The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-18
HOTEL FLIES SPANS FLAG.
PATRIOTIC CONNECTION ar BATIr
DEAClE.
First Seen In the Dnwn's Early Light by
Two BIcyclists-Pols Being Creased the

Flag Was Hauled Down with n Rnke.
II was a good night for sleeping. Saturday
night, but New York would probably have had
bad dreams Ind 1t known that above its terri
tory n Spanish flag was flying. Tho flag itself
was no dream, IL was a reality. and II Haunted
in the air above the Lowry House at Bath
Dcach. Any one who knows Proprietor Lowry
needn't DO told that II didn't Haunt with his
permission, connivance. or knowledge. hssoon
as he discovered IT. II was no more, and MS for
the persons who put II there, he says that
whom he catches them he'll make them think
the Spanish Inquisition has come TO life again.
The Lowry House is an annex Of tho Fort Low
~ Hotel and stands on n blum overlooking the
bay. Three small United States ships. converted
yachts. lie In tho oflng and tend to increase tho
proportion OF patriotism In the locul atmos-
phcrc. Until the recent gale the Fort Lowry
Hotel and It's adjacent buildings sported Old
Glory in profusion. but Boreas. who is no re-
spcctor Of nations. slit them up into ribbons
and then carried the ribbons way, presumably
for his own personal decorations. Since then
the buildings have sported no colors until the
advent OF the enemy's banner. This was first
discovered by two guests Of the hotel.
n man and his wife. who. being mr.
dent bicyclists. started out Mt 5 o'clock
yesterday morning for a ride. Just as they
were about to start the man happened to
! i1llN llNuNu III NlO ullOSNAOh "a NiN AgS"Ay
House. He let go his wheel, which fell over
with q clatter. His features s%tiffened in blank
amazement, then Redeemed with wrath. and he
calculated with intense conviction:
"Damnation!"
why. Honryl" cried his amazed wife. II
never heard you use such profanity before.
And on Sunday, too!'
well, look at that!' said Henry. pointing to
the red and yellow ensign.
M l. A0 yTl.- f--
it's a Spanish fingl" she almost shrieked. I'm
forgive you for swearing. Sayit over again for
me. Throw n rock at It, Henry"
IT 1 had a gun I'd lombard it." he said.
wait n minute till 1 tell Mr.. Lowry"
Three minutes later Proprietor Lowry came
bounding out OF the house lightly but elegantly
clad, with his white whiskers fairly bristling
with Indignation. He was saying things as he
came. but when he caught sight of the flag Ian
guagc forsook him and he fell back on %inarticu-
late gurgles. of fury, His face turned from red to
to green and from green to red again. like an
electric fountain in full play; until the TIVE
burst any, number OF, blood vessels. The
moment he recovered himself the pr9ii
eeh 6iS1Ss E on al 'H the can am BB sliEs in an s aREtt
Presently there arrived upon, the, scene cham
women. walters, baggage handlers. gardeners.
assistant clerks. boatmen, porters and all the
ing force Of a summer hotel. At first they
thought 1t was an ear,y morning entertainment
f Eitb their nhrr srecI9 9be 6g ineny d Hn1 ea STEMS %Sea and poSeTl
full gesticulations of Mr.. Lowry. Very soon
they were undeceived.
#%6ati thiHgF" somebody was incautious
"s"Oh. what thing" whooped Mr.. Lowry.
That fag! That rag That fiGGnPInf rsd-9 and
Tom. Pat, Harry: get up there and yank that
thing off the stan, II you have to burn down the
house to get at it,"
Within a reasonable time there were half q
dozen servants on the roof. but they weren't
swift enough for the enraged proprietor. who
pranced upon the lawn and instituted diouS
comparisons in which snails, oysters and other
creatures not noted for sprinting qualities fig
was Sie1 not !atS to be, within reach Of the dag, which
ioated securely some fifteen feet above the
had been nailed securely to the top of the staff
by s9mo rers9RR who no, had az climbed hn uRir ,owrv
Cant any of you fellows shin II you won't.
20 one e, q H., the "om me enr Vas lifted hed on 9rd thS sho thd rfs q
as high as possible. lcaped upward with n force
that THAI, sent h his sn two d 9T0Pst b spr oSIa kc The , Si neIf
down the slot. and bumped the roof violently.
What's the NATTER" cried the patriots be-
low
Oct a ,lsiddcri,S ordered Mr.; Lowry.
tions after a ladder. and while they were hunt
ing the two bicyclists who had postponed their
driR G made s q Strange ran saE discovery &c Of 'G a mad n naval
officer on the deck of the United States ship
Aieen a few rods of shore. TIL officer was al
ternately waving his arms around his head,
shaking his fists At the Frightening skies. and
tearing his hair: Once an armor-piercing cx-
pletivc winged its way over the water and eX-
'"oh. myr' exclaimed the woman cyclist.
Hes discovered the fag; Do you suppose
1t was beginning 70 look as I nothing shoEt, Of
which had been found and carried to the rooi
was too short. But Mr.. Lowry was equal TO the
e eeappSarcS be ns al'a afdft q long ana muck EIfes fafe.
armed with which he galloped thunderousiy
up through the house. while frightened
eousiy begged that the nremen should
take their Children first, Amid breath:
rake and. twisting It firmly Into the folds OF the
and on the ground, checred ,uproariously. and
the incumbent Of the Aileen's deck performed
course, everybody in the hotel walked up and
pecped out OF the windows: All they saw was a
M ISwT 9i m P1eRib pF9 }ootbapI ia aln t6e str %G1M Wit Ea :
rag, Later. il they had had a view Of the rear
E} o1mln they Z l RTfttEhtb o maYS sen ot itt tent n sn%G NJ sps
e@6iGm Of soyereignty in North America.
subject OF tho Spanish flag caused that lively
and elderly gentleman to exhibit facially some
assorted hueS.
II catch the men that did 1t - ho said. and
thumped the desk In his office. NO; / haven't
got any direct clue yet. but there are some per
sons I've got my eye on. The flag was probG.
bought. I'm arranging to have a tar;and ,feathel
seance down here mean it. tn end W
Jokes and practical jokes. hut this thlng!-
Well. wait III geet my hands on those fellows
out OF the window. In the vicinity of the hote
there were "a number OF officers from the little
there TO see that no more Spanish flags were
raised. Around Bath Beach there are a area
many girls In pretty summer dresses. Tn,
officers must have suspected the girls of naI
designs. for each officer, 1t was noticed. hat
one OF them under his Immediate surveillance
ENGAGED TO THE SAME GIRL.