The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-04
Preliminary skirmishing Indicated
that for Hours There VIII BE
"No Rest for the Weary"
MANY STRONG ATTRACTIONS
ADJUSTMENTS SUFFICIENTLY d.
VERSIFIED FOL ALL.
There VIII BE Racing, Baseball, Sol
diers' Picnic, Music at the Parks,
E~tc.-SnIOon Closing.

The s~pasmodic pops and bangs that
p~unctuated the hours of Tuesday and
Wednesday, the preliminary rackets that
heralded the approach of a day which, TO
the small boy, is Independence" day in
truth. blended last night into a deep, con-
tinuous roar telling that the celebration
was on. The roar scaled in tones from
the whiplike snap OF the cheap Chinese
cracker to the ear-splitting bang of the
paper cannon. 1t spread all over the city.
To one sitting quietly, with an ear for the
location of noises, there would come a
string of quick explosions from a street
downtown, then a screaming whistle, fol-
lowed by a terrific bang that spoke of the
dissolution Of a giant cracker; from some
street up north a series of yelps dimuendo.
accompanied by a fine crescendo of small
bangs, told clearly that the yellow dog
was up against it once more and that there
is one day in the year when the small boy
finds a more satisfactory attachment for
the tail of a canine than a tin can. All
around the town the racket sounded from
early in the evening until the time when
all good folks were in bed and the bad
had wearied of the turmoil. Besides the
noise there were a few fireworks touched
off here and there by people who wanted
to get their hands in for bigger work to-
night. Many colored balls of fire jumped
into the air from Roman candles and
screaming rockets sizz-boom-ah-ed in a
stream of fire and falling sparks. The
night, considered purely from the stand
point of noise, was a satisfactory beginning
of the Fourth.
MANY ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY.
To-day, for those who are reluctant to
spend the day quietly at home, there will
be plenty to do. The sport Of kings" may
be found at the fair grounds, where the
indianapolis Racing Association offers an
excellent programme of harness and run
ming races. The holiday to-day will bring
out a large crowd in all probability. Those
who may not want to go TO the races may
go to Riverside Park, where a golf tour
nament is on in the afternoon. Another
tournament between golf experts will DC
held at the Country Club in the afternoon.
At Washington Park the Postoffice and
WATSON baseball teams will play a game
for the benefit of charity and as the ri
Valry between the teams has attracted "a
great deal of interest, the crowd bids fair
to be as large as if the Indianapolis team
was at home. Those who are fond of BIZ
cycle riding will nave an opportunity TO
| view the Dig ROAD race 10 De given Dy the
merchants OF North Indianapolis, which will
be run at 10 o'clock this morning, starting
a. Udell and Clifton streets. At Brookside
Park organizations OF old soldiers will have
a picnic and gathering. At Germania Park
the members of the organization will be
entertained with a band concert, bowling
and other amusementS during the day and
fireworks at night. At Fair Bank Osten-
DORIS band will play in the afternoon and
at night and there will be fireworks to
complete the day. At the city parks, where
many people Will go TO get a breath of
country air, there will be the usual recrea-
lions found on Sunday and band concerts.
Altogether the man or woman who is seek
ing for something to do on the Fourth
ought not to go unSatistied.
1t is probable that despite warnings and
past experience there will be the usual
rumber Of accidents and fires and the fire
department and City Dispensary are pre-
pairing for a busy day. The police have
been given special instructions to look out
for runaways and fires and in general to
exercise unusual vigilance in looking after
the safety of life and property.
Many people. IT is expected. will take adj
vantage of the Fourth of July excursions
that will be run out of Indianapolis by
all the railroads, also of the single fares to
all points within a radius of 200 miles.
There will be doubtless several thousands of
visitors from towns in the State.