New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
EVENING DISPLAY.
A BRILLIANT AND GENERAL EXHIBITION OF FIRE
voEKs-APPrARANC or HE CITY Al NIGHT
uIUMiNATiON CONTINUID.

A BRILLIANT AND GENERAL EXHIBITION OF FIRE
wohKs-APPEAEANCE or NE CITY Al MIGHT
TIE ILLUMINATION CONTINUID.
The celebration last evening was in general
conducted at Individual viil and II was TUNED m.o e
rambling, spontaneous Jubilee, mt win desfc" oil
sIlcuGOr and magnitude which before ins year Us hc'c!
been equalcd impatient people did not wait for 1t to
crow dark, but began discrarlIS their rOcAct7 ana
Roman candles with the twilight Iy si2 O'Clock tnc
general dsdy OF fireworks began in eVriA lIlt al r"
Yora, Brooklyn, jersey CITY, aId the Jersey suburbs
individual enterprise ns never before contributed 81
much To TIE pyIOtcChHic oisl lay ~ f"uih 81 july
The scene from Louselops was one OF great beauty
and wac not lost few, for tLe heat oi the even
ing ted people the roofs OF h'Ir houses, from
which many families made their display Of fireworks.
Tie rockets bombs and Roman candles seemed 10 as
cond from every biOck IN the city and sometimes III
great multitude from the sane place. From the nights
of Brooyu and jersey CITY, over Canal aud Grdhd-ls
the BoNcgy, broadway ana tine vicinty of Ohloh ana
Mad soI-squarcs, the ely constantly illuminated by
ptot,cuucs on TIE nights back Oi uoboSen cuuiit-
grafton RACED for me no adding 10 tie SCENE circj
uf the spectacle.
There was repeti Of the display OF the preceding
evening in the illumination Of the City la every wn-
dow in the building blazing wth gas jets, ana uIco-
ored lanterns appearing the roo a1i unlrr the bal
cony. 80 apprOp iaOn mdt tAis year Ior t"e dis
Iay of fireworks in tie City Han PIr, but the Mayor
transferred sufficient Tor TIE purpose from The un
expended balance in his appropriations, "ud ihc Gus
tonary display took place between and O'clock.
The City Hall balcony was occupied by A"yor "'gmm
Wo,s Police Cumni--inrr smith, -. ia cocS. Pre-
Hamilton. the Hoa. Ecul.i r. Floyd o.. California 4ui
others. DudWUr Us Idnu lh3Nch pi.l''t airs ut'ih-
the intervals Dnwoen me different oSnbitioAs Of tire
works. 1ie southern Foruoh 81 t"o piIh va
dcu-oy crowded with mel, women, ana chiiditI.
pal se Glory S,f Of Am tca fairies' FRO icr'in
iG-e D!tt-;Ioe 81 The Desert, Scroll Gtai,iilr 1dlh
t. pttI ulis Ii inn n
rlya Tribute 90 Ceres, bciha Dance, Sutho Ihe Jhlo
ana Tribute To Aurrca, Tue last piece sh1"ei I,l,
white and blue lights. with tine lace o. Gen. Washington
M nm. center me motto Un.ou AMI Liberty beneath,
~ ~ tti,,c sirflolltod Nv the American ca-c ia
addition Ia these large uumDrr OF uonDs, hO'a ANA a.
,ouaJug shells, nints aud other "eloIed iduih"Hon'
i. o,forc dark last evening Uuionsquare began to
fiji with .Op.c DESTROYS O Escu IN gJd vantage eiol
from which to view expected fireworks aLd hriorc
O'Clock NAM Thousands thrOugd H. lac crowd vailed
patiently Tor an hour, bul un hrtNOih5 apeH'u' tuc
bows began TO testify their Impotence hy = vigorous
tattoo upon the board seats with tucr heels thus pr"
ducIng tue only MUSIC VI tHe occasion dhd many u
Grre manifest that no pyTolecAnc dis play would take
M. cr and Inc crowd gradual, tnuu.d Ile park pre-
sen cd % beautiful appearance WIN It's tlcocicd AnIs
and Yarl coorcd Chinese lanterns. aud considerable
r,rIp,r ION oi ;be c0iapaBy remained Notwithstanding
the disappointment IN gard 10 tnr ohp,cl,a display.
There Wac 10 public dcBOustrallvn or display az
Madison 4Te let evening. few f"caeis ana 'ondh
candles none OF soae II me private Ieslde'i.1s e9m
pg!Fcd the pyrotccluicd exhibition Aauy Ol INC ace
orations OF Monaay evening remained. ana ihe huiiZ
transparency and e hshiy iLuiiaHd painting .. tls
projected statue VI llOiy al Too Nt"l 0I~ C4A' "s'
attracted large crowds aiid inuen alteni ON.
The Examinations was Lot as extensive LAST evening m
any quarter OF city On the nlsh. before, tV"sh
where especially thorough preparations udd Dtth hdar
the propiriors perhaps vim desire 20 vndcae the
enthusiasm which had to -Geb elaborate arrangements
had every ght burning The BOseIy ana Inc Last sd-
true to tAer oesnnlnss beid 1nl alest Siu sL ii1
except for the surprising ordnance OF MONDAY LIghl
would lave been slat Ia ienlel,ef very 10" oi thc
decorations OI the preceding ddy Aau Deh ihsh uohi
but several II the trau,pdfCncivs shOnc oib VII" pui
rowed ht aud long lines Of Chinese lanterns huhs I'M
observed, except wnen roeAet or EoLan onoie
bzel before them SOue OF tue DuIldl Ss perhaps III
contrast looked even more brilliant thhh On Ie Prev
en- eyening What las been sand OF the East sde IL ne
az every section OF tbe city, though IN less degree
Ma Iisnn and UnOnsqaTcs, Iwent -.hlrdst anu bOad-
way were brilliant In parts but on many 81 Tie cross