New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-21
FEELING IN NEG HBORING TOWNS.

MANIFESTATIONS. OF GRIEF AND SADNESS IN
BROOKLYN. JERSEY CITY, NEWARK AND OTHER
PLACES NEAR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GENER-
ALLY SUSPENDED AND EMBLEMs OF WOE DIS
PLAYED.
Draperies of woe were everywhere to be seen in
Brooklyn yesterday Flags were at half mast on
every flag stan. and mauy were bordered with
black. Serge and Grape and paper muslin we're put
up all day long on stores. shops and private dwell
ings. The drapng of public buildings was begun at
an early hour in the morning, and continued
throughout the day. The front of the City Hall
was completely changed in appearance The six
lofty Doric columns were covered with black and
festoons of black serge stretched from window to
window over the entire front aud depended from
the cornice around the entire building. The figure
of Justice, he dome OF the building was draped
Within. the ratings of the stairways were hung
with festoons of Grape, and III the Mayors room
and the Common Council Chamber were placed
funereal om9l6ms. In front of the building %
portrait of the late President, heavily bordered
with black was placed, and his historic words,
|" God regns and the Government at Washington
still lives" were displayed III gas Jets last evening
The Municipal Department Building was draped
with 1000 yards of black and white SERGE and the
' With Sc and InT the C9H
feet, bordeied with black, was suspended between
the City Hall and the Municipal Department Build
ing, over Joralcmon-st. Among other buildings
draped elaboratey were the Post Office Academy of
Music. United States Court Building, Internal Rev
enue Office, Brooklyn Library, Park Theatre
Brooklyn Theatre and telegraph Offices and insnr,
city were dressed IN black, All the police stations
and engine and truck houses were dIaped Upward
of 10000 yards of serge, alpaca and bunting were
provided by the city for public buildings.
, Business was suspended i'll all the courts in
Brooklyn mark of respect to the dead President
The semiannual inspection of the police force was
postponed AT the special meeting of the Board OF
Education III the afternoon, resolution offered
on the day of the Presidents funeral and that the
adopted
The field day of the Eleventh Brigade of the
1 National Guard, at the Prospect Park Parade
Ground, set down for to-day, and the field day
of the Fifth Brigade for tomorrow. BY the orders
I of Adiutant General Townsend the drill and
parade were postponed until October 3 and /. The
evening The races at Brighton Beach were post
/ Flags we're displayed at half mast on the town
halls OF flatbush, NewLots. New Utrecht, Flat
lands and Grayesend, in Kings County and many
houses displayed emblems of mourning. The Town
Town Hall for sixty days.
memorial service for the late President will be
heid II ot. AIMS Church on Brooklyn Heights to-
day at noon.
SADNESS IN JERSEY CITY.
feeling of profound sadness pervaded the entire
community in Jersey City yesterday and the Ma
toms bereavement was the general and almost the
sole topic OF discussion everywhere. People began
to drape their houses and business places with en-
blems of mourning early in the day. and before
nightfal there few places which did not dis
play flag at half mast, not festoonad with
Grape. The City Hall police stations aad other
public buildings were deliberately draped. The ap-
pearance of the city recalled the days of sadness
and gloom following the assassination OF
President Lincoln. The public and private
schools closed shortly after O'clock and APP
proprIate remarks made in some of them by
the principals Announcements were made in the
! local papers that the Academy of Music, Theatre
Comiqne and other places Of amusement would not
be last night. Mayor Iaussig instructed CITY
Clerk Scott to direct the different municipal boards
to hold special meetings possible and take
suitable action.
When the Courts opened there was a large attend.
ance OF members of the bar iii anticipation of some
action being taken. Judge Knapp at once adjourned
the Court saying that he deemed il proper that some
immediate action should be taken in recognition of
the great sorrow which had fallen upon the Nation
meetlnR Was then Organized With Gilbert q. Col