The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05
ONLY A MEMORY.
But as Such Yesterday Will
Linger Long
With the Topeka Citizen as the
Greatest Celebration
OF OUR NATAL DAY
Ever Witnessed in the Capital
City of Kansas.
Tt May Be Long Before There Is
Again so Much to Celebrate.
OF OUR NATAL DAY


had not yet come in, and reliable in
formation from the seat of war states
that it will probably make an extended
stay of about 1854 days.
This information is authentic, the en-
deavors OF the small boys to influence
public opinion to the conclusion that
the Fourth was again coming in by ex-
hausting their leftover fireworks to
abe contrary Notwithstanding.
In the meantime, the events which
made it's glory such glorious glory will
be duplicated as many times as the
Spanish government can get respect
able fleet together.
It was the shortest Fourth Of July
in the history OF a multiplication of
moons. Not that the day itself was not
as long as it has been since Pope Greg
DRY engineered an appropriation for the
publication of his caIenders, through
congress. but it was short on the ac-
count of the supply of effervescence in
stock for the occasion. It was positive
ly impossible to work it off in the "a
short hours allotted for the uncorktng
process, and several of the morning
hours were borrowed from today.
There was an expansion of atmos-
phere which might be appropriately
mentioned as a hot time above the old
town last night. A man who owns a
telescope states that beads of perspira-
ton were easily distinguishable on the
moons brow.
The "bombardment of the heavens
commenced as soon as dusk set in The
heavens. by the way. are about as
patient creations as the Almighty Gre
ated. Unable to perform the feats of
Sampson and Dewey, the American
people turned to the heavens, as they
turned to the Spaniards, to express
their sentiments, and the heavens be
haved beautifully. Unlike their ac-
tons on some similar occasions, they
even refused to weep.
Great sky rockets went whizzing
through the air towards them, bursting
hundreds of feet above terra firma, so
near that it appeared as if the flying
sparks might set the blue drapery on
fire. Balls Of fire from roman candles
leaped upward, vieing in brilIiancy for
a few moments with the stars. Varied
colored balloons scared higher and
higher until only small specks of light
determined their location, seemingly
reaching to the vault of the heavens
itself
The sky was abIaze for hours last
night. On every street and in almost
sent heavenward to help in the bonn
bardment. Colored lights were burned,
and the entire city was in a state of
illumination.
Above the whizzing of the rockets and
the Whirling of the candles could be
heard continuously the cracking of the
giant crackers, the Instruments of ex-
preston for youthful patriotism
Never in the history of Topeka did
the people enter so thoroughly into the
celebration of the day as on yesterday.
Never in the lives of the majority of
them did they have so much to cele-
brate for.
The Days Casualties.
Although a greater quantity of fire
works were used in celebrating the ma
tional holiday yesterday than probably
ever before in the history of Topeka.
but few accidents of a serious nature
occurred. A number of persons had
their faces. eyes and hands burned by
powder, but the majority of the injuries
are only of temporary nature
The 12-year-old son of A. d. Boyd,
residing at 712 Lawrence street, may
lose the sight of his right eye as the re-
suit OF an old gun barrel filled with
powder exploding. The boy was bend
ing over the barrel when the explosion
occurred, and his right eye and the
right side of his face was filled with
powder The eye was badly burned,
and the sight may be destroyed.
The young son of Elias Helm, living
effects of a similar accident A toy
cannon exploded under his face, throw
ing powder into both eyes. Consid-
Srahle powder lodged in one eye. and it
as a question if he viii ever be able to
use 1t again for the purpose nature in
tended it
John ]. Davis. the ex-policeman. had
poth eyes filled with powder by the
premature explosion of a giant fire
cracker last evening. 1t is not thought
mat the eyes are burned sufficiently to
1nJure the sight.
John Lang c0Iora5 ~, a,,,,,1o = 8 a.,
santa e shops, had his face and both
eyes huea With powder by the prerna-
80 - ~ t ~ - OF toy cannon at his
ZONE. e ~ East Fourth street, yester-
painful, but it is believed that the sight
of the eyes can be saved
Johanna Dupree, who Ii1ree q r1,-,,,-
and Monroe streets, was s17o+ +t,-,o1Il1,
the arm by a Fourth of JuIv ceIeb7-1 az,
The bullet passed through ira 7osT1r
portion of the arm just below +Ea al
DOW. The woman is colored ana l. ono
of the we'll known women ~ $500 81
ROW. Who did the SHOOTING is no+
known. The wound is a trifine one
Jonn G. Waters, son of Can't. To-
seph q. Waters, attempted to Cela,t,,o r,
SIMPSONS victory by lighting $500
cannon frecracker. The fuse b,1T-lss e
raster than he had figured on and ~
cracker exploded in his hand, burning
the skin He Immediately sought q
friendly drug store and has been mrs
1ng sore hand since
II was one of those crackers" said
Waters, which says on it, don't hold
after lighting That's what's the mat
ter with me- A-AS
George Boon, a son of w. G. Roon. Of
oto T IiIInore street, had the palm of his
rlgnt hand torn out by the explosion Of
a p1n-Wheel last night. The fniI1TIr Is
painful but not serious. =
VINE johnson, a coIored boy of Ten
nesseetown. had his face badly h17rna7
by the explosion of a large frecracker