New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
LONDON'S UNSTINTED HONORS
HIGH AND LOW IN THE METROPOLIS PAID
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY
IBy The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press
London. Sept ia stately service similar in
most respects to that held in memory of Queen
victoria on the day of her burial was conducted
| IN 81. PauPs Cathedral to-day out of respect to
| the memory of the late President Mckinley and
was attended by six thousand persons The
Lord Mayor, Frank Green: the sherffs. alder
men and councillors of the city wearing their
| Official robes, marched in procession into the
| Cathedral accompanied by several provincial
| Mayors who had visited London for the purpose
| OF taking part in the ceremony Ambassad dor
| Choate. Secretary White and the staff of the
United States Embassy were seated in the chan
| Gel with three hundred other Americans to
whom places had been allotted Dean Gregory
and fourteen other clersymen were engaged in
the service. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the
| Most Rev Frederick Temple. leaning feebly on
the arm OF one of the clergy. pronounced the
| Benedcton.
BY command of King Edward. a memorial ser
vice in honor of President Mckinley was held i'm
Westminster Abbey to-day and was attended
by many Americans and Englshmen of distinc-
tton. The Lord Steward of the Household Lord
Pembroke represented the King Next TO him
sat the United States Ambassador Mr. Choate:
Secretary White and other members of the EN-
| bassy Colonel Alfred NJ Egerton controller
and equerry of the Duke of Connaught repre-
| Sented the Duke and Duchess of Connaught:
Major James r. Martin. equerry of Prince Chris
tian. represented the Prince and Princess Chris
| tian Of SchleswiG- Holsten The Secretary for
War William st John Brodrick and the Under
Secretary of the Foreign Office. Lord Cranborne
were present and the other Cabinet ministers
were represented The British Ambassador to
the United States. Lord Pauncefote: the Rus
sian Ambassador to Great Britain. NJ de Staal:
he Da do he
ish Ambassador, CostaN Anthopulo Pacha. were
also present. with members of all the legations
including the Consul General of Monaco. Lord
Rosebery. the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Alver-
stone: Baron Revelstoke, Baron Mount-Stephen.
Sir William and Lady Vernon Harcourt and the
Agents General of twenty British colonies were
there
Among the Americans who attended the SER
vice were Levi +. Morton. formerly Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States: the United States
| Ambassador to Italy. George Won l.. Meyer:
Bourke Cochran. Judge Lambert Tree formerly
United States Minister to Belgium: John p
Morgan, Charles Francis Adams Bishop Hurst
Of Washington and Bishop Hartzeu of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa. Occupy
ing front pew under the lateran were Bishops
Arnett. Gaines Lee, Tyree and Derrick of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church. Beyond
other persons.
The service which was fully choral. was of
extreme beauty. The office for the dead was
used. with the prayer of committal omitted
Tschaikowsky's and ChoDin's funeral marches
preceded the service Dean Bradley read St
Pauls discourse on the Resurrection and then
the anthems were sung Sullivan's Yea Though
Walk Gosss II Heard a Voice" and Spohr's
! Blessed Are the Departed" The congregation
sang Nearer, My God to Thee" with the mel
ody commonly used in England. The service
concluded with Handel's and Reethoven's funeral
marches. Mr.. ChOate stood at the exit of the
choir and shook hands with his acquaintance
they departed.
From all parts of Great Britain the British
colonies and the Continent are arriving very
many kilograms giving evidence of the univer-
salty Of the sympathy for the people of the
United States in their great affection. The great
cathedrals of Canterbury Edinburgh Dublin
Glasgow and other cities, and the churches of
al denominations throughout the land were
filled with congregations generally headed by
the Mayors and corporations
As a mark Of respect for the late President
Mckinley all the exchanges in the kingdom were
closed to- day.
The hawkers in the streets OF London disposed
of great numbers of memorial cards with pict-
ures of the late President. craped rosettes and
flags The government buildings here and else
where had their flags at halfmast. and the Glas-
gov exhibition closed during the services.
The American and Canadian stores draped
with black.
The services in the American and British
churches the Continent generally at
tended by members of the royal families. Cab
met ministers. court functionaries. naval and
military officials, city officials, and great num-
bers of American and British residents Wis
iors
Church were attended by the officers and men
of the United States training ship Buffalo. the
Cabinet ministers. consuls and others Salutes
fred by the Buffalo and from the forts.
At a meeting of the General Court of the Bank
OF England to-day, Governor Provost made
sympa thetic reference to the assaSstnat tion or
President Mckinley, and moved a resolution.
which was adopted in silence. expressing deep
sympathy with the people of the United States.