The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-05
A HOT AND QUIET FOURTH.
EVERYBODY THAT COULD GET AWAY
EFT THE BAKING CITY.

Heavy Rains Gave tSoueL IoWhEu CAkhU'
New York spent rather a quiet Fourth Of July
yesterday. This was contrary to all eKpecta-
tion and prophecy. Everybody had supposed
that this year. OF all years. there would be a
mighty ~rattlcty- bang In honor Of tho day we
celebrate. Dealers in fireworks reported un-
precedented sales, and said that every new bit
OF cheering war news brought n rush OF custom
for their short-lived goods. Tho unusual quiet
was due to the heat. 1t almost depopulhted
che city.
Every man who was not absolutely home
bound. and who had money enouRhto get him 70
any place that was presumably cooler, went II
he had q family he took 1t with him. Small Fourth
Of July funds, set aside for nrecrackers, roman
oandles and other cracking or fixing testi-
monials OF patriotism. went to the railroad or
eambo companies. Judging from the ap-
pearance Of the streets there was an unprec-
.edented exodus, and even that steady and re-
liable business institution, the saloon, closed
fts doors in so per cent. OF cases. Naturally,
two holidays and a half holiday coming together
took thousands upon thousands to the seaside
or the country. and added to those were the
hundreds OF thousands who locked tothe more
Immediately adjacent resorts. And those who
stayed at home showed small spirit OF celebra-
tion; In fact, such a day was calculated to de-
priye the normal being Of any spirit whatever.
Even the mail boys enthusiasm was dampened
to such an extent that II wouldn't set fire to his
crackers. Very d~esultory indeed was the pop
ping. and the setting of Of q whole bunch OF
hrecrackers In o side street near Firth avenue
aroused public interest and curiosity.
Notwithstanding the devastating heat, the
regular patriotic exercises Of the day were
bravely carried out. and at those places in the
city connected with historic memories Old
Glory was raised with appropriate ceremonies.
On Bedloe's Island our Goddess OF Liberty
greeted the rising sun with climbing colors.
There was a flag raising over the old block
house In Central Park by Judson Fitzpatrick
Post, and others at Fort Horn and Grants
Tomb. All over Harlem. where hill or wood
land or old mansion marked the scene OF val
liant deeds done by the patriots In the Rerolu-
ton, colors were raised. Gen. Ferdinand P.
Earle. who owns the former home Of the
Morrises and Of Nine. Jumel. fred q salute Of
thirteen guns at sunrise as his flag went up.
Near by the old Alexander Hamilton homestead
was decorated by the Daughters OF the Revolu-
ti2nl. , ,,-,,o eor -.,.
ing by the Anderson Zouayes and the Ander-
son William, Post, G. A. r. At 4 o'clock the
down to Broadway and thence to the Battery.
1Fsda aieE h;a FfssG the % st sRs a SR2{s GhSss to of the pole ode
when the British evacuated this eity. Is 2 neWT
S9S f e. tb Sso 8Rtfs1 The SoRIi FG2gsSflf Ss. Of As th L S sisgtt u II
yesterday, the band played the "Star5SpanSled
banner" and all uncovered until, Old Glory
was mastheaded, when three cheers were
given. Judge Jacob Kemple of Virginia made
an address. The sehoolboys who built Fort
and Pn2fas bil osPs and fdFi armed @sSff L viii IN Ho SSSFsr
guns of water pipe and gas pipe. hada celebre-
f patri y E, as i II" those IN mock canton NM e could betoR
forth fire aud death at u touch, and the flag that
they raised was made by their mothers and
There was another flag raising at the chill;
dren,s playground at Amsterdam avenue and
crowd of boys formed in a double column and
marched around the pole. the banner was
repeated the pledge of allegiance to the flag. as
taken in the public schools.
ing :" asked Mrs. Poole. who was in charge.
"rYou bet we did. Hoorayl" yelled, the boys;
suggested Mrs, Poole. and they were given with
q will. A similar honor WIS paid to ADMIRAL
PP eoTie a an@ 12 rrS that the " e1ereisees w fnss over over
but nine, youngsters stepped out OF line and
I'VE are Cuban boys" said their spokesman
!" and we want YOU al to help US give three
cheers for Gen; Garcia"
tors granted the request with a vigor that sur
prised the pedestrians along the Avenue. Then
for Gs.4 Gen. Come IL too. Before the lads would dis,
perse they. grouped themselves around the faf
Fortunate it was that most of the patriotic ex
sreises cam early In the morning, for q lev
hours later uniforms would nave Decn ulDehr
earth and air, well, heated for them. Unde
taShed houses sl hadn't In th had lime time to q give ss of th 81,
o'clock the mssr:uFy stood at e. " hour
at 1870 reached its maximum Of OF. BY
THANKS td0p q bank 81 'rainUdllsd cloud
Il took a glorious tumble: It was high time
too. for the city had been suffering severely
The com DaratiYely mild temperature OF 81
E&s off16S 6Hi b taet Il S S99 d 59SE S5ove str ta
in the neiSh6borhqod Of 99' from | o'QIoei
Before the attsTPP93o99 was half over, however
f nsSs Cd and iP presently fS% oBBsssuEr1eSdr the sun EIay e WIN
RReeGPRt, ' H az s% solidifed i ana RRtt%ehed Eaf itf 81
various small patches Of drifting fleece, tn
Hf ssSine P '9RS sun % C, T bIazo d as Ss}dPS: BBS qfs0l9fhi SF
we're other hopeful signs: From a sulleGp ban.
G II ShG e sSsed in fn rom at th ! we sfn and ehe ansR %a
ing nosfril. Again the sun disappeared. his tim
for good and sufficient reason. for at half pas
Snq S4e% T. Tsy and git he % shirty Of ana man iiiSdy cl 4P
sSoFeF' 3 Sfss@aS@filiiiggll. ' tst. G eSSi r shSi SSwP Oh
come the well known hen'segg hailstones. dee
to the hear, OF the Jersey Correspondent.
was worth the wetting to stand by a stree
thermometer and watch the mercury. whic
bad been holding high reyel for a day and
hall. stink Town in the tube. its day OF glor
past.
By 4:15 the shower had let up and the ten
P%erature had let down to e degrees; ExtraGl
succeeded. 1t whipped around from southwe'
to northeast In about three seconds, then too
4turn from the east, spun on its heel and pufe
from the west, blew around into the southwei
again, and then ,veered so rapidly that 1t had q
the flags dancing at their mastheads to Il
piping like mad things. From these varlor
wild racket, and poured down bucketfu
Of nice. clean, cooling water, ia shee,
that came so thick that tho buildings acros
City Hall Park, seen from THE SUN office, WEI
sottened in a blue,gray haze. Down came II
mercury like a Spanish flag under artillol
fire, and covered at the 78-degree line. r,
Earded as a producer Of thunder and llghtnin
the shower was not brilliant, only one flash az
report being worthy OF the Fourth OF July. bl
certainly the rain did all that was required