Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
DEATH HERE.
The City is Already Dressed
 in Mourning.

Newspaper Offices Besieged For News All Night.
 The news of the death of the presi- dent cast a gloom over the whole com munity and little else was talked or about town during the day. Owing to the nature of the dispatches published in yesterday evenings papers, the pub lie was partly prepared for the worst, still all were hoping that the patient would rally during the night and that the morning bulletins from Milburn house would hold out assurances that the nation was not to be thrown into mourning, and so eager were some peo- pie to hear the latest reports that they remained up until dawn and were on the streets when the wires flashed forth throughout the world the sad tidings that the president had breath ed his last at 2:15 o'clock.
 The bulletins at the Democrat office attracted large crowds until long after midnight. But of course most people retired as usual and knew nothing about the condition of the president beyond what they saw in the evening papers until they heard the tolling of the church bells and noticed the flags on the school buildings and other places half-masted. This told the story and then even strangers stopped to talk with each other about the matter and while expressions of sympathy were heard on all sides there were many who stood around breathing the fercest denunciations upon the assassin and all who share his views. The opinion seemed to be general that it WAS high time for this country to put up the bars, thrust undesirable ele- ments outside them and keep them there. We need no news laws to en- able Us to do this.' said prominent member of the Waterbury bar to 8 group of citizens in Exchange place: ''I have perfect right to put any man out of my house that don't want in it and the United States can resort to the same tactics if it deems such a course essential to it's eXistence Me Kinley was man of the people and was shot down while endeavoring to show them that he wanted to have them look upon him as one. of them selves. How much longer are we go- ing to stand this?"
 At 5;30 o'clock this morning Janitor John Loughlin placed the flag in the tower of the city hall building at half mast and later, by order of Mayor Kilduff and Selectman Doran, the en- trance to the hall and the soldiers monument were suitably draped. At o'clock the bells at St Johns and the First Congregational churches re- minded the people that the nation was in mourning and soon after many of the stores and private residences in all parts of the town were suitably draped.
 The rectory of the Immaculate Con- ception church was the first about the center that showed signs of mourning the entrance being draped under the direction of the pastor, Rev w. J. Slocum, before some folks were out of their beds, and many who passed by during the early morning and had not heard of the presidents death, were curious to know what it meant. While the workmen were engaged at the job a Democrat reporter asked Father Slocum, if he had anything to say re- garding the shooting of the president. ! Father Slocum was busy at the time and dismissed the newsman with the following pertinent paragraph:
 "The shooting of President Mckinley emphasizes the fact that free govern ment to be permanent must surround | itself with the strongest safeguards 7 Landlord Truman of the Scovill house had the building draped at an early hour and Postmaster Guernsey was quick in setting the post office building i'll mourning attire. By noon the evidence of. regret over the death of the chief magistrate of our country was noticeable ill all sections of the l town. Flags were at half mast on all the public buildings, the factories, stores and also on many private resi- | dences. Handsome pictures of the dead president were exposed in the show windows, resting on ease!s, while others were act in neat frames with "Old Glory" wrapped around | tLem.
 Mayor Kilduff made a tour of the school districts during the forenoon so as to make sure that all the flags were at half mast The janitors were equal to the occasion and attended to this early in the morning. The mayor said this afternoon that he was about to call special meeting of the board of aldermen to take suitable action on the death of President Mckinley wien. he recollected that the board will hold a meeting Monday night and decided that that would be time enough
 There was considerable excitement at the Hellmann Brewing Co.'S plant this morning. The flag pole is forty five feet above the roof and they could not find anyone about the place who had the courage to hang out the flag. Finally Henry Payeure of the District Telephone company accomplished the feat ard received $15 for his ser4iee.
 Thomas Kelly. probably one of the warmest admirers Mckinley had in Connecticut. said he regarded the death of the president as a great pl.h. lie calamity, still, he said. he had con fidence enough in the good Judgment of the American people to survive the shock without any permanent injury to the material progress of the nation or hindering to any appreciable ex- tent the unbounded prosperity it now enjoys.
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