The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-07-06
YAKIMA'S CELEBRATION
AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME
Propitious Weather and Enormous
Crowds Mark Day of Unalloyed
Pleasure-The Various Features.

The glorious Fourth was uShered in
with pure and unadulterated atmos-
phere. after the electrical storms and
dust laying showers of Saturday and
Sunday nights, and the first sounds of
booming salutes at early dawn found
numerous responses from every quarter
OF the city. Indeed. it is doubtful il
many of our people We're permitted to
enjoy their undiSturbed slumbers on the
eve of the great event, for the omnipres-
ent small boy, in anticipation of pleas
ures to come. contributed largely from
his already gathered stores of noise
makers to herald the day some time be
fore it had arrived.
Long before the time announced for
The beginning of the festivities the
streets were thronged with people. VINO
continued to gather until at the time
the parade started. when the crowd had
assumed such proportions that only the
most fortunate could secure positions
that would assure a perfect vantage
point from which to observe the process
sion. And it was good. long process
sion. too. covering about four blocks
and containing enough features of in
terest to make it one of the best tine
Guy mas ever seen. one feature that
attracted much attention Just after the
parade, was Il character representing
Uncle Sam. on the roof of the stan
Clothing company's store. scattering
handfuls of coins among the crowd on
| the street. There was a lively scramble
for the pieces, even some of the men
taking part and getting the best of the
boys through main strength.
As per program. the procession form
ed at the junction of Second and 4
streets, with DIR. p. Frank. on Il gallant
| charger. as marshal of the day. ably
assisted by Nestal Snyder on com.
panion steed. The line of march wa.
headed by the North Yakima brass band
after which followed in succession Co. I
| of the state militia, IA long line of the
| G. a. Il. veterans. the chemical ant
steam engines and nose companies of tn,
local fire department, with their various
members: hacks containing Congress
man Jones. the speaker of the day, tn,
| civic officers and others; and floats rep
| resenting various societies and bushes.
houses of the city, as we'll as private
| displays i'll the way of carriages. pony
| outfits, etc, not to mention that of AZ
Indian equippage with a lone driver OF
the aboriginal elan. duly decked out
| with the paraphernalia when alone be.
| longs to the national celebration.
Arriving at the end of the line OF
march. corner of Yakima and Naches
| avenues. after the band had rendered
several inspiring strains, Hon. Fred Par.
kerr in well chosen phrases. introduced
the speaker of the day. Congressman
w. l.. Jones. who held the interest OF
the crowd for nearly an hour in an in.
teresting talk upon historical and pat
riotic topics.
At the conclusion of the formal
ceremonies. an adjournment was taken
until 80 p. m. when the crowds were
RECALLED with the numerous sports an.
nounced in the program at the various
corners of Yakima avenue on Third
Second, First and Front streets
During the whole course of the day
no disturbance of any kind married the