The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-25
PEOPLES
TRIBUTE !
To the Memory of the Late Vice
President Hobart.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE BODY
And ThousPndS More Were in Line
when the Doors OF the Hobart Home
Were Closed Many Women Tainted, ,
One Failing Beside the CONN.

w nen the Doors OF the HOBART Home
Were CloSed-Mnuy Women Tainted, 4,
One Failing Beside the CONN.
Paterson. Nov. 25-The scenes at
Carroll Han, the home of the late Vice
President Hobart. yesterday after
noon. when the remains of the vice
president were lying in state and the
public was given an opportunity to
view them. were exciting and pathetic
Long before o'clock. the time an
nounced for the opening OF the doors
of the Hobart home TO the public, the
crowd began TO assemble. and when the
first rush toward the main entrance
began fully 5000 persons were crowd
ed into Ellison and Carroll streets.
Lines were formed by a squad OF po-
lice but the force was entirely too
small to maintain any semblance of
order. Women we're largely In the
majority They included all classes
from those i'm Mr. Hobart's social class
to the street beggar, and all we're given
the same opportunity to take a last
look at the face of one they had learn
ed to esteem. Many of the women car
ried infants.
The first person to see the remains
after they had been removed from the
room where Vice President Hobart
died was Attorney General Griggs. He
shook his head as he noticed the
change in the face Of the dead. and
as he stepped aside from the room.
very much affected, he remarked: "He
has suffered much-more than any
one will know"
Mr.. Griggs was one Of the few men
L.. I'll. l.. D. a 4
hut he only had a few words with him.
That was a week before the end came.
AS the throngs filed into the hall
leading to the library the excitement
increased. Women tainted on the
porch. and at one time half a dozen
were insensible on the lawn. They
were revived. and all. with the assist
ance Of friends, were able to go home.
This kind of excitement was not con-
fined to the outside. At the coffin there
was a fainting scene. A woman about
20 years of age. after gazing on the
face of the dead vice president, stood
at the coffin as though transfxed Then
| she screamed and fell forward into the
| arms of a policeman. She was placed
| in a chair and revived with glass OF
ice water brought by a member of the
| Hobart household
It was estimated that fully 10000
persons saw the remains in the four
hours they were exposed to view
! Thousands more would have seen them
If the time had permitted, but the doors
of Carroll Hall were closed promptly
at o'clock.
During the ceremony e T. Bell
! president of the First National bank.
of Paterson. and one Of the executors
Of the Hobart estate, stood at the head
of the casket. Others In the room rep
resenting the family we're J. w. Cleve-
land. Edward A. Walton, General
! Congdon and Colonel Bright.
II was remarked by those who had
! known the vice president that the face
had lost its pleasant roundness and
was very thin, showing that he had
| suffered much His neck had also
thinned considerably. and his hair and
mustache were gray. He was sadly
changed from the day he was sworn
into the office of vice president of the
| United States, but there was a peace
full expression, as though he had drop
ped into a sleep.
Paterson was crowded as never be-
fore today during the funeral services
and as the cortege passed through the
streets from the Hobart home TO the
church It was viewed by thousands
who lined the sidewalks and windows
Men reverently removed their hats
and many women who had never had
a personal acquaintance with the vice
| president shed tears. The scene was
solemn and impressive.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
members of the supreme court and OF
both houses of congress attended bott
the funeral service at the home anC
at the church, There with persona
friends of the family and state and city
officials, crowded the church to over
flowing, and as a result it was neces
sary to exclude the general public.