Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-30
LAID IN THE GRAVE
FUNERAL OF VICE PRESIDENT
HOBART OCCURS SATURDAY,.
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
All Pomp Laid Aside But Presence OF
Distinguished Mourners Lend So
lemnity to the Exercises Thirty
Two Pallbearers Escort Coffin to the
Tomb Mckinley Affected.

| Paterson, Nov. 26,-~With the impress
slve religious services of the Presby-
terrain church and with the dignity due
| his high office, all that is mortal of
Vice President Carrot A, Hobart was
committed to earth Saturday. Presi-
dent Mckinley, Secretary Of State John
Hay, Chi"f Justice Fuller, Former Vice
President Levi =. Morton, Former Sec
rotary of War Alger, Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock, supreme court
judges, members of the senate, men,
bers of congress and the vice presi-
dents personal friends filled the beau
| tiful church of the Redeemer and with
moistened eye and bowed head testified
silently and eloquently to his worth as
statesman, friend and neighbor.
! Through the west window from the
center Of a stained glass Maltese cross,
pierced a shaft of crimson that shed
its light around the catafalque bath
ing the orchids, narcissus blossoms and
white roses In bright tnts. The eye
of the clergyman travelled along the
shaft of light to the cross as he repeat
ed the words The Lord gave and the
Lord hath taken away; blessed
be the name of the lord"
There was scarcely n dry cheek in the
crowded edihce, and the widow was
apparently the most composed. All
official pomp, which was omitted in def
erence to the wishes of the deceased,
could never have equalled in impress
siveness the scene in the church. The
imposing solemn strains of its Chopin
funeral march filled the ediiice with Is
solemn melody as the casket was borne
up the aisle on the shoulders of the
stalwart members of the capitol police
and placed upon the bier prepared FOR
1t IN front of the pulpit. Following
1t came the pallbearers and members 81
the senate. Following them came the
widow, her son, President Mckinley
government dignitaries and intimate
friends. They all sat close around the
casket. On every side of 1t floral offer.
ings were banked in wealth Of beauty
and color.
The funeral services were opened by
Rev Dr. Charles S. Shaw, who read 4
portion of the nineteenth psalm, verses
/ to and 10 to u. This was followed
by Il selection from job XIV, verses
to and Z to II, concluded by reading
from the 18TH chapter of Corinthians !
After prayer 60 males voices filled tho
church with the beautiful melody
Nearer My God to Thee. After the
sermon in which the business, states
manlike and social qualities of the de.
ceased were extolled, the Orpheus clul
nounced the benediction, and in tho
same order that it arrived the funera
procession left the church. AS .ht
casket was borne down the aisle Out
onto the porch before the vast multi
tude, which could hardly be kept under
control by the police, the soldiers IN
covered, and when the president ap-
peared with bowed head, leaning on
the arm of John Hay, there was only q
murmur Of greeting. Through n,
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heads the cortege wended its way &c
Cedar Lawn cemetery, where the body
was placed in the receiving vault. The
city wore IT. most sombre gacb
All mills, business houses and stores
were closed and municipal buildings
banks and factories looked gloomy In
draperies OF black purple.
There were thirty-two pall-bearers
eight representing the United States
senate, eight representing the house Of
representatives, eight personal pail
bearers selected by Mr.. Hobart two
months before his death and eight sen
ate police, who carried the casket
The personal pall-bearers were At
tOrney General Griggs, Edward T
Bell. Franklin Murphy, Gen. JOSEPH
w Congdon, Judge :. Franklin Fort
George f. Baker. f. A. Walton, Col
William Barbour.
The senate pall-bearers we're william
p Frye OF Maine, ". a. Hanna OF Ohio
William J. sewell and John Kean 81
New Jersey, c. w. Fairbanks OF IndI.
ana, James McMlllin OF Michigan, Gohr
W. Daniel Of Virginia and r. NJ. Cock
rell OF Missouri.
The pall-beafe-s from the house o.
Representatives were: y. b. Hender
son and William r. Hepburn OF Iowa
John Gardener and r. Wayne Parker
OF New Jersey. Charles r. Joy OF Mis-
souri,. John Dalzell OF Pennsylvania
George b. Mcclellan OF New York ant
John F. Rfxey OF Virginia.