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

A Great City Full az Flags and FAITH
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A Great City Fall 81 Flags ana Pntri-
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NEW YORK. April ss.-In New York
city during these stirring days the var
spirit 10 running high. II Is tho exception
to zee store frost without at least some
display Of the nai.esal emblem. some OF
the larger stsres--especiaily on Broadway
and Sixth avenue (the latter is the great
retail streety-vie with each ether as 10
which can unfuri the greatest number or
large fags. Looking DOWN Wall street
from Old Trinity patriot il thrilled with
the sight OF numerous fiuttering fiags OF
huge sise. It - . fact that there u
greater showing Of the star-spAngied ban
ner On Wall street than in any other part
Of the great city. There Is, it may be
safely said, not residence street in all OF
Greater New York without many evidences
that the war with Spain 10 popular with
the househoiders. 1t is poor nag pole
tha, does not boast during each day now
a beautiful banner inscribed with the
Stars and Stripes.
The newspapers Of the yellow hue which
have beea voeiferating for war for over
year now are in their element. On the
day after the Paris left England came the
report that the s. ooo 600 liner was captured
by the Spanish. There was . great sale
OF the yellow papers appearing with fam
ing page head lines announcing the sup
posed catastrophe to our side. Then there
came report that it might be safe. In an
extra with blazing type this fact was an
nounced. This sort OF thing was carried
on all day, a species OF see-saw game
working on the credulity and emotions OF
the people. and at TIE same time enriching
the owners Of the exs,onents of the modern
Journalism. The streets are practically
Uttered with ne way extras all day long
now.
Down or Newsr Aper row each OF the
metropolitan journals (ali are there prac-
tically) nas a bill board for the display Of
bulletins of ths war. Facing these crowds
surge AID lo,lrge all day long. and in front
Of two it IS :. safe estimate that at least
1900 people congregate each day. discussing
at first the right and wrong of the pres
ent conflict and now the strategic move
rnents of the opposing fleets. Every scrap
of news is read and re-read. and every pos
sible construction placed upon it by the
generals and the admirais 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 till most late in
the night. The little chaps who hawk the
papers about the streets are now reaping
q harvest. War is a good thing for them.
even though the sound OF extra" has
grown to be like the filing of q 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 conspicuously. and inside are men
eniisting recruits. OF 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 go
forth to the field of battle. The "Old
Guard" an organization whose principal
military duty nowadays consists in giving
notable annual ball at either Madison
Square Garden or the opera house. ara
the foremost in this sort OF recruiting.
William Aston Chanler, cousin OF John
recruiting of volunteers. and he has al
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 councilmen, by this regiment-raising
this young scion of New York landlord
family helps to round out his somewhat
peculiar career for a man Of wealth.
Many of the young men Of the town who
are mi,itiamen 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 a year ago. and the
pride of the city. is made up largely OF
college men, as. fer instance. in one conf
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 DO said as
OF Squadron A." is the famous Seventh
regiment In New York city proper ana
the Twenty-thiYd regiment. over In Brook
lyn. both infantry regiments. Everything
is taking on a martial air. and the military
Is quite the thing now.
Everybody, 1t seems. feels that we can
whip the Spaniards even though their SOL
as Virgil has said: 1T never troubles the