The cartoons that were published just showed how unimaginative most cartoonists were. There were dozens of variations of only three or four themes: the American flag at half-mast, a family grieving, weeping Uncle Sams, a heroic Jacqueline Kennedy with a black arm band, etc.
Sounds like editorial cartoons at The Onion - Lady Liberty is weeping in literally half (though occasionally, it's tears of joy).