Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-17
WUXTREE! ALL ABOUT
THE GREAT BIG NOISES
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better of their fears, and the telephone
girl, who because OF the explosions was
not asleep at the switch, was made to
get busy.
The du Pont Powder Mills at Penns-
grove, N. j.. were called first.
| Nothing doing here" was the curt re-
ply that came over the wire, we're too
busy to bother with having an explosion.
The catastrophe up your way, though,
| cost us several thousand dollars because
We heard It down here and had to stop
to listen"
Carney's Point said the same thing.
Nothing doing! We heard it, though
and II sounded as though 1t came from
Philadelphia"
Frankford Arsenal denied the allega-
ton. All was quiet there, they said. The
next thought was League Island. Maybe
the battleships down there were tuning
up for possible contingency or perhaps
the United States powder magazine had
decided to celebrate prematurey.
Investigation proved this suppostion to
be wrong.
Atlantic City rang inslstentIy, but the
noise was so great the sound of the tele-
phone bell could scarcely be heard.
Hush up. there" said a cRutioning
voice, during the interval of the explo-
sions you're making too much noise.
Harry Thaw is getting the first good
sleep he has had In many moons. He's
stirring now Don't wake him."
RURAL POINTS PROTEST.
And then Norwood, woodbury. Willow
Grove and finally Camden became
aroused to the point of hysteria. II was
necessary to the peace of the community
ana all the surrounding territory to7lSnow
what was the matter.
Could 1t have been a peculiar and atmo-
spheric conditions that carried the sound
of the Russian campaign In eastern Ga
licia? Experts denied this. Atmospheric
conditions. If anything, were subnormal,
not abnormal.
And then the explanation came. A man
arriving from West Philadelphia, noting
the agitated attitude OF all that he met,
asked innocently:
Have you been having a celebration
In the city, too7'
They seized him like a long-lost brother,
they huttonholed him and made him tell
why, yes,' he said naiVely, there's
been some fireworks out at 65th and Cal
lowhill streets. ltalians, you know, eele-
brating the feast OF Our Lady of Mount
carmel You never witnessed such ex-
element There was an italian named
Alexandra Barnardo, the proprietor of a
fireworks company at Fernwood who
shot on so aerial bombs. Sounded like
Hades come to earth-did you hear III"
EARS ACHE YET.
Did they hear It? Wen, YES. Their
ears ache yet, and their Jaws, too, from
talking about II.
Bets were made as to the cause OF the
unprecedented noise, No fireworks here
totore have ever screamed SO shrilly or
doomed so menaeingly- Some claimed
that Barnardo. being a prince OF pyro-
technics, knew how TO make a bomb
sound like an eruption OF Vasuvius. 9th
ers said the great height 20 which the
was Responsible, since the
air currents we're unobstrueted, and,
therefore, there was nothing 10 interfere
with the carrying of the sound.
But the worst Is yet 70 come. There's
90 be an opportunity to settle these bets.
Another bombardment win take place al
the same hour tonight This time Ger
mantown viii be invaded A man from
the wilds OF Michigan. who says his name
Is Andrewson, piqued BY the eneomiums
showersd on Barhardos proves as a
noise-maker. has Wagered that he can
go him ona better. TO do this he l5 get
ting consignment OF highly explosive
fireworks which win be shot tonight. but
ferewaFnsa Is foEssFmad. Last night
vas The night.