Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-05
Salt L,kers Celebrated the Fourth
By Seeking Pleasure on
The Outside
DAY A QUIET one IN TOWN.
Accidents We're Few aud Far BE.
tween Street Cars We're Taxed
To the Utmost

Tno Fourth Of july passed or this
yonr IN s0lt Lake with a comparative
auletneHs whlcll fairly broke tho rcc-
ord, There was of course, lots Of
noise, but In comparison with Tho din
of previous years when there were no
restrictions ON the obullltlons " loeOl
youth, the noise faded into lnHlgninc'
anee, There were nvo accidents from
eSploeons, and two runnwayG Tho
casualty list IL as follows
waiter dflggs, IA years Of age, Of 26j
fouth Firth Wopt street. face CUT from
bursting powder can,
Joseph Wade, 10 years ~ age, Of ne
north Firth West street. shot IN RICH,
hand with toy pistol
Lawrence Fahy aged %, Of iO south
Second West street Ringers badly LAGER.
nlod from explosion 0f can Of powder
Mira Konneth g, Woolloy and moth.
81, of 382 east Foudth South street,
former burned ON breast from explosion
~ giant IRE crackers latter nervous
shock
HOW ACCIDENTS HAPPENED,
In the briggs case, the boy had
touched on the fuse attached 90 tho
can OF powder but spark BOT into the
can before he got away and several
stitches were required 10 sew up lhe
cash cut IN the boys face, In the
Fahy case, the explosion was proma'
ulre, ana the boys hands were badly
cut and his face was burned Tho Mes
danes Woloy were standing AT Main
and second South streets when a l3ule'
lu miner named lee Anderson threw
a lighted cannon cracker IN front Of
them The explosion shocked both
women into insonsIbility and ruined
the dress of one n them Anderson
was arrested, Physicians report ~
number Of cases Of burned fingers, but
nothing serious, and IN the Two rum
Always no ono was hurt though tho
yohiNlcs wero badly domoralised'
DAMAGE by FIRE,
Tho fro department had but two
Gala, but they were OF no special con,
sequence one was the explosion OF
fireworks stand on east Second
gouth, and the other Was a grass llro
IN Inc rear Of 23i south Eleventh East
street. \ IRE, started by fireworks II
lie supposed, burned over 100 acres OF
land al Twelfth South and Thirteenth
East streets, doing $500 damage, ANA
sn effort liz being made TO locate the
rtsronslblo parties II n believed
mat the precautions taken by Chief
ByVator Of the IRE department. In
clearing out alleys before the Fourth,
prevented not low lncipient coni'agra'
Tons
RESORTS CROWDED
During the morning tho town was
rllcd with people, the popplnR oi ING
cracker was u constant quantity ana
the Incoming trains brought many rural
visitors, 3ut towards noon, people
seemed 60 realize that there was really
nothing going on IN town, ana then
there was frantic desire 10 flock TO
NE resorts, 80 the trains ana mo
street cars 10 these places were packed
ull Of pleasure Goekere all the aflot
noon and evening, From 5000 ia 10000
PEOPLE won't 90 Lagoon, ana packed the
place 10 fun that navigation was at
tended with dilhcutics, The employees
NJ the road and the resort had a slrcnu'
Gus time Of II IN catng for the thonB
Tho attendance At the salt Palace was
another record breaker owing 10 free
admission and free fireworks 70 chf-
drcn, The attendance during the after
noon and evening, was estimated at
Go00 Prizes were awarded for various
contests, Tho races az Agricultural
park also drew thousands OF people
who enjoyed the scene, and at Liberty
park there was also record breaking
crowd a largo part OF which remained
10 enjoy the fireworks IN the evening,
llClnclng was the order 81 the day,
ana the absence OF the fire CRACKER was
noticed with gratlhcltion, Caldor'H park
was proluacly decorated with ilaga and
bunting, and while the afternoon crowd
WAS not very large, the attendance IN
creased during the evening Great
rroWda went out TO SaltaIr whore N N
estimated that 10000 people Inhaled the
inland sea brecSos, \ few people won't
up 10 Fort Douglas but nothing was
Going up there beyond the na'loual
tnIuio Of " guns NJ noon, ana retreat
IN tho early evening,
STREET CARS TANED
citizens who remained In town sent
up rockets during tho evening, ana
Otherwise manifested their patriotic
leNor The street car service was
rushed TO death" but responded with
lIonN Of cars ana plenty of service,
nn1 did 40 wen, that tho morning pa.
lrls Whloh seem TO take n perennial de-
IGht IN jumping on" the manage
lUDnt on every occasion ana no oCs
Htlon had no complaint 10 mako, II
Wnp mo remark this morning, that the
huccls IN the business section Of the
tlly looked much cleaner than is usual
un mo morning Of the 9TH Of july and
" was also remarked that the pruclaml.
llon of tho mayor was quito effective
lll shutting of those usual Incidents