The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-06
CELEBRATION
OF THE
OF JULY
New ysrk and Suburbs.
Meeting Of Congress.
rts nsssy afh Arnivcr.ary Of American
Indepsndenoe.

now RI WAS oKLKBRArxD IN ruu crrr.
Since ths day when the great bah q Inds-
psndsnos Hall first rang out that glorious poem
Of "Libsriy 70 all the earth" there has never
lsesn In this city such cslsbrsiou Of the birth
Of our Uniop ~ that Of yesterday. The dan
gers mensOing our Republic from traitors
within and jsalousiss without, seem bat 70 bind
I NJ closer together and make rs fesl more the
selsmnity and responsibility Of our great trust
Of national libsrty. No longer merely an an
| nua festival, waning fast, yesterday was OBJ &.
served BY the people ss . sacred anniversary,
and In such q manner thst it will be long re.
msmbsrsd and after our present troubles sh al
have passed away will be emulsted In ssirtt by
eur patriotic descendants.
Many began keeping THAR Fourth carly
on the evening Of the third, and In tire most
}dsmonsustivs manner pOesibis, 50 that f.~,
howsver wiling enjoyed much slumbsr that
hight. In every direction sqzibs erscksrs
pistols, guns everything capsbls Of getting up
on explosion Was laid uLder contrib ation, sad
. with almost dssfsning results. Wsen thu san
rose, a. Il did In . eloudless sky, salutss were
drsd from the Battery, Governors Island,
Camp Scott, Rsndall's Island, Jersey City,
Brooklyn and q score Of other places In tn,
vicinity, and chimes were sounded on the ehureh
bells In every direction.
From every building which could Aboest q
yard Of bunting. Aostsa the Stars and Stripes
Wills stroll along the wharves offered con.
+ vincing proofs Of the patriotism Of the lhip
owners and captains.
II q =. -. Ii
hxcursionists, baskets in hand, hurrying off for
hs quist Of sdsy In tbs country. Not less than
|wsnty thousand persons LEFT the city ysstsr-
bay by ths various excursion boats and trains.
Scarcely had thsss lovers Of quiet taken
THAR departure, vhsn the little parade Of the
remnants Of tho Flrst Division took place.-
This brou gut out the sisht-sesrs, and the
! shady sides of the streets were throogsd. Ths
general cessation Of business gave the city
) holiday cir, but beyond the popping Of fire.
arms and crackers sothing OF disorder marked
At a. more than Sunday. True, many saloons
fsp0tsd the suggestive announcement, Heck
and soda water, but drunkenness was uncon-
monty rars-
An forenoon the Governors loom WAS open
for the reception Of visitors, hundreds Of whom
entered and viswed the collsction Of psrrais
which lire the walls.
The City Hall Park presented an uuwontsd
scene-vsuders Of lemonade, cakes cigars, fre-
works, union smblems and caricatures Of seoes-
sion, bad erected their little stalls all through
the walks and beneath the trees, and all day
4 long the scene rivAlei a country fair OF militia
training day for excitement.
Nov that the day Is over and the children
fatsd 10 blow of their fingers or shoot thsir
friends on the occasion have done %, and We have
most, II not all, the items, We protest against
the increasing carslsssness Of trustirg in the
hands Of boys and inexperienced persons pis-
tolls and guns OF all binds-not merely Ia this
rscklessuess reprehensibe, In view OF the ten
dsncy OF boys TO forget ramrods in their pis-
tolls, and to load with small stones ito mako
crack" but many OF the cheap pistols sold
Cor use on this occasion only are so wrotchodly
made as to make their explosion a ms.ttr Of
. bf certainty Of event and great unesr tainty as
60 time.
We hsvs hurried ly GROUPED togs.hsr for our
readeSS this morning synopsis Of the princi-
pal events Of yesterday, but necessarily under
great limitation In the matter Of spaes, 90 q.
!, pncs proceed TO the matter In hand.
PARADK OF 1Hk FIRST DIV vsIcs.
MILIIARr PARADE.-On account Of large
numbers Of our troops being absent at the scat
Of war, it was not to bO expected that the nil
itary dL play would equal that of former years.
Sull t-e Ciiplsy was very hue. la the absence
ot Ma yOi- General SANDPoPD. Brigadier Gsn-
sral WIIlIAN Hal ha4 command Of the mil
itarv sUargsments. The ID visions line form
0n IA h sect At half past sven O'Clock, A.
h., tbs right restiDg on Unworthy Place =
Thous'nd' OF people Of al ages and sexes were
on hand To vi ness the attractive spectacle.
In addition to the regular regiments Of the
First DivL ions, the Home Guard turned out
In large numb'rs. and also several
hundred boys in uniform, belonging TO
The publie schools. The Linz Of march
Union SQUARE and down 70 the east
Bat~ Of tho PArk, thsncs across the Park
~ Broadway, giving the marching salute to
che municipal authorities at the City Hall.
= 10 column was led by Gen. HALL and staff,
followed ~ boy o. Cavalry, .fsr which
11th, with detachmsnts Of other rsgimsnts not
absent at tylhe seat Of war, the rear guard
brought up y the several milii ary de achnents
from the public schools, arrAyed in their light
attractive Zouave uniforms. The salute in
front ofths City Hall 10 L place between and
10 o'clock, and passed OF with the pleas lntsst
effect, after which the column passed W Broad
way, and were dismissed 70 thsir respective
quarters.
Tho CeleArl tIoa at the Academy Of Mu.ic,
ORATOR BY EDWARD EVERETT.
Mr.. EyEhHrr's Grafton was the feature VI
! the day in this city, The Academy Of Mssic
{ was crowded In everJ part except the upper
gallery, an hour before the commencement Of
tho exercises. IhS sudlsncs were enter taiued
and kept in excellent humor during the delay
by the Papils Of tho Blind AsJ lum, who sang
aVAIiety Of patriotic songs with the spirit and
enthrsiGGm ebarae etsristic Of that Tndtiys
clais of persons, heightened by tho asa oclatioua
and novel circumstances Of the day.
The entrance OF the Orator OF the Day, WAS
greeted with enthusiastic and pro'ongei sp-
plauss, and the Rev. DR.. sPaIsG, the ofieiat-
Ing elergyman. whnss spirited patriot IN has
opened door for bin ia the popular he ut rs-
esived q stunning welcome, which was proba.
bly, TO him ne = and strange sensation.
Next followed the Veterans OF 1912, who
Cin consideration doubtless Of their more or
less impaired ssnses) were seated a tbs roar on
the stage. whore the sharp ears Of you h G ,uid
OF Distinguish . word Of what W a. ssid, Tbl,
a A,tta essNu ten must have told r.feaahin1Jv