The daily gazette., 1876-07-05

and house tops in the western part of
the city were occupied by spectators.
Inc display commenced with the thir-
teen different colored fires, which were
followed by gorgeous rockets, and
fiery bombs in grand profusion. After
the grand liberty bell and flag had
been successfully portrayed the rain
began to fall in torrents, and the dark
clouds. which had at first been so fa-
vorable to the display then quenched
it entirely. The people scattered pro-
miscuously, and the display ended for
the night.
Private displays, however, were con
tinued in various parts of the city, af-
ter the rain ceased to fall, and many of
them were very fine.
With the rain the celebration OF the
"Centennial Fourth practically end
ed, though the noisy demonstrations
were continued, at intervals, until the
morning was far advanced
The Celebration EIsewherr.
IN PHILADELPHIA.
The celebration in Philadelphia ID.
cluded military, civic and religious
observenccs. The principal features
were a grand military parade, includ-
ing a representation of the army and
navy of the United States, as we'll as
militia organizations from all parts of
the country; a mass meeting in Inde-
pendence Square, at which the origiA
nal manuscript was read by Richard
Henry Lee, of Virginia, and an Grafton
was delivered by William M. Evarts;
an ode by by Bayard Taylor; the un-
nf IN hol6
and the great parade Uf the Catholic
Total Abstinence Societies and dedica-
| ton of their Fountain in the Park.
NEW YORK.
The Centennial. Fourth was celebrat.
ed in New York by meeting at the
Academy of Music. Rush G. Hawk
ins presided, and among those on the
platform were Peter Cooper, Thurlow
Weed and Ex-Governor Shaler. DR..
Adams offered prayer, Rev r. S Storrs
delivered an oration, and George Van
denoff read the Declaration of Inde4
pendence. The Tammany and anti
Tammany Democrats also had meet
ings. Tho display of flags was unpre-
cedented, and throughout the day the
streets were alive with professions aud
filled with the sounds of music.
| BOSTON.
10 Boston the celebration was Of the
usual character, except for a more
profuse display of bunting and fire>
works. Hon. Robert G. Winthrop de.
livered an oration. Throughout New
England there were local celebrations,
and salutes were fired almost every
there from dawn until midnight
At Taunton, Massachusetts, Charles
Francis Adams was the orator, and
lpoem by James Russell Lowell was
read.
IN WASHINGTON.
| In Washington the only p, blic cele-
bration was meeting held under the
lauspices of the Oldest Inhabitants
Association. A committee of the
House of Representatives were present
Colonel Easily read the Declaration
and L. A. Gobright spoke. Salutes
were fired, and there was an unusual
display of bunting.
IN MONTGOMERY ALA
In Montgomery, Ala, salutes were
fired at sunrise, noon. and sunset, all
the streets were decorated with flags,
and there were fireworks in the even.
ing. The military, firemen and citi.
zens paraded, the Declaration of Inde~
pendence was read by Neil Blue,
delegate in the Alabama Territory
Convention which adopted the Con-
stitution under which it was admitted
to the Union as State in 1919, and
ex Governor Watts was the orator of
the day. In Richmond, Charleston.
| Norfolk and other citiesof tn South
the day was observed with the most
patriotic demonstrations.