Evening star., 1901-09-19
WORLD WIDE GRIEF
Memorial Services for Late President
Held Universally.
ENGLAND LEADS In MOURNIN G
Two Great Meetings in Historic
Places in London.
IN FA R A w A IN D A
Nd LEADS In MOURNIN G
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LONDON, September 19.-By command of
King Edward, a memorial service in honor
of the late President Mckinley was held in
Westminster Abbey today. 1t was attend
ed by many Americans and Englishmen of
distinction 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 embassy. Col
onel Alfred M. Egerton, controller and
equerry of the Duke of Connaught, repre-
sented the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught; Major James e. Martin, equerry
of Prince Christian, represented the Prince
and Princess Christian of Schleswig- -Hol=
stein. The secretary of 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 Russian am
bassador to Great Britain, M. de Staal;
the Danish minister, NJ. de Billie. and the
Turkish ambassador, Costaki Anthopulo
Pacha, were also present, with members of
all the legations, including the consul gen.
eral of Monaco. Lord Rosebery, the lord
chief justice, Baron AlverstOne; Baron
Revelstoke, Baron Mount Stephen. Sir
William and Lady Vernon Harcourt and
the agents general of twenty British col
onieS were there.
Americans Who Were Present.
Among the Americans who attended the
service were Levi P. Morton, formerly Vice
President 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 Hearst Of Washington and
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copal Church in Africa.
Occupying front pew, under the lanteran,
were Bishops Arnett, Gaines, Lee, Tyree
and Derrick of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Beyond, In reserved seats
were two or three thousand 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 Chopin s
funeral marches preceded the service
Dean Bradley read st. Paul's discourse
on the resurrection and then the Anthems
were sung-Sulivan's YEA, Though 1
Walk" Goss Il Heard a Voice and
Spohrs BLESSED Are the Departed" The
congregation sang Nearer, My God, to
Thee" with the melody commonly used in
England.
The service concluded with Handels and
Beethovens funeral marches.
Mr.. Choate stood at the exit of the choir
and shook hands with his acquaintances as
they departed.
Sympathy Is Universal.
From all parts of Great Britain, the Brit
ish colonies and the continent are arriving
very many kilograms giving evidence Of
the universal character of the sympathy
for the people of the United States in their
great affiiction. The great cathedrals Of
Canterbury, Edinburgh, Dublin, Glasgow
and other cities and the churches of all
denominations throughout the land were
filled with congregations generally headed
By the mayors and corporations.
| As a mark of respect for the late Presi-
dent Mckinley all the exchanges in the
kingdom were closed today.
The hawkers in the streets of London dis
posed of great numbers of memorial cards
with pictures of the late President, craped
rosettes and flags. The government. build
| ings here elsewhere had their flags at
half-mast. and the Glasgow exhibition was
| closed during the services. The American
and Canadian stores were draped with
black.
| The services in the American and British