New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
THE CHANGE OF POWER.
,ovc GOES OUT AND VAN WfCk
COMES IN.

enc CROWD or rAMMANY MEN AT THE CITY
v11, TO SEE TEE INAUGURATION OF
THE NEw MAyoR-THE TIGER
TRIUMPHANT.
,,. Tammapy administration took hold
'n ,.irs ~ power at the City Hall yester-
OF IN ~, Grand flourish ot trumpets and many
o"' ,.s,otions Of greed and satisfaction. Tam
ma" ,,s, s,varmed in the old building until
., was barely standing room Inere was
- h, = bad for hours. The rooms IN 'ne
AL were fx,y with flags and banners ana
- ,u,,ninod ~ thousands Of electric hsh'S'
,,a,.or strong went out and Mayor van WH0N
-, IN Mayor Van Wyck dealt OUT ON.
~ vev Years gifts to many OF the ld'''i"'
:. .uss dav Of great rejoicing for the WIZ" am
tho Tammany hosts were marcnlng lh'o
49, CITY Hall and admiring the decora'lo"s 0"
.no fron; q ,he building. one asked OF aho'ner'
'.,,.hot do they mean by having that DIG 7"0"O'
-, there And The reply was: sure ]" "'""e'
W., ,yorr anchor here for four years beeorr@'
p,chard croker the Tammany boss dld no.
,no ,3tv Hall. bat his followers uttered MS
60 =. We frequently than any other and the
nrs,a~t references 70 NJ. Croker N the XII oi'S
ssaao his absence moro noticeable
- Srror; went to the City Hall soon az
IN m accompanied by his son ana SON
,-,,,. and was me: in the Mayors once Dy
-. burrows Job +. Hedges and General
- . NcCook. Several large floral pieces
..--- ,,~riad lrto the Office and theY pore
- slowing that they were intended ior
,,,,or Van Wyck one was III Inc shape cl
isre. chair and IN we were several oi hs"'H
o,,-.e-.,' design. bat the finest piece Oh all
vss in Tie f9:m of a igor and MADE OF FelIo"
49,, h,o-< ir,r,o-.elies. II was a herce-looKlnC
,oo~ and some req irf0ortclles were placed az
.he mouth 10 give an imitation OF bloody chops
i,.t.e animal had Just had feast. 1t was
r,acei on the Mayors desk.
Ve.or s.org saw the flowers and admired
,to,, .eThey're very beautiful he said. Its
oil right Hes good fellow.
MAIL FOR THE MAYORS.
o., ,to sc.-etary's desk two little piles Of let
..r. I'D ,olee~a,ns were lying Those in one
n.or, ,esressod Mayor William Z. strong the
o.t.,s .Navor Robert A Van Wyck." The two
h,rcbes oe letters were just about the same size
T,o 1-evor sat down at once and read his mail
The crowd began to pour into the front door
~ ,ba CIV Hall AT 1890 o'clock Twenty-Five
,ouoeo,en were stationed around the building
a. keen the people in order. The doors to the
u.yor's Office were locked while preparations
ucra made % receive Mayor Van Wycks call
ers Later a line of police was formed INSIDE
the Mayors office The doors Were thrown open
and ARRANGEMENTS were made 20 START the line
~ visitors in through the arte-room, past the
MAYORS desk and ont through the door leading
n the TOD OF a staircase 20 the basement hall,
throusn "h'n '''e '"es
the building.
President Mcmillan. Of the Park Board, called
ana pau '~' ''-''.7 6.,l. ,,.an,,a Tn,
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ARRIVAL OF Mr.. VAN WICK.
law. ,r,-,,.os boforo ,oo, ,favor Van v-vck
en,e,e1 ,ho l,avor,s ceica nv the nubuc en-
trance arm in arm with his brother. Justice
Va, w., 1re,io. c,rv,b rvas ,us, behind
t,or vsvor ctrorg ri.h Commissioners COL
l,y Smith ami NfcNfiuan and Cbomherlain Nc
Cook s,ood q. tho 1,ovor's 6osk IN = little clear
snaoa 1er, l, Tho c~o,ra mar bv this time
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Eyck went Up to Mayor Strong and the two
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