The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05

a Great City Fall Of Flags and Patri-
olic Display.

oaic Displny.
NEW YORK, April 29.-in New YORK
city during these stirring days the war
spirit In running high II Ia the exception
to see a store front without at least some
display OF the national emblem. some OK
the larger stores-especially on Broadway
and Sixth avenue (the latter Is the great
retail ssreet)-yie with each other as TO
which can unfurl the greatest number or
large Tags. Looking down Wall street
from Old Trinity patriot Is thrilled with
the sight Of numerous huttering flags OK
huge sixe. II is fact that there Is a
greater showing Of the star-spangleG ban
ner on Wall street than in any other part
of the great city. There Is, 1t may be
safely said not residence street in all of
Greater New York without many evidences
that the war with Spain is popular with
the householders. It is a poor flag pole
that does not boast during each day now
a beautiful banner inscribed with the
Stars and Stripes.
The newspapers of the yellow hue which
have been vociferating for war for over 4
year now are in their element. On the
day after the Paris left England came the
report that the 5000 200 liner was captured
by the Spanish. There was a great sale
of the yellow papers appearing with fam
ing page head lines announcing the sup
posed catastrophe to our side. Then there
came a report that it might be safe. In an
extra with blazing type this fact was an
nounced. This sort OF thing was carried
en- all day. species OF see-saw game
working on the credulity and emotions OF
the people. and at the same time eurichins
the owners Of the exponents of the modern
Journalism. The streets are practically
Uttered with the war extras" all day long
now.
Down on Newspaper row each Of the
metropolitan journals (all are there prac-
ticaly) has bill board for the display of
Bulletins Of the war. Facing these crowds
surge and lounge all day long. and in front
Of two it Is safe estimate that at least
1000 people congregate each day. discussing
at first the righ, and wrong of the pres
ent conflict and now the strategic move
ments of the opposing fleets. Every scrap
of news is read and re-read. and every pos
sible construction placed upon IL by the
generals and the admirals and the states
mea. There are smaller bulletins posted at
many places all over the city. and the
space in front of each is thronged through
out the day.
The cry OF Extra" ''Uxtra," "Wuxtra"
and other forms of the word mingles with
the moaning and grinding noises Of the
street from early morning TIL most late in
the night The little chaps who hawk the
papers about the streets are now reaping
a harvest. War Is a good thing for them.
even though the sound of extra" has
grown to be like the fling Of a saw to most
people.
In many of the parks. notably Battery
park. City Hall park, Union Square and
Madison Square white A military tent is
pitched, at which the national colors are
shown conspieuously. and inside are men
enlisting recruits. or course, at each
crowd surrounds the tent all day and the
few men in uniform around send a thrill
through many who are expected to so
forth 10 tie field of battle. The "Old
Guard an organization whose principal
military duty nowadays consists in giving
a notable annual ball at either Madison
Square Garden or the opera house. are
the foremost In this sort Of recruiting.
William Aston Chanler. a cousin OF John
J. Aston, was among the first to start the
ready about full regiment. A young man
of wealth, an African explorer and writer
of some distinction. criminal lawyer who
would take no pay from his clients, a Tam
many politician OF some Importance, At
present one OF the Tammany New York
city conncilmen, by this regiment-raising
this young scion of a New York landlord
family helps to round QUIT his somewhat
peculiar career for a man of wealth.
Many of the young men of the town who
are miltiamen are looking forward to the
going forth with manifest pleasure.
Squadron A. the crack cavalry troop
OF three companies that acted as presi-
dents escort at the time OF the Grant me-
mortal exercises about year ago. and the
pride Of the city. Is made up largely OF
college men, as. for instance. in one COM
pany about three-fourths of the men are
Yale men. Thus old acquaintance and
friendships will be cemented anew and be
truly bound with hoops of STEEL on the
tented field. The other crack organizations
of which almost the same may be said a.
OF Squadron A. is the famous Seventh
regiment in New York city proper and
the Twenty-third regiment over In Brook
Ign. both infantry regiments. Everything
is taking on a martial air. and the military
is quite the thing now.
Everybody, Ii seems, feels that We can
whip the Spaniards even though their SOL
diers be three to our one after the fashion
wolf how many the sheep be-