The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-18
MOURNING.
All Jersey City to Be Given
Over to Prayer To-
morrow.
SERVICES IN ALL CHURCHES
North Jersey Street Railway
and Central Railroad to
Join in the Gen
eral Sorrow.
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Banks and Places of Business
to Participate in the
Demonstration of
Grief.
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICES CLOSED

The announcement is made that all cars
will be stopped at $3.50 P. M. tomorrow fol-
five minutes, the time of the burial Of
President Mckinley This tribute of griei
will he one of the most remarkable ev'sl
paid IN the history of this or any other
nation. 1t will also be one of the most
impressive. 1t is anticipated that all will
bow their heads reverently, and tha'
men will bare their heads and all will re-
main silent or mingle expressions OF sor-
row in subdued tones.
General Superintendent George S. Chap
man of the North Jersey Street Railway
Company, has issued the following order
Notice to all concerned
At $3.50 p. M. Thursday, September
49, all cars running on the lines of this
company will come to full stop ana
remain motionless for five minutes, as
a mark of respect TO the memory q
the late President William Mckinley.
(SigneO GEORGE s; CHAPMAN,+
vice-President David Young expresses
the hope that the travelling public VIII
accommodate itself to this arrangement
The Central Railroad has decided to
stop all its trains for five minutes tomor-
row at $50 o'clock in respect for President
Mckinley.
The Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley
Railroads will run their trains on the
regular schedule uninterrupted.
The banks will be closed all day TO-
morrow.
All the county and city offices will be
closed all day.
The Free Public Library will be closed
There will be no school Thursday in
public schools or Hasbrouck Institute.
The principal stores will be closed all
day tomorrow.
The Internal Revenue office will be
closed tomorrow. Deputy Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Olhausen received an order
from the Collector of the Fifth District
directing him to do this.
The Post Office will also be closed
There will be but one mail delivery.
The Grand Jury will hold a session this
afternoon and after adopting resolutions
on the death of the late President will
Immediately adjourn.
The Democratic City Committee of Ho-
boken met last night and decided to holo
the enrolment today instead of tomor-
row. The change was made out of re-
spect to the dead President.
Resolutions of sympathy touching the
Nations sorrow were adopted and ther
the committee adjourned.
At the regular meeting of the Michae
J. Coyle Association of Hoboken, held last
night, resolutions of sympathy and con
dolence relative to the bereaved widow
and relatives of the President were adopt
ed. No other business was transacted al
the meeting.
Chief of Police Murphy has issued or
ders that all policemen are to wear crepe
on the left arm tomorrow as a mark Of
respect to the memory of the dead Presi
dent.
The police of the Fourth precinct, from
Captain McKaig down, subscribed TWEEN
ty cents each for the purpose of purchas
ing mourning decorations for the building
in order to honor the memory of Presiden
Mckinley. The building has been beauti
fully dressed with black and white, arc
the decorations are admirable.
The Board of Finance was to have me
this afternoon, but it was decided to post
pone the meeting until Friday afternoon
This was due out of respect for the lat
Presidents funeral.
The Board of Education will not NEE
until Friday evening. The members vii
attend the Mckinley memorial services o.
the united down town churches in Parml,
Memorial Baptist Church in Grove street