New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
READY FOR THE FOURTH
CROWDS LEAVE THE CITY.
Preparations for the Noise and Its
Results.

The celebration of the Fourth of July this year
will be accompanied by the usual programme OF
excursions, fireworks and the manning OF small
bows Park Place. the emporium Of fireworks. pre-
scented most patriotic appearance yesterday. Flags
OF every dest ription were stretched across the
,treet from the windows Of the many fireworks
,ncerns which line that thOroughfare. The BUSH
ess of the large wholesale firms has been booming
for the last two weeks. and their employees have
been working late as Il o'clock every night NIL
ing orders The heads of these concerns say that
the demand for fireworks this year exceeds their
greatest expectations Many new designs have been
devised and have been named after the two coun-
tries now at war; such as Russian mines. Japanese
torpedoes, etc.
The business among the penny hucksters was no
less in proportion. italian vendors whose ordinary
vocation is the quiet trading of fruits or peanuts
seized this golden opportunity and loaded their
pushcarts with as much Fourth of July ammunition
as their capital would permit The curb was lined
with these carts and the vendors We'd with one
another in exhibiting the explosive powers o. their
wares, causing many a nervous pedestrian TO long
for soundless as well smokeless powder The
reductions which these dealers made in their goods
as the week advanced is remarkable Ffrecrackers
which earlier in the week they reluctantly sacri-
feed for five cents n pack yesterday sold eight
packs for quarter.
Many persons took advantage of the opportunity
afforded by the extra holiday to go away. and all
Friday and Saturday the railroad stations were
crowded with people going TO the country or sea
shore The Pennsylvania Railroad took thousands
to Atlantic City, Long Branch and Asbury Park
Extra trains the Long Branch division were
crowded to their utmost capacity.
1t was necessary both Friday and Saturday to
make up almost every train on the Erie Railroad
in double sections to accommodate the immense
crowds At the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad station the crush was as great, and
a great deal OF Inconvenience was experienced oy
the patrons. The platform outside the waiting
room is only about 125 feet long, and passengers
6nT-fa hy
trucks laden with baggage. The amount of traffic
the New-York Central lines was exceptionally
large, but according 10 the trail dispatcher. ali
trains went out on time He also said that from
Friday morning to o'clock last evening ls0 Pull
had been used He had not receiVeu
a report OF the number of day coaches used
The day will be observed by many societies.
among which is the Lincoln League OF fepuon-
cans which W Il give an invitation picnic ana ou.
ing at Suffers Harlem River Park An attend
ance OF from twelve to fifteen thousand persons Is
expected and it is hoped that Senator Platt VIII
be among those present. Many other Republican
leaders of greater New-York have been invited
There will be many excursions for the day only
The steamer Mary Powell will leave Desbrosses-
ST. at las D. m. West Twenty-second-st. at ? p
H. and West Observation-Disclosures ninth-st- at
230 p. m for West Point arriving at 40 p M I'm IN
return trip may be by the West Shore. NeW-1orh
Central Railroad the steamer RamsdeIl
The Irish-American Volunteers of the State OF
New-York will hold their annual afternoon am, anu
dred-and -seventieth-st and Arlsterdam-aye In the
intermissIon at ! D. m. Captain F. W. stanton VIII
read the Declaration of Independence. Patrick
Egan ex-minister TO Chilli. and Thomas J. Fltzsin-
mons will speak Rectatons will be rendered by
Thomas Brennan and James Hackett. The irish
American Volunteer Band will play The star
Spangled Banner.
Chief Croker of the Fire Department requested
Yesterday that merchants in the city pay atten
ton 10 fire risks the Fourth He asked That
particularly those in the warehouse and drygoods
districts be careful He requested that they see
that Closed when business
ended Yesterday: that left In the area
WAYS and that awnings kept up as rar as
possibIe Chief Croker said that II merchants would
he careful and have their places of business
watched the number of fires would be greatly