The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-09
NIGHT SCENES IN THE CITY.
,ur WHOLE TOWN IN TEE STREETS
,ritITS8 ron ELECTION NEWS.


Tr,umphea Al the Town Went wild.
Once IN tbnr years. that ono time and that
only. New York is stirred to Its depths so that
there IS neither peace nor uuiet In 1t. Somc-
times tho Democrats make n commotion.
Sometimes It Is tho Republicans Again the
Nnhodists or Prcsbyterians or Hebrews or
Italians or some other creed. nationality. race
society. or association. But Now York looks
on aud remains untroubled. Her vast popu.
ation 60 about their business. and at most
only Pause for moments curiosity. But on
this one day in four years no man Is unmoved
no woman is Indifferent. no child falls to !cel
the universal excitement
Iast night was the recurrence OF that time
And onoc again. as In former occurrences
New York shook Off her metropolitan apathy
and indifference. and became vast culver.
ing. throbbng mass OF humanity. disturbed
from it's wonted balance. heaving now this
way. now that. The night life Of New YORK IS
always intense and vigorous. Last night inc
whole city the whole eighteen hundreds "'
thousands who sleep under her myria" foo'''
were part Of that night life.
THO progress OF national election excitement
lisa curious thing to watch. when the '"'
pagn opens only the politicians are in''r e', ,
Then the orators begin to thunder anu Wv. .s
heavy artillery OF the newspapers oesi", I've 70
ceaseless roll. rho intense par
their blood warming, and politics cesl''s W 40
the ono top.c OF conversation ""i," 80
coma IN in every group. but sun 'he Ere"'
nublic ia half aroused. Part OF it exam
ines In, issues and candidates CASH.
aify Part OF It is aroused At inc
uproar and refuses to be moved. Eicctlon
day draws nenr. The party lines are pulled
taut and then tight The kickcrs hedge. and
resolve TO try the good old ticket Just once
more iartsan feeling is sharpened BY accri-
monious public and private debate. inc DAY
before election finds the air In some SUCH con-
dit,on as Just before q thunderstorm. Eiec-
ton day is tho storm. and election night Is Its
full fury and frenzy.
Those who may have examined this cam
raign from afar to wonder at its apathy would
have bcen startled at tho revelations under
tho clear sky Of last night. Those who had
not seen New York before. when the returns
Of n national election were rolling in. must
have been amazed ut the vanishing OF all that
chill with which New York is said to be per-
neated at the surcharged condition OF the
atmosphere. at the intense interest that burst
out in car-picrcing shrieks and yells or wild
rroans Of anguish. And all these are signs Of
the wall OF the Mugwnmp seem small indeed.
Tie bcaut, Of election day was followed by
that the full population may be abroad. And
ali New York ate Its dinner hastily or snatchsd
in the so srn and s Sa ans to Editorials nos
sand desks in ten thousand cities. towns. VII
officers Ih were counting out the votes. were put
ting together the lucky number that was to
where throughout the country. the, ayes were
issd!s s% Ssssd s hssS s
were routed tby tho Democratic legions from
bel ". then our standard would rise and the
New York city last night was. therefore tho
centre and heart Of the excitement, And all
aSitated minds and impatient eiaculations.
waiting to see which of the two great parties
Sn s % Been neh rss T %ts Soa4 o
display Of returns had vast throng in, front Of
It. looking yaster for the indefinite gloom OF
flowed an incessant. agitated stream Of human
beings. now swiftly. now slowly. now dis
element again raging and fosminy at the ad-
vance OF some piece OF news or oftwo conflict
xii p't the a avenues were filled with those
For there r.. We're several
great eeptring Of tho psoplS, in few places.
q noise greater than it ever is in the day time
For horns were blowing. strong lungs were
were playing and there was not an Individual
anywhere who was not Offering his contribu-
The great squares. like Madison square and
City Hall square. were the gathering places OF
the greatest multitudes.. In each every inch
lhe crowds ehbed and flowed. a loud shout in
; loud shout in another place causing tho tide
70 ebb Every now and then little process
tho we'll then
for no particular cause to dwindle and die
away.
day, was busy with these night muittudes.
false bulletin or u bulletin read wrongly by
credible story. perhaps, but Instantly seized
upon upon by every one: And the rumor that Hnr.
changing form and shape. spreading con.
.ternation here and Joy there. Thus long be-
ting DOUBLING. denying: All tits added Ssd0t to
But when these rumcrs had substance In the
great bulletins that stood out in black and
lEriShtnsss in the pHtlic squares the crowds
made up Of men "f all parties one Bulletin
acted In all directions. Part Of the crowd
frenzy Of delight. while near 1t or in it would
be great stretch Of Gloon, and r.enression:
equal fury in another rlnce. II one bulletin
f9d sto1y q for party sead
partisans on the other side were driftin: away
In search OF bulletins mora favorable to them.
As the splendid majority Of New York city Tor
democracy and aga inst tho Force bill and
Davenport roscnnd showed itself in its n,aies-
y the hepub!can c.owis, grew more and
or as though lost indeed. while tho Democratic
crowds remained stat onary. and became vast
maclstroms of enthusiasm.
There seemed t. be rs lmany women abroad
the shrller feminine voices, and among the
arms thrown up none were waved more Wig
orously than the arms Of tho women And
those women who could not be abroad sat In
the front windows at home or stood on their
front stoops. listening, questioning passers
by. giving vent TO CALCULATIONS OF hone or fear.
Tho lights wore burning in tho fronts OF ali
houses those on Eth avenue as well as the
minated BY Mayors proc lamation.
y, Tn" children. t too. had no small part in the
es,sG,imG materials for thcir great Doniires.
a. AZ ni:ht they ran to and fro, selecting con-
hha a,a. ,aktpG caro- that Their. were both KcEub
hh,SM MT e in vain. Those not busy with
hh"hhres had horns. and those without horns
Ail aNflll yDirr- And tha ANAL La,rfo h,,nt