The Washington times., 1910-07-05
Not One Person Injured By
Fireworks or Other
Explosives.
FOLK DANCES ONLY
STOPPED BY RAIN
Committee Is Pleased With Result
and Thanks All Who Helped
Make Day a Success.

Successful from every viewpoint
was the verdict placed upon Washing
tons safe and sane celebration Of the
Fourth Of july by Commissioner Ru-
dOIpE. chairman or the joint committee
OF the Board Of Trssose and Chamber
Of Commerce today
After weeks or planning the commit
Zee Is resting today from its labors,
satisfied that its efforts 90 give the
citizens Of Washington holiday worthy
OF the National Capital are appreciated.
Il an greatly pleased with the cele-
brstion. sad COMMISSIONS Rudolph
From the beginning TO the end there
was not a single hitch in the program
with tire exception that the folk dances
which were 10 De given by the children
on the White Lot had 10 he abandoned
because OF The rain
Busy All Day
some form Of amusement was offered
the crowds every moment or the day.
beginning with the display or morning
fireworks, and ending with the Hlumiua-
ton Of PeuuSy lvauIa avenue at night.
The fireworks on the elIipse attracted
an immense throng, and the display. IN
my opinion. eNceIied even that of last
year
eldlloI WGS the absence or accidents
due 90 thc use OF fireworks Not a home
IN aSlTD2tul - mourning today be-
cause Of the death or serious INJURY Of
q child from the use Of explosives
dropped Iu at the Emergency Hos
pltal last night and was glad 20 learn
from The physicians that theE had not
been called upon 10 treat single case
OF burns
That the Invitation of the committee
70 use the ellIpse as "a picnic grounds
was accepted IS evidenced by IsS sp-
pearaDrr today The remnants of thou
sands Of basket lunches were spread
about the grounds papers were srrevu
al over INC place and Do was necessary
10 send several wagons to the eIIfuSe
this morning TO remove the debris
A Family Holiday.
eft was general family holiday
and Z believe that the success of the
celebration coupled with that Of last
year, VIII forever Danish the return Of
the oid-time noisy and dangerous
Fourth
Congratulations are due Major SyI-
Eestcr and the Police Department FOR
the excellent ruaUne~ iu which the
large crowds were handled.
The committee today expresses its
thanks TO the bands which gave Their
services free OF charge. 70 the various
subcommirtees, and 90 all the citizens
Who helped to make the celebration OF
1910 a success
Din Due to Fight.
IndeTeudeuce Day was celebrated in
q ''saue and safe way fn Washington
As much cannot be said Of the Reno
event and divers ways iu which defeat
and victory were celebrated by rabid
tight fans The din and confusion on
the streets last evening must be eIimi-
mated from rousidcratign Ig determining
II the Capital really observed the Fourth
or July according 90 the latest ideas adj
EaHced by refg-me-S and IRE Insurance
Not q single fire alarm was sounded
during the day OF evening. q record that
STANDS our iu the history Of the Fire De-
paTineut IS phenomenal Never before
since lne FoErt1 OF July was invented
have the u-e fighters had such SNAP
50 far as can be learned not a single
ACCIDENT or TlllSl1p occurring yesterday
safe observance of the day. There were
no burned fingers. no powder burned
rae no -are-atel hands nor iuuuwer-
d1ir Cl-er wounds due 10 explosives
Young America emerged uuscathed
though safe and sane. the celebration
was none the less spectacular. DOR at
tended WITH Jess patriotism than In the
nt gone flT-Z.--Hglu days when there
WaS SoI1et1ET- popping every second for
forty-eiEhJ hours
Brilliant Displays
s brilliant rgr1t-chui- dis0Izv ON the
" mte House EIirSe marked the close
Of the official celebration Of tie day,
Tie finish coming when Pennsylvania
avenue was brilliantly Illuminated with
red hrc- "a yCrita6Ie maze Of blazing red
converting the tlorouEhfare 90 a Great
Red Way as many people observed.
The fireworks lasted one hour. and
acre witnessed hy tEr0uEs or people
NH1 STTEId around the scene A nerv
eSaTlietoD of Niagara Falls with
1''1-IIEHr CuhiaZ1ued on the mass
81 Ari-HanrE was the finale. and the
So crowd SUr-ei toward pennSyI-
Nauia avenue TO witness the display OF
red light
It was gala occasion during the
evening, the carnival spirit prevailing
Assoc from The frequent clashes between
uEAt TanS there were no disturbances
during tho day there were numerous
events 10 interest tEe holiday t-~ov-7s
mere were various a-lEati. events
aquatic sports hall games. patriotic ez-
SIc--tS- and other aTuuSeueurS To q Torl
diversion % residents Hundreds OF
1amllies held 7iruieS in the parks others
vent driving or aUtOinE-
IN q general way " aShin-tDu-S third
sane reIT-L was great success.
marred only by the confusion ~rsurfir-