The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-05
celebrates IN
APPROVED STYLE
Small Boy Burns Up Tons of
Powder in CeIebra-
ting Fourth.
RESORTS DRAW BIG CROWDS
SPECTACULAR SHAM BATTLES IN
COMMERCIAL STREET.

| An inCeSsant bOmbardment that begun
Wednesday night and continued without
I iet-up until early this morning, was Salt
/ Lakes salutation to independence Day.
| For over thirty hours the sound of ex-
| plod1ng firecrackers and other noise max
| ers was the one dominant thing in the
city. In the evening the noise had a
slight ceSSa ton while the night display
was allowed to take its place and fill
the heavens with multi-COlored fire.
Salt Lake was unusually fortunate in
the way of serious accidents considering
the large amount of explosives used to
{celebrate the day. One death was re-
ported that of a child drowned at pic
mic party in City Creek canyon. Physi-
clans were kept busy during the day at
| tending to the unavoidable lesser injuries
and the fire department had several runs
caused by over-zealous patriots starting
small fires. but no great damage was
! done.
An almost perfect day greeted the
merry makers. No signs of the thunder
storms promised by the weather man
marred the sky when the advance guard
Of the noise makers crept from their
beds early in the morning and greeted
the rising sun with first triumphant
bang. The day was clear and warm,
IS being the highest mark recorded. DR.
Hyatt declared that the thunderstorm
had been unavOidably delayed. but would
make its appearance sometime today
The holiday meant harvest for the
owners of the several amusement parks.
Early in the morning the first of the
merrymakers who wished to escape the
dust and heat of the city hurried away to
the cooler spots and spent the day there
III quiet enjoyment. Special programs
were arranged at all the parks and the
night displays of fireworks riEaled any
thing seen in Salt Lake in years. Thous-
ands visited the parks during the day
and taxed their capacity.
Noise Is Plentiful.
If the amount of noise heard on A
Fourth of July IS any indica ton of the
patriotism of 4 city. Salt Lake must take
4 place very near the top At no time
was there chance to forget that Amer
lea was celebrating the most eventfuI
day of its history. the day that tho Dec
lar9uOn OF Independence was signed. one
hundred and thirtv-one years ago. Every
one rich and poor. old and Young. had
his or her mite TO add 10 the general din
StatistiCians might be kept busy for sew
eral days trying to estimate the amount
of fireworks used "Wednesday and Thurs
day. Nearly every fireworks dealer was
sold out long before the demand ceased.
Even the unfCrtunates of the half world
wished to display their enthusiasm and in
doing so came near causing several acct
dents. A large amount of fireworks was
exploded along Commercial street We'd
nesddy evening and then when the fun
was at its height caution was thrown to
the winds and several sham battles were
fought between residents in the resorts
and those on the street Cannon crack
ers and roman candles furnished the mis-
siles and several persons We're slightly
burned. One or two small fires were
started. but were put out before any dam
age was done.
Long before the sun was I'D Yesterday
the small boy had turned restlessIy in his
bed hundred times and had taken any
number of giaHceS at the sky. No sign
of a rain cloud Then with 4 WHOM he
was out of bed with his stock of fire
works under his arm. Hardly listening
to the last farming "to/be careful" he
was out on the street with his Compan-
ions and the noise began. As the Gav
grew older the noise increased. Soon the
pop-pop' of the smaller crackers was adj
ded to by the deep boom as the big
brother got into action with his giant
crackers and toy cannon.
As the afternoon wore on the firing be-
came less general, probably the smmuni-
ton was running low.