The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-06
THE FIREWoRKs.
AT THE CITY HALL PARK.

AT THE CITY HALL PARK.
A very large crowd assembled IN the City
Hall Park last evening 70 witness the are
works exhibited by DetwIller, Street & Co.,
IN compliance with orders received rom the
Park Commissioners. Twelve pieces from Dod-
worth's band dscoursed excellent music in
honor OF the occasion. As early al seven
O'Clock the people began to assemble to witness
the fireworks. The City Hall Park is the only
breathing place IN the immediate vicinity for the
thicky populated districts covered by the Fourth,
Sixth and seventh wards. Here are located hun
dreds OF tenement houses, and each night during
the summer this park Is filed with men, women
aud children OF our working classes. The extra
attractions OF last evening brought out this por-
ton OF our fellow citizens by thousands Inn
medlately In front OF the main entrance TO tho
City Hail preparations had been made during the
daV in the erection OF the necessary timber work
for the display OF fireworks. Little ones
gazed curiousy st the skeleton frames
OF timber, and hurried home anxously
that they might be brought to witness the pyro-
technic display. The evening could not have been
more propltiOus. Cool and refreshing breezes
stole over the PARK and tanned the feverIsh faces
OF the large gathering. The housetops In tho
vicinity also contained their quota OF spectators.
hi5ited :-rweAty-nine exhibition pieces, two
bombette fountains. one masked battery, one hor-
nets nest, two flights ascension wheels, two
tonal fountains. i75 patent signal rockets twenty.
ave meteor rockets, fifteen pearl rockets, thirty
signal rockets (ceioredl, twent-nye large para.
chute rockets, ten Illuminated shells, ten colored
ahells ten meteorlc smells. sixty POUNDS colored
fire, sixteen colored batteries.
TOMFKLSs SQUARE
This pleasure ground was nlled before dark by
tnicIly populated German neighbornood or when
il is the centre Under the direction Of the PARK
Commissioners the MessrA Edge had here
provided a very brilliant display OF exhibl-
sS S sG LIBERTY wasninTton J1stice s'n &C.
with proiusOn OF rockets, bombs, wheels, bat
products OF their art which so please the popular
eye and CRAFTY the patriotic heart Grsaten-
thuslasm and most perfect enjoyment seemed TO
pervade the vast assembIage, and bursts OF rap
furious applause followed the discharge OF some OF
the more startling exhibitions. This exhibition
was also witnessed BY many thousands, who
covered all the roofs and flied all the windows,
from which, as from "coigns Of VANTAGE
glance could be secured into the crowded square.
UNION SQUARE
In the beautiful plaza IN Seventeenth street
tstween Broadway ana Fourth avenue, the Com-
missloners mad provided one OF the nnest exit
billions or the evening, under the direction OF Mr..
Joha W. Hatfield. Here were displayed IN AL the
wealth OF color which pyrotechnle art could fur
nish, the noble efigy OF the beloved washington,
in company visa The Goddess OF Liberty and the
Angel OF Justice, surrounded Dy fire OF all con-
ceivablo cOhors, pleasant to LOOK upon AZ proper
distance, but frignuul when coming TO close quar-
ters. Thls display was watched with eager and
delightful interest BY throng OF spectators, NIL
ing the park and street openings adjacent, with
Ell the overlooking roofs ana windows frem which
q glimpse at al the nery splsndors could be got
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Our newly annexed rural district, forming the
Twenty -nintB ward, had Its show OF fireworks at
Fleetwood PARK, where large gathering OF cit-
zens OF botn sexes and all ages enjoyed brllla ant
display OF patriotic set pieces, wheels, rockies
BOMBS, paracR utes ana other wonders or pyro.
teCDny.
AT TIE BLTTRRY
another great gatnsring Of people assembled to
see the fireworks, many oil tho spectators comm
from Brooklyn via the south ferry and hamilton
ferry. There no set pieces we're displayed, tha
exhibition consisting wholly OF rockets bombs,
parachutes and other aerial nreworks Similar
displays we're made at Warrington square, Grand
street and East Broadway, Jackson square, Canal
street Park, Broadway and seventh avenue, Fort
Washington, Morningslde Park, ana Third aveh ua
ana Eighty mia tn street. Each attracted a large
crowd Of people who we're denghted vita the ais
plays.