The sun., 1896-10-31
FLAG DAY9 LOOK AND SEE.
NEW YORK NETER BLOOMED so
BEFORE WITH OLD GLORr.

l"OmhH, Tool was SnrrytnE = FInn
Hone-Streets Rooted and Walled with
the Stars and stripes - More To-day.
He stood at tho corner of Wall street and
Broad way. looked north and south, and then
down tho narrow street that faces Trinity
Church.
Il thought we should never SEQ anything
arain lko the first Lincoln campaign" he
said. Even q week ago would have bot on
1t, but this one has put IL into tho ehadc so
completely that doubt IL any man who car
ricd torch in 90 will deny II. Who would
havo thought q year AGO that in tho whole
lnancial district of NcwYork thore would have
been hardly dissenting voice as to tho choice
Of tho candidate for the Presidency 1t has
never been seen before, and / doubt IL II will
ever bo seen again. For the sake of my
country 1 hope that issue will ever arise
again that will cause US all to be massed to-
gethes to fight 1t"
He was man we'll known in the city, and
his sentiments vere but those of hundreds Of
others. There were few oldsters who shook
their heads wisely, and would begin. Now.
I remember in the fall OF go. when Lincoln"
but their hearers were few, and they them
selves. rs the day wore on, began to think
that the years that had passed exaggerated
in their minds the enthusiasm and the excite
ment of that wonderful campaign. or else
they had not done Justice to tho enthusiasm
and excitement Of this one
Such a display of color was never seen In
This citv as Broadway and the.business dis
tricts show now. Everywhere is tho flag.
The setting aside of to-day as Flag Day"
was stroke of genius on the part Of Chair
man Hanna of the National Republican Com
mittee Broadway. from the Battery to away
up town is one arcade OF flags. Over the
middle OF tho street. hang hundreds of big
ones. bit dinGy and weather-worn with
their long and honorable service. On tho build
ings is bright new bunting. On most build
i:4xs there are no decorations but American
flags hanging from poles fastened to tho win
dow sills. There are thousands OF these. rang
ing In size from big banners to.little two by
fours, each ono adding its bit to the mass Of
color. On many buildings much moro elaborate
decoration has been placed. On the Manhat-
tan Life are great streamers of bunting that
almost cover the whole facade and from tho
top Of the faEpole on the top of the;lofty tower
iutters a beautiful new Stars and Stripes that
almost completely hid from Wow yesterday tho
red storm flag that shared:lts halyard.
Just above the Manhattan Life building
stands that other skyscraper. the American
Surety building. From tho white cornice of
this building, just below its crown of gold"
q long pole stretches over the street far below.
From this polo hang two halyards whose
lower ends are fastened at tho entrance of
the building, and on these halyards, reaching
over 200 feet up nto tho air, arc hung dozens
Of flags huge banners at the bottom, and gradu-
ally diminishing in size until tho tip-top ones
seem like handkerchiefs. Besides these, flags
float from every window, and tho great pill
Jared entrance to the building is draped with
ths national colors.
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