The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY IS
F|TT|NCLY OBSERVED
Resorts in and Around Salt
Lake Are Visited by
Thousands.
DAY PLEASANTLY SPENT
Old-Fashioned Celebration Is
Held at Sandy; Veteran
Firemen Present.
DAY PLEASANTLY SPENT

Throughout Salt Lake the nation s
natal day was given fitting observance
yesterday. Patriotic festivities, I'm which
the dangerous explosives OF other years
were conspicuous by their absence, were
the order OF the day, People left their
daily toll and flocked by tens of thou
sands to the resorts. the canyons and
the public parks, reveling in gay aban-
don to the spirit OF the day
In spite OF threatening weather during
the morning hours, the celebration be-
gan with the first rays OF the sun over
the eastern hills. Those whose paths 10
pleasure lay toward the mountain
streams and out-of-town sequestered
hooks were early abroad. The first
trains to Provo CANYON. Ogden. canyon,
Bingham and Park City carried rhrongs
OF picnickers and fishermen.
The seductive call of the popular re- re-,
sorts close TO the city did not have It's
effect until afternoon. when the weather
cleared and the sun came out. It's rays
comfortably modulated by the rains ol
The morning and the vagabond ciouos
that neeced the skies the whole day long
Then. as if by magic. the streets nlled
with happy people and The extra cars OF
ing their merry ways 10 the cry . .-sany
pleasure resorts. Auto parties to out
of-town places were popular and nun
,dreds Of autos. loaded with happy happy s, folk,
the roads 20 the mountains ana the
country.
Saltar. Lagoon, wandamere and the
parks each claimed its customary thou
sands. and still there remained an Inn
mense throng to parade the sunlir
streets content with the pleasures oil
the city Itself.
i'irecrackers figured hardly at all, ok
cept here and there in the residence
districts where the small boy would not
he denied his heritage No serious aeci-
4 ian E-tn
We're reported. however. The noise
making was confined chiefly TO the firing
Of salutes by trained gunners. In the
evening pyrotechnic displays 1T the dark
ness in many parts OF the city, adding
rho necessary touch Of genuine celebra-
ton To the day.
The only official celebration consisted
of the firing OF salute OF forty eight
guns ut noon from Ensign peak. This
was done by a corps of gunners from the
neld artillery, first battery, Utah National
Guard, Guard, under the direction OF Captain
Of the big guns echoed over the city
for nearly half an hour. 1t was the
national salute, one gun for each state
IN the union.
The city's children many thousands
Of them ar least, gathered at Liberty
park where the parks and Fairgrounds
association lad planned an interesting
programme. The rain interfered with
the carly part Of the programme. includ-
Ing tho childrens parade around the
hagpole, but the pleasant weather OF
the afternoon made up for il. The chill
spoke patriotic pieces TO an admlring
throng OF Srownups During the after
noon the big park was literally alive with
reople. The concert by the Mollerup-
klenke band from 3 o'clock 10 6 O'Clock
in the afternoon was one OF the main
attractions. Thousands of people gath
cred in front or the music stand and
applauded the patriotic air that made up
most of the programme