New-York tribune., 1901-09-19
DAY OF REAL GRIEF.
n-ry,7E THE COFFIN IS LOWERED NEW
YORK WILL BE SILENT AND
MOTIONLESS


The nations dead chief is to be laid away in his
80 resting place. and. although that final cere-
80 will be held hundreds Of miles away. the peo-
-, ~ this city will stand in thought by the open
grave
,,o, ,,ons In discord with the solemnity Of the
oesion are TO be laid aside. The great mercan-
e houses Of Broadway. the tall office buildings of
-veu and Broad SITS, are to stand draped IN black
asserted and silent The exchanges. which resound
:. ,be roar of excited traders other days are 10
te closed
The crowds in Broadway will find the doors of
.he theatres barred 1t is expected that few Will
mend the DAY in travel either within the city or
a,bout On the elevated railroad lines Sunday
.he6uIe is TO be maintained. The telephone COM
- Mill close its offices and lay off many of the
rou operators as possible The sw1tchooaros are
never deserted but il is expected that to-day Only
r,gb- force of operatives will be adequate
The great factories in and out of the city are to
Re shut, some for the ehnre Gay anu 0' ~
mon until p. m.
Guns will be fred in a solemn salute 10 the dead
.roro the revenue cutters in the bay, from the
e,gbboring forts, and in the city by detachments
of the National Guard
IT, fevr minutes during which the coffin Of the
ssd President TO be placed in its vault are to be
ss-z,ed especially. At that time many activities
,sicb cannot be stopped for the whole day will be
,rought 10 a temporary halt
THE TRAINS TO STOP.
F,ou 3;9O 10 3:35 p m, the time of the final cere-
,,onv of the burial all cars on the Metropolitan
e,rsat Railroad. the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
-, elevated lines will be brought to standstill-
rb. trains of the New-York Central. the Central
p.,,road of New-Jersey and the Long Island Rail-
,os6 viii also be halted. Steamers of the Hudson
p,ver Day Line will stop running and on each
steamer the crew will assemble on the main deck
while the orchestra plays the Presidents faVor1te
hymns Ferryboats of the Union Ferry Company
Sran dStin
commercial Gable Company to all its stations in
the world viii stop work
The courtrooms will be as silent the halls of
trade and commerce. Judge G. B. Adams, Of the
District Court has adjourned the hearings in
hanpruptcy for one week and the motion calendar
~ ,he Circuit Court which was TO have been called
rn on Friday will not be called until September %
An the CITY departments will be closed. according
70 an order Of Mayor Van Wyck 'as mark or re-
snect 70 the nations late Executive. whose death Is
eo deeplv deplored and whose memory Will be ever
venerated-"
Restaurants. cafes. drug stores and those places
Of business which ordinarily keep open on all days
at all hours will close for the burial ceremony
So generally has the idea Of observing at least
five minutes in silence been adopted that the mack
WOW wore talking Yesterday of stopping their car
rages between $50 and 3:35 If it should happen
that they were engaged at the time.
The postofice and other government buildings VIII
he closed. No work will be done at the navy YARD
ty-one minute guns will be fired. Memorial SER
vices will be neld aboard the receiving ship Co
lurnbia in Brooklyn, and the other vessels at the
yard.
The drapng of buildings, both public and private.
in sombre black continued all day yesterday until
it seemed that there building without its
signs Of grief more or less elaborate
AS to-day in pursuance of President Roosevelts
order is be day of not only mourning, but OF
prayer TIE doors Of the churches will be open TO
NJ all
vices
CHURCH BELLS TO TOLL.
A special prayer will be offered in all the syna-
rogues of the Orthodox Union to-day. The bells of
the Collegiate Reformed churches will be tolled at
intervals throughout the day.
Nearer, My God. to Thee" will be sung in the
solemn pontifcal mass which will be conducted by
Archbishop Corrigan at ST. Patricks Cathedral
this morning. Under the canonical law OF the
Roman Catholic Church no requiem mass can be
said for non-Catholic, but the Archbishop has
issued letter directing that masses be celebrated
In the churches Of this archdiocese in memory or
the noble life and services of the dead President
For the services in all the Protestant Episcopal
churches to-day Bishop Potter issued this order
The President of the United States having ap.
pointed Thursday next, September Is: as a day OF
humiliation and prayer in view of the dastardly
sssassination Of our honored and beloved Chief
Of service is hereby set forth for that purpose:
FFoper FiTg, I. Psalms xvii. xxxyiii; 1xxix-
Second lesson. Romans, xiii
The Lesser Litany.
Then followed four special prayers. The first calls
upon the people TO preserve the nation from trea-
sonable and foes; the second urges the sanc
ncanon Of the present sore chastisement to the
greater good of the people; the third prayer is for
MIS-. Mckinley and the fourth asks for divine
ugsslng on the new Executive
bishop Potter will preach in the crypt OF the
SSsthedral Sahedral Of St John the Divine, Morningsde
Heights, al II a. m.
SHIPPING MEN TO SHOW RESPECT.
The shipping of the harbor will show respect to
the memory Of the dead President to-day far
as practicable Steamship Offices will be closed,
Terry lines Will on reduced schedules. many
,ugboats will lie up for an hour in the middle Of
ne afternoon, and the sailing of the Ward Line
ms afternoon. viii be delayed until tomorrow.
hne revenue cutters with the exception Of the
Gee. nnoer tne command OF Captain Walker, of the
hourly salutes. The firing will be done in concert
IT,. O. the vessels on signal from the Gresham.
nc nc pGshter the Dallas the Algonquin. the Seminole
sun,o pm moon the Onondaga and the Chase. The
ss,ay ana is at Tompkinsville will fire similar
renssn =, me ne. Calumet and the Manhattan will
n station on Ellis Island will be closed through
THE PosToFFICE DECORATED.
AZ me personal expense of Postmaster Van Cott.
uhe Fostofhce building was draped with mourning
s~'efoay Mr.. Van Cott took the matter into his
60 az hanos because Of the statute forbidding the
decoration Of public buildings
,ta'SS1ahcer 3 Webb. the commander-general of
"a ne National Connmandery OF the Military Order
an Al roIeign Wars of the United States. has asked
Il NO coz panions 10 wear Grape for thirty days.
a.ls. Russell Sage has written a public Letter to
thirty days.
UNWILLING POSTPONED.
cncaso. Sept 1s.-The Unveiling of the Garibaldi
rument noss at Lincoln Park Friday has been
srIo.nec sre TIL Saturday, October 12 1901 out Of
49, 'o the memory Of Presiden. Mckinley.