New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-24
Broadway In Mourning.

Our great promenade presented singular spec
tacle As this street is good index Of the general
sense Of the city, we were at some pains to get
toerably accurate synopsis Of the placer decorated
and the extent and style of the trappings Of woe.
Commencing at Union Park, we found the Union
Place Hotel clad in long black and white stream
ers reaching from the roof to the balcony.
The little Post Office just below was tastefully
decorated in festoOns.
Two small markets on the corners OF Thirteenth.
Ct were festooned, doors and awnings.
No. 779, balcony festooned in black and white.
Jones's Hotel cor. Of Ninth It, we'll covered from
upper stories to balcony.
Sinclair's Hotel, corner of Eghth.st. was festoon.
ed in like manner.
No. $50, upholsters well decorated; bust OF
Gen. Taylor, shrouded and placed on black pyra-
mid.
No. 74s was festooned from roof to awning posts.
Ker's grocery corner of Astor.place, was also
well decorated over the awning frames.
The New.York Hotel had q row Of festoons
along the entire front, and was heavily draped from
the balcouies.
No III was very conspicuous the windows were
covered with white muslin, over which ran
diagonal bars Of black Grape, while the sign and
awning frames were heavily festooned
Nos 6s9, 679 and GIL were also decorated very
neatly.
Van Pelt's Continental House exhibited the He
ro's portrait, bordered with Grape.
The Bond-st. House was festooned over the
frat story and the porch frames.
Nos. 655 and $50 were handsomely decorated
with black and white.
Brdsalrs, No. CAT, was draped in Grape, with
Grape over the awning frames.
Browns store, GAS, presented fine appear
ance, being decorated with black and white
fringes.
No. Gal, corner Of Bleecker, was lavishly draped
and festooned over the awning, nearly to the roof
Lynchs, on the opposite side, was decorated.
No. COS, Dunlsp's, and 633, Kernat's, were pref
lily furnished.
Trusxs, near Houston, and Col. Ryer's corner
OF Houston, were decorated, the latter with fes-
toons knotted with white rosettes.
FlOrence's, on the opposite corner, had lamps
shrouded in Grape.
Free Masons Hall presented fine appearance
the blinds and spaces between the windows were
covered with black, with white edges the balus-
trade along the roof was wreathed in Grape; al
the large signs were bordered In white with sin
gle fold of Grape over the letters. From the third
story was displayed a shield shaped banner with
the following inscriptions;
FALo ALTO, REsAcA DE Ia PALMA, BUESA VISTA.
Il ole am prepared ; ! have endeavored 10 do my
The large banner of the City Guard Armory
hung from this building over the street it wa,
trimmed with Grape.
The Club House was sessooned and draped in
black, with white ros cites.
Crowen's book ssore, 500 Broadway, was neatly
decorated,
La Fsyette Hall presented fine appearance,
being almost hidden from view by masses OF black
drapery.
No. 500, Hewett Il Morton's, and No. SCI were
also drsped over the doors.
At Crossbeys, $50, the window was decorated
with black fringe, and on a black ground was dis
played in white letters, Taylor"
No 5sl, Delluc's, and $40, Mofafs, were taste
fully decorated No. ST was similarly orna.
mented.
Nibo's Thester displayed three or four half.
mast and crspecovered flags; over the entrance
was portrait Of Gen. Taylor, wreathed, with the
American flag entwined with Grape. Under this
was the following insert p,ion:
4: ., In NEMozY OF ZACHARY TAYLOR,
lah President Of ths United STATES,
(: Born In Virginia IN l7so, Died in Washington,
: July 8 1850.
: 0Teai Man. A True American The Hero and
: Psiriot 10 more
I: Let al initiate his example q man. and AlleTi-
can, ard country need fear evil the Union viii
: ever remain indssolnble. 81 am prepared have
: done my duiy."-Last soords Of Gea- TayiOy
No. ST., Wiskemans, and 56i Simmons, were
ornamental