El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05
ENGLE LETTER.
A Glorious Fourth - Everybody
Takes Part in Celebrating the
American independence Day
TGaneraI Good Time.

American Independence Day
Al6eneraI Good Time.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
ENGLE, New Mexico, July 4.-Engle
Was engulfed early this morning by a
tremendous wave of patriotism ana the
surging waters of Americanism did not
recede one whit until late into the
night when the calm and placid canopy
of the midnight heavens enveioped the
liberty loving and loyal American
patriots that slept peacefully beneath.
The anniversary of American indie
pendence was celebrated here in most
fitting and becoming manner. During
the day many inspiring and education
love of country we're made by masters
Of both the old and new school. Strong
and sturdy COW boys, the flower of
American manhood and the heroes of
San Juan hill, gave vent to their jubi-
liant and exhilerating sentiments in q
manner BETTING the occasion. The
ladies, by their charming presence and
personality and waving their tiny
American flags in true style and feel
ing, lent additional color to the scene
and young America hurrahed Justify
for Dewey and the sizzling bomb in his
chubby hand did the rest.
At the Hotel Hickok-a quaint but
picturesque adobe dwelling of old Cas-
lillian design and architecture, now
thoroughly Americanized and we'll
furnished, the exhuberant partici-
pants in the festivities sat down to q
most sumptuous repast that would Ri
val a Delmonicosdinner. The estimable
hostess, Mrs. Hickok, certainly spared
no pain in the delight feast that was
spread. Tastefully arranged drapings
and festoonings of the national colors-
of American freedom
futtered gracefully about the banquet
room aud Little Dells.'' petite and
pretty in her summer dress of immacu-
late white, was almost lost sight of at
times as she passed in and out among
ths merry makers.
The evening was devoted to magni-
ficens display of fireworks and the town
turned out en- masse and in holiday at
tire to witness the brilliant and daz-
cling scene. Directly in front of the
otel was erected suitable platform
for conveniently handling the large va
riety Of fireworks, and seats we're ar
ranfied for the ladies on the balcony of
the hotel, which was Rayly illuminated
by Japanese and Chinese laterns.
1t was delightfu evening for the
event, cool and pleasant, and the ladies
we're daiutly attired in their pictur-
esoue summer frocks of spotless white. |
Col. Freed, president of the Fidelity
Mining company, managed the pyro-
technic' display, and as the first rocket |
shot toward the heavens and spread it's |
scintillating splendor in all directions. |
there was chorus of Obs! and Abs!
,huckled J. J. Blow, mining promoter, |
ss he gazed skyward. "Sit down in |
'front.'" chirped Frank Donnelly, Swift |
& Co. q packing house representative, !
b Bob" Martin, stockman. was about |
to touch of a mortar bomb Frank has |
evidently been in the auditorium at |
Chicago. AS the bomb exploded, |
throwing out q radisnt burst of colors,
the back ground Of the desert |
enc scene pI equal to
Hamlin Gsrland's ''Setting sun on the
plains" Gan exquisite rainbow color"
Cole Railston, government
cattle inspector, rs he broke off
abruptly conversation with Jim Lyt-
ton, who was graphically describing
the charge up San Juan and Teddy's
wide smile and forty white horses on q
red hill. Jim Baldwin remained pain
July silent until Eddie Westervelt,
ant agent, put the spark to
! revolving pin wheel that threw out q
OF red, white and blue
lights and then broke loose from the
pole and shot upward like streak of
orked lightning. "Well, that is GER
ainly new one on me, "quietly ejacu-
ated Jim.
"The next piece will be a dandy"
houted Colonel Freed to the crowd,
nd the ladies tip-toed, as the colonel is
o extremely modest and retiring that
he next display must certainly be
omething out of the ordinary. In a
ew 10 oments the darkened plains were
glow for miles around. presenting q
q bleau of exquisite brillisncy in con-
rast to the dark but cloudless night.
The colonel had defied the elements
nd gently applied his torch to q plate
f crimson powder, which invoked
1uch applause from the ladies.
So the performance went on while
he crowd looked on good naturedly
nd approvingly. The small boy with
fs Dewey crackers and the occasional
arking of the COWBOYS six-shooters,
ogether with Eddie Westervelt's ter
lille little Derrineer, intermingled
18th the main event, until King
1orpheus spread his somber veil
YER the jovial fun makers, aud the
opulace slowly dispersed to their
as the melancholy stiffness
the desert was becoming more
auifest, while the night man at the
;ation wendell his footsteps toward
is 'den" to wrestle with lightning
different nature, and to congratul-i
,e himself on being an American.
]. w. CONNoRS.
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