New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-05
TIE SORROWFUL HOLIDAY.
rEW onsERVANCEs IN THls CITY.

FEW OBsERVANCES IN THIS CITY.
ENABLE TO THROW ASIDE TIE GLo0M-FLAGs
WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PRESIDENT STILL
CELEBRATIONS POsTrONED-FLW PRO-
CEssIONs.
There was little Of the demOnstraive celebration
yesterday, which has marked 50 many of the Ma
tjcra holidays in honor of the Declaration of indie
peuaence. lct the day Itself was nearly all that
could he desired. Tho broke cloudlcss sky,
md during hc greater pert of the day the weather
was pleasant. The gloom. however, which had
spread through t city, in consequence of the attack
mon Pres lent Garfield was deep TO he disreicd.
From most &C The principal hotels and club houses
FLAGS and streamcrs hoated. and the City Hall aud
other official buildings were decorated The private
houses however, throughout the city were with few
exceptions uuJdorncd, their owners apparently feel
ing moro like mourning than rejoicing. The flags
hung at full mast, and all day long people could be
seen Watching thcm eagerly, this signiiel that
the President was still alive.
The avenues and principal streets were very
quiet and in the upper part of The city there almost
"a little activity Sunday. On the side streets,
occasionally boy fred of cracker or snapped
torpedo. The retail stores were closed almost
without exception.
Down town, there was mora noise, hut it
mostly from the juvenile part Of the citys popula
ton. The holiday was almost universally observed
by business men, the few stores and offices which
were opened early ia the morning being closed be
fore noon. Tho Federal and STATE courts and all the
Exchanges were shut.
Many meetings and sports were to be held ycster-
day but most Of them postponed in conse
ouence of President Gariclds condition. and the
character o. those which were held was like that of
Tammany Hail, changed entirely. The riAe-Shoot
ing at Creedmoor put OF, also several
small celebrations around the city. Thcprocessions
were few in number, and small in size.
The Bowery was the ncisiest part of the city, and
there were several exciting occurrences there 4
middc-agcd man was standing in the afternoon in
front Of one OF the theatres when a boy came up
behind him carefully and put two giant" fire
crackers, lighted, into his coat side pocket. The
crackers went Off with "A bang which made Che man
jump nearly fifteen feet, burned a large
hole in his coat and injured him consid-
erably. When the victim had recovered
his seif-rOsScsSon somewhat he caught sight Of the
urchin who had caused the trouble. He started in
pursuit with energy. policeman followed in his
wake together With seventy-Gye or n hundred of
the witnesses of the explosion aud the entire street
was in confusion. The urchin ran down the ROwcry
and into Gr1nd-st where he sought the secusion of
tencmcnt-housc close by, followed by his puTsucrS
Tho excursions from he city We're well parronized
but by no means rs LARGELY rs usual. There was
Police Headquarters up 10 6 y. m II was declared
by the Police to he the quieest Fourth of July
At hall-paSt / there was heavy shower For
about nall an hour the rain came down in sheets.
1ht ram NpIJnH up suddenly, ana II caught many
Persons unpfcparcd. The wind blew hard and those
who were down down got very wet, as stores and
other places of retreat were closed, leaving few
places of refuge from the storm. 1t cleaned up nj
., and was pleasant until 6 o'clock. when il BEGAN
10 rain again, and this shower continued for some
time.
The Dahlgren Post No 113. G. 4. r.. acted "a an
escort to Battery b, which went to Battery Park at
= "a. IN, ana fired salute. Another platoon OF the
Eattcsy fired salute at MadisOn-aVe. and East
H,lncty-5isth-st. About : q. IN. the 11th Rcgimcnt
went through the Battery its way to New Born
= l., where II was to spend the daV. 1t Stopped nj
The historic flagstaff and fired salute after which
john scott and ". j. Sure, two veterans of 1912
raised the ilaG The flag at the fort in Central Park
was not raised as the stan has fallen down. David
VAN ATsdale, who usually raises the flag at the
Battery, and who claims it as his privilege because
his father was the first To haul down the British
flag after the evacuation of Ncw-York was Sicl. and
unable to be present.
The 69th Re giment spent the day at Jones's Wood.
where IN r. was dress parade, athletic sports aud
q Dali III the evening. Companies \ { and L, Of the
and yesterday they heard the Declaration of Indie
pendence read there. The Nathaniel Lyon Post of
Hartford. visited the city and WAS he guest OF am
eron Post Grand Army Of the Republic at No. $50
broadway and at the Harlem River Park The
me!nbers of the Howard Mission met at : a. IN and
took trip up the East River.
The weather cleared IN the evening and the mir
was delight fuly cool and pleasant. The bow, were
reused by the thought that the Fourth OF july hqd
nearly passed, and there was more celebrating thau
in the day time. Many tirccrackcrs and tnr
pcdoes We're discharged, but there were few displays
fireworks.