The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-05


asm Manifested.
Scrantonians celebrated Fourth OF
July by deserting their city homes and
taking to the woods.
Possibly no previous holiday ever
witnessed such a general exodus of
picnickers. Lake Ariel, Farview Noun
tain Park, Nay Aug park, the East
mountain and Laurel Hill park were
the favorite retreats of the pleasure
seekers.
The steam roads did an unprecedent-
ed business and the trolley company
was scarcely able to handle it's patrons,
being handicapped by a number of cars
| being In the repair shop as the result
OF the recent lightning storm.
1t was an eventful day, too, in The
way Of accidents.
The day was excessively hot, but
| there was at no time even a threat
| OF rain, something very remarkable for
a Fourth of July in this region The
police records did not indicate any un-
usual disorder, nothing of a serious
nature occurring and only the ordin-
| ary number of minor cases being re-
| ported. The disastrous fire in the CEN
| trail city was the most exciting event
of the day. There were a number of
smaller fires and the department was
kept on the jump.
PLENTY OF FIREWORKS.
While there was no general demon
straton of any kind there was no mis-
taking that it was Fourth of July.
| Patriotic enthusiasm as represented in
the discharge of fire works was unlim-
tied. 1t is safe to say there was enough
powder burnt yesterday and the night
preceding to carry on a good sized war
for couple of days.
The stream of humanity that poured
in the direction of Lake Ariel yester-
day began at an early hour, and from
8 O'Clock until afternoon the hourly
trains were loaded with happy excur-
sionists supplied with capacious lunch
baskets, joyful in anticipation Of the
| pleasures of the days outing. The
feminine portion of the passengers
was resplendant in holiday attire, and
whether in groups or attended by male
escorts, the faces of all were wreathed
in Fourth of July picnic smiles of be-
| witching radiance There were black
haired, red-haired, brown-haired
bleached-haired, and some gray-haired
girls; fat girls and lean girls; tall girls
and stout girls; dimpled girls and
freckled girls. Girls in sailor hats,
Dewey hats. lace hats. felt hats and
wire dreams, decorated with plumage
of birds Of giddy fight, ribbons of rain
bow hues, limitations of the most daz-
zling flowers of the field.
TRAINS CROWDED.
The trains running to the lake were
packed at each trip until late in the
afternoon and it is probable that not
les than six thousand excursionists
visited that resort alone. With each
additional train load the scenes OF
hilarity at the lake became more
marked, notwithstanding the state of
the thermometer which prompted the
greater majority to seek the cooling
shades of the groves as soon as they
landed. All were out for a holiday
and the visitors celebrated as best
pleased their fancy. At an early hour
in the day frequent libations from the
foaming beverage Of Gambrinus had
not only taken the starch out Of the
four-inch collars of many Of the nice
looking boys present. but had also
produced a wobbly affection in their
pedals which made locomotion exceed
ingly hazardous. The little girls too,
were inclined to be funny.
"Them gol darned Scranton girls are
Jest too pert fer anything" said a
resident of the vicinity Of the lake as
a couple of the fair passengers famil-
iarly greeted him with "Hellow, pa
pa"
They needn't get too blamed smart
l amt lived around here all my life
, The crowd laughed and girls passed
, on to the dance platform where the
| Lawrence orchestra discoursed music
for dancing, looking for an affinity
, that would better appreciate their ad-
, | Vances.
THE ATTRACTIONS.
The festivities of the day extended
, far into the twilight and IT was warm
time for all. The attractions furnished
by the lake owners consisted Of bal,
I, loon ascension by Professor Glasgow
, and trick bicycle riding by the we'll
, known Scranton artist, Mr. Percy
Frutchey. The trainmen of the Erie
= and Wyoming handled the crowds will
, commendable skin and aside from thu
over-crowding of some Of the trains
the excursion was conducted in way
to provide for the comfort of the pat
rons.
At Laurel Hill park the congregation
of Holy Cross church, Bellevue, helc
, a picnic which was attended by
= large crowd. The day was very pleas
. antly spent and was unmarried by an,
:, accident.
The excursion of st. Brenden's Coun
Gil Young Mems Institute, to Bingham
ton yesterday was attended by hun
dreds of friends of the council fror
West Scranton.
The Ancient order of Britons ex
cursion to Mountain Park yesterda
was one of the largest ever run fror
, this city to this popular resort.
A large number of persons from thi
city attended the celebrations at Car
" | bondale and Wallsville yesterday.