The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-06

.APstristie song. entitled Th. Standard o,
the Ifs., vss meg By the Gies Ciue.
Afsr thfe. more ohssrs for the Unior. IN.
beohsus, with the;r friends and eussss, r.nsir-
I'd b IN sejsising hall, wh.rs . collation. A
psrtsk.n f and patriotic tossts siv-u.
The Warrior Cbisf, EIIJAH 2, PURpY. pr,-
nd:d, and the Gies Club intsrsperssd the sx :
ercfses with spirited songa aud the vhols
affair pssssd OF IN admirable order and tenn
Per and worthy the best dsys of Old Tsmusny.
Ths preservation OF the Union st all hazards a
and A. any cost, was the eontrolliog ssnti-
msnt cf ths occasion.
SocuTr OF THE CmcSrAu.-ns rema,k-
able order Of Cioeinnsd was no. forg.,fui Of
the anniversary Of our countrys libWti.s but
gathered at IL o'clock, at the City Hall, ana
INDUCED IN pleasant though bri.f r,nip,.-
esnees u cur heroic and Evolutionary past
contiastsd with tn. ssddsr realities Of our dis. .
ute,sd present. The mere business part Of
the mestinR was OF little public interest be.
yctd the election Of officsrs for the ensuing
year. Tbs Hon. HAnILror Fran presided,
the sxercifes being opensd with prayer BY TIRE
Casp,air. The following o6csrs wsrs elected
Tor ths eoning year President, HAMILTON
FIsH; Vics President, RioHARD vARIoK Dk
WIrr, Secrstsry, WILLIAM 8. PurHAn
Trsssurer, HnRr II. WAHD; Assist. Trea-
sursr, TmoDosIus o. FOWLER; Chaplain.
Rsv. MAScIus 8. HUrros, ID ID. PnyneiAn,
ALnxAnDER CLIsrss, n d.
THs FoukIH AT RAsDALLs ISLAND.
The patriotic and philsuthrupic Conmis
si.nsrs Of Charity ssd Corrections determined
that the children OF R,ndsll'a leland should
have their shsre Of the gc1erAl jubilauon, and
mace quite ext naive Preparations for the oc-
casslon and fortunately all went of most sue
oessfuly. AT suariss the boys vent through
the cercmsuy Of raising tho American Gag and
,aiatiDg IL. Daring The forenoon At meeting
n the grove Msster RErILRr made a short
Fourth Of July grafton suited TO their COM
Pfehors'on. and the children sung nlost eff. O.
uvtly several bAtionAl snl ether airs. In the
sveting fine display Of hrssorks closed the
festivities Of tho day.
rIREwoRKs.
As ca all former oceAsions, the grsudsst dia-
play Of fireworks st tn, tlose a. the day was 10
be see. .. the City H'l, and the peopl. ua-
dsrstsndng this fact, bsEsn TO secure their
places for tisnt long ere the tun had set.
AZ the evening dnksr cd, 'arge space sncloled
by tbs police before the Hall wAs tillsd with
the friends Of msmbes Of the CImmou Council,
sud thsiI friends agsio, who by virtue Of fps.
cial cards Of sdri,tance obtained entrss ct
human beings rollsd up steadily, coming from
every direction, untu at lens.h the Park
Printing House Square and all the trS. to,a
and roo's within sight ware full e
people. The denizeps OF the trss. tops
by tbs bye, were nswsboys mainly,
and 70 the crowd below bore about the sans
relation that the "ptt" Of the Bowsry dos. 10
the private boxes. UutlI ths shades Of niSht
fell thicker II was not doomed proper to Ars the
large pieces, % . sort of hot csllstion q rock
cts, flower pots and illu minated bombs ware
used 70 keep the crowd In good humer during
the delay. During the performance OF each OF
th.so mirror pieces the crowd interest ID itself Ia
quite deeply appiAuding bomb (they were all
go d or cspsurlng TO .kst (Ll Of which we're
bad or ''sh" ing q aowsr pot q, II cast OF lis
beautiful showers Of Ilored balls Of fire. In all
these ,ngs the trs top "pit" bore lie full part.
SHKIros's excellent bras band was In
stterdsnce ard at an ea'ly hour,
among tsrersl other airs In q medley,
psrfor med II wish I was In Dixis." At once
ted In whbtling and singing the popular air,
and with no other did they seem 70 bs satisfied
during the shols evening, as their calls rose
stesdily for Dixie Whenever the band opened
on any othsr air. or the Fireworks our space
doss not allow us TO speak In dstall; all were
surprisingly beautiful, and the crowd svinesd
its appreciation by frequent and hearty chesrs.
from the msnnsr In which they were mlds 70
form coneentric circles Of many colorsd fires,
constantly changing In bus. and producing %
varied c.mbinauons as the Ieidsseope, With
each Of their rapid revolutions Among the others
which seemed most 10 please the crowd, wes,
one 10 which. In five shields Of Dire, appeared
the word " Union" In letters Of flame and an
Other quits large ons, whore. beneath q shisld
bearing a globe and eaRls, and supported by
American hAgh appeared the words " L'ni6n
for erer." Both thee were loudly oheered.
OF the many others, with their fancy names.
given by the pyrotschnists most probably 10
puzzle people, snd Of which most Of our read.
srs would probably know e. little a. our re-
porter. all were new with bat two exceptions,
and all, We must reiterats, very besutiful.
The c'osing piece was q grand triumph of
pyrokchpic art. II was termed the " Temple
Of Liberty" Over great arches and pillars Of
colorsd fires appeared American flags, a EroAt
eagle and Riob,A all Of flame, and within the
arches the figures Of Washington" L'bsr-
~, and Justice" A. tho base this inscrip-
ton stood cut boldly In q dazzling blazs OF
light, :" The Union must and shaAb. pressrped."
Fancy pieces representing vssos Of 10 Ners and
fountains, hlnksd this great pitcs on either
eide.
Toe di'play closed at half .p,st nins o'clock,
having lasted little over au hour. Daring
the evening the exempt" fire engine was
ready In cssa any accident should happen to
the building, but happily its services were no
require.
la addition 10 this display, similar exhibit
tions took place, though on a smaller scale, az
other prominent points, In the city, ipcud.
Ing Madison Square. the Battery, East Broad
way. Tompkins Square, Hammsrsley and
Houston streets, Union Market Square, Ham
ihon Square, Marion and Spring streets Broad
way and Franklin street, ETC., etc, at all OF
which points Inds we're ta.iOnsd discouIsing
pa iiJlic sirJ in the intervals betwosn the
pieces.
FIBKs, &c
IN Columbia street.-At half past 10 oGlock,
A. NJ, the roof q the Jewish Synagogue, No.
l2j Columbia street, caught fire from fireworks.
Damage 81. 600 insured.
IN Creme street. Some lumber In tho rear
Of No 119N Greene est, eau 1ht fire at half
past IL A. III. SION extinguiAhed. Canssd by
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