The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-20
AT THE AUDITORIUM
ELOQUENT ORATORS PAY FITTING
TRIBUTE TO INDUSTRIOUS DEAD.

Never before in the history of the city
has such an audience gathered within
the Auditorium as that which assembled
there yesterday afternoon to participate
in the memorial exercises. Ten thousand
people paid reverent heed to every word
uttered by the orators of the occasion.
AS many more were outside, unable to
gain admission. Any hall in the country
would have had its capacity taxed to the
utmost
Long before the exercises began the
Auditorium was almost filled. When the
parade was finished the crowds rushed
to the great building, and it was packed
to the limit within a few moments,
Thousands on every side clamored for
entrance in vain. At every window and
loophole they congregated and stood
waiting through the services, standing
in the rain uncomplainingly and with
no inclination to leave. even though
they could hear nothing Of what was be-
ing said within.
The hall was beautifully draped in
mourning. Flags were furled against the
background of black; the national colors
mingled with crepe, the shields draped;
and high above the stage a large picture
Of the dead president looked down from
a massive frame of mourning.
From the time the doors were thrown
open the crowds poured in-the tramp.
tramp, tramp of marching feet making
melancholy music. Quietly and without
demonstration the crowd seated itself
and throughout the services the spirit of
sorrow was upon the audience Although
at times a stirring sentence from the
lips of an orator drew forth applause,
on the whole, the crowd was not in the
mood for cheering, and several times
when those in the galleries started a
ripple of APPLAUSE, it was drowned in a
reltrimanding 'hush.'
Isle city and county officials occupied
the seats above the stage. On the stage
proper the following honored guests were
seated:
GUESTS ON THE PLATFORM.
Hon. Alex. Ramsey, Hon. A. R. McGill.
Hon w. III. Sanborn and Hon. r. r.
Nelson, of the United States district
court; Judges G. M. Stuart, L. w. Collins,
G L. Brown, j. A Lovely and G. T.
Lewis, of the state supreme court; P. b.
Hanson, secretary Of state; julius Block,
state treasurer; R. G. Dunn, state audi
tor; w. B. Douglas, attorney general;
Charles E. Otis and o. B. Lewis of the
district court; James j. HILL H. p. Up
han A B. stickney. D. F. Reese, will
lam E. Lee, NJ. d. Grover, c. w. Bum.
| W. A. Scott, Pierce Butler, M. D. Mum
Joseph A. WheeIock, George Thompson,
l. Z Ashbaugh. w. F. Luxton,
Clark w Lug5' s n, AaerbaGh Kenneth
ton, John II. Ives, r. S. Nc
Nance, Charming seabury, George R.
Elnch, John II. Allen, Theodore r,
Schultz ;l1 Jesse Gregg, w. b. Dean, A. II.
Lindeke, John. Kelly, Robert Mannheim
er, Joseph Elsinger, T. C. Field, Charles
| Schuneman, G. B. Bowlby. J.. E. Mark
nam, + r. Kane, Humphrey Barton, F.
| Fl. Griggs, Charles L. Haas. T.. I. Nav
| r. I. O'Connor, w p Murray, Craw-
ford Livingston, Dr., ]. Ohage,. Judges G.
M: Orr and r. G. Hine, George B. Young,
| William Hamm, N P Langford. ] w.
| Cooper, T. L. Schumacher, r. Gordon, r.
| A. Kirk, John F. George, E. H Cutler.
! George Benz, Alfred Scheffer, o. P.
| Lanpher, Joseph McKibbin, G.. H. KEEL
| Shepard, f. W. Anderson. A. j. Powers
| In the front rows on the lower floor the