The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20
AT NEW YORK.
Great Meeting I'm MadisOn-square Gar
den Attended by Twenty Thousand.


NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-All business. ex-
cept work of necessity, was suspended in
this city to-day i'm respect to the memory
of President Mckinley. In all churches and
synagogues special services were held and
public meetings were held at various
places, at which addresses were made
euIogistic of the life and public services
of the dead President. In marked contrast
to the ordinary holiday custom here all
sporting events scheduled for to-day were
either abandoned or postponed. The public
golf links in the parks were closed. In ad-
dition 10 the closing of stores, banks and
other places of business, it was announced
that all street car and railroad traffic
would stop for period of five minutes at
the time the funeral services were to begin
at Canton.
Fully 10000 people crowded into Madison
square Garden during the afternoon and
stood for the most part with uncovered
heads as a band gave memorial concert
at which Nearer, my God, TO Thee"
Lead, kindly Light" and the Dead March
in Saul were played
a memorial musical service was also held
in Union square during the hour of the
funeral at Canton, which was attended by
thousands.
Cathedral of st. John the Divine, on
Morningside Heights, at which the Rev.
Henry Potter, bishop of this diocese, as
sisted, We're of such interest that more than
1900 persons endeavOred 70 attend them.
OF this number 200 obtained admission to
the crypt which has accommodation for
a seated congregation of 500. The result
was that the crypt was SO crowded that
two women and man tainted.
Fifteen thousand persons were turned
away and some of them attended overflow
services in the chapel at St. Luke's Hos
pital and on the steps of Columbia Uni
versity. The leading thought In Bishop
POtter's sermon was expressed IN these
words: Men and brethren, in this solemn
and august moment We should remember
that we cannot have the freedom of a Re
public without the responsibilities OF q Re-
public. We must have a great system OF
free education, a system that will reach
and enlighten the perverted minds of all
persons Of whatever age, so as TO give them
true comprehension of the principles UNI
derlying our government
Later Bishop Potter attended Old Trinity
Church, where ne conducted the regular
burial service of the Episcopal Church, as
sisted by. a large number of the clergy OF
the parish.
Patrick's Cathedral by Archbishop Corri-
gan. Half hour before the mass the big
bell in the cathedral tower began TO toll
Thousands were at this time hurrying to
the services. 1t was noticeable that the
men were dressed in black and the women
avoided bright colors, Every. one wore
tied to the button-hole or pinned to the
bodice. Before the service began the
cathedral was crowded there being SO
many there that the aisles were filled with
kneeling and standing people and even the
choir chancel at the left of the altar was
filed
Governor Voorhees, by his presence at the
memorial service held I'm the First Presby
terrain Church. at Paterson, n. j., gave Of
fetal tone TO the exercises, which were also
attended by the city and county officials
and officers of the Mexican government
who are experimenting work at one of the
shipyards.
The $50 passengers of the Hamburg
American liner BelgraVia, from Hamburg,
which arrived this afternoon, had just
reached the dock at HObOken as the clock
struck 2:30 Instantly every one stopped
and stood for five minutes with uncovered
heads. With that all work on the dock with
the noise OF the engines and the long
shoremen was stopped, causing an impress
sive silence. While the people waited the
band of the steamer Pennsylvania, lying
alonside, played Chopins funeral march
and quartet sang Nearer, my God, TO
Thee"
Members OF the Masonic fraternity OF
this city and their families filled Masonic
Temple to overlooking tonight at a
memorial service. Grand Chaplain Read
made the address.
in Long island and New Jersey the day was
appropriately observed. L.
After dark this evening the streets of
New York city were practically deserted.
None of the theaters and other places of
amusement opened and darkened win
dows were the rule in all sections OF the
city.