New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-02
OUR NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY.


PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING CELEBRATION
&C. &C.
The city authorities having failed to ployide for the
proper celebration Of the Fourth Of July, private firm
come forward and Handsomely agree to give citizens
an exhibition Of pyFoiechnic trusting to the honor Of the
authorities to be reimbursed for the outlay
In consequence Of the failure of the city to celebrate
has been the custom years past very many of citizens
have already made provision to give private exhibitions
near their residences and upon very Liberal scale
One gentleman has purchased $500 Of fireworks and
living he public squares viii be enabled TO
furnish much pleasure his ncighbors who live on the
other sides Of the park.
The frewor dealers inform that business in these ar
tccs never so brisk it has been this season, and
that it viii be difficult to supply the demand especially IN
classes of fireworks.
To give idea Of the magnitude Of the frework trade
give interesting facts gathered from the principal
dealers 10 this city II is estimated that the fireworks
sold for this would I'LL four large seven story build
ings each IS feet by 100 feet Over so 600 torpedocs
have been sold already and 10000 boxes of small fire.
crackers and large quantity Of theimammoth and large
size. The shipments westward have been immense this
year. and in that section the displays will be greater than
ever known before. Chicago has ordered the largest
amount of any Western city that the western depot
for these articles
over zoo stores in this city alone have fireworks on sale
with stocks varying in value from so to 800 each
Maidcnane and John-st the two great martso pyro
technics while the two largest houses this trade in the
United States are eide by side in Deyt near Broadway
These houses supply all the retailers.
Tho largest of these houses hove sold Of fireworks alone,
$3.50 900 worth This does not include recrdckers,
torpedoes OF punk. Another house has sold oter
$75 Ooo Of fireworks alone. Here is sum of nearly
S5OOO0c spent for fireworks while the sum expended for
crackers torpedoes powder, caps guns pistols &C. &C.
will foot up bill of nearly sOOoOOO. judging from
these figures Fourth Of July celebration for the United
States with its salutes fireworks, &c, will cost over
81 100000; while the fires and other casualties resulting
from eurpow1cr in its various forms viii show loss OF
at lcas, S2,OO9OOO
The private displays of fireworks tia year bid fair to
exceed ANYTIME ever witnessed here and the people be-
eving the City Government would not give them their
usual display have gone TO work with determination to
keen up the credto the city for its patriotism aud remem
brance of our glorious Independence Day Clubs have
been formed shall in various parts Of the city
displays Of fireworks Of rsrate seectionsaud at tring
cost
hundred doaia provides a very nice pyrotechnic en-
tertanment and with the allowances usually in the hands
of the juveniles Will be credablc to the sciter up Of the
club.
private display Of considerable merit append list Of
some arc!es-enough to pass away the time for couple
Of hours:
"l776" sii Tree Of Liberty $40; Scroll Wheel sl5
Prairie Rose 3: Polka Dauce so; flag OF our non sl0
Two attecs %; one Yaregated Rock e. Triangle
and Vertical Wheels. sl2 Frames and labor SO-'ota-
For this gum very fine exhibition can be given, ana
where several families club together TIE individual
peneis very trAng We Informed that several clubs
have already made their purchases and The prospect is that
others will do So and that the Fourth will yet be ceebr
ted in a far more extensive manner than heretofore
The City ordinances forbid the Of snakes and doaie
headers and pistol firing is also tabooed"
The police should prevent the sale and use Of new
cqcoyered torpedo which dangerous 10 those who use
them as well the passerby on exploding fragments
Of the hard clay fly to distance endangcnag eyes
as well as life.
The mammoth fre-cracker is largely in demand this
year. and large quantities have been sold They make
noise not unlike q bunlcrbuss. The AFcune torpedo is
one of the nosies inventions Of its kind 1t Is simply
piece Of brown paper about 70 inches in diameter, on
which spread illuminate Of silver. 1t Is fired with punk
q cigar.
THE CELEBRATION on WEDNESDAY.
uineteth anniversary Of National Independence
will be celebrated on Wednesday this city with nl the
ceremony has characterized it Ia the past Old Trinity
will chime merry welcome and guns from the harbOr forts
win salute the dawning day. The whole Firft Division Of
State troops numbering 10000 men. will move early IN tho
morning. Their line Of march will be up Wavereypice ana
University place TO Union square where the honors Of
marching salute will paid the Mayor and Corporaion
thence up Fourthave and Tweniythrdst to Madison ave.
up Madsonaye. Thirtysxth ST. through Thirty sHths
to Fb-aye and down tn to Foaricenihsi where 1t
was intended pay the honos Of marching salute to the
CommanderinChie and the general staff at the Worth
Monument.
Among other smilitary bodies which the Fourth" will
bring out is the one the Veterans Of 1872 whose
numbers decrease b. death every year. bat who still marshal
brave old parade that day In the evening there
vii be spoudd display Of fireworks at each Of the following
places
City Hal Park Broadway nod Gauda. lamp inssquare
fluar MadousQuarr. Mount Nouiqpae Eighty hsi
1hId snd FouTthyes ri ninth ~ and bTosl
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