New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-05
THREE INJURIES RESULT
City Was Not Lacking Patriotic
Display.
Rain Interfered With Plans to a
Large Extent.
Imposing Procession and Three
Successful Picnics.

New Ulm celebrated the Fourth of
July, and though it was a wet celebra-
ton it was an unusually noisy one. |
A drizzling rain that set in early in
the morning could not smother the
ardor of the boys and girls.
The celebration really started on
the previous evening, and from early
dawn of the Fourth there were con-
tinuous explosions. Everybody con-
contributed to the ear-splitting noise
by keeping up continuous fusilade
| with fire and cannon crackers and
torpedo canes.
| Although there was no general cele-
bration in New Ulm, farmers from the
surrounding country and even visit
ors from neighboring cities, were we'll
represented. The entertainment pro-
vided by those who had the celebra-
ton in charge met with appreciation
land the crowd appeared to be salts
lied
/ OF course the parade in the morning
was really the stellar feature of the
| day and it was attractively imposing.
/ With the police force in advance Gen
| eral Bobleter led the procession.
The Second Regiment band led the
first division composed of Co. A,
Hecker Post G. A. r., Burg's Battery
and Mayor Chas. Silverson and mem
bers of the city council. Capt. A. J.
Eckstein commanded the second divi-
sion, which was led by the Cadet band.
Then came St. Joseph's society and
the Concordia band, while the New
Ulm Fire Department with its entire
apparatus brought up the rear.
/ The column traversed the usual
principle streets and then returned to
the Sioux Monument where they dis
banded. The Cadet band leading the
St. Joseph people to the new Catholic
J. school house again and the Concordia
band going up to the College heights.
The Second Regiment band proceeded
to the Turner hall park where they
gave concert the rest of the morn
ing. Immediately following the dis
+ banding of the parade the members OF
the fire department gave an excellent
exhibition drill on State street and a
race between Hose Carts No. l and
No. 3, resulting in favor of the
former.
In the afternoon the crowd separ.
ated and attended the three different
G picnics. The one at the Turner hall
another at the College heights giver
, by the Lutherans and the third al
Caecilian park by the Catholics
Speakers at Turner hall park were
{ compelled, by the prevailing wind, te
give up their duties and the entire
afternoon was spent in various amuse
I ments for the young and old.
From the appearance of Minnesot;
3 street during the evening one Nigh
have imagined that a monstrous cele
bration was in progress. AS soon al
the shadows had assembled balloons
e ana rockets were sent up to kiss tn,
e sky and then burst from the suddel
!. shock. Roman candles added thei
mite toward the beautiful pyrotechni
g cal display Dances which were al
y quite we'll attended were held at tn
e four different places.
al In police circles the day was quie
nor were the fire men called out at an,
q time. There were but three injurie
n reported during the evening before an,
e the fourth. Henry Haegerle, son O
o John Haegerle of this city accidental
allowed a large cannon fre-cracker t.
explode in one of his hands, tearin
le the tips of his four fingers from hi
n hand, He was treated by physician
q From Brighton two patients wer
: brought in to the city for medical al
?, tention. One man by the name Q
t. Karpen had the first two fingers an
st the thumb of his right hand split t
the bones. He was in the act of ez
planning to another party how t.
handle the large ire-crackers when
ignited and exploded. The third in
IS jury was also received in Brighton
Il A young boy was severely burned i
d his face and also in his eyes by a
IS explosion of gun powder. These Wer
is the casualties as reported up to Tues
day evening.