The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04
Great Bonfires Salute Inde. pendence Day, But All Is Generally Quite
 Quiet.
FIREMEN GET MANY CALLS
Night Regarded as One of Quictest in Years, While Police Have City Covered With Every Man
 on the Force.

Although everybody seemed to be out on the streets of New Haven last night intent on usherng in the Fourth of July in proper fashion, and al- though half of everybody seemed to be equipped with tin horns with which to make as much and as discordant noise as possible, last night was, in police parlance, the quietest night be- fore the Fourth in great many years Every preparation had been made. for handling, in ample style, the biggest celebration a big city could put forth. yet when police records were totaled up at midnight there had been but a few arrests for discharging firearms within the city limits, which is against the law, and few trunks to show for the nights work, The maIn part of the sound volume which was to be heard on the streets last night was made by the tin horns, for even of the discharging of fireworks proper there was great dearth. Around the center of the city and In places where an at tempt at band concerts had been made the noise, due again almost entirely to horns. weakly seconded by Il few flrecrackers, was deafenlng and successfully competed with the more musical horns which the members of the banf had brought along.
 The fire department, as usual. began to get considerable business as the midnight hour approached. The first call of the evening came from box 2s. located right at Church and Crown streets, in the heart of the city. and before the fire apparatus had arrived at the scene the streets about the box were choked with the mob which had assembled to see what was up. The call came right in the rush hour. just after & o'clock, and everybody was near the center. There was nothing doing, however A pan of grease had boiled over in the kitchen of the Oneco hotel and the chemical from company 12 took complete care of 1t without allowing any damage. r Every Policeman on Duty.
 Chief Cowles arranged to have the city covered last night as never bee fore. Every one of the patrolmen on the force, both night and day men, were out until 2 in the morning, and both center and outskirts were care- fully looked after, while there were details for every one of the bonfires. Besides having all the day men out with the night men, fifteen supernu- meraries were also put on as extra men, and the entire detective force was kept in service for the night. One of tho chief aims was to prevent the use of firearms in the citySlimits. but there were apparently few att tempts. for but two arrests were made and every one of the officers seen de- clared that they had not heard re. volver fired In their district.
 Every Policeman on Duty.
 Altogether there were out on street duty last night about l15 men and un- til late hour tonight there will be similar service. On the central Green which will be the center of everything there will be squad of at least . dozen bluecoats for the evening
 Band Concerts and Tin Horns.
 The early part of the night was given over to band concerts and the attend- ant delights which children and even