Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-23
VICE PRESIDENTS FUNERAL
resident and Washington officials Go Il
Paterson by Special Train.
CITY PUTS ON THE eARB or MOURNING
seeIegrams of Coincidence Pouring In
--Estnte of the Dead Man Esti-
mated at from Two to
Three Millions.

NEW YORK, Nov 22-The funeral of the
late Garret A. Hobart, vice president of the
United States, will take place on Saturday
The morning services at the residence will
be attended by only the members of MIR.
Hobarts family, President Mckinley and
his cabinet and Mr.. Hobart's most intimate
friends. At the Church OF the Redeemer in
Paterson the public service will be held at
2:30 o'clock In the afternoon.
Tho body will not lie in state in the city
hall, as was desired by the city authorities,
but on Friday afternoon the casket will be
open In the library of his home and for
three hours the public may view the face OF
the late vice president. The body lies in a
handsome casket of oak, the plate bearing
this inscription: "1S44 Garret A. Hobart.
1899"
Four companies OF regulars from Gov
ernoI's island will take part in the funeral
services and will probably act as an escort
from the residence to the church. The mil
itary will also act as an escort to President
Mckinley and his party.
1t is expected that President Mckinley and
his cabinet, the supreme court justices and
other officials from Washington will arrive
before noon on Saturday.
special train bearing the senators and
ana Otner united States
officials will start from New York and COM
mittees will be on hand to take charge OF
those arriving.
Mr., Hobart was member of the order of
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of high
rank, Thirty y-second degree Scottish Rite
Mason and knight Templar
In reply ito inquiries of representatives of
various Masonic bodies, 1t has been ex-
planned to them that the family deems it
best not to have Masonic 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 in
innate friends in New Jersey and it is
believed that these will act as his pail
bearers
Mrs Hobart is bearing UP we'll under
her great trouble and today was able to
see few Of her most intimate friends in
cluding Attorney General Griggs and Mrs.
Griggs and Rev. DR.. David Maggie who will
deliver the funeral Grafton.
President Mckinley and cabinet will leave
Paterson Immediately after the interment
Of the remains of Vice President Hobart in
Cedar Lawn cemetery and the United States
senator's will return the same train
with him. The services in the house will
pioUdOiy DO COHuuCleU Dy rev. maggie .OI
Paterson, Rev. DIR. Hamlin of Washington
and the blind chaplain of the senate, Rev.
Or. Milburn.
The. musical part Of the program will
be in charge of the Orpheus club of Pater-
son and "A. Hobart Smock of New York,
relative of the vice president.
1t is understood Mr.. Hobart left will,
naming as his executors Colonel Barbour
and E T. Bell his friends, and it is more
than likely they are two of the pallbearers.
City Draped in Black.
Many buildings in the city have been
draped. with black, and during the funeral
on Saturday business will be generally sus-
pended.
Several organizations with which Vice
President Hobart was connected passed ap-
propriate resolutions regarding his death.
Among these were the Paterson Savings in
stitution. Paterson Silk association and a
number of railroad corporations. The park
commissioners also took similar action and
the freeaolders of Passaic county will hold
special meeting tonight for the same pur-
pose f1ta
Regarding Mr.. Hobart's wealth, it is re-
lated that shortly after the election of 1896, |
in rerly to questions by friends, he said that
he could only give guess, that he was con-
director in over sixty If his stock could
be disposed of for what it was worth he |
thought 1t would bring between 81, 900, 900 |
and $3.O00,0Oo, while, at a sacrifice sale, it |
would not amount to half that. The life |
insurance policies on Vice President Ho- |
bart's life aggregated about $350,OO0. One
company alone had issued policy on his |
life for 100000.
Telegrams of coincidence were received to- |
day from Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller, |
General Horace Porter, United States am |
bassador to France: General Muzzey of |
Paris, Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister; |
Powell Clayton, United States ambassador |
to Mexico; Minister Grit of Sweden and |
Norway. United States Minister Harris at |
Vienna, the Oregon State Bar association, |
Thomas Smith. United States consul at |
Moscow. Senators Burrows of Michigan |
and Lindsay of Kentucky, ex-United States |
Senator Lee Mantle of Montana, Mrs. Julia |
Dent Grant Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and
others.
Roosevelt's Tribute to Hobart.
ALBANY, Nov. Ex-Governor Roosevelt is