The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-07-07
In the Midst of Our Fun Came News
of SIMPSONS Great Victory.
YAKIMA SHOWS PATRIOTISM
cideut At the Bail Game -Pyroteehnie Dis
play Not Exactly as SeheduIed-Fun
on the Ahtanum.

and will be remembered with much
pleasure by all. The day would have
been an ideal one had it not been for the
wind that came mp about O'Clock; but
even this little unpleasantness was lost
sight of by the big throng that heard the
news which came over the wires about
this time, announcing Admiral Samp-
sons great feat of destroying the entire
Spanish fleet at Santiago and the capture
of Cervera.
The program WAS followed ont as out
linei some days in advance. First came
the parade in the morning at 10 O'Clock,
headed by the drum corps, followed by
the q. A. r., a brigade of bicycles. the
fire department, band, knights Of Pythas
in uniform, speakers of the day, floats,
secret societies, etc, it was street
pageant of considerable merit. After the
parade the opera house was filed to
overlooking by an enthusiastic crowd,
who listened to the reading Of the Declar-
alton Of Independence by John Kings
bury, and patriotic and eloquent Grafton
by w. L. Guthrie. There was also good
lively music by large choir under the
leaders lip of Mr.. Donovan.
The sports in the afternoon took place
on the avenue, the different races com
ing off AZ scheduled. In the hub and
hub race hose company No. was
awarded the money, while the other
race-the wet test-was decided a draw.
The base ball game between the bar
bers and the butchers came off at the
bicycle track. The scorer was unable to
keep record of the tallies owing to
shortage of pencil and paper facilities,
but the number of tallies is said to be
within the two. figure limit. The game
was decided in favor of the BARRIERS.
The fireworks in the evening we're
shown from a stand in the square east of
the Hotel Yakima. Early in the even
ing u box containing the bulk of the
works" caught fire, and for a time bid
fair to hurt somebody, but the presence
of a cool head soon got them out of the
way, and the show proceeded. How
ever some of the best pieces were de-
stroyed and large number of people dis
appointed.
Where the people came from that cele
brated in North Yakima this year is what
We are all trying to guess, now that the
show is over. We are well aware that
Yakima county is pretty well popu-
lated, but had no idea that erfrybOdy was
coming in to aid in the celebration. De-
spite the crowd, all seemed happy and
bent on having good time.
Otter & Mechtel retailed from their ice
cream parlors thirty five gallons of cream
that North Yakima had crowd on that
day.
While the base ball game was in
progress Attorney Snively appeared on
the grounds and the game was stopped
long enough for him to read the bulletin
from Sampson, stating that Cervera and
his fleet were now his. The enthusiasm
was intense. and cheers for Sampson and
Dewey made the surroundings ring.
X. X. Nichols as marshal of the day
was the right man in the right place.
The systematic way in which he carried
out the arrangement of the parade and
other details of the celebration called
forth many complimentary words OF
praise.
No one worked harder for the 81 cess
OF the celebration than Chief Hauser, of
the fire department, on whose sho uders
the responsibility of the whole affair
seemed to rest. lie did his work thor
oughly and cheerlully, and is deserving
of the thanks OF all.
A sad accident occurred at the ball
grounds during the game, which marred
the pleasures of the day to a large ex
tent. George Ferah, a barber, received
swift ball on the left side of the head |,
which staggered him for awhile. He was
removed from the grounds to his room,
where ii was feared brain fever might set !
in, but at this writing he is slowly recov-
ering.
The ball in the evening was one OF the
most enjoyable features of the day. The
opera house was crowded with dancers, /