Evening journal., 1896-07-06
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
1T WAS AN UNEVENTFUL DAY u
WILMINGTON.

Few Fires aud Less Than tue Usual
RIAmount OF Acoidents-Many Citizens
Sought other Fields of EoJ oymsnt.
Happenings Of tho Day-How it Was
spent in Pennsviiiej
The Glorious Fourth OK July passed off
rather quietly Ia Wilmington and there
were no epeciAl features to note Very
many citlzsns sought sport outside the
city, aud those who stayed at home
patroniz ID the ball games or the parks In
the vicinity Of Wilmington. There was
Q number Of private displays OF dreworks,
About s o'clock In the evening about a
ton Of powder was fred near the resi-
dence Of Francis G. Dupont, on the
Brandywine, and the wloie city Of
/ Wilmington WAS lighted up for few
minutes Fears that the mills had gone
mp or that there was a big hre were
entertained for time. and many house
holders rested uneaslly until the cause
WAS ascertained
There were comparatively few arrests
few fres and less than the usual amount
of accidents In fact, it WAS an unevent-
ful day 10 the main.
The Accidents Of the Day.
There were not many accidents, dss
pite the dangers attending the day, and
none of them were Of serious nature.
Among those which were reported were
the following:
Friday ev ening, Walter Krebs. Of No.
500 FRANKLIN street, had his face filed
with powder from an exploding cannon.
DR. Pyle dressed the wounds, which
we're not serious
Ex.Chief John N. Walker held a
dynamite cannon cracker In his hand
too long and 1t went on tearing his hand
pretty badly
Warren Missimer, son OF Thomas
Misslmer of Sixth and French. had bis
arm broken by falling skyrockot stick
In front ~ his house, on Saturday night
Edward j. McGoldrick. of No. 604
Jefferson street. accidentally shot him
self In the third finger of the left hand.
DR.. Smith Cooper dressed the injury
aud Mr. MoGoldrick Is all right now.
Fires OF the Day.
The first OF the 6res which generally
mark the glorious Fourth occurred OF
Friday evening about IL o'clock Boz
No. WAS rung 10, caused by q slight
blszs In the cfice OF the Merchants
Buyers Bureau. la the McVey Building
Eighth and Market streets. A bucket
brigade was organized In . nearby cigsi
store and the himes extinguished without
loss
Only three alarms we're sent In on Sat.
} urday. and while the fremen we're on
duty all day they bed little work. Th'
loss In each case was but small Th'
roof Of the annex to No. 202 West Sew
enth street caught from fire cracker
about o'clock Saturday afternoon. Th'
chemical and truck responded but thu
6re was put out by the bucket brigade
No loss.
An slarm from box AZ at 8 o'clock va
caused by balloon setting fire to pin
tree on the lawn of the Rowland resi-
dence, Ninth aud Broome. No loss.
About 9 o'clock Gre vas discovered Il
the old building at Seventh and Button
wood streets occupied as a colortd BaT
. tlst church Damage WAS slight.
4 IN exploding FIRE cracker set IRE (
i the works on a stand at Tenth an
Orange streets. owned by John @. Jaek
sou. About $50 worth Of stock Was de
: stroyed.
The Fourth at PennsvIlls.
4 The pretty little village Of PenDsvlll
had A rousing celebration OF her own o
I, the Fourth and royal program wa
given under direction of Manager 3
a Lswes OF the Riverview. The steSms
Marietta, Captain Ireland, which ha
q been put on the li1e between Wilmingto
andIPennsvllle, carried very many spor
seekers to the popula. llttle watering
places on the Delaware.
x A match game Of ball was played b
y tween the Salem, Jrs., and Pennsvil
ls clubs then there was q race betwet
sr shnd skiffs. for silver pitcher; a parsS
Of grotesques. led by the boom a.lsdC
band swimming rAcs for prize OF 8
tub race for So; race by sturgeon skf
T for So; and to top OF. Ere works fro
.; host Lewis's 6oat and dance IN b
q paviluon. IL was a day long to bs r