The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-05
SUNRISE FLAGS SENT AL0FT.
APPROPRIATE BEGINNING TO YES
TERDAY'S CELEBRATIONS.

Fourth of July FlaE-Rnising at the Battery
and In Central Park Done by Park De-
pnrtment Employees-Major Asa bird
Gardiner Didn't Get Up In limo for 1t.
The Fourth of July flag raising ceremonies
were observed. as usual. at the Battery and at
the Block House in Central Park at sunrise
Yesterday morning At both places employ
ees OF the Park Department did tho flag rais-
ing. CHRISTOPHER X. Forbes OF 1907 Weeks
street fremont. great-Erandson oil the kev"
dictionary patriot. John Van Arsdale. q. II.
Hendrick son. Adlutant OF Anderson: Post. No.
1914. G.. A. r.. Ave policemen and about 100
SPECTATORS stood around the Battery Park flag
pole. when. at ABB o'clock, the report OF the
sunrise gun fIom Fort Columbus. Governors
Island came over the bay and Daily. the Bat
tory Park ilagraissr OF the Park Department..
zrasped the halyards and hoistad new Amer
lean flag 50x3O feet. Not a sound came from
the spectators as the flag went UP. and there
wouldn 't-have been so much as. a cheers had
It not been for pretty we'll battered speci-
men OF the citys fotsnm and jetsam who
stood IN the little company. often. perhaps.
having passed the night on one OF the Battery
Park benches. The old man waited mo-
ment after the flag had reached the top OF tho
staT ard T., then n, eS1c &c =, ~. Revolution
airy Army had been made up Of folks like you.
the British would q been here yet. Three
The poor old wreck. swung his hat above
his head as he cal ed for the cheers and they
were gwen in a chorus that may have been
leland Then the policemen went back to
their hosts and the crowd moved away.
From 1888 Until 1896 Cant. John Van ,Ars,
pulled down the British flag and put the flag lag
q he Battery On each Fourth 81 July m0rnins.
ceeded 70 the honor. His grandson succeeded
David in 1893. In 1886 District Attorney
Asa Bird Gardiner appeared before the Board
OF Aldermen as the rrpresentativs Of the ", Yet;
eran CORPS OF Artillery OF the War OF 1872.
Major Gardiner tried to show that the priv.
lege Of raising the flag belonged by the right
Eanzation. and shou d be taHen away from
Capt. Van Arsdale's descendants. This pre-
cipitated row. which was ended last year
Forhes's permit. and directing thst. in tho flu
ture. only employees of the Park Department
should raise the flag. Neither Major Gardi.
learned, was at the Battery Yesterday morn
ing and Mr.. Forbes said after tho flag went IN
that..if MAJOR Gardiner couldn't get IN ear y
enough to see the flag raised. he shouldn't OBJ
Tho ceremonies at the Block House were
moro elaborate. 1t was at o A. that the
Park echoes were wnkenei by the music OF hte
and drum corps marching through thcentrnnce
at 10th stree. followed by tho Washington
Continental Guard. under Lieu. Frank r.
Samrson. :foowed-.-hy detachments from the
Can't. ltittelow. Tho soldiers and sailors
marched to the Block House. and there found
Caspnr OFT. one OF the Park Department en-
sunrise. At 1888: tho flag was run UP at;the
Block House staff. the sons OF patriots sa-
nted and the drum corps played Van kee Doc
de" Then the mitiamen marched to Fort
Fish. shor. distance above the Block House.
where another flag was raised.