New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-05
CELEBRATIONS IN THE SUBURBS.
BIG DAY IN ELIZABETH PATRICK GLEASON

BIG DAY IN ELIZABETH PATRICK GLEASON 5
TOWN DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE FOURTH.
jersey City had no oicisL etlcbration. but the day
was generally observed. Al the Foresters councils
in Hudson County had picnic at the Schnctzen Park
The Jersey City councils paradcd in body In the
park The knights Of Pythias and many other So
cIeucs had parades and picnics Joseph Deine'ry
seven years old Of No 245 Thri-st. celebrated with
a 80 callbre revolver and accdentally shot himself In
the breast. lie is In St. Francis Hospital ana VIII
probably recover In Newark forty four guns were
fired in the Irish-American E7rampmrnt In Caedohmh
Park. At 10 a m. Assistant secretary McAooo ue
lyered an Grafton and the Declaration OF independence
was read The IrshAmercan Military Union had a
parade 4. which about 5000 men took part. There
were about dozen fires none Of them serious almost
oil caused by frecrackers. There were many acci-
dents in the city. and number OF boys are suner
ing from burned hands and faces. Charles MrS'
three wears old OF No. 80 West Klnneyst., had MS
clothes set on fire by exploding eunpowder He was
so badly burned that lie max die. His brother VIII
lam was badly burned In the same accident Johh
RYAN of No. 40 Norfolkst., fourteen years od hau
his head and face burned ny the explosion OF i
bottle OF gunpowder. lie will probably lose his Sieh
Elizabeth's celebration was the most elaborate III
years In the morning there parade Of militia
Grand Army posts. civic societies and DIVISION o'
anegoncal and industrial floats. AT noon III ."e
historic First Presbyterian Church, church when
s,ands Oh the site OF the meeting house burned by
soldiers,
Assembly met and fighting parson Caldwell preached
the literary exercises were held Charles H. "ihneu'
OF Jersey City, delivered the Grafton
In New Brunsvi there good display OF
Gags and any quantity Of fireworks were SET Oh
Many persons injured. The most serious case
was that OF Mrs. Fayette Romay nineteen years oo'
the wife Of Brooklyn letter carrier, who received
serious burns at noontine. she was Stuhg OH
stoop when her dress ignited by hrecracRer'
She did not notice me fact until two men VINO were
riding past shouted to her. Mrs Romay sprans up
and rushed into the house The flames spread
ropidly Her husband and J. J.. zimmerman sen'd
rugs and smothered the flames There Is harul!
a spot Oh her body which Is not burned her re-
coyery Is doubtful. The young woman mas D"eh
married less than year and visiting her brother
ip-aw william Hulhsh. when the accident occurred
The Fourth celebrated In gOOd old iashi"irc
s,yle at Rutherford. The morning was usher"d In
with a cannon salute at sunrise from Mount Ru'hcr-
ford and al . O'Clock the Rutherford Brass Eand
opened the p, bile exercises OIL Depot Square win
n fine concert Mayor Luther Shafer delivered
patriotc address and the Declaration of independence
was read By Postmaster Charles Burrows. An clio
oue,t oraton by the Few. Francis J. Clayton Of
address Inv thr Rev ". VI. 1rumbrower. Of the Mctho
disi Episcopal Church The Ruhericri Colorcd Gle"
,,s de;Ivrred nv Mayor Joseph Cooper. and tn"
audience joined in singing Ainerica. dhr K'V.
Tho National holiday celebrated on staten
Island in a quiet manner. Larg" crowds visited
south Teach and mShy pt Tsca that the boat, Of
The staten Island ferry carrei over 100 ooO passengers
The anniversary Of American lnaTp"narn,I was
CITY Therc were scarcely dozen ir"crackTs rN
lGicd from Hunter, Point TO Eow'ry Bay rd PEACH
business There entire lach of Of SrES @n sS
attempt whatever at celebrating the day