The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-18
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Big Crowd and . Slight sensa-
ti0n, &c.
The Park crowded yesterday. We bog tho reader
not take this observation too literally The able
bodied population Of England Scotland and ireland
might almost nnd standing within its spacious
without encroachng upon the domain Of the and
little fishes 1t not in this extended sense that
great pleasure grounds crowded Such concourss
would probably disturb the Of Comptroller
Green and his excellent aidde camp. The Park vas
crowded nevertheless On saturday afternoons se~en
hundred acre for eli practicable purposes condensed
into soven Every who goes thers soss TO hear tho
music, and 10 do 80 must place himself either On she
Mall on the Terrace the greensward roundabout
Honce whea thirty forty thousand persons 70
gcher for this object they did yesterday, the
sensation Of crowding may be realized without any very
strong effort Of imagination. We should like TO use
smile were it not for an inner conviction
that its appropriateness would counterbalance
its application the in point Sam Weller when
no compared Mr. Pckwick to angel, troubled by
the recollection all his experience he had never
heard Of angel ared in hreeohes black CATERS and
spectaces In like manner do not remember havs
read Of locusts msnesting themselves 4 hoop skirts
| fairy like nnrslins and waterfalls Otherwise
might have likened tho brilliantly dressed visitors who
tronged the Mall and the Terrace yesterdaysettlng
wherever the welcome word common" gave to
the hues OF the ranbQw-to a flight Of locusts As we
have said however, there chronological difficulties
in the wsy and we drop the point
Nothing that could give ecldf to tho gathering
wanting. The weather truly superb, and ample
shelter from the burning Of the to be found
under the trees aud beneath number Of additional
ngs which had been put up for the occasion The heat
however still made itself felt and Messrs. Stetson 4
Radfords saloon all too small for those who sought
its refreshing shelter. There were seats In abundance
and the musical programme, arranged by Mr. II. b
Dodworth Of the most tempting description When
spsettis fantasia schtch and Irish airs and Bises
Humorsten Polka being played, there was but
Inclination among the listeners The children, true
nature seized It. and setting at naught the gd rules
Of etiquette and the regulations OF the Park Commission
ers they did what many Of their elders longed to do
they danced to the music and Sturgeon or the soures
Puritan could hardly have reproved them Tho piquant
volctta Mazourka, from Eavs rodemanded with an
the last Of Summer and Mr.. Dodworhs arrange
mont Of "Ever Of Thee were also greeted with the up
pass which in popular resorts always waits upon popu
lar tunes we'll played
Towards close Of the opon concert incident
occurred which excited some ALARM and nearly pro-
ductive Of serious consequences. An open barouche
drawn by pair Of spirited horses wa seen coming along
the drive at rapid There four ladies in the
carriage and the driver had evidently lost all control Of
| his slc6dA He shouted TO tho bystsndcrs TO stop
front OF the Casino and dashed headloug among the
hundreds Of vehicles standing thers causing general
conservation They swept wheel Off wagon and
against several Others and 1t every step they in
creased their speed Al last they made for the embaDk
msnt and people held their breath expecting to see
horses and carriage preciptsted down the steep But
the very Of the bank the horses checked them
selves OF their accord and secured without
further damage The Of the cowreemp; then
made apparent The driver had been incapactaed either
by stroke paralysis and a. the carriage
stopped he fell from bis box, and taken homo an
hour afterwards in state Of insensibty The ladies
escaped injury mainly through their own presence Of
When the s.sic had concluded the other attractions
Of the Park for their share Of attention Tims
ground that mo- club that 'trunded the leather
need b ashameu - own H. On Saturday afternoons the
* Georges Club prsssec on the grounds with the Ere.
is is contemplated 70 give The use Of the ground 70 other
cricketing oTsanizatiens
The statuary room has been completed and thrown
open 10 the public. Two excellent busts one OF the
Prince Of wales and the other of Archbishop McClosky,
ton In the grounds near The Casino shsre group Of
statusry by Mr. Robert Thompson, representing with
lfsiks fidelity the well known lines Of burns
And su s, re-. hama s."a ~ ,s ,'ru:'y nere
And MD veil ZEN. t ,l, |. nsh. good wlliew.usss
Among the many hundreds who stop 70 admire this
work there are probably few who know that MT Thomp
son has not yet been paid TOT ns labor supscrpuon
to the sculptor his we'll earned reward II should DO
mentioned that the Of this delay does not rest
the Commissioner as tho statue was presented to the
The Ninth Regiment n. Y. q. N. q.
rHfRTY-roURrH ANNIVERSARY OF COMPANY H.
INTERESTING MILITARY REUNION.
The thirty fourth anniversary Of Company H. Ninth
regiment New York State National Guard was eele-
brated last evening at e54 Broadway The
very interesting This company organized In
1870, and then commanded by Captain George Lyons,
who held the position for sxtecn years Captain Went
WORTH lieutenant colonel Of the Eighth regiment Ma
sionsi Guard, succeeded; then Captain Blauver,
and then Captain Charles r. Bur sfsrward lieutenant
colonel In the celebrated sicklss brigade Ts present
officers are ~ foIlows:--capsain James o. Johnston
First Lieutenant Robert b. Young Second Lieutenant,