The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-04
PHIZ! BANG! BOOM!
The Glorious Fourth Is Lsh-
cred i'm Again.
UNIVERSITY CORNER STONE.
The Ceremonies az Important Event In
the History of seattie-A fatri'
osie Object lesson

By the time this copy Of the PosT-isrEI~
IlsKxeER will have reached the front door
OF ali It's city readers. young America,
In skirts. knickerbockers and short eiothes'
fall Of pent up zeal. sill he up and stirring,
imbibing patriotism and powder smoke
with the explosion Of every bomb ana
cracker. and shouting himself hoarse ia
the exuberance Of his g!osiouslF free anu
happy Independence. Hard times, how
ever. will dampen the enthusiasm oil many
and the lesson Of seif-restraint VIII De
butter one to the poor little folk who had
been looking forward 50 iongsngly 10 the
day and what IL should have brought Das
did not bring. Very few parents, however.
will be found whose poverty has been
such as not 10 per nit of a little treat to
the younger members Of the family, even
if only 70 the extent Of one pack OF IRE
crackers. and so. as Of yore, young Amer
ica" will have the day to himself, free from
the trammels Of policemen or ordinances,
and the lessons of patriotism in>uleated
will serve 10 build up the coming genera
ton.
Practically the Fourth was ushered in
last evening IN the business center Of the
city. where from o'clock in the evening
up to near midnight the air was kept alive
with exploding bombs, crackers, double
headed Dufchmen, roman candles and sky
rockets. The streets were thronged with
sight-seers Of all classes, and men, women
and children jostled one another good
naturediy and enjoyed the noise and con-
fusion incident to the occasion. Very lit
tie decoration bad been made last night of
I'd
times being advanced whenever the
question was raised.
A few Of the houses. however, promised
to put ont some bunting this morning.
The county courthouse was handsomely
decorated by the commissioners, two hand
some large flags being run out on lateral
poles pointing north and south OF the
cupols, while an abundance of bunting
streamed from the facade Of the building
and held the Goddess OF Liberty from top
ping of her perch. The national flag will
be found floating from every public and
private building that has q flagstaff, while
the shipping I'm tho harbors. steamboats,.
yachts and in fact everything afloat will
be decorated with the many colored signal
flags Of the maritime service, so that If the
decorations are not of an elaborate charac-
ter they will be pronounced enough TO
mark the day and ceiebration.
The events programmed for today in
almost every section of the city are suffi-
GENTLY varied and numerous to meet the
tastes and inclinations of all classes. Each
Of the many beautiful parks that border
che city on the bay and lakes have pre-
pared attractions to interest all corners
during the day and evening. Steamboat
excursions M and down the Sound will
afford delightful means of enjoying the
day and saturating the system with ozone.
To those Of more sedate character there
will ba a Salvation Army camp meeting,
while some OF the Episcopal and Catholic
churches will be opened for services in the
morning. while picnics in every direeion,
public and private, will form about the
largest part OF the many. outings pro-
grammed for the day.
Business will be virtually at standstill
in order 20 give the American eagle a
chance 10 scream himself hoarse A few
retail stores will keep open a few hours
this morning and the peddlers of fireworks
will of course reap a harvest as long as
their wares and the nickels of the boys
hold out Banks, courts. city and county
offices will be closed: also all wholesale
business houses.
The postoffiee will be open between Z
and this morning, and mail will be col
iected once only, and that during the aft.
ernoon.
Several balls are on the tapis for this
evening, in Guiding a performance at each
of the two theaters, namely. Cordray':
and the Seattle theater. so that the many
thousands OF strangers in the city viii
have no difficulty 10 put in q fun day.
The most important event of the day
however. one which will mark period ir
the history Of Seattle. will DO the laying o.
the cornerstone of the new uuiversit,
building.