| Show CHICAGO DAY AT FAIR CANCELED Mayor Thompson and Party Start at Once for Home Illi Illinois Illinois Illi- Illi nois Day One of Mourning San Francisco Jul July 24 William 24 William Hale Hille Thom Thompson son mayor of ot Chicago and his party part about eighty In all all will vill leave here on un a L special train tomorrow for tor Chicago foregoing the tho Chicago day celebration Tuesday at the Panama Pacific exposition which brought them here Mr h Thompson Issued the following statement as a reply to messages re received received re- re r th sh from nnIe Chicago nf cf new o I ta am sh shocked k d and d grieved o b by the tho news flows from home detailing tho the horrible hor hor- disaster which has befallen our city and brou brought ht sorrow to thousands of or Chicago homes My Mi I heart goes out In sympathy to to- each and er c every ono one afflicted b by r this terrible calamity All events e In conI connection con con- with our trip have hav been can can- I I shall urge urSe that Chicago da day at the exposition next Tuesday be turned turne-d Into a a. memorial occasion and services bo be held for Cor the thousand nd or more dead an and sympathy extended to the tho many thousands more mOr of ot bereaved friends and relatives As s mayor maOr of ot Chicago I consider it Imperative for me to return to m my ray post of oC dut duty as quickly as os possible All city officials now here will re return return return re- re turn with me Pending my return I have have- Instructed In Instructed In- In Acting Mayor William R. R Moorhouse the chief of police pollee and all other city officials to use every en re resource resource re- re source at tho the city's command to alleviate the suffering in our OUt beloved belo Chicago Thousands of ot present and former r who had gathered at tho the Panama-Pacific Panama exposition today to lo celebrate Illinois day remained to mourn the Eastland tragedy Thousands Thou Thou- Thou Thou-S sands who had gathered at the Illinois Illinois' state slate building to participate In ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies commemorating the greatness of the tho state instead stood with bared heads while the band of ot the tile First regiment regiment regi regi- ment of the tho Illinois National guard played Nearer earr My God to Thee Thee With every even arrangement made deo for a occasion me too receipt receipt ui Ut i i iness news nes s ne al of ot the Eastland disaster plunged Governor Dunne and other high officials oW- oW daIs of or the state tato and city into sor sor- row Notices were at once sent ent out canceling the tho dinner reception and ball Chicago day lay set sot tor for next Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day probably will wi bo be devoted to memorial me me- mona morial ea services ad nd of The Illinois commission have taken this plan under consideration i iThe The Tho afternoons afternoon's pro program ram ramas was as dim elim eliminated mated with the exception of ot the presentation pre pre- pres pres- of ot tho the commemorative Jewels tho the Acknowledging Acknowledging Ac Acknowledging Ac- Ac b by tho the exposition to governor their receipt tho the governor a ai il ilIn In I view Ie of tho the awful calamity that that has befallen tho the state of Illinois and the city of ot Chicago it would bo be unbecoming unbecoming unbecoming coming of me and I cannot find it Jt in my heart hoart to make mako a speech Governor Dunno Dune then read a set or ot of resolutions prepared by br tho the commit aba alon which read in part as follows We 0 are alC grieved beyond expression b by this terrible calamity Our profound sympathy goes out to the relatives of or the tho man many unfortunate victims of ot this heart breaking catastrophe Wo We arise and heart stand in silence as we ve thus in wit uni witson unison son flon express ss our heartfelt sympathy over this dreadful loss and bo be it re resolved re ra- solved that this meeting adjourn forth forth- W WI Ui 1 Flags tJ about the Illinois state buildIng building build build- buld- buld Ing InS were ordered placed at ma mast t Jor tOn ien d day daL en |
