New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-04
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Big Ruh of NY to Seaside Mountain and Country
Many Preparations in Toa0n for the Holiday.
OUTGOING TRAINS FULL.
Many and Various Preparations for
Pleasant Fourth.

There is a growing disposition among New
Workers to celebrate the Fourth by excursions
away from the noise and turmoil of the city
and by athletic games of various kinds, rather
than to vent enthusiasm with frecrackers and
pyrotechnic displays. the custom in the
old times. This is especially true this year,
when the Fourth, coming Saturday, makes
it possible to take two days for trips 10 out of
town points The crowds filing the trains and
boats out of the city last night and this morn
ing bid fair 10 be record breaking. They are
taxing transportation facilities the utmost.
Indeed, the rush has been under way for sew
eral days. and one unhappy man at TIE office
| of one of the Sound lines last night complained
that he had been trying for three days, since
his two weeks vacation began, and had been
unable to get stateroom for himself. his wife
and daughter.
The crowds last night were the worst Every
steamer that started up the Sound or the Hud-
son. or for points along the shore to the south
was crowded to the utmost with pleasure seek
ers. The excursions offered by different rail-
/ roads and travelling agencies to Niagara Thou
sand Islands, and other points have been un-
usually well patronized. and the trains going
up State were crowded.
The Grand Central Station was packed until
long after the usual rush hours last night with
a moist and anxious crowd. and it spoke well
| for the management that few trains were de
| layed more than few minutes.
| The patriotic spirit in town will to-day ex-
press itself in political meetings and speech
| making. At Tammany Hall there will be hours
| of eloquence. Another Democratic celebration
will be the picnic Of the Fottowatome Club at
SLlzer's Harlem River Park.
The executive committee of the German
American League of Brooklyn, will celebrate
with meeting at p, at the house of the
| President Bella Tokaji. Speeches will be made
| by Otto Streitz, Adolph Rehbein, Peter
Schwartz. Fred Bertram. A. P. Haase, Arpad
| Tokaji and Bella Tokaji
The Republican Union will celebrate by pa
triotic services from a. m. to midday. at No
| 100 East Eighty frst-st.
| The Fourth is always lively day around this
city in the way of sports, and to-day promises
| to be no exception. The twenty-fourth annual
regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club begins to-
| day and continues till July H. The Atlantic
! Yacht Club will have races for boats of Glass j
and below the short courses. Other incidents
of the day will be the Seawanhaka Corinthian
| races off Oyster Bay special races of the Pa
vonia Yacht Club the annual regatta of the
| Newport Yacht Club, and the regatta Of the
| Jamaica Bay Yacht Racing Association
The State camp of instruction for the Ma
| tional Guard of New-Jersey will be opened with
appropriate exercises. on Wards Island the
patients and employees of the Manhattan State
| Hospital Will hold outdoor games at 2:3O p m.
| There will be a 5O-yard dash for women, 20
| yard dash for mel, egg race, basket ball
game ping pong tournament and other contests
| of a similar nature
At Pains amphitheatre at Manhattan Beach
a So 600 display of fireworks is announced for
tonight The display will include the Neapo-
itan bombs from the factory in London. shown
for the first time in this country, 4 representa-
ton of Niagara Falls and the regular spectacle
| of the last days Of POmpeii. Sir Thomas LIP
ton is expected to be among the spectators. Last
| year the crowd in attendance was so large that
| the police stopped several thousand persons
| from entering.
| For the celebration of the Fourth at Duss
! Venice Lander's string band has been engaged
! 10 play from the balcony of the Teatro renee
at the Madison-ave. end OF the Madison square
| Garden Mr.. DUss's programme will inCluds
| many patriotic numbers. while Landers oalIu
| will be confined to popular music the CIaTueh
| will be decorated with bunting and American
| flags and streamers. -,
A special excursion has been planned 10 give
| an opportunity TO the dress parade az west
Point The steamer Mary Powell VIII ieaNe
| west Twenty-second- ST at p. m, arriving az
| West Point at + 40 p Passengers may re-
| turn bv the West Shore. New Y ork 'eH''al
| Railroad or by the steamer RamsdelL