Show THE FOURTH AT TINTIC celebration of independence day at eureka bureda editor deseret news preparations have brenlin been in progress for some time past to make the national holiday a time of rejoicing and enjoyment for the whole people there was no distinction made because of class or color all shades of opinion with regard to politics or religion were for the time being laid aside and all joined together to celebrate the anni versa y of 0 the nations independence thu effort proved to be an entire c sac success cess W wi we i hart had some trouble to secure the services of a brass band for the hp occasion a one had to be imported f from rom salt lake city or some of the settlements finally one was secured frow from work was suspended at all the mines for thelda yand there was a general turnout there was at sunrise and the very earth trembled with the TERRIFIC explosions of giant powder between anvils and otherwise that shook the people out of their beds to enquire it an earthquake was in progress I 1 the stars and stripes were flutter ing in the morning breeze from every liberty pole in town the procession formed in front of captain days ot of ace at half past eight the band play ing some lively marches in a beautifully decorated decorate wagon sat the goddess c of d liberty rounded by 88 young ladies dressed in white to represent each state in the union next came the eureka glee club in a dandy con T byance followed by the sunday school children then came carriages and citizens the large bowery halt half a mile from town seemed a cool retreat after the march up tb there ere it is need less to go through the pro gramme as it is nearly always substantially the same on such occasions THE PROMINENT FEATURES were the soul stirring strains of music by the band and choir the prayer of the chaplain and the oration the reading of the declaration of independence pen dence of course is always good the day was warm but there was plenty of ice water at hand which with cool lemonade in the shade was the only beverage indulged in the game of baseball between the boys of the beek beck mine and those of th tb eureka was quite interesting and wf 6 0 won by the latter nine there were toot foot and horse race sand lots of joking and betting on the side everybody seemed determined to be agreeable A dance in the evening closed a pleasant day without a jar to mar map its peace and harmony we had bad visitors from the mammoth and Ho mansville turned out en masse one incident about 11 pm while the dance was in progress alarmed and excited the whole town the dreadful cry of fire are was as raised and everybody made a rush the flames issuing from widow sullivans lodging house attracted everyone to the scene the building could not be saved but by dint of hard work by all hands bands the progress of the fire fiend was checked the explosion of a coal oil lamp was the cause of the lire fire ORR july 5 1888 |