The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-28
TIE PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE
HAWAII JOINS IN HoNORING
MCKINLEY.
Great Gathering in the Historic Ka-
Nations Murdered President.

AS though the population of the city
were one vast family that had lost a
loved and honored member, the people
of Honolulu today set aside all business
and Joined together in public express
sions of their sorrow over the death of
William Mckinley. The cloth of mourn
ing was donned by private citizens as
well as public officials who must needs
wear black, and people in every walk
of life, with consent gave the day to
the sad purpose for which it had been
set aside.
The closing of business houses was
general. Few were open at all, and
none had their doors ajar, though in
some cases a little business was done
in the early morning, behind closed
doors. The saloons opened as usual
but at $3.50, by mutual agreement, they
closed their doors, not to open them
again until 1870. when the official OBJ
servances were over. Many of them,
like business houses, draped their en-
frances with black.
1t is said by old timers that Honolulu
has never seen day of such universal
observance dS InlS Inc
gloomy adornments of public buildings
and private offices, the very general
wearing of black by the people and the
unanlmity with which business men
laid aside their ordinary avocations
and devoted the day to showing their
respect for the nations third assassin
ated chief executive, made the day a
notable one in Honolulu, and it will be
long remembered. The black bordered
fnt. fhn af a WI a io
hao church were kept as souvenirs of
the day. Many people tried to get
numbers of them, to send to Eastern
friends. by way of showing that though
Honolulu, unaware that Mckinley was
dead, could not take part in the OBJ
servances of the day which President
Roosevelt set aside for mourning and
prayer, still she observed day of her
own, late as it necessarily was, and
while the rest of the nation was going
on with the resumed course of ordinary
affairs under a new leader in the
White House. the baby territory stop
ped all by ITSELF to give her tribute to
the dead hero and to shed her tears of
grief that he is gone and of sympathy
for the widow who was struck as well
when the assassin fired the fatal bull
let.
ne government band arrived at Ka-
waiahao church at about o'clock this
morning, when people were already
gathering to get seats for the exercises.
1t took up a place on the grounds,
mauka of the black-draped entrance,
and began it's solemn program with
Nearer, My God to Thee" continuing
with funeral marches.
Inside, the building was elaborately
decorated with the trappings of sorrow.
Black covered the pillars and it was
in evidence all over the stare. There
was a truly Hawaiian wealth of palms
just below, and many flowers, relieving
the general blackness gave beautiful
effect to the decorations, which showed
that they had been prepared with care
and by artistic hands.
On the stage were Governor Dole,
William c. Irwin, chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements, Revs. Mackin-
tosh, Westervelt, Damon, Erdman,
Parker and Dyke. The Rev. w. M.
Kincaid, who had only just arrived in
Honolulu on the Mariposa, occupied a
seat in the front at the right.
In the front row at the left sat JUS
tice Perry, the only representative here
of the Supreme Court and family,
United States Marshal Hendry, Judge
Little, United States Judge Estee, Col
lector Stackable Acting Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Couzins, Immigration
Commissioner ]. K. Brown, Judge Gear
and Jared Smith and w. Porter Boyd.
all federal appointees and the under
officials of their departments.
On the other side at the front were
members of the Governors staff, of the
Hawaiian National Guard and of
George w. de Long Post, Grand Army
of the Republic. Members of the other
federal staffs also occupied places re-
served for them.