New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-01
RECEPTION or THE NAW TElR

PREPARATIONS FOR TIE DAVIS or THE CENrrNNI,L
YEAR-A NOISY DEMONS nsAuoN Al MIDNIGHT
wA1cn MtETINGs ~ TiiE CnURCnrs.
The dawn of the Centennial year met with n
mgch demonsiratiyc reception than most % liz
predecessors. It's advent even anticipated Tor some
time before midnight noisy sound, Of welcome woTo
given increasing In volume until II o'clock, when per
ecBabcl Of noise burst ou-thc shrekins o. ahistcs.
tac rn ug OF bells the frHc ~ guns crackers, and
rockets and the blowing of horns. \ quctcr greet NJ
WAS extended at the Methodist chuche IN tne majority
Of which watch meetings held Examinations
were also made In many places The Governor .
Room in the City Hall Wa lgnicd mp very brightly.
Among the noisy sounds. and one which almost
drowned the chimes of Trinity Church. was that emitted
by "a uyc-nrh whistle which Mcssrs. cAfce and Nc
Lane assistant custodans Of the Post-ohce. had ut
tachcd to the exhaust scampre the top Of the build
ing.
Broadway last night presented astonishing speca-
Gle As IL O'Clock camo slowly near crowd began Ia
pour down Broadway AMI unotncr up tho street, and
every side turn IN iis stream g. swell the flood
until the street several blocks packed with peo
pie. All there To hear the chimes pcs.inG rOa
Trinity ,pre ringing the old year Quits sins forgotten,
ia good Tcmcmbercd-aul the young year In.
with hearty welcome. IL was strange
s-enbIacc Of male and female old and young rich aud
poor good aud bad, all together and everybody brinul
OF good feeling. The tunes al familiar. The Red
WAi 6 and Blucr The Blue Bell, of Scotland" AUD
Lang sync" and so on and here and there knot
Of people would break in with their voices and
ling tho wcllremcmbcrcd words to the grand
accompaniment OF tho bells. There noise enough
all the time but the great clock began to toll the Last
moments OF the dead year the din rose Ia doacninS
roar Firearms were discharged. horns blown, ever
whistle in the city, II seemed tuned sof 1" an iron
song und the crowd hurahed with one
voice. Then in "a moment more, the grand
tones Of the old fIundrcdth II mn rang out upon tine
"A r. the bang aud rattle and were hushcd into a
mere murmur, and the echoes rcycrberated undis-
tnrbed. But before long the fc,ti.ity began again
and "a, the people ON foot aud IN carriages went on
thoir way home they were everywhere greeted with
fireworks and cheers aud met By troops OF boys march
ing up and down Broadway singing patriotic songs aud
loud slave melodies which tic enthusiasm Of tho scono
inspired
The New Year festival nj Grace Church began AT 1880
D. M yesterday with the ringing 81 the Silver Chimes"
The Sidewalks for several books either way were
tbrougod with listeners. Tie windows of the church
were Illuminated and the interior Iull Of people
Henry orgnis Trinity Caurch played the organ
The bells rang out "1anuhauscr" "ChayoIy," aud the
sc.an Hymn" and fire brs H Fourhst and seventh
r. oiprd IN the music "Od Hundred" followed, ard
then cino "Luthcr's Hymn" 1ho great bell struck
~ and tho chimes rang Thirty royal changes with
firing Of bells" Then folloycd national ais the bells
Fourteen tunes rung after midnight, the crowd dis
o. rising 10 Yankee Doodle"