Iron County register., 1899-11-30
THE PASSING Of HOBART.
Funeral of the Late Vice-President
of the United States at
Paterson, N. ].
The ENTIRE CITY WAS IN MOURNING.
The Services Mt the Home and at
the Church of the Redeemer At
tended by the President, Mem
bers of the Cabinet and Many Sen.
ators and Representatives.

Paterson, n. j., Nov. 25.-The earth
| ly remains of the late vice-president.
Garret A. Hobart, were consigned to
q temporary resting place in the re-
ceiving vault at Cedar Lawn cemetery.
near this city. A brief funeral service
was held at the late residence of the
| deceased, the officiating clergyman be-
ing Rev. DR.. Magic.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
| officers, and over sixty members of the
senate and great many congressman,
who came on special trains, attended
| the services at the house.
The Home Services.
The service at the house was briet
and simple. 1t was held in the library,
| which was banked with flowers sent
by friends of the dead vice-president.
Mrs. Hobart, with her son Garret A.
Hobart, Jr.. sat near the head of the
casl,et, while near her were grouped
the president and his cabinet, Judges
| of the supreme court, the honorary
pall-bearers, immediate friends of the
| family and the family servants. Rev,
David d. Magic offered prayer, and
read passage of Scripture. The pres
iGent, cabinet and supreme court
judges and those presnt took last
lock at the face of the Dead the casket
was closed, and all that was mortal OF
Vice-President Hobart was carried out
to the hearse by members of the cap
ttol police.
The Public Services.
bo
inclosed in an oaken casket with silver
ornaments, and almost hidden with
flowers, was taken from the house
and the president and his party went
to the Church of the Redeemer, about
two blocks from Carroll Hall. An i'm
mense crowd was in the vicinity of the
church
The casllet was carried by eight
members of the capitol police, in uni
form, under command of A. p. Gar
den.
The church was beautifully decorat
ed with flowers.
Within the Sacred Edifice.
President Mckinley sat in the frcnt
pew on the right of the aisle. He was
accompanied by the secretary of state
of the aisle, in the front pew, were
Mrs. Hobart and Garret a. Hobart, Jr
and Hobart Tuttle. Immediately be-
hind Mrs. Hobart was David Hobart
and family. Behind the president
were Elihu Root, secretary of war;
John d. Long, secretary of the navy,
and E. A. Hitchcock, the secretary of
the interior. Then followed the sena-
tors and congressman. The Hobart
pew, which is the ninth on the right
hand side. was filled with floral offer
ings.
The Last Ceremonies.
The services at the church lasted an
hour and were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Magic. They began with an organ
prelude and reading of Scriptures by
Rev. Charles P. Shaw, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of Pater-
son. The followed the singing of the
hymn Nearer My God to Thee by the
Orpheus club. DR.. Magic then deliv-
cred an eloquent and touching eulogy
and offered prayer. This was followed
by the anthem weary Hands, sung
by the Orpheus club, after which the
benediction was pronounced by DIR.
Magic.
Business Was Suspended.
Because of the. funeral of the late
Garret 4. Hobart, vice-president of the
United States, business houses, with
few exceptions, were closed and many
private residences had flags at half
mast, besides other mourning em-
blems. The early trains brought
i
The bells of the churches started toll
ing at sunrise, and at nine o'clock al
the bells of the city began marking the
minutes. In anticipation of the arrival
of the presidential party and the mill
tary escort, crowds gathered around
the Broadway depot.
Streets Lined with Military.
The military lined the streets be,
tween Carroll Hall and the Church of
the Redeemer, where the public SER
vices were held. The church floral !
decorations were magnificent.
Mails Ordered Fumigated.
South McAlester, L T., Nov. 27.-On |
account OF the prevalence of smallpox |
in the Indian territory, the postmaster |
general has ordered the mail fumiga- |
ted at the following offices: South Nc |
Alester. McAlester, Krebs, Anderson, Will |
burton. Cherry Vale, Hartshorn, Calvin |
and Atoka. 1t is feared that the cold |
weather will bring on an epidemic of |
smallpox now existing throughout the |
Indian territory.
THE NELSON COUNTY VOTES.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals Az
firms the Order Issued by