The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-26
Impressive Services
Mark HObart'S
Funeral.
HOAR AMONG THE GUESTS.
Every Shade of Political
Opinion Represented
By Those Present.

Paterson, N. j., Nov. 25-With the
impressiveness of the beautiful burial
service and with the dignity due his
high office, all that is mortal of Garret
A. Hobart was committed to the earth
this afternoon.
The president, Secretary of State
John Hay, Chief Justice Fuller, former
Vice President Morton, former Secre-
tary Of War Alger, Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock, the supreme court
judges, members of the Senate, mem
bers of congress and Mr.. Hobart's per-
sonal friends, filled the beautiful
church of the Redeemer, and with
moistened eye and bowed head, testi-
fled silently and eloquently to his worth
as a statesman, friend and neighbor.
Through the west window, from the
centre of the stained glass Maltese
cross, pierced a shaft of crimson that
shed it's light around the catafalque
and bathed the orchids, narcissus bios
SONS and white roses in bright tints
The eye of the clergyman Travelled
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 on his hand. He was
visibly agitated. There was scarcely q
dry check in the crowded edifice. The
widow was apparently the most COM
posed of all. All the pomp of an officia
pageant, which was omitted in defer
ence to the wishes of the deceased
could never have equalled in impress
siveness the scene in the church. The
solemn strains of Chopin's funera
march filled the edifice as the caskei
was borne up the aisle on the Shout
ders of members of the capitol police
and placed upon a bier in front of the
pulpit. Following it came the pail bear
ers, members of the Senate who knew
and esteemed the vice president. anC
after them came the family the widow
and her son, President Mckinley, the
government dignitaries and intimate
friends. They all sat close around thu
casket. --7usass-p.e--vs,.s,,~----
On every side of it floral offering
were banked in a wealth of beauty ant
color. The funeral services were open
ed by the Rev. Dr. Charles d. Shaw
who read a portion of the Nintieti
psalm, verses 1-16 and 1-12. This was
followed by a selection from Job IA
verses 1-2 and 7-12 and a reading from
the 18th chapter of Corinthians the
passages of scripture used in the litur'
gy of the church. After a prayer, 81
male voices filed the church with the
beautiful melody of Nearer, my God
to thee" after the sermon in which
the business, stateSmanlike and Socia
qualities of the deceased were eXtolled
the Orpheus Club sang a cantata by
Chwatal, the words of which appeared
to be singularly appropriate in then
application to Mr.. Hobart's life.
DR.. Magic then pronounced the bene-
diction and in the same order that il
arrived the funeral procession left the
church AS the casket was borne down
the aisle and out into the porch the
vast multitude, which could hardly be
kept under control by the police and
soldiers, uncovered, and when the pres
ident appeared with bowed head, I'M
covered leaning on the arm of SeCre-
tary of State Hay, the multitude could
hardly refrain from breaking into APP
plause, but it was very sublime.
All the mills, big business houses and
stores were closed. The municipal
buildings, banks and factories looked
gloomy in draperies of black and pur-
pie. on every hand were signs of grief
for the loss of New jerseys most not
able statesman. Out of Difference to
Mrs. Hobart there were no visitors to
Carroll hall this morning except very
intimate friends. On the coffin was a
bunch of Gala lilies, a sheaf of palm
and some smilax and roses. Around
the room were many floral tributes,
conspicuous among them being several
pieces from the White House conserva-
tory. The coffin lid bore the inscrip-
ton:
1874