The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-22
Mr.. HOBART DEAD,
Vice Presidents Soul Passed from,
Earth Early Yesterday Morning.
WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT THE END
But Had Known His Fate and Ey.
pressed a Willingness to Go.
HIS WIFE AND son WERE WITH HIM.
President and Mrs. Mckinley We're Deeply
Grieved al the Occurrence.
EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET ARE UNIVERSAL
OF REGRET ARE UNIVERSAL
,ghc Law Regulates the Succession to
Presidency Should Misfortune
I'm Bcfnll the Chief Executive.

New York. November 21-Garrctt A. Ho-
bart vice president of the United States.
died at his home in Paterson. n. j., at
$50 o'clock this morning. AZ his bedside
were Mrs. Hobart and her son, Garrett \.
Hobart, Jr., together with DR.. William X.
Newton and his wife and Private Secre-
tary Evans.
Mr.. Hobart's death had been expected
for some hours. The beginning of the
end came yesterday afternoon. There was
a sudden failure of the heart and from
this attack Mr.. Hobart never rallied He
had been sick for long time and had
suffered frequently from heart failure. and
his strength had been undermined, Grad
ually the failure of the hearts action
became more apparent and soon after mid
night last night Mr.. Hobart became I'M
conscious. He remained in that condi
ton until his death. Death was due d.
rectly to angina pectoris. complicating
myocardtis.
owing to the prostraton of Mrs io-
bart the funeral arrangements will not
be completed until tomorrow. The only
step decided upon is that the services
shall be held in the Church of the Re.
deemor at Paterson and the intorment il
the family plot at Cedar Lawn, where the
only daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Hobart
was buried six years ago. Rev. Or. Ma
gee will preach the sermon The church
can accommodate not more than SOD per
sons, and as thousands will he eager 10
attend the services, it was suggested that
they be held in the. armory, which will
accommodate 10000. II is known, how
ever. that Mrs. Hobart wishes the funeral
to be as quiet as possible and there Is
little likelihood that the programme will
be changed
The mayor and aldermen of Paterson
have suggeste1 that the body lie in state
al the city hall Friday or Saturday morn
ing and this suggestion Will probably be
carried out. The pail bearers have been
selected, but their names viii be with
held until after they have been notified
and have accepted.
Nearly all the Representatives of foreign
nations in this country have sent mess
ages of sympathy TO Mrs. Hobart Attor-
ney General Griggs. who was in Washing
ton. telegraphed that he would return 10
Paterson at the earliest possible moment,
and he Is expected to take charge of all
the details Of the funeral,
Although many regarded Mr. Hobart's
illness in the early and latter part of the
summer MS serious, il was not until late
in October that his family and friends
began TO despair OF his life. Mr. Hobart
was informed of the fatal character OF his
malady-dilated right heart due TO myo-
carditis-and he remarked, well, il it
must be that am 10 go, ! may as well be
resigned to my fate
On the morning OF October 81 It was
thought that tie end had come, but the
patient rallied and for some time continued
to improve and eat solid food. Three days
ago. however his appetite failed and he
gradually grew weaker and weaker. He
realized few hours before he became IN
conscious that he was now near to death
and said to those about his bedside: 81
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
she and her son. who was with her, were
taken away by friends.
The last change for the worse in the
vice presidents Illness occurred yesterday
! afternoon. when he was seized with a
weak spell. He batted through several
| similar attacks and 1t was thought for
a time that he would come out OF this one.
He did. but he was very weak and 1t was
| Main TO be seen that he was sinking. Re
rallied again, however, and tried to be
cheerful but toward midnight his condi-
ton was beyond hope. Dr. Newton called
Mrs Hobart and the vice presidents son
and Mrs Newton, and with the nurse they
gathered closer to the bedside of the diving
man. Now and again the patient rallied
ana in these moments spoke to his wife
and a, son. What he said is known only 10
them. shortly before IL O'Clock the vice
nreeident was again stricken with an at
tack of angina pectoris and following this
re Iapsed into a state of Inconsistencies
from which he never again emerged,