El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-21
The Vice-President Called
Away Early This
Morning
CONSCIOUS At MIDNIGHT
A Last Message To His Wife
Which Has Not Yet
Been Publicly
Disclosed

PATERSON. N. j., Nov. 21.-Vice-
President Hobart died at $50 this
morning. Late yesterday afternoon
he became suddenly weaker and his
heretofore wonderful vitality seemed
to be deserting him.
DR.. VIM. K. Newton, who has re-
mained at his bedside almost constant
ly since his condition became serious
two weeks ago, at once administered
strengthening medicines, but they
seemed to have no effect on the patient,
who became much worse.
At about ten O'Clock last night Mr..
Hobart sank into deep sleep. Shortly
before midnight he suddenly awoke
aud spoke to Mrs. Hobart, who was
kneeling by his bedside. What his
words to her were are not disclosed,
but after they were spoken the vice.
mained in comatose condition during
the balance of the night.
DIR. Newton ascribes the cause of
death to heart failure.
At the bedside when he passed away
were Mrs. Hobart, Garret A. Hobart,
Jr.. DIR. Newton and his wife and Miss
Alice Wardell, the nurse. Mrs. Hobart
is bearing up well under the shock of
her husbands death.
No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but this will
likely be attended to later in the day.
AS soon as the vice-president expired
a:message announcing the fact was sent
to President Mckinley at the white
house.
Another message was dispatched to
Governor Voorhees,, of New Jersey.
A. Hobart Tuttle, Mrs. Hobart's
brother. who has remained at Mr..
Hobart's home here during the vice
presidents illness, was not present
when he died.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-At the
cabinet meeting today the death of
Vice-President Hobart was the absorb
ing topic All the members express the
deepest sregret and in the course of
conversation each paid q tribute to the
memory of the dead. The only other
matter mentioned was the question of
establishing civil government in Cuba.
Il WAS determined to do nothing in the
matter, but refer it in it's entire ETY. to
congress for solution.
Attorney General Griges, who left
for Paterson after the cabinet meeting,
will superintend the arrangements for
the funeral, which will be attended by
the president and cabinet.
At the close of the meeting the pre-
sident issued the following proclama-
tion:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, A PROCLAMATION TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES:
Garrett Augustus Hobart died at his
home in Paterson, J. N, at $3.50 this
morning. In his demise the nation has
lost one of it's most illustrious citizens,
one of it's most faithful statesmen. His
participation in the business life and
the law making body of his native
state was marked by unswerving fideli-
ty and by high order OF talents and
attainments and his too brief career as
vioe-president of the United States
and president of the senate exhibited
the loftiest qualities OF upright and
sagacious statesmsnship. In the world
Of affairs he had few equals among his
contemporaries.
His private character was gentle and
loble. He will long be mourned by
lis friends as man of singular purity
I'd attractiveness, whose sweetness of