The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-05
SAFE T AND SANE
DAY OBSERVED
Nearly Every Salt Laker Who
Can Get Away Seeks Re-
sort or Park.
WEATHER IDEAL FOR
GENUINE CELEBRATION
Good Order Prevails Through,
out Day and Only Few Ar
rests Are Made.
Attendance at the Resorts.

Salt Lakes first safe and sane" Fourth
was pronounced success from the
stancpoint OF the men who run the
sorts OF the city and adjacent thereto and
the men who have no desire To have the
troubles Of humanity added 10 their CARES
on that day.
computing the figures might he inclined
10 the belief that nearly every man. woin-
an and child in the city went some place
TO celebrate. reflection will show that
heavy As the Attendance was. there ~er"
sun n few thousands who remained at
home
For many persons who were able TO lay
aside their business cares OF the entire
day went TO more than ono resort. 1t
was no trouble AT all 10 attend Wanda"
mere, Liberty park and the salt Palace
during the afternoon and evening. and
likewise thousands who enjoyed the ball
game at Cooley's park attended the bicy-
Gle races later The majority Of those
who went TO Lagoon spent the day there
and tho crush was great on the late
trains. so that the service was extended
tu an unusual hour Tie last % the crowd
not departing until about o'clock this
morning.
But there were still few thousands
left i'm the city. as anyone might have
noticed who watched the crowds gather
in front OF The Tribune building between
800 urd , O'Clock in the afternoon To hear
the megaphouc returns on the Wolgast-
Moran prize fight a San Francisco. The
lhrcng Illcd the wide street. leaving only
room for the passing cars.
All records for attendance nj the La
COON were broken Tuesday when IL is es-
timated at least $4,000 people visited the
rcSor,. On account Of the extra eduIp-
mont the power was weakened and more
or less Inconvenience was experienced al
differeI, times In the day At midnight
1000 persons were marooncd at the resort
and FOR "A time II looked as If they would
have 10 spend the night IN the park. As
IL turned out tho last train arrived in
the city al , o'clock this morning. with
9O0 people aboard the last of the pleas
ure seekers who had spent the day at tho
resort.
In the afternoon the power weakened
only for short intervals. but at In y. In.
thc company could not operate cars u
advantage.
In anticipation Of big crowds. the Salt
Lake e. Ogden road pressed every car
Into service with trailers. The strain OF
the extra ears on the power plant was
too great for rapid transit and when the
incoming cars became heavily packed by
returning holiday eNcnrsl1nisis The sys-
TEN was unable To carry ID" loads.
The city street car service showed th'
same effect al 10 o'clock and for some
time after that hour. while, the hig crowds
were getting home from the various PARIS
and resorts
Happily the last of the pleasure seekers
To get accommodations home from the
Lagoon were OF the younger set. For
their entertainment dancing was kept up
at the rcsor. until | O'Clock this morninS.
The day Was an ideal one. both FOR the
CelehrantS and those who catered In their
comfort. It was warIn. but not oppres-
sively hot. There was slight breeze.
but not u single Indication OF incicmency.
fl n majority of the citizens had been
asked to make the day 10 order they
would not have changed the weather that
prevailed.
one OF The notable Textures of the
safe and sane celebration was It's free
dom from accidents. DESPITE the cnor-
nous crowds handled. no person was
seriously injured IA direct result of the
DAYS iubiIation. One careless passcn-
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