Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-02
FOR THE FOURTH.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR THE CELE-
BRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Meeting Of the General Committee Will Be
Called for Monday Night-Placs Selected
for the Fireworks.


| Fourth OF July celebration are now about
completed. With good weather the
day will be made a memorable one.
The programme OF events is very inter
esting, and should be sufficient not only
to keep all Wheeling people at home,
but also TO attract great many strang-
ers to the city.
From present indications the parade
will be a very creditable one, In spite
OF complaint which threatened for a
time to cause number Of organizations
to withdraw. There will be about
twenty-five organizations in line, and
although it will not be as pretentious a
demonstration as that OF last year, IL
will be pleasing and attractive,
Chief of Police McNichol last night
completed his detail OF officers for the
procession. 1t will consist Of sixteen
men, In charge Of Lieutenant George
Gaus. The first platoon will be made
up by Officers Conrad, Myers, Trischler,
O'Brien, Devlin, Desmond, Stump and
Scally. Second platoon, Carney, Porter,
Buch, Wilkie, Daum, Reitz, Donovan
and Minkemeyer. The entire force
will report for duty at 8 o'clock, and
will remain on all day. Officers Myers,
Stump, Trischler, Herbert, Desmond
and Lukens have been detailed for the
Beethoven picnic in the afternoon.
Since the last report Of organizations
which have signified their intention TO
take part in the parade, Morning Star
Lodge, X. Of P, and the c, NJ. B. A.
Society of Bridgeport, have sent favor
able replies to Secretary Dlnger. The
University corps of cadets, thirty men,
will arrive in the city Monday after
noon, with two brass pieces and two
caissons. They will also participate in
the parade. Secretary Dinger has In
structed the Commandant to order
blank cartridges and other ammunition,
at the expense of the committee.
The badges, sashes and hats adopted
by the aides and chief marshal, have ar
rived at Dinger Bros, and aides are re-
Quested to call for them as early as pos
sibe. The cyclers are still drilling for
the parade, and will turn out in good
numbers. They will form one of the
most interesting features Of the third
division. Capt Sadler is drilling the
men, and they will execute number OF
pretty movements along the line OF
march. The work of building the
speakers platform and decorating it, and
the columns at the old Court House,
will be commenced Monday evening.
All OF the decorations will not be placed
until Tuesday morning, owing to the
danger OF rain, or Of having them
stolen. II is expected that Congress
w n a.
liver one OF the ten minutes speeches,
will arrive in the city from Washington
Monday evening.
A meeting OF the general committee
will probably be called by President
Henry Baer for Monday evening at the
Chamber of Commerce, when all the
details for the celebration will be per-
fected.
The committee on fire works held
meeting yesterday morning and Sc
lected the property Of Mr.. Cillus, on
the Island, as the place for the spec
tacle. This will no doubt be sore
disappointment TO great many people,
and already frequent complaints are
heard. The place selected is just north
of the old Fair Grounds, now the Island
bridge park. The spectators will as
semble at the bridge park, which will
be the best place TO view the display,
and on the banks of the river on the
Ohio side, The other places suggested
were more easily accessible, and would
probably have attracted more people,
but the suspension bridge will be
free to foot passengers on the
night Of the Fourth, and the
crowd will no doubt assume
large proportions. 1t is stated by gen.
tlemen of the committee that the fire.
works manufacturers advised some
other selection than the river, giving as
reason that better spectacle could be
presented at the same cost.
The committee Of wheelmen having
charge OF the road race, went out over
the National road yesterday, and at
tended to some necessary preliminary
business matters. The McAuley-Peters
Tent and Awning Company will furnish
tent for the judges, timekeepers, ETC.,
at the two mile post, and a barrel OF
lemonade will be provided for the con-
testants in the race.
The prizes offered In the road race
were yesterday placed on exhibition in
the large show window OF the Wheeling |
Instalment Company, where they were |
viewed by a great many wheelmen yes
terday.
A mass meeting of Junior Mechanics |
is called for three o'clock this after
noon at the h. of z. hall, to make final
arrangements for participating in the
parade on the morning Of the Fourth. |
Members OF the D. u. A. NJ. are also re- |