The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19

H;''e @TnE MEMORY OF DIR GREAT PRESIDENT"
general fooling of intense grief seemed to pervadc
tho muses. of the people, While the mournfu events of
the hour the theme OF every tongue In the low
hotels and public places Of the vicinity groups OF
congreatcd who canvased the events OF the hour
with stern earnestness Along Eighth and Sixth ave-
nes which tho principal business quarters miniature
Gags and appropriate drapsry suspended from
the doors and windows All seemed TO vie with the
other in paying just homage TO the memory of one
who was esteemed as an excellent President and honest
man.
THE TwENvY-FrRsT WARD.
Passing up the Fifth ayenuesone could not help being
struck amidst the rushing and rumbing Of fashiona-
bic equipages with the almost general mourning appear
arce Of the place Almost every house manifested In
way other tho deep and heartfelt grief OF Its
occupants great national loss Some houses
covered with OF heavy drapery almost shutting
out tho rays Of the sun. Others again presented a
more modest, but perhaps not less deep sorrow.
great many houses In the fashionable portions of
this ward not attired in mourning up TO five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but men could be busly
gagged on Them arranging the funerea devices Amongst
poorer classes through this ward tn, feeling of
row II not so extensively expressed as 1t was BY It's
favored fellow citizens, nevertheless as feel
ngiy and tOuchingy depicted. single rosette or
strcamer of mourning here and there front of
humble dwelling told at glance the feeling that per-
moa,ed the poor as well as the rich 1t would be mpos
sblc TO particular all tho houses that displayed mourn
pg in this ward, BECAUSE al first aboye stated, many
q the decorations wero aboutto BIO put up, and secondly
10 the extent OF tho ward epilH
qs THE TwENrY-sEcoND WARD. yr
In this locality large number Of the houses had ap
propr ate mourning insignia The decorations Of sorrow
similar to those in the other up town districts oft
city. Muslin suspended from the windows and over
the DOORS while rosettcs OF black and white mingled
with tho general funorcal decorations The inhabitants
OF tho Twenty second showed their feelings Of genuine
sympathy and by the prof,lse In which
thsy decorated their houses There scarcely q
dwelling that had not some emblem Of the universal
grief
Besides the above popular displays we should mention
the fact that badges to be thousands of
people, male well as female, and many other modes
Of exhibiting the universal sentiment Of regret were
adopted. The public mind continued to be cngrossed
with the subject and though business to considerable
extent resumed the excitement showed little sign
Of abatement
WALL STREET,
though alive with busy men, did portray its usual
tive aspect Men gathered in groups street and
convcrssd not Of the price in gold or the corncr in Erie
but upon the great and sad now convuing the
community with anguish Many OF the brokers left
Tho street at carly hour to superntend the drapng OF
their residences with suitable embems Of Though
there public meeting, yet unpromped gatherings
of people ranging from twenty TO one hundred in number
OF frequent occurrence addresses would be made by
nearly every capable Of expressing clear thought,
ana thus Wall street may be said TO have been vast
for popular sentiment all day On Wednesday and
Thursday Wall street. TO use the language OF an habitue
1sWiiI be SUNDAY