The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
FUNERAL OF Mr.. HOBART
Impressive Religious Services Attended by
National DienitareS.
POMp or OFFICIAL PAGEANT OMITTED.
During the Services - Thousands
Viewed the Cortcgc.

Paterson, n. j., November 25.--With tn
impressive religious services of the Pres
byterian church and with the dignity du
the late Vice President Garrett A. Hobar
was committed to earth this afternoon
Tho president, Secretary OF State John
Hay. Chief Justice Fuller, Former Vijs
President Levi p. Morton, Former Secro-
tary OF War Alger. Secretary of the In.
terror Hitchcock, the supreme Judges,
members of the senate, members OF the
house and the vice presidents personal
friends filled the beautiful Church of the
Redeemer and with moistened eye and
lied to mis- worth. friend and neighbor.
Through the west window from the center
of the stained glass Maltese cross
pierced a shaft of crimson that shed light
around the catafalque and bathed the
orchids, narcissus blossoms and white
roses In bright tints. The eye OF the
clergyman travelled along the SHAFT oil
light to the cross as he repeated the
words The Lord gave and the Lord
hath taken away; blessed be tae name
of the Lord"
The chief magistrate Of the country
bowed his head in his hands. He was
tisibly affected.
All the pump OF an official pageant,
which was omitted IN Difference TO the
wishes of the deceased never nave equalled
IN impressiveness the scene in the church.
The Imposing and solemn strains of Chop
ms funeral march filled the odiIice with
its solemn melody as the casket was
borne up the aisle on the shoulders of
the stalwart members OF the capitol police
and placed upon the bier prepared for it
the pail bearers members of the senate;
following tnem came the family, The
widow and her son, President Mckinley.
the government dignitaries and intimate
friends. They all sat close around Ins
casket. On every SIDE of 1t the floral
offerings were banked in a wealth OF
beauty and color. The funeral servic S
@ere opened by Rev DR.. Charles S. Shaw
who read portion of the Mn lee j. h
Psalm. verses i-vi and Xxi, this was
Followed by selection from juo XIV,
verses Xxi and chapters Wiki and con-
Guided by reading from the Fifteenth
chapter of Corinthians II. After prayer
sixty male voices filled the church wi h
the beautiful melody OF Nearer. NV God
10 Thee after the sermon In which tn.
business, statesman and social qualities
jf deceased were eXtolled, the Orpheus
club sung cantata by Chwalal. DR.. Magic
then pronounced the Banedicti1n and in
lne came order that 1t arrived the funeral
procession left the church.
AS the casket was borne down the aisl,,
out On the porch the vast multitude, which
could hardly be kept under control by
the police and soldiers uncovered and
when the president appeared With bowed
head, leaning on the arm of John Hay
here was a murmur OF greeting.
Through a long lane of thousands OF
uncovered heads the cortege wendell It's
way to Cedar Lawn cemetery where the
body was placed in the receiving vault
There We're thirty-two pail bearers,
eight representing the United sta es seu
,te, eight representing the house OF req
resentatives. eight personal friends SO.
ected by Mr. Hobart two months before
ne died and eight policemen, who carrie /
ne easket. The personal pail bearers were
attorney General Gigs, A w. Boil.
franklin Murphy. General JOSEPH Gordon,
ludre Franklin Fort, George Il Baker. L.
Walton and Colonel Wi,liom Ba-ber
The senate pail bearers were William p
Frye of Maine, NJ. A, Hanna OF Ohio. w. !. |
.ewe'l aud John Kean of New jersey, c. !
W. raiTpanks or indiana, James NJ NJ lInr |
u Michigan, j. W. Daniel Of Virginia ana |
8 NJ. Coclerell OF Missouri.
The pail bearers from the house OF rem. I
'esentatives were d. b Henderson O,
owa. j. Garener aud II. Wavne Par'er Of
New Jersey, c. j. Joy IF Missouri. w. T. |
Hepburn OF Iowa. John Dalzell of pennsyl. |
'ania, G. d. Mcclellan OF New York and |
!. j.. Rixey of Virginia.
Tho services at the house were brier ana |
simple. 1t was held in the library. which |
vas banked with flowers sent by fr'enis
II the dead vice president Mrs. Hobart.
With her son. Garrett A. Hobart. Jr.. sat |
lear the head of the casket while near !
Ter were grouped the president and his
abnet, JUDGES of the supreme court, the
honorary pail bearers and tbs Immediate
riends of the family and the family SER |,
ants.
Rev. David u. Magic offered the PRAYER
nd read passage OF Scripture. The
'resident, cabinet and supreme court
Judges and those present took last Took
/ the face OF the dead, the casket was
losed and all that was mortal o. Vice (!
resident Hobart was carried out to the
earse by members OF the senate police.
state Departments Closed.
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