Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-04
The Glorious Fourth

And the Clty's Centennial Combined
 How the Great Day VIII be Observed
 i'm This Cfty-Ths Celebration as 1t
 Looks the Day Before-To-day's Grand
 Procession The Grafton at center l
 Church-The Fireworks Displays and
 the Band Concert - Great Influx of
 Visitors.
 With the last struggling evidence of dark ness this morning the great day toward which New Haven has been looking forward for many days will be ushered in by numerous loud shocks and noisy explosions in which the small boy and the big cannons on East Rock and elsewhere will figure, very much to the joy of all ardent patriots in our midst. and who is not one2 The staid old sun will be given a noisy salute ss he lights up this land this morning and the departing stars
 will be shot away in tunult of noise. New Haven will do her share towards properly observing this national anniversary, and will lend to 1t a particular glory by celebrating an anniversary that is full of significance to her as 8 city. One hundred years is 8 long time in the life of city. and but few cities in this country have celebrated their centen- niaIs, and none can point with greater pride upon record of steadier progress in indus tries arts and educational interests than New Haven. We'll may our citizens rejoice in to- day and celebrate this anniversary with un- usual warmth. There will undoubtedly be enough warmth. The sun will furnish it if New Haveners don't.
 The salute of one hundred guns from the summit of East Rock at sunrise and the ring ing of bells will be the first formal opening of the day. The days programme in detail is given below. If the weather is fair there will be fully 25. 900 strangers in town. The
 parade will be upwards of three miles long.
 Seats have been placed at many places along the route of procession for th9 accommoda- dation of those who wish to get good view
 of it. Charles McLinn, the college carpen- ter, has erected fine tier of seats along Chapel street, between the corner of College and old South, which will be good point to view the procession as it passes there twice Seats are erected in front of the Third church and elsewhere. Every available window along the route is in good demand some of them bringing as high as $5. The tents on the ! Green which were erected yesterday gave it 8 good appearance Although not es numer- ous as were expected, they line the old Green pretty completely and the whole place has 1 gaudy holiday appearance. The work of making final preparations for the great event was rapidly pushed yesterday. The whole town was on the qui viVe and the streets were crowded. Business was lively in the stores, and many strangers came in to swell | the numbers. The hotels were we'll filed In the parade which starts about Il o'clock | will be the following: Police, Grand Mar shal Stephen R. Smith, staff and aids. Vete- ! ran Horse Guards, members of the general l committee on celebration, ship Constitution l in miniature, Connecticut National Guard
 with Second Regiment band and drum corps, Colonel Fox, marshal and aids, Meriden band, Admiral Foote post, drum corps, Hen ry 0 Merwin post, drum corps, Nathan Hale camp, of V, drum corps w H Pierpont camp, s of V of Hartford, Order United American Mechanics, Patriotic Sons of Amer ica, barge Columbia, with Goddess of Liber- ty and thirty-eight young ladies representing the States of the Union, Sassacus drum corps, four lodges O F, Colonel HeaIey, marshal and aids, Columbia band, Ancient Order, St Mary's Temperance society, St Francis T A and B society, Knights of St Patrick, Jacob Richards, marshal and aids Butchers association, New Haven Bicycle club, Ramblers' Bicycle club, Harugari Lie
 dertafel with barges, Dwight school cadets Gile Continental Guard, Eighth ward Zouaves, Antiques and Horribles, New Haven Horn band, General Bradley, mar shal and aids, Wallipgford band, Governor Waller and staff, Mayors of Connecticut cities, Rev Thomas R Bacon, orator of the day, Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen in carriages, Hiram Camp, marshal and aids,
 Columbia band veteran fremen, visiting firemen from Fair Haven, Stratford, Ansonia,
 Birmingham, Shelton, Danbury and other cities New Haven fire department, R P Cowles, and aids, Yale shell of 1884, Thes- plan club, postofice employees, citizens.
 Features OT TO.Day-The Trades Dis PIay-The DecOratIOns-GeneralI Items.
 The trades display will be strong feature of the procession. The merchants and man.
 ufacturers are vieing with one another for the display. Marshal Cowles issues the following NOTICE.
 With the approval of the grand marsha the follow ing order announced for the information of comprising the Eighth division (the trades).
 The line will form Chapel street (Dorth side ),the right resting Wooster square, extending to Ramil- ton street and through Hamilton street to Water street. Then form Franklin and Chestnut streets south of ohape street: When the line moves Q1 o'clock sharp) they will fall in in the order given Space should be left each enough for passing teams. Those who report first wi of
 Marsha1 Eighth DivisIcn.