The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-24

New York, November 21.-Garrett A.
Hobart, vice president of the United
States, died at his home in Paterson.
N j. at $3.50 o'closk his morning. At
his bedside we're Mrs. Hobart and his
son, Garrett A. Hobart, Jr., together
with DR.. William K. Newton, and his
wife and Private Secretary Evans.
Mr.. Hobart's death had been ex-
pected for some hours. The beginning
of the end came yesterday afternoon
When there was a sudden failure of
the heart. and from this attack Mr..
Hobart rallied. He had been
sick for a long time, and had suffered
frequently from heart failure and his
strength had been undermined. Grad
ually the failure of the hearts action
became more apparent and soon after
midnight, last night, Mr.. Hobart be-
came unconscious. He remained in
that condition until his death.
Mr.. HObart's death was due direct
ly to angina pectoris, complicating nv
ocardites.
Owing to the prOstration of Mrs.
Hobart, the funeral arrangements will
not be completed until tomorrow. The
OIly SlSp ucCIueu upon Is Undt the SER
vices shall be held in the church of the
Redeemer, at Paterson, and the inter-
ment in the family plot AT Cedar Lawn,
where the only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. b was buried six years ago.
OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE
FUNERAL.
Washington, November 21.-Vice
President HObart's funeral on Satur-
day Will be attended by the President
and his cabinet the supreme court, the
senate in a body and a large commit
tee from the house of representatives,
besides many other high dignitaries of
the government, who will journey to
Paterson to pay their last tribute of
respect to the m of the vice
president. Every senator has been
invited to be present, and the senate
will meet at the Fifth Avenue hotel in
New York saturday at IL o'clock and
thence travel in a body to Paterson.
Sergeant at Arms Bright has en-
gagged a special train to convey the
president and his cabinet and the Unit
ed States supreme court to Paterson.
The train will leave Washington over
the pennsylvania railroad at Z o'clock
Saturday morning and will arrive on
the return at IL o'clock D. m.
Chief Justice Fuller was not in the
city today and in his absence no one
could say whether the court would be
aDle 10 dJUenQ the Iunerdl IN a DOQy,
but the officials of that tribunal gen.
orally expressed themselves as very
confident that it would do so. Owing
to the fact that the house of represent
tatives is without a speaker, no ar
engagements with reference to the
house committee were made today.
VICE PRESIDENT HENDRICKS
DEATH RECALLED.
The death of Vice President Hobart
naturally recalls the death of Vice
President Hendricks, who expired sud-
denly of paralysis of the heart. No
vember %, 1885. At that time the ques-
ton of the succession to the presiden-
cy had not been settled by law, al
though Senator Hoar's bill providing
for the presidential succession through
the cabinet had been submitted on De-
cember 4, 1888, n had. remained un-
acted on.
The news of Mr.. Hendricks death
was received in Washington late on
the afternoon of November 25th. Pres
ident Cleveland was at dinner when
the news was brought to him by Sec
rotary Lamont. Notices were sent at
once to all the members of the cabinet
and a special cabinet meeting was held
that Ugh President Cleveland's first
act was to dispatch a telegram of con-
dolence to Mrs. Hendricks, after which
a proclamation was making
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presidents death to the public, es-
tablishing a usage which was followed
today by President K
On the morning following Mr.. Hen
bricks DEATH, meetings of such mem
bers of the house and senate as were
in town, were held at the capitol and
committees from both legislative
branches were appointed to attend the
funeral services which were held in
Indianapolis on the Tuesday following.
Nineteen mber were appointed on
the house committee and the rather
unusual number of thirteen from the
senate.
WHY CLEVELAND DID NOT AT
TEND HIS FUNERAL.
President Cleveland at first express
ed his intention of attending the fune-
raj, but there was an immediate pro-
test from all his advisers, seconded py
the press Of both parties, against ms
subjecting himself to even the sngnt
possibilities of an accident by traVel
at a time when there was no provision
for a successor in his office and when
his death might have entailed serious
consequences. After some days the
president deferred to the advice of his
friends and remained in Washington.
The cabinet, however, attended lne
funeral in a body and the supreme
court adjourned over till after the ser
vices. HcDulIlS H
ion NOT to 90 to Indianapolis the most
elaborate preparations were made by
the railroad officials for the safeguard
ing of his train in case the journey
should be made, special track walkers
pilot engines and the like oelnS ue.aio
cd to insure the safety of the whole
route.
THE ACT OF SUCCESSION.
Tho law annlicable to the vice presi-
dency was enacted January 19, 1886, py
the Forty-ninth congress-, first session.
The main features are as follows:
BE it inacted ETC., that I'M case o.
moval, death, resignation or lnaDlIlIy
OF both the president and vice pIes
dent of the United States, the secretary
of state, or - secretary
rotary, Of ran or. attorney
general, or postmascer
-oooro1 or secretary
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