On September 19, Municipal Art Society chairman Philip K. Howard wrote to Mayor Rudy Giuliani, asking him "to consider placing two large searchlights near the disaster site, projecting their light straight up into the sky."
Den 19. september skrev formand Philip K. Howard til borgmester Rudy Giuliani og bad ham om "at overveje at placere to store projektører i nærheden af ulykkesstederne, som skulle lyse lige op i himlen."