The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-07-05

es, and those who were so disappointed
with the elements yesterday can only
live in the hope that 1907 viii bring
more propitious day for the great and
glorious Fourth then was that OF yes
terday.
But despite the fact that the rain
poured and the thunder thoundered at
frequent intervals and the lightning
played frisky pranks in the skies
above there were many thousands of
people who risked the elements to go
forth and enjoy themselves. The terri
fic downpour of rain on the night of
the third did not interfere with all the
bonfires and many of the larger ones
blazed until early in the morning, IL
lumining the sky for miles around. The
mayors order restricting the use Of
bombs, canes, pistols and other start
ling noisemakers helped to make things
quieter than they otherwise would have
been. The mayors orders were well re-
spected and the police had very few
chances offered them to make arrests.
The bulk of the noise made came from
horns and other harmless instruments
of a similar nature. About 10 o'clock
the weather give slight indications Of
clearing up and crowds began to tax
the capacity of the cars going in the
direction of savin Rock. But about
1920 the rain again began to fall in
torrents much to the disgust of the
lovely maiden, attired in white who
prayed that the sun might shine upon
the just and the unjust alike at least
for that one day. Again at noon the
clouds began to roll away, and once
more the people were inclined to re-
joice and be glad. For was not the
sun shining, and was not the wind
veering round to the northwest thing
the augured well for the remainder Of
the day? Then the cars became crowd
ed and the people flocked to the Rock
in the hope that the storm had at last
| reached the storm had at last reached
its end. But they didn't see a small
black cloud which lowered away in the
northeast. 1t was small but it gradual
| ly became larger as it neared the city,
about p. m. That cloud took it's
abode right over the city and began to
pour out its ire in such a drenching
form that in the streets torrents Of
water were soon running. This con-
tinued for nearly an hour, after which
the blue skies began to make their ap-
pearance, and the rest of the day and
evening was pleasant enough for people
to get around and busy themselves. The
cars in the evening were crowded and
the White iCty and other amusements
had all they could do to handle the
throngs of people who went down. The
ringing of the church bell in the even
ing was the signal for the gathering
of the masses at the central green to
witness the fireworks display, the gift
Of beniflcent city to her hardy toilers.
Between the fireworks and before and
after band concert was given on the
green and enjoyed by the big crowd.
During the afternoon the steamer
Richard Peck arrived from New York
with big array of passengers, but
owing to the threatening nature Of the
weather few Of them took the cars to
the city.
The other shore resorts had very
meager attendance of people. Excur-
stons to Savin Rock and the White
City came from Holyoke, Mass, and
Portland Conr. The former was made
up of the members Of Clan McLaren,
o. s. c., and the Sons of st. George,
while the Ia. o. H. composed the Port
| land crowd