New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STAND BARE
HEADED BEFORE BOROUGH HALL

The most impressive scene in Brooklyn yesterday |
was the congregation OF an immense crowd in the |
neighborhood of Borough Hail. About o'clock they
began TO gather in little groups. As $3.50 drew near
the crowd gradually grew until the Borough Hall
steps were black with humanity, The park filled
and the neighboring streets thronged. No
one could tell why the people gathered in this
ticuar spot There were no ceremonies or exer-
cses there They simply came. as OF one accord, 10
nav homage TO their dead President Fulton-st, as
far as the eye could see. was swarming with peo-
pie At $3.50 O'Clock every of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit system stopped and remained motioniess
for five minutes. simultaneously with the stopping
of the cars every mans head in the crowd was
bared and every head bowed. A deep silence
fell ,non the multitude, which remained unbroken
for five minutes. When the five minutes had elapsed
the crowd broke up and moved away In silence
Business was entirely suspended. and almost with
out exception the Brooklyn churches held memorial
services. At Plymouth Church there has not been
such an immense gathering since the days of Henry
Ward Beecher The Rev DR. Newell Dwight Hills.
pastor said in part:
In a republic founded on law We have fostered
speech and of the press, we have transformed this
rulers, We chose this man for our President;
critical moment OF perPlexity we permitted car
statesmanship or diplomacy or OF national prob
lens cartoonists, indeed. whose judgment we
cabbages. to belittle. vilify leader. and to
do all m ha se X ahd OF Se 51
sented by this assassin. who became at last the
also disagreed with him in his policy. they were
harsh in their Judgments cruel in their criticisms.
brutal in their blaming, and when II was too late
have not simply justified the Presidents policy in
hs ar Eass s and far reaching in It's benefits To
all these sins we must add the sin OF those who who
flames of class hatred; with the result that often
the laborng classes with their trades unions, have
hecO
death non-u union men who were equally made IN
the image of God while sometimes. on the other
hand, the selfish and reckless rich & have bee been
How CHASTITY this story of national transsression.
The CONGREGATIONS of the Greene Avenue Presby-
terian. Trinity Baptist and Bushwick Avenue Re-
formed churches held union services in the White
Church." in Bushwick-ave. near Himrod-st. Union
services also held in the Bushwick Avenue
Baptist Church. Addresses made by the
Rev Charles t. Baylis. the Rev. F. w. Hannah
and the Rev. T. j. Whitaker. The Rev. James
During conducted services in St AIMS Church.
York and Front sts addresses We're made & alSo by
the Rev. Father MahoE and the Rev. William
Paul's Church, where addresses were made by the
Rev William J. Hill past9r , the Ssyici Rev Dr. ~ BaS Se
Memorial PRESBYTERIAN Church seventhTave and
S. JohR PfS1 Ss IN Grace Eoe
G he ans Il
bers % of the saads Street Warren Street Fleet
Sas At she s
I 6s thf the kS Rev
and the Rev. c. L. Goodel; Union services Of the
Hanson Place Baptist and Lafayette Avenue Pres
byterian churches were held in the latter & church
Quoted and was assisted by the Rev. DIR. l. n
Funk and the Rev. j. Milton Greene:
Sixteen churches united In services last night m
the First Reformed Church The attendance was
so large that an overflow service was held In ST:
Johns Methodist Church The service consisted & OF
an Invocation by the Rev. Milton F. Negus; script
ure reading by Rabbi Leopold Winter: prayer, by
the Rev DR.. d. G. Downey: an address, by the
Rev DR. T. D. Wells; benediction. by the Kew
Howard Wilbur Ennis. and Grafton by St Clair
McKelway.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON THEATRES
London, Sept. 19.-Several London theatres
were closed tonight Those remaining open
witnessed some remarkable demonstrations
The programmes began with the Dead Marcn
from Saul" the audience standing Al the
leading variety houses the Star Spangied Ban
ner' was played. and was received Win
ringing cheers ant. shouts of Down with anai-
chists" At a concert in Queens HAIL d,
Arthur Sulivans In Memoriam overture anu
Tschaikowskys 'Pathatique Symphonic were
PLAYED In memory of Mr. Mckinley.