The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-26
Feeling Tribute to the Dead Vice
President by Rev. DIR. Magic, a Per-
sOnaI Friend of MIR. Hobart.
EXERCISES AT CARROLL HALL
ONLY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND
FEW FRIENDS PRESENT.
Body Taken to Cedar Lawn Cemetery
and Placed i'm a Receiving Vault
Scenes in the Church.

PATTERSON, n. J., Nov. 25.-With the i'm
pressive religious services of the Presbyler-
ian Church, and with the dignity due to his
high office, all that Is mortal or the Vice
President, Garret A. Hobart, was COM
mitied to the earth this afternoon. The
President, Secretary Of State John Hay,
Chief Justice Fuller, former Vice President
Levi +. Morton, former Secretary OF War
Alger. secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock,
the Supreme Court judges, members of the
Senate, members OF Congress, and the Vice
Presidents perso raj friends filled the beau
tiful Church OF the Redeemer, and with
moistened eyes and bowed heads testified
silently and eloQuently TO his worth as a
statesman. friend and neighbor.
Through the west window, from the CEN
ter of the stained-glass Maltese cross,
pierced a shaft of crimson that shed its
light around the catafalque and bathed
orchids, narcissus blossoms and white roses
in bright tints. The eye of the clergyman
traveied along the shaft of light to the
cross as he repeated the words, THE Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name Of the Lord" The
chief magistrate of the country bowed his
head in his hand. He was visibly agitated
There was scarcely dried cheek in the
crowded edifce, and the widow appar-
emily the most composed.
AL the pomp of an official pageant. which
was omitted in Difference TO the wishes of
the deceased, could never have equaled in
impressiveness the scene in the church. The
imposing and solemn strains Of Chopin's
funeral march filed the edifce with its SOL
emn melody as the casket was borne up the
aisle on the shoulders OF the stalwart men,
bers Of the Capitol police and placed on the
bier prepared for 1t IL front of the pulpit
Following it came the pallbearers. Follow
ing them came the family, the widow and
her son. President Mckinley, the govern
ment dign;taries and intimate friends. 1ney
all sat close around the casket. On every
side Of it the floral offerings were banked
in wealth of beauty and color.
The funeral services were opened by Rev.
DR.. Charles S. Shaw, who read portion of
the nineteenth Psalm. verses 1-6 and 1912
This was followed by selection from Job
xiv. verses ID and 7-12. and concluded
by reading from the fifteenth chapter Of
l Corinthians. After a prayer sixty male
voices filled the church with the beautiful
melody of Nearer. my God, to Thee
After the sermon, in which the business,
statesmanike and social qualities of the
deceased were extolled, the Orpheus Club
sang a cantata by Chwatal. Dr. Magic then
pronounced the benediction, and in the same
order that it arrived the funeral procession
left the church. Al the casket was borne
down the aisle and out into the porch the
vast multtudes. 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. there was only a murmur of
greeting. Through a long lane of thousands
Of uncovered heads the cortege wended its
way to Cedar Lawn Cemetery, where the
body was placed in the receiving vault