The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-16
A WEEKS MOURNING
ORDERED BY KING EDWARD IN
THE ENGLISH COURT.
SYMPATHY IS UNIVERSAL.
GREAT BRITAIN AND HER COLO
MES GRIEVE FOR AMERICA.

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United Kingdom EuIogies Upon
the Dead President Were Pro-
nounced-MiIitnry HOnors Paid at
Guard Mount to His MemOry-No
Such Tributes of Respect Ever Be-
fore Paid to "A Foreign RuIer-The
Accession of Roosevelt Viewed
with Apprehension-Adm
Is Mingled with Some Doubt.
London, Sept. 15.-It would be almost
impossible to record in deatil the re-
markable outburst of sympathy in
Great Britain and her colonies over
the death of President Mckinley.
proofs of which are continually arriv-
ing here.
Not only has King Edward COM
manded the court to go into mourning
for one week, but wherever a public
meeting of any kind has been held or
wherever a public man has had occa-
sion to speak, expressions of horror
and sympathy have been heard.
In every place of public worship yes
terday, from st. Paurs Cathedral and
Canterbury Cathedral down, the
preachers made special references to
the terrible event invoking Gods bless
ing upon the United States and the
American people.
Canon Scott Holland at st. Paufs
Cathedral. which Ambassador Choate
and many Americans attended, made
a touching allusion to the dead Presi-
dent and denounced the crime to which
he fell a victim, characterizing it as a
"crime whose tragic significance lies in
it's occurrence in the New World"
Messages of sympathy were received
at the American embassy from Earl
Cadogan, the lord lieutenant of Ire
land; Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
the Duke of Abercorn, the Maharajah
of Jodhpore, MIR. Austin, the poet lau
reate. and many other prominent men.
Military HOnors Rendered.
In accordance with a special army
order to the guards at st. James Pal
ace and at all other points where guard
was mounted throughout the United
Kingdom, honors were rendered yester-
Kinley, such as are usually accorded
only on the death of royal personages.
The troops wore crepe, and the bands
played dirges.
Funeral marches were played in
every church in the kingdom.
The morning papers again appear
with heavily loaded borders and are al
most entirely devoted to Mr. McKin-
ley's death. No such extended trib-
utes of sympathy and respect
ever marked the death of any person
but British sovereign. They certainly
would not have been called out by the
death of any continental ruler.
Considerable editorial space is de-
voted to discussion of Mr.. Roosevelt S
probable policy, a question which is
exciting the keenest curiosity through
out Europe, curiosity which may be
said to border almost upon apprehen-
sion.
The Times says:
ROOseveIt's Great Gifts.
"Mr. Roosevelt has great gifts which,
rightly used, may lead to great issues.
The danger his friends feel is in a
certain impulsiveness which is un-
doubtedly part OF his nature. We
trust his friends are over-anxious and
that the responsibilities of office may
suffice to curb it,"
In the editorials on Mr.. Roosevelt a
sense of relief and intense satisfaction
is exhibited at his declaration that he
will maintain his predecessors policy
unbroken, while his high courage and
integrity of character form the sub
jects of eulogistic comment.
The Daily Chronicle says:
1T is certain that man with such
a marvellous record will not be a hum
drum President At the same time he
is far too level-headed to do anything
rash.''