The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-02
WELCOMED.
Everybody Joined il the
Greeting to the New
Century.
nc RISE IN TIN
such a Demand for Horns
That a Big Supply Was
Needed Watch
Night Services

RI was probably the contrast between
Yesterday and the night before that maoe
the first day of the twentieth century
seem the auietest of any holiday IN ser
soy Citv's history It was not reaiiy
o,,iet. gut SO great had been the din ana
which zrii those Jersey CITY
i3es who did not go to New York Wei
.can,ed the NewsYear and the new century
rbat The hush that followed was like unto
s t1at Of a cemetery. The population SEEM
ed 10 literally "blow' itself cut some
naaple blew one way; some another.
some were sorry yesterday. Others were
not.
,,rinc;nal streets down town an hour or
,sore before midnight Monday night ap-
narertly gave a great boom to the tin-
pstc industry, and lustiness OF lungs .
young and old America greeting the new
censury was very much apparent. Will
the aid of tin-plated megaphones tney
drowned even the hoarse and snriii pei
lowing and screeching OF iron tnreats u
tha locomotives massed in the fenh-
:. svlvania, Erie and Central Railroad yaras.
All however, appeared to pc NOV
ine in the direction of the ferries, 10
ioin in the great demonstration ~ iron.
AZ the city Hail over there. They Went
In couples. in trios, in groups, in family
parties and in apparently solid organiza-
tions.
Even the crowded ladies' cabins OF the
ferry boats presented scenes that Woula
discount those of real madhouse. Yet
everybody seemed to join in the fun and
\ spirit of the occasion. Not alone men,
but women and children exhausted their
sung power in blowing tin horns OF vari-
Gus designs. Some carried great me-
chnically derived rattles that bombarded
the tympanums of ones ears until al
sound was merged into a conglomoration,
All the theatres were crowded, and these
WHO crowded them earlier in the evening
joined the throngs going New Yorkward,
and entered heartily into the spirit of the
great demonstration.
It is impossible to tell what would have
been the condition of the crowded streets
had ii not been for church midnight ser
vices. It seemed that every man, woman
ead even children who could comprehend
tie dying of the old and the ushering IN
OF new centnru4 wa hent IN wei m laa-
In - e EAw one IN some manner.
Delsut Catholics crowded their churches
ltd attend a midnight solemn high mass.
This was celebrated in every Catholic
church in the city. In all the Methodist
and in many of the other Protestant
churches services that lasted until after
midnight were held. Many thousands OF
Christians spent the last hour of the old
century on their knees invoking Gods
spirit upon the great interdenominational
efert to evangelize the nation.
.f he n
halls Of the city. Even merry young pee-
pie went to church or joined the surging
throngs upon the streets in welcoming the
twentieth century.
There are many persons whose princi-
Spal amusement is betting on horse races
! Every one of these seemed to have a
ssgood thing and looked correspondingly
happy. When they discovered that every
poolroom in New York was closed their
faces assumed the agonized expression OF
dyspeptic who ate too much turkey
and mince pie for dinner. Their faces
seem to have grown an inch longer to-
day since they read the reports of the
races and realize what a. good thing
they lost.
Watch night services were held in the
Lafayette Methodist. of which the Rev
William Redheffer is pastor; Linden Ave.
nue. Methodist, the Rev. E. &C. butcher
pastor; Emory Methodist, the Rev. G. N
yogel, pastor, and West Side Methodist
f the Rev. Charles Little, D. D., pastor
The usual form of service was followed
in each instance. All Of the services were
well attended
A first class vaudeville performance was
given Monday evening in the Jersey City
Club, under the auspices of the Entertain-
nfent Committee. The members remained
up until after midnight to greet thf
dawning century. The stag was thorough.
" enjoyed.