That was a terrible night for the great City of New York--the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: " Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line..
The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
That was a terrible night for the great City of New York--the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896