The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
.INDEPENOECE DAY
 NOT 50 QUIET AS PROPHET PREDICTED
''safe and Sane" Regula- tions Work Well, But
 Violations Flourish

Yesterday witnessed in one respect
 fhe, o11ietest celebration of 1ndepend-
 ence Day Bridgeport has ever known
 Yet it was a noisy day and the statute that was framed to make safe and sane observance was repeatedly V1o-
 lated in every section of the city Be-
 ginning on Sunday crowds of young men and boys paraded the streetS dis charging revolyers, frecrackers that are taibooed under the law ana ex- plodines in canes comp osi ti0ns or fyd- dite that made loud noise. | Following the custom of former years many young men stayed out all Sunday night making the hours h1deous by discharging firearms, blowing horns and shouting. In the West End seV-- eral persons are seriously i'll and re- peated calls were made to the Third precinct station for policemen to stop the racket but all the police would an swer was that it was the Fourth or July and they were unable to do any thing The law was repeatedly v1o4at- ed both by persons who were waking the streets and by dealers in fireworks
 Taking advantage of the holiday many persons left town and the day was quiet in the fact that there was little form, of anna1senent except that offered by the thatere There was to have been a game of soccer football at Newffeld park but it was postponed because of the rain The, automobile and motorcycle races which were to have been. held at Seaside park. were also postponed because the rain soaked the track so that racing would not only have been dangerous but the ma chimes could have made no time rec ords worth mentioning.
 DrizzIing showers of rain in the morning did not deter many persons who had planned to leave the city. on excursions, and trains and trolley cars carried away thousands in the early hours There were many automobile parties too and all day long Stratford and Fairfield avenues were filled with persons from other cities passing through in either direction.
 The steamer Park City made two trips from this city to Port Jefferson, carrying each tiTne its capacity in pas sengers. At 7;3o yesterday morning the officials Of the steamer Naugatuck stopped selling tickets for New York and when the boat left more than 800 disappointed persons were left on the dock
 Clear skies came after 1 o'clock in the afternoon and although there were no stars at night 1t was a perfect time for the municipal display of fireworks at eSaside, park. One of the largest crowds ever gathered at the park wit messed the fireworks display last night The Wheeler. & Wilson band in an inn pEovised band stand at the race course began a. concert of patriotic music at r :s30.1 The fireworks display began shortly after o'clock and was thor oughly enjoyed by the great crowd that had gathered. The seawa.H side of the race course was packed with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles. 3 It is estimated that nearly 10000 were gathered at the park but there was not a single instance of, disorder, nor any accident Owing to the efficient police regulations which were strictly carried out, the great gathering of pedestrians and vehicles assembled and left the e park in perfect order. At many pri-1 vate homes, particularly in that sec ton of the West~End north of Fair field avenue, there were displays of night fireworks.