The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-05
CENTRAL PARK AND THE CELEBRATION.
A Demonstration by Irish Citizens at Belle.
vue Park-PresentatiOn Of
Tipperary Flag.
EXCURSIONS BY SEA AND LAND.
Accidents by Fire and Fatalities
by Sunstroke.

With all the accompaniment Of parades and
picnics, the waving of flags, the harsh roar o.
explosions and prevailing jubilate, the ninety
seventh anniversary OF the natal day OF the Federal
Union yesterday passed into history. The day was
as usual, very generally. almost universally, OBJ
served, though it is somewhat doubtful If 1t was as
generally celebrated was the custom and extent
Of the demonstration twenty years ago. The fact
is. the nation feels itself becoming old now, and
ancies it., after fashion, isltrddig to plunge
into such reckless enthusiasm as OF old. Many
Of the towns and villages throughout the
land actually omit that old and time
honored annual brag- over alteration known
as the Fourth OF July Grafton, aud there are not
hall SO many village blacksmiths anvils or iron
blocks bored out for the firing OF salutes. great
deal OF this repression Of enthusiasm is unques-
tionably due to the late war;
IN THE ANTE REBELLION TIMES
every hamlet had its military organization,
which usually knew how to march straight and
turn corners to the right and leit That was, as
rule, the sum of all their military proficiency. and
there was real reason why they should have ex-
sted at all had 1t not been that they might "turn
out'' on the Fourth OF July. run" picnic and
burn little gunpowder. But the terrible reality
OF the war did away with much Of this business.
Il called most OF these organizations into service
where soldering not pastime and where the
howl Of every explosion was the alarm OF some
hurting deadly missile. "Fourths" were dull
\anniysrsases in those years of blood, and men
vho SAN 50 muen e sae ra,ousv
g.. "aRiMNEss 81 Es,.sss,,I HioIisA
cared little on their return to lives peace 'or Tue
almost Juvenile faniaronade OF ceremonies "h''n
formerly made up the celebration OF the day. -
But it is tradition of the day that the stars and
Stripes must be unlured from every nagstan, and
that certain amount OF lre smoke and noise
must be in the atmosphere, and as consequence
Gre-crackers. squihs and roarers are In order ana
yesterday was no exception to this rule. MOST OF
1t was, Of course done by the young folks, and as
general thing the old folks didn't like 1t and
grumbed about it, The fact is that the day or the
manner OF its celebration has become almost a
nuisance, and it is well known that thousands Of
people every year
LEAVE THE CITY
and 60 into the country to spend the day solely to
escape the almost intolerabe confusion and din Of
the pyrotechny. Be this as IL may, however. IL
Ii q duty which is more or less recognized by
everybody that the day shall be kept a great
patriotic holiday, and 1t Will be many, many years
before 1t ceases to be celebrated in Its present
blatant and demonstrative style. Nearly cen
fury in the life OF the nation has now elapsed anc
the history OF those years is full OF the highest anc
iolties examples OF patriotism, OF progress, OF civ
ilization and religious advancement, as 1t Is alst
with some of the worst examples OF human weak
ness and wckedness. The day which is thu!
annually concentrated is day that re
bounds to the interest and to the honor
OF all mankind on that day was consummatet
the great charter of freedom lor the world, under
the benign influence OF which has grown vas
nation, with a speed and endurabinty never
eQualled in the world.
1T QUARANTINE TO MAN
the truest, falrest ana most enlightened form o
government under the sun-the sefgovernmen
Of community In which eacn individual aids II
the government OF the other, and in securing hin
justice and protection.
occasion as the season in which the great holida,
tails could be reasonably expected TO anord The
heat In the earlier part OF the day yer,
intense, and there was sense OF oppresslvenes
In the atmosphere that was anything but pleasant
fecty clear OF cloud, but in addition TO this Their
was
that, while IL seemed after manner to ward OF
the direct rays and heat had nevertheless thu
effect OF imparting humid, sitting warmth to tn
air. AS the day advanced light breeze sprun!
up and the clouds noated through the upper air il
greater profusion, at times threatening, with VIVA
looked like swift certainty, a severe thunde
shower. II is Impossible to tell when the pyrotech
MAN demonstrations began, for they had beel
Keeping up sort OF skirmsh IRE for three or iou
days previously, and were frequent and well de
fined through the whole OF Thursday night Al
early as hafpast four or five O'Clock yesterda.
morning the uncomfortable small boy, with M
poke stuYed with torpedoes and squbs, was il
the street awaking the ecnoes. An hour or so late
the national guardsmen, ~ fail uniform, were to b.
seen ON their way with hurried step toward tn
various regimental armor1es, IT being prudently dc
termined that
THE PARADE OF THE DIVISION
should take place in the cooler hours OF the earl
morning A little later there was busting to an'
fro by fathers and mothers, with basketladel
families en- route TO the docks to embark In one o.
other OF the scores Of excursion steamers an
nounced to sail in almost every direction abou
the harbor, out 10 the ocean and up the rivers am
the SOUND There were q few classes OF peopl
VINO WORKED yesterday as usual their adherence
10 duty being necessity to insure the comfort o
well being OF the great mass that was bent on en-
J0yment Notable among them were the pollc
and the street railroad employees and while, as
rule, all work under the federal government il gus
pended exceptlng. perhaps the Post Once Depart