The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-10
TEE FOURTH OF ylLY FIREWORKS.

TEE FOURTH OF JtLY FIREWORKS.
Grand Exhibition In the Caty PArks-Im-
mense COncourse Of People-Fun and n Ollie
I'm the CiOwd-An Alarm OF fkeal Fire, aail
GseseT al Excite <ment-Gi0xiOus Wiad Up, and
Good Deal Of smoke.
The fireworks which the city authorities intended
should have been exhibited the evening Of the Fourth
July-but the display of which had to 10 postponed
account OF the then uniavorAos state Of the westae
we're re. off yesterday City and other town parks
under very favorable circumstances Agiorous sunset
after fine healthy day, succeeded by cool, hazy
and rather dark evening. and overhead rich blue sky
gave promise that the heavens would be propous
the most sangune pyrotechnist the most ardent
sight gazer could desire The effect was very soon
hibted. At about half past Eve O'Clock in the after.
noon some hundreds Of boys with pretty fair sprink
ing Of grown up men, were collected in
THE CITY HALL PARK,
which WAS the great centre Of attraction and although
the workmen then only employed In perfecting
their arrangements, with regard to the proper pacag
md securing Of thu several skeleton dssigns
the crowd, which momentarily increasing
commenced to tats up the places which they imagined
would afford the most favorable chance OF vie wing the
scene from beginning to end With this obsct before
them, the boys commenced TO climb up the Park trees
hang on to the tops of the lamp posts and ascend the
shoulders Of each other until several grouped up
pyramids OF gaping juveniles produced very pic
turesque effect.
Most of these arrange ments were however, broken
at seven O'Clock, when q perfect rush Of people
entered the grounds from all aides, and duricg
the succeeding half hour . safe standing place
could hardly be obtained. At the last named
period there could not have been less than thirty thou
sand persens Of all ages and every color condition.
others were pressing The at once diver.
shed and pleasing The balcony in front Of the City
Ball crowded with ladies' and gentlemen whilst every
window on their right and left was filled at the same
time The more aspiring had mounted TO the roof Of the
building the topmost psrapets OF which lined
with joyous and smiling faces.
Outside the gates the balconies windows and roofs Of
Tammany Hall Frsnchs Hotel and OF all the other pub.
lie and private houses running up to Tryon row and
down part Of Centre street. presented the same anma
ted spectacle whilst the houses on Broadway and on
Chambers street in sight Of the HA-such as
the Ator, Irving and many stores and boarding houses
were also Grove ed inside and on top.
The thousands who had access to such acc ON
dstons those referred had to rough a. best they
could, in and about tho Park and they certainly saw
more of CITY life, and likely felt enjoy ment than IL
they were seated in house. Out Of doors they
could meet segar venders innumerabe ice cream and
lemonade manufacturers and merchants without end
fruterers from every Cline and root beer and 80
water stan1s OF every size and presenting innty
curious architectural arrangement Physoogsts we're
around also with machines by which they would test
the strength Of lungs, for the charge Of one
cent and in most instances they their patients
away In mood most defiant to Dr. Hunter and tho nd.
vocates OF the proposed Censumpton Hospital An 40.
paratus for " weighing ones solt' was stuck up at
"a
in ascertaining the pleasing fact that tho r.csn,
" hard times" had not maoe such ravages on theil
corporate proportions they had feared Baskets Of
fire crackers tor sale and these being smped
by the boys their flaming and whizzns contents we're
thrown into the crowd every and then causing
amongst the ladies the most nervous tresd for the
safety OF that duck o hat" sswest minttil -
and universal shifting Of places amongst all, which
II not very agreeable terved to keep the blood in
healthy state Of circulation during tho time OF
waiting
About eight O'Clock general calm was produced by
the appearances Of fine band OF mu.ie on toe
balcony over the CIT, Hall steps, which struck up .
few national airs to the great delight Of the crowd II
may wen be called crowd, for AZ this time the
bers present from all sections Of New YORK. as vel a.
from the nsshboripg Cities amounted to very nssry
seventy thousand human beings, and thus all mass
meeting" assemblsges we're completely tbrosn in the
shade. When the music had ceased, discharge OF sky.
rockets commsaced iiom the roof OF the CITY Hall
and ~ the flaming messengers ascended in quick
cesson the people gave vent to tscr feelings with ces
Of good "GIe.n beautiful" "yah YAH and
ether ordinations OF delight When a rocket failed,
Of them did here shouts Of 'sbacked out
''caved nr' gone back, "no go'n from young and
old. At quarter past eight the general display was
commenced and proceeded with in the following
OKDsR OF ARRANGEMENT
lst "A very large Bcnsos, or display Of artificial
moonlight, which had limo elect a pyrotschnic
work but with such blue uncouded sky no par. OF Ii
could be by any chance ptaken for the moon 10 fa.
in that respect, II was all moonshne Howsyer it
pleased III. people hugely, and they applsu'ied very
ioudly
with vertical Wheel colofed green gold silver
gray hhace, when ,shone out clearly. After some
Ie,siutions; y changed 10 saxon cro's, formed o
work thrown out in steady hane OF Are the shades OF
which were very well assorted.
From the shouts which went up after II had burned
ont t would appear II this description Of woaid
3-Ths was a very we'd conceived effort A she'll
went up, filled with SILVER stars and after II ed
to good height fine chsndelef representation took
place, the chandelier being TO all appearsne suspended
the air
s-1hs was the " star Of America I, op,ned with
large vertical wheel colored in blue ana pinx, aud
then cbargedt toa sosle star formed 10 coiorsd lilac
work, and ended In double star The spaces we're
filed with coorsd wheels and all concluded sith Hash
Of Promethsan hre made of Illuminating compound
cheers were gwen for the - star OF America and
this piece was decided hit II might bs called the s;ar
Of the evening.
5.--Thefe was general illumination with crimson
light, which was thrown TO great distance and lxnted
up all the surrounding scene IL had peculiar effect
well received by the peopis. particularly as Il
Afforded sood chance for the reunion some
family parties and separated pellcs and beaux.
o. here shown piece called tue passion
nowtr.u IL need with vertical wheel OF large
oimsnsons, which changed to = beautiful scroll wheel
which saan altered 10 the passion sao~sr in brilliant
lsrces, and comp eted BY revolving intersection
of brilliant icssaminc with centre Of white yeiio~,
orange, purple, crimson blue and green fires, sur
rounoed by magnificent sun Of silver fire, and ter.
minatirg In n grand fus dejo,e The passion flower
much praised, and IL deserved H.
T.-An Immense shell seemed 10 burst, and threv out
shower OF GOLDEN rain; although little OF the prec
drops could be picked up the fa Was far more peassnt
that which DOWN In reality the Fourth of
in y evening. Tsoies' hats much safer asa the
/" Shanghai tails were less drssgsd. This male the