The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1913.
oxr CELEBRd TION or INDEPENDENCE
my UITHOUT wren NOISE


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ne Ordinance As"'n', fireworh. his,diy En-
,.-ced In the tIty-Ihr Dinner OF the Vet
..,. Of tsIa- ThurIow Weed aud the Hcv.
mr. Kremcr sorry there that was No Hin.
:, this city tho celebration OF Indcpcnd-
40. Day was remarkable for duictncss. Tho
,,,.rmen had refused TO suspcndthc ordnance
..lnst the use VI fireworks IN the streets. and
s.hat decision the usual annual din was pre-
tai Here and there bold boy exploded
.,,novdcr in some form. but the police made
dangerous for anybody to disturb the peace
,,uy considerable degree. Tho boys and tho
s.,ler, in fireworks were disguised by this
..,orcemcnt Of the law. A fow Of the
tanner were taken to police courts. but they
.l.sded innocence OF intentional wrong. and
,.ro nil discharged. New Yorkcrs were ablc
!. sleep as late in tho morning IA they
-,,ted 10. Altogether. the city wore n
srrday aspect. except that the church going
Mrongs were lacking. However, the streets at
an early hour were not deserted. for the cxcur-
lion exodus sent them toward the wharvcs and
/, the evening their return made another time
:, hustle. The barrooms were all open. and u
,,ir business was done. Notwithstanding tho
,blest drinkers were generally of on cNcur-
lions. Flags noatcd on most Of the public aud
acme Of the private buildings. but there was no
lavish display Of bunting anywhere. except on
the excursion steamers and the Government
,.a.el. The usual early morning military
nsr.de was omitted. At sunrise. Gen. Warner
.nd small company Of the Veterans Of 1912
raised the Stars and Stripes over tho old fort In
Central Park and battery b Of the National
Guard fred salute Of thirty-eieht guns. Sal
h,es were also fired on Governors and Black
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1850. The weather WAS Intensely hot until
afternoon. when clouded sky moderated the
temperature little. Matinee performances
we're given in the few theatres that are open,
and the audiences were in most instances large.
as well rs in the evening. The east side beer
gardens were crowded. In the evening thcro
was great tendency to defy the police with
trecrackers and pistols. but tho ordinance was
enforced much more rieidy than had been cX-
pected. There were no fireworks in the public
squares. Of course. ana the day was closed rs
quietly as it had been begun.
The veterans Of 1912 assembled in Military
Hall in the Dovery. at o'clock. Gen Ray
mond. their commander. war too III to be there
and his place was taken by Col Abram Daley.
Only eighteen answered at roll-call. Tho corps
had lost twenty four members by death since
the Inst Fourth Of July. The eighteen fell in
line ut the word Of command and marched. to
the music Of flfc and drum. TO the sturtevant
House. where landlords LOWS md George
Leland gave them dinner. Those who sat Mt
the table were Col. Abrnm Daley, aged -
Licpt.-Col. J. VI. phyfc. 50; MAJOR Charles K.
Blank. 80; Thomas stewart Is Thomns
Bloomcr: SO: William Toney. 50: q. H. Tilly-
jerks. Is; Jarei olmsieai. IS: 6avii fopcl.
90; samuel Hickman. IS; Parminus DoNv - /:
CHRISTOPHER Rcmmy -. and J. Con. y. Letters
been Invited to the dinner Gen. John 4. Dix
wrote that no was sorry that be- WIS COM
Isilled to w be out Of ne cciy. and Mr.;
Intensely hot weather constrains mo To- rrinniu
at home to-day. instead Of meeting my survive
ing companions Of the war Of 1872, NJ had in
tended TO do. | regret this all tho more since
reading In this morning $ papers that the pres
eni anniversary Of American independence Is
Of veterans. The evidences Of decentralization
for several past years have been pninfully au4
parent hut while saw aud deplored tnr grow
prepared 70 see the Fourth of July entirely
ignored BY the civil and military authorities ~
he city Of New York; W. ar" not permitted to
ENJOY the accustomed evening display 90 IRE
works. Tho morning papers tlka a crlm
pressure IN chutoning us NOV t. NiolAt" To-
ordinance against tho nsr 1T lire crackers, X .
Aswe ara very Progressive" especially in tn
wrong objection. mny We not reasonably expect
by the Fourth ~ July. 1879, ordinnnfes pro-
nlOltluE tne reniiEs or JNNN Mans > Letter. or
the display Of IN" Amor rnn tug upon orcas on 4
which used TO b" hailed with enthusiasm. In
deed. am not .urs hut INA. tho annual hosu
talities Of the M-ssrs. L'lani " the Veterans ~
1917 may not he regarded as "a violation %!
municipal authority
Services wrrc held in tho Episcopal Church
OF 1T JOhn tho Evangelist Tho interior was
docoratei with IN" national roors. The Doc
iAration ~ Independente WIS read by III" Rev.
HaS Snr;ry STS,f,Hni PpsssioFi hf choir 'n
was delivered by the R'v. Dr.. John W. Kroner.
pastor. Or. kremrr eXpr ss"d regret "a, mo-
growing Indifference ot the people - th. ,,.--
bration Of Independence Day. "rho CITY Ia
theirs, beaded by tn" Mayor " the 'ity. " b.,
said; have helped TO crush on, what ittl.a lis
position remained to celebrate the day. They
have prohibited FREQ expression u tho people
by turning oIr 10 commemorate in the usual
Americans So long rs this republic shau last
Gray hairs AMI responsibility have been Obliged
o. givn ny their places IN tn" tine-honprcd
ON ~ Alderman t. lrravcr'nt politicians.
VINO. through their primaries. obtninrd their
psuiohs l?r mo solo purpose OF gain Tor them
selves and friends"
Cincinnati, 10 the number Of about TWENTY-FIVE.
att their Fourth of July dinner IN Drimouiro's
r"swurant Mr.; Hamilton Fish and others made
:, The residents Of Washington Heights and OF
Fort Washington celebrated IN what they called
Me good old-inshoned way. They enjoyed d,
dlnnrr IN S'hndlrrs Hlgh Bridge Hotel, ut
which DR.. Isaac l.. Poet. Superintendent Of the
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. presided.
tH'u I.f ll"ldTNiltn OF lnn' lchitlfN WIS
read by Prof. Gillespie Miller. aud an Original
poem was r"cltrd by f.. V. Nrlch. Tho rrgula-
uon Fourth of July tnasts were drunk. the re-
sponses beng made by tho Rev. DR.. :. II. Wcs-
pn, Tho Rev, Dr. Henry Braun. Hosea b. Per
Elns tlchard b. kimbail, DR.. John o. bronson,
Iroi Jacob Van Nostrand. Dr. George +. jack
son, Shepherd Knapp. John A. Bcnll. and
Mchart H. Bovce, Appropriate music was
played by the boys hand from tho Asylum for
'h9 Reformation Of Juvenile D,eiinguenls.
Inc lrs' baths were crowded. the boys. de-
ptNed OF fireworks. took 10 the water for diver
admission 10 the bath nj the foot u GouVrr-
neur street soon after daylight. They crowded.
~ hArd on the gang plank that the iron braces
ol mo railing broke. and two boys fell INTO the
aNet; One boy saved himself the; other. who
Nun not swim was taken out bY kcou"r JOhn
ssn,.prmick, II WAS estimated TINT G.OlO per
T9inn Dhhed there before noon, and IN the East
LIN LIN Street bath over 3 900. The baths were. 10y
i nv 70 close nj II, but the keepers. good ma
'urfeun' prolonged the sport.
NJ JJh Park cooled a large percentage Of
Nv iOrkers; Even the most remote paths
w woso ulronged The attraction IN the afternoon
G as w musl" on the Mall. 10y Dodworlh and
sSrfarrua. B"ginning march from the march
81 me Daughter OF the Regiment" the or
nno,,SnIh Ioilowed programme OF bright and
pppuldr selr"lous. wei suited to IN" taste Of the
pussD PACKED thousands about the ki0squc.
Deh' made pleasant change from Orclcs ina
ettlot. ''''
a., Our Associations" picnic. IN Bond4r's
oehu'Ien Park, drew together many thOusands
a ptrlumed fan was given To every lidy at the