New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
CIVIC AND FEDERAL OFFICERS. FOREIGN
CoNSULS AND BUSINESS MEN EX-
PRESS THEIR GRIEF.

|
! PRESS THEIR GRIEF.
To the People of the City of New-York:
The President of the United States lies dead
in the city of Buffalo. fouIIy murdered by
the hand of an assassin. The whole civilized
world deeply deplores the untimeIy ending
of a noble and honorable life devoted to tho
service of his country.
| In view of this great SORROW. 1 have d.
rected that the City Hall he draped In
mourning, and that the fngs be placed at
haIfmnst on all public buildings and school
houses. and 1 hereby call the people of
the city of New-York. a further manifes-
! tatfon of their sorrow and sympathy, to
drape their residences and places of BUSH
ness In mourning and to keep the flags at
haifmaSt during this period of
| In witness whereof, have hereunto affixed
my hand and seal. this fourteenth day OF
| September. A. D., thousand nine hundred
and one. ROBERT a. VAN WICK, Mayor.
| The Mayor issued his proclamation immedia tely
| after his arrival at the City Hall yesterday
morning Then he sent two messages to Buffalo
One of them addressed to Mrs. Mckinley
| and read:
The people of the city of New York In deepest
grief over the death of your we'll beloved and ever
dolences and to extend their intense sympathy to
you in your overwhelming anguish and sorrow.
The other message addressed to John
Hay, Secretary of State, and as follows
The people of the city of New-York DESTROYS of
dent. request that the arrangements for the obse
quies include public funeral in this city.
! Before the Mayors proclamation was sent out
| the flag on the City Hall was placed at half
| mast. All the public buildings and thousands of
| private buildings displayed halfmasted flags.
| and many buildings showed black their
| fronts in sign of mourning. Among the build
| ings which showed the halfmasted flags were
| several in which foreign consus have their
Offices
Throughout the city were heard expressions of
| sorrow on account of the death of President
Mckinley. Men in all walks of fe of all pro-
fessions and trades We're heard deplorng the
! untimely end of the life of the nations Chief
| Magistrate. and expressing the warmest sym
| pathy for Mrs. Mckinley. officials of all grades
| in the city. including the heads of departments,
| were heard speaking in the highest possible
terms of the character of the late President.
| Many prominent took occasion to Join in
| the universal expression of regret that great
| a man had been taken away from the service of
| his country Many Americans arriving from
| abroad expressed the great shock they felt upon
hearing the of the Presidents assassi-
nation.
Many expressed confidence in the wisdom and
ability of President Roosevelt and predicted
| that he would fill the great office TO which he
had been so Unexpectedly called with honor
and discretion.
The Chamber of Commerce. the Stock Ex-
change, the Produce Exchange the Consoli-
| dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange and vari-
Gus other organizations of business men in the
city passed resolutions expressive of the general
respect for President McKinleys memory
Many societies and social organizations took
similar action
SORROW IN CITY AND FEDERAL OF
FICES.
Among the expressions from public officials
heard in the city yesterday were the following:
CONTROLLER BIRD S. COLER-By the death Of
President Mckinley the nation has lost a great
OF the entire people II has been INV GOOD fort
ure in the past TO have known rather Intimately
now succeeds him. Business interests have no
n nee So6 0 "oT Gee s ts is man and man
Will receive the appreciation Of every loyal cit
quest every member Of Mr. McKiniey's Cabinet
to remain with him. and announce his intention
receive more cordial support and appreciation
last election.
| Postmaster CORNELIUS VAN COTT-Presldent
| Mckinley was statesman of the highest rank
mind that Colonel Roosevelt Will make a1Ho' good
President In every office he has been called
upon to fill he has won honor to himself and
his fellow-ctiZens who elected him office lie
a good Civil Service Commissioner, a good
| Police Commissioner good Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. a good Governor, and he will make
a good President.
| BY RETURNING TRAVELLERS
| DAVID b. HENDERSON. of Iowa. Speaker of the
House of Representatives. the St Paul-The
death OF President Mckinley is a blow me
/ feel like had lost brother He my
personal friend a good man and great charac-
ter. and who well filled the Presidential
position, He is dead. and his assassin still lives.
He was killed by the mob when he struck
the bastard blow. and this shows that law and
order are supreme in this land. Our eyes turn
to the future. and have fear for the gov
eminent to come. as II Is in able hands.
ROBERT GOBLET. the Luca nia-It is terrible
and makes a sad Homecoming for all on board
/ do VIII has