The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-05
THE EXHIBITION OF FIREWORKS.
SCHN,s IN THE PARK.

The day was appropriately wound Up By grand cxh
btion of fireworks in TIL erk aud other public squares
Throughout, the city. These excited lively interest and
we're attended by vast crowds OF people
The in the Park surpassed anyhug ever before
witnessed in New York in the way Of public gathering
There have been monster meeting held and vera.
cous reporters have informed the public that xcnty
thousand people would not comprehend the number
drawn forta such occasions Bat multiply this nun.
ber by ten and then would fail idclude all The vas,
concouse that sweed the Park and heaytd 10 and fr,
like the Of tempesuous Every foo, OF stand.
ing the balcony, in the windows, and The
Of the City Hall densely crowded with human be.
ings primo pally the city officials and their friends who
had taken ah mmcnsy Of pains to the very
places in the whole crowd FOR seeing the freworks-hey
standing behind the pieces aud getting only tho bcnolt
the sparks, while the democracy below enoyed the full
speudor OF Many waited io swosnd three hours
to good place and wore weary and foot I'LL the
magnnoence OF the display made them forget their pain
Gordon OF policemen on the ground, and keIs
much order was possible amid vast assembhge.
''Now girls let s,hok togeth,r," said stout native
Of the Emerald Isle, they elbowed their way through
the crowd. "Back," said policemen, aourishing his
stick "Mushal bad luck to you" sail she, "and Rnt
this FREQ counihryy An can't stand whero plascf'
But the matter OF fact policeman paid no attention TO tho
old woman's declaration Of independence. Great the
excitement ia the immediate yisiny. When the large
poces went Of showers or FIRE threatened the demolition OF
the dfy goods and the OF the aud cries OF
the children los, IN lhe burst Of admiration which
followed each soecccdng par, Of The display. Young
America there In frl glory, with lreeraekors aud
pistols which sprung under the feet and whzzcd
around the heads Of cid ladies and gentlemen
to their great distress AMI annoyance. and the delight of
an the small boys IN the vicinity.
BY soclcc the crowd had became tired ofsandug and
" 2hut her OIL, "why don't YOU ict icr ripY Co
In lemons" and other ahurgaions, were addressed TO
the opcraior. ~ lcrgh storm q sky rockets went on
and hall dozen hue lights lgmlued the front Of the
CITY llal at which there great cheering Maltese
the rst piece Va cF. began as revolving
sum- and then shot oil into spangies Of crimson
and Golden Gre An Indian palmetto nest exhibited
fnc piece fIetlcd with crimson. blue and gold and
changing into several beautiful shares
The star uf America next a good dta Ike other
stars, only morcso u 70 be hoped Americas star will
shine little longer than this did.
The Kaleidoscope, splendid piece, composed q e.
volving 6rcs. II excited much enthusiasm 4 tower
not wa next eNhhilcd, which gave forh set of cpae
mcfai and not over savory plants.
The Sar of Liberty, o. 1870 followed
The Tibutc 10 Ccrc- Or, Folks Dance, uoy and
va. loudly chcered u wes inl o. gordeogs ch,asct
The American Eagle With his feathers decdcill rii
fed, mex, turned up but was evidently strong d wing.
rs u soon out ot sight
Another ncwcrpo bloomcd in the night air. snd wa
followed by
Corinthmn rose and ycw tree.
4 Shp, under full sail followed with the wort- lib.
cfty and the Cons,luiion" or w. This was yrhcmcti!
huygah.d.
An indcscrbsble pcOc called Tana Peruvian Cros..
came next.
Tnen another rolks dance came cascade or shower
ng lights of erirr on blue and gold
Then Fars Froic, tull OF marvellous changes ant
beautiful tableauz.
The next was . hrcmcn's piece which excited much
enthusiasm II represented hooks ladders torcher ctps
nj other paraphcnslis of the Fire Department
but the ast piece which covered tho whole front Of The
splanade OF the Cit Wa', was thn cisf dcUre Il re-
resented General Wash 1gton horscb,ck and Gene
all Taylor and Scott ioot either tidc uf him. On
he top was the American eagle nanked by approrrte
cmblcms. Disconnected from the piece was frc
work each side Representing triton dolphu.,
throwing UP fountain Of Gre foai his mouth. TIL,
received with every manifestation of dplght-"int tlt
graudt' "H hi ~ and the Ike werc The cxclamltons
heard from every quarter But there nut BE- end "
all things and there 10 the fireworks. The crowd
poured out Of the gates OF the Park n such mm
numbers tha, omnibus travel for some time impclyd
Broadway rrohs0ly never had such Of hnnln
beings in rs II bat last night between %, aud 10s
O'Clock.
In Madison square, there fnc display OF lre.
works representing about rs piece The principal de-
sing Minerva GROWING the Goodies OF Liberty which
well got up and went Oh in grand style. The display
was witnessed by not less than rs, 900 people.
Tompkins square also the II brilliant nv
rotccLnic display, which Witnessed hy twenty
thirty thousand people. band ,n alteudar te aud
played the various national airs, and Tic whole asir
oa IN fine syle and was received viii thc moss iuJlanl
demOnstrst ~ of applause
1ie,e yae alsr p,ro,eohnica d.salave ii IamarUac
sutAge JACKSON -qAre, at the junction o tst Brotdw
arr Grand STR It. ieh Bridge Mount Morris square Ca
maasyile, Marhaanville, Mission sua'e, and 10 Twel