The New York herald., 1879-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Will Mayer Cooper Permit
the Use Of Fireworks?
IMMENSE SALES ALREADY.
Preparing to Celebrate the Day
on Land and Water.


can with impunity noise celebrate the glorious
Fourth day after SO far as preparations
can indicate the day viii be more bosterously COM
memorated than Dealers, wholesale and retail,
report extent of purchase of fireworks, hrearms'
wheels, rockets snakes and crackers largely i'll ex
cess Of any year the past decade Within stones
throw the Temple OF Justice. within less than that
distance OF the Aldermanic Chamber re-
sponsibe firms well as itinerant venders
have been selling explosive wares for the
week past in unusually large quantities. In ad-
diton to the ordinary cracker. extra cracker and
'double header" malicious ingenuity has provided
this year large red instrument Of noise, not less
than seven inches in length which can be fired at
either end and explodes after three minutes tan
talizing fizz with report approximatng that OF
brass six-pounder. Cannon varying from two to
eighteen inches long, cannon crackers. Roman can
dies, percussion cap pistols, rockets pin wheels Ben
COLA lights China flyers colored fres fancy lanterns
torpedoes, big and little patent rockets, parachute
rockets batteries vertical wheels two pointed stars,
"chasers" and double headers have gone off with
celebrity Small dealers exhaust their stock rapidly
and large houses asonished at the continuity OF
the demand
In view of the fact that the police intended TO stop
all demonstrations of the fire and noise sort on the
Fourth of July it is tolerably certain that young
New York either made up its mind to defy the police
or else had an inkng that the Mayor and Aldermen
might in the end relent Hundreds OF thousands of
dollars have been invested in preparations for this
years celebration. and unless the Mayor signs
the ordinance passed by the Aldermen yesterday the
Investments will be permanently sunk. They GER
tainly cannot end in smoke. Information was
sought on this point yesterday afternoon at the
Mayors Office Colonel Kelly very polite but
very busy Major Morrison, however, condescended
to be He was informed tina. the Aldermen. by
vote of II to 5, had rescinded virtually the or
dinance forbidding the sale and of fireworks
the Fourth. cad asked If the Mayor would
probably sign it. Major Morrison toyed
for a moment with pretty blush in the lapel
of his coat. and then, smiling sweetly. said =
"The Mayor has yet official information of
the passage of such a resolution. He is. however,
deep i'll the subject now. He is investigating its
legality. have doubt he will sign it, If he finds
that does not interfere with the statute that
subject OF course if it is unconstitutional he
cannot sign it,
PENDING MAYORS DECISION.
new iron gate has been erected at the doorway
of the outside of the Mayors suite. and when-
ever His Honor is 'deep'' in any subject that iron
door is relentlessly shut, and the policeman with
Burnside whiskers would rather die tt an open 1t.
Pending, therefore. the Mayors emerging from the
subject, the small boy must find such consolation
as he can in the resolution as passed-17 to 5-by
the Aldermen.
Unquestionably OF thousands will leave
New York and HE them to the suburbs; but,
countless thousands will pour in from Brooklyn,
Jersey City, Newark and other provincial places,
there will be perceptiole difference in the popula-
ton. The day i'll town will be celebrated by The
ringing of bells the firing of cannon and the chimes
OF Trinity Church. The military parade and the
regular turnout of the veterans of 1912 will be the
only formal official recognition of tho day. 1t is
believed by dealers that the display of bunt.
ing will be very general. This is based on
the fact Of unusual sales to city people
The ancient Society of Tammany will hold
pleased to call the council chamber Of the great Wig
wam--in other words the hall of the building in
Fourteenth street. The Seventh Regiment Band will
play. Grand Sachem Augustus Schell will welcome
the audience Brother Ii. A. Gumbleton will read the
Declaration of Independence. Lieutenant Governor
Dorsheimer will make ''ong talk and short talks
will follow from the impassoned lips of John t.
Morgan Richard L. Merrick. Erastus Brooks. Judge
McAdam, William Il. Roberts, Hosea Il. Perkins and
others the whole to conclude with the singing of the
'stir Spangled Banner" led by Comptroller Kelly
Isaiah Rynders, Philip L. Sullivan, the society and
the audience.
GAMES AND EXCURSIONS
Naturally all the parks and places of public resort
will be open and thronged. In some OF them there
Will be games Of interest the general public. In
the Harlem Club grounds the athletic games will be-
gin at nine in the morning. when the following will
be open to amaieurs;-One hundred yards run handi-
cap; mile walk; mile run, handicap: one
mile walk, handicap; tug OF war. teams of four.
Gold and SILVER medals will be awarded to the win
In the Adelphl Club Grounds in the afternoon
there Will be runs, hurdle racing. walks, hammer
throwing, putting shot, pole vaulting and sack
r.cing.
The hfth annual games of the scottish-American
Club Will attract attention. Among other entertain
ments there will be races runs, walks, hurdle races
high leaps. high jumps, throwing hammers. putting
shot, pole vaulting and tugs Of war with four and
Six men.
Extra matintcs will be given i'm all the theatres
now open. Besides these there will be other enter
taininents appropriate to the occasion.
While country cousins from BROOKLYN, Podunk
and adjacent places VAL hnd their pleasure ia COM
ing 10 the metropolis and viewing it's parks. build
inss and sights thousands of New Yorkers will en-
brace the opportunity to get ont OF town. and on one
or another of the vast number OF excursions seek
the rest and comfort that the water grants There
has never been year when such varied program me
was offered to the man whose thoughts tut IA away
from brick and mortar Failing as the Fourth does
on Friday there seems TO he general desire To ex-
tend lis holiday prerogat.vc over to the fol-
lowing Monday. Friday Saturday and sunday
out OF town and away from business
would give the of labor q term of
rest most apprcciable. The Cotton Exchange closes
on Thursday and will not reopen until Monday,
The Stock Exchange viii not be open on Saturday.
The Produce Exchange will probably adopt a
similar resolution to-day. Nearly all the leading
houses in the moro prominent branches of trade
will be closed TIL Monday. Obviously then, there
will be tremendous population floating idly about
seeking something TO do.
lfhe day he fair the exodus to Coney Island ocka-
way ana Long Branch Will be phenomenal The tax
ing to which the Coney Island people were put on
SUNDAY last was as naught in comparison with the
demand to be mado there ON the Fourth. The pier,
tha balloon, the aquarium, the observatory. tho
bathing aud The toy railroads of themselves suf
hcient 10 attract 4 monumental gathering; but now
that the hotels are palaces. the such as phil.
harmonic concerts give aud the menus the in
the world there be but limi, to tie vista
ton. and that Is the extent Of the population.
The HERALD contains directory OF excursions
that would drive Hendrck Hudson, Zen Franklin
aud Fulton wild IL thoy could read the announce
ment Nearly nifty steamboats,, in addition to tho
ferry yriad. will ne az tho service OF the common
people on the Fourth. Mon 20 out in a steamer
that Is gay with bunting. noisy with brass bands
and patriotic with cinnon or they quietly sail
up the river in calm and decoreus manner utterly
obvious 10 INC fact that II IL Independence Day
and all that chat term implies. Every sort aud
condition OF man seems to have been studied
oy the caterers Tor this OCCASION. There
half hourly trips to Coney Island
for the quick business man, and there is
a two days sai from Now York New Haven and
Providence, Newport and Rocky Point, with a clam
bake thrown in for the deliberate and easy poinQ
man of leisure. Iona Island aud New Haven appear
90 bc iaTorite points for excursioniss, while the
beauties OF West Point anu tho temptations of the
Fishing Banks never pail upon the sense OF those
who love them. In snort IL Tic day be no ihc c,r