vatlhg showers which came along with
ilttle intervals between. The whistles
saiuted the opening of the day. though
| ihost OF the factnries shut down. There
| was no business worthy of mention. Tsu
ally the ''saft drink" sellers have a roar
Ing trade on the 4th, but it was not IN.
case yesterday. 1t was too cool for tha,
sort OF beverage. The morpinp was
given up to the cOlored people, and tn,
scene OF action was Fayetteville street
Chef Engelhard, of the fire department
Was IN charge and everything went along
eNcellently and on time. The events anS
the winners were:
The Victor hand reel race. $50 wards
threw water threw 100 feet of hose in
% seconds; grab race, "a 2-5 seconds.
dry" race, 20 1-6 seconds. Foot race
IeO yards, won by Sol Smith, 10 As sec
onds. Bag race and potato race. won Inv
o"i smith Wheelbarrow race, so wards
Won by Robert Smith. The Victor
Company, with its two horse reel. gave
flne exhibition of methods of fighting
hfe, laying one line and then two lines
Of hose
. "A well CREASED pole, put up near the
eoart house, was all day the attraction
for people who had proclivities for climb.
iihS. a silver watch was at the top. 1t
Is safe to say that 500 boys tried to climb
the pole. AID the big crowd of spectators
never grew tired Of the amusement thus
furnished.
In the afternoon from 3 to 5 O'Clock
there we're greater crowds on Fayette.
Vile street than at any time during the
day. At the latter hour the exhibition
by the white firemen began. 1t WAS a
very attractive and meritorious ane. An
alarm was turned in from box No Or
lhe book and ladder truck made ouick
run and put up ladders on a building on
the south side of Market street. The
Rescue and Capital companies. both hay-
Ing made quick runs. At the conch.
sion OF this drill there was an exhibition
OF the water service. Six streams
70. A.
plled the tower pressure. The elevation
OF the water showed that that pressure
was sufficient for all purposes. The call
lor direct pressure was then sent i'm. and
the streams rose to great beighth. The
slght was grand one, as the heavy
streams OF water were thrown far above
ahe buildings. The fremen's last con
tnbutlon to she days events was Eva
ter fight" between the Rescue and Capi |
tol companies. Both sides were deter |
mined and all the contestants, who SO
plucklly held the nozzles were drenched. |
while not few of the lockers on were
thoroughly soaked.
Just after 6 o'clock the Governors
Guard, Capt Gross commanding, march
ed out OF the armory and gave a short |
houSh Hot HAL ulcH were III \
ranks, the company appeared to advan-
Hge, ana Its movements in the new drill |
was watched with general interest
by at least thousand people.
The committee OF arrangements after
careful consideration os the slhiect de
clded to postpone the display of fire
works until fair weather. This was un- !
questlonably a sensible decision. Thenicht
was damp and remarkably raw, and there
would have been many cases of sickness
on the part OF ladies and children who
wouid nave had to stand for long time
on the wet streets. The committee will
give due notice of the time when the dis
play will be made. 1t will be fine one
ana is aerial almost entirely. The result
Is that no stand is necessary, but only
some simple frames and troughs for the
big rockets. 1t will be the best DISPLAY
yet made here.