New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-15
THE CELEBRATION IN NEW-YORK.

REJOICING OF FRENCH REsIDENTs-A GENERAL
DISPLAY OF FRENCH FLAGs-5AILoRs' GAMES ON
IHE FRENCH FRIGATEs.
The national festival of the French Republic was
celebrated by the French residents of this city yes
terday with great enthusiasm. Not only were the
French residents concerned in the celebration OF
the fete but the French men, Of-war now at anchor
in the North River were even more careful to OBJ
serve the day. The ships were Cayly decorated.
The office of the Consul General of France was
closed and business was generally suspended in
French establishments throughout the city. Mayor
Cooper gave orders Tor the flags of the City Hall
TO be displayed, and whoever possessed
tri. color hung 1t on the outer wall OF his store
building in token of good WILL 1t was cOnspicu-
Gus over the Hotel Brunswick and other hotels. APP
propriate action was taken by the Cerce Francais
de LHarmonie and n grand picnic and reception
was held by twenty-tbree French societies at Wash
ington Park Salutes Of artillery were fired from
Governors Island and the Navy Yard.
In order to witness tho effect Of the holiday upon
the sailors OF the French men-of-war in the harbOr
a reporter of THE TkIBUNE went to the Battery
YESTERDAY morning and engaged small boat to
tako him to the Magiclenne. The tide
was coming in and the skiff danced
upon the swiftly rolling waters like a feather. In
the oflng lay the two fngates, Magicienne and Du-
mont d'Uryille, bedecked from stem to
stern with bunting and looking grandly
in the sunshine and their holiday attire.
At o'clock in the morning salute of twenty-one
guns was fired the salvOs being repeated at noon
and at sunset. Back from Governors Island came
the answer from the guns of the Uuted
States in compliment. morning mass was
celebrated on board the vessels. Board
ing the Magiciennc, the deck was seen to
be covered with throng of sailors in the taste
full Summer costume of white suits with large blue
canes or collars. They had just finished q
gala repast furnished by Admiral de Frey
cinet and had returned to the deck to
participate in the curious games which
mark a sailors holiday. The programme of the
sports was formidable and was gotten up with all
the ceremony of menu for a State dinner. Pass
ing to the quarter deck the reporter met the
officers of the Magicienne and was enabled
to get a good view or tne sailors
beneath To say that the scene was highly sug,
gestive of a certain Derennially popular nautical
comic opera is to repeat what was Lne generai re-
mark OF all present acquainted Win uhpefVS iina-
fore" 81,
and thew seemed to take much pleasure In oDserV-
Ing Jack rars attempts at nlnOlehess l,u
and loud was the applause wen the " creased
pole" was triumphanty climbed ana tue prizes IN
the other games were won: lne men VINO SUI
merged their heads in large tubs or water In search
~ cens at the bottom which they were To withdraw
with heir teeth fully earned the money they secured
slnglestick," the game one reads or In olu Eugsh
novels was sport which excited much attention
from the off ers guests and crew, aud some sympa-
thy ZOO perhaps, for the sailors whose heads were
smartlv rapped by too alert antagonist During the
interudes OF the sports an exosleh. marine panu
ond the olly wung each other gay in watzea
| and uuadrlles Many French residents took oc-