New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-03
WHERE TO GO md WHAT TO SEE.

WHERE TO GO md UHII ~ SEE.
Those who do not care to read through the
long official catalogue of the events to occur
to-day and tomorrow in the celebration OF our
Independence in this city Will do well to bear
in mind the facts of the brief guide to rational
enjoyment presented below.
To-day will be q general holiday, as well as
the Fourth itself. The markets. grocery-shopS,
and bakeries will be open, but business III
almost every other branch of trade will be sus-
pended. The streets will lie largely relieved
of the thousands of business trucks, etc., when
usually crowd them, and driving in the lower
sections of the city, where most of the display
is to be seen will be safe and pleasant. The
sidewalks and principal squares will becrowdcd
with sight-seers and pleasure render
ing locomotion little difficult, but adding 10
the interest Of the Jay, for the crowd Will be
rs well worth seeing as the gala dress of the
city itself by noon to-day the decoration OF
the houses will probably he nearly completed,
and the afternoon will be full of pleasure to
all who roam the streets The BOwcry, Canal
st.. and lower Broadway will be the streets
most worth seeing, judging from the prcpa-
rations already visible. by all means reserve
the sightseeing in Union and Madison-squarcs
for the evening.
The illumination of houses will not begin
until about eight o'clock The sun does rot
set until half-past seven, and 1t is not dark
until after eight The signal for general
illumination is to be fred at nine o'clock, but
it is safe to assume that natural impatiencc
will lead to an earlier lighting. The torch
light procession will move about zine o'clock.
hon nd "a
il to pass any given point, for it will be five
miles long, and contain probably $4,000 per-
sons. The best vantage grounds for seeing 1t
will be in Fiith-ave. and the BOwery, though
the crowds in these broader thorOuShiareS viii
undoubtedly be very great ard provocative Of
some personal discomfort, but we hope OF
general melIiment and good temper. An
American crowd Is pl0yerbially good -natured
ana accommodating.
On the Fourth proper there will be no out-
of-door celebration other than the noisy DEM
OnstrationS peculiar to the day. The most at
tractive points i'll the city Will be the Acad-
envy of Music Tammany Hall, and Irving
Hall, where music and oratOry Will interest I'M
mense audiences. Unless you have secured
seats for the Academy of Music do not waste
for it viii be idle to attempt to enter. Early
risers will be interested in the ilag-ralSng by
the Veterans of 1912 at the Battery at sun
Use, while much enjoyment may be had III
witnessing the sham battle at Lion Park Later
in the day. Brooklyn is to have large torch
light procession; there Is also to be one III
jersey City. At Peekskill on the Hudson
and at Moni.town in New-Jcrsey att!ac-
tive rural celebrations viii take place,
with an Grafton by Henry Ward Bccchcr at
the former place and the decoration Of Wash
imgton's Headquarters at the latter as the prin-
cipal features Of the day.
And finally, if you wish to enjoy yourself
absolutely, leave your house well guarded
against fire, carry few valuables wear thin
clothes, ana avoid light fabrics easily fired by
stray crackers. Above all keep cool and good
paturgl