Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-06
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Among the resorts that attracted
hundreds of Harrisburgers on the
Fourth there were none, perhaps, that
drew larger crowds than did the nat
ural recreation places furnished by
the Susquehanna.
From early morning until-well
somewhat after dark-canoes, motor
boats, steam boats, barges, row boats
and most any other craft that would
float were busy carrying pleasure seek
ers from the shore at Hardscrabble
to the various islands opposite the
city and to the smaller streams along
the West Shore
If there was any island between
Clark's Ferry and Middletown that
didn't have its quota of picnickers, it
was small, indeed. There were many
who preferred the cool breezes and
shade of the islands to the dust, heat
and general annoyances of any park or -.
other recreation place. A day on thee
river left the pleasure seeker refreshed
and rested while few hours at a park,
the subsequent fight for a seat in any
kind of vehicle, the heat, dust and
noise, left them--well you who were
there know how!
Game through with flying colors"
announced Chief of Police Zeil and
Fire Chief Kinder on the morning
after the Fourth.
Chief Zeil said that there had been
no calls for the police patrol during
the entire day. and only a few arrests
made for drunkenness. Fire Chief
Kinder reported that there had been
no fire alarms or telephone calls over
the Fourth, an unusual thing for the
city on a holiday.
Officers of the police force in dis
cussing the need of more men as
voiced by their superiors are doing a
little complaining about the big terri
tories they are assigned to cover. AS
one of them explained, There are so
many men, and so many miles, and
each man has to cover certain part
of the whole city. The size of the dis
trict sometimes means that we are to
cover territories embracing almost two
square miles"
Traffic officers think that by provid-
ing for men at Fourth and Chestnut
streets, to control the traffic from the
Mulberry street viaduct, would save
some of the congestion at rush hours
in Market street.
Two Harrisburg boys, college stud
ents in Maryland. have enlisted in the
University Troop" of the District of
Columbia. They are Ira Kellberg, who
lives near Camp Hill, and William
Kishpaugh, son of the late c. M. Kish-
paugh, living with his mother at 400
South Sixteenth street.
! Mr.. Kellberg is junior in George
Washington University and graduated
in the class of 1909, from the Techni-
cal High school, He is a brother of j.
II. Kellberg, the photographer.
Mr.. Kishpaugh is a senior in Mary
land State college, and a prominent
athlete. His father was retired army
officer.
The troop which is part of the Dis
trict militia is composed entirely of
university graduates and students and
among those we'll known here is Ed
ward Sawtelle, the famous Lehigh
wrestler. The troop at present is sta
toned at Fort Meyer, Va, having been
mustered into Federal service.
Having a railroad crew bulletin
board at a baseball game, is not new
in Harrisburg. 1t is long time, how
ever, since the plan was carried out by
baseball promoters. The idea originat-
ed with Frank Seiss, the secretary of
the local club. when he was in the
game twenty-five years ago. He sug-
harrington, who had team of
Ponies that cleaned up everything
in the old State League.
/ The games were played in North
S1Xtn street. fallfOaQeTS were llDeTdl
patrons. One day trainman asked If
he could go to a nearby store and tele-
phone to the roundhouse to see If he,
was called to go out on a run. You
may do it now," said Mr.. Seiss, but
the next time we will bring the infor-
nation to YOU" True to his word, Seiss
had a call board on the grounds the
next day. Callers were admitted free
and they chalked up the crews every
hour. Trainmen never worried about
missing a call after that They con-
suited the board between innings.
"Middletown knows how to handle
a celebration" remarked a local bust
ness man yesterday. Especially when
the firemen are back of it." he added.
While all the companies did not turn
up as promised, it was a creditable
demonstration. The calling out of the
troops put crimp in the representa-
tives from Cumberland Valley towns.
Hagerstown, Chambersburg and Car
Isle were hit hard. Tuesdays celebra-
ton was q life-saver for the Cumber-
land Valley Volunteer F'iremen's Asso-
citation. The number of towns between
Harrisburg and Winchester capable of
taking care of a firemen's parade and
convention is limited. Middletown fire.
men extended the glad hand and they
gave the Valley volunteers a reception
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