New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-06
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.


THE JuBIIEE OF YEsTERDAY.--A more glorious
day for the celebration than yesterday could scarcely
have been The morning was the brightest, freshest
and clearest we have had this summer the stfse'''
park. and squares were wonderfully clean after the
hard rains Of saturday and Monday and - na'afsi
eon.eouenee. every body seemed in The best possible
hu,nor From an early hour ia the morning TIE streets
began 70 IN and the sunrise salute At Governor Island
aud the Battery was the signal Tor general csn1onade
and discharge Of small arms, kept up without a mo
,nept. iu,ernission III after midnight. Thousands
and tens ~ thousands Of visitors from the country
,aronyed in from al sides while even greater number
NJ our eitzens sought refuge and recreation Al Coney
Island. shrewsbury Rocksway. and al along the
eoast~.o ssy nothing OF the excursions 10 the High
lands Perrnont, Rocklsnd Lake New Haven and all
other places within a circuit Of hundred miles. The
shpng a; the whsrve and in the hsroor we're covered
with gay fass among which noticed the banners Of
nearly all civilized nations. revenue cutter, on "o''
errors Island made fine display Of streaners.
The military assembled at the Battery between ana
lOo'clock and formed INTO order, under the command
of Gen Sanford. They presented REMARKABLY "ne
appearance and their movements were marSeu WIN
accuracy and elegance The Huzzars, the Continental
C;ns,d and the scotch French, Irish and Italian com
mamie. attracted particular attention. - II o'clock
,bev messed before the City Hall, where the honor Of
marching salute was paid to tbo Mayor and Common
COUNCIL They made magnificent display, and at
,ractcd universal admiration.
The firing Of guns pistols and crackers increased To
ward evening and a. the crowd thickeucd, and the
rockets began % fiery lines through the air our
CITY enjoyed All the 7oise and excitement Of Paris
Revolution without he Inconvenience Of barricsdos
and dead bodies. There must have been As much pow
der expended a. would have fought battle Of no small
size The growing generation seemed TO enjoy u sfnaz
inaiy the country people looked on with mingled
wonder and admiration the best feeling predomit aled
and no not or dsorder occurred 20 the appropriate
festivities.
BY O'Clock the living food which filed the streets
BEGAN 10 pour into the Park which soon crowded,
q. Gar down As the fountain while the tops Of all the
houses near. the windows and balconies were filled
Nth spectators At least 5000 people must have been
an attendance The exhibition commenced by signal
rockets which burst into crimson stars and showers Of
gold rain after which came Chinese suns pyramids Of
Roman candles red and white roses, and other pyro
technic wonders casting many colored glow over The
sea Of upsurned heads The concluding piece was truly
Misunderstanding nearly the whole front OF the City
Hall scross the center OF which biazcd the glorious
words: PEAcE-lNDErESDENcE
The show was over before ten aud the streets began
10 be cmpiied Of their patriotic weary and satisfied
crowds. Thus ended the Seventy second Anniversary
Of American Independence.
ACCIDENTS ON TIE FOURTH.-A number Of tn
fling accidents occurred during the Of yesterday
AZ might have been anticipated from the incessant
hrng. and occasional foolhardness Of the fol grown.
as well as juvenile patriots The most serious disaster
which we are called upon notice the collision olthe
t1p ia
ACCOUNTS of which find in the SaH Of this morning
A. the Williamsburgh ferry boat WallabOut was
nearing her berth al Pecksip between 3 and o'clock
Yesterday morning she was struck Immediately forward
oh The wheelhousc, by one Of the Fulton rrry boats
which had but little before lett the Newlor side ON
her way 10 Brooklyn
BY the collision the whole forward part OF the ladies
cabin Of tho Wsisboui was stove In and the umbcrs
connected with il destroyed Two gentlemen, VINO
were passengers al tho time cOnir- b. the city with
view of passing the 9Th Of July, struck, and -cr
ously II not fatally injured One Of them, nephew OF
Judge Lcaycuit had oic OF MS legs broken IN Two
,i!accs--snd the other, Mr. Hanson keeper oi bar
store dangerously hurt in the back and It has been
ri>ted that he Is since dead.
Another young man. known - have been on board
vas lor some time missing, and IL supposed he hal
a.en Knocked overheard and drowned, but il was sub
sequently accersined that he sprung ON board the
Brooklyn boat jusi previous 10 her striking aud by TINS
means escaped
Much excitement has been caused by the event ana
great blame attributed by the side % the brooklyn
n
wffsmsburgh boat The matter VAL. no doubt BE-
duly investigated The wreck of the Wallabout now
lies =, the pier At WILLIAMSBURG.
Several persons injured by the premature firing
oi loaded pistols. A young man named John Scott
had Of his fingers severely injured, that ampu-
taaon was necessary and another named Schwartz
bad his forehogcr blown OF by loaded pistol, which
fred in sport by young woman. Two or three
others were slightly injured by the bursting Of guns
and pistols in their hands
4 little girl daughter Of Montgomery G Gllen, 2i5
slcekerst over by one OF the Knickerbocker
stages and instantly killed A son of Tobias Connor
~ veseyst run over by an omnibus a, the corner
II Ann.st and Psrk.row and very seriously injured.
We learn also that salboat, containing two deaf
and dumb boys eapsized in the East River bat the
boys were fortunately rescued.
SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-About half past eleven this
morning, while a number of workmen engaged
the cellar OF the Hotel corner Of Chatham and
Frankfort sts heavy stone wall with frame work be-
longing to the back part Of adjoining building fell
suddenly, buryng under the ruins by the name
Of Conlin who was tending the mssons. lie buried
10 ms neck under the and earth and had he
been instantly dug out mus, have persisted IN a few
minutes He was very seriously injured about the
breast and hips but hopes are entertained OF hs re-
covery A physician was ct once called, and he was
taken to the Hospital Anumhor Of men were ut work
al the same spot and narrowly escaped injury.
ARRIVAL OF THE BODIEs OF NEw-NORN OFFI-
orSs-A Geographic dispatch received yesterday
morning from Albany that the bodies of Col Baxter,
Capt Pearson, Capt. Barclay, Lieut.. Chandler and
Lieut. Gallagher, who died upon the battle fields of
Mexico together with A. H. Forbes, Esq who was az
pointed by the Common Council 10 bring home the
bodies, bu, died q New.Oresns OF yellow fever would
arrive at O'Clock by the steamboat Aida
The body OF Capt Van Olnda, which was also
brought with the others, LEFT at Albany
On this message, preparations were made to receive
the bodies The Baxter Rlues repaired to the pier At
the foot OF Barclay 81 where the bodies were delivered
W by Lieut. Floyd and. accompanied by the Common
Council, removed to the Arsenal The funeral ccromo
mics viii take place early week when the Grafton
wall be delivered 10y John Van Buren, Esq and an appro
pirate ode by Gen. Morris sung by the Philharmonic
society,
FiRKS.--The alarm Of irc at O'Clock last even
ans was oeeasiOned by the explosion OF flask OF gun