Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03
CITY IS AWED
. BY DEATH NEWS
Sudden Demise of President
Harding Causes Conster-
nation Here.
EXPRESS DEEP REGRET
Thousands Read Particulars
of Calamity in Evening
News Extras Today.

Perth Amboy today is one of the
thousands of cities throughout this
broad land that is trying to recover
from the shock of losing its chief
executive, President Harding, who
the hand of death whisked from
this earth at 1880 o'clock last night.
Word of the Presidents death was
received by a few local people over
the radio shortly after midnight, but
1t was not until newsboys Selling
the Perth Amboy Evening News ex-
tras awolde thousands early this
morning that the nations loss be-
came generally known.
Although it was known that the
President was dangerously ill In San
Francisco the latest reports from the
Pacific coast city yesterday were re
assuring and his recovery was gen
orally looked for. Because of this
feeling that the president was out of
danger and on the road to recovery,
the news that he had been the vic
tim of apoplexy caused CONSERVATION
among those, who, although they
might differ with the President on
political issues, respected him as a
man of high character and ideals.
Mayor Wilson late this morning
made the following statement on the
death of President Harding:
When l was notified by the
Evening News early this morning of
the death of President Harding /
was overpowered with grief. know
my feelings were no different from
those of the thousands of Perth
Amboy people awoke this morning.
to learn of the nations loss. AS
I the mayor of this city and the
spokesman for its residents. l wish
to extend the sympathies of Perth
Amboy to those who are dear to
the deceased president and consider
President Harding's death as one
Of the greatest blows to fall upon
the American people.
The Associated Press, whose cor
respondents have been as near the
President as was possible in the
San Francisco hotel ever since he
was taken ill, notified the Perth
Amboy Evening News by telephone
of the Presidents death at 1 o'clock
this morning.
Realizing the great interest shown
In the condition of Mr.. Harding dur
Ing the last few days, arrangements
were made to publish an extra at
once. Evening News employees were
aroused from their sleep and a COM
plete story of the events leading up
to and following the President
death was received over the wires
from the Associated Press. This
complete report of how the Presi-
dent met his sudden death, togeth-
err with a review of his life history
and the comment of those who were
closely associated with him, was
published in the extras" copies of
which were on the streets at 4;So
o'clock. Neighboring towns were al
SO supplied with copies OF the eX-
tras. these being eagerly sought as
soon as word of the Presidents
death was received.
Mgr. Rev. William P. Cantwell,
pastor of SIT Mary's church, VINO
when the President was taken III
requested his parish to pray for his
speedy recovery said TO-DAY:
"I believe we have lost a very
good man, a wholesome man ana
there is universal regret in his death
/ doubt II there was ever a man
in the presidency who was ever
moro lovable. l think he was IL
neninP in duty and making veiy
aceeptable president. All feel pro-
found sorrow in his sudden death"
Rev. Hirsh l.. Chain of the Con-
g-egation Tifoh, this morning ex-
pressed his grief and sorrow on be-
half of the Jews OF the city on the
death of President Harding. When
heard the extras on the streets
early this morning I was thunder
struck" stated Rev. Chain. His
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