New-York tribune., 1876-07-01
THE CENTENNIAL FOURTH.
HOW IT is TO BE CELEBRATED.


THK ToRCWIGuT PROCESSION on TIE THIRD-EX-
ERCisEs AT UNION-sQUNRE-oBs on
TIE FOURTH IN THIS CITY-PRRPARAIIoNs IN
BRooSLYN AND SUBURBAN TOWNS
By this evening the Centennial Celebration
COMMITTEES will have completed It's arrangements and
Issued for the line OF march ana the or0er ef
the Civic societies in the torcght procession honday
July g. Will be observed holiday in this city and
many OF the adjoining towns. II is expected that all
preparations by citizens, previously made, will be
finished during the morning for the decoration in the
afternoon and the illumination, which viii begin nj
O'Clock the evening The gala appearance OF Broad
yesterday fOreshadowed the profuse display that s
looked for not only of Gags but Of brgheoored rugs
and brilliant fabrics hung from window to window, with
the decoration of pazzas ard ebalcones with artistic
drapery This will be most noteworthy In the afternoon
in the great thoroughfarcs and the parks
At ngbtfa the military. trades. and civic societies.
aggregating between 25 900 ard $4,000 men, VIII 10Em
of Third-ave. Twentyseecndst and succeeding
streets Fourteenthst with the right of each d.
vision resting Thrd-aye. Soon after O'Clock the
procession will start and il is expected that at That hour
all illuminating lanterns will be lighted 1t viii be with
out doubt the grandest spectacle of the kind wit
messed in New-York City. Tho parks and particularly
UnionsQuare, will be lighted by literally thousands OF
lamps the line of march will sparkle with the anes
of lanterns and jets The right OF the First Division
under Gen. Carian, will rest Third-aye. at East
Twentysecondst and win begin the march at O'Clock,
proceeding down 1hird-aNe 10 tne BOWeiy, the Otnt!
divisions falling into line in order. The procession will
proceeddowE the Bowery to Broomest 10 Broadway up
Broadway Twefthst then to Fifth-aye.. up Fifth
to MadisOn-square whero upper Broadway will be
followed Thirtyrourth-st then to Ffthave to Madi-
sonSquare, around the square the east to Twenty
thrdst TO Fourhave and then direct to UniOas1uare
The procession will be between five and six miles long
The Mayor aud heads Of departments have been invited
to view procession at 1890 p at Madson-square,
at the crossing of Finh-aye. and Broadway
The Celebration Committee have decided to issue
10000 torches. Gen shaler yesterday issued order
TO his assistants aids and marshals OF divisions and
subdlvs sons and their aids prescribing tho uniform to
be worn No horses Will be allowed in the procession
Orders upon the Centennial Committee for torches VIII
be given the maTshas for the various societies IN their
dyisons upon application at the Office OF the Conlh tee
at No. 294 Broadway, Saturday. These torches VIII
be delivered the OF the dherent societies. Inc
fireworks in Unonsquare viii be discharged at the IN
tersectiops Of SeycBteonth-st with FOurth-aye aud
Broadway and also from stands erected near the Wash
ing,on and Lincoln Monuments. The procession will
form in solid in the square, occupying
both the plaza and the green. Neerly every build
ing in Union-square will be brilliantly illuminated
The German Savings Bank will light 700 lanterns;
Union Square Hotel $50 Singer Sewing Machine build
ing 900; and between the Union Squ2 e Hotel ana
the Singer building the streets Will DC paned by
strings OF lanterns The Everett House and adjoining
buildings Will display $500 anterns Tiffany Co.'S
Lou
pany Decker & Brothers. Mason Hamln, c. g. Gun
ther Co.. and John Dancans sons will be illuminated
in like manner -Four thousand lanterns VIII De huhg
from the trees in the park. The Wheeler Wilson bnd-
ing will be lighted with 900 lanterns, and the Domestic
building with 7S0 The other buildings fronting on the
park win make display, also buildings along the
line of march, and in many instances in isolated parts OF
the city, The Fifth AYeIue Hotel VIII display nearly
1000 lanterns Hotel Brunswick. 1900 the Coleman
House. 700; the Windsor, 1900; the Alb,marle, 400;
the Astor House, 700; the Union League Club 800;
Chickerine Hail. 400 steinway Hail. 200, and the other
large hotels and clubhouses will keep with their
rivals in addng the magnitude and brlancy Of the
Illumination. Largo banking houses insurance oihees
and business blocks Broadway viii be illuminated
with lanterns and gas jets.
Large Illuminated designs will be placed at the four
corners CT Union-sQuare. and illuminated
designs WILL with the line o: large gas jets illuminate
the plaza At $50 p n. rocke fred from the roof OF
the Union Square Hotel wifi he the signal for lighting all
tire lamps and lanterns in the square, which before that
hour will have been cleared TO the sidewalk Of all per-
cons engaged in the work Of preparing for the aG
vent Of the procession The German singing societies
will take places the gland stand in front OF the
Everett House between IL O'Clock aud midnight. The
singing will be conducted by L. Greiner and Karl
rroegor The united bands, which viii assist III rendering
the musical programme, win be conducted Oy ~ L.
Downing.
The police sationhouses. courts, and the freengine
ard hook and ladder houses viii he decorated and lCmi
mated noteworthy feature Of the torchlght proces
sion will be the parade OF the Angus Hose Company con
ssting OF so men, and all OF old volunteer reDen,
and residents Of the Ninth Ward. They will wear the
old fremen's dress and drag Oldtme carriage pre-
ceded by a band OF 25 pieces. The Old Guard 79'h
Hghlanders viii parade in kits, blue coats white belts.
and white gloves with the toIchght procession All OF
the prominent business firms iu the city, including the
Jewellers, wholesale dry goods and commission mer-
charts importers millinery jobbers, and tho coal trade
VIII suspend busir from to-day until Wednesday
Efforts will be MADE by the Controller TO pay the at
tach6s different departments OF the city govern
meDt to-day. The public Offices viii be closed from this
evening until Wednesday morning, July ., In compliance
with q resolution Of the Common Council, except the
Offices Of Sheriff and County Clerk which by law must
bo open on Monday There viii be display Of fire
works in City Hall Parx OH the night OF July g. the
appropriation for such purpose is not sufficient to pay
the expense.
SECOND DAY OF THE CELEBRATION.
The Veterans of the War Of 1912 viii raise the flag
the old fort IN Central Park at midnight Of July g. and
will be conveyed thence the Battery in George Wash
fngtOn's carriage, the property Of y. T. Barnum
At sunrise OF the Fourth David Van Arsdae one of the
Veterans will raiso the flag at the Battery. Mr.. Van
Arsdae s the son the saor boy Van hrsdale, who,
nearly hundred years ago, 1rst raised the hOna flag
on tho Battery. Revolutionary ratons viii then he
served consisting OF crackers, salt pork and rum or
oppeiaci aud salute will be fired from thirteen flint
locks Of the Revolutionary period Tho Veteran corps
will also Inspect the old prison. at Rose and Wiliamst
which is nov, paper house and still bears tho date
1853 They will dino at Military Hall, at No. l53
Bowery.
The only general celebration in this city on the Fourth
Will occur the Academy OF Music at IL O'CLOCK ana
will be accessible only Invited guests, the number
being limited TO the seating capacity Of the Academy
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