Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-16
PICNIC is OF THE PAST
Showmen Folding Their Tents
and Committees Figuring
Up Accounts.
EXHIBITION BY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Davenport Companies Join With
Rock Island--Clearing
the Streets.

L
gressional Woodmen association has
| been held and Rock Island has set
tied down to business once more.
During brief half hour last night
soon after II O'Clock the appearance
of the streets suddenly changed from
one of animation, with hundreds of
people hurrying to and fro, to the
dead quiet of the ordinary midnight.
When the crowd had gone home from
the show it was all over. The street
shows suddenly closed and the re-
freshment men packed their remain
ing wares and after putting them in
safe place sought much needed rest.
Where the crowd went is a mystery,
it disappeared so suddenly.
Early this morning the pulling of
stakes and the folding of tents by the
street merchants and showmen be-
gan. the city started a gang to clean
iEg up the streets, the business men
turned their attention to pulling
down their decorations and the iuan-
cial managers of the picnic set them
selves to the task of figuring where
they were ''at." All found that they
had plenty to do.
Not a Great Financial Success
On the latter head Secretary Pink
erton today said it will be impossible
for some time to tell exactly on which
side the balance will be found. but he
feels reasonably sure that no mem Der
of the committee will ab,cond with
the proceeds. Collections have been
slow and in spite of best efforts, some
of those who were licensed TO do bust
ness on the streets failed to come up
with the entire amount for which the
privilege was sold them. While the
expense account is easily estimated
the returns of the various sources of
revenue are all more or less uncer-
tain. The committee lost heavily on
the seats placed on the levee for the
fireworks, the patronage failing To
pay for the use Of the lumb Der. The
q Il cunt originally subscribe bed has not
all been paid N and if shortage oc-
ours those VINO signed will be called
upon for the balance due.
The Fire Run.
The fire run last evening drew a
large crowd to Second avenue. and
al were well repaid for their trouble.
All four companies from Rock Island
and two from Davenport took part.
The run was made from Fifteenth
street to Twentieth, and was simply
an exhibition, not a contest. The
time of the companies participating
was not taken and the only rivalry
lay in the appearance made.
The first team was that OF the No
3 company, from this city. They
went to Twentieth and attached to
the hydrant at the q passenger sta
ton. No. 2, from this city, followed
and attached to the same hydrant,
throwing water back toward the west.
Next came the No. l company, of
Davenport, which attached at Nine
teenth street and threw water east.
Water Thrown Over the Harper.
Following was the Rock Island
truck, which turned south on Nine
teenth street and was brought to a
stop. The Davenport aerial truck
followed the Rock Island truck.
and in front of the Harper house
ran up their ladder almost as high as
the building. The No. l company
from this city then came up and at
tached to the Nineteenth street by
drant and connected with the hose !
carried by the ladder. throwing a !
stream on top of the five story build /
ing. As a fire pressure had been
turned on for the occasion consider
able moisture was dispensed in the
and many people were more
or less dampened. After the water
was turned OF the Davenport COM
pany gave an exhibition on the aerial !
truck, which closed the show. There |
were many com pliments and express
sions of appreciation of the part
Davenport had taken.
Sperry Wins.
In the target shoot held at 5 o'clock
on the levee A. d. Sperry, of this
city, took first money, Walter Hynes
j. Wsring, of Moline, third.
J. D. Collier and Gilbert McCarty
tied for fourth and Ed Nance took
fifth