Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-06

Celebration of Fourth in Rock
Island not an EVentful
One.
NO ACCIDENTS OF CONSEQUENCE
Various Causes Combined tO
Take Many Out of
Town.

Saturday was one of the quietest
independence days Rock Island has
ever experienced. The streets had a
deserted appearance during the en-
tire day and the usual noisy demon
strations were not in evidence to the
extent they usually are. The reason
was undoubtedly to be found in the
fact that there was no attraction
within the city and there were so
many outside. Then the weather was
favorable to outings and many avail
ed themselves of the chance to spend
quiet day along the river. The
Fourth Immediately preceding Sunday
| giving increased time also added to
the number that took advantage of
the low rates on the railroads and
big business was done by the lines
entering the city.
Many General Attractions.
BY far the greatest number of peo-
pie, however, went to the ball games,
the races, attended the Turner eXer-
cises in Moline or patronized the
Watch Tower, Prospect park. Grand
Isle, or went out on the excursion on
the Winona and barge. The German
Lutherans and the congregation of
the Memorial Christian church pic
nicked at LongView park.
As might have been expected the
smallness of the number left in the
city had tendency to reduce the
number of accidents TO the minimum.
There were, in fact, no serious acct
dents as result of handling fire
works, or otherwise. Several receiv-
ed powder burns. Less than dozen
applied to doctors for surgical treat
ment and in nearly all cases the
wounds were dressed as a prevention
of lockiaw, which is peculiarly liable
to follow accidents with powder The
cannon cracker. toy cannon and vari-
Gus other varieties of fireworks fgur-
ed. Probably the most serious acct
dent Mapped to Irwin Lynch. aged -,
who had his hand quite badly lacera-
ted from the force of a blank cart
ridge unfortunately aimed.
other Kinds of Mishaps.
There were also minor accidents of
a different sort, as is usual when when
many people are coming and going.
One that might have been serious
who lives at SIP First avenue. In
passing along Fifth avenue near the
car barn in an open street car late ~
the afternoon her hat blew off and in
reaching for it she was overbalance,.
and fell to the pavement. She was
taken to the offices, where she was
given surgical attention and taken
home in the ambulance.
Mrs. julius Speth. of 1888 West Lo-
Gust street, Davenport. was the victim
of bit of carelessness on the part of
the driver of a rig. She was run
down in crossing the street at Tween
tieth and Third and was somewhat
bruised. She was cared for at the Of
flee of DIR. C. T. Foster. and her hus-
band took her home in carriage.
Two Fires.
The fire department., which usually
counts upon Il busy day the Fourth,
was likewise let off with little to do.
There were two fires, neither
of which, however, can certainly be
traced to the celebration of the ma
tionaI birthday. The first occurred
about 2:30 a. IN. at the Morris d
Lewis Junk yards near Twenty-fourth
street and Third avenue. This was
apparently started by spontaneous
combustion in pile of slack coal and
il had a considerable start before an
alarm was turned in and the depart
ment was able to reach the scene.
Then it was speedily put out, the loss
being nominal
The other fire was discovered about
3 D. m. at 1912 Fifth-and-a-half ave
nue., the premises being owned by
Henry Fluegel and occupied by the
family Of Frank Garabinsky. The
blaze started in the wall from an UNI
known cause and damage of proba-
bly, 5000 was done to the house and
$50 to the contents before it was put