The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-03
OFF FOR. THE FOURTH.
Every Departing Train and Boat
To-Day. Is Crowded.
Programme for independence Day
in This City and Brooklyn.
Long List Of the Sporting Events of
the Day.

| simply damned to-day at the departure OF
every train and boat with people who
we're of to the country, the seaside, the
mountains or somewhere else to spend
the Fourth"
Trains were crowded to standing room
only as they left the city. and traffic
managers say that the Fourth Of July
exodus was never greater
There will still be a couple OF million
people in town, and Supt. Byrnes has
Issued orders to the precinct captains
directing a rigid enforcement of the
ordinances relating to the discharge of
irecrackers and fireworks, the building OF
bonfires and the like.
The ordinance expressly forbids any
| one to fire. discharge or set off in the
| city of New York any rockets, crackers.
torpedoes. balloons, squibs or other fire.
works or thing containing any substance
| In a state of combustion: and no person
shall sell or expose for sale. or tlre, or
| discharge, or set off fireworks known as
| snakes. chasers or double headers."
or course. nobody will violate this
wise law Of the City Fathers. and the
police will have little to do. but the re-
serve will be on duty tonight and al.
| lay tomorrow, Just the same.
| All the ash-barrels. boxes and other
| combustble things collected by the en-
| thusastic youth Of the city during the
past month were gathered simply in
| an effort to relieve the streets Of litter.
| They will be used for kindling wood,
no doubt.
| There will be lot Of explosive pa
trlotism however. that city ordinances
backed by the standing army could not
put down. and 1t Is presumed that the
police will devote themselves, as usual
to r the protection Of life and property:
o'clock in the morning from Thirty
fourth street. down Fifth avenue to
across the Union Square plaza, where
eX-Judge Gedney, of the Sons of the
MMe s Vol I! Col John Pryor, Old Guard;
the. Grand Army of the Republic, will
review the parade from the piazza Of
Thence down Fourth avenue, through
through Fifteenth street and IaG down
a Eth - avenue %al under the Washington
parade will be dismissed.
The Trinity Church chimes will be rung
pay 1o9 9ah nKK po Ms'sahn ' Tso x
stars" Hall Columbia" "Amer Hs -
".unfurl the Glorious Banner" and
Brooklyn will celebrate independence
Day in quiet way. without the pomp
and ceremony of a public parade or fire
works In the parks. At sunrise there
Fort Greene.
There will be many parades by local
| organizations in various parts of the
Police Superintendent Campbell, of
Brooklyn, was busy this morning com
pleting arrangements for looking after
issued to the Captains he ordered all
the police kept on duty tomorrow. The
reserves are to be kept ready at a mo-
gency that may occur. The order con-
cludes with the following, taken from
the city ordinances:
lions is prohibited within the city limits except
| on the whole of the fourth day OF July In each
and every year-proyided. however, that this
as may be authorized by the city authorities,
or such private displays as may be allowed
purpose; and any person violating any OF the
provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay
every such onense.
The discharge OF cannon. crackers,
Chinese rockets, bombs, double headers,
serpents, "spit-devils" and Union tor
d
$25 fine is imposed upon persons who
sell or use the deadly toy pistol in
| which blank or ball cartridge may be
used.
There will be celebrations on a more
or less grand scale In many of the
neighboring towns.
a White Plains there will be an old
otto music. an outdoor festival under the
direction Of the West Harrison Club,
Cozzens will deliver an Grafton from a
tally-ho fronting st. Johns Hall in the
evening, and the Good Government
Street Srs vail and haze at ss
will be racing on the fair grounds, a
running race and a bicycle meet.
Little Miss dis Gsacs sa ns been
bration. Hugh y. Camp will read the
Declaration. and Or. yarian. Hosea b.
drew Shriver, Father O'Gorman and
0ld-ttms Abolitionists will hold re.
Garrison at Prohibition Park. Staten
Island; in the afternoon
| In the morning. the Syracuse Prohibi-
| ton Conventions work will be ratified
Rev. Louis 4. Banks being the speaker.
At Rossville. Staten Island. there will
be addresses by several speakers and a
flag raising under the auspices OF the
ginning at 10 o'clock.
The people of Bay Ridge and Fort
| Hamilton will celebrate on Second ave
nue. and Cedar lane with a fag-raising
at O'Clock in the morning and a salute
| OF twenty-one guns. There will be a
parade of school children at $50; Nav
pole dance at 10; band concert at 1880:
reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence at II and an Grafton by An
drew W. Gleason, singing by 500 chill
the, First Artillery, United States Army,
and fireworks at o'clock in the evening
The lctter-carriers of New York will
make day of II at Lion Park.
The Long Island Chautauqua Assem-
I bly VIII hold its first session at Point
O. Woods. Great South Beach.
The tenth Convention of the National
Editorial Association will continue at
Asbury Park.
me drinking fountain erected as a
memorial Of Patriot Nathan Hale. ut
the scene of his capture. will be unveiled
az Huntington, l.. l., Temple Prince,
Robert LenoX Belknap, George NJ. Tiles
| ton. Rev. S. 7. Carter and F. ID. David
son delivering addresses. The fountain
| is for man and beast. 1t II six feet
| square and fifteen feet high. was de-
| signed by Sanford White, and cost 81. 900.
! Rev. c. II. McAnney will be the ora
: tor at Tarrytown's celebration. begin
! ming at 10. 80 o'clock.
/ The Anarchists will observe the day
at Manzers Park, Fort Wadsworth,
+ with music, speeches and athletics.
| There will be fireworks in the An