The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-24


somely and appropriately set of as had slso Messrs
Solomon Hart, who made q grand display
The American Hetei was draped in deep mourning
from the upper to the lower stories
But OF all the exhibitions of u mouruful character
not up to that by the front of the
Irving House. The proprietors of this nj
spared ne pains in doing honor to late chief
sistrute, by Displaying in the best manner the
bems of There also method In the arrange
ment Of the designs. There thirteen columns,
sixty feet high representing the thirteen origin al
Slater with thirteen garspd representing the thirteen
Presidents of the United States Then there thir
stars for the thirty States Of the Union and in tho
centre, was beautiful temple of liberty with the god
dess of liberty in the centre surmouuting all was
the flag Of the United States shrouded in black Grape
scription
The scious Of the jus.
Preserve for aye. their rich perfume o
Smell sweet and blossom from the dust" o
The store of t Stewart 4 Co, opposite the Irving
House. also made splendid display of black bomba-
zine drapery They also had an inscription, of which
the following is COPY
Sseo rs 9, ,e g Is ssseooe
eAot 70 &c ny 9srs
The buildings in the upper part of the street
not very highly decorated; but coming down Ninth
street we saw beautiful display from Jones Hotel
and the adjacent buildings.
The entrance to Niblos Garden clothed in black
In the centre was portrait Of Gen. Taylor, covered
Lafayette Hail and Preemasons Hall, were also hung
In mourning; . were also the broadway House the
City Hotel Rlorences at the corner OF Howard street.
the Carlton House the Society Library, Dr. MofYatts
building at the corner of Anthony street. Seaman &
buildings, Ball, Tompkins Blacks store, II. W.
Hntchings store, stopPans Baths, Tiffsny, Young &
Ellis store. and several other buildings.
The buildings, for some distance down the side
streets were appropriately decorated and produced
While the procession was passing through Broad
there was dense crowd at the intersection Of every
street on the side walks and in fact every spot
which could be made available for witnessing the pro-
cession
PARK ROW AND CHATHAM STREET.
At an early hour Park row and Chatham street pre-
sented very lively yet mournfu appearance. Love-
joys, Tammany Hall, and Prench's Hotel, were very
tsstefully decorated with black and white festooned
from window to window and with rosettes
exhibiting very pleasing yet solemn sight. As the
procession designated to take its march in this
direction first the muititudes Of people assembled
along the sidewalk, crowdpg away into the streets
and the windows and the house tops throng.
ed with the pretty faces Of ladies and children.
Frenchs Hotel exhibited beautiful sight every win
dow envened by the bright eyes OF pretty women
The keepers too along the line Of Chatham
displayed their good taste in complyin with tho So
emn order Of the day by festsonng their stores and
S Ss,g houses with the REQUISITE mourning The
National Theatre was also very tastefully decorated
APPEARANCE THE BowERY.
The shops and houses Of this great thoroughfare
were very generally closed and almost all Of the prin-
cpal buildings decorated with the sable emblems OF
the nations mourning. There few that require
special notice, rs the whole street dra-
period with the outward trsppings Of woe. Amongst
the marble statusry establishment of Fisher Bird
where displayed the bust Of the late President
end by the figures Of American eagles, ana under.
meath was the motto
oooooooooo
o "suRRKrDKRED July 9rH, 1857
ooosoooooooooooooooo
The several hotels and houses of entertainment
we're appropriately hung with banners bound In black
Prom the Bowery theatre suspended a large Gag,
and from the front OF the same building there
great display OF black drspery Opposite the theatre
the Bowery Hotel exhibited an eagle enveioped In
mourning, nom which was suspended = sign bearing
the memorable words Of the late departed
100000
"rHAvr rSDrAvoRrD MT Duty o
oooooooooooooooooooooo
FULTON AND NASSAU STREETS.
Several Of the shops and stores In Fulton and Mas
ssu streets, around the Herald once decorated
with mourning. Among them was the eating saloon
OF Mercer side, and Of Rogers on the other
The Herald ONCE was very tastefuy hung the two
fronts with Grape and muslin asd contracted In its
snowy and cheap decorations elsewhere.
coURTLa,pT STREET.
This street had all Its stores cicsed and the extern
slye India rubber establishm Horace H. Day was
dressed with great taste pre,entings most imposing
appearance The National Hotel was al so tastefully
hung with Grape while most OF the hotels
more or lees the aspect Of mourning.
APPEARANCE OF TIE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS.
These various edihoes presented an appearance at
once betting the solemnity Of the OCCASION aud the
eeSeral suspension of work gave indication the cen.
ments OF respect towards the memory OF the late do
The Post ONCE was hung with black calico, arranged
In testoons around the lower part Of the building
while the pillars In front were enshrou led with the
The Custom House was decorated In the form Of
rosettes the two ends facing all and Pine streets
and ON the side along Nassau street.
The United states Bonded W arehousa festoone ed
In front, With black aud white calico, iptervov,n,
oforape, was seen nutterng In the breeze.
THK PROCESSION.
The hour appointed for the procession Was O'Clock:
but long before that time thousands upon Thousands
we're assembled in and around the Park, la order To
get good view. The day was beautifully One, but
owing TO the diversity Of the crswd shutting out the
breeze, the heat felt 10 be very overpo ~ering
still IL was cheerfuly endured BY men, women and
ohdrpn for the sake OF the spectacle they had coma
10 witness Through the whole line Of the processon
through Chatham street. Bovtry Fourth avenue,
Union Park and broadway, was allied With human be-
ings 10th on the sidewalks In the doors the steps
81 the buildings In the wndows, on the balconies,
and on the roofs yet the great pressure around
the fhk the point OF departure and the terminus OF
the procession. II required all the energy Of the
police assisted BY the military TO teep back the crowd
and clear the way for the procession Every moment
some enc watching bis opportunity across aud IL
unobeerved, escsPed; " seen by the police he was
brought back no matter what his station Persons Of
all and and ndtions pressed for GARD aud
u curious to listen to the excuses invented BY
come who wished TO pase. One wanted 10 20 By the
steamboats,. and would loee his PASSAGE another van
ted 60 go for the doctor. and third 20 sec = sick
child. Another more sturdy would push his way, In
dsspite OF the police, telling them this free
country. and he would walk where he pleased lie
soon however found out his mistake and III he pcrse-
vertd further he was taken away to prison Tue police
sooweo grest trbearsnce generally. aud appealed 70
the Hmpatbtes OF the crosd 10 presef order aud
aecorun This post vas commanded very efficiently
by.sptain Leonard, Of the second ward police
Ihe balcony and windows Of the Astor House, and
the root were filled with beauty and fashion and the
american Hotel presented goodly array Of the fair
sex mingled vita the opposite. The Irving House,
100 had every window full But the fsirest siQht
Vas presents around the Park Psrnum's Museu N,
which commsnded q magnificent vis~ of the process
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