The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-18


The Stevens House, next TO the British Consulate hsd
the flags OF all nations floating the street, and wac
fully Illuminated The remainder Of Broadway from this
point TO Fulton street did present very brilliant CD
pearaDce Of the business houses were lighted up
The westcos Express Company, No 16s, had all their
windows lighted bonfire burned in front Of Iderck's
saoon No 100, which attracted quite large crowd OF
people. The Howard Botel, of Maiden lane was
quite point Of attrscsion-Uned States flags flying from
every window The Office OF ths Crest Western and
Michigan Central Railroad, corner OF Broadway aud Cort
ianot street, also brilliantly Illuminated and adorned
with national fnEs, ard had large banner hung out with
the inscription american Railroads and the Atlantic Ca
BILE: may they fail to connect" Genin's store
No. 2l4, vx very handsomely illuminated The building
Of Knox the hster Of Fulton street presented
blaze OF light no less than $50 candles umining win
oove In the windows OF the several ranspa-
rencies. On Was the inscription
~~~NS~S~~~~~~
III UNION or ENGLAND AND AnERcA-IN nK
PIACE or THE WEDDING RING ATLANTIC
@S~~S~>~~~~>ss~>S
On another
All TIE world Knox under 70 American enterprise !
3"There we're kings before Agamemnon, but THE Aga
smemnoa Is king OF them all " IL TOOK two Ameri,an
srivers TO conquer the Atlantic-the Niagara and (
sHudson. {
On Of the windows facing Fulton street. were the
motoes;-
MOrss the " inventor, p supplied the germ; Steers
s" business man, }" completed the glorious work. {
Americans Exult
American invention, mechanical genius and business
$tnergy perseverance, furpished by Worse seerss
sAnd FIELD, do honor 10 America
~>~~Se~>~~
And on the other the dispatches OF Cyrus w. Field TO
Mayor remAnn, and Of Captain Hudson to his family on
thtarriyal OF the Niagara 81 Trinity Bay.
TIE ppsr ofYIcr
The spire Of the old Dutch church. which nov serves
The purpose ohe Posi- on 20 in this great metropolis was
very respectfully lighted and shed pleasant, glow over
the gloom which dwell In Nassau street.
The house Of Hose company No 8, In Liberty street,
adjoining the Post ONCE, WAS also illuminated, and the
company had tar barrel burning al the corner OF william
and Liberty streets, which the only sign Of rejoicing
In that locality.
THE ILLUMINATION or THE AsroH HOUSE.
Promptly eight clock the Astor House commenced I,
shine, and soon nsary every window the building sent
forth blaze OF light There Broadway af,y 20
windows, each having twelve lights, making in all six
hundred and twenty -four ghts Broadway alone, be-
sides the ordinary brilliant lights from the chandeliers
In the guests rooms and psrors Then Of win
do~s yesey and Barclay streets we're similarly lumi
mated 80 ihs, the building vas in perfect blaze rue
Following transparsnces exhibited the fronl
doorway
Let the floods clap their hands let the his be joy
Sful together before the Lord.
VINO hath laid tie thereof. II thou kno se-tS
$or who tsih stretched the line upon .--Ion IS, s.
Besides these decorations, large display Of fireworks
took place from tnesroof and stoop Indeed this point
the srees interest seemed 10 centre for there coad be
taken in al glance, the Museum, PARK 70 q, the Park
and The iorg line Of Broadway The crowds gas dense
Tor several hours after the Illumination commenced and
IL was with the utmost difficulty that the Stage drivers
could secure passage without endangerIng The lives Of
pedestrians In vain thoy shouted and whis,led, aud
cursed the people wanted 10 see the Illumination ana
nsy were bound 10 DO H. though al the rsk Of their
necks, and they did H. leaving the stages g along az
best they could. The indeed grand and impos.
ing, ana one might almost be excused rsking his neck
10 r. Zach rocket and fea de joe from the PARK or
Assor, brought forth, The iering cav sw-awn 90
peculiar 10 q New York crowd, and every boiy
seemed glad that the cable had been successful.
kessrs Meade Brothers. just above Barclay street,
tbe two Ion stories Of their building brilliantly lighted
The northwest corner Of Broadway and Park place.
GLIDING the Park Place House, and spsuldnss Express
building presented brilliant appearance, there were no
less than City Windows with average Of twelve Light
In each.
On ihe northwest corner OF Murray street, all the win
dOvs In the building thrown open, and the ga,
turned 90 strong besides small allowance OF candles In
the windows on Broadway. The reflection from the fire.
works the Park made the locality Of this building nearly
~ heh' 90 day. and be faces Of The multitude
Ereeaed on The sidewalks dlstnrushs5le as In day
light
little above this was the building Of large dry good
house, with sixteen windows, each containing ten lights
making IN all one hundred and sixty lights
Devn Co, corner Of Warren street, has twenty win
dows Broadway filed vAh eight lights each and
twelve windows Warren stree, with The sanesu lumber
MAXIM In all two hundred and Afty six nshs The
eject of NE reBecuco the beautiful white marble
building exceedingly fine
Delmoosoo made the corner Of Chamber stree, and
broadway brilliant 10 dazzling. There were in ell, 90
rnambes street up four hundred aud any lights bur
rios being one for each window frame-the lover win
having fourteen each, <nd the oshers from six 10
GA Broadway, the second and third floor windows,
O. ubot Of twelve, we're Allied with fourteen lights
r.. a. Ia lunar NiudOWs with nina each, mAk 4