The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-22
Mrs. Hobart Frustrated.

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Mrs. Hobart Frustrated.
Owing to the prostration of Mrs. Ho-
BART. the funeral arrangements will not
he completed until tomorrow. The only
step decided upon is that the services
shall be held in the Church of the Ike
deener at Paterson, and the interment
in the family plot at Cedar Lawn,
where the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart was buried six years ago
The Rev. DR.. Magee will preach the
sermon.
The church can accommodate not
more than 500 persons, and as tnou-
sands viii be eager TO attend the ser
vices, ii was suggested that they be
held in the armorg, which VIII accom-
Inodate 10000 persons 1t is, known,
however, that Mrs. Hobart wishes the
funeral TO be as quiet as possible. ana
there is little likelihood that the pro-
gramme will be changed.
The mayor and aldermen of Paterson
have suggested that the body lie IN
state at the city hall on Friday.or sat,
urday morning, and this suggestion VIII
probably be carried out. The pail bear
ers have been selected, but their names
will be withheld until they have been
notified and have accepted.
Message of Sympathy.
Nearly all the representatives of for
eign nations in this country have sent
messages of sympathy TO Mrs. Hobart
One of the first TO express his sorrow
at the death of the vice president was
President Mckinley, who had been no
titled by telephone by Private Secre-
tary Evans. Attorney General Grlggs,
who was in Washington, telegraphed
that he would return TO Paterson at
the earliest possible moment, and he is
expected to take charge of all the de-
tails of the funeral.
Among others who sent messages or
coincidence were Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador; Count G. De
Leichterveld, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of Belgium;
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador;
former Vice President Stevenson, Ad-
miral Schley, Governor Voorhees, of
New Jersey, United States Senator
Sewall of New Jersey, Senator Hanna
of Ohio, General Russell A. Alger, Sen
ator Foraker, Senator Fairbanks, Cen
erai Castillo. civil governor of San
tiago, and Assistant Secretary Of War.
Meikeliohn.
In all about 500 messages of sympa-
thy were received by Mrs. Hobart
He Knew His End Was Near.
Although many regarded Mr.. Ho-
bart's illness in the early and latter
not until late in October that his fam
lily and friends began to despair of his
life Mr. Hobart was then Informed of
the fatal character of his malady-di-
lated right heart due TO myocardis-
and he remarked:
well, if it must be that I am to go.
/ may as well be resigned to my fate"
The morning of oct. 81 il was thought
that the end had come, but the patient
rallied, and for more than a week con-
tinued to improve and to eat solid food
with a relish.
Three days ago. however his appe-
tite failed, and he gradually grew
weaker and weaker. He realized few
hours before he became unconscious
that he was near to death. and he said
to those about the bedside:
Il know that my time is nearly up,
but death is welcome to me-"
Mrs. Hobart remained in the room to |
the end. and after her husbands death
until she and her son. who was with |
her. were taken away by friends.
Last Change For the Worst.
The last chance for the worst in the |
vice presidents illness occurred yester- |
oay afternoon, whe he was seized with |
a weak spell. He had battled through |
several similar attacks, and it was
thought for a time that he would come
very weak, and it was plain to be seen
that he was sinking. He rallied again, /
however. and tried to be cheerful. but |
toward midnight his condition was be- /
yond hope.
DR.. Newton called Mrs. Hobart and i
the vice presidents son. and Mrs. New /
ton, and with the nurse they gathered |
closer TO the bedside of the dying man.
Now and again the patient rallied. and |
in these moments spoke TO his wife and |
sen. What he said is known only to
them.
Shortly before u o'clock the vice
president was again stricken with an
attack, and following this he lapsed
into a state of unconsciousness. from
which he never again emerged.
During the early hours of this morn
ing Mr.. Hobart seemed to suffer, but
during what appeared to be bright
moments Mrs. Hobart spoke TO him. He /
did not recognize her. however, nor any
one else in the sick room.
:. The vice presidents death was great
shock TO the people OF all New Jersey
and New York. Flags were lowered to
half mast on all the public buildings /
and stores. and many citizens put out
flags at half mast as q mark of respect