New-York tribune., 1906-07-04
THOUSANDS LEAVE CITY
Il Sho5oery Fourth Predicted -Ho5c
the Day VII Be Spent.

Local weather prediction to-day: Showers;
variable winds.
Thousands Of people left the city yesterday 70
cape the heat and noise incident to the celebration
OF the Fourth of July in town. There were crowds
OF departing New Workers az the Grand Central
Station and at all the ferries In the afternoon and
early evening. IL WAS apparent that the great ma
jority were city toilers who were getting away TO
spend the holiday at mountain or seaside resorts.
To-day there Will be fresh exodus. Thousands
will go on excursions for the day, croWding the
steamboats, the railroad trains and the trolley
that run into the suburbs.
The departing hosts, however, will. not be missed
in che city, where the greater part of the vast pop
ulation will remain 70 enjoy the holiday as best IL
can. The small boy, who has been suppressed as
much possible by the police for several days,
will be able to set of fireworks galore in the
Streets and from one end of the city TO the other
there will be a continual popping Of firecrackers
from early in the morning until late at night.
In anticipation of numerous injuries which might
cause lockjaw, the Health Department is prepared
to-day TO supply antitoxn in large quantities The
police and ambulance surgeons of the city will CO.
operate.
The fremen of the city will be kept in the engine
houses duty ell day and night. ready for out
breaks Of fire expected as the result OF the free
Of fireworks. Chief Croker yesterday ordered
several downtown engines to be sent TO uptown dis
tricts to-day fearing more fires than usual In the
residence sections OF the city.
Coney Island is prepared for the presence Of
hundreds of thousands of New Workers to-day
Patriotic decorations are spread au over the show
places Special orders have been given to the police
and hremen on the island to guard the public
against panic confagration and robbery. II IS ex-
pected that every means Of transportation to and
from the popular resort will be taxed 70 the utmost
all day and all night
II is the day Of the head-on railroad collision az
the Brighton Beach racetrack The two sO-ton
locomotives which are TO meet in mighty crash
in the view of thousands Of people are ready.
1t will be gala day at Luna Park. Mr.. Dundy
viii read the Declaration OF Independence from an
Oriental pagoda at 1880 a. m. The cowboys in
1.-The Great Train Robbery will contest for prizes
in typically Western games in the morning. The
clowns in the outdoor circus will spring Fourth
of July surprises Pete Bariow's elephants will
perform in red, white and blue coverings.
The Knights Of Columbus are to have ceebra-
ton Of Independence Day in Prospect Park. Brook
lyn. The exercises will begin az the music stand
at 10 a. m.
The annual picnic and games Of the New Cork
Letter Carriers Association will draw crowds from
this citv 20 Schuetzen Park, Union Hill. N J. In
addition to the games there will be balloon as
cension in the afternoon and display Of fire.
works in the evening The fact that all the money
gained by the association by its annual outing goes
70 a fund 20 aid sick or broken down letter car
riers raises the picnic 10 the plane OF philan-
thropic undertaking.
pendence Day many New Workers will go to Mont
clair where the IN neGIaration Ti1 W te ee Toa Teaa
near the high school grounds. Governor Stokes
OF New Jersey has promised to preside at the cee-
bration and Congressman Lands, Of Indiana, is
expected TO deliver the chief grafton - 49,,
4 large delegation of bank officers will leave this
city this evening on the Peoples Line boat TO at
tend the thirteenth annual convention OF the
New York State Bankers Association at the Hotel
Champlain. The convention will meet tomorrow
and on Friday Among the bank officers of the
city who are expected to be in the & &delegqton are
Branch. A ]. McGrath. s. s; Conover, 9. T.
Lewis L. e. Piers0n, T. q. Marshall. ]. F. Sweasy.
MANS New YoTers Interested IN physical culture
ana athletic sports will go morning Pennsyl-
vanis railroad train to outcalt N J.. the station
for the physical culture city, at Spotswood. 70
T1tDesa the athletic carnival arranged for in cele
bration of the Fourth by Bernarr MacFadden.
Several well known athletes are to compete for
at ne ga