The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-06
FIREWORKS IN THE CITY LAST NIGHT.
Displays mt the City Hall, Madison
Square and ITALIAN Square-Fall Of
an Awning Shed Mt the Latter Place
Several Persons Injured, SC.


CITY HALL PARK.
In the City Hall Park the pyrotechnc display OF inven
ton and design produced brilliant effects front Of
above the pazza Of tho City Hall building The devices
were numerous and the designs varied harmonizing
with the sublimity OF the national motto
"E PiEribAv Unum," enumerated in the con-
stellation OF stars the American flag. All
brilliant and attractive, but the Union Star tho
Star Of Independence and the Shield or Union far
outshone them ALL because they appealed 10 tho heart Of
the nation and were national In the real and essential
meaning OF the word. But the grand finale especially
Temple OF Washington, exhibiting Il were the manso-
eum OF the hero and tho statesman yriads of men,
who, uncovered, behed the evanescent memorial with
solemn reverence and manly admiration or all that was
great and good in man.
AT MADISON SQUARE.
last NIGHT 70 wtnss s bu ss
kept by Sergeant Waters OF the Twenty ninth pro.
cinct. and the police under his command Cspiaia
Speight himself was In the neghborhood 70 preserve
order II necessary. An excellent display was msdo BY
Mr. Edges pyrolechnIsts and the masscs fully enjoyed
tho exhibition The exhibition began by fight Of sig
nal rocket followed in rapid by other pisces
as arranged In the programme. The concluding piocc
exhibiting Temple Of Liberty, was really magnificent
and excited general admiration.
EAST BROADWAY AND GRAND STREET. NUxBzn
or PERSONS sRvRRELY INJURED.
The deuizons OF this crowded neighborhood assembled
IN great numbers at an early hour last evening The
fu quota Of anxious mortas the juvenile portion Of
whom were tnrobbng with high hopes TO behold the
dazzle their astonished visions but like many or the
bright dreams Of youth their joyous expectations were
soon changed 70 tho stern realities OF roans and tsaf
occurred on the northeast Of Sheriff and Grand
ssrscs The lover part Of %. premises Z used :.
store on both streea an awning shed on which Il
least sixty boys climbed from packing box tho outor
shed gave way owing TO tho great weight, and about
forty ofthc boys were prccptaisd with the falling boards
Granger aged forty i've years and 4 The same time
severely injuring her daughter Cathanne aged sever
Both were taken to their residence - Jackson street
man, whose namo could not be learned severely
injured from the effects OF the shock his vsrtebral
column Woappend the names Of those who were in.
jured As far as known Andrew Brown, aged ten
years. resides At $50 Madison street. severely injured
Edward Gillespie. aged fifteen years. resides In Rutgers,
Near cherry street slightly injured IN the back Joseph
street. bruised in tho abdomen Thomas Mulcahy aged
fourteen years. resides a. 80 Columbia street. received
confusion Of the spine and severely injured John
Smith, aged fourteen years. resides $40 Front street,
received confusion on the len side and severely
taken home by an officer William H. Webster, a native
OF the United States aged thirtyone years, was walk
ing unoer inc snea wnen ,e ana was severely
was taken to Bellevue Hospital by officer Boyd
James Finley, aged fourteen. had his broken and
were brought 10 the station house. OF Deancsy
and Attorney streets aud cared for by Sergeant
Esterbrook until Police Surgeon Armstrong arrived from
the Metropolitan headquarters
rfREwosKs
ORDER
Yew Tree Yankee Windmill
Mexican Wheel Fania PeruyIa
Persian Globe. GrecIan Cross
Cascade American whirlpool
Arabian Fan Pyramid
Tribute 10 Ceres
The last was the piece OF the evening. Above were
the stars OF glory and between them the Immortal
Der l716 In the centre eagle holding In her
alons shield, on either side of which the Stars
and Stripes iumned In crimson azuro and emerald
The whole closed with battery or fen de joe The
pyrotechnic display ably conducted by Mr. White
and gave universal satisfaction. Captain Helm was
on the ground with twenty-five men, and rendered en-
Gent service when the accident during
evening.
FRANKLIN STREET AND WEST BROADWAY.
busy concourse Of humanity was congrcgaied around
the liberty pole a. the above vicinity tho
hum OF several thousand juveniles hoard every
side around the grand centre Of attraction OF evening
The display opened with discharge Of rockets which
arose hesvenward spreading out into myriad corusca-
lions and golden serpents, vanishing into the
unsccountabc void The pieces which attracted moss.
attention were tho Gypsy Pynmid, tho Yankee winet
min and the Kaleidoscope. The whole closed With, n
most spleadid representation OF Washington on horas
back Everything passed Oh the best order and ths
happy multitude departed slowly to their hsmsa