The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

Fourl, William P. Hepburn of Iowa. John
DalZel OF Pennsylvania, George B. Nc
C!eIlan or New York and John F. Rixey
CT Virginia.
A special train brought two companies
OF artillery from Governors Island in com
uiaho OF Captain Luigi and Captain 7:
n. AQams. The batteries were received
py j. ID. Hopper of the New Jersey volun-
teers and escorted TO the armory, where
i,rs breakfast was served. The companies
tege from Carroll Hall to the Church Of
the Redeemer, and later acted as escort
10 the PRESIDENT and Cabinet.
ne city wore It's most somber garb to-
ody IN mourning. All the mills, big bust
ness houses and stores were closed. The
municipal buildings. banks and factories
IUUAge n1I,i,'ia gloomy In draperies of black and
man.
~, Out Of Difference TO the wishes Of Mrs.
hobart there were no visitors this morn
ing TO Carroll Hall except the Immediate
relatives OF the family. The body OF The
NlcG PRESIDENT rested in its casket OF oak
on the catafalque in the library His right
hand rested lightly on his breast and held
bunch Of violets, placed there by the
WIDOW; On the coffin was a bunch OF
smiiax and roses. Around the room were
many horal tributes, conspicuous among
them being several pieces from the White
House conservatory.
There were never gathered in New Jer-
ssey. and seldom in any part OF the United
states, so many mourners OF eminence in
the nation. In the throngs were Senator'S
from States that were Territories before
the war and for years afterward. There
was Hoar OF Massachusetts, representing
the old, and Beveridge OF Indiana. repre-
sentlng the new In national life. There
were John w. Daniel OF Virginia, repre-
senting the Confederate soldiers and
Hawley OF Connecticut. standing as a type
or the Union veteran each Of them to-day
as senators mourning the loss OF their
presiding officer. There was Jones OF
arkansas arm-ir-arm with Frye OF Maine.
from every state came men OF broad cul-
ture and prominence in national affairs
10 honor the memory OF the illustrious
american, whose acknowledged ability
had won him a foremost place among men
OF the time. More than three-ffths OF the
Senate and nearly half Of the members OF
the House OF Representatives were in the
cnurcht with the Governors Of one-third
Before the body arrived at the church
the members Of the United States Senate
and House OF Representatives. distin-
guished men OF States OF the Union and
representatives OF the Legislature Of New
Jersey and Supreme Court were seated.
This left room only for the funeral party
The church floral decorations were mag
nincent. band Of smilax over three feet
wide and thick enough 10 hide the wall
the main auditorium. Above the windows
the wreath ran unbroken before the pipes
or the great organ. At the windows giant
palms reached up TO the smilax. These
palms and the festooning around the win
dows were laden with white flowers. prin-
cipally lilies OF the valley. orchids and
chTysanthemums. Around the organ and
the pulpit lilies were strewn in lavish pro-
fusion. The fonts before the pulpit were
covered with American beauty roses 10
the height OF nine feet. A large space
before the pulpit was left undecorated
where the casket rested. surrounded by
floral tributes
The pew regularly occupied by the late
Vice President was filed with floral offer
ings.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-The speciaI
train. bearing the President and members
Of the Cabinet on their return from the
funeral OF the late Vice President, arriv-
ed here after II o'clock tonight With
the President were all Of the members Of
the Cabinet, except the Attorney General,
who will remain in Paterson over Sunday.
and the Postmaster General and Secre-
tary Long. who stopped over in Philadei-
phia- On reaching the White House. the
President retired almost Immediately
The Congressional train preceded that Of
the President by half an hour.