The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-14
Grief STRICKEN.
Jersey City Hears the
Dreadful News As the
Sun Rises.
GLOOM IN ALL HEARTS
Tributes of Respect and Sor-
row on All Lips-Out-
ward Displays of
Love.
MAYOR HOOS'S PROCLAMATION
Flags at Half Mast and Many
Buildings Already Drap-
ed in Mourning.

ed In mourning.
Whereas, Our country has sustained
a deep and grevious loss by the sad
death of our revered and beloved
President, William Mckinley; and
Whereas, The city of Jersey City
feels lxeenly the affliction which has
overtaken our country; therefore
AS & mark of the affection for and
tribute to the illustrious dead and also
as an expression of heartfelt sympathy
for his noble and deeply stricken wife,
/, as Chief Magistrate of this city, re-
quest all citizens of this municipality
TO drape their homes and places Of
business in mourning for a period of
thirty days.
EDWARD HOOS, Mayor
Jersey City, Sept. H. 1901.
Bright as the sun shines today it seemed
that a pail hangs over the city. The news
of President McKinley's death plunged
everybody into grief. 1t was reflected in
the countenances of everybody. 1t was
genuine grief In all the municipal de-
partments and public places men dis
cussed the sad event and the incidents
leading up to it gravely and solemnly
The sleeping population of the downtown
section of the city were aroused from
sleep by the deep voices of men peddling
newspaper extras and hoarsely crying
'@rhe President Deadv' Mckinley
Deadw ETC. 1t seemed like a nightmare.
But a moments reflection was enough to
awaken one to the reality that the Sc
pulchral voices of the men and boys
peddling "extras'' were shouting great
unwelcome truth.
Party lines We're obliterated. The eyes
of many men who opposed Mr.. Mckinley
politically, moistened as they discussed
the mans sad end, his greatness as a
President, and the wholesome and splendid
characteristics of his private life.
Throughout the city flags on all public
buildings and many business houses and
private residences are at half-mast To-
morrow prayers will be offered in every
Protestant and Catholic Church in the
city and memorial services will be held
in nearly all.
The deep sorrow of the people is no.
where more apparent in this city than in
the tenement sections, and along the
ramshackle rows of Houses in the poorer
quarters. Some people, too poor to pur-
chase crepe to drape their homes, used
white and black tissue paper.
At the Postal and the Western Union
Telegraph offices the clerks were kept on
the jump constantly answering anxious
inquiries over the telephone regarding the
Presidents condition. These inquiries
came from every section of the city and
showed the deep anxiety of our citizens
perhaps more clearly than any other de-
monstration that was made here since the
President was shot
The news Of the death of President Nc
Kinley caused great sorrow in the Bergen
section. AS soon as the news was verified
the residents testified their sympathy by
displaying American flags at half mast.
BY eight o'clock hundreds of the en-
blems were displayed on public buildings,
clubhouses and private residences. Rich
and poor alike showed their sorrow in this
manner.
among the G. A. r. men of Van Houten
Post All who visited the post rooms on
Belmont avenue wore sad faces and at
nine o'clock a motion to close the rooms
with prayer for the President was unani-
mously adopted.
Memorial services in honor of President
Mckinley will take the place of the regu-
lar services tomorrow evening at the West
Side Avenue M Z. Church. An appro-
pirate sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Charles e. Little, the pastor.
The Rev. r. M Aylsworth. pastor of
Simpson NJ. E. Church, announced this
morning that memorial services in honor
of the President would be held tomorrow
evening. He will preach on "rhe Nations
Grief" The choir viii render special
music and the edifice will be draped.
Mayor Hoos, who is out of town today,
sent the following telegram to Private
Secretary Collins this morning.
The kind. conservative and much be-
loved ruler of the nation has Joined
Llncoln and Garfield. William Nc
kinney is the third murdered President
of the Union Oh how sad Order the
flag over the city at half mast and
drape the building. Close all the public
offices and allow no parading in the
streets EDWARD HOOS.
Mayor.
Secretary Collins gave at once the nee
essary orders and men are now at work
preparing to put the emblem of mourning
over the portico of the City Hall. The
Mayor will return to town on Monday,
when he will take some action to demon
strate officially the grief of the city over
the sad event.
No arrangement was made today for the
closing of the prominent business houses