The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-06
OBSERVANCE OF
FOURTH, GENERAL
WHEELING AND SURROUNDING
TOWNS NAp QUtEr GLE
BRATtON
Several Accidents oecsrrea &c Mar
PiessOres 81 tie Day. i.eisc-
tna O-e Death.

The Fourth % July vas generally
observed throuEhout the country SAT.
urcAy There ~as no public demon.
stration In this city. and there Was
but little 70 characteriEs % from any
previous Independence uay ceiahra
ton. Though the Observance nnigh,
D. called quiet. n can hardly b. ~.
ferred TO az a safe and zane Fourth. B.
az there was one fatality and nurlsr.
Gus accidents % a more or less seri.
Gus nature IN the Greater Wheeling
district
The day vas observed ev.rv~h.re
throughout this section as q holiday
Most stores and business houses OF
all kinds were closed the entire DAY.
az were also county. city and Federal
Offices
The weather was all that could DO
desired for picnics and boating eNcur.
sionsl and hundreds OF persons spent
the Fourth IN other towns or IN the
surrounding country.
The principal event In the city was
the motorcycle races on Wheeling Isl.
and during the afternoon. Numerous
ball games attracted large crowds OF
fans An elaborate program vas car
ned out at the Wheeling Country
Club. With golf and tennis tournaments
and a dinner dance as the principal
attractions A tennis tournament was
PLAYED by the Wheeling Tennis Club
members.
Al Fairgrounds.
The day was a banner one for the
local playgroupds. and extensive pro.
efams were carried out AZ each. Fol.
lowing patriotic exercises the children
participated In games and athletic
events.
The observance In the surrounding
towns was much the same as in
wheeling, with few exceptions The
day was particularly quiet in Mounds
Vile. Mayor Blair's orders TO arrest
any persons using fireworks being fol
lowed rehgiously, with the result that
not cracker was heard In the Mound
City. Shadyside had big patriotic
celebration, which was largely attend
ed. GAINESVILLE carried out an inter.
esting program. featured by horse
races and athletic contests
Accidents.
The only death reported in this vi.
entity was that OF William Durham
OF Antioch. who fell from a railing at
the dancing pavilion at Wheeling
Park. Striking his head on a brick
walk he sustained a fractured skull
a broken neck and other injuries He
dled within few minutes after being
picked up.
I Frank seckar. a young slav. OF Bell.
ARE. accidentally shot his friend. Mike
birecek- Seckar had been firing his
revolver, and thought the chamber was
empty. Thinking he would Brighten
MS friend. he pointed the gun AZ Ri
recek and pulled the trigger. The bull.
LEI entered the abdomen of his victim
ne VIII recover. according to the at
tending physicians
robert Frum, l5-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Frum. of Fifteenth
street. was painfully injured in the
premature explosion of a small can
non o. W. Truax. OF South Huron
street. sustained very painful Injuries
When a large cracker was thrown in
MS lace by friend. Lawrence Simp.
son had his right hand almost torn
from his arm by the premature explo-
sion OF small cannon. Charles 10.
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Eeldon. OF Tiltonville. was struck In
the eve by Roman candle. and was
painfully burned Many persons sus-
I talned minor injuries
The Fourth was the first SATURDAY
under prohibition. and despite the fact
mat II was the last DAY of the week
ana the Independence Day celebration
was on. there was only one arrest in
mis- city. This offender had stocked
4 up before the State went dry"