Evening star., 1898-02-18
FEELING IN NEW YORK.
Star Correspondent Tells of Senti
ment Among the Masses.

Star Correspondent Tells of Senti-
ment Among the Masses.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, February H. 1893
Flags are flying at half mast in all sec
ticns Of the city in honor of the sailors
and marines who went to their death at
the time Of the explosion of the Maine.
The city Eall flag was first lowered. To-
day the position of the national colors
at the hotels. dry goods stores, wholesale
houses and even private residences indi-
Gates the intensity of the citys grief.
In the financial portion this evidence of
grief is well nigh universal The govern
ment buildings. including the custom
house, subtreasury. barge office. post office,
Army and Navy building and public stores
all show the stars and stripes at half
mast The exchanges are not behind in
their manifestation of respect. while all
the leading banks have their flags low
cred.
On the trains, at the restaurants. where
ever groups gather, the Maine affair and
the possibilities of war with Spain are
the chief subjects OF conversation. The
newspapers issue editions hourly and even
semi-houriy- In addition to this, monster
bulletin boards keep the people posted con-
corning the latest news from Mairii Ha-
vana and Washington.
AT the Brooklyn navy yard and at the
various enlistment Offices men are con-
stantiy applying for permission to shoul-
der a musket and march away to fight
the Spanish government. War :alk Is all
the rage among the organized working
men OF this city. Before the meeting of
the board of delegates of the building
trades In East 50th street the representa-
uves Of forty laI ge trades unions discuss
ed the blowing up of the Maine. Tt ere
was scarcely d man among them VINO did
not incline to the belief that the eSplo-
sion was the result of Spanish plot con-
cocted in Havana. Nearly every man de-
ciared his Willingness to take up arms If
men of New York stood ready 10 sid in
freeing Cuba
Theory of a CaissOn Expert.
When the delegates of the building trades
section OF the Central Labor Union assem-
bled at Clarendon Hall they expressed SEN
timents similar to those of he board of
delegates Delegate Fitzgerald an e. pert
ca.Sson and compressed air worker, Who
has had large experience in the use Of
explosives, gave an interesting idea Of
the manner in which the Maine couId
have been blown up BY the use of a tor
pedo or other device sent from the shore.
Mr.. Fitzgerald also explained how easv
II would be for the Spanish yarship Viz
caya TO blow Fort WadswoTth and Fort
Hamilton into smithereens by sending a
torpedo against those works so that the
concussion would explode the magazines.
The intense feeling of hatred against
Spain prevailing among the workingmen
was manifested when living picture
was manifested when q living picture was
displayed in Clarendon Music Hall. Many
large contingent of the Cuban colony at
tends the performances i'm the music hall
In huge frame were three shapely young
women-one, Columbia, resting upon q
young woman representing PROSTATE Spain
with Cuba holding the Cuban flag as she
gazed In triumph at her fallen foe.
Every man and woman In the crowded
hall arose to their feet and shouted and