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Details of Four Firemen Stationed at
East Side Engine House---Large Bon-
fires illuminate SIy-Death Of Walter
NJ. Hemingway-Meeting of East
Rock Council, No. 15---Other News.
Foreman Blake Of the east side fire
department had details of four firemen
on duty at the east side engine house
last evening The squads We're reliev-
ed each two hours by other men. The
two assistant foremen were also ON
duty, This provision was to prevent
If possible. any big fires from the eff
fects of the Fourth Of July explosives,
Arrangements are made that alarms
for fire shall be rung In at Pilgrim
church. These details win be on duty
through to-day and tonight.
Miss Carrie M. Chapman, the kinder
garten teacher, and Miss Carrie Au-
gus Of Clinton avenue, left Monday for
Bristol for a months outing
Jesse Bauer Of Nebraska Is visiting
his father, Sigmund Bauer of Perkins
street, Mr.. Bauer is travelling for a
Chicago wholesale firm
Colonel and Mrs. r. +. Callahan OF
Blatchley avenue are entertaining Mr.
and Mrs Thomas F. Brennan and Rus
sell Cavanaugh Of New York,
Mrs. Henry j. Doody Of 92 Pine street
se, act t,N,- F,.g IT,,
The thunderstorm of Monday night
must have broken the record of such
storms for a long series of years In
fierceness, judged by the general re-
marks made yesterday. 1t was almost
continuous and with vivid lightning for
an hour or more. 1t was accompanied
by hail. Despite its severity there
seems to have been no damaging effect
in this vicinity
AT Rolls stables, rear Of Grand ave.
nue., the lightning Monday night struck
near two men who claim tht they were
benumbed from the effects Of the shock
For the past six weeks the juvenile
population were collecting empty boxes
barrels and other inhammable materia
for to-day's conhagration. This ma.
terial had been piled up in heaps ant
some of the bonfres Illuminated tbs
sky last night nd others will be free
| this morning.
Alderman S. w. Langley of BlatchleS
avenue, a member of the committee ap
pointed to select a site for the new
city library building, is in favor Of
erecting a 100000 marble structure or
the central green. Alderman-at-largt
| Richard Healy is also in favcr of the
site on the green.
Walter NJ, Hemingway, a well known
citizen of Middletown avenue, died al
his home yesterday at the age of forty
six years. He had been in failing
health for over a year. He leaves 6
widow; also q brother L. r., Heming.
way with whom he was in company
for a number of years, having carried
on an extensive business Mr.. Hem.
ingway was compelled to give up al
business some two years ago owing tC
| his health. The family will have the
| sympathy Of their many friends il
their bereavement The funeral ser.
vices will be held at his late residence
Friday at 2;80 p M, and the interment
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Some predicted yesterday that il
would be pretty dull Fourth, but the
noise which ushered in the anniversary
was very much In evidence last night
Some were Of the opinion that pande.
monium broke loose; others SLEPT
through it all, but most people didn't
1t was, in fact, worse than the thun-
behring's from the sky the night before
Recent addresses on the Fourth were
on the line that patriotism is thing
of the past, but it was the opinion OF
many last night that it was a thing of
the present. It is said that patriotism
is not noise, but it would seem that
noise goes with patriotism, just the
same.
There were bonfres burning brightly
in various parts of Fair Haven last
night and early this morning, and if
anyone missed spare gates, veranda
chairs, stray barrels and other impedi
mentia, they may have the satisfaction
of knowing that they were laid on the
| smoking altar of patriotism.
Many people went to Broadway park
last night to attend the band concert
and to listen to the band concert and
more will go tonight to the central
green to hear the concert and see the
splendid display Of fireworks. Baseball
fans will go to Sayin Rock to-day to