Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
LAST HoNoRs TO HOBART.
Vice Presidents Remains Laid to Rest
in Cedar Lawn.

Paterson, N j., Nov. 27.-Funeral
services over the remains of the late
Vice President Garret A. Hobart took
place in this city Saturday, and We're
carried out practically according to the
program decided upon by the family
and immediate friends of the deceased
on the day following Mr.. Hobart's
death.
The ceremonies were sad and impress
sive to the highest degree and a befit-
ing finale to the earthly career of
public man who commanded the re-
spect of all in his lifetime, and who
was elected to and held the next high
est office in the gift of the American
people. There was an immense outpour-
ing of sympathizing friends at the SER
vices and local committee looked af-
ter the comfort of the five hundred
visiting Senators, Representatives and
Washington officials who We're present.
The first services were at Carroll
Hall, the Paterson home of the 1o-
barts, and consisted simply of the read
ing of the Scriptures and prayer. The
church services lasted an hour.
There were thirtytwo pall-bearers,
eight representing the United States
Senate eight representing the House OF
Representatives, eight personal pail
bearers selected by Mr.. Hobart two
months before his death and eight SER
geants-at-arms of the Senate, known
as the Senate police, who acted as
quarter bearers.
The President and the Cabinet went
to the church in carriages, but the pail
bearers followed the funeral car on
nj Of
Governors Island acted as escort to
President Mckinley and also accom-
panied the body from the house to the
church.
Following the close of services at
the Church of the Redeemer the sad
cortege moved to Cedar Lawn Ceme-
terry, where all that was mortal of a
loving husband and father, a respected
public servant and an honored citizen,
was laid to rest beside the body of the
daughter he loved so well, while those
who were nearest and dearest to him
in life stood silently by bathing their
cheeks with a flow of tears.
The active pall-hearers who were Sc
lected by Mr.. Hobart shortly before his
death, We're: Judge j. Franklin Fort
and Franklin Murphy, of Newark, N.
j.; e. T. Bell and Col. William Barber,
of Paterson, N. j.: George Wurts, Sec
retary of State of New Jersey, and Col.
Joseph w. Congdon, of the staff of Gov.
Voorhees,, of New tersey.
Rev. DR.. Daniel NIcGee, who conduct
ed the services at the Church of the
Holy Redeemer, paid a magnificent tri-
butte to Mr. Hobart's personal worth,
and was so impressive in his eulogy
that there was scarcely a dry eye in
the vast assemblage when he closed his
remarks
One of the most touching incidents Of
the service was the rendering of NEAR
er My God to Thee" by a local sing
ing society of sixty voices.
Rev. DIR. Milbourne, Chaplain of the
Senate and Rev. DR.. Shaw, of this city,
assisted DIR. McGee at the services.
Out of respect to Mr.. Hobart's men,
ory and the proclamation issued by the
mayor. all business places in the city
were closed, flags were at half mast
and stores, factories and private resi-
dences were draped in deepest mourn
ing.
The President and Cabinet and others
from Washington who attended the
services, returned 10 the capital after
the interment at Cedar Lawn.