Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-05
FOURTH AT NEW YORK.
Noise Making Devices In Evi'
dence Early.


New York, July 4.-The Fourth OF
July celebration started up in lively
fashion early, with explosions OF all
sorts OF noise-making contrivances IN
almost continuous volleys from the ex.
tremities OF the outlying boroughs to
the very heart of the business and the.
atrical districts. Long before the OF.
fieial time Of opening the celebration
with the use of explosives the small
boy was in evidence with hls fire.
crackers and caps, and youths Of larg.
er growth did not disdain TO contribute
to the deafenlng racket in many more
ways than the law, strictly interpreted,
would allow. Despite the orders given
by Police Commissioner Bingham that
the laws mast be strictly observed.
considerable latitude was permitted
the celebrators. The police force had
Its hands full, however as the record
quantities Of celebrative material sold
had TO be exploded somehow, and their
possessOrs were not over particular as
TO the manner In which they ventured
their enthusiasm and shot their gun
powder
The large sales OF fire crackers, fire.
works, torpedoes, bombs and other con.
trivances for matchmaking reported
by the dealers, while indicating that
the celebrative fever was at an exalt.
ed pitch and gratifying the acquisi.
tiveness sense of the merchants who
handled them, caused apprehension in
other quarters.
The lovers OF quiet did not antici.
pate a day of peace, anyway, and were
prepared TO make the best or worst
OF II. The police, health and fire de.
partments, however, knew that there
was work ahead of them. They, to-
gether with the staffs OF all the hospit.
ais, were prepared long before day.
break TO cope with the days expected
events In the way of casualties.
Recalling that twelve deaths resulted
here last year, DR. Darlington, presi.
dent OF the board OF health, saw TO Il
that liberal supply OF tetanus anti.
toxin was on hand in all the hospitals.
Fifteen hundred vials of the serum
were distributed. The department re.
CARDS the anti toxin as an almost sure
safeguard against lockjaw If promtly
used, and Dr. Darlington announced
that the family Of any patient too poor
10 pay for IL could get II free at any
of the borough offices of the depart.
ment.
The police force was enlarged for
the day, and patrolmen not on duty
were placed in feserve stations at 2
o'clock in the morning to be held
there until o'clock Sunday morning.
There were other than noise.making
features on the days celebrative pro.
gramme, however. In all of the parks
bands gave concerts OF patriotic airs.
The steps OF the city hall at 10 O'Clock
were the scene Of an old-fashioned Gel.
ebration under the auspices OF the
Order of American Patriots, the
Junior branch Of the Antiprofanity
league and the public schools and uni.
formed organizations. The boys sang
Hail Columbia" THE Star-Spangled
Banner" and other patriotic airs and
listened to addresses. The Declara.
tion Of Independence was read by W.
A. Matison, descendant of John Hart
one Of the signers. The boys march.
ed to and placed wreaths on the
statue Of George washington at the
subtreasry and that OF Benjamin
Franklin in city hall park