New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
A SUNDAY CELEBRATION.
QUIETLY KEEPING THE FOURTH.

ACCIDENTS OF tbs DAY.
There was evidently feeling among young pat
riots yesterday that the order OF the Superinten-
dent Of police, directing that " on the 9th inst"
the ordinance prohibiting the " firing. dIscharelng
or setting off within the City of NewYork, by any
person, of any rscket, frecracker, torpedo. squip
balloon. or any other fireworks" should be enforced
did not apply TO any other than the day speciheo
So there was an abundance of noise yesterday, n
kind of clandestine celebration of the day. On Tie
corners of the street. in the middle of the block
aud in open lots, small boys-and many large ones
too-might be seen with lighted punk in one hand
and 6recrackers in the other, or with han dful OF
torpedoes or Chinese bomb enjoying the cele0ra-
ton with perfect freedom, white perhaps not more
than twenty feet away stood policeman.
I'm this city and in Brooklyn to-day noisy cele-
bration would probably be interfered with, but it
is evident that outside Of the city there VIII be
pretty general misery owing to the miscellaneous
explosion of powder, The sale OF fireworks 10 oe
sent out of town is said to have been lorger tnis
wear than in any previous season. and it has been
difficult for dealers I'll the orders. Goods nave
been sent out of New-York both by express and
freight When they have been offered as freight on
steamboats, many owners have declined 10 carry
them, and others have stored them IN IRON
or fre-proof compartments. The demand Ior
flags and bunting has also been exceedingly
large this year, and the display from buildings on
the shipping and else where about the city, VIII DC
even more extensive, it is said, than ever before.
The Exchanges and other public buildings will be
closed and there will be general cessation OF bust
ness. The Custom House will be open from to 10
q m for the entrance and clearance of vessels. The
letter-carriers will make the morning coectiohs
from the lamp-post boxes. and all mails VIII ciose
at 10 q. m.
As the day promises to be pleasant with possibly
he otmo2Dhpre. there VIII TO
many excursions up the Hudson River and on the
Long Island Sound, and to COney Island, Long
Branch and Rockaway. The C. Ii. Northam, OF the
New Haven Line, will make an excursion TO New
Haven starting at a. m. from Peek Sip, ana inc
Continental, of the same line Will BRING iaIee
party from New Haven, returning at Il:oU p H.
The Elm City, of the New-Hayen Line, Will make
m exclusion 10 NewLondOn. The Bridgeport OF
the Bridgeport Line, Will leave catherine ol'p
at 8 q. m, and from Bridgeport viii 60 10 inc
Middle Ground. returning TO New-lOrk to-mehl
The Laura of the same line, will take large eA-
cnrson party from the Narragansett Nailey TO
Coney Island and ROckaway, returning to-iIg,,:
The Hartford Steamboat Company VIII carry may
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to New York aud return tonight:
fhs company from July 10 will manage series OF
popular excursions from Hartford 10 NeW-1orA vi
every Saturday, returning on sunday. .;
The steamer j. II. Staun will make an excursion
to Shelter Island by way OF NewiiahVein n. Vii riI
make excursions 10 Glen Island, Where tucIe
will he a Rhode Island clam bake. he flymouih
Rock will make two excursions 10 Long bIanon
gvinp the passs gers time to attend the races; anu
the steamer twilight WITH mako TWO excursions 10
Rockaway. The d. r. Martin, the Matteawan anu anu
Thomas Cover will make the regular Trips from
the BATTERY TO Bay Ridge, conneetidg with the
Manhattan Beach Railroad. , ,.,, 7,
The principal excursions on the hudson VIII ne
nv the c. Vlbbard and City of Troy to West Point
ana Newburg. There will also be excursions 10 lle
fishing banks and to other points OF ne hte resi-
and the annual regatta OF the Nalohai ia0hV Siu"
oi Jersey City will take place. -,
The 6enefclares of Sailors Snug Harbor will
have an open air chowder party Win music anu
AT the Aquarium at II a. m, Mitchell Laird VIII
read Declaration OF lndepenaen ,'os AMI eed
"Our Union. GOd bless it forever ana Uon ana
our native land" The tragedy OF " Permanla VIII
be performed al 9 and p. H. ,D,
There viii be music on the Mall IN Oehudi an
Mt pm. G. ;. Grafulla, leader , -,
The Soldiers Monument at NortnporIIi h - ~,,i
be dedicated to-day. Al the setanket Hlntlheton
Westhampton and Baldwins diving farhs 'nere
will be several trotng matches ana PIfI o o
orafion. At Lake Grove the Rev. n. Hubbel VIII
deliver the Grafton. Many towns both In queens
and Suf'olk Counties have made arrangements Tor q
nnblic DISPLAY of fireworks In the evening. On Hat-
urday the new band of sixty one musicians Drought
from Germany by the Long paonb SnecieI
tra,ns viii he run by the Long Island Railroad
Company TO this new watering place to-day
RESULTS OF CLANDEsTiNE CELEBRATIONS.
George W. Lewis of No. 1922 East Thirty-seventh-st
- a. a revolver vesterdar III violation of the law,
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his patriotism when he unintentonaly snot
Jonn Carney boy sixteen years DID, who was stand
,ng in front of his No 3l4 East Ihiryseventh
Ct The boy was wounded n the left breast ana
surgeon who was called to attend him pronounced the
wound dangerous Lewis was arrested ana IoeRed up III
the Tyenty-frst Precinct Police Station
v-hne some boys were amusing themselves by firing
blank cartridges from pistol ON fFsaVe c9
Grederick Besse fifteen years Old OF No 4O6 Flith.
ran in trout Of the weapon and received snoI -
gRhtleSs when taKeKen NOME
Marlin Meyer, eighteen, Of 20 ~ ChIy stest:
went 70 visit some friends at No 90 snivanst yesler
Ssy and while there he amused himself by dscnarRlnI
an oldashioned peper-Dox pistol t9g wS"pI lie Ss,
carried 10 the NewYork Hospital where Ills INJURY "a
Tega rrSec camne aborer Of No 60 suroks was
walking through Springst near the B0weIy cary YES
terday morning when lie was sepGug rDawn
Ia Vent 70 Inc Eldridge Street Police station and has
his To Sm II is believed ne was accidentally snOt b!
some one who celebrating the DAY, ro+ohir, som,
p,oymstes fire pistol near his home, at No. "a Nande
ysse lS nar T Of e arn The wound
40 severe mat sent to the Chamhers sreet nos
pa George Tl ley an 8a sGy Th0 h'sD inc S'0
Henry Osanbracb, twelve wears ora, Snot n'uIseH f
f6s P house No. slS Ftn fae wound, which wa
severe dressed at Bellevue %o ga 1ciss wa
taken TO Bellevue Hospital YESTERDAY afternoon s1ie
ing from pistol wound III TIE h&no WHICH "o "o MN
sen FreWorSs Yesterday afternoon set fire to the awnin
An font of No So Wooster-st. and caused damage
$25. , r,.,, t,ovoress Office at NJ
a Tssex 81 rket was destroy by hFeWOfAs yeste4ud
afternoon. -. " 1ae Tu1orvat
vas badly burned yesterday by the accidents
discharge of a pistol he was handling. -, -, -
Will,am Doran, age fourteen, OF No $50 huusOn-a'e
Hrookyn received severe burns IN the rlght eve an
face caused by blank cartrldSe Whlch WAS hrcu
JcTcmiab Haggerty, of No. 20i 1oTk-st
MarlNns TWO END q hau OF NO Il Lotllne
ct Brooklyn. badly buTucd about inc pouy yesie
a. afternoon bv his clothes taking IRE iom the e.
nlosion of fre-crackers in the yard 80 =, . .
William MCGEE, age fourteen, Of NO 40 prospects
prookIyn while PLAYING with pistol In Bndge-st la
evening lacerated his tight hand badly by us suu9e
ana unexpected explosion lie was taken 10 Tie vi
Hospital. ~ 100 ro1,s. proo
sho Of a