The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-04
The Celebration of the Nations
Natal Day.
The programme Of 0bservances In the
Metropolis and Suburbs.
Farades, Reviews, Excursions, Ora
tons, Salutes and Pyro-
technic Displays.
The Theatres, the Public Institu-
tiOns and the Regattas.


pendcnce win be celebrated to-day with the usual
will, Of course do their noisiest, and our spread
eagle orators, OF old, ''astonish the muttude''
with their trite sayings abou that wonderful bird of
freedom, which is popularity supposed 10 ny higher
and Shrek louder on the Fourth than on any
other day in the year. New York city,
always foremost in everything That is patriotic,
viii celebrate the day In becoming manner. All
the public buildings will he closed, and everybody
Who docs not 60 out Of town Will be treated with
music In the parks, military parades and fireworks
in the squares, all at the expense OF the dear public
The indications are that the day will be done
honor TO more generally throughout the country
than it has been since the war, not because
there may be more youngsters to explode
fireworks to-day than there were last year, but be.
cause the old times before the war are slowly COM
Ing back again, and the Fourth VIII naturally in
point Of noise and buncomoe and general patriot
ism, be sort OF repetition OF the Fourth as II was
known when Jefr DAVIS hadn't seeded and the If
teenth amendment was not dreamed or The pre-
parations for the celebration in the oily have been
made on grand scale.
The Fireworks.
The Department OF Public Parks announce
that If the weather be line, there Will
be display OF fireworks, commencing al
eight O'Clock Z. NJ, at the City Hall Park, Worth
Monument, TompRins square, Mount Morris square,
boulevard and 105th street, Kngsbridge road and
l62d street. II the weather should prove stormy the
display will be postponed 10 the next clear day. The
following programme win he displayed at each OF
the above named places-Indian Palmetto, Chinese
Bower, Japanese Glory Yew Tree Star OF America
Cascade, Polka Dance and Colored Battery, Tribute
10 Apollo, Union, Scroll Quadrlle, Saturn and his
Satellites Star or Ddpnerlepce persian Rose yania
Peruvla, Fairies Froic, Sumo wer, Glory of Mexico
Grand Union Battery Isaphan ose together with
The following descriptive pieces:-
AT WORTH MONUMENT.
Grand Finishing Piece.-LocomOtlve and train OF
cars; overhead the words, "Our Poneer:n under
meath The words, "The Iron Horse Extending out
on either side VIII be the United States coat OF
arms, with the notices "l776'' and "lS50.'' Termi-
mating with grand mosaic battery filing the air
with streams Of fire, colOred stars and spangles
CITY HALL PARK
Grand Temple OF Liberty-This magnificent piece
oi pyrotechny commences with an oclagon wheel OF
chinese, Egyptian and radiant tires, forming all the
varied and beautiful changes Of the Kaleidoscope,
INITIATING 10 the Grand Temple of Liberty com
posed Of three arches. In the central arch will be "a
colossal statue OF Washington either side the
figures OF Liberty and Justice, and underneath the
words, washington, the Father of Our Country
On the dome OF each arch will be beautiful .'spread
eaglen and on the top OF each column Will be dis
PLAYED the cap OF Liberty: on each side, extending
State and city. all in appropriate colors, with the
notices, EXCELSIOR and 'Weicome Al,n conclud-
ting with grand Union Battery composed Of red,
white and blue filling the air with streamers and col
ored stars, forming one OF the grandest and most
sensive pieces ever attempted In pyrOtechny, eXhib-
ling at one view over 80 square feet OF fire OF The
most brilliant ana beautiful cOors known IN art.
MOUNT MORRIS SQUARE.
United States Coat or Arms-Thls beautiful piece
commences with splendid wheel OF Chinese, Egyp-
tian and radiant fires, INITIATING TO the american
Coat OF Arms,' displaying the shield with The stars
and stripes each side, in their appropriate colOrs
red, white and blue each side Will be the figures
OF Liberty and Justice ana browning the whole will
be the American Eagle holding in its talOns the
mettO "UniOn and Lberty;' the whole terminating
with grand mosaic battery, maroons ana expo-
xons 1ling the air with streamers colored STARS
and spangles.
TOMPKfNS SQUARE.
United States Coat OF Arms.--As above, and
the extreme right and left will be representation
of an American yacht race, the whole terminating
a. above ~ Il. .s1s<g %
XINGsBR1DGE ROAD AND 162D STREET.
Onr C0untry's Pride.--This new and beautiful
piece represents "Washngton. the Father OF our
Country on horseback, either side the figures
Of Liberty and Justice seated on the rock OF ages:
over the figure OF Washington the notices ''1778'
and ''1S70,' Underneath the motto 'Washington.r
The whole terminating with grand explosion of
batteries and maroons, flng the all with spaDgles,
streams Of fire and cOOred stars.
At each OF the above places, during the display
rockets forty bonibshes and forty mosaic batteries
BOULEVARD AND l05TH STREET. ~
horse and wagon, with driver: underneath the
words .Ihe Boulevard
The Central Park.