The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-10

There has never been a more general
or enthusiastic celebration Of he
Fourth If July than that Of day before
yesterday. Wilmington people had 4
varied list Of amusements - choose
from and there were few that did not
enjoy some Of the attractions that were
offered. The city itself was practically
deserted. Nearly every business house
was closed and there was nothing done
by the banks. or at the chamber Of
commerce. The county and city Offices
were not open and holiday hours
were observed at the p~ostofice. The
down streets looked like Sunday. eX-
cept when groups Of pleasure seekers
were gathering at the car Junction or
at the steamboat Wharves, and later
when the tired eXcursi0nists were re-
turning to the city from the nearby re
sorts.
Although thousands of persons we're
on the move all day, and cars and
boats were crowded TO their capacity,
there was only one accident, and that
was attributable TO the carelessness of
the injured man, who despite printed
warnings and words of caution, madp
an effort to board a rapidly moving
car at Third and Princess streets and
was thrown violently % the hard
ground and right badly injured. Not
only the officials, blu all h employees
of the transportation companies, were
careful and cautious throughout the
day and the fact that such immense
crowds We're safely handled IS a tribute
to the painStaking efforts of al the
men concerned.
The trolley car employees especially
deserve commentator for the manner
in which they handled the crowds
Conductors and motormen, both, had a
trying day on them, but they carried
off their parts we'll.
Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach,
Southport and Lake Waccamaw all
drew from Wilmington and it is e>ti-
mated that more than eight thousand
persons left the city.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH.
Throughout the entire day the Con-
SOlidated company raj three car train
every half hour between the city ana
the Beach, and they maintained their
schedule nearly all the time. The last
cars from the beach did not come up
until after one o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the having promised 10
run cars as long as there were any peO-
pie who wanted to come to the city.
A conservative estimate placed on
the number Of passengers hauled by
the suburban line on the fourth IS ei&ht
thousand. this being the largest one
days business in the history Of the
These, with the hundreds Of
guests at the hotels and boarding
houses on the beach and the Sumnle
cOttagerS there, went 20 make up the
biggest crowd ever al WrightsvllIe
Beach.
The attractions there were numer-
Gus. Lumina was the center Of gayety
There were morning and afternoon
concerts and a dance at night. paTt'ci-
pated in by more than a hundred cou-
Piles. The bowling alleys were kept
busy all day. There was a MATINEE
and a night performance at the Casino
ana large crowds HIIueSSSu IHc Pi'
ducrion Of "DuBarTy' by Miss Morri-
son and her company. The Carolina
Yacht club race in the afternoon vas
the finest sailed in many years. Al
the along n sound 'front.'.
as well as the banks along The tracks
were packed with enthusiastic crowds.
who watched eagerly the progress OF
the race. 4 stiff wind was blowing 4
this, with the choppy waves in Tn
sound. out Seevral boats out u com
mission and only four yachts were IN
at the finish, the Don Juliana in ne
lead. The new time allowance recently
agreed on proved very SUGGEST !
though conditions were not entirely IA
vorable for its test TIE judges of the
race were DR.. ". D. Mcmillan and Nh
r. c. Cantwell.
The following Is the starting time II
all the boats and the finishing time Of
yachts in II the cad:
Start. Finish.
Sprite -. f.W -
0. y. ..45:53 6:I2:52
Question +:6:28 -
1onalee i:o:de o:',"s
Carolina +:6:+s -
Tbalia 4.lU-ls -