The Morning herald., 1876-07-05

BY o. W. HOLMES
LEADING INCIDENTS.
CITY AND AT THE
GROUNDS.
usual eclat,s and with an unpre-
exuberance of enthusiasm the
Fourth was ushered In and cele-
Heaven vouchsafed its warmest
an unlocked sky drawing out
streets this morning the few who
make an all-night celebration.
hia, which from the incoming OF
nnial year has been participating
blonged Fourth of July carnival,
ecial effort yesterday that there
q fitting elimination Of Its series
rejoicings, and the effect is i'm
The enthusiasm is general and
ls, and that patriotic emotion which
chief vent in the display of hunt
very properly infected the residents
house, and the city is fairly swath.
red, white and blue. Immense
gathered in the morning to witness
hdid military pageant and the SOL
rcises at Independence Hall, where
nal Declaration" was read for the
ime in one hundred years from the
bre it was framed and signed; and a
fe imposing throng filled the Cen
grounds to view The great Exhibi
ch commentaries our progress aud
as a nation among nations.
eene which was presented on Mon
ot,-and especially that part Of it
hcompassed the State House and It's
tie vicinity-outrivals description.
0ck the people commenced to flock
avenues leading thither, to IDde-
Hall, and as the night advanced,
street was dense sweltering lass
nity, All patiently and good-na-
Eithstood the pressure, and with an
ce of good feeling, made capital
ery patriotic and amusing incident
rred. 100000 is a fair estimate of
that packed Chestnut street and
treets, in the neighborhood of the
nse, and yet with this massing of
men, and children at this point
no apparent depopulation of 9TH
ns, for the city in every locality was
lith pyrotechnics, and roaring with
rrupted discharge of arms. In the
commencing at II O'Clock, the cere-
yushering in oul natal day were open
principal feature being the singing
herica." which was taken by every
and rendered by a chorus which
red tens of thousands. As the last
snded the voice of the new bell rang
g close of the first century, and d.
- tsu dc joie Of pistols, guns and
ls, and the lesser but not less deafen-
ray Of Fourth of July appliances
d In the New Year with q din that
palling to sensitive ears. The sound
bell-rich and mellow in tone-was
'tely drowned by the roar of applause,
like huge wave, ran the length OF
rect, and was carried away like the
distant thunder. Shortly after 12 the
ght pageant passed in review at the
md for three hours, during which
lat throng persistently maintained its
!, the line of $4,000 men and boys,
Sands, Roman Candles, and all the,
t colored fires, went by. One of the
al features of this display was
Anticipation in it Of the Centennial
lssioners and the visiting Governors
Ifs from different States. The cere-
y ushering in the day was a complete
lllfant one in all respects.
Independence square.
ugh streets ablaze with flags, and
packed with people, resounding
lusic, and mad with such wildness Of
lasm US has hitherto been deemed i'm
9 In the Quaker City: through tribu-
Ind heat and bufetings, through all
: of seve rites must Independence
be reached to-day. But to reach it,
see and hear what were there to be
and heard was worth all the
'us experiences that hedged the way.
the mass of patriotic humanity that
and swayed on the platform and in
1t; to hear the shouts and cheers
Rrty words of greeting and of jubi-
TO listen joyful comments; to see
nd cordially with which the rspres
YES Of all the worlds people thr0ngs
Imerica's birthday party, an6 Wished |
many happy returns Of the day,
witness the hearty hosnJta1ity Win
America welcomed them ~ and re-
their greetings-all tA61s thingg
orth far more than the privilege oil
6 them cost.
The Gathering Forces L
9 holding tickets to the ipiat tfhenas
rompt to use them, and tkS1 1bd5pf 1lon
} the surface that a good many ysWhO
tickets were prompt to 1ae lpi1n |
q ingenuity which answ(c ii II
40 made their platform Il X I
sure. At al events
lc space on the platfoTn
~ ras not 4. arst ~
55l.ft. WI ~ Sis "A fflE IHf