The age-herald., 1901-01-23
NEW YORK FLAGS ARE HALF WASTED Bells Are TO|Ied and Whole
 City Shows Respect MESSAGE SENT ID THE KING Salvation Army Extends Its Sin-
 cere Sympathy
 REPLY OF THANKS IS RECEIVED Bishop Potter Lays Emphasis on the Fact That Victoria Was Like Wash.
 ington-Noble Character More d
 Than Conspicuous Intellect. .A
REPLY OF THANKS IS RECEIVED

New York; January 22.-The first appa4 ent effect in New York City of the cableJ gram from England announcing the death of Queen Victoria was the almost instant lowering of flags to half mast. This was particularly true with regard to the finan- cial district where every business house OF building had it's bunting ready. Trinity church. at the head of Wall street, took note of the event by the tolling of it's bells and possibly the first of the United States officials to take cognizance of the passin of Englands monarch was the sub-treas4 of the United States, who lowered the flag of the sub treasury building.
 In no part of the city was respect for tho memory of the Queen more quickly shown than in the waters of the port of New York. Steamers and sailing vessels flying the British flag were not alone in theiN manifestations of honor to the memory of the dead Queen. United States flags over ferry houses, schooners and tugs in tha East and North rivers and lying at dockA over on the Jersey shore all brought tha emblem down, and by this means the news was conveyed to thousands who were on the lookout for the signal.
 Flags HaIfmasted.
 The flags of Russia, Mexico, Germanyy Italy and other nations were half masted at the various foreign consulates and steamship offices.
 All of the British societies have gone into mourning and as early as an hour after the announcement of the Queens death, many persons had mourning hands upon their sleeves.
 The Canadian society of New York sent cablegram to the Marquis of Salisbury which read:
 Canadian society of New York sends loving sympathy to family of our late gracious Queen.
 From Salvation Army.
 The following cablegram was sent from the headquarters of the American Salva- tionists
 His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, Osborne. On behalf of the Amerl- can Salvationists we assure your royal highness and members Of the royal family of our profoundest sympathy and prayers.
 (Signed)
 "FREDERICK AND EMMA BOOTH
 TUCKER"
 The reply received reads:
 "The Prince of Wales thanks American Salvationists for telegram of sympathy"
 Bishop Potter laid emphasis on the fact that Victoria was like Washington, because it was the nobility of her character, rather than any conspicuous gifts of intellect, that won for her such universal esteem They had been the most successful rulers of their respective nations and yet neither had pos- sessed any such shining talents as those with which Napoleon daZzed the world.
 Bishop Potter also said:
 Tn my opinion there has been no political bond that has bound together the British Empire with more power, If as much, as the bond of personal devotion to this beautiful character and personality I was mucs1 struck on my recent trip around the world to observe the extent to which this extreme personal devotion was noticeable. People who had never seen the Queen, had never been to England, never expected to be, ap- peared to feel the same personal devotion as Englishmen themselves. The attraction and cohesive force of this sentiment upon colo. nial life was yer remarkable"