The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-26
HONOLULU n0BRHs LOSS
Of The PRESIDENT
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED sY
ONE coMmoN. PATRIOTIC
IMPULSE.
TenttorsI omess Closed. United
States Business suspsnded and
Merchants Join In ths General
Manifestation Of Grief. ;

HonOlulu's grief over the sad and
unexpected death Of the President as
sumed q pronounced phase yesterday
with the closing OF the banks, the
suspension Of all government business
and the closing Of the principal stores
Of the city. There was no organized
movement. or prior agreement 10
close: but the patriotic impulse seem
ed to spring spontaneously from the
heart Of the community, and business
for day was forgotten In the shadow
Of sorrow that had hung over the ma
ton since the early morning OF Sep
tember - and had reached Hawaii
Tuesday afternoon The feeling OF dis
appointment. Of sadness. of sorrow. OF
regret seemed TO approach a rever-
ence. and the entire city Joined in the
observance as a part Of a sacred duty.
The first 10 signify an intention Of
lclosing for the day was the Governor
II came in the way Of an order sus-
pending Territorial business. This
was closely followed by an order from
A. T. Atkinson, Superintendent of
Public Instruction. closing the public
schools. Then came the decision to
close the postofice from 10 o'clock
in the morning and other government
offices during the day Early in the
morning the banks displayed notices
to the public that they would not be
open for business. Large mercantile
concerns opened but only to close
again at once. This action was fol-
lowed by other houses and by noon all
of the leading establishments had sus-
pended business for the day.
Flags over the capitol and over all
of the principal mercantile houses in
the city were at half-mast and will
remain so for an indefinite period.
All OF the shipping in port also low
cred their flags. Salutes were fired by
the transport Sumner. fifty-eight half
hour guns being fired during the day
and evening.
Yesterday afternoon the wheels Of
Honolulu's commercial world were
stopped. while the city went into
mourning for the dead President. Over
all the large buildings the stars and
stripes fioated at half-mast. and all
up and down Fort street, and along
King and Hotel streets down town, the
stores and shops were closed. the win
dows which are usually given over TO
CAV displays, being draped in crepe.
and hung with floral tributes to the
memory of the man who was honored
and loved bv the Nation.
At the Pacific Hardware Co.'S store
the curtains of all the windows, except
one. were drawn, and in this window
was a splendid portrait of the late
President. draped heavily in crepe. the
entire window being hung in black
The windows of Ehlers & Company
were hung with streamers of black rib
| bon. and a crepe-draped likeness Of
President Mckinley rested on an easel
in one of the larger windows Sachs
& Company's windows were most ar
! tistically draped in black. and large
portrait of the martyred President,
reposing on an easel. was surrounded
| by leis and floral pieces of white
carnations and ferns The Kash cloth
| ing store were draped in black and
white. and large pictures of Mckinley
were wound about with crepe and
white silken cords.
Whitney & Marsh's windows were
bare. save for black curtains and a
gilded easel upon which rested large
crayon portrait of the President. in a
heavy black frame draped in crepe and
black mourning flowers. The Lace
House windows were hung with black
and white ribbons and in one of them
was a picture with the Presidents
name underneath an arch of crepe.
A feature in the city's mourning
dress was the attitude Of q number
of Chinese and Japanese firms. All
of the larger Asiatic houses closed.
observing the sad occasion with their
American friends. Many small stores
also closed The two stores of T.
Murata in Nuuanu street were draped
in deep mourning. even the hats in
the principal store carrying crepe. The
tailoring establishment of ". w. Aha
ma was also conspicuous for it's crepe
and mourning bunting. Portuguese.
Hawaiians. Chinese and japanese all
seemed TO feel the full force and effect
Of the terrible happening and to re-
alize that thew had. in common with all
other peoples of the United States, lost
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