The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23
1874.
GARRET A. HOBART.
1899.


The following official statement was CIV
en- 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, Paterson, on
Saturday. November %, at 2:30 p. IN.
Inasmuch as the seating accommoda-
uons OF the church are entirely made
quate II will be necessary that seats be re-
served for the various national, State and
local oincials, representatives Of the or
ganizations with which Mr.. Hobart was
connected and Intimate personal friends OF
the family. 1t is, therefore. impossible 10
provide Tor the general public until vari-
Gus officials. representatives and friends
nave been accommodated
Previous 10 the public exercises on Sat-
urday afternoon a brief service will be
held at the Hobart residence only for the
family, the President and hts Cabinet, and
intimate personal friends.
'On Friday afternoon the body OF the
Vice President will be placed in the IL
5rary of his home, where the public may
have an opportunity TO view IL. The in
terment will be at the convenience of the
family at Cedar Lawn Cemetery"
Four companies of regular soldiers from
Governors Island Will take part in the
funeral ceremonies and will probably act
as an escort irom the late residence of the
Vice President TO the church. The mill
tary will also act as an escort TO President
Mckinley and his party.
II is expected that President Mckinley
and his Cabinet, the Supreme Court Jus
noon on Saturday. A special train bear
ing the Senators and Representatives and
other United States officials will start
from New York and committees will be on
on board.
A great many messages of coincidence
were received to-day, including messages
from Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court, United States Sen
ator Carter OF Montana, Minister Harris
at Vienna, the Oregon State Bar Assoc!a-
uon, Mrs. Julia Dent Grant and a number
of foreign Ministers at Washington.
All OF the public buildings in Paterson
have been draped. as we'll as many OF the
private residences throughout New Jersey.
Or. Newton the Vice Presidents physi-
clan, to-day filed the certificate of death,
giving the cause OF death as 'dilatlon of
the heart, due tC myocarditis."
Mr.. Hobart was member OF the Order
Of Free and Accepted Masons of high
rank, a thirty-third degree Scottish Rite
Mason, and a knight Templar In reply
TO inquiries of representatives OF various
Masonic bodies IT has been explained 10
them that the family deem il best not to
have a Masonic funeral Up TO the pres
ent time the names Of the pall-bearers
have not been announced. Mr. Hobart
two months ago. when he feared some
thing might happen. named six of his
most intimate friends in New Jersey and
IL is believed that these will act as his
pall-bearers. Mrs. Hobart is bearing up
well under her great trouble. and to-day
was able TO see a few of her most init
mate friends, including Attorney General
Griggs. and Mrs. Griggs and Rev. Dr.
Magic, who will deliver the funeral ora
tion.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-In response
to large number of telegraphic inquiries
the Treasury Department desires 1t stated
that the offices of all Collectors OF Gus
toms and Collectors of Internal Revenue.
stamp deputies and other officials will De
closed on next Saturday, the day OF the
funeral Of Vice President Hobart.
At the request of Attorney General
Griggs the War Department has directed
that 200 regular troops be sent to Pater-
son on the day of the funeral of the Vice
President. These troops will be on police
duty In the vicinity of and around the res
idence.
The British jack over the British en-
bassy was at half-mast to-day as a mark
Of respect for the late Vice President.
Lord Pauncefote and the members of his
stan left their cards at the White House
as a further evidence of respect. The half
masting Of the embassy flag attracted
considerable attention and was regarded
as an unusual mark of consideration TO
an American official.