Evening star., 1896-07-02
READY TO CELEBRATE
Thousands of Permits for the Firing of
Fireworks
Applicants Come I'm Person or Write
to the MajOr-SOme OF
the Letters.

TEiS is an age or patr1otlsm, particularly
among Young America. The statement Us
made without qualification and any one
who is dubious as to its truth may satisfy
himself or herself in short order by a
visit to the District building. The ami
versary Of the signing Of the Declara-
ton Of independence is fast approaching
and equally as speedy rise the pleasurable
anticipations Of the Washington boys. to
say nothing Of the little girls. who also
intend to make themselves heard Satur-
day from before sur-up to till long after
the mantle Of darkness has spread itself
about the earth and made the condition
Of things fitting for the proper display Of
skyrockets. Roman candles. flower pots,
pihwheels and other conceptions of the
inventors of pyrotechnics that are pleas
Ing to the eye.
Since the Commissioners announced that
permits might be granted for setting off
firecrackers and fireworks on private prem
iseS the hearts of the little folks have
been beating with accelerated action. An
other result has been an almost unprece-
dented onslaught upon the office of the
major and superintendent of police. Major
Moore and his assistants were taken some
what by surprise ty the action of the
Commissioners, and were totally unpre-
pared to meet the consequences. form
of permit had to be prepared, but before
1t could be drawn up hundreds of appli-
cants for the necessary authority had put
In an appear ance.
The blank permits were received from
the printer about noon today, but early
as o'clock a ciamorirg throng blockaded
the corridor leading to Major Moore's
office, and when the doors were opened
for business there was no dearth Of Wis
itors. Two clerks were assigned to duty
registering the names of applicants, and
for hours they listened to the requests of
all sorts and conditions of men, women
and children. In line were anxious faith
q md fhnr aV,1h 1.taT Tt..v~ ,s-
ters but the majority were little chaps and
tiny damsels. Some were dainty and
Well-dressed, others We're barefooted ard
ragged. They arrived singly, in pairs and
in groups, and none were denied.
The applications were numbered, and
when all are in they will range way up
iE the thousands. After the blanks ar
rived they were issued direct to the call
ers, and another force of clerks was put
at work mailing the permits to those
whose names were registered yesterday
and today.
Some Requests.
Hundreds Of requests for permits reached
Maj. Moore s office by mail Some were
amusing and others almost pathetic. Sew
eral that are characteristic follow:
Under the recently published modifica-
ton Of the regulations relative to firing
frecrackers. etc, on the galorius Fourth
l respectfully request permission for nv
two kids, aged. respectively, seven and
eight years, to do their celebrating on the
large vacant space north of Columbia road
and west of 18th street
"CHAS. L. HUGHES,
''1416 kenesaw avenue ~
Police Commissioners:
Please send permit for two distressed
little shavers at 929 L street to fire off small
fireworks, who will be carefully watched
by their mother
please send permit to celebrate Inde-
Eendence day on cur own premises to Mrs
5 Z. Hughes 1916 H street northeast"
Police Headquarters, per fireworks:
PLEASE send permit to $40 l. street for
Melvin, Mabel and Grace Walters"
viii you kindly ser,d q permit TO me
SO that my two small girls may celebrate
the Fourth. Mrs. FREDERIC A. LUCAS.
"1325 Q street
Reservation 40, embracing one-sixth of
an acre al New Hampshire avenue and Al
street, was today withdrawn from the list
CT places set aside for the official discharge
or fireworks because of illness in the neigh
borhood.
Thousands Issued.
Fully 5,0O0 applications were received by
Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police depart
ment up to today and he expects that fully
1900 more requests will be received be-
fore tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow ten
clerks will be detailed in the chief clerk $
Office to issue the permits in order that all
will be sent out in tine for delivery late
ing issued only in cases where requests
come from parents. Chief Clerk Sylvester
said this afternoon that he would receive
and give proper consideration to protests
from neighborhoods where there are sick
persons. In such neighborhoods he will
grant no permits and will endeavor to give
the sick people all the protection he pos
sibly can.