New-York tribune., 1899-11-25
THRONGS VIEW THE BODY
LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GAZE ON THE
FACE OF THE DEAD vICE.PRESIDENT.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL
OF GARRET A. HOBART Io-DAf-A
LARGE DELEGATION FROM
WASHINGTON

p,.srson. n J.. Nov a (SpeciaD.-lt Is esu-
- that over twelve thousand people availed
themselves OF the opportunity TO gaze Tor the
,..+ time on the face of the dead Vice-President
,,,. afternoon From until o'clock a STEADY
.rearn Of men. women and children poured
,r,o Carroll Hall To many who had known
.,o we'll in his life the features OF the Vice
p-ssident looked much thinner than they had
enacted though they knew he had suffered
inch IN his long Illness. There was. however.
an extremely peaceful expression on Mr.. Ho-
hsr,'s face which looked as II he had dropped
or into a quiet slumber
Although the crowd that viewed the remains
rss a large one. II was respectful and orderly.
and hut for the crush at the main gate the police
uould have had little trouble Long before the
hour set for the doors TO be opened surging
,rowd collected about the house. Chief Of Police
c-aul and a force OF about twenty officers were
,,s,ioned close at hand to keep order. The body
h.d been placed in the coffin at 8 o'clock in
~. morning and II removed from the room
!, which MI Hobart died to the library of Car
-ou Hall The body is clothed in Prince AL
n.r, coat similar TO the one that Mr. Hobart
,r,-e when he was sworn in as Vice President.
His right hand holds camelia sent by Mrs.
Mckinley.
The casket IN which the body lies is Of Eng
psh ouartered oak. tastefuy carved. with
eight solid silver handles. II has metallic
lining with tufted white satin body and a satin
inflow. In the upper part Of the lid Is q half
length level glass and on the lid is silver
Mate on which is engraved the name and the
date Of Mr Hobart's birth and death.
Attorney General Grigss General Joseph ".
Con9don. Colonel William Barbour. Edward T.
Bell and Edward A Walton took UP positions by
the side OF the casket. and remained there of
and on for four hours. AS Mr. Griggs looked
Ct the face Of his dead friend he sorrowfully
said: He has suffered much. more than any
one viii ever know"
The great crowd. in single file. passed through
the main entrance, walked through the hall into
the library where the body lay. and then filed
out OF the Ellis-st- entrance.
Floral tributes began to arrive early this
morning and were placed in the library, and in
the afternoon the room was filed with the fra
GRANGE Of sweet flowers BY o'clock the last
Of the throng had viewed the body, and the
doors were closed. The public had paid It's trib-
ute TO the memory OF the man whom It had es
teemed and loved.
Arrangements for the funeral to be held this
afternoon were completed this morning. Colonel
Bright. Sergeant at Arms Of the United States
eral Griggs. Private Secretary Evens and Albert
A. Wilcox, who is the Vice-Presidents law part
ner Colonel Bright said this morning that he
had received a telegram from ". H. Milburn.
the blind chaplain of the Senate. who regretted
that he could not be here to assist in the funeral
services. He is I'll at his home in Watkins
Glen. y. Y. The Rev. DR.. David Magic pastor
OF the Church of the Redeemer. and the Rev. Dr.
Charles D. Shaw, OF the Second Presbyterian
Church, will therefore be the only officiating
clereyrnen The United States Senators will be
accompanied by Captain Garden. Of the Senate
police, and six Of his officers in full uniform
These viii act as active pallbearers. carrying
the body at every removal.
Two companies OF regular troops will arrive
tomorrow morning from Governors Island
They will act as escort to the President and
do duty at the house and church The citizens
committee has completed arrangements for re-
ceiving the visitors Delegations will be sta
toned at all railroad stations. and carriages VIII
be st the disposal OF all who arrive
The following official programme for the
funeral OF Mr.. Hobart given out at the
house this morning:
The services at the house are intended for the
family, the President and his Cabinet members L
United States and intimate personal frenns OF 6 tne
family; they Will begin a. elooK ano VIZ MI bDrcb Sf
OF the Redeemer. II, .
At 2:So the following order o. exercise exercises Will Dc
organ prelude
DR.. Charles D. Shaw. pastor Of the Second Pres
byterian Church Paterson. 1 o-,-
Club. --''' -''1' - ''' '''' NV
address and PRAYER BY the Rey. Pr: Magle
Benedction by the Rev Dr. Magic.
The interInent will be private at the convenience
are psSSuested TO remain IN The church until the
funeral party. the pallbearers, the President and
his Cabinet and the Justices OF the Supreme Court
ncaliy announced The names OF the personal
bearers, those selected by Mr.. Hobart before hts
death, were given out by the family this morning.
They are Attorney General John W. Griggs, Ed
don J. franklin Fort, George F. Baker Edward
a; Walton and William Barbour; ,--,..s s.....
Sn william Few gsTe Of N MaSe N A HaR5a a
Kea1 Of NewJersey; G W Fairbanks Of Indiana
James Mcmillan, OF Michigan; John W. Daniel. Of
Pallbearers from the House OF Representatives
Of the United ates-Representatives D. B. Hen
R Wayne Parker, of New-Jersey; Charles I. Joy,
Of Missouri W, P Hepburn Of Iowa; John Dalzell,
York. and John r Rixey. Of Virginia.
Ushers at the GburchI1John X Beam Nivian M:
Ryle Frank GledhilL Henry G. Knox, Andrew
Derrom. Frederick Van Blarcom, +. T. Bel r..
and Barclay Cooke.
There has been a great demand for admission
tickets to the church, but as the edihce has
seating capacity Of only eoc, many requests
have had 10 be refused.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR THE FUNERAL.
To accommodate those New-Yorkers who wish TO
attend the funeral OF Mr. Hobart In Paterson y. J.,
today the Erie Railroad will run two special
trains, leaving Chambers-st at 12:3o and D. m.