The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-03
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THIS EVENINGS PAGEANT
NOW NEW YORK WILL USHER ISrHH
CENTENNIAL FOURTH.
A March Of $4,000 Men By the Lisss q
Torches and Illuminated Houses es-The mss
sic and the Fireworks in Union ssuare.

A March Of $4,000 Men By the Lisss q
Torches and Illuminated Houses Tho Ms
sic and the Fireworks In Union ssusrs.
The preparations for this evenings COM
mencement Of the Fourth Of July observancss
are complete as forethought can make them.
The Intention TO illuminate buildings past
which the torch bearing procession Ia to march
Is general, aud the dark houses will be chieny
tho residences OF families that have quit the
city for tho summer Not only are nags and
colored lanterns to be suspended. and gas ana
candles burned, but elaborate transparenciea
will be displayed. Many OF the latter were II
place Yesterday, showing In some instances ps-
triotic devices painted In an artistic manner.
Hundreds OF puono and other buildinsn
throughout the city. not on tho route Of the
procession, will also be decorated and illumfn-
ated. The City Hall Is to be sblaze. careful
guess at the size Of the procession puts 10
length at three miles, and the num-
Der OF persons In IL at 5000. Tue
leht OF the torches aud transparsncies.
added TO that coming from ilumins6
ednces, will make the streets brilliant, and COM
pensate fully for the lack Of uniforms among
the marchers. The novelty OF the spectacle viii
insure the collection OF multitudes along tbs
route, which has been chosen as follows: After
| forming in cross streets between Eighth ani
Twenty-third, Just east Of Third avenue, the
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| and the march continued thence through the
| Bowery, Broome street, Broadway, thirteenth
sa9s seTss street a fsnue Ftn avenue again twenty sr
| street, Madison avenue. Twenty-third strssa
aud Fourth avenue to Union square, The pro
| cession, headed by policemen on horseback
will trst display the national colors 10 steadily
burning red, white, and blue ights. The mills
artillery. Then. In the order Of mention
VII be German SINGING ,S and athletic $ 30
Of the Republic, the skidmore Guard, seven
| tesn negro benevolent societies, French
and ou Other % Gep%an bodies trades unions, socia
| clubs, forty divisions OF HiberDiaDs. and hfty
three Centonnial societies. thirteen bands q
riare. drawn by men sttired IN red shirts, bacl
trousers, and cone hats, will be reminder q
fireworks will be drawn 10 the PROCESSION, and
the lading touched on on the way. The torohes
| will burn four hours, which will be long enough
TO cover the probable time Of the display. A
| review will be made by the Mayor aud the bead
1ns Ssy spd s rsn bs h %ue"s
Hotel. To prevent stra9gling an order has bese
issued that the men must march not less thss
space must be allowed between the sections
Inc start Is promised exactly at O'Clock, tardi
organic tions to be left behind.
The musical obseryances In Union square srs
to begin at u o'clock, by which time the pro,
cession will have arrived there: The bands oi
music, are then to be consolidaled. and then
three hundred or more members VIII play " d a.
Columbia" while display OF fireworks 1s,,iI is i !.
Hall the Atlantis" and The Star-spangle<
Banner" are TO be sung by the $40 members 9
the New York Centennial SIenser-Verband. Pas
riotio tunes by tue bands will Gloss the exes
cises. 1t Is expected that every house faciol
the square will be Light; and the 500 lantern
to be put up by tue Department OF Parks, add
tional TO the torches and fireworks, Will make
memorable sight.
The Twenty-third Ward is to have q separat
celebration this evening. At IN O'Clock Q pro
cession OF military companies and civic soctetis
is 10 start from Third aud Westchester avenues
and, after m rcbins through the principal street
| OF the ward. halt In 146th street. where speaktul
singing, band music, and fireworks are to nnts
| the oOservances.
In Brooklyn this evening the procession 70 .
| be composed Of torch-bearing societies frof
| both the Eastern and Western divisions. A
| Myrtle and Willoughby avenues there is TO
singing by German societies, and afterward tn
national dag Is to be hoisted on Fort Greeni
amid singing and cannon hring.