Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
THE DAY ELSEWHERE
Patriotic Enthusiasm in Philadelphia,
Where Liberty Bell is Rung.
SchuylkEl Regatta in Progress
Richmond Celebrates With
Unusual ViEOr.

PHILADELPHIA, July 4-The celebra-
ton of the nations birthday in this city
was the no,siest and most patriotic in years.
Despite the usual proclamation by the
mayor forbdding the discharge of fire.
works. there was continuous explosion
since early last night in all sections of the
city. A more delightful day for the cele-
bration would be hard to find. As usual,
Fairmount Park the Mecca for the ma
jor portion of the city's population and be-
fore daybreak omnibuses. decorated with
flags and bunting and filled with young and
old. made their way toward the favored pic
mic grounds. The decorations this year are
more extensive than for many years. From
nearly every home odd Glory is waving.
and Chestnut street is one solid mass of
red, white and blue.
Rang the Liberty Bell.
The celebration of the day began last
midnight. when the bell in the tower Of old
Independence Hall struck 123 times-one
for each year of the nations life. Thou
sands of persons had assembled in front of
the historic building, and the tones of the
bell were accompanied by the cheers of the
crowd. the firing of pistols and the firing of
firecrackers.
The first formal exercises began at $50
O'Clock this morning in Independence
Square and consisted of the singing of
patriotic songs by the United German Sing
ing societies, the reading of the Declara-
ton of Independence and an Grafton by
Mayor Ashbridge independence Hall was
visited by many hundreds during the day,
and the central objects of interest were the
Liberty bell and the room in which the
Declaration of Independence was signed.
At all the public squares there were ap-
propriate exercises, and flag raisings were
numerous.
SchuyikiII Regatta.
Apart from the former the most import
ant general event of the day was the peo-
pies regatta over the national course on
the Schuylkill river. This has been the
feature of the Fourth for some years, and
has each time brought to the city contest
ing crews from the leading rowing centers
of the country. The city yearly appropri-
ateS money for prizes. and the latter this
year are in finish and design in keeping
with those of other years. The trial races
are rowed in the morning and the finals in
the afternoon.
Tonight there will be a fireworks display
in Paramount Park and smaller displays at
other points, all under the auspices of
councils committee on the Fourth of July.
housing Celebration at Richmond.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, July 4.-The Fourth of
July has not been enthusiastically cele-
brated in Richmond since the north and
south agreed to disagree, thirty eight years
ago. it is being observed today. TWEEN
ty-one guns at sunrise on the capitol square
by the Richmond Howitzers aroused the
city and echoed back by the old
smooth-bore guns in the hands of the con-
federate veterans at Lee Camp Soldiers
Home An immense amount of powder has
been burned by Young America and every
body is on pleasure bent. Flags are waving
from every pole and 1t is in every sense
a holiday.