The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19

front OF the cdiGce or aooned from pillar TO pillar On
tho roof stood three fagsis from which hung narrow
strips OF black Grape, gazing them lonely and deserted
p an oarance 49,,
81 IN the of the building large portrait of the
I President, beneath which was the motto
!. S-'1 EE GoGRT rife Los OF an HONEST NAN
III The lamps the sidewalk also covered with
" black.
- Tho Atlantic Garden in the Bowery was crapod with
u black and over the door tho MOTTO
xolSN T m az din
us ABRAHAM LINZ DIN.
81 AT No. 32H Bowery very affecting emblem was dis
Il played in the window representing the President ?
h grave surmounted by tombstone on which the
words "a. Lincoln" and wreath Of iaans rifles
The Atlantic savings Bank, in Chatham square, was
81 At i59 chathan street. surrounded by mourning
Il blc,ns, was The motto =
r Let me die tire death of the righteous. }
N May nay last end be like his. ;
Al 16l Chatham street the strcamers Of black were ar
RANGED in the form of large STAR which had very
p sweeny's Hotel corner OF Chambers and Chatham
streets showed great had been taken in the arrange
r from window TO window along the two first tiers, and
Is running the entire length of the building.
~ Frenchs Hotel, corner of Chatham and Frankfort
streets also showed great taste had been displayed in It's
"A ornamentaon the VIM ws in each tier from curb TO
roo being connected with each other BY black draper
" relieved at equal distances by heavy square folds OF
= white
n Ike Broadway Chatham street and the Bowery were
y an endless succession Of cable embcms
~ The house of Hose Company No Is, Elizabeth street
tastoulIy arrayed with sable stremes the centre
window over the entrance being decorated with por-
Y trait Of tho late President draped in black.
Is The house OF Mr. Decker Chief Engineer OF the Fire
De- rtmcnt door, had also festoons Of black, and
from the flagstaff on tho roof hung large Union dag at
N halfmast
n SEVENTH WARD.
There scarcely house in this ward yesterday that
did not eXhibs some embem Of mourning All along
6adS0n ana Monroe streets this was especially th case
There different quantities Of muslin displayed, and
h sometimes it entirely black, sometimes black with
Z shitc rosc,tas sometimes white muslin with black knots
or iosettes sometimes white and black strips OF muslin
n cntwned or looped together sometimes there only
little white and black ribbon suspended from the door
handle While this the case in few instances every
window and door in majority of cases were profusely
draped in white and black festooncd In mournfu folds
y across the whole front of the dwelling II was rather
~ strange the universal display OF mourning exhibited
by the citizens of the Seventh ward their residences
"A that the churches and public schools should not have
81 been draped Tho house Of Marion Engine Company
corner of East Broadway and Catharne street. had the
y words 'We loss extending the whole
ID length OF tho building, In large capitals over tho en-
q trance Tho letters were on wh'te ground. The flag
over tho building was draped ~ well as the building It.
a sclr. Many of the Aremcn mourning, and the
whole aspect Of tho place was one which suggested deep
We as soa VISITED Na No. an
n Nc. % Hose Companies, and found them all
~ draped from cave to foundation. The flags
q looped with back Grape and the astas covered with
Hit In short tho Seventh ward presented tho appear
unCe on paCo IN WHICH Bdu oS truly III ou0
n In which there not one dead for the embles
4 mourning were almost universal end tho people seemed
n carried of ono OF their own members
TuE EIGHTH WARD.
The windows balconies ralinss and doors OF all tho
ward bore yesterday tokens OF sadness which caused
feeling Of desolaton 70 pervade our thoroughfares
each OF our citizens Sable ornaments met the eye
everywhere Many private houses had portraits OF the
late Mr. Lincoln suspended from the Upper windows
surrounded with Grape, &C Flags looped with Grape
hung across the streets, and dropped from tops Of
I churches aud many public buildings West Houston
street. Spring and Prince streets with other portions OF
y the ward wero heavily and universally draped there
\ was littlo variety, however, in tho adornment On
broadway Ansons photographic establishment was
tensvey draped and the entrance inscribed
q "a banner tbs following suggestive sentence
a WEEP, GENERoTs SATfoS, WEEP. ~
en- Tho sad, swift removal Of him whom Heaven indui
gent sent TO man Too good for earth, to htv arts
q sthou hod, aud left tho nation In tears 81 }
A small tomb was placed over ST. Broadway, well
INsoN
similar emblem was placed over Gaines $40 Broad
Ns LINCOLN, a.l !
rs GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The lamps oltsids HelIers Sale Drabolque, which is
! with Grape bearing the initials
u The Broadway theatre which is also closed had over
the entrance the Stars and Stripes oopcd with black
Mcssrs Ball. Black Co, SGT Broadway, mass
Of streamers The windows we're covered with black,
. and bands pass from top to bottom of the house
The st. Nicholas Hotel, Lord Tayiors and Others
also dapcd very ta,tefuy but want Of any at
tempt at variety rendered them unconspicuous
In this ward like all other portions OF the city, gene
raj feeling of deep pervadod all classes of citizens
all religious and political parties exhibited such manifes-
aons Of as at the great calamity which has acn
4 like funeral pail upon the country Almost every
house in the ward was draped In deep mourning The
churches with few exceptions discarded the usual Easter
decorations to give place 10 the embers OF DEATH that
the people might offer up their tribute Of respect tho
memory Of the llustrous deceased The engine houses
throughout the ward also drapcd in mourning. and
"A many of the remen, well the citizens generally
Y wore their persons mourning badges 70 fully
attest their adherence OF tho foul and brutal deed which
Y has robbed the nation Of its chosen Chief Magistrate
= Many of the notices very affecting The martyr
q President" printed small white satin ribbons,
N tanning small picture OF the deceased seemed 10 BIO
favorte one with great many while ohcrs adopted quo
ta,ons from Hamlet appropriate 10 the tragic event
which has thrown the whole American people into the
v profoundest sorrow.
THE TENTH WARD
The display Of mourning upon the private houses in
n this ward was the feature In yesterday. In some
localities the muslin lavshly eslooacd in front of
particularly the in the localities the Ger
congregaie and dwell most There Allen street,
"a for example, from Broome to Rivngon street IL
one solemn porch in appearance more than street You
could not pass through the quiet and
private streets OF the Tenth ward yesterday without being
81 socmnly impressed, and having thoughts con-
Y stanty Of death, aiction, graves and tombstones.
y Grand street rescmblcd Broadway in sudden
4 formation from gay au.o TO mou-:y Every store in
tho thoroughfarc drapcd-some of them with great
taste. 70 vast the quantity Of cloth used for
n ing che Tenth ward that there bit Of white
black muslin to be had in any OF the early
hour yesterday for love money ORc store had the
motto, 1--WE Mourn for the People, Chief and there
were others in the street which displayed notices
q of similar nature. The police stat house Essex
n Market very tastefully draped The windows
N hung around with white and black stripes OF mus
lin intertwined These bound together with
silken Grape, and festooned in arches one "a
the other. Rosettos OF white and black muslin
decked them here and there The effect was
Extremely solemn, and displayed very fine taste. The
house OF Engine Company No drapcd in q rather
peculiar manner II hung with long streamers OF
black aud white one of each bens bound loosely TO-
a. gether by alternate loops OF white and black These
hung In parallel lines all the building and above
u them Depending from the mouth OF zebra which
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