The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05

there wasn't the semblance OF a Fourth
of July event anywhere about the city
except that arranged by the Country
club for its members and the ex-
pected guests from Wilkes-Barre, and
most remarkable Of all there wasn't
even a scrub ball game.
Some little excitement Is usually
furnished by the Fire Fiend on tho
Fourth. hut, yesterday, he absolutely
refused to do a thing. only one fire.
occurred during tho twenty-four hours
and that was not caused by fireworks.
There was a fire on the West Side re-
sultng from fire " orks, but II occurred
after 12 o'clock.
The usual number of Fourth of July
accidents were also wanting. Third of
July night had bursting cannon with
serious injury to two men, but the
Fourth, itself, up to a late hour last
night had not contributed but one in
cdent in the Fourth of July accident
line that was worth chronicling.
Scrantonians spent the day at home.
generally speaking. There was an i'm
mensc crowd at Nay Aug park and
several thousand from this city went
to the Lake Lodore and Mountain
Park excursions, but the great bulk of
the people lounged about the house,
awaiting the evening to enjoy their
own and their neighbors' fireworks.
AT COUNTRY CLUB.
There was an all-day celebration at
the Country cluo yesterday, golf pcing
played during the morning. and after
rocn, and a fine display of fireworks
| being made at night. Golf isn't an
| essentially American game, but it's a
good healthy sport. and there were big
crowds present at both matches to
| cheer on the players with decided In
dependence Day enthusiasm.
] 1t was expected that "a golf team
would cCme up from Wilkes-Barre to
play the Country club representatives.
| but at the last moment word was re-
ccivcd that the Luzcrnites were un-
| able to get together their players, and
| no intcr-city match therefore took
place, save a foursome match played
| I'm tho morning.
| In this match Frank Turner and w.
W. Woodruff of Wilkes Barre, were
pitted against two local champions in
| +. G. Fuller and James Blair, jr. Az
| ter an exciting and we'll played match
| the golfers from Luzerne won by one
| up. About twenty players took part in
| the eighteen hole handicap match,
| which took place during the afternoon.
Law Watkins, "a young but very clever
| player, was the winner with - for the
course, while II. G. Shafcr came in
| second with 76.
| Following this cnsucd a ladies' put
| ting match, which was won by Miss
| Dale. At the night celebration the
ylg
| exceedingly attractive spectacle. Scores
| of Enthusiastically shaped Japanese Ian
| terms illuminated the porch in a blaze
| of light, and revealed hundreds of per-
sons seated about the lawn. Directly
| i'm front of the club house several men
from J. d. Williams & Bros store
operated the fireworks Beautiful sky
| rockets whizzzcd high in the air, Ro-
| man candles belChed forth their fiery
contents. pin wheels whzzed and
screeched. and colored lights east over
| the scene a weird and bizarre effect.
AT the easterly end of the porch was
| seated Lawrence'S band, which
rendered an excellent programme dur
| Ing the night their concert proving not
| the least of the celebrations features
| Only once in the history of Nay Aug
|
ceeded that of yesterday This one eX-
| ceptiOn was on the occasion of the pic
| mic in connection with the convention
of the National Association of Letter
| Carriers, when $4,000 persons were esti-
mated to be in attendance.
According to Park Superintendent
| Phillips, yesterdays attendance was
not much below that of the high water
l all I.,J h.
| occasion. Mr.. Phillips estimated it to
be above 10000. Park Policeman Nc
| Manama made a similar estimate.
TROLLEY CARS CROWDED.
Superintendent Patterson, of the
| Scranton Railway company. who per-
sonally supervised the park traffic,
gave it as his opinion that the COM
| pany carried 10000 passengers to and
| from the park. The four regular cars
| We're SUPPLEMENTED by twelve extras of
| the largest size. These ran at four
| and-one-half minute intervals all day
| long. Up to o'clock every outgoing
car was jammed full. The same was
| the case with the returning cars from
| o'clock till . o'clock. Not the SEM
| blanCe of an accident occurred.
| A GoOdly part Of the crowd at the
| park was made up of family parties.
| There was also one Sunday school pic
| mic. The ice cream stands, merry-go-
| round, tin-type gallery, moving picture
| show and the Brooks mine never be-
| fore enjoyed such patronage, and if
| there isn't an epidemic of indigestion
| among the fish in Lake Everhart it is
no fault of children whose lunch bas-
| kets had been more than sufficiently
| filled
| Park Policeman McManama and Pa .
| trolman Potter, who was assigned 10
| assist him, failed to notice al any time
| during the day anything approaching
breach of the peace. and not a single
| person with the first signs of intoXi-
| cation was seen in the park.
There are very few attractions other
| than the natural ones at Nay Aug
park. but no one will say, after a visit
there yesterday, that it is not howl
| ing shame that the city neglects to add
TO its attractions by the judicious ex-
| penditure of a thousand dollars or 60.
AT EXCELSIOR CLUB.
At the Excelsior Social clubs club
house, on Washington avenue, the