The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-25
CITY PUTS ON GAY ATTIRE.
DECORATING PUBLIC AND PRIVITH
BUILDINGS IN DEWEY'S HONOR.

ners Carried On All Day Yesterday.
Tho Sunday before tho celebration in honor
OF Admiral Dewey's return was nearly as busy
In many quarters as have been the dsRs-of the
past week. The enclosure around the great
| triumphal arch in Madison Square was one Of
| the chief scenes OF activity. The scaffoldina
surrounding the arch was sprnkled with
| modellers and sculptors who were engaged in
fashioning the groups and statues and putting
them In their places. 1t was said Yesterday
that the worsmen at tho arch would probably
| be kept going until midnight on Friday. but
that the arch would surely be com pleted In
time for tho land parade OF Saturday. Last
| evening the crowd OF persons that stood
about watching the progress OF the
! work was OF such proportions as to inter fere
with the usual street traffic The Broadway
cable cars moved with difficulty through Mad-
son Square and the Twenty third street cars
we're blocked from time to time. squad OF
| thirty policemen had thei r hands full keeping
| the crowds outside the barricade which shuts
| In the arch and the grandstands In the square.
The workmen engaged ON tho two columns
| OF the colonnade at Twenty third street and
| Fifth avenue were putting up big derrick
between the columns Yesterday afternoon
when Twenty-third. street car won't
| by with rush and caught q rope attached
TO the derrick. The rope pulled the derrick
over on the car with crash. The car
was not seriously damaged and no
one was hurt. The crosstown cars were COM
petey blocked for nearly an hour at one time
when the workmen on the colonnade had to
place tmbers on the car tracks. From the
conversation Of those who stood about watch
Ing everything that went on. 1t was apparent
that the majority OF them were strangers to
the city. The opinion was generally expressed
that such beautiful structure as tho arch
should be made permanent
The Committe on the Distribution OF Stand
Tickets worked at the City Hall several hours
on Saturday night and continued their task all
day yesterday. The member OF tho commit.
tee. Rolln NJ. Morgan. A. NJ. Downes and War
rem w. Foster. were assisted in their work by
Maurice +. Holahan. President OF the Board OF
Public improvements. All the tickets were all
loted last night and they will be sent out to-
day or tomorrow.
Secretary Foster said yesterday that five
members OF the committee Of seven who will
accompany the Admiral while he 10 In the city
had signihed their willingness to act in that
capacity. No word has been received from the
other two. William G. Whitney and Levi p.
Morton. IL WAS decided yesterday that Q
special committee Of fifteen would meet tho
Admiral at the Battery on Saturday morning
and escort him to tho City Hail. The names of
announced. but Gen. Francis V. Greene and
Justice W. W. Goodrich will be two OF the
members
Decorators In many parts Of the city began
putting up flags and bunting on buildings
yesterday rs soon as the rain ceased, and the
City Hall blossomed out in a few hours a mass
OF color. The main scheme OF the decora-
tons is blue and white bunting In festoons
and pendants with lot OF small gold
eagles intersrersed. In the centre OF the
porch Is n medallion OF Admiral Dewey in gold.
1t iC fankod by an admiral's four-starred flag
and Union Jack. outside OF which are two
American flags. tho combination typlfying
tho navy and army. Above and back OF
this. in the centre OF the front OF the
building is a large painting representing the
combined arms OF tho borouGhs OF the city.
some OF them invented for the occasion This
is surrounded bya flag cluster and gonfalon,
belowlwhich is large golden eagle.
From tho four lngpoles on the roof OF tho
building fly an admrals flag. the State and
city flags. and a Union Jack. in the order
named. beginning at the west. The poles are
all dressed with lines OF signal flags. not ar
ranged IN any fixed order. Above the Ameri-
can flag on the pole above tho cupola, will fly
a foot homeward bound pennant
Fifth avenue and Broadway do not monopo-
lie the decorations. In every part OF town,on
the far East and West sides. where neither the
Admiral nor any 81 the persons who will como
from out OF town to welcome him will be likely
to go. shops and houses have been decked out
In his honor. In the most out OF the way
corners flags have been rugged out and por-
traits Of the Admiral exhibited. Many OF the
pictures are OF character to make him wish
he had stayed in Manila.
The saloons lead in tho assurance. that
Dewey is welcome. Some enteIprising novelty
invented n set Of flags each OF
which bears letter OF the alphabet. Most Of
he persons who have used these for decora-
ion have arranged them conventionally to
orm the words Welcome Home" Ono or two
ingenious minds have varied this Over the
entrance to saloon on tho East Sido above
Tooth street. nutters this motto: George,
You Own tho Town" A Harlem saloon keeper
las in tho window OF his place a large sign
iraped with the flag on which Is printed this in
'itaton: Free dinners and drinks to mem-
)ers Of the Olympia crew" Dewey drinka
II all kinds have made their appearance all
'ver town.
The most popular form Of decoration an.
'ears to lie the Admirals portrait draped in
'unting and exposed In a window. A great
many bron2ed medalions are also exhibited.
u flags there seems to be no end in the tene-
nent districts They are not as large as those
broadway ana fltth avenue, but they make
brave show hutterInG from Windows forty or
fly feet above tho ground. Next In popular
stoem after pictures OF Dewey and the
ational colors come pictures Of the Olym.
ia. Most OF them show a ship OF euor.
lous proportions blazing away with every
un at a dozen sinking vessels. Other
hips OF the fleet that sailed into Manila Bay
nth Dewey are shown. but the Olympia heads
he list. Seldom Ia picture OF one Of the ves-
els Of tho North Atlantic squadron seen. but
roup pictures showing Dewey surrounded by
ne President. tho Cabinet and others whose
smes were identified with the war have an
Itensive vogue. A favorite group picture
nows the shades OF Farragut and Porter
blooming Dewey to tho Admiralty. while in
,e background the naval engagements OF the
ivil War are pictured.
PROGRAMME FOR DEWEY WEEK.