The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-05

rhs R~Ia rrsveHss sspch Enthusiasm IN the
aftsrnoes ana Eyenias. Ba. the morning
was Noisy 0as.

The haia Proverbs spch Enthusiasm In the
aftsrneeH nna Evenins. Bas the morning
wa. Noisy Oas.
The one hundred and nineteenth ami.
versary OF the Destination OF Indepen-
dencc has come and gone and the din OF
miniature caplon. fire cracker and torpe.
do lei heard no more. RAIN which began
fntlin8 In the at ternoon. took much pa
triotic epthuaiasm out OF old and young
americans, and In the evening presented
q great pyrotechnic display.
FLAG FoR AN ENGINE HOUSE.
The Water Witch Fire Company had a
gala day, A new flag was raised over the
building In the morning. 1t was pro-
scented to the company by Joseph X
Adams and was accepted on behalf 81 the
4company by ex.oity solicitor George A.
EiliOtt.
ACCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Accidents OF course. were not few, al.
slough many faiIod to be reported. Thare
was but one serious one. however, and
that befell year old Harry Gallagher OF
No. TIA Curlatt street.
He and several other boys were PLAYING
with small cannon, They had 1t loaded
and touched II of. The charge was too
heavy for the toy and 1t burst,
Fragments OF iron were thrown in
EVERY uIecuoh. 6alihRnets VINO was
standing In front Of tho toy, was struck
In the stomach by several pieces of iron.
He was taken homo aud DIR. Hughes sum.
moned. The boys flesh was badly torn
and cut by the iron. Although the
wounds are severe they are not considered
dangerous
While standing ut Second and Orange
street Charles Elm OF No llB Justison
atreet was badly burned by an exploding
cracker. The cracker was thrown from a
Urla fENaTa lr 49, al
lploded. The shock knocked the boy
= down.
Mrs.. Z. PIunkett, of No. 6oe West Sec.
ond street, was standing In front OF her
house. when cracker oarelessly thrown
by boy, struck her In the face. Her
lace and head were badly burned.
John Rico. years old, was so busily en-.
gagged ir putting of fire.nraokers on Heald
street that he did not notice the approach
OF a team. The horse walked on him. He
was carried to the office OF DIR. Kemble.
where his injuries were dressed. after
which he was taken to his home on Lob
dell street.
Charles Deisum placed a cracker on a
pail box at Sixth and Orange streets aud
when II exploited 1t demolished the box.
-FOUR SLIGHT FIRES.
The tires were few and slight. At i225
O'Clock ia the afternoon. an alarm was
sent In from box No. - The cause was
1re In the store of f. W. Woolworth, No.
4l8 Market street. The lire was confined
to the woodwork on the outside OF the
store and awning. Two large plate glass
windows, valued at s63 were broken. The
damage is covered by insurance.
The ROOF OF the Delaware Marble Works
81 Fifth and King stteete. was damaged
to the extent of SIS by fire.
The awning in front OF Wyatt 4 Co. q
store. at No. 604 Market street. was dam.
aged by fire early yesterday morning Cap
tain Chambers extinguished the blaze.
AT THE PLEASURE RESORTS.
Despite the rain the crowds thronged
Union, Shellpot and Gordon Heights Park
during the day but the evening display
was intertered with. The display at
Gordon Heights was postponed until
Saturday evening.
The monthly shoot OF the Wawaset Gun
Club was held In the morning aud won by
George Huber.
About twenty members of the Whining.
ton Bicycle Club accompanied Clark. Tur.
per. Wier. Haney. Jack and Johnson to
Riverton to sec them rldo in tho bicycle
races. On account Of the rain the races
did not come off. but will be hold on Sat,
urday.
Delegations of the club also accompa.
MED Cooley to Vlnelanu and Shuster Ia
Hammerton. These races were also
postponed.