New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
RAIN ON THE HOLIDAY.
PLEASURE-SEEKING INTERPRETED WITH.
HOW THE FOURTH OF JULY WAS CELEBRATED-A
LARGE EXODUS FROM THE CITY-sPoRTs OF
MANY EyNDs rSnr1GFD IN

change which is gradually coming over the oharac-
ter of the celebration of the Nations birthday New
York epioyed quiet and restiul Fourth or Ju!y
yesterday. The serenity of the sky and breeze IN
the early forenoon conspred with the thousand ana
invitations temptingly displayed In the news news
papers 10 lure the multitude into the country tnti
after the hour oil the lines Of water and ianu
transit were busily occupied In carrying people
TO the places of entertainment round about the clty
Such variety of pleasures. perhaps, was never De-
fore held out to ekers-athleuc games;
yacht races horse races picnics excursions ov anu
and water parades, theatrical performances, oan-
quets, anniversary meetings were everyMM t ,hc
Fishing, boating and dancing parties sought me
beaches at Long and staten San Scn %uu skins
Harlem River and tossed H. era gracefully NY
East River and the Bay. Thousands of people, the
majority il seemed young men and women weht ou'
toward High Bridge III search oil tsVeny az S"o IiS
sorts in that vicinity quiet IN the WOODED clllS
of Washington Heights. In the evening tnsy d r.
turned to the city on the westside elevated rail-
Others with punches of Towering branches, and cat
tails and water-liies gathered along the fNei
banks
The exodus began early in the forenoon and
was almost ended when, early in the afternoon,
the began to fall, to the comfort OF the stayai
homes, the annoyance of the demonstIauve small
boys and the great chagrin of outofdoor pleasure
seekers within the area of dampness:
The honor of mainta aiming the old-iashioheu style
of celebration was almost monopozed by the sec
ond of these classes. Young America burned MS
powder as usual. though not in such quantities as
one was ashamed to acknowledge. But
Exhausted aSn%s %mse and the 6uf of b;
ammunition so early that the stald portion OF tine
community experienced only umlIg annoy ny NJ
from the source winch was once so prolhc OF us
comforts In fact after 10 a. M the noise OF Hre1 IRE,
works In the city not much greater IMAM III mao
been on several days previous TO yesterday, ana
the remark was frequently made that the stiffness
of the day recalled the anniversary OF last year,
when the spirit of meTry-maklng ana ceieot ,i
was held in check by the overwhelming NatlonaI
sorrow. la place, however, OF Ine ANXIOUS
and grief-str1cken crowds which then gathered
around the places in the lower part OF the city
where intelligence of the wounded Presidents CON
dition first to be obtained; there were III 'ne
middle of the day only deserted streets ana az az
morning and night only tine orderly professions Oh
people returning to their homes.
The rain hurried the pleasure-Seekers homeward
at IA much earlier hour than they intended when
they set out on their excursions. and the piers III
the haIbOr presented many amusing spectacles
when the steamboats, came in and the bedTaggled
crowds dashed through the RAIN from cover TO cover
But an Old aGagc verified, and while these
people lugubriOus expr s1ons the under
writer's smiled ana smiled the air. rodolent Win
the odor OF burnt powder, with less concern than
they are wont 10 show when the weather is clear
and dry, and every explosion suggests the, posi-
bI!lty OF coDiiagratlon winch perhaps may eat up
years dividends There was gay display OF
bunting in the business streets and on The puDhc
buildings and from the shlppihg Il. tne
habor, where they looked most III
spring, the colors of several nations hutterng
peacefully and pTettlly beside the National ensign
he ceiebra ton i'll The city was much more gem
eraI at,nIght than during the day Unfortunately
the ram interiered with the brIancy OF the spec
tace and the comfort of the sght-seers but, never
fheess for hours after darkness set In, the black
sky III the northern part OF the city was
lit up BY Roman candles and rockets, as
If a myriad of fire-ties OF various coloIs
were swaTming there. There was. too, an incessant
cracking OF explosives blg and little.
at tie annual me etDg OF the New-York State
Society OF the Cincinnati yesterday, at Denonlcos,
the memSeTs present We're S Gor D. beRmaP
j. Clinton John Cochrane William II. Crosby,
Hamilton Fish, Alexander Hamilton, the Rev:
Nj. Ii. Hutton. William Linn Reese. Charles Scott
Mcknight John Schuyler. William Richmond Tat
bot, Edward W. app, Pierre Van Cortandt, John
Chopper John w. Creation, William Jones Hopper.
Matthew Payson Rice, George Webb Mcneil, and
William u. Ward. Hamilton Fish presided and
John Schuyler recorded the proceedings. Messrs.
Ledyard, Kumpcr aud Dodge were elected members
of the society. The publication Committee re-
ported that they had nearly prepared the book re-
lating 10 the society which 1t Is proposed TO publish
General Coclhane presented report III answer 10 a
communication from the Massachusetts, state so
ciety respecting the right Of members 70 be relieved
from the lund of the State societies. Ine mortuaTy
record OF the past year was Tead, and the society
then adjourned 10 the dllllng-fuom, Where an III
f,rnal lunch was served.
Tue clothes as wei as the enthusiasm of large
number OF holiday pleasure-seekers III Brooklyn
were dampeued by the rain, VIII Oh began to tall in
fermIttenty abOt p H., and which an hour there
after had Just got down To steady work. those VINO
st.reo early TO oculc III the Park or to go to the
seashore had part OF Their pleasure before the
storm set IN but tnose who waited antil the after
noon were sadly disappointed. A few brave ones.
after the IAN began 10 fail, but at last, conquered
by the current downward they, too, returned. The
holiday appearance in the morning with the doors
ana WINDOWS OF shops closed Tags Tying from
many public and private buildings, and persons
taking holiday i'll the streets, crOwdlng cars and
pavements The City Hall. Municipal Building and
Court House were made gay with the hags OF all
nations on poles and stretching from the
cupolas to the roofs. There much more noise
than usual in Brooklyn from frecrackers, as they
were allowed Tor the first time III four years. Ow-
i'm IN he Prospect
moi given in tue afternoon. The fireworks, which
were To be displayed AT the city's expense III
different places, laid away last night, as was
done last year and two years ago. TO be given on
some more propitiOus evening. No serious accident
lyn The entire police force OF tue city was on duty
and extra vigilance was observed by the Fire De-
partment.
The Nations holiday was generally observed in
Jersey CITY, although no public celebration was ar
ranged Tor except display of fireworks III the even
lug Dy direction of the Board OF Aldermen All the
public buildings the banks and the Post Ofiice were
Closed aud ali suspeDd cd except by deal
ers in fireworks and liquid refreshments The rain.
which prevailed Throughout the afternoon did not
dampen tue patriotic ardOr OF the small boy, al
though spoiled many OF his hrecrac kers and rem
dered his torpedoes entirely useless. several accl-
dents "a OF less serious cuaractcr occuIIeu
from the careless use OF firearms
Outside OF Kings County there was no formal cell
e5raton OF the day excepting at Greenport,
Soutnold and az Harbor AT the latter place the
principal dolngs were at the talr grounds where
s.yer, purses were trotted for there were also ali
Indian race lot purse OF 500 between I'VE Shin
necock Indians, and display VI fireworks III the
evening. AT Greenport there was parade OF the
Fire Department aud veterans, mammoth clam
bake and all oralion by Colonel Fellows, OF New
York. AT s0utnold there was music by the cornet
band OF the and exercises III the Presby terrain
Church. consisting OF singing, prayer. reading OF
Pam IRON the Old Bible VI Barnapus Horton
Q64O) and an Grafton by the Rev AOram Conkhn
The church bells III the several villages were rang
al sunrise aud sunset. The hotels ana boarding
houses both on the north and south of The island
were well hlied On SATURDAY night anu Monday
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