New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
PATRIOTISM REPRESSED BY THE HEAT.
vEATuREs OF THE HoLIDAY-No GENERAL cEiE-
pRATION.

BRATlON
r,,. s,n vesterdav had hundred times the eff
cheney of solemnly enacted ordinances and blue |
coated watchmen IN suppresslng exuberant patrio,-
ISM of the old fashion. There was lively fusilade
of small explosions in the early hours OF the morn
ing but 1t dwindled rapidly as the forenoon wore
away until there remsin I'd only an intermntehe
cracking TO yex the sl.snce OF the CITY. All sho
noises of trade and traffic we're STILL there Deine
coplete suspension OF business in all quarters ex
ccpt those given up to Gambrinus, and tne Guy
populace. when it appeared upon the streets az
All appeared only to make the shortest cut to the
nearest steamboat OF railway train: Inc eauu9 =;
over score of pleasure routes was tremendous an
tween the city and the beaches on the seashore anu
the resorts on the Sound and the rivers, carrleu q
multitude. 1t would hardly be an extravsgSa a1y
estimate to say that persons spent .ns anS
out,de of the city and 90 600 more sought rest anu
refreshment in the beergardens scattered spooV 'o
upper end Of Manhattan Island.
-tLose that have become traditiona-weTe reeIeu
off with a minimum of enthusiasm. Da9is tba
Poss No l1s of the Grand Army aa Of ins
and salute at the Battery at sunrise, although
David Van Arsdale was unable. Oh account Oh ftl.
years The Declaration of Independence was also
read aud General Il. A. Barnum General 4. Jardlne
ard Colonel DSgsnns 20 pstrotc
speeches at Jammany Hail and the New YORK oaatS
Spcaety Of the Cincinnati celebrated its hundreath
rs Of the Of isi2-now rapidly thinning
out-were the only gatherings In wh = the spirlii
of '76 was regnant To the multtnle the pontlcIa.i
s ss,s IL is the character M holiday
that ght opportunities to escape the citys heat
by gong pleasantly to No and
make merry generally. The cty's bunting Was
given to tue breezes generons and the nu..eithhs
frcolor was visible overthe hol.etoPs and along tne
waterfront sS Ear as sight ext led The war snips
in the Br, cstyn Navy Ya-si wa all tneir signars
flying "a te the ational sslat ut noon ana were
answere prom dy b; the ins OF Governors
Island
The Exchanges looked q "some cas- the grave nand
Und. Broad New .aG Ms'SS ss
ali the bulls. the bears, c,.,, and !! .,d The
was closed and lissry policeman stood sentry at
the mjddis gate. An occasional immigrant was 70
be sees de nt nesTy az b hsa a sscsps
ing pnblio charges 10 Battery PARK, wanaSrIns
maids yolnQ men, old men, good-looklng ana MOI
benches, while many came and went at the swim
ing baths A delightful breeze blew up rom inc
bay making the Battery the c90e ,sb ION
ties wss II be- passing down the bay or up the
Easa or Sc North River in such numbers as would
its holds a. on water. The ferry boats boats
and steamers were decked with hags, ana hags
uttersd from all the public buildings and the hotels
in this part of the city.
WHAT THE VETERANS OF 1912 DID.
At exactly IL O'clock midnight. Adjutant j. Gould
Warner of the Veterans of 1872, ran up the nag At
the old fort In Cent raj Park near and
tenth-st At sunrise Christopher r. Forbes, grand
son OF David Van Arsd&le. was introduced to the
259 members Of Dange4 Post No. 1i TSv e. And
comrade of Dahlgren Post hoisted the nag on the
liberty pole at the Battery. David Van Arsdale,
detained at home on account Of illness. Dahigren
Post then fired National salute OF thirty eight
Ths s was S1 sn's aA At Hail. No. s
sST''' o.s Sa ten answered :St :s
EsnTy 4SSGt eTsis cshts
five; Edward n. Duryee, neigbty,elght;
Thomas MeSsOn. sighty-hvs; G. R sill nsG:
during the past ysar ThurOw Wed Weed Michael n.a
Tso Si Blank delegation Si' Mansfield
Post, No. 35, from Brooklyn, and the drum corps
composed of the sops of Shc m.nbers OF that Post
where the Messrs. Leland had prepared the usual
Fourth of July banquet. On the march General
DALEY ordered halt in front OF the mouse Oh mrs mrs
were presented with bouquets. After dinner the
Veterans sang songs and foug LIT over their battles
until late in the afternoon.
IN BROOKLYN AND AROUND THE CITY.
All the residents of Brooklyn who could leave
that city yesterday away to escape the intense
heat Street cars and railroad transportation facl-
tiles were taxed to the utmost. Business was sus,
pended offices closed, and the usual throDgs OF
shoppers in the streets were altogether wanting
The City Hall and Municipal Building were gayly
decorated with flags and banners, and the national
coors were displayed at many points through
persons gathered to at the parade of the labor
organizations. The aud of the fre-cracker could
be heard at every street corner. Among the eScur,
sions ere those of the NOn-Comnissioned Officers,
Association of the 18th Regiment and the Veterans
Association of the same, TO Peekskill: Games OF
ball and cricket drew many persons to the Prospect
Park Parade Ground, and in the Park itself tennis
and croquet found many enthusiastic players. The
sixth concert of the season was given at the music
stand In the Park at .. Tn., and was enjoyed by
many persons Save for the accident caused by a
Manhattan Beach train demolishng street car,
nothing serious in the way of crime or casualty
marred the day. Fewer fires than usually occur on
such holiday werer epOrted.
Fireworks worth 81. 300 were set off at the ex-
pense of the city l., Brooklyn last evening. For the
first time in several ye&rs the display did not have
TO be postponed from the night OF the Fourth
Of July ON account OF ~ rain. The pub
Washington Ball Park, at Ffth-ave. and Third-st.;
at North Tenth and Four. lists; at Bushwick ave.
and Belvedere-st, and at Tompkins-sQuarc. The
programme at each place was the same, and in
cluded sky-rockets, Roman candles colored hres
at each place. The roof Of the III City Hall was
lit up with cOlored fires Besides the public dis
plays which attracted -reat throngs of persons. in
effect Of all enhanced by the dark clouds in the
western sky, which were frequently lighted up by
flashes of lightning. 1t was conceded that the
public displays the best given in recent years
At Newark the Fourth was ushered in by the
firing of national salute, the ringing OF the church
and fire bells, and constant explosion of fireworks
and pistols all parts Of the city, In the morning
the LIST and 9th Regiments and the posts OF the
Grand Army paraded an6 were reviewed at the City
Hall by the city authorities. BY noon business was
entirely suspended and thousands of people crowded
the suburban parks and left the city on excursion
trains and steamers. Tho Essex County Demo-
cratic Club held celebration at its headquarters
at 10 a. ~, with grafton and other exercises.
In the evening public exhibition of fireworks was
given the Broad-st. canal bridge, under
direction of q specIal committee of the Common
Council. There little disorder and drunken
ness witnessed during the day.
The holiday was observed in Queens and Suffolk
counties With pcuics baseball matches sailing
cursions, horse races md other amusements. The
church bells ushered in the day by ringing At sun
rise for one hour. and again at sunset. At Green
port the Fire Department had its annual parade in