The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-22

President, Cabinet, Supreme COur
Justices and Congressmen.


Hobart's funeral, on Saturday. will be at
tended by the President and his Cabinet,
the Supreme Court, the Senate in body
and a large committee from the House of
Representatives, besides many other high
dignitaries of the government who will
journey to Paterson to pay their last trib-
ute Of respect to the memory of the Vice
President Every senator has been invited
to be present and the senators will meet at
the Fifth-avenue Hotel, in New York, Sat
urday, at IL o'clock, and thence travel in
body to Paterson. Sergeant-at-arms
Bright, OF the Senate, after consultation
with President pro tenn. Frye, decided that
instead of sending the usual limited COM
mittee to attend the ceremonies, that each
member of the Senate would be required
to be there as one of the committee of the
whole. He accordingly sent the following
message to every senator:
Hon. VIM. p. Frye, president pro tenn
OF the Senate, directs me to notify you of
your election as one of the committee 10
represent the Senate at the funeral of the
late Vice President of the United States at
Paterson, n. j., at o'clock, Nov. 25 1899.
The committee will meet at the Fifth-ave-
nue. Hotel, New York city, where arrange
ments have been made for your entertain-
ment while in New York, and proceed to
Paterson by special train at IL O'Clock. This
Nov. 25''
Chief Justice Fuller was not in the city
to-day and in his absence no one would say
whether the court will be able to attend
the funeral in body, but the officials of
that tribunal generally expressed them
selves as very confident that ii would be
so. From dispatches received by Col
Bright there will be large representation
OF members of that body at the funeral.
About thirty senators have replied to the
telegram sent at the direction of President
Pro Tenn. Frye. Twenty-f6ur of them have
promised to be present at the funeral They
are as follows: Gallinger w. A. Clark,
Foraker, Bacon, Depew, McLaurin, Harris,
Allison, Fairbanks. Hanna, Hawley, ]. X.
Jones, Heilfeld, Kyle. Burrows, Wetmore,
Lindsay. Wolcott. McComas, Sewell. Till
man. Mason. Scott and Kenney. Colonel
Bright will go to Paterson in cay or two
to render any assistance he may IN the
funeral preparations so far as the Senate is
concerned.
Clerk Mcdowell, of the House of Repre-
sentatives, arrived during the afternoon.
As the result of a consultation with pros
pective Speaker Henderson, he will make
arrangements for a committee of the House
TO attend the funeral This will include
such members of the body as may be in the
city and will be of generous proportions.
All the flags In Washington are half
masted out Of respect TO the memory of
Vice President Hobart. The announcement
of the Vice Presidents death. while not un-
expected, came as distinct shock and cast
deep gloom over the city where he was
loved and honored. The news was first re-
fore 9 o'clock, in a private message from
Paterson, The flag over the Executive Man.
sion was hauled down to halfmast and the
doors of the mansion closed to the public.
The President was deeply affected by the
telegram announcing his colleagues death
and at once dispatched a telegram convey
ing the sympathy and consolation of himself
/ and Mrs. Mckinley to Mrs. Hobart Mean
while the sad intelligence had been bulle-
tined by all the newspaper offices and the
| whole city was soon mourning the loss of
| the Vice President.
Secretary of State Hay, on whom the
succession to the presidency now falls.
heard the news upon his arrival at the
State Department. and he Immediately went
10 the White House. Meantime Senator
Fairbanks, OF Indiana, and Senator Foster.
OF Washington. had Joined the President
and were with him when Secretary Hay ar
rived The secretary remained with the
| President about ten minutes. He was Wis
ibiy affected when he left the White House.
He said no arrangements had yet been
made. but that the President and all the
members OF his Cabinet would attend the
| funeral.
| President Mckinley was deeply moved
| and when Senator Fairbanks had left he
Joined Mrs. Mckinley in his private apart
ments. His close and intimate relations
| with his colleague made him feel the Vice
| Presidents death as a great personal be-
reavement. Mrs. Mckinley was greatly af-
| fected- She gave way completely TO her
| grief and sobbed convulsively. Mrs McKin-
| ley has but few intimates here and among
her most cherished friends were the Vice
President and Mrs Hobart. President Nc
| Kinley did all he could TO comfort his wife
and did not return TO his office until the
members OF the Cabinet began 10 arrive.
The members OF the Cabinet were made
acquainted with the sad news as soon as
the President himself was informed. by
means OF telephone messages from the
White House. Secretary Hay hastened over
10 the White House and had a private con-
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