New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
ILLUMINATION OF TIE NIGHT.

SCENES OF UNPRECEDENTED BElIllANCh-A-
PEARANCE OF ILLUMINATED BUILDINGS IN
BEoAbwAY, UNION AND MADIsoN-sQUAEEs,
AND on THE EAST SIDE
IL the evening the city appeared like scene from
the Arabian Nights. Oriental splendor could not
have exceeded its beauty and Aladdn's lamp
might have been invoked in vain for adj
ditional spcndor. From the Battery To liar-
lem River the streets were one mass oi
yaricgated lights lanterns and devices. lllumina-
ton was the prevailing idea of the evening, and II
the city looked gay by daylight it certainly looked
beautiful by night. The Inhabitants of the mean
est cross-streets We'd with each other in lighting up
their homes, and the poorest dwellcr was rich
enough Ia furnish at least one lantern.
The vistas furnished by the avenues presented a
spectacle never witnessed before in this city, With
the long lows of radiant lights, the brilliancy of
which was softcncd by the ascending smoke gen
Grated by the discharge of fireworks and coi"red
lights. Third. Fourth. Fifth, sixth, and Eighth
aves Broadway, the Bowery, Grand Eighth, Canal.
Division and other streets especially presented
scenes OF rare beauty.
Broadway Of course was the center of iilumina-
ton - of everything else of public interes; which
occurs IN this city. beginning with the Western
Union building and The Ci;y Hail. the illumination
extended the cn,ire length OF the great thorough
fare.
Prominent among the houses Illuminated was that
of Rogers Ptct s Goa tho clo,hicrs at the corner Of
Bronme-st Tie Immense iroat Oh Br0omc-st. aN
we'll as the front on Broadway. was adorned with
yariccafnd lanterns OF beautiful designs. The effect
was very fine and attracted crowds Of people.
The -. Nicholas Hotelwa thckiy hung with Chi
nose lanterns, From, roof 20 balcony they
pended in immense numbers. the light stone of the
oriuc.pal binding rejecting the many tns Of The
lanterns Across the street the Prescott House was
decorated in the same artistic fashion, AMI COM
liuel with the other hotelto present very brilliant
spectacle.
One door from the southeast corner of Prince-'i
Strnc displayed lar ,c Transparency with parl-
o.ic dcyicr. ON the opposite corner Max Stadlcr &
90 clothcrs had their warehouse tastcfully cmb'l-
ishcd with lanterns of rich tns and designs. liar-
ris & Russell fuircrs had also placed number ol
/ lanterns on the front OF their building.
! The rich. brown surface of the Metropolitan Hotel
wa, relieved by the myriad lanterns which hung
from the windows, thc co'ors blcudng and forming
| q delightful combination. Opposite the Nc;ropoi-
tan wa, Tony Pastors Thcatcr which had every gas
! JET ia tl. front OF the house lit up.
/ Dcyiin ~ Co.'s clothing store, at the corner oi
! GrorI-st.. was hang with lanterns, and tie effect
| produced was vcry fine
The illumination Of the Grand Central Hotel
/
! lent additional radiance to the thousand lights
which huag from the windows. The most brilliant
/ ct,.rt however. was produced by Ga, jets forming
! i'm immense figures over the balcony. 177G--lH16.
Adioininc the Grand Central was the fremont
| House, which would have appeared very attractive
with IT,. illumination OF Chinese lanterns were 1t not
! for the magniiconce OF lis nrrhb0r.
Wilcox a Gibbs, sewing machine wdrrrooins. at
the corner of Bond-st were brilliantly Illuminated
with gas jets and lanterns.
At the corner Of A-tor-pacc the Sixpenny Savings
/ Bank was lit up with paper lanterns III excellent
taste.
The St. Charles Hotel, near Blcccker-st., had its
windows and balconies hung with lanterns, pro
duclng pleasant ELECT
In front Of the Stacy House, near Eightl-st. were
] two large lanterns holding three burners each. The
glass surrounding these painted red, white and
blue. On diagonag opposite corners of Eishth-st.
are the Sinclair and lloyt Houses. These were both
| hung with Chinese lanterns
The Irving House, at Twelfth-st. and Broadway,
was profIIsely decorated with lanterns, Opposite
was the Anthony House, also hung with Chinese
! lanterns of various hues.
The Gibson Building, on the corner of Thirteenth
ST. showed its unique architecture to great adyant-
age in the varicgatcd light Of the lanterns which
| hung from the roof to the sidewalk.
| j. a. G.. Johnston, the dry goods dealers at Twcn-
ty-second-st displayed numerous lanterns from the
| windows and the roof The ST. Gcrmain Hotel, d-
rccty opposite on Twenty-second-st., was also bril-
| liant with colored lights and lanterns.
| The St. James Hotel was beautifully Illuminated
with colored lights i'll straight lines extending along
| the roof and across each story.
The Coleman House presented n brilliant appear
ance the broad extent of surface enabling the lights
! which decorated il to be TO advantage.
| The Brewer House was embellishcd with Chiuese
lanterns The Gilsey House, with its immense white
surface, was elegantly adorned with Chinese Ian
| terms, which hung from the windows.
! The Grand Hotel had Chinese lanterns suspended
from the windows. The dark brown of the Sturte-
want House was relieved by colored lanterns which
hung from the balcony and the windows. The St.
Cloud Hotel at Forty -second-st ha its whole
face Int up with Chinese lanterns Of gorgeous hucs
and devices
UNION And MADIsoN-SQUAREs.
TIE illuminations at Unon-squarc were OF the
most brilliant kind. The Park Commissioners took
the lead by giving the park itself very appropriate
lighting in Venetian style. The line Of gaslights
bordering the plaza painted red, white, and
blue and to the pennant poles attached swaying
lines TO which hundreds of bright lanterns wCIe sus-
pended This style of decoration carried out to
a greater extent among the trees The ordinary gas
lamps scattered through the park were painted red
white and blue, with field OF white stars. The