Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-05
DAY AT FOREST HILL
PARK CROWDED FROM MORNING TILL
NIGHT WITH Plc-NICkERS.
A Little Girl Has a Narrow Escsps ana n
Boatmsn Falls Overboard-Ssws
Notes Cleaned Ia Msnchsster.

Another Fourth of July has gone TO join
its chronological brothers and sisters IN
the caverns Of time aud Manchester folks
will this morning settle down 10 business
or tender nursing Of bad headache.
The city yesterday was arrayed IN Sunday
garments and was upon her good behavior.
The streets were almost entirely deserted.
the city offices, bank. post-ofiice. and
many of the stores were closed, and Dusi-
ness was almost entirely suspended
Forest Hill Park was the objective point
of interest. and before Old Sol had hardly
begun his days journey people were hieins
themselves hither With their little iuncn-
baskets and equipments for full DAYS
pleasure. Very early IN the morning the
travel upon the cars was indicative OF the
great crowd that was TO be present. by III
O'clock the popular suburban resort was
filed with pic-Dickers, and merry parties
could be seen all over the place INDUCING
in various kinds of amusements, such as
marbles, quoit-pitchiug, croquet, etc.
TIE CARS CROWDED TO-DAY.
The street-cars going end coming were
hacked TO their utmost capacity, and II
was not an uncommon sight to see car
come into the ground with several passen-
gers sitting IN the windows and upon the
top. Ia the afternoon when the crowd pc
gan TO return the rush aud pusn LOT tue
cars was simply terrific, and 1t ls.really re-
markable that some one was not hurt. Inc
efforts of the motormen and conductors 70
keep the people from jumping upon the
cars while in motion we're utterly truitless'
and long before the cars came to stand
still on arriving at the park people were
hanging on at every conceivable polht.
The management of the park would con-
fer great favor upon the patrons OF the
place If better seating accommodations
were provided. Another thing that 10
needed is a better supply of dippers at the
springs. There are five elegant springs AZ
the park. and yesterday there were only
three clippers, two springs beng without
any. On such occasions there should GER
tainy have been at least half dozen AZ
each spring. 1t was estimated that lO,OOO
people visited the park yesterday.
LITTLE GIRLS NARROW ESCAPE.
Late Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. A. d.
Shotwell. with his little daughter judith,
was driving across the stone bridge or
dam at the upper end OF the lake the
horse became frightened and backed owe,
the embankment. MIR. Shotwell jumped
ont and was not hurt, and very fortu-
natelv the little girl escaped with only. q
shcht bruise upol her nose. II was really
a miraculous escape. The damage TO the
buggy was triiiing.
While a party of merry-makers were
enjoying the pleasures OF boating upon
the lake On over-anxious oarsman lost MS
alance aud fell overheard. He was not
hurt but received an impromptu bsth
under circumstances not very deslraoie
or agreeable.
Watkins's Mill. on Falling creek, and spent
the dav IN most pleasant manner.
Dancing was the chief amusement or the
day.
There was happy crowd Of pic-nickers
| at Drewry's Mans on and everybody pres.
ent had an elegant time IN the Deautlfu'
grounds surrounding the mansion.
During the progress OF the ball game
Yesterday morning ayoung RABBIT maze lts
appearance near the park. A NUMBER oil
small BOYS had a chase tor the little limo,
cent and bunny got so ratified that ne Tell
q victim to the pursuing mob. ms was
the only fatality of the day.
no GAs-MAINs YET.
Several months ago the Southern Fuel
| and Gas Company were granted a iran
chise to establish plant IN this city.
| Work was at once begun and the company
soon were ready TO make gas and gave
| several exhibitions of their WORK. Inc
| company haze not as yet begun the laying
| Of mains and the citizens who expected
| ere this to have been using the Gas are
wondering why it is that nothing IS beine
! done. A number of people have spoken
| to the DISPATCH reporter on the subject.
| Ii Is said that there are several bar
| places in the shape of stagnant pools and
| trenches In the THIRD Ward that neec
| looking after by the Board OF Health. DIR
| William z. Mathews remarked 10 DIS
PATCH reporter last night that IL was very
essential that the city should be put II
| first-class sanitary condition Just at thi'
time. wbea general fight all over tbs
country is being arranged for to beat OF
| that dread scourage the cholera.
| PERSONAL POINTS.
| Mrs. Walter Cheatbam, of west Grace
street, Richmond, former resident OF
this city. spent the holiday with friends
| over here.
Mr.. j. G.. Jeter, of Caroline county, il
| visiting her sister, Mrs. o. L. Webster, OF
| Porter street.
| Misses Clay Willis and Marian Pulliam
| who have been visiting relatives In kinl
| William county, have returned home
| They report that Dir. Gus. Willis. who wa
| so badly burned several months ago, !
| rapidly improving.
| General james q. Field, after delivering
| an address IN Amelia yesterday morning
went to Midlothian, aud at o'clock IN tn
afternoon made a ThIrd-party speech.