The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-05
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH
MANY EVENTS ALI OTER THE CITY
YESTERDAY.
The Exercises in Center Church Largely
Attended-Dny Fireworks ia Many
Parts of the City-Juy Mt the Psauot

Atended-Dny Fireworks In many
Parts of the Ctty-Joy Mt the Pequot
Inst Night.
The Fourth of July is once again
thing of the past, and those whose
heads We're not blown off or who were
not fatally injured by eannons, cannon
crackers or other implements of the
day, proclaim it one of the noisiest
Fouiths for number of years Before
midnight Tuesday, and until the
| early hours of this morning
all over the city. A great many New
Haveners left the city for the various
summer resorts in the vicinity of New
Haven, Savin Rock being the chief
drawing card. All day long the corner
of the green at Church and Chapel
streets was packed with excursionists
ready to take cars for the East or West
shore,
The New Haven populace rose sud
denlyand with precipitation at daybrea(
when the big guns on Prospect Hill
| boCmed forth the break of another In
| dependence day AS the sun showed
itself above the horizon the Nathan
Hale Camp, s. of ", touched the great
fuse on Prospect Hill, and forty-five
blank shots were fired.
At the same time the bells of Trinity,
Center, United, st. James (Westville),
Scored Heart Ascension, ST. James
(Fair Haven, St Patrick's, All Saints,
Swedish Lutheran, st. Francis, Taylor,
East Pearl street and st. Andrews
(Fair Haven, rang out, and amid all
the patriotic noise New Haven found
itself wide awake
At $50 o'clock religious services We're
held in Center church by the Sons and
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and at 1890 general public pat
riotic exercises were held in the same
place.
AT SIS. instead of the later custom
of ringing bells, the Center church au-
thorities revived an Old custom, and
from the tower Of the church was heard
the roll of the drum The drum was
used for the Fourth of July salute in
stead Of the ringing of the church bells.
Promptly at $50 the organ prelude
for the union meeting Of the Mary
Clapp wooster chapter, D. A. r.. and
the General David Humphrey branch.
5. A. r., at the Center church opened
the early morning meeting in honor of
the day; The programme follows: Or
gan prelude; Old Hundred: PRAYER. DR.
Brown; psalm, DR. Levy; address, DR..
McLane; hymn 240 address Dr. Mum
ger; hymn 1l6t bensdiction. DR.. Smvth.
The Star Srangled Banner was then
sung by Mrs. S. S. Thompson. At the
conclusion Of Mrs. Thomnsons solo
Mayor Driscrll was introduced and
made brief speech. The Red, White
and Blue was the next number on the
programme. This was excellently rem
d red b. Charles Mann.
Mayor Driscoll then introduced t-olo-
mel Homer B. Sprague, formerly of the
Thirteenth Connecticut volunteers. who
delivered the address of the morning.
Colonel Spragues address will be found
on another page
Yesterday afternoon at 1870 there was
an exhibition of day fireworks at the
corner of Pine and Ferry streets and at
the corner Of Edgewcod and Ellsworth
avenus, At 3 .. m. there were fire.
works and a concert on the central
green, and at 430 near the corner of
Greenwood and Oak streets, and at the
corner of Edwards and Orange streets,
There were band concerts galore in the
various public squares.
Last evening the public spirited citi-
zens of Blatchley avenue gave a fine il
lustration and display of fireworks
commencing at o'clock The avenue,
for four blocks on both sides, was ahlaze
with lanterns. red fire, rockets, roman
candles, etc.
At Morris Cove, Woodmont, Cosey
Beach, and Stony Creek there were
special fireworks exhibitions last even
ing
There was jolly time at the Pequot
club house at Morris Cove last night
An enjoyable dance was given the
members of the Peduot association and
among those present from the city
were Mr. and Mrs. r. Fl. Benton, Ma
jor and Mrs. Walter M, Wellman, Colo
mel and Mrs. r. S. Woodruff, Colonel
and Mrs S. J Fox Edward Fox, Far
nam Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Walker
and family. Mr. and Mrs. w M. Allen
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Kochesperger, Mr.
Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs J. Fl. Shaw, Mr..
and Mrs. ], N, Champion, Mr. and Mrs
w P. futile, Mr. and Mrs J r., Todd,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Coan, Mr.. and
Mrs A. Fl. Jackson.