Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-09
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Prescott ExCelS All Previous Efforts in the Way of the Patriotic and Enthusiastic 0b=
 Servance of the Day.
Magnificent Array of Floats and Beautifully Decorated Private Equipages in the Procession Soldiers From whippe
 Participate in the Parade.

s concerts which was greatly enjoyed
 by the large crowd of people who are already on the streets both from the town and the country.
 Following this at II o'clock began the magnificent parade of the mill r tary floats, fire companies, civic or ders, citizens in carriages, etc., in the
 following order.
 The parade was led by Frank An : drews, marshal of the day, immedia- , tely followed by the Pioneer band.
 Then came Co. L. of the Eighteenth Infantry, stationed at Fort Whipple.
 The Prescott Fire Department fol-
 lowed in full uniform headed by
 Chief A. A. Johns. The first of the
 companies was the Hook and Ladder
 company and their apparatus, which
 was handsomely decorated, while
 Mrs. Mabel Archer, "The Famous
 Fire Queen" robed in pure white;
 rode on top of the truck. Then came the Tough's company, the
 Dudes in their fine new uniforms; then last, but not least, the O. Ks took up the rear with their badges flying to the breeze. On top top of can waving a flag, and thoroughly enjoying the part of honor he occu- pied.
 The fire companies were followed by the mayor and council, the car riage containing the orator of the day Hon. Richard E.Sloan and committee, carriage containing Miss Elsie Ford, i who was to read the Declaration of Independence.
 The order of Eagles were next with float on which large eagle was lowering over her nest, while still another perched over his high mate and her nest of little ones.
 The next in line came M. Gold water Bros float. Miss Sarah Me Crea represented Columbia while Mir. Tregales did the honors of Uncle Sam. Miss Ellis, dressed as pros pector, with rife in one hand and gold pan in the other, represented Arizona. The firms motto, The Best Always" was brought to atten- ton on several places on their float.
 Geo. Wooster had a handsome float which came next in line and was beautifully decorated with flowers. A large flower bell, representing the famous liberty bell, being suspended | from the center.
 The New York stores float, which | came next, was the largest and most | olo lo-o4. of o Io,bla laol, nook Io.I | somely arranged aad decorated in the national colors. The lower deck | contained the employees of that firm and was decorated with fancy articles from their immense stock.
 Then came the float of the Wom- ems relief corps, which was a splen- did work of art and good taste. On either side of the float was a repre- sentation of large white swan from the bills of which were red, white | and blue ribbons, which were used | as lines, and the birds were being driven by the little son of Mir. and | Mrs. Geo. A. Olds. Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Moden's little boy portrayed a character of a miniature Uncle Sam. |
 Following this came the magnifi- cent float of the Bashford- -Burmister | Go. This was four-seated carryall, | trimmed entirely in white, while te employees of the store, all dressed in pure white and carrying large red | plumes, rode in it. The four horses, which were coal black, wore harness all trimmed in white, and large red | plumes adorned each horses head, making most strik- ing and pleasing effect.
 Immediately after the parade had | broken up the military drill took place at the intersection of Gurley and Cortez streets, and was one of the most pleasing events of a day in which good things were numerous. The drill was under the direction of Captain E. E. Hatch, and the man. her in which he maneuvered his men showed the most exacting and perfect training, the company executing each command as if it was one man. As each difficult maneuver was executed the vast throng of people burst into wild applause. The drill closed with a bayonet exercise which was simply immense and called forth cheer after cheer for Captain Hatch and his gal lant boys in blue.
 At 1:30 o'clock p. m. the soldiers sports begun on the plaza and were witnessed by thousands of people whose enthusiasm over the sports as they progressed knew no bounds. The sports were under the direction of Captain E. E. Hatch, ably assisted by Captain G. G. Palmer and Lieut.. Douglas Potts. And right here it will not be out of place to say that Captain Hatch, who by his gentle manly, courteous and genial manners had already won his way into the hearts of all our people who have had the pleasure of his acquaintance,c com pletely captured the hearts of not only all our own people but our thousands of visitors as well by the hearty manner in which he and his men joined in our sports and helped so materially in making the celebra- tion the greatest and grandest ever held in Prescott, and as was remark ed by many people yesterday, and | since it is doubtful if there was city of its size in the United States that had as grand a celebration of the Fourth of July as we did.
 The first event of the soldiers sports was the bayonet race. This consisted of picking five bayonets set in the ground at a distance of p yards apart, returning with each one at time and fixing them tofive guns. The race necessitated a run of 450 | yards and was hotly contested for by Mass, Finerty, Ruceki, Sell and Shaw. The first prize was won by Shaw in 2:50, Ruceki second and Finertv third
 The conical wall tent pitching con- test was next. Corp. Cailonette was in charge of the squad consisting of Finerty, Mass, Sell, Shelton and Walker. Corp. Nigh was in charge of Matlock, Richardson, Brundage, Cunningham and Gregory. The prize for this was a purse of SIS and was won by Corp. Cailonette's squad in 30 seconds. Corp. Nigh's men finished about 10 seconds sooner but on account of some defects in the work the prize was awarded to Corp. Cailonette.
 The shelter tent drill prize was contested for by Nigh and Finerty, Cailonette and Sell, Cushing and Eccles, Ruceki and Bloom, Healy