The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-13
OLD GLORY IN LAFAYETTE.
Firemen Raise a Flag Amid
Eloquence and Artillery
Salvos.

An American flag, 20 by 80 feet, one of
the largest in the city, was raised in front
of No. 10 Engine, on Halliday street, near
Communipaw avenue Saturday afternoon,
in the presence of over 1000 persons, upon
a pole 102 feet high.
The flag was purchased by su'bserlp-
tions from persons living in LafayeIte:
The pole was bought by The members @
No. 10 Engine Company The ceremonies
attending the flag raising began at $50
o'clock. Thirty members of the Lafayette
Battery, led by Capt. John G. Kaiser
marched from their. clubhouse to the
scene of the flag raising, dragging the
cannon with them. The exercises were
opened with short address by Captain
I'll. Lowell, at the conclusion of which his
daughter, Miss Josie Lowell pulled the
halyard and the large flag fioated to the
breeze, scattering hundreds of small tags
which had been concealed in its fold5sTg
the wind, which carried them over the
heads of the crowd and deposited them all
along the block. There was a wild
scramble to secure the small flags as
souvenirs; A salute Of twenty -one guns
was fired by the Battery, after which
Captain Lowell introduced Alderman Wm.
J. Kelley. who delivered an eloquent and
patriotic address. He said in part
II am glad to see here 80 many persons
evlnclng desire to participate in the un-
furlng of Old Glory and to assist in
perpetuating the glory of that flag. This
flag raised by the members of No. 10 En-
gine Company, recalls old memories of
some of the stirring scenes enacted near
this historic spot in the early days of La
a memorable occasion. 1t is a spot that
has been memorable in the history of La
fayette and of Jersey City,
After paying high compliments to the
nremen of No. 10 Engine Company for
their devotion to duty the Alderman com
tilued: MANY thousands of our brave
young men have gone forth from every
state in the Union in the present war, and
aU a fi,l1f olsa1 of
that flag, in a spirit of inf1inching loyalty
to a country and to a flag which has been
to us and to our forefathers a guiding
faith, of deepest love to our common
necessary willingly give up the last drop
of life blood
Every great crisis in our nations his
tory has brought forth a leader" Mr..
Washington In 1861 we had a Lincoln.
and in 1888 we had Dewey and a Hobson.
The whole world was aroused by their
daring and courage and success.
Let us stand for principle and be true
to conviction and this war may prove to
be blessing to US ALL
Spain is a Christian nation. She has
set up more crosses in more lands be-
meath more skies, but in those lands and
under those skies she has butchered more
people than all the nations on the globe
combined. 1t is our God given duty to
crush her and her career of crime and
hellish brutality on this continent
lsllree cheerS Tor Alderman Kelley were
given as he concluded his speech. Cheers
were also given for the hag, Captain
Lowell and the members of No. 10 Engine
Company. Fire Commissioner John A.
Erickson and Captain Lowell entertained
a number OF guests with a COLLATION. at
Girard & August'S after the ceremonies.
Among those present were Fire Comnlis-
sioners Erickson and Brennan. Assistant
Engineer Denmead. Chief OF Police MUIR
ply, Street and Water Commissioner
Hauck. Boulevard Inspector Kaiser.
Freeholder Zumbusch. Telegraph Super
intendesst Speicher. Mayors Assistant
Secretary James ~ Collins Alderman
William is Kelley, Justice of the Peace
J. G, Lowy Captain Charles O. Baslzers
c.. Howard Slater, Counsellor Frank w
Angel and Mr.. Kennedy.