The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-02
THE FIREWORKS IN THE PARK.
A CROwD-BRILLIANT DISPLAY-THE CITY
HALL SAFE.


HALL SAFE
tie Park WAS crowded during tho day, wns
jammsd during the eveIog vast Gro wd fingered affair
the procession parsed through with tho evident iasensn
Of waiting for the fireworks ans dusk approached tas
Plumbers snsHensed cn every avaa sle e.sdd point ap
peared TO be filed. large space Immediately front
Of the Hail Was kept guarded BY largo force q police
for the especial beLeHt or the Common Council
friends which about two thirds filed rhs pressing
crowds .hs outskirts appeared 70 be deeply affected By
hs prodssI wsste or good places and pressed every
point 70 set In The policemen kept busy engaged
trying keep them back, but here and there all along
the ine the boys kept leaking in in small quantities. ana
once twice they msde rush, SO that By tho tins
the display commenced haH those In the prin.
legged place were not privileged to be there.
Everybody ugged and pulled gel possible
tie forbidden ground, and few Of the weaker sex
severely handled 10 fain.. This especially
the the chain which surrounded the enclosure
those nex to it being In imminent danger Of being cut IN
halves by the tremendous squeezing which they
subjected The trees nearest the Hall wsrs literally
rat,or ICED, and the occupants seemed heartily 10 eniay
The huisless commands Of the police FOR hom to
down. BY the aid ef ladder snda poccmans club they
were eventually dsodged, much to their own
diss sNsfscon and the enjoy nent OF ttc,e be-
raj arxc1s asmcerus, in their zss 70 Gel saos
scrs climbed up lamp pcst, and not maintaining the
centre Of gravity very well. svccseded ir bringing and
themselves 10 the ground. The srret Semen, OF the
closure exceedingly comfortable os tbcsc who got In
ard many Of the lstss 70 fortunate as to have
chsis. Far avsy back from the Ball tie eye coa
solid OF upturncd faces, onaiy
illuminated by the vivid flashes OF tue r3rkets Park
AID os3wsy were also crowded., % tsai vehicles were
brought 10 stand still until the display ended was At
hIst ruuored that the fireworks not 10 be lei OF
until the nrensns torchlght procession came down bat
this fortunately proved not TO bs the al about
qusrtersosst seven Mr. "A. Lllendah commenced the
display With brilliant series Of rockets, bombs ana
"pw, sw, AVIS j." ard " Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh'sr
The atipg Of rockets, shens batteries, colored umua
rs and vccspoes continued from the 10
toe clcse Of TIE display, illuminating the stmrschese Sa
lrrid glare SoTe OF the shells excee ngy beau
tful. Fas. loud report would b, heard, sod then
apparently nsisridat ball OF FIRE would be shooting
beh sir and prha bebotsr would tura away
dissus.; but just reached It's hghes. pon. ssh
mJriads q many coorcd sia would scatter 10 every d.
recon making Ae de e Of every color Of the rasbow.
thels decidedly The best Of tho display tina vol
canic batteries were also very fine, and the rockets with
toe ws Of rev o Witch sq ys w TINS
consisting q two OF each of the "Poka Qiadrlle"
ss,urn AID his Satellites" aud rhe Compound saxon
Wheel y These SUCCESSFULLY let OF 1t either Of
the Hall producing usual demonstration "On on.
obs" But the enthusiasm which greeted these was
globe This was composed Of vAriegaei longitudinal
and lstitudinal lines, the globe itself having horz,
ance Of most complicated piece But even the sa,isfsc
unn With which all these efforts Of Mr. LniendAhi woro
~S :, SG , By the s,1a ans p u, svso
duced. A, just twenty minutes past eight, With burt
Of fare which almost blinded the multitude the and
west wres OF the Hall illuminated By REPRESENTA-.
tons In fireworks Of tho Niagara and Aga
msmncn in the act OF hyDg the cable. the
cheer which greeted mis- unusual, AMI continued
long after the spark rad tied away. In anobar
minute the mas startled BY the simultaneous bast
frcpt ~ tie Halt Columns OF IRE, studded witt starr,
supported entabls,ure which cmbiazcned with Q
star for every State In the Union In the centre Of tbs
columns beneath the 6Ylcblrtfre. bvxsd n befvHuI
Greek coss. Ito inscription on tho enisbssurs Was az
'ollows.-
is. a.. naval ssssssses. Ss.ssss SsaSsS.S
Great Britain-A tie.
Q
Neptune sitting holding his trident with
hsnd while the other he held the cable, which
nected the lion the side with the eagle ths
other symboicsi OK the union OF Ameica and Eog'ani
suppcscd 10 DO hersdng forth the - tho world
surrouDtng the whole, ard blazing forth from among
hundred Roman candles, appeared the following Aoep
ton
soeeeeee Sos "a. 2 sss s,i, - eeeeeeees
iHE ctonY
. o . o . Q Q o
The Appearance OF this and really wonderful pieo0
was the crowpipg triumph OF The evening and eacissd
the os ap:urous applause In consequences OF the state
Of tae Ciy Hall roof htrg covered with CANVAS, tho
rockets and smaller " ks wore lot ca from Stands
erected at either I'D 81 The Hall. Az further pro-
caution, by the forssL oshs Of Mayor uemann number
we're placed upon tts roof, and soraosui Brney a.
rected critically examine tho building, after tbs dis
play, 10 prevent an possibility Of fire.
Ahcgether the display may well be pronounced
csss ard with the exception Of enc rocket striking vim
dow CT Old Tan many, believe tasre no soadent
TO mar the pleasure OF the evening The time occup-d
ives lust one hour snd quarter, and yet many Of ths
crosd fingered 30 wait for passage ef the nromsos
procession.