New-York tribune., 1876-07-03
LONG ISLANDS ENTHUSIASM.
WHAT WILL BE DONE IN BIOoKLYN-ALL TIL
ISLAND TOWNS TO BLAZE WITH FIREWORKS AM

WHAT WILL "BE DONE IN BEOoKLYN-ALL THE
ISLAND TOWNS TO BLAZE WITH FIREWORKS AND
REsoUND WITH CANNON.
Brooklyn has been gaily decorated with bunt-
Ing every preparation made to observe the day OF
independence with enthusiasm. Very little business
viii be to-day most of the larger stores being closed
until Wednesday The principal feature Of the ceebra
ton will be the great parade and exercises at Fort
Greene this evening The several military organ
izatons VIII participate and nearly all the
trades will be represented in the line
The line of the western division will form President
aud Chnton-sts. south Brooklyn ana the eastern d-
vision on Grahamaye. Both divisions are to meet at
Myrtle and Bcdfor-ayes, the entire body being under
charge OF General james Jourdan. The eonmn WI, VIII
gramme OF exercises viii be carried out:
/. Music by band Hail Columbia"
ongnai hymn, sung BY the Gilmore Centennial Union
Introductory remarks by Mayor Schroeder President of
4. Grafton General Isaac S. Catlin.
>. Music by the band. Yankee Doodle"
Reading o. memorial relative 10 the prison ship martyrs
Z. Hymn boy the Centennial Union.
3 Hosting the hag and Of star Spangled Banner
O. display 6f areaoTks.
The East River Bridge trustees TO hoist flag on the
Brooklyn pier At Prospect Park there VIII be music
from TO p. the Fourth The scandinavian
residents Of Brooklyn expect to celebrate the 3d. 4th
and 5h Of July in a three days festival in the cnb
house OF the Svea Society Galatinplace and Fulton
81. The building he decorated with 500 flags Of all
nations and NJ night each NlntOW Is 10 ne nGhttd ny -
caidies, Iul mating Si uet'rs OF MaSnl1lon' IhcolI
and other patriots The festival Is 20 have some special
feature each Of the three days. The chimes Of ST.
AIMS are to ring on the night OF the ID At midnight ana
W.. play Centennial March composed by Dudley Buck
with general illumination at o'clock Later salues
viii be fired, and 10 midnight there VIII be general Ju
bec of noise-caHOn, bells, stcam-Thlstes, music, Sr
Al o'clock t0-EOIOw procession viii start from Cen
tenui Hall IN NaslHtn-st. and stop il front o1 the
Town Hall. when new nag viii be raised About I0-5O
ID yEe excess % VIII M oo pt I " " Tover IN rI
a. f4lp lt
iI Jamaica AT o'clock tomorrow new flag will be
raised the public school building with appropriate ex
ercscs At 10 O'Clock there will De exercises az the
Tr, Hall c,usrip al up reading Of the Declaration
Of independence 10y Miss Mary Il. Holland historical
address by Henry Oudrrd0nk IT,, short oiaons by the
key.J. q. Van ,yAe and the Hon. Joln j. Arnstrong
aud an original ode by Augustus Ireadwel salute OF
@ IUO -cS & IN MI tb c ' OD a. tlcr vii he reWorks
At Hampstead the procession viii march through
nearly an the streets OF the village There VIII be music
At fimungton there Will he bell-ringng and salute.
p ocessiou VIII start al 3. Marr Thomas Young,
Grand Marshal. The exercises will De held III grove,
and will consist OF music, reading the Declaration,
salute, sin giu address by the OD Henry sea der,
historical address BY Henry Clay Patt, fireworks IL the
At sGy,lne there will be Grafton by the Hon p B.
Roosevelt, and historical skeches 0t -ayNlie ana Ba!
port will be read by John Wood and william T. Arthur.
procession VIII be formed at 10 IN woods Grove
In the evening there viii festival the children at
Al southampton the celebration will include GRAFTON
by the Rev samuel Hcruck OF Boston, a native OF the
place. rev lbeTtygOle has been raised for the Occa
Al SAG Harbor short addresses will be delivered by the
Rev. j. j. Harrison and :. l. Gardner AMI there VIII ne
other exercises IN the Presbyterian church. besides sa
luteS, decorations, and fireworks.
At PGtchOgUe the programme includes meeting at
the Union ScuOolhousc at a. IN, procession to grove
where there VIII be music, reading the Declaration, IL
tOrlcal "Reminiscences OF PachOLue, and Grafton Dy
the Rev. WIN. {. steel of BrOUhyn.
At GreenpOrt ian the morning, there VIII ne belflnS
ing and sUtrs literary exercises az 900 a. IN IN Irrut
OF Cark's Hotel. The Grafton viii be delivered by Ihe
Rev. Joseph T. Duryea, D. d., OF Brooklyn The pIin-
cipa event will be regatta NJ p IN Tor four classes o
boats the prizes acgregating $50. At p. Athc,tOn
Case will read historical sketch, aHd III the evening
there VIII be tOrch.ht procession, followed Oy hIe-
works and cannOnhrlng