The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-05
An Appropriate Local Observance Of
the Day.
OANN0NS ROARED FOR HOURS
Hundreds of People Witnessed the
Parade In the Morning and At
tended the Columbia Picnic
and wild West show.

employs in paying tribute to his dear old
Uncle Samuel. Yesterday the nation was
plunged in a historical vortex Of booming,
swapping, laundering, cracking and crash
ing sound. Perhaps if the bold signers of
the Declaration of Independence could
have known what they were inhicting
upon posterity they might have paused
before affixiug their signatures to that
noble document.
Contrasted with the violent celebration
of this up-to.date age, the Fourth of July
Of sixty, seventy or 100 years ago presents
a peaceful picture of hearty patriotism
more in keeping with the real sentiment of
the event than the present clustering
fashion. But in this age a Fourth of July
without the booming of cannons and the
smoke and glare of fireworks would be
like a Christmas Day without Santa Claus.
Shenandoah did not celebrate the Fourth
in colonial style yesterday, but with all the
noise and buster that the ingenuity of the
fireworks manufacturers could promote.
The celebration started Wednesday night
and was kept up until the early morning
hours, when there was a cessation of the
boom and roar of cannon and dynamite
crackers. Then those who had retired
early the night before arose to continue the
racket the sleeping ones had started. A
strange and pretty sight was presented dur
ing Wednesday night by bonfires blazing
at the hilltops north and south of the town.
NiSitprg orr;y~a1 il, +ov-,, ,oar1r- ,-ag+o-lo-
morning and by nine o'clock, the time
announced for the parade to start, the pave
ments were thronged with people, but the
effort to have the parade done with early
in the morning failed and the spectators
had an anxious wait of nearly two hours.
The parade was a very creditable one,
although not a representative one of the
town. Many societies were not in line.
Still the line was quite lengthy and was
very pretty. 1t moved as follows
FIRST DIVISION.
Chief Marshal, David Morgan.
Aids-Thomas Williams, George L. Half
ner, Thomas Dove, Jr.
Marshal, Peter Beck.
Police Force.
Grant Band.
Watkin Waters Post No. 146, G. A. r.
Henry Horncastle Camp No. 40, S. of V.
Hope Section Pioneer Corps.
Hope Section No. 10, j. T. of H. & 7.
st. Michael's Society,
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal, Felix Rynkiewicz.
Band.
Guards of Warsaw.
KOsciusko Guards.
Co. A, Jennings Guards, Jr. o. Q. A. NJ.
Major Jennings Council No. 367, Jr. o.
L. a. NJ.
Float-"Making the Flag"
Washington Camp No, 112, P. o, S. of A.
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THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal. Matthew Kupchinski.
VIM. Penn Band.
st A%nthony's Society.
st. Michaels Polish Society.
st. Johns Society.
st. Georges Society.
st. Cashier Society.
st. Williams Society.
Columbia H. & s.. f. E. Co. No. l.
Pawnee Bills Company.
The Columbia Hose Company had its ap-
paratus in line and the steamer "Col-
umbia" was drawn by four horses. Paw.
nee Bills Wild West Company made an
excellent climax to the display. The
large bands of genuine Indians, Mexicans
and Cowboys, the buftaloes and steers,
and the prairie schooner bearing the Aus
tralian boomerang throwers excited con-
siderable interest. After the parade was
over the people dispersed and so many
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the streets were quite clear Of crowds, but
with the opening of the afternoon the
pavements were again crowded.
The discharge of fireworks continued all
day and evening, and in some places it APP
peared to be without cessation. Fortunately
no serious accidents occurred. At noon
the canvass awning in front of Tax Collec-
tor Scanlan's store caught fire, but the
flames were quickly extinguished. About
half the awning was burned.
The town presented a very lively APP
pearance during the afternoon, although
the attractions at the Columbia and Trot-
ting parks drew great numbers. Pawnee
Bills Wild West Show was patronized
immensely. 1t is estimated that from
1000 to $500 people witnessed the per-
Torrance, Every seat in the semi-circle
was occupied and hundreds Of people were
obliged to stand. Many sought standing
room on the border of the field opposite the
side set apart for spectators. The exhibit
lions Of expert rifle shooting by Major
Gordon w. Lille (Pawnee BID and May
Lille, the daring and skillful riding by
the Indians and Cowboys, the expert
lassooing by the Mexicans, the horse
stealing act and mock lynching, the Indian
attacks on the Deadwood coach and the