New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
BROOKLYN NEWS.
FLAGS AND BUNTING.
BROOKLYN BLOSSOMING OUT IN HONOR
OF DEWEY
ARRANGEMENTS FOR HANDLING CROWDS on
THE BRIDGE-BIG FLAG TO GO Up AT
OWLS HEAD TO-DAY

THE BRlDGE-BlG FLAG TO GO JP Al
OWLS HEAD TO-DAY.
Brooklyn IS a blaze Of color to-day from the
great drygoods houses in Fulton-st TO the hum
best grocery on the smallest side street Every
where pictures of Admiral Dewey, the battle OF
Manila OF the Olympia are displayed In store
windows and in those OF private homes lhou-
ands OF yards Of red white and blue bunting are
seen and some of the displays In Futon-st. are
especially fine
In the Eastern District the work Of decorating
not begun in earnest until yesterday. TINS
largely owing the weather conditions Whlch
ruined much Of the bunting put up at the begin
ming Of the week Almost all the stores near the
lower end OF Broadway are Handsomely deco
rated. and few windows are to be seen without
a more or less faithful likeness Of the gallant Al
miral. A favorte decoration In the smaller stores
Is a picture Of Admiral Dewey on red, white anu
blue bunting bearing the inscription. The Hero
OF Manila Bay" Some flags are all blue bearing
the Admlrars picture and the words. welcome
the Hero OF Manila"
In a barber shop window In Court-st Is coiec-
ton OF Mausers. large shells. pistols ana weapons
generally that attracts large crowd. In fni-
ton-st clothing house window Is picture OF
Dewey decorated with blocks and rope. The houses
ir the Bedford district gayly decorated in honor
of the occasion.
II was supposed that Brooklyn would furnish
one thousand children to sing at the city Han IN
Manhattan at the presentation OF the loving cup
to Admiral Dewey. Later the number was deH-
niteiy fixed at six hundred. They will come from
forty-one Of the fortysiX grammar schools. thirty
four pupils and one teacher from each school
Two schools are so far away 10 make their
sending pupils difficult. while three sent no deie-
gates in response TO the invitation OF Dr. ALBERT
S Caswen, Director Of Music OF the Puohc
Schools The whole chorus will be rehearsed this
afternoon in the assembly room of Public Schooi
presentation Of the loving cup will assemble on
Saturday morning their schoolhouses al I
o'clock and then go to School No. l. Henry ana
Oliver SITS. Manhattan. Those for the seventy
second-st stand will assemble at School NO. ~ AT
Sixty-eghth-st. and Amsterdam-ave., Manhattan:
They will gather at their respective schools az '9O
on Saturday morning. Each child must pay ms OF
her fare, take their own luncheon anu me! aie
warned to be wear plenty Of warm Ciothihs.
The big search.ights on the Bridge VIII De III
operation tonight, tomorrow night ana SatuIuay
night one Of them that was tested scared the peo-
pie in Jamaica with the shaft Of light IL cast there
There is sure to be vast crowd on me brusg W.
morrow night and seven hundred policemen nave
been detailed to preserve order and Keep the throS
constantly moving There VIII be ltg mn al et b
end the other six huHdeI being Seh"es OK
trolley cars VIII be allowed TO cross AFTER cinCh
tomorrow night 1t is possible that tie r9ad 1T
may be thrown open to spectators. Chlef Engineer
Martin warns the people that the bridge VIII DE
bad place for sightseers as under no
the move II is hoped that the great letters on the
Bridge will he ready by this evening
ed on the Montague-st. bridge. The two search
lights borrowed from the Navy Department were re
turned on tonight. but they will surely be ready
by tomorrow night Much of the work OF wiring
and preparing for these lights was done by DE- W;
VI. Hutchinson and Thomas r. Wyatt who VIII
probably have charge Of operating them them The
pany and the wire and cables by the Rapid
Transit Company The scaffolding may be remove eI
present fine appearance from the East River
One OF the most interesting features OF To-Day
-, IlrOo pxIil hp no raj
The nagstaff is 40 feet in height 1t was erected
and secured by shrouds The Plan ana Scoop Cohl-
the raising OF the flag in his honor by the cti-
zcns Of Bay Bridge and Fort Hamilton The nag Is
The ceremonies will take place at $3.50 o'clock, the
schools being dismissed somewhat earlier IMAM
usual The children will then be marshaIled by
their teachers and marched TO the ground The
5th ARTILLERY Band will lead those or Fort Hamll-
along Second-ave. TO Eighty six ih-st, where
they will be met by the children OF the Bay Ridge
schools who will be led by hfe and drum corps.
house on The beautiful shore Road. where the
Executive Committee will join them and an VIII
there will be fireworks and set pieces, with music
by the 5th Artillery Band The children VIII sing
patriotic selections. Captain CoGheu VII MAKE e rnT
presentation address and a salute VIII be hreI
by an artillery detail. Colonel Clayton Will speak
on "Our Army and Navy
The children Will all take part in the raising by
small lines attached to the halyaTds. me t DUgS
viii probably raise the pennand whlch - one nun
dred feet long The flag and fagstaff VIII remain
the property Of the citizens ana both nave DeeH III
sured against destruction 10y accident or storm o
prevent memento hunters from mutilatlhg the stan
il will be- incosed by high ornamental spiked
railing Police Captain Driscoll VIII attend TO the
police arrangements both to-day ana TOMORROW
when there Is sure to be a vast throng on the
shore Road There will he magnificent view OF
the naval parade from this point or Whlch thou-
sands will avail themselves. ,,
outside of the display on Montague,st bridge
the only public display in Brooklyn Will be AT the
Borough Hal This Is being decorated. ana on the
front Of the portico the words welcome, Dewey
LII hi,a fortb I'm electric light On the roof
twenty focusing lamps will present fire dance.