The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-23
1874. -
GARRET A. HOBART.
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The following official statement was
given out at the Hobart residence by
Private Secretary Evans tonight:
The funeral services over the body
of the late vice president will be held
at the Church of the Redeemer, Pater-
son. on Saturday, Nov rs. at 2:30 p. m.
lnasmuch as the seating accommoda-
tons Of the church are entirely inade-
quate, 1t will be necessary that seats
be reserved for the various national
state and other officials with whom Mr.
Hobart was connected and intimate
personal friends Of the family It is
therefore impossible to provide for the
general public until various officials,
representatives and friends have been
accommodated.
Previous to the public exercises on
Saturday afternoon a brief service will
be held at the Hobart mansion for the
family, the president and cabinet and
intimate personal friends only.
On Friday afternoon the body of the
vice president will be placed in the IL
brary Of his home, where the general
public may have an opportunity TO
view it. The interment will be at Ce-
dar Lawn cemetery"
Four companies of regular soldiers
from Governors island will take part
in the funeral ceremonies and viii
probably act as an escort from the late
church. The military viii also act as
an escort to President Mckinley and
his party.
1t is expected that President McKin-
ley and his cabinet, the supreme court
justices and other officials will arrive
before noon on Saturday. A special
train bearing the senators and repre-
sentatives and other United States off,
cials will start from New York, and
committees will be on hand at Pater-
son to take charge of those on board.
A great many messages of condol-
ence were received to-day, including
messages from Chief Justice Fuller,
United States Senator Carter of Mon
tana, United States Minister Harris at
ton, Mrs. Julia Dent-Grant and a num-
ber of foreign ministers at Washing
ton.
All of the public buildings In Paterson
have been draped, as we'll as many of
the private residences throughout New
Jersey. DR.. Newton, the vice presidents
physician, to-day filed the certificate
of death, giving the cause Of death as
"dilaton of the heart, due to myocar-
ditis."
Mr.. Hobart was 32nd degree Ma.
son. In reply to inquiries of represen-
tatives Of various Masonic bodies, it
has been explained to them that the
family deem it best not to have Ma
sonic funeral. UP to the present the
names of the pallbearers have not been
announced. Mr. Hobart, two months
ago. When he feared something might
happen. named six of his most inti-
mate friends in New Jersey and it is
believed that these will act as his pail
bearers
Rev. DIR. Margie will deliver the fu-
neral oration
oF
day:
"The death of Mr.. Hobart is a very
serious blow to the party and the ma
ton. A serious blow to the party, be-
cause he had elements of sound judg-
ment and great consideration for the
opinions of others. which made him a
peacemaker and kept the party united.
A great loss to the country because.
as presiding officer of the senate, ne
transacted public business promptly
and frequently avoided the filibuster-
ing tactics by kindness and considera-
tion for those senators who were in
clined to delay business.
Personally I feel his loss because at
the time l was first nominated for the
house of representatives 1 had q very
bitter contest in my district and he
was appointed by the national commit
tee to arbitrate the question and deter
mine who was the regular nominee. l
had been his devoted friend since that
time. Not simply because he decided
in my favor, for his conduct had been
so fair and open that | said publicly
1 would abide by the decision and go
back to the district and help secure
the election of my competitor if he
We're declared to be the nominee.
Il think Mr.. Hobart's greatest char
acterstic above his possession Of
statesmanlike qualities was that he was
both strong and gentle. Through all our
close acquaintance of Is years l never
heard him say an unkind word Of
human being"
1t is understood that the vice presi-
dent left a will. naming as his execu-
tors Col. William Barbour and e. 7.
Bell, both personal friends. and it is
more than likely that they are two of
the pallbearers selected before his
death.
Stainless Integrity.
Albany, n. Y, Nov. 22--Governor
Roosevelt issued a proclama tion to-day
on the death of Vice President Hobart
ordering that flags on all state build
ings be placed at half mast as mark
of respect until after the funeral serv-