Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-24
PUBLIC TO VIEW REMAINS.
Arrangements for Mr.. Hobart's Fu-
neral About COmpIeted.

PATERSON, n. j., November 24.-The re
| mains of Vice President Hobart were placed
in the coffin early today and the public
will have an opportunity to view them this
afternoon from to O'Clock. The body
has been removed from the room where the
Vice President died to the library where
1t will lie in state
The casket is OF solid English quartered
oak, with heavy mo!ding and corner orna-
ments. The ornaments are after the Gothic
style. There are eight handles to the cas-
ket, three on each side and one on cach
end. They are made OF solid silver and
are very massive The Casket has metallic
lining with tufted white satin body and
satin pillow.
Col. Bright, sergeant-at-arms Of the Sen
ate, and friends Of the Hobart family. We're
working on the funeI al arrangements until
long after midnight, but We're not ready
this morning to make any official announce
ment of the details.
There will be thirty-two palIbearers,
eight representing the United States Sen
ate, eight representing the House of Rep
resentatives, eight personal pallbearers Sc
lected by Mr.. Hobart two months before
his death, and eight of the Senate police,
who will act as quarter bearers.
1t was originally proposed TO form pro-
cession from Carroll Hall to the Church Of
the Redcemer, beaded by President McKin-
| ley and the cabinet, but Attorney General
Grigss reminded the committee that the
President would be exposed to danger in
large crowd. The President and cabinet will
go to the church in carriage but the
thirty-two pallbearers will walk to the
church.
Col. Bright, the sergeant -at-arms OF the
Senate received the following dispatch to-
day from the Rev. Dr. Milburn. the chap
lain of the Senate, who has been asked TO
take part in the services:
Physicians forbid travelling before next
week. Deeply regret l cannot GO
Col. Bright expects that at least sixty
members of the Senate and about seventy
members of the House of Representatives
Will be here. Mrs Mckinley or the ladies'
of the cabinet will not he here but it Is
expected that wives of the judges Of the
Supreme Court will attend the funeral.
The personal pall-bearers are: Attorney
General John w. Griggs, Edward Bell, Gen.
Joseph w. Congdon, Col. VIM. L. Barber
and Gen. F. Baker, all Of Paterson: Frank
lin Murphy and ]. Franklin Ford of New
ark, and f. A. Walton of Ridgewood N ].
The pall-bearers from the Senate are:
Senators Sewen Kean. Mcmillan, Daniel
Frye. Fairbanks. Hanna and Cockrell.
The pall-bearers from the House OF Rep
resentatives are: Henderson of Iowa Gard
Her of New Jersey, Parker of New Jersey
JOY of Missouri. Hepburn of Iowa, Dalzell
of Pennsylvania. Mcclellan of New York
and RiXey of Virginia.
The services at the house are Intended
for the family, the President and his cabi-
net. members of the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES and intimate personal
II iienus OF lne iamlly- lhey VIII begin at
Z O'Clock and will be conducted by the Rev
Or. Magic, pastor of the Church of the
Redeemer. Al 2:30 o'clock services will be
held In the church, when DR.. Magic will
deliver a brief address.
The interment will be private at the con-
venience Of the family at Cedar Lawn Gem
etery Paterson.
The public schools in the city closed this
afternoon to permit the school children 20
view the remains of the Vice President
Nearly all the mills and factories in Pater-
son shut down to afford their employees
similar opportunity.