The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-26
FUNERAL OF VICE PRESIDENT.
MANY PROMINENT uOURNERs At
TENDED LAST RITES.

Ceremony Was Most Impressive in
Its Simplicity-Tribute Paid by
distinguished Men TO Garrett A.
Hobart-Church of the Redeemer
Decorated with Magnificent Flow
ers-Hoar and Beveridge, Daniel
and HawIey, Jones ana Frye Were
Gathered There.
Paterson, N. j., Nov. &.-With the
impressive religious services of the Pres
byterian Church, and with the dignity due
10 his high Office, all that Is mortal of
the Vice President, Garrett A. Hobart,
was committed to the earth this afternoon.
The President, Secretary OF State John
Hay, Chief Justice Fuller, former Vice
President Levi p. Morton, former Secre-
tary of War Alger. Secretary of the In
terlor Hitchcock, the Supreme Court
Judges, members of the Senate, members
Of Congress, and the Vice Presidents per-
sonal friends, filed the beautiful Church
Of the Redeemer, and with moistened eyes
and bowed heads, testified silently and
eloquently to his worth as a statesman,
friend and nelghbor.
Through the west window from the cen
ter of the stained glass Maltese cross,
pierced shaft of crimson that shed It's
light around the catafalque and bathed
the orchids, narcissus blossoms and white
roses in bright tints. The eye of the cler-
gyman travelled along the shaft OF light
to the cross as he repeated the words,
'"rhe Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away; blessed be the name OF the Lord"
The chief magistrate of the country, bow
ed mis- head in his hand. He wac v!sibly
agitated. There was scarcely dry cheek
in the crowded edifce, and the widow was
apparently the most composed.
A Most Impressive Scene.
All the pomp of an official pageant,
which was omitted In Difference to the
wishes of the deceased, could not have
equaled in tmpressiveness the scene in the
church.
The imposing and solemn strains of
Chopn's funeral march filled the edifice
with its solemn melody as the caslxet was
borne up the aisle on the shoulders of the
stalwart members OF the capitol police and
placed upon the bier prepared for It in
front of the pulpit. Following II came
the pall-bearers, members of the Senate
Following them came the family, tile wild
ow and her son, President Mckinley the
government dignitarles and intimate
friends. They all sat close around the
casket. On every side of Il the floral Of
ferings were banked in a wealth of beauty
and color The funeral services were OPEN
ed by Rev. Charles r. Shaw, who read a
portion of tfle TX Psalm. verses 1-6
and 1912. This was followed by a Sc
lection from Job xiv, verses 1-2 and
7-12 and concluded by a. reading from
the XIV chapter of Corinthians, l.
After prayer sixty male voices filed the
church with the beautiful melody of
Nearer, My God to Thee"
After the sermon, In which the business,
statesmanfike ard social qualities of the
deceased were extolled, the Orpheus Club
sang a cantata by Chwatal. DR.. Magic
then pronounced the benedicdon, and i'm
the same order that IL arrived the funoial
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
President appeared with bowed head,
leaning on the arm of John Hay, there
was only murmur of greeting Through
long lane Of thousands of uncovered
heads, the cortege wended It's way to Ce-
dar Lawn cemetery, where the body was
placed in the receiving vault.
Paterson In Mourning.
The city wore it's most sombre garb Of
mourning. All the mills, big business
houses and stores were closed. The munic-
ipal buildings, banks and factories looked
gloomy in dfaperies of black and purple
on every hand were gns Of grief for The
loss of New Jerseys statesman Out of
Difference to the wishes of Mrs Hobart
there were no visitors this morning to
Carroll Hal, except the immediate rela-
tives of the family The body Of the Vice
President rested in lis caslSet of oak n the
cetafalque In the library. His right
hand rested lightly on his breast and hell
bunch of violets placed there by his
widow. On the coffin was bunch Of
Gala lilies, sheaf of palm and some
smilax and roses
Around the room were many floral trib-
utes, conspicuous among them being sew
eral pieces from the White House con-
servatory The coffin lid bore the inscrip-
ton: