New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05
A QUIET FOURTH.
MANY THOUSAND CHILDREN GO INTO
THE COUNTRY.
4 FEW ~LEFT-ovERs" IN MULBERRY AND poYERs
STA YOUNG BRIToNs DEFINITION



OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.
II the Pied Piper OF Hamelin Town had played
his most enhancing strains yesterday he could no'
have gained a larger following OF children than
trooped down 10 every ferry and river boat boarded
each outgoing train and turned expectant faces
countryward
From 9 o'clock In the morning until o'clock at
night the city was practically deserted by the chill
d-en who had however. held high carnival until
their departure.
Al central Park an almost unbroken silence pre-
vailed The swings were deserted the donKeys
stood IDLE the carrousel made few futile gyrar
tons while three young men OF color pluckeo en-
yiousty al the rings and the swan boats rocked as
idly as painted ships upon a painted ocean
.eyou don't seem 70 be having much OK IA celeora-
ton here" said the reporter to a policeman
Nav said ne Of the blue coat and brass but
TINS there's no celebration here. though sup
nose there's plenty down there waving his hano
tnpressively ctyward. The children wont De
comm here the day; they want TO be Where they
can be nrin' their crackers which they can't 90
here" ,o
In the quarter along Mott and bayard' hes'el
and Mulberry SITS. a holiday spirit preVaHeu' 0u' -
uas ALI in the line of feasting Mulberry-st was a
blaze Of color with its stalls filed with scarlet
tomatoes. lettuce. cucumbers etc. no. No. rord
OF English until the reporter. asking sInali OO5
who seemed To have been left over, Have you nao
taxable Celtic brogue, sure! A.. ,o. recoe-
In Chinatown the character Of the day was reSos
nizsd An the Mongolians dressed III then best
and furnished with fans. sent from their upper
windows pack after pack OF exploding nrecracheIs
which kept all the gamins OF the vicinity on tle
ou yfye Here George, tiny CelestaI IN VueeI
lrrle lavender trousers. black embroidered coat
mink sleeves and pgtan, was encountered .
Ezra ~ said George to the reporter, WAVING d
pudgy arm and bin king his almond eyes EsrranAs
Approaching the recreation pier. at Iwenty
81 the sound Of rtvelry was heard, but there was
1ofring In that indicative OF the day II was out
ths shouting OF tht urchins as they splasneu anu
tuubled about in the big bath furnished lnem Dy
- cirV 4 group uf boys rushing out with Wet
heads and with shoes in hand, settled down IN inc
does we know wo; dis day IS fer asked a
black-haired keen-eyed Hebrew. I BET yer. re :
an Englisher" pointing 70 a larger boy an heooe
7.HUhi I'm an Englisher, but know it all right
ouickly responded the BritOn This Is ceeordtHl
ne dav YOU got free from US. ., -
mo We cant IRE no crackers down mere, CON
tinued the Hebrew rem1niscently ana pIeaseu ~
bave an audience but we're goin' 20 do them 70
night on the roof Most every one is gone IN the ne
country to-day an I'm a gon 10 PUN ls SAM
sorna time This teller" indicating grmy little
chan went up 10 Yonkers onct didn't YOU JoeF
And Joe beamed assent. - ,rAo.,,s
IVES ali holidays is good-Chrismus and IhanKs-
gfvin': but the Fourth is best, cos We KIN hiaAe a
Win the going down Of the the tide OF travei
,urned and the big pier was soon nHeo, as ~ -
every evening TO It's utmost capacity. Inc 1anS
nisved the children romped, and watched the ndsh
Of rockets in the distance