Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-26

Jersey and seldom in any part Of the
United States, SO many mourners of
eminence in the nation. They repre-
| sented distinct stages or our national
life. combining the history of trcmen-
dous civil strife, now buried, with the
marvellous record of progress following
the days of Lincoln, and marking the
| epochs that came with the lamented
Garfield and the living President Nc
IIinley.
In the throng were Senators from
States that were Territories before
the war. and for years after. There
| were Senator Honr, Of Massachusetts.
| representing the old, and Beverldge,
OF Indiana, representing the new in
national life. There were John w.
Daniel. of Virginia, representing the
Confederate soldier, and Hawley, Of
Union veteran, each of them to-day
as Senators mourning the loss of
their presiding officer. There was
Jones, of Arkansas. arm in arm with
Frye, Of Maine.
From every State came men of
tional affairs to honor the memory of
the ialustrious American, whose ac-
knowledged ability had won him Il
foremost place among men OF the
time. More than three-fifths of the
Senate and nearly half the members
in the church, with the Governors of
third OF the States. Before the
body arrived at the church, the men,
bers of the United States Senate and
House OF Representatives, distinguish
ed men from the States OF the Union
and representatives OF the New Jersey
Legislature and Supreme Court were
seated This left room only for the
funeral party from the House.
FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The church floral decorations were
magnificent. a band of smilaX, over
three feet wide and thick enough to
hide the wall, ran around both sides
and the front OF the main auditorium.
Above the windows the wreath ran I'M
broken before the pipes of the great Or
gan AT the windows giant palms
reached up to the smilaX. These palms
| and the festooning around the win
dows we're laden with white flowers,
principally lilies OF the valley, orchids
and chrysanthemums. Around the or
gan and the pulpit lilies were strcwn in
lavish profusion. The fonts before the
pulpit were covered with American
Beauty roses to the height OF nine feet.
y large space in front of the pulpit
was left undeconted, when the casket
| rested, surrounded by floral tributes.
AT TIE CHURCH.
When the funeral arrived at the
church the nourncrs were seated in The
following order:
Pew No. 1--AIrs. Hobart her son Gar
ret y. Hobart, and Hobart Tuttlc; di-
rectly opposite, President Mckinley,
the Secretary OF State and the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury.
Pew No. 3.-David X. Hobart and
family. Behind the Presidential pew
were seated the Secretary of War, Sec
rotary OF the Navy and Secretary of
the Interior. The pew regularly occu-
pied by the late Vice President was
filled with floral offerings.
The pews Immediately behind the
personal pall-bearers were occupied by
the representatives of the United States
Senate and the Senate police guards,
members OF the Board of Trade, Ma
sonic Orders. county officers, bank Off
GERS, Mayor Hinchliife and the city oni-
GERS of Paterson.
In the pews on the west side of the
church were Governor Voorhees,, men,
bers OF the Supreme Court OF New
Jersey and New Jersey State officials.
The pews on the right were occupied
by the clergy and elders and the SER
wants of the Hobart family.
The order Of services was as follows:
Organ prelude, by a. Mortimer Wiske,
from Chopin and Beethoven.
Reading OF scriptures and prayer, by
Rev. Charles ID. Shaw, of the Second
Presbyterian CnurciI, of tfantcreon.
Hymn--"Nearer My God to Thee" by
the Orpheus Club.
Address and prayer, by Rev. Dr.
Magic.
Anthem--"weary Hands," by the
Orphcus Club.
Benediction, by Dir. Magic.