New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
BULLETINS IN THE SKY.
TRIBUNE ELECTION SIGNALS.

A DISPLAY ON TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL BE
VISIBLE AT DISTANCE OF FROM TEN TO
TWENTY NILES FROM NEw-YoRK.
Upon election night next week the usual bull
letins WILL Of course be exhibited on the front
OF The Tribune Building City Hall Square will
be thronged on that occasion with dense mass
Of human beings, and for their benefit. upon
huge canvas screen opposite the second story
at the corner OF Nassau-st. there will be shown.
by electric light hundreds Of kilograms from
the different districts Of the city and from the
United States at large Interspersed among
the returns, a number Of portraits. droll car
toons by Tribune artists and other illustrations
of the spirit Of the campaign will appear upon
the screen.
But The Tribune has provided also for an
nouncing the more important returns to points
far beyond the bounds of City Hall Square. in
fact, to nearly the whole metropolitan district.
It's arrangements will enable the residents of
many suburban towns TO remain at home on
election night and yet keep fully informed Of
the drift of the returns. and know without de-
lay, the fact is telegraphed to The
Tribune office for which Presidential candidate
each State has cast its Throughout the
night brilliant lights will be displayed in the
air. at a distance Of about 500 feet above the
top OF The Tribune Building. and these, grouped
in accordance with a carefully prepared signal
code, should be easily legible at distance Of
from ten to twenty miles. The top of The Trib-
une Building Is visible from nearly the whole OF
the Orange Mountain range as well as from
many parts Of Brooklyn and the Heights OF
Jersey City and vicinity. When one considers
that election bulletins to be displayed at an
altitude of about 800 feet above even the top
of the building it will readily be seen how enor-
nous is the territory over which they may be
read. II the weather is fair the signals of The
Tribune should be perfectly legbc even without
an opera glass for distance of fifteen miles.
A glass will however. possibly aid the observer
to avoid mistakes in the readings
Residents of the distant parts Of the city and
Of the suburbs are advised to make themselves
acquainted with the code Of signals which has
been adopted. set forth below The principle
upon which it is based is so simple that no diff
Guilty will be experienced in mastering its salient
points.
SIGNAL CODE.
The X in the code below indicates in each case 2
colored light The o indicates a white light. The
colored lights will be red, to indicate Mckinley;
The lights, will be displayed in perpendicular
ol3rv lGns Rs9d S1 the he code gm Left to right as in
nG T ha9g 9eGT n in n% the o Srder der s
rous States will not be heard from definitely until
late hour provision is made in the code for few
General Signals, showing the drift OF the scattering
returns received early in the evening This class OF
signals will be easily DISTINGUISHED from all others;
because each one will contain group OF colored
lights II is believed that the code is entirely self
explanatory.
STATE SIGNALS: In each of these string Of
lights Will be displayed. composed mainly OF white
shts but VIII o., one or more co!ored ights the
Indicating which way the State has gone The code
will be made clear by taking special case. as. for
instance Illinois, That State is represented in the
code by the figures %. and these figures will DE shown
the principle as in the strokes OF fire alarm.
AT the top OF the string there will be two white lights
indicating the hgure 2; then the dvider," colored
Mckinley green II it has gone for Bryan, and orange
If it has gone for Palmer-then three white lights
d ne sRTe The st signal ra Tsaa' ID Sd
State will be represented In similar manner II the
State is doubtful and important one. the signal
may be shown a second time In confirmation OF the
first.
II Is proposed to fire The Tribune aerial signals
throughout the night or until 1t becomes fairly evil
dent which political party has swept the country.
GENERAL SIGNALS.
First scattering returns from country at large
GfSen GfS ana and TVfX WRiic...X oBsney o-Bryan
Later returns at large. State complete.
favorable to-
5ssen Cred and anS Tn,ts WseX 99-BTkine' 9-srysn
Strong tendency in close States of West is at this
hour favorable to-
ss.s nsa and sDS Thts Msiis XMsKney X-NfySm
Pivotal States OF West appear. in general to be
favorable to-:
Red and yhite:;~XX o Q 9 ! XX-MNcKinley Ns
No doubt now Of election Of