The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-07

John Hollands fighting In the street and aasaulting
the police officers with stones and club vas held to bal
by the magistrate in $500 to answer the charge.
THE FIREWORKS IN THE CITY.
Long before the shades Of evening had closed In the
Impotence Of hundreds itse In tho discharge
of rockets which to be ascending from every
quarter Of the city from the shipping in tho river and all
along the Brooklyn and Williamsburg shores the effect Of
being In great measure marred by the remaining
faint rays Of the orb sfda The ncessnt discharge Of Chi
crackers and such smaller fireworks continued till
the shattered remnants of them covered the de walks In
large quantities. and the most peaoeabe citizen who
wendell his way through any Of streets must have
"smeit powder and pretty strongly too tho atmosphere
everywhere being Allied with the odor The principal
exhibitions were
IN TH8 CITY HALL PARK.
At early hour Of the evening immensc concourse
OF perons Of ell ages and both sexes assembled In
the Park the whole being covered by dense crowd
among which, however observed nothing but the most
orderly conduct. From shutdown till nearly half past
past eight o'clock signal rockets fred from the top
of the Hall when tho most splendid pyrotechDical display
commenced under the superintendent of Mr. J. W.
Had6eid From the front Of the centre building and
both wings wheels exhibited producing every
ceiyabie variety Of motion FORM and color Of the
latter most beautiful
The principal pieces shown "The Passion Flowor
commencing with vertical wheel Of large dimenSons
which changed to beautiful scroll Wheel which again
changed to the Passion Flower-ormcd in lines Of bril-
liant white Enthusiastically called "Lances, andscon
peted by revolving intersection Of brilliant essamine
with centre Of white yellow orange purple, crimson,
blue and green Hrcs surrounded by magnificent Of
silver ere; terminating in q grand fsu dejoie.
This succeeded by crimson illumination. Of .
very strong and striking effect mpartlDg tnge Of that
color to the entire building.
mechanical piece, OF great ingenuity the next
in order which by the combined motions Of horizontal
ana vertical wheel represented the annual and diurna
motions of the Garth showing the lines in scarlet green
and purple fires.
There several other very fine specimens Of pyro-
technics comprising the Towering Aloe large lami,
Serpents Grand volute exhibiting twelve whecs Of
every possible color, concluding with double radius OF
most chaste looking and beautiful production was
The Crystal Fountain, opening with sexsgon wheel in
green and gold and changing to the fountain in silver
| the air. concluding with grand .leu de .joie.
handsome cascade piece, in four changes; the
wtlled Cross Of the Legion Of Honor scroll Of silver
lance work surrounded by revolving and exhibit
ing all the various coofed fires ever produced brought
| to the grand finale.
This masterpiece Of art opening with large Grecian
Wheel changed to tho Temple Of Liberty; most beau
tfuy defined BY brilliant silver ances-the lines be-
ing clearly shown to have the appearance Of
beautiful architectural drawing in fire. The Temple
composed Of three large arches the centre arch
placed equestrian figure Of the immortal Washing
ton which showed very clearly and to great advantage
and greeted with hearty applause and cheers In the
side arches or wings were the goddeses Of Liberty and
Justice surrounded with appropriate insignia aud crown
cd by the Genius OF America Fountains Of FIRE
placed each side Of the piece throwing out streams Of
white amethyst purple, orange jacinth lilac violet
emerald and gold concluding with tremendous dis
charge q rockets mines bomb shells and derry mctoors
Cling The or with appearance of the most sublime
grandeur The height Of this piece ffy feet and it
covered the whole front Of the City Hall in width
Throughout the exhibition, and alternately with the
above mentioned splendid colourcd rockets bomb shells
bepztias &c. were discharged ascending nm
hue and appearing to mines with those Of The ar%a
and for their brief moment of existence To eclnse
them others into serpcnts, showers of golden rain 30
1hp exhibition closed about half past nine and the vas.
crowd having loudly aPpauded the finale quietly dis
| pertei
AT ToaPKrSs SQUARE.
The PREPARATIONS for celebrating Independence day
were on ecsle, in this park Commensurate with tho
msgrfceDcs Of the display throughout the city Alsgt
rallied In for the operations Of the pyrotechnst
and platform was erected for the accommodation Of
band Of music engaged for the occasion The jet dea.
recently constructed the centre Of the square, kept
eepdirg up Tia vooy OF water to fall In graceful wreath
Of mist The grounds thronged to their utmost
pec,y With the inhabitants Of the locality Young and
cid Jew end GENTLE Dutch and Irish, formed motley
and merry sssep,bage-orushins squeez'ns laughing
lh"ns ard enjoying ytbng with the greatest ses
and good burS,r The grand display Of fireworks pro
vidod at the pubc expense pnd under the management
of Mr. Isssc Edge Senior was anticipated for hours by
amateur professors Of the Skyrockes hissed into
tho air from the roofs OF many Of the houses round
huskets end pisto'S, and Chinese crackers fred end
crsck'c and bszcd away in every quarter At last the
greet battery opened IT. guns with discharge of Are
rockets which bursting the air dropped siars and
eotes and diamonds and serpents in every tasteful va
rity OF color and design Then the Catherine wheels
md the diving and the jets casting up fiery balls
blue green purple and yellow which kept chasing each
other the air az thrown from the hand OF some
great indian juRgler All these displays called forth
from the gazing multitude IMPRESSIONS OF adroiration
ard wonder corresponding With the beauty OF the design
Tut the ande feature Of the affair the concluding
Nm arch Of twenty feet in height was erected
having its bend sort Of frame work Of the flag Of
The Union Underneath in large letters forming an arc
Of circle the word Independence" Under that, the
the name Of Warrington The sides of the arch were
arranged In revolving SUM and spas let's and ca
Uterine wheels with other beautiful devices and the
whole whom illuminated and blazing IN all their va
iioua coofs formed mag tnteau shedding
brllisn. light the entire scene and tormnatjns
the spectacle With grand discharge rockets Though
the congregation was immense there was no exhibition
Of tosdyam or riot and The Whole aair,o FAR as our
reporter could lesrDpassed of without the eahtest
accident or unpleasant occurrence
IN MADISON SQUARE.
The usuel dsploy Of Fireworks In Madison square was
more than ordinarily grand and imposing raised stare
vas erected IN the centre OF the square from which they
were discharged The force and beauty Of the rockets
eas remarkable and together with the Roman candle,
colorod phtA ard ornamental wheels afforded an ,nde
seihslle exhibition Of brlaDcy which was rendered en-
chsng by The elect produced tho numerous grace
~ and ttalworth trees The display ended With tyi
urlbl arch some forty feet in lcpgh on which was in
fcitd Liberty and having underneath an ga usetran
o'unthion d the Immortal Washington nearly twenty
feet IN beabt-the whole msss Of flaming Are ana ~
bbitine exquisite illustration Of tho attainment Of
perfection In the protyteehbo art This beautiful eausre
WA crowded with delighted fpcoators ard Dodworhs
bard which hsd been engaged for tho oocssou greatly
contributed TO the enchanting pleasures o. The ovontnq
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