New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-05
A WET AND GLOOMY FOURTH
FIRECRACKER AND ROCKET DID THEIR
WORK, NEVERTHELESS.
PLENTY OF NOISY PATRIoTIsM-MANY ATH.
LErIc CONTESTS AND OUTDOOR FEsIvI.
TIES SPOILED - FEWER ACCT.
DrNTc THAN uSuAI.

TIES SPOILED - FEWER ACC1
DENTS THAN. USUAL.
It Is generally conceded that when the American
youth starts out TO accomplish anything he usually
succeeds He ignores entirely all obstacles in his
way and the disadvantages under which he labors,
and as a general thing overcomes them. He had
an ample opportunity yesterday to prove this, and
he did it. II there is one thing that the genuine
Yankee boy starts out to do it Is TO celebrate the
Fourth of July, not altogether because OF what
the day represents, but because noise without re-
striction Is then allowed. On that day police
mems ears are generally stuffed with cotton, and
harsting bombs and cracking fireworks are not
heard by item.
II took a large amount Of patriotism for the
small bow TO become enthusiastic yesterday.
But he was so nevertheless, ahd' ue-
spite the extremely unfavorable weather.
he filed the air with enough noise to satisfy the
most ardent patriot who expresses his feelings ny
making a racket. For time, however, he was
ouieted. But it was only when the rain came
down SO hard that gunpowder refused to explode
that he gave up temporarily the attempt to make
noise.
Unfortunately, however, he not the only
one affected Thousands were greatly disturbed,
and their feelings were wrought up to the point
of explosion in consequence of the bad weather'
All the morning the sky was cloudy, and prospects
of rain falling heavily were good. The sun acted
as if he had forsaken the city altogether. Once
or twice he tried to shine, but the clouds were
against him, and after hard struggle he gave u
m apparently tired out and disguised with the
state of affairs.
1t generally rains before the Fourth OF July is
over. and preparations are usually made'for SNORT
shower. but seldom comes such transform as
that of yesterday 1t is almost Impossible 10 esCi-
mate the loss it occasioned. Excursions, pichlcS
and an almost unlimited number OF sports were
entirely ruined by the rain. Baseball games
athletic contests, and many other outdoor ell
tertainments were stopped. Thousands Oh peo-
pie we're disappointed in the day, and IL vote
were taken, public opinion would prooapy ue-
clare that this was the worst Fourth Of July that
the present generation has SEEM As If in mockery
NJ what the day might have been, the sky cleared
eff somewhat toward evening and the people,
with noisy patriotism which had been held In
check for several hours came out ana let their
feelinrs loose with great CHATTER. Lost time was
made up in a hurry, and it was not long Deiore
the city was like field of battle. For some lqso-
unately. the day was not entrey spoheu, hc
CARELESS of the weather. the Long DIancl UNI "nJ
Conev Island steamers were crowded, railroad
trains were packed with people; ana potn netno ,
Of transportation were used by those VINO
carly in the day hurried away from the city
During the eyesing the sky was brill brilliantly nny
lighted by exploding bombs, sky'rocKetS anu
Roman candles. ,,ss
Although the sky was clouded and the &c NOS
were low and heavy the day was ushered IN oy tie
firing Of National salutes and the hosting OIL ine
Stars and Stripes in many places The booming
cannon did not have il all their own way, now
ever. for their patriotic introduction OF the day
was quickly augmented by overgrown hrecrackers
and torpedoes Jay Gould Warner, as his custom
is ON every National holiday, raised the nag over
the old fort in Central Park at sunrise;
Several Grand Army posts observed the Gay.
The drum corps of the Judson Nlpatriclz, Post,
nnder the command of A. Vosburg, went to Mount
Morris Park at sunrise and raised the nag there.
This drum corps has done this for the last four
years The National salute was fired at
sunrise at the Battery by. members
of the Dahlgren Post, and in the afternoon the
members of the post went to Guterdings Cos
mopolitan Park, where they were . TO participate
in athletic sports and games. This the rain pre-
vented but in the evening after the rain stopped,
an extremely happy time was had.