Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-05
THE EvER-GLoR1oUs FOURTH.

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The Day In the City-An Unusualiy
Large Number of Fire Alarms
Several Small Ffres-A $500 Fire IN
Fair Haven-Big Excursion Faftes
MANY Thousands at Sav1n HOOK
Three THOUSAND at Schutzen fark.
The devotees of the ever-glor1ous Fourth
were favored by remarkably fine weathsss
yesterday. The air was clear and braclng
with q slight breeze blowing. Inc sun
was just hot enough to keep one AWAKE
that It was the Fourth. Gentlemen who
have Travelled extensively in the Adiron-
daeks and White mountains for many Sea-
SONG say that yesterdays weather was very
like that experienced in the most favorable
days among the mountains. The day was
ushered in by the ringing OF the church
bells and the customary O'Clock cannon
salute. The bonfires in the various vacant
lots IN the city had long since burnt to
ashes and the small boy with his ire
crackers and other fireworks was up be-
times and getting in his work. The streets
of the city did not become dull or deserted
during sny hour of the night, many per-
ple staying up all night in order to catch
the frat glimpse of the rosy fingered Au-
rors. daughter of the morn. Many of the
principal houses of the city displayed
flags. Mayor Sargent's house was finely
adorned with the national emblem. Flags
we're festooned along the entire front bal
cony and above hung suspended large
citv DAG was displayed at the city hall.
Manv remarked that this was the quietest
Fonrth of July that New Haven had seen
| in years.
The parade of the Turner's and wand
drill on the green at 10 O'Clock
formed the principal attraction of tho day
1 in the city, and In the afternoon the Edn-
dreds and thousands of idle people focked
to Schufzen park and Ssvin Rock. The
| crowd at the Rock was the largest that has
been there yet this season. The numbe,
of fares taken on the West Haven Electric
road is said to be in excess of the number
taken on Memorial day. The road proved
itself equal to transporting the immense
| crowd as 1t has done on all previous oeca-
| sions when called upon to accommodate
large crowds.
About 500 people went on the Horse
| Guards excursion to New York and Bay
Ridge, and on their return, at 1890 a. m.
| reported very pleasant time.
There were over 1000 people at LAX
Ssltonstall and the little steamer Cygne
with the barge Governor Saltonstal wer'
kept busy transporting the people bacl
and forth. The st. Mary's society of Bran
ford and the st. Mary's Drum corps o
this city were present. All reported
most enjoyable days outing.
on its afternoon excursion to the moutl
of the Connecticut river. The party go
back at about 7 O'Clock. A large part
also went to New York on the steame
Northam at 1915.
The fireworks around the city last even
ing were in many cases quite beautiful
Fine pieces were set off at many privat
residences in the city.
ROOF OF HOUSE ON FIRE.
An alarm from box 423 called the fiji
department to a slight blazs at the corne
of Hamilton and Myrtle streets yesterda
forenoon. The roof of two story houe
on the corner had caught fire from SON
fireworks which had been discharged ther,
There was no damage.
A still alarm yesterday morning calle
the department to Peter Forsey's house o
Gain street. The roof had caught fl
from some fireworks. There was no dan
age.
FIREWORKS STAND ABLAzE.
: A stand containing about $25 worth
fireworks in front of small confectiol
cry store kept by Mrs. Bridget Butler
70 York street was overturned abo1
l 11:30 yesterday morning. Someone the
| of the other packages and soon the eve
glorious Fourth was being celebrated in
right glorious fashion. Water W
, brought and thrown on by several b
f | ISLANDERS and a serious fire was tn,
f averted.
g ANOTHER AT FIRE CRACKER STAND.
d An alarm was sent in about 7:10 o'clc'
yesterday morning from No. 2's engi
house, which called the fire department
series of explosions at the corner
~ State street and Grand avenue. Someo
- had lit the contents of a fire cracker stal
I. in front of A. Sagnello's confectione
store at 515 Grand avenue and about 5
worth of fireworks were destroyed. tt
large plate glass in the front of the sto
|. was also cracked in several places.
y FIRE IN FAIR HAVEN.
y An alarm was rung in from No. SIS g
J. CINE house yesterday afternoon about Fl
n minutes of six. The fire was in an o
q house at the corner of South Front al
Chambers streete in Fair Haven, whi'
was occupied by Mrs. Lampher. The 70
5 was almost totally destroyed and Il
= building was considerably damaged
water. The fremen had a severe tuss
J with the flames for a few minutes. T.
loss is about $500. The house is an 0
one and is almost total loss.
STILL ANOTHER FIREWORKS STAND.
o "Another fre-craoker stand went Of
about o'clock last evening on Grand az
l. nue. In front of Klingerman Bros. gene1
@ furnishing store at 1854 Grand avenue
o was piled full of fireworks and a you
o boy dropped lighted fire cracker amol
4 them, and quite an unexpected celebrate
was started. The fire department. W
J. summoned from box ~ and quickly e
: tinguished the flames.
FIRE IN A SHED.
q An alarm was rung from Box 421, corn
| of William and Bradley streets, last eve
: ing about 9:15 o'clock. The fire was four
to be a shed in the rear of Munson's pap
box factory. 1t was quickly extinguishe
No damage.
t AND YET ANoTHER-A STARTLING DIsPLA
A poor "haythen Chinee" was responi
8 BILE for the second fire last night. T
9 walked into Frank Captains store at 81
: Chapel street and purchased Roman ca
' die. Or its use he was ignorant, but
7 thought 1t was big frecracker such
were made by his people across the Pacii
ocean. 1t began to splitter in a most di
appointing manner and the Chin
|. man threw it back into tt
fireworks stand in front of Captains stor
4 There 1t continued to splitter, and su
: denly red ball Of FIRE shot out. This W
followed by the most startling pyrotechn
display of the night. Rockets shot in 6
directions. Pretty colored balls fro
Roman candles fell in myriads all over Il
street near by. Officer Bowers saw Il
display from Union street, and immediat
ly sent in an alarm. The fire departures
was on the scene in surprisingly sho
/ time and extinguished the blaze in a fe
: minutes. The front of the building W
considerably blackened, but no great dar
. age WAS done. Two hundred dollars W
cover the loss.
a Early this morning an alarm was sent
g from box II, at the corner of Columb
= avenue and Lafayette street. The fire "
=. in the attic of the house at Minor stree
The roof was badly damaged.
It HIT BY A STRAY BULLET.
4 Miss Mary Bree. Sister of Attorn,
4 James r. Bree, Is Shot in the 81.
r While Walking Along Grand Av
q nue-SeriOusly Wounded - Warrior