The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-04
THE FOURTH HAS
AGAIN ARRIVED
Was Welcomed at Midnight by
Hundreds.
BOMBS AND BOY CAUSE FIRE
YOUNG AMERICA MAY NOW
CELEBRATE.
BOMBS AND BOY CAUSE FIRE


It was noissd about town last night
that the Fourth had come 50 thorough
~ did ghe younger element seek TO I'M
press upon salt Lake City that the uSth
anniversary Of the nations Independence
vas al hand that midnight saw hundreds
Of cctehrators GA the street For Two
hours before that hour the explosion o.
bombs and rattle crackers brought wax
ing hours 70 many AFTER thdt IivuI ~
,'e-tanouading,' as K were. lelt none IN
disturbed
EarIv in the evening the officers patrol
inc Maiu First South and Second south
streets, found IL necessary 10 warn OF
tenders young ana old. that they Woulq
he punished FOR throwing flrecfackeIS 55lQ
forpedOes under the feet OF horses ne
practice had become so common thdI lne
h8ckmen. ia self-defenses were called upon
L. report the matter 10 the ponce
Police Were Quite Indulgent.
The policemen were instructed not 70 be
severe unless the cases warranted II. ana
consequently there was much goOG-na-
tured ''eye-Wiuking' at minor Offenses IN
the way Of violating the fireworks ordt-
nance After 10 o clock last nlsnI Il was
seen that it was useless to attempt TO
stem young Americas pent-up spirits
So, its 10 be the same, II not the sane,
old celebration today There viii be the
usual burned fingers and p0Wder-poc0ed
faces and If statistics do not lead astray,
there viii be even more severe injuries.
The medico. the fireman and the cop
ing of fires. Chief ByWater has asked all
residents to use precautions.
BOY and firecrac kers," is the signlfi-
cant entry made in the ire department
records in accounting for the origin of a
blaze at 743 West North Temple street at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is also
warning TO property owners that should
be especially needed today IN yesterday 5
fire q frame barn, the property of ID. :
Tall was damaged 10 the extent of so,
while the loss on contents amounted TO
half that much
Offenders Are Disciplined
one accident of the early Fourth cele-
bratf0n was Witnessed by many people on
crowded Main street shortly before 1919
SATURDAY. night. Three men, each OF Whom
Looked as though he had long OutgrOwn
fireworks age, were engaged IN taylhS
big torpedOes on the easterly tracks OF
the street railway company. CnieI LyItGh
and Officer Su1OOt happened along Wnile
the enthusiasts were carrying out their
plans.
laid from the junction OF Nam aliq + y !;
South streets as far down as fhe Herald
building Then they prepared TO witness
the fun The fun came all right buJ ~
p different way than the men mad peeh
expecting it. Chief Lynch coIlarec one
man at the First South street end OF the
torpedo trail while officer SmOot marcneo
another down TO the southern terminus
The third man. in tfse meanIlme, W.
told IN hold himself handy for an emer-
ceucv The chief and the policeman maze
their victims pick the bombs up one pg
one and the would-be ceIeDraIorS- d
consequence met in the middle or the
blocI- each with his arms fun Of the eN-
pl0sives The joke had vanished ron
the trios point OF view. Out tHe ciVMu
enioved * Immensely. Most OF the toI-
pedoes were dumped by the disSuSteg
owners in the ditch and were washed
harmlessiy and noiselessly Gown 0iis
street