New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-06
THE FOURTH IN BROOKLYN

pleasant Fourth Of July. Indeed, the month was
usbered In in so unexpected a manner as regarded
weather that but little hope was entertained for
please day for the Fourth The dawn of the day Of
our celebration even gave portenous signs of damp
epng the ardor well the powder of our citizens
and not till any signs shown of change in
the appearance of the day, far the weather
concerned. About that time the sun showed ITSELF
gisddenipg the hearts and elevating the expectations
of the juveniles OF the City Of Churches and their
parents Long before sunrise the pyrotechnc celeba
ton of the day was commenced by the wide-awake
Youngsters, who had probably "got up before they
went TO bed" in order TO be hand in time for the
celebration Of the day. The Veteran Corps ushered
in the appropriate ceremonies Of the day by firing
National salute from Fort Greene, under charge of
Col. HardenbrOok. The those Of the
Napper Tandy Light Artillery, under command of
Iieut. Smith. The various church bells Of the city
were rng and the celebration commenced in earnest
At O'Clock, the Thirteenth Fourteenth, Seven
tieh and Seventy second Regiments of the Fifth Di'
vision, Second Brigade, NewYork State Militia, under
command of Brig. Gen. Duryea assembled at their
respective armories for q general parade After
marching through Cranberry, Hicks, Perrepont, Hen
~, Atlantic Clinton, Congress, Hoyt, Bridge. Sands
and Washington Streets they passed in marching re-
view before the Mayor and Common Council on Court
street. The military presented very fine appear
ance a. they passed in review, which was warmly
commented upon by his Homer the Mayor, and severa
Of the Aldermen. After the review, the Brigade was
dismissed on Washington street, and the military
parade for the day was over.
The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Brooklyn as
sembled procession at early hour in the morning.
and after proceeding to Wliamsburgh to receive their
sister Societies marched through several of the prnci
pal streets of the city, and passed in review before
the Mayor and Common Council. These the
only civic or military professions of the day. At aeon
ard evening" the bells Of the city churches were rung
and salutes fred. The national flag displayed on
all the public buildings and the shipping in the har-
Dor. The Brooklyn City Railroad cars crowded
with passengers and every place of public resort that
was opened was well attended, especially tho lager
beer and other gardens in the suburbs.
Fireworks we're exhibited at various places during
the evening.
The day passed off quietly and with very few &C.
cidents.
THE BOURTH IN wILIIAMSBURGH.
The Fourth passed off in Wliamsburgh in very
quiet and orderly manner. About o'clock a. m. the
Kings County Ancient Order Of Hibernisns met the
Ancient Order Of Hbernians Of New York at the
Grand-street Ferry. After marching through several
streets, they proceeded to the Western District.
The places of business very generally closed,
and the population out in large numbers.
In the evening there fine display of works
in Union square, NJ the head of South Third street,
which were get off under the direction of Aldermen
KafbHeisch and Woglom. An immense concourse OF
people were present. and the whole affair passed on
without accident.
FATAL ARRAY AT MOUNT PROSPECT HOTEL ON
FLATBUsH AVENUE.
About A o'clock on Saturday afternoon most ssri-
Gus and fatal ARRAY occurred in place known as the
Mount Prospect Hotel on Flatbush avenue opposite
10 the old Mount Prospect House on Flatbush Hill.
One man, named Francis Mahady was so severely in
iured that he died in about half an hour aftsrward
Patrick McCarty the proprietor of the house, was
dangerously and it is supposed, fatally stabbed Jo-
seph McCarty is badly injured but will probably re-
cover; and John Burns was also seriously injured
Timothy Butler was beaten badly, but not seriously
injured. The wounds inflicted by knife in the
bands of Bernard Butler, who made his escape after
ipfctiyg the injuries, but subsequently arrested
and is now in jail. The circumstances Of the aray,
as lear as can be ascertained as follows:
From the statement of Bernard McCarty, who wa
present. it appears that the brothers McCarty aud
Mahady had invited party to the house for the pur-
pose of having dance that afternoon, and while so
engaged Butler, Burns, Timothy Butler, man
named William Shanly and two or three Others came
up and ende avored to effect entrance into the shed
where they were dancing. The party inside repulsed
them when they again came up with an addition to
their numbers and again endeavored to get ill., Upon
this general fight took place, when Bernard Butler
stabbed Patrick and Joseph McCarty and Mahady,
and some one of the party inside stabbed Burns and
beat Timothy Butler Bernard made his escape mme
diaely upon learning the extent of the injuries he had
inflicted. The wounded men were taken into the
house and Drs Cochran and Hallett came in to dress
their wounds The news of the ARRAY spread rapidly,
and Copstabes Price and Ladsy started in pursuit OF
Butler and Burns who had also escaped. Mahady
breahed his last in about half hour after the ARRAY
Soon after, Under. Sheriff +. Il. Stryker with few
deputies, came upon the ground and took charge OF
the house and after the arrest Of Butler conveyed hn
to jail. When it was found that Butler was under
arrest the excitement became intense, and serious
fears were entertained that the mob would lynch him.
He was, however, efectualy guarded by the force OF
deputy-sheriffs on the ground Shanly was also ar
rested as an accomplish or being accessory b the
ARRAY. Burns wastoo badly injured to be removed
and he was accordingly placed in charge Of an officer.
The injuries sustained by those wounded in the affair
were as follows: Mahady was stabbed In the right
breast the knife entering between the sixth and seventh
ribs passng under the sternum and entering the lung
Patrick McCary has two wounds one under the LETT
ann one in the abdomen, and large cut In the thSn'
Joseph McCarty has three wounds: one on the right
arm above the wrist sevefDg the tendons of the WRIT,