The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
REMARKABLE DISPLAY
OF GRIEF IN ENGLAND
Outbursts of Sorrow That Have Only Been EquaIed
Upon the Death Of Sovereign.

London, Sept. 16.-It would be almost
impossible to record in detail the re-
markable oUtbuTst OF sympathv in
Great Britain ana her colonies over
the death Of President Mckinley.
proofs of which are continually arriv-
ing here Not only has King Edward
commanded 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
occasion TO speak, expressions of hor-
ror and sympathy have been heard
IN every place of public worship yes
terday from St Pauls cathedral and
canterbury cathedral down. the preach
ers made special reference to the ter
flole event invoking Gods blessing
upon the United States and the Amer
lean people Crathie church at Bal
moral. whose bells had never been used
DeLore except on occasions Of national
interest, broke the custom and an
hood.
Mr.. Choate and STAFF of the United
states embassy attended service al St
Pauls cathedral in the AFTERNOON ana
many other Americans were in the
congregation. Canon Scott Holland
made a touching auusion to the mar
Cyreu president and denounced the
crime to which he fell a victim.
Many members of the diplomatic
corps and constant stream of visitors
inscribed their names at the embassy
Messages of sympathy were received
from Earl Cadogan, the lord lieutenant
of Ireland; Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the Duke of Abercrom, the ma
harajah of JOOhlpore; Mr. Austin, tn
poet laureate, and many other promi-
nent men.
In accordance with a special army
order to the guards at the St. James
palace and at all other points where
guards are mounted throughout the
United Kingdom, honOrs. were rendered
yesterday to the memory of President
Mckinley, 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.
Canon Duckworth, preaching in West
minister Abbey, said:
The opening year of the twentieth
century viii be in our memory and in
that of our kinsinen as one that drew
US together in the sacred brotherhood
of sorrow. 1t will unite in firmer friend
ship two great nations"
The morning papers again appear
with heavily loaded borders and are
almost entirely devoted to Mr.. McKin-
ley. No such extended tributes of SYM
pathy and respect ever marked the
death of any person but a British SOW
ereign.
Considerable editorial space is de-
voted TO a discussion of Mr.. Roosevelt's
probable policy, a question which is ex-
citing the keenest curiosity throughout
Europe and that may be said to border
almost upon apprehension.
No Precedent For Such e Display
The Daily Chronicle. discussing the
world of sympathy displayed, says:
This sympathy is intensified by a full
realization of calamity until we are
almost inclined to say that there is
no precedent for such a display of emo
ton and fellow feeling on these partic-
ular lines. 1t is not impossible that the
assassination Of Mr.. Mckinley will adj
vance that international comfy of
governments to which some political
students look as the keynote of future
peace and harmony
The Morning Post says; 1.-THE Amer
lean people have been robbed of one of
the greatest leaders the republic ever
produced"
Many papers highly approve the pro-
posal that the Duke of Cornwall and
York should attend the funeral and
express hope that King Edward will
see his way clear to adopt the sug-
gastion.
The Times says of the new president:
Mr. Roosevelt has great gifts, which
rightly used may lead to great issues.
The danger his friends feel is in a GER
tain impulsivaness which is undoubt-
edly a part of his nature. We trust
his friends are over anxious"
In the editorials on Mr.. Roosevelt,
sense of relief and intense satisfaction
is exhibited at his declaration that he
viii maintain his predecessors policy
unbroken, while his high courage and
integrity of character form the subjects
of eulogistic comment and of congra-
tulation TO the American nation upon
the possession of such a brilliant man
to succeed to the presidency.
The Daily Chronicle says: TT is GER
tain that a man with such a marvellous
record win not be a humdrum presi-
dent. At the same time he is far too
level headed to do anything RASH
1t predicts that the youngest of the
presidents will prove one of the great
est.
The Daily Mail, which calls attention
TO the allegation that he is not a friend
to Great Britain, only to express its
disbelief in the same, says: Some Of
the sentiments Mr.. Roosevelt expressed