The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20
UNIVERSAL SORROW.
Foreign Nations Mourned for Amer
ica's Dead President.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
In Almost Every Country SimuItane.
ously with the Funeral.
GRIEF TOUCHING AND SINCERE.
Extended from Canton TO the Farthest
Quarters of the Globe.
LOVING TRIBUTES PAID TO HIS MEMORY
FOREIGN Monarchs and Rulers Joined
Their Subjects in Testimonials OF
Respect and Esteem.

London September 10.--By command of
King Edward a memorial service in honor
of the late President Mckinley was held
In Westminster Abbey today. II was At
tended by many Americans and English
men of distinction. The service, which
was fully choral, was OF extreme beauty.
The office for the dead was used with tic
prayer Of coumlttal omitted.
Dean Bradley read st. Paul's discourse
ON ,ne resurrection. The congregation
sang Nearer My God, to Thee to the
melody commonly used in England. The
service concluded with Han1el's aud Bee
thovcn's funeral marches.
A stately funeral, similar in most re-
spects to that held In memory Of Queen
Victoria on the day OF her burial VAS
conducted in ST. Paul's cathedral to6ay
and attended by 5000 persons. Lori Mayor
Greene the sherrfs, aldermen and conn
cllors or the city, wearing their official
robes, marched In procession to%the catbe-
dral. accompanied by several provincial
mayors who had visited London for the
purpose Of taking part In tho ceremonies.
Ambassador Choate and 'he stan OF tie
| United States embassy were seated In the
| chancel with 300 other Americans to whom
| places had been allotted. beau Gregory
aud fourteen other clergymen We're en-
| gagged in the service. rhe archbishop OF
Canterbury pronounced the beaedlctlon.
AT the meeting Of the gen rial court OF
the Bank of England today Govrnor Pre-
tost made a sympathetic refsra ace 10 the
assassination OF President Mckinley, and
moved resolution, which was ndcpted in
silence, expressing deep sympathy with
the people Of the United States.
The great cathedrals of Canterbury.
Edinburgh, Dublin, Glasgow ami other
cities, and the churches of all denc nina.
tons throughout the land were dled With
congregations, generally headed by the
mayor and corporation.
SOLEMN SERVICES IN MEXICO,
Mexico city September IA solemn
memorial service in honor of the late Presl-
dent Mckinley was held here today in
orrins hall, an immense edillcc, which
was filled with people, including many
prominent Mcxicans and foreign residents
Of this city The great interior was draped
In black and dttngly decorated The eX-
crcst began ut 10 o'clock President plaS
and wife both dressed in mourning, ar
IRVING punctualy. Ambassador Clayton
nrcgidcd President Diaa being seated AZ Bis
right aud Minister Of Foreign Relations
Marlscal on his left Nine, Dia5, Mime.
Alarlecnl aud Mime Reyes. the latter tho
wife of the minister of war, occupied n
box In front Of the stage. All the mem
hers of the cabinet We're present and Inc
members of the diplomatic corps, whose
| brilliant uniforms were relieved ny the
somhcr background formed by the interior
decorations The service consisted OF y
prayer by Rev. Hubert Brown, singing OF
! hyian. readings from the scripture and al
dresses by various prominent elergymen'
, An immense crowd was gathered outside
| and acclaimed President DiaI as he
emerged from the building
The dcIiracy. tact and good VIII SHOWN
hy the Mexican government ofnclals hur-
I ing This period ~ mourning by the Amer
lean pcopic have won the highest praise
! from resident Americans and from the
; American ambassador,
LONDON PAPERS COMMENT,
I London, September 90 The London morn
+ Ing papers appear with black borders and
' long accounts Of the ceremonies in Canton
e and Of memorial services and tributes
throughout the world The editorials gen
a orally comment upon tho widespread SYN
pathy evoked.
seldom If ever" says the Standard
: has common sorrow found expression
Is In 50 many lands.
:. Tho Daily News finds this spontaneouI
}. manifestation Of mourning deeply sus
) gestivc and impressive, being parallcleI
= only at the death Of Queen victorIa.4
Several London theaters were closed las