The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20
AUDITORIUM WAS FILLED Vast Throng of People Tested Its Capacity. '- THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES Three Addresses Upon Life Of President Mckinley. Largest outpouring of People Ever Witnessed in Montgomery-The Theatre Was Inadequate, to
 Hold the Audience.

The people of Montgomery paid trt- hute yesterday to William Mchiniey' late President of the United States. the like of which has never before been Wit messed in this city. In the afternoon every business house in the city was closed and during the hour of the tuner- aI of the President in Canton onlo, hells tolIed and engines in the yards or inc railroad companies were stopped.
 Tn the afternoon a mammoth memo rial meeting was held in the big Audito- rum on North Perry Street and 1t was estimated that 5000 people were present. No such an outpouring of the people mas ever before been witnessed. It was re- Unio.civic service but every class oI' citizen was present and with ooweo head and in silence the vast audience Is- tended to every word that was said or inc great Ohioan who was stricken oo"n while serving his country.
 Major w. w. Screws, Editor of The AGvertiaer. was the first speaker ana notwithstanding the solemnity of the oc- casion his reference to MT. Mchiniey as having been in a measure responslpie for the reunion of the country was rounaly applauded. Rabbi A. J. Messihs' fin charge of Temple kahi' maoe a" eloquent, address on Lessons ol !ne Hour" and Rev. A. l.. Andrews paster or the Dexter Avenue Methodist church. .oaoSs of .sPresidenta Mckinley as a (snr,st,an." The late President was ...nn,her of the Methodist Church and Mir Andrews dwelt with earnestness ana eloauence upon the deathoeo scene 0i fhe distinguished dead.
 
 rection of the Ministers Union of Mont romery and, as showing the unanimity of the community it was said that this was the first time in the history of the citv that a representative of every re- Iieious creed had met together in a com mon cause.
 THEATRE NOT ADEQUATE
 TO HOLD THE CROWD. The exercises were announced to take place at o'clock at the Montgomery Theatre and as early in the afternoon as 1.a0 o'clock crowds began to wend their WAY to the old play house on North Parry Street. When the hour of o'clock arrived the Committee was in dilem- ma. The theatre which has capacity of about 1,6o0 persons was packed to nuffocation and more than this number of people were in Perry Street seeking fo gain entrance
 Seats had been reserved for the Mont komery military companies nearest the stage. The militia mobiliZed on Monroe Street facing the City Hall. The Mont gomery Greys were commanded by Cap tain D. C.. Williamson, the Montgomery Blues were commanded by Captain c, A. Allen, Jr., the Montgomery Field Ar A.I Ioxr Charles Hinderer and the Montgomery Mounted Rifles were commanded by Lieutenant Garside. The men were in fatigue uniform and with out side arms. The officers wore badges of crepe on their swords. With the militia were Major Fl. B. May commanding a battalion of the 2rd In- fantry and Major 5: T. Wss1teott ;s1 z com. m State Guard. Captain Forbes, adjutant of the Cavalry Battalion, and Captain Lassiter.
 diers in their uniforms of blue filed with steady tramp into the Theatre. The only other organized body noted in the The atre was the students of the University High School. accompanied by the prin- cipal, Prof. J. M. Starke. The young men wore small rosettes of black and white streamers in their coat lapels
 pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church and Preside mt of the Ministers Union of Montgomery, came put upol the stage of the Theatre, which was ap propriately decorated. and immediately { hush fell upon the vast audience.
 Ladies and gentlemen" said MT. An derson, "as the committee understand: that at least 1,500 of our fellow citizens are now Tn the street unable to gain ent rance into this building and as 1t is i'm practicable to hold an overflow meeting we will adjourn to the Auditorium, wher' we will have more room"
 The large crowd was perfectly orderly but there was some rush to get to thu Auditorium in the adjacent block.
 The big Auditorium, which has T seat ing capacity of $500. was soon packed t overfiowing. and several hundred per sons stood in the aisles and Hobbies. Tn immense throng of people was seated D! twenty-five ushers selected rom tn young men of the city.
 MINISTERS AND OFFICERS
 SEATED ON THE STAGE
 The following ministers of the city oc eupied the front row Of seats upon tn stage of the Auditorium from west t east in the order named: Rev. w. D Cav pastor of the Adams Street Bapus Church: Rev. F.. C. Nave pastor CT th West End Methodist Church; Rev Thos Armstrong Rev. H. w. Provence pas tor of the Clayton Street Baptist Church Rev M. H. Holt, pastor of the Claytoi Street Methodist Church; Rev. tatne Dennis Savage. Rector of St. Peter Ro man Catholic Church; Rabbi A. J. Mes sing. Kahl Montgomery; Rev. A z Stakely pastor 1f the First Baptls Church; Rev. Neal L.. Anderson, pasto of the Central Presbyterian Church; Key F. E. Cobbs, Assistant Rector of St Johns Episcopal Church; Rev. Fathe w A. Kerrrigan. Assistant Rector 0 St. Peters Roman Catholic Church: 4,
 The following military officers Of Tn Alabama National Guard also had seat IInon the stage: Major Herbert B. May