New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
pUpTTC MOURNING

escorted the Boards OF Aldermen
PUBLIC MOURNING
In Broadway it seemed as if almost every build
inc had flag at half-mast On the avenue, and in
deed throughout the city, this mark Of respect to the
memory of the dead was all but universal, and in
\ GREAT many cases the flags draped with black
On the avenue number of private houses were
hung in mourning. The residence Of MIR. p. I. Bar
num- No. 43s Fifth-ave., festooned with black
and white muslin, and displayed the inscription,
II is doneD Mr. Theron Il. Butler, No. 433 Fifth
ave.; Joseph West. No. $50; A. w. Griswold, No.
415, and John Mack No $685. hung out similar tokens
of respect. The Hon. James Brooks, at No. 3G3,
had q flag bound with Grape. Mrs. i.
B. Tryon, No. 229 Fifth-ave., displayed a
portrait of Mr.. Greeley drnped in mourning. The
Blossom Club at No. 100, and the Manhattan Club,
were extensively decorated with sipilar somber
trappings. Brewster's carriage warehouse on the
corner of Tifth-ave. and Fourteenth-st.-an estab-
lishment in which Mr. Greeley was known to, have
taken particular interest account Of its adop-
ton of the cooperative systeIn-was closed and in
mourning. On Broadway both of A. T.. Stew
arts establishments were closed; go were
also the shops and Offices of G.. Schirmer
Fellows, Hoffman SS Co.; the Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine Company; Ball, Black d Co.; ID.
Appleton & Co.; the Meriden Britannia Co.; Howe's
Sewing Machine Co.. G. g. Gunther & Co.; Edison,
Bradley g. Co.; VIM, II. Lyon g. Co; Cochrane,
Mclean e. Co; Catlin Brundrett & Co.. Teift, Gr1s-
void g. Kellogg; L. Amson a. Co.; NJ. j. Sheppard;
Hicks Barr e. Co.; Patton d Co. Lldrdge, Dun
ham & Co.. Hemphill & Hamlin; The american AG-
ricultmist; the New-York Loan and Indemnity Co.;
Knox; the Goodyear Rubber Co.; and the German
American Mutual Warehousing and Security Co.
These establishments. all on Broadway, were for
mally closed; but business, indeed, for a
great part ,of the day seemed to be generally sus-
pended. Windows were given up to ladies, and at
banking houses the clerks forsook their counters
and hung upon the steps and balconies. The North
German Consul displayed flag at half mast The
photographers lockwood, Sarony, Brady, Gurney.
Frederiuks oil exhibited portraits dressed with
Grape and canvas portraits were suspended from
some of the houses. The mourning draperies all
along the street were too many 10 be described here
in full.
Brentano displayed a large placard, bearing the
inscription: THE lifeless champion of a universal
brotherhood has been successful far beyond Presi-
denotes OF leaderships, for hearts have been given
him better than votes, and holy enshrinement
grander than national honors." lie Moult No. q
Union-square, had in the window apaster bust Of
Mr. Greeley. crowned with olive leaves. imbedded
in moss, and overhung with vines. The motto: lie
reckoned not the past whilst aught renamed, Great
TO be done or mighty to be gained" was
displayed. i. r. Cartwright, No. 20 East Four
teenth-st draped the front Of his store. At
Broadway and. Fourteenth-st the words, 1T is
DONE" were displayed. VIM. Dibble No. Sji Broad
way draped the front of his building Nine. Demo
rest. No S3s, had the windows tdraped with white
satins and black silks. GabrielsOn, No. s2l; DIR.
Humphries No. S17, displayed the badge of mourn
ing. The Liberal Republican General Committee,
having rooms at No. S14, had enerced with Grape
large portrait of Mr. Greeleytbearing the inscrlp-
ton, 1--WE honor the loss Of four leader" The st.
Denis Hotel displayed a flag at half-mast.
Over Merits Dining Hall, in Ninth-st, near
Broadway and the New-York Hotel in Broad
way flags were flying at half-mast. At No.
500 Brink & Russel, were the words, I'VE mourn
the loss of our Leader" SemmOns, No.l6S7; Union
Adams No 637, and Chamberlin's Photographic stu
dio, No COS draped their buildings heavily. The
Southern Grand Central Continental, Metropolitan,
and ST. Nicholas Hotels, the Revere and Brandreth
Houses, Whitfield, Powers * Co., No. All, Lord &
Taylor, and Devlin g. Co., at Grand-st, Scrlbner,
Armstrong g. Co.. No 654, Strong d Sons II. NJ. Sill
verman, No. 554, Ristfmer, Smith & Co., and Bald
win, at Canal-st all displayed more flags at
half-mast The front of the store of Alfred ?.
Reynolds, No $780, bore the motto, in white letters
on black ground Though lost to sight to memory
DEAR" Bartlett, Berry. Reed 81 Co., No. $50, and j.
Meyer g. Co. and Sehl a. Nissen Bros, both of
No. 552 draped their entire buildings. The
places of business of the American National Bank,
r. j. Roberts & Co., Nos 542 and 5i4 L. Zechiel,
No 532; Kugler g. Hymes; b. Travis g. Co., No.
5O5 d. Meyberg & Co., No. 5O3 Kellogg, Hubbard
g. Co., No. 499 Robbins, Stone g. Hyde, No. Az;
Horace Waters, No. 4sl; Myerson G. Plant, No. 478
H. G. Folger, No. 469; r. Richards, No. 425; VIM.
Browning g. Co., j. Hermann g. Son, the Real
Estate Trust Company, Thomas NJ Argall, No. 3l3;
the Northwestern National Insurance Company
N. A. Knapp g. Co.. Butler, Pitkin g. Co.: David
Valentine g. Co., Cohen, SchlOss 81 Co.; s. p.
Robinson a. Co.; Diggs, Cunningham a. Co., and
many others were more or less draped. Among
other significant notices displayed were, In me-
mora eterna evit juStus" and "His Honesty and
Charity Still LiveD