The New York herald., 1877-07-05
A Grand Display Of Bunting, but
Little PyrotechnicS.
The Small Boy in His Glory, but
Short Of Ampunition.
TAMMAAYS LONG AND SHORT TALKS
Picnics, Excursions and a Good
Time All Round.
BROOKLYNS SABBATH STIFFNESS.


Another Fourth y July has folded away its star
spanged drapcry and Joined the glorious ssternood OF
the years that mark our nations growth Forty-hvc
millions OF people, whose boundaries East ana west
are mighty oceans, celebrated tho event Wherever
the American flag waves shipboard and on shore
on the roner and the foreign capital, on tropical
seas and in distant porls and every hamlet and city
OF our own land there the American rested from his
abors to pay homage the day and its associations
1t end OF the first year of the second century
national Independence, and with It there seemed
To have feeling thai we have entered upon IN
longer requires 10 be ushered IN with NOISY
demonstration Indeed, 1t IS nhcant fact that the
occasion quietly enjoyed, at least
in the city OF New York and It's suburbs,
than. any other OF the kind that can be
recalled by the present generation Inat there mas
been growing change in public sentiment with REFER
cnce 10 the which the people should testify
their the day is doubtless true. The
suggestions the HERALD tins end have not been
without their weight We have too much at stake in
ths crowded metropolis TO surrender its vast wealth to
The risks which naturally attach TO the miscellaneous
unrestricted lire. Besides, IT is not necessary
that intelligent enthusiasm should find It's only vent
In the burning OF gunpowder and the hury-buriy OF
dangerous pyrotechnics The prevailing hard times,
too, have exercised more Ns OF restraining inhu-
ago thought the thing to see dissolved
In thin air at the end OF rocket stick.
The first symptoms of the coming Fourth
exhibited themselves usual on the evening OF the
3D. when three hours the boys had it all their
own way and exploded irecrackers TO their hearts
content Then Nature took up tho chorus Great
black clouds, surcharged with electricity, overhung
the city, and heavens artillery Numbered iofth
its mockery OF the puny sounds below The lightning
was incxpressbly vvid fash succeeding flash with
fearful rapIdity showing be in prox-
unity to EARTH and rain fell in torrents But at
midnight all was clear again. And now when the
steepie bells announced the hour of twelve another
chorus began which joined the throat OF every ferry
boat and Tug around Manhattan Island, shouting us
hurrah with iusty dscordant screams that we're
calculated TO awake the dead. Dawn came without
much promise of lair weather, for heavy masses
of still drifting by and the sunshine was
far beyond Promptly at the'r post, however, the
veterans of 1872 commenced the celebration OF the
day by a national salute the Battery and by hoist
ing the Stars and Stripes the old tort in Central
Park. At seven O'Clock the chimes OF Trinity and
Grace churches rang their sweet morning music IN
selection of patriotic airs adapted TO me OCCASION
and the city, aroused from its sumbers, began to
show signs of active lie, yet the sputcr OF crackers,
the boom of the infant cannon the occasional dis
charge OF pistol and the sharp pop oil the torpedo
were about the only sounds to be heard The small
boy was in his glory, with little variation he con-
tinued enjoy his patriotic privilege until night.
DAY AND ITS PLEASURES.
New York has rarely looked more beautiful when
decorated than It did yesterday, the display OF bunt
ing beng notably fine. Flags were thrown to the
breeze from all the public buildings, hotels and from
the housetops and windows OF thousands OF private
dwellings. Many Of the latter deliberately orna-
mented in this manner, If the people de-
termined to show that they had not forgotten the
sentment that belongs to the national jubilee, not
withstanding their equal determination to celebrate it
in less than usual boisterous manner. Looking
up Broadway from the HERALD Office the view OF the
long street peculiarly nne Few or no omnibuscs
motion, the drivers Of other vehicles had beeS
given holiday, and only the long wavy lines OF prom
enders abtaced attention from the bright coors that
Hoated Oh either side Now aud then military or
social organization swept by, envenlng the moment
with strains OF music and brealpg the prevailing mo-
notony but beyond this the great thoroughiare was
almost quiet sunday. Nevertheless the con-
trast between New York ana Brooklyn was n strong
one.
In our sister city authorities had wisely forbidden
the sale or use rccrackes fireworks of any knd
although they sensibly compensated for the disap-
pointment of the youngsters by generously appropr-
utng S3 900 Tor display under skilled direction at
sl the little Brookynites who could afford
!be river and mako the welku ring New York.
Acre, on tho other hand, the noisiest OF noises
consisted OF the double header. the giant recracker
sr the toy cannon certain portions OF the city re-
sounded with the clattor But 1t was not long main
taned, before three oc ock had greatly abated.
owing first to the exhaustion OF stock and second TO
the depletion Of parses 1t Is noteworthy fact that
few Dealers large small cared to invest heavily in
pyroechnics this year, and that amer ten O'Clock in
The morning 1t in many instances extremely dill
cult to obtain bunch OF crackers. This crcum-
stance SHOWS a healthy fear Of public opinion and the
quick intclgenc with which trade haslens to protect
itself against possible loss Probably tho next year
VIII ind this leeIlng stl more general and discover
that othor aud equally enjoyable means may be en-
poyed IN tno celebration OF tho day II thc statistics
could be collected tney would doubtless show large
dinnuton the receipts OF the iocal dealers as con
pared with those o ls7G aud "a much smaller supply
OF even chdren's fireworks exploded than during tho
Fourth OF that year. No military parade took place.
OWING TO the well founded belief the part OF Major
General Shaer that The usual long march vi his dIv
sion IN Fourth OF July would be cruel infection
upon tGc men, IL tursei out, however, that the
day was ono Of the coolest aud most
delightful OF the present summer. Tho shower Of the
proceed ns pgbt had cleared atmosphere, tue west
ern wind swept away clouds, ana the thermometer
could not have behaved tset with proprety II
had been under the saperintendcncc OF special adj
y,sory committee. Among the miiitary organ zaticA
that paradcd independently were the sixty nnth regi-
meni, which had picnic at Jones Wood part OF
he sevonty ninth Highanders and Company OF tho
lr,sn volunteers VINO received detacbment OF the
shearcs Rlnes, Of phiiadeiphia.
Tho city, on the ground OF economy provided no
public nreworks Many Of The Pater Jaa'tIds Tor tho
,r,tn The ught Of Roman candles and rockets Any
.umber OF the little folks permitted let OF pm
nsels and coIored fires, and TO send up toy balloons,
While the gasins concnted themselves when the fear
IN, ..cop,' was not In sight, with burning the usual
numuer Of stolen barrels. Everyone was glad, how-