The Republican journal., 1899-07-06
FOURTH IN BELFAST.

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r. Fs4r,b Of July celebration in this
l,s ~ was the greatest demon
.asa the kind seen in this city since
vl.l he Fourth was observed in a
,~a- manner The only celebration of
n.en -9 compare with it was the dedi-
ra- Masonic Temple on July A,
I leather was all that could be
elel TIE sky was slightly overcast
r9I -ua lay and there was little or no
gn A-r' from II O clock to ,, the time
gas, ,aeaJ race.
manufacturing establishments,
H1u -ioes, etc, were closed, flags
vf -yayed everywhere, and many
H.le. places Of business and public
ID l-e were gaily decorated.
~ -a the celebration by Young
- began early on the evening of
ts.... AL the early part of the night
-r ssr If bells, horns, fire crackers,
.. Aas Sleep impossible, The boys
A.nuu,>iou to ring the bells and make
a.-a 1li,e their patriotism called for,
7~+glutioned not to destroy proper
--.lt- l-n, WHO, while they encouraged
wlre celebration were prepared
.."ness rowdyism or destruction of
hey had very little occasion
"lslHe aith anybody, as all were dis
,aQ aeep within bounds.
-"7 uesday morning the people from
-o--.1liug towns began coming in,
l aud and water, and by 10 o. clock,
-a me OF The arrival of the last excur-
sG there was probably the largest
--Gu- ut visitors in town that was ever
Da Belfast.
.. 7l-lonal salute of - guns ushered
-. .l- Soy and oung America, who had
'71 nparatively quiet since midnight,
.7a started in with all the many devices
t1" patriotism.
uf 'iEE DEPARTMENT TRIALS.
The FIRST exercises of the day S sports
'via t-t hose company races and trials of
-f 8p7afatus At s o'clock Washington
-o'e u- No, / and Seaside Hose Co. No.
-l- Il race, The hose reels were sta
~-- 10 feet from the hydrant at the
Qr d, Main and Church streets. At
Ngual the men ran to the reels, re-
--.-e. q and connected with the hy-
'aa. ran off 2 lengths of hose and
'-'aea 90 the water. Washington made
5 ll and got water in SO seconds,
N tle inner lost the time on Seaside,
"1' ,he Judges ordered that the race
llh oyer. Washington claimed that
@ 4ey had made a run and got their
-l hat that was enough. Seaside
'@-n'e4 tnat for a second run neither
party could do as well as at the first, and
'-'' y'JA should run. AS they could not
's'te no this point the race was decided
VI -4t llst record, and the money award
" 'e Washington. Seaside's men claim
'D' some outside parties who held watches
'" 'aaI Seaside company made the run
-- seeonds. The timer, W. II. Clifford
'l' s"me one jostled his arm and started
@'' 'oP- watch again just after he stopped
' @Ae before he had time to note the ex-
@ tue.
'i'ei The race there was an exhibition
.'F Inherent hose nozzles by Washing
dose Co. Two lines of hose We're
'-''eA by Y coupling and a two-inch
'E-AiC uSoNl. LIS SuOWtu lut
'@e To be rightly named, as the water
'A anne through it was deluge. A
dAd one half inch nozzle of the same
''Ae was also used, throwing an immense
''' oi water. The working of the shut
aua spray nozzles showed the advan
S'S OF these appliances, and the one
'4 pam nozzle threw good stream ovel
elinneys of the McClintock block,
'1 Is tour stories and gable roof.
'Ne excursions had now begun to ar
Sua the city was fast filling up, anC
'Ige number had come in earlier by
N4'S' The steamer Sedgwick brought {
:. 81 excursion from Bangor, the Gather
zane loade d from Rockland and Cam
3. lhe Castine brought the Lincolnvill'
w. H'i and large party from Camden ant
g, S,1'oinVllle, and the City of Bangor
4. ''f Star and M and M, each addet
- se's to the numbers by bringing excur
'D'Sts on their regular trips. The regu