The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-06

pyrotechnie display BY that gentleman during the
evening. The Juveniles en- Dyed themselves, not
withstauding the intense heat Of the day, in
the making as much noise "a possible by the
explosion Of FIRE crackers the gobbllng Of ice creams
the dischargng pisto and peepng in ct the various
stable doors of the Hppodrome whilst the grown up per-
sons either entered the building TO witness the midday
pero quaed cooling and refreshing beverages
in the surrounding gardens and houses Of entertain
ment
Towards evening the erection Of capacous and sub
stantial wooden platform was completed, and from It
Robnsons celebrated band discoursed very sweet musn
the performance national airs being received with
loud cheers The platform for the band built in q
line running tire square from the termination of
Twenty fourth street towards Madison avenue. The
upper section Of the square, running parallel with
Twenty fifth street. reserved exclusively for the
ssants of M Edge where they worked uninterrupedy
surrounded by Gordon Of police, from the Twenty6rst
and Eighteenth wards
AT halfpast O'Clock, there more than Afteen
thousand persons the grounds whilst every
leading thereto poured forth additional hundreds each
moment.
The evening was cool after sunset and the sky pre-
scented most amabe face and had most favorable ap-
psarance for exhibiting the rockets. &C.. &C. The dis
charge Of number of immense rockets and the playing
Of Yankee Doodle by the band, the signals for
simultaneous cheer, which followed by general
attention snd . dead silence.
This was followed by the burning of twelve pieces Of
splendid and tastefuy arranged fireworks
displayed in this city They
I. Curid's embltms-eow, culver, arrows, &C.
2. Saturn and his attendant satellites
8. A polka and colored battery.
4. A grand Persian
s. An Indian palmetto tree.
g. Representation Of the Deites Of Love, Purity and
and Fidelity.
Crnuu inn Yih n n
Q. Monument to Pharaoh.
10. "A magnificent yew tree.
IL. Zerea Peruvian tree.
H. The Goddess Of Liberty presiding over Congress and
masked battery.
Nothing could be fine than the during the
firing of each Of the above pieces The house tops for
miles around covered with people, whilst the up
turned Of the sugng crowd below and around the
cheers the shouts and stirring strains Of the music
completed sight not easily to be described for
gotten.
About eleven O'Clock p NJ. the immense crowd was
almost entirely dispersed During the evening
porter Americans French Germans, and Irish mnge
together in the most raterns manner and nothing but
peace and good humor regned throughout The in
this neishborhood exhibited the truth of the great
maxim that "National union conduces to national
strength"
.a T0MPKINs SQUARE.
Tompkins presented in the evening much the
there display of fireworks By nine o'clock many
thousands Of people had collected in the square, and the
windows ard ross Of the adjoining houses thronged
with spectators. The exhibition consisted Of alternate
rockets and Catherine wheels and among the latter there
was one from which the figures "1776" emerged, sur
rounded by stars, and another upon which the word
Unon'' was emblszoned. The last device of this kind
that appeared in of these wheels
received by the assembled multitude It consisted of
A>lA -
scribed In the centre the stars and stripes appeared in
all their brancy while the American eagle surmounted
the whole. The exhibition did not last above hour
and while going the sky filed with rockets
set of from the roofs of the neghboring houses Per-
hsps the most exciting part of the evenings amusement
here the ncessant FIRE Of squbs and crackers kept up
by the juvenile portion of the community and by
children of . larger growth Here a wrathy gentleman
might be with cracker fzzing in his shirt collar
threatening the offender with chastsement;
alady, with torpedo under her pettcosts, is rushing
about in frantic state Of alarm, to the infinite amuse
ment Of the bystanders and the endish delight of the
youthful perpetrators OF the outrage. Long after the
legitimate fireworks of the evening had ceased such
scenes might be Witnessed and Il seemed to that
it was intended to keep them up throughout the live
ong night, We were perforce obliged to retire.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
We have heard that baby was sufocated in the Hippo
drome owing to the heat Of the weather and the crowd
the building In the evening the ostrich driven in har-
mess fell and broke one Of its legs
The uniform of such Of the police a. have con-
formed to the orders of the Commissioners the sub
ject of remark for its elegance particularly that Of the
segeants and orderes attached to the Chiefs office
blue fock coat with modest epaulettes and gray trow
striped with velvet. During the fireworks the Ere
bell tolled the sergeant retired to the telegraph ONCE
attached to the Police department and returned in two
minutes with word shat there are at grocery
store, Of Eighteenth street and Sixth avenue"
This proves the admirable utility Of the system.
On Monday, boy named James Owens, residing At 81
Centre street, was playing with some powder when it
ploded burning his face, breast and in shocking
He was taken to the hospital.
German residing at corner of avenue B and Sixth
street. Tuesday morning fell from the fourth story
to the ground, breaking through grocer's stoop on
which he FELL He carried up stairs and suppos
ed to be dead but before the physician arrived, he
again at work. celebrating the Fourth nothing had
happened to him.
lad named VIM. Southwell, son Of Joseph Southwen,
aged sixteen years, had his left hand partially blown off,
BY the accidental discharge Of pistol
Another boy, whose could not learn, shst
through the right hand with pistol, the wad and pow
der driven into the flesh, wounding him severely.
stl another boy aged twelve years. badly burned
in the face and throat by the discharge Of Roman
candle which he holding close to his face. II not
only burned his face and eyes, but went into his mouth
burning his tongue and throat very badly He is in
scrtcal condition.
Another small boy in the Eleventh ward shot in
the leg, but not seriously injured.
Henry Person, young man residing at zoe Wooster
street. had his hand shattered to pieces BY loaded ps
toll, which went of in his hands. He taken to .
drug store Of Fourth street and Wooster where
his wounds we're dressed and he then taken home.
John 0Brien, aged thirteen years and resi- ling the
of Seventh street and b. had two angers
blown of his left hand from the accidental discharge Of
pistol He taken to Bellevue Hospital
FIRES AND FALSE ALARMS ON MONDAY,
TUESDAY AND YESTERDAY.
About O'Clock A. n. on Tuesday morning the door in